Guess what just appeared on the BOM website
Great time to have a West facing bedroom!
Gonna just cop the air-conditioning bills this summer, I think.
I may be in that tiny little circle of severe heatwave 😬
Nooo
So I saw one of the friends in the group that excluded me from their catch up last week. He was saying how we should plan another pot luck dinner with the group (that’s what we did the last time I saw them all) and have it at person X’s place. So maybe they felt bad I wasn’t with them last week? Who knows. I just acted dumb, said sure etc, no confrontation about why I wasn’t invited last week. Let’s see if it happens. I’ll forgive but I won’t forget!
Super long day with psych session (v v good debrief of the last week and coping strategies for the coming weeks, but needed downtime after). Went back to the office to eat dinner then worked till 10 to catch up on lost time and finish this week’s work. At least that’s one less thing on my plate for a while. Still need to do an extra 4 hours somewhere…
I am irrationally mad at the people in one of the heaps of units nearby who just slam car doors loudly and repeatedly no matter the time. I might just close the windows tonight and see how I go since the flat is cool enough.
Night everyone.
Is the new thread up? I’ll make one
Nath sorted out my account for me, so I guess I’m OG Baku again
Glad to have you back.
Yay!
good night everyone
Night night
I have received some chocolates 🥰
Jelly!
They look a bit fancy!
They taste amazing!
Front middle one looks like a Phoenix egg. Make an omelette.
😂
Hard day at work today. I’m seriously considering making golden syrup pudding for dinner.
Why the fuck is my neighbour employing someone to trim his new little hedge at 10pm. That is odd.
How do you know they’re employed by him? Maybe this is a case of a rogue hedge trimmer…
rogue hedge trimmer
Jeez that’s a good band name. Or horror movie title… or…
So I think we can all agree that constant population growth is bad for the environment.
And yet our economy hinges on it.
So…why are we still doing it? Same for constant economic growth in general.
At some point human society needs to reorganise around something other than the “economy”.
People like banging?
The real problem imo is that the rich and shameless and/or powerful are stuck in an exploitative 19th century mindset, while the real world has moved on. Have you read Jared Diamond’s masterful depiction in Collapse - How Societies Choose to Survive or Choose to Fail? I found that book mindblowing. Also Tim Flannery’s The Future Eaters, which I regard as essential reading for anyone living in Australia rn. Some of the science is dated, but imo still valid in essence. And both authors are right on the money when it comes to how humans react to social stressors.
I hung out with Tim and his wife for a week in the far north of WA many years ago. They’re really cool and smart people. Bit of a secret: Tim is the famous one, but Alex is probably the smarter and cooler of the two. Shh! 😃
Jelly! That would have been fabulous! Tim has been one of my heroes for some time - glad to know Alex is up to his weight and then some.
I have not read these books however thankyou for the recommendation might try and check them out.
It’s not just money, there are too people who don’t care so much about getting money as making other people suffer.
I don’t know what we can do about that other than have safety nets.
Ponzi scheme
I finished reading the Expanse last night. I’ve not been that engaged with a book series since I discovered Tom Clancy as a 12 year old who was obsessed with Navy aircraft. Don’t really know what to read now… I saw an interview with Henry Cavill where he was asked his go to sci fi writers. Without hesitation the first thing he said was anything by Robert E Feist… So I guess I’ll try that…
Edit. Decided on Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.
God no. Not Feist. 😭
His women characters suck majorly. The only time he gets it right is The Empire Trilogy, and the only reason is because he collaborated with Janny Wurts (a woman).
If you do read his stuff, avoid Faerie Tale at all costs.
Major Spoiler for Faerie Tale and TW: Grape and SA
Pan raping a teenager is not something I was prepared for, Feist writes her so awfully. He doesn’t know what a woman is.
Sorry for the rant. I think I just hate Feist. No one should stop you from enjoying a piece of art (novels in this case).
Noted. And off my to read list.
Lol you don’t have to do that 😬😭 feist did write a huge arcing sci-fi/fantasy series that is super unique imo. I’m just AFAB so his writing of women is super apparent to me. But he is a beloved renowned writer with original ideas!
Paul Stewart - The Edge Chronicles, illustrated by Chris Riddell is a great series. Mostly fantasy with sci-fi elements, unique beautiful story.
Tend to agree with all of that. I much prefer L E Modesitt Jr if I want stock characters with a predictable plotline. He’s a much better wordsmith than Feist.
I used to read LE modesitt ages ago and own a few too.
Interesting take on magic from what I remember.
I don’t think I ever got onto Feist myself.
I was a big fan of Anne McCaffrey but was biased because of my love for dragons.
Tolkien was very hard for me to digest, The Hobbit was the hardest read I’d ever done.
