My tax return processed this morning. Right on time, wasn’t expecting that.
Finally going to upgrade the GPU, but I’m a bit concerned about the ram clearance, so I want to properly measure it out first.
I also bought a security camera today and some door alarms. I’m not sure if that was a wise use of money though, because I mean he’s moved out now, and my doors and windows are all locked. If he was to come back and try to break in again (which seems less likely with each day that passes), he’s probably going to get in by smashing a window. In which case an alarm probably won’t do much. But I guess it’ll make me feel safer, so it won’t be entirely useless I suppose
My tax return processed today as well, 5 business days from when it was lodged - very happy with that turnaround and the return!
Can you reuse the security camera and alarms? Never know when they’ll come in handy…
I lodged mine 10 (normal) days ago. Completely forgot about it until 2 days ago when I was like “hey, I lodged my tax return a little bit ago, I should go see what stage it’s up to” and it was on settling accounts or reviewing accounts or something like that. Then the next day it was pending.
Yeah, I can reuse it all. I got door sensors and alarms, so I can use the sensors to automate things too (they think the primary use is turning on lights). If the camera is good quality (it was only 50 bucks), it could be good to reuse once I move out, although I might go for something hard wired and with a roof mount instead
I noticed mine came in today because I was checking to see that my pay came in, saw my bank balance and thought I’d been overpaid, only to see it’s my tax return. Yum.
If you can reuse it all then it’s not a waste of money. You never know when it might come in use again esp as you’re handy with this stuff. Good investment 👍
I’d bought a couple of games on steam just before the “summer” sale ended at around 12:30am. I limited myself since I didn’t want to waste the last of my money so I just got a couple. If I’d known my tax return would come literally 10 minutes later (12:42), I would’ve waited and gotten a few more. My bank didn’t notify me when it came in either like they normally do which was odd. I just went to make sure I had enough in my main account to buy a coffee this morning and had a nice surprise
Hey mate you’ve been resting on the machine for 5 min fucking around on your phone. Either exercise or get off the machine.
Drinking pinor noir and watching the live action Cinderella from a few years back- some of the scenes are so beautifully shot. It’s the kind of movie that makes me want to believe in true love and obnoxiously huge dresses.
Why not. :)
It’s been a really really long day of talking and meetings but mostly worthwhile. Some genuinely thought provoking stuff. But it really, really stretched out the day :/ At least I get paid for the extra hours (or take it as time in lieu). Having two g&ts and walking home helped take the edge off a lot.
On my way back I also reported an expensive fancy car that was half jutting out onto the footpath of a main road because two other cars were already tandem parked on the driveway. I usually never bother, but eff it. These are rich people in an expensive area, it isn’t some back road, they can cop a fine for being lazy shits.
This weekend has some social stuff but also a lot of financial decisions. Got my bonus and tax return today - yay 🤑! Now come all the expenses 💸… Energy bill came in - big jump in use, 9.42kWh (~$3) day. Need to organise replacement of radio in car with android auto. Need to organise car service. Need dental clean. Need drs appt after like 7 months. Need to rebuild savings. Need to plan how much longer I’ll continue working FT…
But I think about where I was just over a year ago and so many years prior, and I’m SO grateful that I have all these choices now.
G’day all! Time to sit down with my dinner and read back through your day, as I do when I’ve been too busy to Lemmy. I look forward to reading about your adventures!
Couch came mid afternoon, delivery guy obligingly carried it into the lounge (would have been bloody hard for me to get it in on my own.
Zooks was already sitting on it upside down when I was putting the legs on, and purred for a solid hour once it was all put together.
We’re now happily stretched out while I watch random stuff on YT.Newcouch Zooks tax? 🥺 I love it when cats glom onto new items and take prompt ownership of them
I love him
Happy floooof! And omg that blue is brilliant.
Yes I wasn’t sure about it at first since the walls are kind of a light sage but the Ishka cushions I have have green in the pattern so it ties in well.
got a bunch of totes from bunnings, they all smell like barbie’s arse.
time to get SCIENTIFIC!
- Control left to air
- One scrubbed out with dawn and hot water and currently air drying
- One thoroughly sprayed with Attack An Odour on both interior and interior of lid, closed, left 24 hours
- One thoroughly sprayed with neat vinegar on both interior and interior of lid, closed, left 24 hours
- One closed with an open container of bicarb soda, left 24 hours
Still got a couple if anyone has any recs
Sunlight (if you can find some)
I actually have a UVC sterilising cabinet, but it’s…not designed for these. Dammit.
