Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
This is an accountability post. I’ve decided it’s time to give up the smokes so I have a plan set. I’ve joined My fitness pal because I don’t want to substitute smokes for food, nicotine patches, vapes etc. Im incorporating more exercise as a distraction. This is an experiment. 10 smokes a day for a week. 9 the week after. 8 the week after etc. I should be smoke free in 10 weeks or in jail because I’ve killed someone. I can do this because I am strong and stubborn.
you can do this
Thank you.
A worthy endeavour, go you!
Cheering you on!
It took me a hundred goes to quit, keep at it.
You can do it, and that sounds like an excellent plan. I quit by gradually going down in strength, and when I got to the really low ones they were so disgusting I just stopped.
Congratulations on making an awesome decision for your health! Cutting down with a view to quitting is a great idea. It worked for me anyway. I got down to 6 a day and then quit. I worked out it was taking 10mins to smoke a cigarette so I was wasting an hour a day smoking and complaining that I didn’t have time to do this or that. I also used lozenges and the spray.
Your posts everyday have inspired me to sort out my own health journey. Please keep posting.
I’m kind of curious whether the slow wean method is easier than cold turkey.
If it doesn’t work then I’ll try something else but I’ve gotta give it a go.
So the new area I live in is kind of a rich/yuppy area and it’s such a contrast to where I’ve lived for all of my life. I used to live in a bit of a ghetto of sorts (by Melbourne standards, anyway), and all I can notice is just how different life is on the flip side. Even the buses are better around here. Despite the fact they barely even get used since half the neighbourhood has super nice Mercedes, BMWs, etc, the frequency is double-triple of my old bus route
I mean, I guess I should just shut up and enjoy it, but it’s so weird living in such a nice area
Inner east?
Nah, inner west. So technically not even that rich of an area
We’ve hired a Camry for our upcoming US trip, so I just went down to the Toyota dealership with our 3 large suitcases to see if they fit in the boot. And they do! I’m actually really impressed with the boot size.
That is a big boot. Reminds me of this scene from Wonder Boys - https://youtu.be/5N0oMqy-CQQ
Just donated to the Wikimedia Foundation because I browse Wikipedia obsessively.
ID: screenshot of Starship Troopers “I’m doing my part” scene
I hope you used a dummy email coz they will be after you for more later!
I have donated at least once a year for a while, I like the emails. They’re the only ‘spam’ emails I like lol
I’m gonna start this glorious day off with a large strong coffee and poo. Then I’ll work out my next move.
I believe in you.
Thanks. Aim low and everything else is a bonus 👍
I like to aim high when I poo…
Breakfast/lunch:
Image: broccolini sauted in butter, garlic, chilli, salt and pepper, add Briesling sardines, a some fried eggs to finish
Edit: also juice of half a lemonI love broccolini. They looks delicious. Thanks for the photo
Hot damn 🤤 foodporn in the purest meaning of the word
Look at Mr Moneybags over here who can afford broccolini!
No but that’s a tasty, hearty and most importantly easy breakfast. I am pondering what to do with my tinned cod liver and apparently it goes nicely in egg salad.
A bunch was on special for 2.80 at Woolies, impulse bought it 🤷♂️ can’t imagine a much easier, tastier or healthier meal
Worse things have been impulse bought for $2.80.
Broccolini is the shiznits though, even if I’m still salty that they can charge more for it than its parents (broccoli and kai lan).
Shit, now I have a craving for broccolini …
Takes less time to grow… Costs more money… Story checks out I guess 😕
I’ve gone down a rabbit hole trying to find how one can grow them in a home garden and the seeds are definitely not as readily available… I’m tempted to splurge on this packet here and distribute it to various friends and see if by our gardening powers combined we can break the retail stronghold on outrageous broccolini prices.
I’m on broccoli’s side. I look at broccolini and think you poor skinny, limp substitute but broccoli is like lush and I look for the purple bits. Plus when you cook broccoli right magic happens in your mouth.
That looks amazing!
I’ve recently started listening to audio books. It’s helped with motivation to do things like going for a walk or doing housework, because I can now associate those tasks with looking forward to hearing the next part of the story. Stripping the bed and laundry, here I come without a scowl.
hell yeah to audiobooks, a good book can make work go by so fast. If you’re not already using it look into Libby, by OverDrive cause alot of good audiobooks are available at the library for f r e e
What genres do you like? Can maybe recommend some good ones
Happy to give most things a go, expand my genres! General fiction, softer sci fi, crime mysteries, dystopian, literary, pop science and history are all things I’ve read on paper. Not really into sports or pulp romance, but other than that willing to try things.
Strong strong recommendation for Project Hail Mary from Andy Weir if you haven’t already read it. It is softer sci-fi, wouldn’t want to spoil it too much. Production of the audiobook is very good.
Zero Day Code - John Birmingham is a lot of fun. Dystopian trilogy and one of my favourites of the genre. Widespread EMP style collapse as it happensThanks, have put on my list!
