@lostinhaste @Miraz @val @odd Thanks for the well wishes, everyone 🙂 Thankfully I am continuing to feel better every day – even today I feel a fair bit better than yesterday, and so forth!
re: upbringings, I think my mum was very much of the "stay at home when you're sick" mindset, while my dad was (and is) more like "if you're not basically dying you're perfectly capable of school/work". So, as a kid, I'd end up staying home sick with my mum while my dad was passive-aggressive about it 🙃 But I think as time has gone on, and especially with the pandemic, my mum has been vindicated. We really have to resist the guilt-tripping that it's "lazy" to take care of yourself during an illness.
She likes blankets… she likes boxes… what could be better than a blankie-lined box?! 😸 She doesn’t even mind that the box is somehow partially squashed from when Patches was visiting.
@pratik Man, that sounds horribly stressful, I'm sorry! I'm glad things seem to be looking up now, but still, it seems to make a lot of sense to consider your next options.
@KimberlyHirsh I'm glad everyone's OK again after the emergency! And useful, as well, to know how much time you have to curate the Discover page.
@odd Ohhh, like F.F. or B., followed by the S. of my surname? 😂 I get it now. Viv's surname doesn't begin with an S, though, so even in that event our future child's initials are safe...
@val It has such a nice ring to it 😂
@tracydurnell See, and that's a lovely nickname, too! 😂
@odd Actually, I think those names would be allowed, haha
@jean Oh yeah, DW like in Arthur! That's nice. And actually, I went to high school with a guy named Captain (even though military titles are supposedly banned as names – I guess he was born pre-1995, and also outside Australia...), so "Cap" sounds somewhat familiar.
Was originally doing some research to make sure Australian bureaucrats can handle names with hyphens in them, and found this. Good thing we don’t live in Queensland, so we can still name our baby “Down With Capitalism”!
@odd I mean, to be fair, I don't know of any printer brands that are better than Brother... I guess it depends on how often you need to print things, and how inconvenient it'd be to go out and find somewhere else to print stuff on those occasions you do need to print.
We were looking after this little guy (the dog, Patches) for the weekend. He and Gidget got along so well! Very happy to sleep in close proximity and be chill. I think Gidget is happy to be the only pet again after Viv returned him home, though 😂
The cat trap is working. (Alternatively, “Hey, check out the box I bought Gidget for Viv’s birthday!”)
Shout out to whoever at this block of flats decided to fly a Canadian flag today (presumably because it is Canada Day). Nationalism isn’t really my thing but it still put a, uh, smirk on my face as I walked home from the shops.
This morning I had to cook my French toast in canola oil instead of butter because I forgot we were out of the latter until I was already too far in to back out. It actually came out better than I expected but I’m still disappointed 😢
Gidget is really enjoying this extended morning cuddle today. Unfortunately for her, I REALLY need to get up and fix my breakfast 😂 These days I get weak and dizzy so fast if I don’t address my hunger in a timely fashion…
🎮 Installing The Sims 2 on my Steam Deck! Hopefully it goes off without a hitch.
Was able to catch the aurora last night from where we’re staying in central Victoria! Below is the best picture I got of it. As everyone has noted, it wasn’t much to look at with the naked eye, but it was amazing how well it came up on phone cameras 😲
@KimberlyHirsh Congratulations on the new role!
@KimberlyHirsh Yeah, there is SO much available on Steam! And because it's Linux, I've seen that people are able to install emulators and stuff too, to play older games (including console games). Incredible value!
@alans Yeah, from what I read the OLED ones are more of an incremental upgrade on the previous generation, so I'm sure those are awesome too 😄 I'm definitely excited.
@alexink Hahaha, if I had that kind of equipment I should probably do something about my own curtains first... 🫣
@gregmoore Yeah, it's a very versatile (series of) games! I'm always amazed by the people who spend lots of time in build mode, putting together awesome houses and community lots, because that's really not something I'm very good at and I spend as little time in build mode as possible 😂
I never really got into The Sims 3, I'll admit. I was still really enjoying TS2 when it came out, and just ended up skipping that instalment, for the most part (I think I did play it for one afternoon, haha). I know it has plenty of fans though.
@ChangelingMx Since I only just got it today, I'd need a bit more time to give you a proper answer, but my first impressions are positive! Installing and launching games has all been quick and easy. I haven't got to actually play much yet 😅
@jean I hope you know you've been a brilliant community manager! Congratulations on your exciting life changes, and all the best for the writing! 😊
@jayeless Literally three minutes after I posted this, a knock on the front door 😂 Excitement!!
@ChangelingMx Yeah, that too! The radio station that used to play "classic hits from the 60s, 70s and 80s" now plays songs from the 80s, 90s and 00s. It just feels wrong.
📦 Waiting on an exciting delivery today, so of course I keep getting up and wandering to the front window just in case the postman is walking up the drive. If I wander up and see a "Sorry we missed you!" card, I'm gonna be MAD...
Gidget is eight years old (approaching nine!) and TODAY she suddenly realised what scratching posts are for. She’s been going nuts today sharpening her claws on the posts in her cat tower, instead of 100% of the time on the bed. Who said an old cat can’t learn new tricks? 😅
@pimoore @prealpinux @KimberlyHirsh @mandaris @Munish @Annie @bsag @val @tinyroofnail @splinter @Parag @dfj @tracydurnell Thanks, all of you, for all the congrats and well-wishes too! I appreciate it 😊
@peterw @heyloura @JohnBrady @aeryn @jsonbecker @alans Thank you so much for the congratulations, everyone! 😊
@Miraz I wish you every success making that argument! Here we have so much carparking alongside the beach reserve, and while I even find that unappealing, it's certainly better than allowing cars directly onto the beach. It's not like it's a long way to walk!
@lmika Honestly, that post has the vibe of something I might expect to see posted on the "Low-Quality Facts" account... 😆