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Nah, seems like communication is entirely astray. Maybe go to the best man and confirm with him?

My work computer had Lemmy blocked until today, so I found it hard to come on here during those moments where I needed a mental break from work. The DT feels like it’s maybe 10% what it used to be and 90% people asking questions into the void. I miss it all being in one neat place, but given Reddit’s slide towards (more) questionable content, I guess I’ll just use this place as my dose of social media and leave it at that?

Just perused a bunch of old letters - and I mean like, 20+ years, from when I was in high school. From friends that I no longer speak with. I distinctly remember the giddy feeling of getting mail back then. Found a learner’s permit from someone that meant a HUGE amount to me, who gave me their Ls when they got their Ps.

I do have to wonder if they’ve kept my replies.

Or does it even matter? As fleeting as those moments were, they left a lasting impression on me. They shaped who I was to become. Maybe it’s the same for them, maybe it’s not.

If you had the choice, what would you go for:

1. Increase of pay to relieve cost of living pressure
2. Decrease in work hours (but not pay) to increase your work/life balance

I know for me it’s the latter but that comes from a position where cost of living, while putting a bit of pressure on me financially, isn’t my biggest concern. I’ve lived frugally before and can do that but seeing my hours slip away while companies make big profits off of my work isn’t fun.

About to go on holidays, and the longest time away from work for quite some time and man, I gotta tell you, I’m feeling down af. I don’t know why. Hoping that when I finally get away that it’ll change my mood.

Anyone else here given blood and not been able to fill the bag? I gave blood and followed the normal procedures (like drinking all of the water, having snacks beforehand etc.,) and yet I couldn’t completely fill the bag. It got close but the flow pretty much dwindled down to drops. Normally my body freely gives blood but this time around it was like “nah bruv, that’s as much as I’m willing to part with”.

There are still people in my neighbourhood who have the “grey water in use” signs for their garden. But I don’t know if it’ll get that bad - we have the desalination plant now… just means things will likely more expensive (watch Bunnings run a cartel on buckets now hahah)

I used to be the opposite - if I were stressed or depressed, I would go ages without eating. Now, though, I feel I have unlocked a new ability or something. I should harness this and enter some kind of eating competition.

As someone who rollerbladed more than walked as a kid, and has played ice hockey for over 10 years, I have found a massive flaw… namely in that pants these days are FAR TOO NARROW. How the fuck are my tree-trunk legs supposed to get into these skinny jeans?

My psychologist is cutting her hours down dramatically as she’s moving more into a teaching space. She said she’s keeping only a handful of clients on board and hoped I would be one of those clients.

And here’s me all like… yay?