I found out today that the head of sales is wanting to retire soon and they hired me to replace him pretty much.
That's fucking crazy!!!!!!!!
17
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
Whoa. That's amazing news!!! Congrats 🎉
7
SpinMeRound - 1mon
That's AWESOME!!!! And good to know early on. GET IT BOY!
7
StudSpud The Starchy - 1mon
OOOOOOO payrise in the future! Hell yeah!!
6
force_majeure1234 @lemmy.world - 1mon
Yo wtf
5
Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 1mon
Legit. He explained it to me today because we share an office.
I'm just nodding along like, yep OK no worries.
In my head I'm fucking running around in circles jumping for joy and shit.
4
Seagoon_ - 1mon
yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ...lol
2
TheWitchofThornbury2 - 1mon
Good succession planning. Congrats!
4
Bottom_racer - 1mon
Back to Melbs today.
Have to leave my bestie. Sometimes it feels like she's the only one that unconditionally listens to me (if I have cheese):
12
Catfish - 1mon
Double dose of COVID. Balls!
11
SaneMartigan - 1mon
Malakas. Do you have people to help you? Reach out to us if things get dire, someone will live near by with time to drop paracetamol, gatorade and cough drops off.
8
Catfish - 1mon
House is pretty well stocked, but thank you
5
Seagoon_ - 1mon
so many hugs
( I think i have long covid, I did not have a good sleep last night )
5
imoldgreeeg - 1mon
Oh bum. Take care
5
melbaboutown - 1mon
Nooo. I hope you get through it okay
5
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
Who brought in the mange? You or boyo?
4
Catfish - 1mon
He has a suspect at work, but don't really know
4
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
Hahaha. Get well soon and try not to kill each other ❤️
5
tombruzzo - 1mon
I just hosted my first night of trivia and things went well enough. Once I'm familiar with the software things will go smoother and I bet I'll be able to wrap everything up and get everyone out by 8:30
10
melbaboutown - 1mon
::: spoiler Cat medical
Melbcat is getting a referral because her normal vet doesn’t feel confident handling this. I’m so stressed
:::
10
Seagoon_ - 1mon
be assured she is being seen by experts and people who care
so many hugs
10
tone212_ - 1mon
::: spoiler venting about pain
Today is 3 weeks since my back muscle injury started and honestly I'm not sure I have seen any real improvement. It's less raw sore but the soreness level has gone down, up, down, up, and today is an up day. It's really starting to affect me mentally. I get woken up in the middle of the night from the pain if I shift in bed. I don't want to get out of bed most days because laying flat on my back is about the only position where the muscle feels completely "off". I've never had a muscle injury like this that just keeps going and going. Just want this horror to end.
10
Thornburywitch - 1mon
I'm going to assume that you've seen a doctor or physio about this. Backs are hard to fix cos just about EVERYTHING you do uses core muscles that attach to your back at some point. Rest can only do so much - maybe a sport physio could help you a bit more than a regular one?
8
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
Have you seen a doctor about this? Cos I get that there will be up and down days but it should still be on the decline after 3 weeks.
6
LowExperience2368 - 1mon
I hope you feel better soon.
4
Seagoon_ - 1mon
so many hugs,
back injuries are debilitating and depressing , literally the nerve pain signals create depression in your brain
do not do anything that causes pain, that only aggravates the injury and makes healing take longer
I suggest lots of rest
anti-inflammatories
hot water bottles in bed
hot baths to relax muscles and tendons and ligaments
read The Back Mechanic to understand your injury and what you can do
see a doctor
3
StudSpud The Starchy - 1mon
Eyy I'm in for the second interview, a culture fit interview.
That's even after accidentally letting slip "bitch" during the first interview 😂👀 context: he asked what I like to do in my free time, and I listed off gaming and reading, and "watching Dragula, because watching drag queens bitch about each other is strangely hilarious".
Phew!
10
TheWitchofThornbury2 - 1mon
The sun is shining here in Thornbury. Then the hailstones arrived .... just small ones but wtf?
9
Seagoon_ - 1mon
had that at the beach yesterday , fun
6
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
Pork steak with mashed potato or potato gratin? You've got 1 hour to cast your important vote. Go.
Thank you. Your vote was important to us.
9
TheWitchofThornbury2 - 1mon
Mash! Gratin is nice, but NOTHING beats a good mash.
