Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Hey people, I think you’re really cool and thank you for being cool. Like totally aeesome peolle thabkful to be here ahh 💜
Edit: no u
Mr Sulu, set a course for the Friday drinks region. Warp factor 5.
Haha, you know i was reading that Picard was really the first captain to say “the thing” (an order to get underway as in engage). and also that in the current series Captain Pike says “hit it” which is kind of a cheeky homage to Star Wars in which Han Solo says “punch it” before engaging hyperdrive.
and that’s the nerd story for today. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
I think a neat crossover would be to put the borg into the star wars universe and I’d probably watch it.
I joined the reddit Melbourne dt because it looked fun. Sometimes I comment sometimes I don’t. Then I read comments that are snarky and bitter and I think for a brief moment are you a removed irl? Anyway love you guys ♥ (I am sober by the way. For the time being. Not afraid to show my feels).
Did you see the comments yesterday from the guy bragging about making a 3D printed gun and shooting a 100 rounds into Silvan Reservoir? He’s a removed IRL for sure
The people that wanted to be social came here, the people that wanted to sook stayed there.
My work computer had Lemmy blocked until today, so I found it hard to come on here during those moments where I needed a mental break from work. The DT feels like it’s maybe 10% what it used to be and 90% people asking questions into the void. I miss it all being in one neat place, but given Reddit’s slide towards (more) questionable content, I guess I’ll just use this place as my dose of social media and leave it at that?
Oh look I get it. I never left but when the same question comes up “where is everybody?” you have removed with smartarse answers and yet you can answer in the most mature way. I always upvote you.
removed with smartarse answers and yet you can answer in the most mature way
Ugh, you’re so right. And like, if that’s what’s left of Reddit then it’s just going to turn into yet another Twitter alternative. That kind of response flies in the face of what the DT was, as well. So annoying. We used to be there to downvote that type of rhetoric but I guess without the positive community vibe to set the mood the rats are just going to scamper about.
The melbourne sub is a shadow of it’s former self. Way too many grumpy fucks.
There’s a handful of gatekeeping smug smartarses on there that stand out like dog’s balls now that we’re gone. Oh but apparently we’ll be back. Yeah nah fuck you. Bathe in your own shit if you like.
Good news with a sting. I got my new casual role and pay confirmed and it’s definitely all in the right direction.
Unfortunately… Work wants the company car back immediately upon ending my ft role. They’ve been much more flexible with others who have gone casual in the past, and in the meeting he did say he’d give me some lead time so I can make my own arrangements, but… today after heading into the office he was all paggro and sarcastic again so I don’t expect any favours.
I was prepared for the eventuality and overall I MUCH prefer letting go my old work than keeping the car on, but seeing it in writing - to happen two weeks from now - has definitely been a shock to the nervous system. Like whoa, I wasn’t prepared to say bye so soon and go back to a carless life that fast, especially when I’ll still have two weeks of catsitting to do after that.
I’m definitely feeling that big-change-loss-anxiety-fear (and OMG! how will i visit my friends or get bigger groceries etc? I won’t be able to go into the office easily any more, no more regional trips unless I use carshare)
But I think it’s mixed in with excitement and determination because life is definitely making me start to commit to what I want and get out of that rut. I’ve lived on far far less and without a car for most of my adult life. Crucially, i never have to worry about being kicked out of this country. So everything is heaps better than before.
It’s time to get cracking …after I indulge in some escapism tonight. Good Omens maybe.
Going to spend the night cuddling the cat and playing video games. Being sick isn’t too bad with a fluffy friend who’s chasing around a moth lol
