Today is Juneteenth and also the international day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict
I’m officially Simon. Yay? Lol
Had an interview this morning which went ok I think. Will find out if I go to the next stage tomorrow.
You got this Simon! I’m cheering for you!!! You should be so proud of yourself! 💜💜💜
Thank you ❤️ Just finished one of those dumb aptitude tests for another job. So silly.
I loathe those things, such pseudo-science.
They’re so fucking stupid. It’s obvious what they want to hear. Just pepper it with a lot “I’m a bit different” type answers and there you go
"If you have one bucket that contains 2 gallons and another bucket that contains 7 gallons, how many buckets do you have?”
Oh oh I know this one! 9!
I am both amused and irritated. Diversity is massive in IT. Until very recently, I was the only person in my team actually born in Australia. Now 2/13 of us were born here.
Whoever is hiring IT people should be able to cope with your name.
Simon rules 🤘
Simon says “hire me” lol
I suddenly want to watch Die Hard 3 now.
ok all you mofos stuck in horrible cold shitty rentals come over here where there’s whole house heating to 20c and there’s cats and beanbags and I’m making muffins and we’re on a hill so we can buy rifles and snipe your slumlord bastards.
Sounds like a plan. Ventured out into the sun for a bit and it’s kinda nice out there. Now back to work wearing a doona.
I realised this morning that this is the first time I’ve ever spent a cold snap in a house that didn’t completely fuck me up. I’m fuckin’ 45
You really should complete that last sentence. 45 what?
anuses
You better be careful making these offers, because you had me at “cats”. If your house has a good view of train tracks, I’d never leave!
God dam there were a lot of sirens and ambulances on the morning dog walk. Like a dozen different background wails, I saw three ambulances with lights on down Police rd.
I saw three ambulances with lights on down Police rd.
Hey… That’s not where they belong
Turns out they probably would’ve been heading to Mulgrave private emergency from the big accident on the Monash.
It’s -1.9 here. Feels like -3.8. No thank you. The cat has jumped into bed with me and neither of us are moving any time soon.
-1.9 here
The 2° we got are starting to feel appealing…
… I’ll ruminate
On the state
Of my mind
And I find
That it’s all in my head
So instead…Melbourne, why so cold?!
Anything fun on in the city today? We have some time to explore on foot, assuming we don’t freeze.Ok, want to see this just so I can say “went to Melbourne, saw poop”… but ticket prices turn me off.
If you’re there all week, its half-price on Friday.
I’m still trying to figure out the point of it all, personally. But if this is the sort of shit you’re into, then save it until Friday.
Ancient Egyptian stuff at NGV?
Thinking more CBD etc. We’re on Bourke st at Spencer st end. Think we’ll jump on a city bound tram and see what we see.
I think the most fun you can have today is somewhere with blankets and high powered heating
it's this kind of morning, apparently
(Pardon the mess, still working on the built in wardrobe so the linens and dross boxes are stored down my side)
Pinned by cats, what a terrible way to wake up. One of mine was even under the covers with me.
Punkin was an absolute “crawl under the doona” boy. And I don’t mean like the other two, who are “tent your legs peasant bitch and make me a yurt” he would literally spoon. Big or little, he didn’t care.
Foxy is my little spoon. Even puts his head on my pillow and tucks his back feet in the palm of my hand. I’m guessing Punkin was a ginger boy? They love like no other cat.
the most bestest ginger ever there was
Ain’t no love like theirs.
My tabby is under the doona most nights, and usually demands the middle. Greedy little bugger.
Foxy is in the middle, claws pointed towards the other half. Then he kneads the air just to make sure he’s not disturbed. Little fuckers.
I hate that today was one of my 6:30am wakeup days, it was torture getting out of bed.
It can’t be that cold, I’m only wearing two layers!*
* one is an 800-fill down jacket that is normally overkill for Melbourne
Am alive. Whatever that stomach thing was it can fuck right off. Apologies to those I grossed out on the tram the other day.
It’s a shame your shit music isn’t enough to pay for a taxi, Justin.
Ok, my morning duty outside today has left me frozen, my hands were actually hurting I was wearing gloves!
Hopefully we won’t get too many of these days or I’m going to have to invest into something a little bit warmer for my hands.
I have a few words to say
spoiler
HOW IS IT THIS COLD AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
That is all.
question: Anyone know the sale name of those amber warning lights that go off when a truck is coming out and are there any specific laws against running one on your own driveway?
Would something like Car Park Pedestrian Warning System, Car Warning System, or vehicle exit warning sign answer the first part of your question?
In terms of law… no idea… but noise regulations during night hours is the first thing that comes to mind.
Thinking more the amber beacon, no audio needed
If it’s just the lamp itself, probably “beacon light” or “strobe light”.
The cats are complaining it’s cold outside like I can do something about it
Just turn the outside heater on mum, aren’t you all-powerful?
So apparently child protection have taken note of the troubles they caused and have decided I’ll be spending the next week at a hotel. Odd decision, seems cheaper to just move the new one out and then everyone would be better off, but I’m not going to complain. It seems like a flashy one and has an indoor gym.
I get to escape the chaos of this place and the weird workers they’ve put here (that’s a whole other rant, but some rando who refuses to talk to you sleeping on your couch is kind of uncomfortable). And if I put a water jug in my fridge, it won’t go missing!
Maybe they see you are more responsible to be in a hotel than the other person? Bonus, you’ll hopefully get to enjoy better heating during this cold snap! Hope they sort it out and you can get back to your home soon.
Most likely. I spent about a month on my own when the old LT went on holiday to Indonesia. And I’ve never caused intentional property damage and don’t smoke (they’d be worried about the bond) But they’re paying a lot of money for the 24/7 workers just for the other kid, I would’ve thought it’d have been cheaper to move him back to a Resi (which does also have 24/7 staffing, but is subsided by 3 other kids)
I was told that the regional manager is back (he was away and his replacement was a dick and didn’t raise his concerns about the new kid being placed here) and he’s not happy with the situation and agreed to represent the agency and push for the new kid to be moved out (they’re the ones paying for the workers, which ultimately comes from their profit margin, so they’re incentivised to move a lower maintenance person in anyway).
The program manager seems to think he will be moved out after I, the old LT and 2 people from my care team all wrote letters about the situation. But there’s no timeframe for that, could be a few days, or it could be a few weeks. But probably not more than a month if the department agrees he’s not suitable for lead tenant.
so...
So I’ve actually been kicked out of 1 Resi house before, and from the day the organisation decided they wanted nothing to do with me until I was somewhere else was about 17 days. I won’t get into it, but I was an angry kid placed in a bad situation