8
StudSpud The Starchy - 1mon
Mashed! Love mashed potatoes
7
Seagoon_ - 1mon
With lots of black pepper, and butter. Eat with gravy. 🤤
7
Seagoon_ - 1mon
mashed
5
SpinMeRound - 1mon
Gratin.
4
Eagle - 1mon
Am I too late? Mash.
4
anotherspringchicken - 1mon
Mash
oops, missed the deadline
4
force_majeure1234 @lemmy.world - 1mon
Gratin
4
force_majeure1234 @lemmy.world - 1mon
Nothing wrong with that plate of food I tell ya what. Healthful and delicious 😍
3
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
Not healthful. There's a shitload of butter in there.
2
force_majeure1234 @lemmy.world - 1mon
False. No butter in there at all I didn't hear it
3
melbaboutown - 1mon
Melbcat is going to the vet to be inspected today. I’ll have to remember to put her warm little wheat bag in the carrier before we head off.
8
Seagoon_ - 1mon
aw, you are so considerate
4
Rusty Raven - 1mon
I am now committed to a full body boot camp over the next couple of days. The weather looks like the best it's going to be for the forseeable future so I've booked in delivery of 1.5m of sandy loam, which I then get to shovel into a wheelbarrow for transport to the back yard. I've been warming up with carting bagged mulch and compost, so hopefully this won't kill me too badly.
If all goes to plan there should be enough there to do a bit of top dressing of the tiny patch of grass at the front to even up a few holes and put a bit on the naturestrip to even that up a bit too, but the bulk is going to the back to try to make it a bit less lumpy. I'll probably want to do another layer in autumn, but I'll see how it goes.
I have decided the subject of grass varieties and the best blends is way too complicated for my level of interest. I picked one that is not kikuyu based and is supposed to be hardy. It's from the landscaping company and one they recommend for the area so hopefully it goes ok. I think for a long-term investment if I wanted a good lawn I'd go for buffalo grass, but it's only available as turf. I think that's what's at the front, and it definitely needs less mowing than the grasses at the back.
7
SaneMartigan - 1mon
I did 2m in a day because I needed the driveway back and that was a workout for sure.
5
Rusty Raven - 1mon
The need to get the driveway clear is a great motivator. I think I did 2m in one day last year which nearly killed me, but I had to shovel out at the other end into raised planters, this time I can just dump onto the ground so it should be a lot easier.
The next garden boot camp will probably be bulk mulch delivery, which is still a lot of work but a lot lighter. The current mulch is all sugarcane, which is great for the soil because it breaks down quickly, but I want to get some heavier mulch for the paths and around the natives. Probably the weather is going to go from changeable spring (where I am struggling to find enough time to work where it is not raining) straight to summer (where I struggle to find a day that I won't roast alive). I can probably put it off until autumn if I need to though.
6
Seagoon_ - 1mon
eyeshadow experimentation report, colour no.6 ( Ucanbe make up palette , Hidden Gems )
dove grey, the pigment is intense, very good coverage
and by a complete surprise it looks really nice on me, even suits me! brings out my blue grey eyes. I might use this all the time now.
( I thought grey was going to bring out my the dark circles under my eyes but no! )
7
Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 1mon
Goodnight all ❤️
Here's a throwback to the morning after adopting Gibson
7
TheWitchofThornbury2 - 1mon
Here's to new beginnings.
6
Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 1mon
Indeed ❤️
2
Seagoon_ - 1mon
Good night everyone 😘
3
Rusty Raven - 1mon
My timing today has been good. I managed to time the dog walk so we didn't get rained on, and I just managed to weed the front yard in between showers too. I have now removed all visible weeds from the front lawn and the worst of the weeds from the nature strip (focusing on the bindi and other prickly things). I also dug up a few patches of the lawn grass to divide and transplant into a dead corner, which may have been killed by overspray of weedkiller from adjacent paths or may just be out of the pattern the automatic sprinklers reach. The dead root system of the turf in that corner should act as a fairly good weedmat, I just tucked the grass between sheets of that and it will get a layer of topdressing soil and some fertilizer and hopefully fill in the dead corner with good grass.
7
Catfish - 1mon
Hail! Not vey big but lots of it
6
Seagoon_ - 1mon
anti-histamines have been obtained
it was just getting ridiculous, rosacea flared, itchy all over, food sensitivity reactions got worse, irritated throat, woke up to a scratched cornea from ocular rosacea ( very painful )
6
melbaboutown - 1mon
Could this be MCAS?
