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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
Some sad news about Guide Pup.
A vet check up today reveals an overbite that isnโt correcting itself. Heโs a basically healthy puppy and will make a wonderful dog for someoneโฆbut he canโt continue guide dog training. We have to give him back to them so he can be discharged.
Iโm weirdly sad for him.
Guide pup has a genetic trait that limits his lifestyle.
Iโm weirdly sad for him.
Sounds on point for what you've shared of your own life.
ps, thanks for your sharing btw.
I porbably shouldn't be this drunk on a Thursday midday but here we are. 78 degrees gin, ehh, not that great, wouldn't get it again.
Did a personal best walk/run last night (just over 5km) and followed up with a 4km walk/run this morning. My knees are totally shot, but tomorrow is a rest day, though I may walk to work since it's around 2km.
Anyone following little blurt yesterday about being headhunted for a new role that might only be one day week. I met with my former CEO today and we had a great catch up. The role is basically a consultancy at the moment, but the brand has some real traction to coming which means the consultancy will most likely lead to a proper role in the near future. The brand has a big emphasis on social impact and I think talking to my old CEO about it had awakened some long dead passion in me. I haven't felt this energised in a very long time. I told my CEO how my current employer would be a hinderance to working for him and he's agreed to try and work something out. However I'm of the mind set that I'm going to start looking for a job, probably part-time that is going to allow me to work as much as I can for this new gig and say good bye to my current toxic one.
so last night I had to replace the washers in the shower. Finally gave up the ghost and would not stop pissing water.
Of course the tap head would not come off spindle A. I tried, hubs tried, then I cracked the shits and stopped negotiating. Bloody thing sheared off. So now off to bunnings we go because now we also need new spindles and tap heads.
new spindles yaay go to put the flange on and....the feckin' breech is too far into the wall for there to be enough spindle screw to screw the flange onto. Another bolt up to bunnings at 8:30 to get a spindle extender (out of stock you motherfuckers you said they were in stock) or at least maybe a hammer arrestor that could bump it up (none in the correct size) fuckit, lets get some spring loaded flanges so we can turn the feckin' water back on (and His Lordship can morning shower).
checked for leaks, small leak, taped and redone, checked for leaks, checked for leaks, checked for leaks checked for leaks all good no leaks, checked for leaks used taps obsessively, checked for leaks and now I have a new fixation of paranoia with water behind the wall mother fucker.
arghhghghhg
presses ear to wall and listens for phantom drips I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily -- how calmly I can tell you the whole story!
Ah, phantom drip paranoia, I know it well. Even after our leaking roof was fixed, every time it rained I would โhearโ drips coming in and go searching for the location. It wore off over time, fortunately
So Lent is coming up next week. Basically people from around the world particularly Catholics fast or semi fast for 40 days up to Good Friday. Some people can't do this so they give up something else. They may just ease up on indulgences.
Now I'm not religious but I do use Lent as a gateway to reassess my diet. Usually I give up sugar and this year I'll be doing the same. No desserts. No sugary drinks. My body loves it the older I get. It's a personal challenge.
So if you would like to join me in giving something up or perhaps include something like a 5km run every day then it starts next Wednesday 14th of February. A day after Shrove Tuesday (pancake Tuesday).
And remember if you fall off the wagon, it's OK, you jump back on the next day.
Edit: it's actually 47 days upto Easter Sunday but I only go upto Good Friday because I spend that day with family eating hot cross buns.
You've convinced me. I'll give up running 5k every day for lent.
Also I want to note that as I was reading the words "Usually I give up sugar and this year Iโll be doing the same." I was biting into a cinnamon donut from the bakery next to Buddy's (I got a sausage roll for lunch).
Mine was a lemon tart. Was delicious ๐
Iโll be doing it.
Cool! ๐
After all the COVID lockdowns and injury when I finally did come back to exercise I just feel like a shadow of my former self and I've been trying to get back to where I was. It's frustrating.
Same, I got into running then COVID hit and I did the lockdown and eat thing, putting on about 20kgs which somehow snuck up on me... I'm 6'5" so it's not as obvious unless I weigh myself. I've been running three times a week since September last year, had a few injuries and breaks, but keep managing to drag myself out of bed. The change this time has been running with the doggo, he's expecting it now, so he helps me up in the mornings when I don't wanna. Whether it's running, swimming, biking, weights, don't worry too much about weightloss, but more about heart health and overall body health. An entry level Garmin has great stats that help with this motivation, at least for me. Keep at it hey. It's worth it.