(For anyone interested, voila. and well worth it if you do stuff that requires regular sanitising. or even just want to nuke water bottles)
buy bags that smell like Barbie’s arse
advertise said bags
sell bags
PROFIT
Put them in plastic bags and pop them in the freezer for 48 hours. The cold should kill any bacteria that cause the odours. I used to do this with my boxing gloves and worked quite well.
won’t fit, this isn’t tupperware
Ah, I assumed ‘totes’ refered to tote bags. Should have read your descriptions more carefully.
If you’ve scrubbed with dawn, perhaps fill it hot water and dawn AND leave for 12 hours or so.
concerns about deformation on that front though. Hmmm.
Generally storage boxes (I’m assuming we’re talking about those) are made from thermosetting plastics that should not deform under heat. Don’t use boiling water, just hot from the tap and it should be okay. Unless you want to get extra scientific and check the plastic composition.
In order to assist, 1. What are totes? 2. What does barbies arse smell like?
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plastic storage totes. heavy duty storage containers with lids. These ones, for precision
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it smells like an ancient tyre fire site. I can only assume without penetrative holes they get real fuckin’ weird with it.
It’s probably plasticisers and other VOCs coming out of the freshly made plastic. Something with degreasing ability will get the surface stuff off (like a kitchen spray, dish soap, windex, etc) but since the smells are embedded in the plastic itself, it may take some time for the smell to dissipate completely. Leave out side to air out for a week.
how about industrial degreaser? 'cos I have that…
Test it first, some chemical cleaners can be too strong and ‘melt’ plastic. (Not melt but will etch it or make it sticky). However cleaning agents can only ever remove the surface smells. Depending on the type of plastic (ie the ingredients the plastic is made of) it may smell for a shorter/longer time as the smells slowly dissipate. Some plastics can smell years later, some are fairly inert smelling after a few days.
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Do you have any coffee grounds? Soaking with used coffee grounds is my go-to for odour removal.
violent hissing at mention of coffee
(I hate the smell of it)
Oooo. Washing powder or napisan. Fill them up and leave for a few hours.
Dishwashing tablet also.
Cream of tartar and vinegar
Citric acid
ooo I have shittons of citric acid (cheesemaking)
Mind you I also have a shitton of lemons. Perhaps hot water lemon soup?
Yes! Citric acid is used in coffee machines and such because it clears up limescale and leaves a nice citrusy smell.
I reckon napisan would conquer the woof.
I actually just realised I have a shitton of greasemonkey (We bought a carton when cleaning the kitchen due to centuries of grease). Mwahahahahhahaaaa
Is it wrong to want Joe to have The Big Sleep… soon.
the problem as I see it is Trump could have a stroke on stage and his people would still vote from him. President Biden sadly cant rely on insanity of his supporters, the downside of being the “good” guy I suppose.
You don’t keep the tired player on the field. You send out the fresh legs to kick the winning goal.
Biden?
Ah ha
I’d prefer Donnie to drop dead instead.
Yeah true but I wanna see someone competent to whip his arse in the election. I wanna see sore loser.
You mean the Tangerine Shit Gibbon
Amongst many other colourful descriptions, yes.
It’s insane to me that there isn’t an age cutoff of the standard retirement age for the highest-level job in the country.
If the party steps him down now, it’d be the responsible thing to do but it’d show weakness and go back on everything they’ve been saying (that he’s fine) and they seem too arrogant to do that. Plus the fickle media/voters would probably label the party as unstable (which maybe they are) and lose them the election.
If they leave him on and he dies soon, the party looks stupid for not standing him down sooner and if he dies after winning there would be a lot of talk about the intention of getting the VP in as president without people voting for them… another issue with their entire system of voting for the “president” and not the party/policies.
If they leave him on and he keeps kicking and wins, you’d have to trust that serious people are actually running the country and he’s just rolled out to flub through speeches and shake some hands. If he loses then they have 4 more years of a cartoon-supervillain president assuming he lives through them.
I don’t see a way back for the USA from the crips vs bloods level of division their people are in plus their need to make politics into entertainment. The hero-worshipping of their politicians is baffling to me. They’re politicians!