5
Seagoon_ - 1mon
MCAS , so, something else to worry about
and my symptoms are very mild, I just worry about my eyes
5
imoldgreeeg - 1mon
It is too cold. Can we cancel Tuesday?
6
force_majeure1234 @lemmy.world - 1mon
No it has to be Tuesday cos I have Wednesday onwards off work
whatever floats your boat, I'm not judgemental 👍👍👍
2
tombruzzo - 1mon
I had only ever heard Computer Camp. It's always interesting to listen to the other music of groups you've hardly dipped into
2
StudSpud The Starchy - 1mon
Computer Camp is awesome, another great one of theirs!
2
Taleya - 1mon
sitting there watching the hail and my windows fog up in real time due to the sudden temperature drop.
Feels like: 4c
bloooody hell....
5
tombruzzo - 1mon
I did a drive at lunchtime and it seems like I can Funnelhack My Commute by car even faster now. There's a residential street next to a main road that has finally been finished. I'm not sure what the local knowledge is on this one but if I can cruise down there it will cut down the drive home big time
4
LowExperience2368 - 1mon
My scalp has been terribly dry, so I bought some T-gel thinking it was scalp psoriasis. Made it worse. I think it might be the hair-dryer or water is too hot. My whole body is also very dry as well. Aloe vera does help for that. Not for the scalp though.
4
Eagle - 1mon
I think its the weather. Or stress. I currently have eczema in my ears for the first time in my life. Its horrible. I've had it elsewhere before, usually triggered by stress or environmental stuff, but ears suck.
Maybe some gentle moisture for your scalp?
6
LowExperience2368 - 1mon
Inside your ears? :(
I put some unscented moisturiser yesterday which kinda helped, but not really. I think I need something heavier maybe.
3
Eagle - 1mon
Yep. Inside. Today I have resorted to a low dose cortisone cream and thankfully they feel a lot better.
You may need to grease up your skin for a few days.
4
StudSpud The Starchy - 1mon
You don't want psoriasis. I've had it behind my ears since I was 6, and it has never ever gone away. No moisturiser, steroid cream, or change of hair routine has had an effect on it. It comes and goes, recedes and spreads, according to its own will and desire.
It's probably the weather or stress that has caused your skin dryness. I've heard that having a hot shower as normal and then before you get out turn off the hot water and run yourself under the cold, can help as well. Hair dryers also cause damage from what I understand.
5
LowExperience2368 - 1mon
Noo :( that's not fun.
I have it on my hips and eyelids and it's so annoying. I've had the scalp problem for about two years
3
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
I found if I wash my hair too often, I'm itchy. Not enough and I'm itchy. I've now found a balance.
An old remedy I found that worked for me is 1 part cider vinegar and 3 parts water. I put it in a bottle and after I've shampooed and rinsed, I'd tip half the bottle on my hair, lightly massage my scalp and let it sit for a couple of minutes before a quick rinse then condition as normal. Be warned. It's very fucking cold so i warm the bottle first. I haven't had to do this since I found "the balance".
I also have dry skin so when I jump in the shower and I've warmed up I turn the hot down and periodically do this during my entire shower until it's just warm before getting out.
5
LowExperience2368 - 1mon
Interesting. What's your balance? I personally wash my hair twice a week.
3
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
Twice a week in the cooler months. 3 or 4 times in the sweaty summer.
I let my hair decide when it needs a wash. Lol.
3
Seagoon_ - 1mon
Today's opshop LP is a documentary on 50 years of of BBC Radio. BBC 1922-1972, double album set
here is side one, just listen to the first minute, it's wonderful , over 100 years ago now, "This is the BBC calling the world from London" :)
YarraByte in melbourne
Discussion Thread 🌸 Tuesday 11 November 2025
I found out today that the head of sales is wanting to retire soon and they hired me to replace him pretty much.
That's fucking crazy!!!!!!!!
Whoa. That's amazing news!!! Congrats 🎉
That's AWESOME!!!! And good to know early on. GET IT BOY!
OOOOOOO payrise in the future! Hell yeah!!
Yo wtf
Legit. He explained it to me today because we share an office.
I'm just nodding along like, yep OK no worries.
In my head I'm fucking running around in circles jumping for joy and shit.
yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ...lol
Good succession planning. Congrats!
Back to Melbs today.
