Melbourne

I finally made the jump from reddit to Lemmy. While it was slightly confusing for my technologically dyslexic ass I'm happy to be here.

Cushion 1 is complete. I'm very pleased with the pattern matching.

Five more cushions to go.

There is a reason I argued for deleting the Venetian blinds

Can't recall the original attribution of this, but it deserves another round

Trigger warning: ASD, ADHD

So a couple of weeks ago I had a phone chat with my oldest sister, someone I've always admired and think is pretty awesome. When I was a kid she was my idol, so artistic and clever, rebellious and political. She told me about her recent autism and ADHD diagnosis (I was pretty surprised). She knows our father's side of the family better than I do, and pointed out a pretty strong case for ASDs running on dad's side of the family. We ended up talking for over 4 hours. Some of the things she said seemed oddly familiar, in a way that played on my mind up until last night, when I did an online Autism Spectrum Quotient self assessment and landed right in the mid zone for Asperger's. Some of the questions were almost creepy in a "how did they know?" kind of way. I told the kids and Elder asked if they (the kids) had ever been assessed. I had to admit no, they hadn't, because nobody has ever suggested it. If your kids are well behaved and do the right things when required without meltdowns and ostentatious or eccentric behaviour then they generally won't suggest it. Now I'm thinking about it for Elder, because from what I've been reading he and I have a lot of parallels with it. My sister welcomed her diagnosis and said it felt like, for most of her life, she'd been operating a complex piece of equipment without a manual and then was finally given one. If he doesn't have an ASD, fine; but if he does then this knowledge may help him in his further development and understanding of himself, and assist his school with modes of delivery for his education. I figure if it's a good idea (given the revelations about my family) then better sooner rather than later to be of most use to him. Otherwise I'm feeling a bit weird about the whole thing, like you're feeling like there's going to be a knock at the door and then there is.

fuck! little bastard

ted just bit my bum

The calico waits for me every day. I was late last night and she was still there waiting.

Soooooo easy to pick up and place in my pocket lol

Just had my fourth root canal and a really aggressive antibiotic filling to hopefully make up for my compromised immune system.

Fingers crossed that it works because the next stop is evicting the tooth.

My little dog has hurt himself. I let him out for a piss this morning and he came in limping. It doesn't help that he leaps off the porch like a superhero. He seems to be getting better but I'm still keeping an eye on him.

Woke up to the dishwasher stuck on 37mins to finish. I didn't put it on and it was on a mode I never put it on, and it was empty.. and there's no one else in the house..

Spooky.

They underpaid me $1k. We have this thing where you can access upto $1k of your pay early.

I didn't use it. And I don't have an account with the details indicated.

Fucks sake.

Sorry for my negativity today

Vet day for Miss Meow. She has been drugged and so will hopefully be less traumatised by the experience than last time.

We just got visited by a traveling pastry man at work! How fun!

Had a 30 minute power nap and missed a meeting. No one asked and no one cared.

I had a dream I was working as a mechanic in a factory and I lived upstairs. I could make music 24/7 without any issues.

It was a nice life.

I miss the camaraderie of the labouring work I used to do. These office people can be such complete and utter twats.

Fuck Hospo though. Never again.

working from home because my nose is doing that thing where it becomes more blocked as I talk

Poor sleep blegh.

Good news is I've completed the majority of my assessments, more than I thought I had ha. There's just some last bits to do regarding proper enclosures per certain laws/acts which is easy enough.

Oh man we're getting a live action Lilo and Stitch AND Moana? Jesus Disney, leave some stuff animated.

I've completed all my measurements and planning for my couch cushions, now it's time to start cutting fabric. 🤞 wish me luck!

TIL you get a small bag of corn chips like Doritos or whatever, smoosh it up a bit, open it and put your taco meat in and the rest. It’s called a “walking taco”

I’m sure it’s tasty but I don’t like the idea of eating hot meat out of a chip bag.

omg, I just found a mouse hole behind the bookcase, they chewed a hole through the wall!!

Health insurance hike? Go fuck yeself

Using uTube on the TV as a stereo is proving to be infested with Clive Palmer bullshit currently. Need to get off my arse and replace the dead unit. Argh, more decisions.

Do the fuck heads who like to pretend they're police at the self serve checkouts realise they're complete knobs I wonder.

Went to the night market last night and where I went to get refuge from the swarms of people and eat, a guy was wearing a hat that said "Make Australia Great Again" which I think was for the UAP. Yikes.

What should I buy for lunch?

Behold, I have arisen

So you know how in films to portray a character holding back their emotions, the character will clench their fist so hard it bleeds?

I never understood that. I have always bit my nails, often leaving a good amount of skin between the nail end and the top of my fingers.

Well, I've grown my nails out and yeah, I get it now. I just yawned and stretched and clenched my fists, and it hurt!