• bull⚡@aussie.zone
    19·
    1 year ago

    New teefs day today! I get these temporary veneers off and the porcelain ones fitted this afternoon 😁

    • Morovan@aussie.zone
      3·
      1 year ago

      I have a fakie front, chipped it off when I was a teen. Veneers never lasted (3 years max), but the last dentist went industrial and drilled poles into the stump and composite over the top, it’s lasted almost a decade so far

  • the_procrastinata@aussie.zone
    17·
    1 year ago

    A woman on the train opposite me is having an absolute blast smiling and nodding her head along to her music. It is so joyous to see. Even better that she’s wearing headphones and I just have to imagine the music!

  • wscholermann@aussie.zone
    17·
    1 year ago

    I think r/Melbourne on Reddit has really taken a hit. It’s like someone let the air out of the balloon.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    14·
    1 year ago

    Ever have one of those mornings that just seems so perfect and well-rested and you feel at peace with yourself … only to have it thoroughly sullied by the realisation that you have to throw your natural pace out of the window to fit the demands of paid work?

    I am going to do the sums this weekend on how I can move to that 4 day week asap while not taking too much of a financial hit. I always told myself I’d do it as soon as I got PR, but fuck if expenses haven’t ballooned despite my best efforts.

    • stardustingss@aussie.zone
      5·
      1 year ago

      I feel you. Partner and I were hoping to cut back next year to both be part time but then the cost of everything skyrocketed.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        4·
        1 year ago

        I realised I was a bit fucked when I got to last Thursday and nearly thought it was pay week because the amount I had in my transaction account was what I normally have just before I get paid. That realisation I still had a week to go was not great. Moving is going to be too expensive at this stage too

        Reckon a lot of us will be filling our tax return asap this year.

    • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
      4·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, most mornings 🙂

      I could manage financially on a four day week now, but want to get more in my Super first because I’d also like to be able to stop working all together at some point. Currently hoarding leave and dreaming of a better future.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        4·
        1 year ago

        Seriously considering that too. I definitely need the breathing space. Most of my colleagues are now doing 4 days a week or 9 day fortnights

  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
    13·
    1 year ago

    Someone from leadership let it slip that there will be no payrises this year since the business is struggling. That’s fine… except I’m still being paid the same wage despite having a huge increase in responsibilities. Yeah, nah to that. This is what I get for being nice.

    • tone_212@aussie.zone
      8·
      1 year ago

      And that same wage is buying you a lot less than it did last year. They can’t be surprised if people end up leaving from that decision. Maybe they’re counting on it, if the business is struggling…

      • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
        4·
        1 year ago

        They’ve already done a round of redundancies and it’s stretched the team way too thin, so IDK if they’re hoping more people will leave.

      • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
        3·
        1 year ago

        Yeah, I reckon so. I missed a chat with a recruiter a last week but have sent a follow up email in case there’s still a chance. Even just to get an idea of what I’m worth.

        • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
          5·
          1 year ago

          Even just to get an idea of what I’m worth More than your getting treated, I can tell you that right now.

  • 🇦🇺Baku@sh.itjust.works
    13·
    1 year ago

    Damn, all the going ons have been really affecting me recently. The kid getting stabbed on Monday night was the straw that broke the camels back. Of course people have been stabbed since the invention of stabbing instruments, and it happens in every suburb, city, country, and in every decade, year, and (seemingly) month, but it’s pretty shit that it all seems to be happening right around my area

    This one, and the one that happened in sunshine a month ago are particularly affecting me because on top of them happening in my area, they’re both my age too. I’m probably sounding kind of entitled/selfish but it’s just a hard nut to swallow that they were my age doing the same thing I do several times a week, then someone decided to just… end them… Forever gone, all that potential just lost for good

    • Hongohones@aussie.zone
      6·
      1 year ago

      As someone else suggested, reach out to some youth support service. Trauma is a no joke. you don’t have to be harmed or witness something first hand and it’s better if you treat it now. I got to speak to someone last year when I witnessed something traumatic and it really helped sort me out.

