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    9 days ago

    Happy New Year! Love you all dearly, this community means so much to me, the knowledge, the kindness, the friends I’ve made here. You have all encouraged me to pursue my dreams in one form or another, and I am eternally grateful to you all for everything you are. Not just for what you mean to me, but for what we mean to each other.

    Love you all, and sending you all good vibes for 2025!

    💜💜💜

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    9 days ago

    Made a fren at the beach last night:

    Don’t really see them there. This one was very unsure of me but still curious. Then some dick rode past on a petrol motorbike (which I’ve also never seen before) and it flew away. Pretty sure riding a motorbike on the beach is illegal. Anyway I hope his bike corrodes.

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      And here’s my main homegurl:

      She’s started to worble with cheese (with CaCO3) in her mouth which is very impressive. I always thought they’d have to move their beaks to change pitch and loudness but apparently not. I presume it’s either a ‘thank you’ or ‘that’s right mf what took you so long’.

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    My dear son wasn’t interested in staying up till midnight and also wanted someone to sleep with him. I volunteered as tribute. At 10pm.

    His bed is not good for my back. He smacked me about in his sleep by accident (I think). I woke up every 2hrs and took ages to return to sleep. Around 3am he mumbled a “sorry” to me. But I think he was dreaming.

    And now he is rejecting my pancakes.

    I’ve had worse New Years. I’m gonna go eat pancakes.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone
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    I’m standing in a field near my house. There were fireworks going off literally in a 360 degree circle around me 🤣

    Happy new year everyone!!!

    Here’s hoping for a great year for us all ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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      It’s the only time of year I wish I lived in a rougher area. I don’t have a view of the city, so some illegal fireworks might be nice. Where are all the ferals when you need them.

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        Someone did illegal fireworks in the last place (yuppy area) at 2:37am on the 6th of January last year. There’s always hope. Scared the shit out of me because I was watching a scary(ish) movie

        https://youtu.be/Dwr6uADe-TM

        (It went for a few mins but my phone died)

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    Bit of a bummer, I know, but I want to spare a thought for the 172+ fire trucks, and probably at least double that in firies, currently still battling the Grampians fire. It’s grown to 76k Ha now

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    9 days ago

    Some absolute fuckwit is letting fireworks off now. At 4am.

    Fuck this piece of shit suburb and fuck the people that live here.

    6 weeks to go.

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    Big day today. We got into Carlton early and had second breakfast at Brunetti’s, went for a walk where the boys pressed all the pedestrian crossing lights, then went into the movie.

    Plopped the boys down and the new Wallace and Gromit was great. They pretty much sat and watched the whole thing. Anything longer and it would have been a struggle. It’s a direct sequel to The Wrong Trousers so good to refresh on that first if you want to watch it.

    Then home and to a friend’s place for early dinner. We did a lot today, but it doesn’t feel exhausting, which is a nice feeling for once

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    9 days ago

    I am pleased to report that my finger has not been hurting as I feared, and the tenderness around the splinter site has mostly gone. Although it is a touch ichy, which is annoying. Especially around the injection points from the local anaesthetic for some reason.

    I’ve been adding up all the bills, and my finger cost a total of $340, plus whatever subsidies the govt. gives the priority care clinic (including the tetanus shot they gave me which didn’t have any charge). About 2/3 of that was paid by Medicare, I only paid around $130 out of pocket. Which I would have been happier spending on other things, but in the scheme of things is not too bad.