I can’t imagine wanting to do a job that big at that age. If I make it to 80 I would like zero responsibility thank you, time to potter around or travel or whatever fun looks like in the moment. Not running a bloody country.
If they leave him on and he keeps kicking and wins, you’d have to trust that serious people are actually running the country and he’s just rolled out to flub through speeches and shake some hands.
This is essentially the scenario if Biden wins. He’s been in politics long enough to know how things work and what can be done through which channels. He’s good at putting experience people in the right positions in his cabinet. He’s got contacts and is still very much a ‘Statesman’. I doubt he has a strong guiding hand in many of the policies, but rather acts in an advisory capacity.
Trump is the exact opposite, where he has no idea what he’s doing BUT wants to be involved.
Best case scenario, Biden wins, governs for a while, resigns and Harris is Pres until end of term. Her legal background might make her much ruthless than Biden in dealing with Trump and his ilk.
Both candidates are unfit. The looser of the next election is America.
fuck the dems are shit at campaigning
the team should be spending their time attacking trump and the gop, not infighting
that will leave Joe to run his own campaign
and when joe wins after a year or so he can resign and kamala can take over
I’ve never been interested in American politics but this one’s a doozy. I don’t think Joe’s gonna make it which leaves the clown in charge. Again.
I’ve only been awake 4 hours and its dark. Early night I think to let the antibiotics do their job.
It’s not the shopping, it’s not the cooking. It’s thinking what to cook and cleanup that tires me. I know someone that eats the same meal on each night, eg pasta Monday, taco Tuesday etc. Planning is easier sure but I think the boredom would kill me. And the endless life chore of dishes is soul sucking.
this is why I got a giant freezer. When struck I make ALL THE THINGS
when meh, I pull a lasagne or bolognaise or curry or dumplings or whatever out of freezer and cooketh.
Dishes are worse than scrubbing the loo! I despise it. Never ending cycle of ick.
I don’t like it but I don’t hate it, I don’t think about it, just do it. Which I suppose is a way of coping with doing doing something tedious and ick.
I get this. I feel like I just washed up and then… Where did all these dishes come from?
Go to Aldi and look in the freezer dept. There’s a shit load of stuff in there to give you ideas. Pair freezer stuff to fresh stuff.
I keep a google sheets list of things I know how to cook. then fill in the blanks with youtube shorts that look interesting enough to tackle.
there have been studies!!
It’s not boring to eat the same food.
It helps reduce stress as there is one less choice to make a day and people learn to enjoy a reduced menu.
Can confirm. I was the subject of a focussed study where I cooked and ate green chicken curry every night for 12 months. I loved it. Still love it. Probably couldn’t do it again though on account of family members I’ve picked up since then saying things like I don’t like it, it’s boring, we had it last night etc…sigh
Whoa, 365 nights of the same meal?? I love green curry chicken, but that sounds horrific! I think I’d be an exceptionally bad candidate for those studies. I need variety.
it’s green curry, what’s not to love
What? I love a green curry but not that often!
My husband I each have a couch facing each other and he likes to fart up a storm on his side lately so I have told him if his filth breaches international shores I’m gonna unleash my nuclear power aka lavender spray. Tensions have eased today since it’s Friday. A ceasefire if you like.
I’ve seen the kid come in to the room and go “nup” and back out.
what is he eating 🚑
The same as me but with added chilli.
Love and marriage love and marriage, go to together like a horse and carriage…
Rewatching Tron Legacy. What a beautiful movie and the score is just incredible.
derezzed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4cgLL8JaVI
I watched the first Tron at the movies when it first came out, it was awesome too
these would great at the IMAX
Ahh my own bed, no beeping, no lights.
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Same. Happy Friday
Happy friday!
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I’m not sure if I want to put just to buy snacks today.
I know I’ll have to go out and buy new shoes and socks and a milk frother from kmart but I’ve felt like I’ve left it a little late.
It’s the last day of school holidays and the weather’s bad, I’d avoid shopping centres if you can.
Too late. I’m already there and parking was a nightmare.
Pretty crowded as well with kids here.
Eek, you have my sympathies. Make sure you get some good snacks to make it worthwhile.
Just some chips. Got a muffin and now grabbing a burger.
Had to buy a new pair of boots and got a Kmart milk frother that I’m dying to try out.
Have fun with the frother!
I didn’t even notice it was school holidays. Why can’t I have school holidays too 😭