Modesitt has one huuuuuge failing - all his tall dark and handsome heroes are pretty much identical. And the female characters are strong alright, but also smug and kinda offensive in how they interact with people. I do like how he puts emphasis on how magic comes at a price, and that price can be high. He got better as he got older - his recent ones are much more readable too. The Imager Portfolio is imo his best long work to date.
I used to love Anne McCaffrey too - the dragons are adorable, but she too did the same saleable story over and over. After a bit you could predict the end by the finish of the third chapter or so. If not earlier, and I got bored with that.
Tolkein I met as a reader when I was 8. The Hobbit was wunnderful at that age. LOTR came soon after and I loved it until I had to study it in year 12 high school. Which killed it for many years. I haven’t seen the films - don’t know that I want to as I’m not a film person for the most part.
For light sci-fi/fantasy, I still have a strong affection for Mercedes Lackey - simple stories, well told and believable. May include dragons/magic but not guaranteed. Perfect light reading. Along with T Kingfisher - The Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking was some of the best YA stuff I’ve read recently.
George RR Martin has been a favorite for years - once you get past his obsession with zombies and cartoon characters he tells a good yarn well. Along with Kim Stanley Robinson. The Tuf Voyaging collection is a standout for me. However, the Divine Lois and Connie Willis are my current fab fave authors. Because intelligent and self and socially aware and not in the slightest bit condescending. They make you work but it’s worth it.I haven’t really sat down to read any novels in a very long time.
I can sort of remember collection some graphic novels and odd things and a vampire series and tried to keep up with Sarah J Maas books but could t keep up with everything.
I did read George RR Martin but hit a wall when I caught up with his writing of Game of Thrones and had to wait for him to finish the last few books.
Only thing I’d probably want to chase up is The Death Gate cycle by Weis and Hickman since I’ve always wanted to read them and I quite enjoyed the Dragonlance books by them.
I think the entire reading public is cheesed off with GRRM for not finishing ASOIAF. Who knows? We might get the next instalment sometime in the next 20 years …
I didn’t keep up because it took so long.
I haven’t even seen the series show. Are you serious in that he never finished writing the books?
Oh… Well. Some strong opinions. I’ll strike Feist off the list then. …scared to ask now… What about Brandon Sanderson?
Bah! I have to admit I am not a fan of Feist. I do however adore the Divine Lois. Check out anything by Lois McMaster Bujold. From rollicking space opera to deep psychological insight fantasy drama. Also very dry, deadpan funny. Good entry points - Memory, Diplomatic Immunity, The Curse of Chalion, Falling Free, The Sharing Knife - for a selection from her major universes. But she does perpetrate serieses, so enter at your own risk.
The Altered Carbon books are pretty good.
I admit I haven’t read any modern science fiction lately , the newest was His Dark Materials.
and am only now starting to watch The Expanse on tv
I’m always so tired when I have my week of late shifts. I can’t change the time I wake up (or at least not so quickly) so I’m still up at the same time, but I don’t get to sleep until two hours later than normal😴😴😴
I gave up afternoon shifts a long time ago for that very reason. If I’m going to stuff up my sleep cycle I’d rather do it good and proper and do night shift.
Absolutely would if I had the choice. Maybe when I’m more settled here I can ask 🤷♂️ oh well. On the tram home now 😴😴😴
Can’t claim sewing course is going well. Nobody is horrid, but I’m highly dubious my result will fit, and can really do without the graphic prego stories!
Opposite result of hoped for really.
Well let me tell you about my prego story…
Nah I’m more interested in what you’re learning there?
✅ Final clean
✅ Photos taken and sent
✅ Keys returned
✅ LL emailed
✅ Bond return initiated
✅ Picked up a week’s worth of food from Fairfeed
Goodbye old house and old life!!! Onto the transitory period before the next big thing… interestingly just yesterday I hear from my cousin in regional Vic that they’re seriously considering moving (back) to WA…
E: I also wish to mention that my fingerprints aren’t working so well on my phones. Must’ve been cleaning too hard lol.
Nice! Where are you moving to, if I may ask?
Have moved to a tiny musty old bachelor pad of depression in Richmond. It’s just a short term lease, hoping to gtfo as soon as uni is done. Possibly out of Melbourne or even Victoria. Definitely not inner city
Ooh, any ideas where you’re headed? Kinda can’t wait to join you, although I’m thinking more Europe than another state 😅
I loath going back to an empty place for the final clean. It’s an emotional kick especially when you got the place in a worse condition.
I can totally see why people just get bond cleaners to do the job. By that stage of the move you’re already exhausted and cranky. If you had to leave because you didn’t want to it’s easy to feel resentful when cleaning. I’m so glad it’s over. I never want to think about that place again now
I do too, but I want my own photographs. Not trusting any company cleaner to match to intake ones properly.
Oh wait so these bond cleaners do the photos as well? I figured I’d still take my own photos anyway after they’re done.
I’ll keep that in mind from when I move out of my current place…
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