Its not about the destination, its about the journey. If you could snap your fingers and suddenly bit fit AF sure you might do it, but you couldn't be proud of the results.
I just a big nap and I had this dream where I tried really hard to grab a pear off a tree and a bat somehow flapped its way under my shirt and jumper and by the time I ripped my clothes off I managed to decapitate it. So I called my childhood doctor and it was $300 for a consultation so instead I called my local doctor. Then I woke up. The weird thing is I don't even eat pears.
Got remote desktop working on the old laptop. Once I can figure out how to get network drives to work between Linux and Windows I'll have a neat little torrent setup
SOMETHING CRAWLED ON MY LEG!! This sort of thing does not happen in my apartment!
I've sprayed the entire area and sent the dog away while I manually fumigate.
How do you eat a bull? One bite at a time.
I wish all the DT regulars came over here... I miss the whole crew but don't like Spez and the direction he seems to be going
We reached out to as many people as we could remember. Some people came and then left. Some were not interested in joining. You can lead the horse to water but you can't make it drink.
Yeah, I had a nostalgic moment, but then I came across a few threads by accident while searching something unrelated online. Snapped me back real quick. Iโll take my happy place here.
Second mix up with clients and time this week - currently waiting for a client who thought I was coming at two instead of 12:30, so I'm sitting waiting until she gets home - hopefully in about 20 minutes.
At least it's warm and sunny.
I have 2 tickets to the 8:30 IMAX showing of Titanic 3D tonight, message me on here with your phone number or email or something and they're yours! Mrs has come down with a bad case of boat-itis and is no longer in the mood for boat movies or something.
Edit: taken!
Nausea just not going away. What is this. What do I need to do to flush it out of my system??
I don't know if that's what's also causing me to feel really low, I got some really nice emails today (not a job offer but possible projects later in the year) and I feel nothing, like I'm just going through the motions. The meds give me enough motivation to keep myself watered and fed but not much else.
Ginger tea? I cut up / grate raw ginger and add water and just sip on it.
Honey on toast for a little energy burst.
and don't get too worried - nothing saps your motivation like nausea
Iโm not usually one for alternative: there is a spot right in the middle of your wrist and about an inch down from your natural bend. Get some sort of bead/round button and strap it tight. Will help travel sickness, possibly other nausea things.
The furbaby is snuggling and warming her beans on me
I'm so tired but can't sleep because I napped *yesterday. Just watching art stuff so be entertained while resting the body
For some reason I've now moved on from charcoal (after one sketch) and am now looking at the colour mixing of paint. And the cheap Kmart sets don't have the primaries I would need to mix lots of colours from. There is a set that does but it's a bit more expensive and I don't want to overcommit to something I don't have the energy or the guts to do. (It's intimidating. It's a lot.)
This is annoying. It's not so bad as the charcoals were cheap and gifted, but I seem to just cycle through hyperfixations and never actually have the energy to do the hobbies.
Breakfast ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅญ๐๐ฅฅ๐ฅฆ๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฅฌ๐ฅ๐ฝ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ง ๐ฅฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฅจ๐ง๐ง๐ฅ๐ง๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅฉ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ฆช๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ชผ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฅฎ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐ฐ๐ง๐ฅง๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฅโ๏ธ๐ต๐บ๐ถ๐ฅค๐ง๐ง๐ฅ๐ท๐ฅ๐ธ๐น๐ง๐
Watching so many back pain videos
I am learning why some exercises and postures don't work and why memory foam is evil. It's Boobs and womanly hips.
TIL astronauts have fucked backs
I learned stretching releases endorphins, even stretching exercises that are bad for you!!
Watching the latest season of Call the midwife
spoiler
Oh my God Fred Buckle you can't die. ๐ข
Oop-
Obligatory "that'll buff out".
Hope everyone's OK - not due to an accident at least so they should have made it out fine.
Moonee Valley Coaches are selling route 503 and 506 to Dysons.
Owner is planning on doing something bus gunzel related on their last date of operations.