Having successfully concluded both breakfast and lunch, may I now present for the delight of the DT:
Afternoon tea
Image: One kiwi fruit, expertly sliced into two symmetrical halves. Presented with a contrasting red combination knife and spoon, artfully placed on a carfully folded square kitchen napkin, adorned with the label designating the New Zealand origins of the fruit. The placement of the red utensil, green kiwi fruit, and white napkin pleasingly mirror the colours and arrangement shown on the kiwi fruit label.
Weather app: is 17 degrees.
Me, stepping outside: Where?!?
Idk I’ve been walking around in a t shirt and sandals all day, it’s mad
Ambient temperature can be remarkably different to the “feels like” temperature.
Winter beach walk is good for the soul. https://i.imgur.com/Bqz5AKR.jpg
I have woken again. Not fully hungover after a second sleep, just a bit sore because I haven’t danced like that in a while.
I looked back at my posts last night, and I apologise 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Nah. Nothing to apologise for. You were having fun. You didn’t do anything wrong. Promise.
I love a good oops I was drunk may have posted extra content moment. Well I used to anyway.
Supercheap Auto fire blankets that were sold for the last four years have been recalled. They have one job, and they apparently fail to do it.
I’ve successfully moved from bed to couch and applying a heat compress to a couple of bruises on my leg. You ever completely forget how you acquire bruises? Scary.
Fairly frequently. Until I worked out that I was hitting my shins on my bike pedals every time I started off after a traffic light. One doesn’t bruise, but 3 or 4 in a row does create a bruise. Upper thigh bruises were desk corners at my office. Changed the way I move through space and problem disappeared. Arnica works.
Desk corners are the devil. I suspect that was what it was but it’s just incredible how the memory seems to be completely wiped from my brain almost instantly.
I have multiple small bruises on my upper arms and one just below my boobs, have no recollection of getting them but I know they are from work.
Goodness. That sounds hectic. Hope they go away soon.
I have a bruise on my hand that I found yesterday and I just… have no idea how it got there.
So yeah… happens quite often.
Good to know it’s not unusual and not just me
deleted by creator
I don’t know how it happens but I’ve heard of door knobs giving people black eyes too
deleted by creator
150cm ish? I suppose some of them may be installed at an unusually high spot on the door
deleted by creator
Just Asianism lol
deleted by creator
For Horrors fans, “Talk to Me” will tick all the boxes. A paranormal/ghost 👻type story.
VERY creepy
shockingly good practical FX make up
Believable characters
Brutal
Never goes cheesy in the third act
Includes a WTF scene (always enjoyable)
9/10
This sounds like @Goddess_Amaterasu 's cup of tea?
Correct. It would be my cup of tea. You know me :) It’s on my to watch list. It’s a A24 movie and the few A24 movies I’ve seen has been pretty good
9/10 is very high ranking though. If/when I get the chance to watch it, I can tell you my thoughts, if anyone is interested
You must share them here for us all! I don’t like horror usually but I loved shit like Parasite where it turned into that and, of course, I’ve liked A24’s stuff so far as well. I’ll be on the lookout for more reviews.
I do love me some (read a lot) of horror movies. Haven’t seen any that’s stand out in a long time and I’m not a fan of the type like Get Out etc. My last fav would have to be Train to Busan but that’s sad, because that was long ago. I’ve seen many horrors since but nothing to really chat about excitedly, if that makes sense
We are A24 crew here as well. Reading your other comments I think we appreciate different aspects of the horror genre. You will probably rate it lower than I did. Train to Busan was very good but I wouldn’t call it a scary movie.
Hereditary is probably top 3 all time scariest movies for me. So that’s the sort of headspace I’m coming from.
Yeah I’ve watched all types of horror but you’re right we do enjoy different horror. I watched hereditary and thought it was alright. Personally wouldn’t rate it very high. And yeah train to Busan wasn’t scary but it is loosely classified as horror. So I use the terminology on it. Can’t remember the last time I was scary by any horror tbh. Maybe when I was a kid
@Goddess_Amaterasu @useless_modern_god
Been a long time horror fan
Gotta say that Hereditary is one of the best. Saw it at the movies and if the viewing gods are with you at the time it just rocks
Thanks for the recommendation. I thought the trailer looked cool and I really want to see it, because Australian and horror are 2 categories I love but also together chef’s kiss
Strong recommendation. I’ll have to check it out
Speaking of spooky, this local house looks like the top 2/3 of the Amtyville house.
Image is of a house with a blue car parked out front, some tall yukkas are in the front with a tall grey fence. House is as described. There are power lines and tram tracks in the foreground.
Oh man that movie creeped me out as a kid.
Trains still being fucked from a trespasser at 4:30pm is just peak Melbourne. Fuck sky rail. We need electric fences and we need ‘em now!
Electric fences wouldn’t help, they just walk from the station. What we need is better mental health services, but as long as people say they want better services but actually vote for tax cuts that’s not going to happen.
And it’s the absolute worst when it happens in the city because it fucks up every single line (except Stony point ig). Not even the vlines are safe