    • anobium_punctatum@aussie.zone
      6·
      1 year ago

      I mean, it’s not entitled or selfish in my opinion. I would call it more… empathy? Struggling because violence in your area has caused deaths? That’s a totally normal reaction. I remember a few years ago working in parkville I was really, really scared to go out alone after dark, because 3 separate women were murdered and assaulted in the parks around where I lived and worked.

      Sometimes unpredictable people are scary. And the knowing that there are unpredictable and scary people around is stressful, so it’s not surprising that you are struggling.

      Is there anyone you can talk to about this? I hate to think of you dealing with this by yourself.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
      4·
      1 year ago

      There used to be fights among teens and gangs of teens but it’s only now I’m seeing stabbings and murders between teens . This is a new thing.

      hugs, I know they are your age and your locals but these kids are fighting people they know, it’s not random violence so this is what you can focus on. Take care and choose your friends wisely.

    • landsharkkidd@aussie.zone
      2·
      1 year ago

      No I feel the same way whenever I heard about stories of kids dying around my age. It’s not selfish at all. But yeah, talking to someone even for a month can help.

  • Taleya@aussie.zone
    11·
    1 year ago

    Duolingo: We help identify your weakness and strengths!

    me: aight, I haven’t spoken italian seriously for about 20 years, lemme brush up.

    six months laterrrrr

    Duolingo: Which of the following is correct?

    Tu: ______

    Parle Parla Parli Parliamo

    me: ho studiato italiano per cinque anni motherfucker how the fuck have you not picked up I know how to conjugate a fucking -are verb??

    • landsharkkidd@aussie.zone
      2·
      1 year ago

      I love Duolingo but it is not good at teaching you. It’s one of the things I learned when I studied Italian in uni.

      • Taleya@aussie.zone
        2·
        1 year ago

        I’m torn between “sweet, brushing up my vocab” and rage screeching at it asking questions like “Which word means “eat”” and the answer being a generic conjugation of mangiare that literally only applies to a specific person, object or circumstance, it’s NOT LIKE ENGLISH, DAMMIT.

        • landsharkkidd@aussie.zone
          1·
          1 year ago

          It’s so frustrating when you make a mistake because of the different ways Italian say eat. Like don’t take away a heart! Damn it!

          • Taleya@aussie.zone
            2·
            1 year ago

            It’s a dipshit way of teaching you verbs. Here’s a cheat sheet: all regular verbs in Italian end in –are, –ere, or –ire. They tend to follow a pretty standard pattern with some deviations but that’s beyond this comment so we go beginner mode. Also I am using present tense, again, beginner mode.

            Mangiare is an -*Are *verb, so the conjugation is thus:

            io (I) mangio
            tu (you) mangi
            lui /lei (he/she/it) mangia
            noi (we plural) mangiamo
            voi (you plural) mangiate
            loro (it / they plural, also third person respectful) mangiano

            see how the -are part of mangiare changes with each subject? Not so much for Tu, but mangii is a stupid-looking word so we don’t use it :P

            Also I s2g it deliberately dips you on spelling when it shouldn’t just to fuck up a perfect score. I’ve seen it fuck me on a fat fingered mishap one instance, then the next say “I’ll allow it but you made a typo” once I’ve lost the precious

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    10·
    1 year ago

    My kid’s sick and she’s hassling me about the use of the tv. I said yes under the condition that it’s not the Gilmore Girls otherwise I’ll blow my brains out.

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
      5·
      1 year ago

      I call it “sick privileges,” in that rules are bent for the unwell. Spend the whole day in PJs, devices allowed in bed, your choice for dinner etc. Sucks to be sick on the holidays, poor thing. I hear you on the Gilmore girls though!

  • Force_majeure122@aussie.zone
    10·
    1 year ago

    I’ve done the unthinkable. I’m cooking sweet potato and potato NOT in the microwave 😱


    Cooked off some red onion, garlic, cumin, chilli flakes & powder & sauce, cayenne pepper, pepper, paprika, ginger, salt and pepper. Added chicken stock, crushed tomatoes, sweet potato and potato. Results pending. Will add beans