Have to leave my bestie. Sometimes it feels like she's the only one that unconditionally listens to me (if I have cheese):
Double dose of COVID. Balls!
Malakas. Do you have people to help you? Reach out to us if things get dire, someone will live near by with time to drop paracetamol, gatorade and cough drops off.
House is pretty well stocked, but thank you
so many hugs
( I think i have long covid, I did not have a good sleep last night )
Oh bum. Take care
Nooo. I hope you get through it okay
Who brought in the mange? You or boyo?
He has a suspect at work, but don't really know
Hahaha. Get well soon and try not to kill each other ❤️
I just hosted my first night of trivia and things went well enough. Once I'm familiar with the software things will go smoother and I bet I'll be able to wrap everything up and get everyone out by 8:30
::: spoiler Cat medical
Melbcat is getting a referral because her normal vet doesn’t feel confident handling this. I’m so stressed
:::
be assured she is being seen by experts and people who care
so many hugs
::: spoiler venting about pain
Today is 3 weeks since my back muscle injury started and honestly I'm not sure I have seen any real improvement. It's less raw sore but the soreness level has gone down, up, down, up, and today is an up day. It's really starting to affect me mentally. I get woken up in the middle of the night from the pain if I shift in bed. I don't want to get out of bed most days because laying flat on my back is about the only position where the muscle feels completely "off". I've never had a muscle injury like this that just keeps going and going. Just want this horror to end.
I'm going to assume that you've seen a doctor or physio about this. Backs are hard to fix cos just about EVERYTHING you do uses core muscles that attach to your back at some point. Rest can only do so much - maybe a sport physio could help you a bit more than a regular one?
Have you seen a doctor about this? Cos I get that there will be up and down days but it should still be on the decline after 3 weeks.
I hope you feel better soon.
so many hugs,
back injuries are debilitating and depressing , literally the nerve pain signals create depression in your brain
do not do anything that causes pain, that only aggravates the injury and makes healing take longer
I suggest lots of rest
anti-inflammatories
hot water bottles in bed
hot baths to relax muscles and tendons and ligaments
read The Back Mechanic to understand your injury and what you can do
see a doctor
Eyy I'm in for the second interview, a culture fit interview.
That's even after accidentally letting slip "bitch" during the first interview 😂👀 context: he asked what I like to do in my free time, and I listed off gaming and reading, and "watching Dragula, because watching drag queens bitch about each other is strangely hilarious".
Phew!
The sun is shining here in Thornbury. Then the hailstones arrived .... just small ones but wtf?
had that at the beach yesterday , fun
Pork steak with mashed potato or potato gratin? You've got 1 hour to cast your important vote. Go.
Thank you. Your vote was important to us.
Mash! Gratin is nice, but NOTHING beats a good mash.
Mashed! Love mashed potatoes
With lots of black pepper, and butter. Eat with gravy. 🤤
mashed
Gratin.
Am I too late? Mash.
Mash
oops, missed the deadline
Gratin
Nothing wrong with that plate of food I tell ya what. Healthful and delicious 😍
Not healthful. There's a shitload of butter in there.
False. No butter in there at all I didn't hear it
Melbcat is going to the vet to be inspected today. I’ll have to remember to put her warm little wheat bag in the carrier before we head off.
aw, you are so considerate
I am now committed to a full body boot camp over the next couple of days. The weather looks like the best it's going to be for the forseeable future so I've booked in delivery of 1.5m of sandy loam, which I then get to shovel into a wheelbarrow for transport to the back yard. I've been warming up with carting bagged mulch and compost, so hopefully this won't kill me too badly.
If all goes to plan there should be enough there to do a bit of top dressing of the tiny patch of grass at the front to even up a few holes and put a bit on the naturestrip to even that up a bit too, but the bulk is going to the back to try to make it a bit less lumpy. I'll probably want to do another layer in autumn, but I'll see how it goes.
I have decided the subject of grass varieties and the best blends is way too complicated for my level of interest. I picked one that is not kikuyu based and is supposed to be hardy. It's from the landscaping company and one they recommend for the area so hopefully it goes ok. I think for a long-term investment if I wanted a good lawn I'd go for buffalo grass, but it's only available as turf. I think that's what's at the front, and it definitely needs less mowing than the grasses at the back.
I did 2m in a day because I needed the driveway back and that was a workout for sure.
The need to get the driveway clear is a great motivator. I think I did 2m in one day last year which nearly killed me, but I had to shovel out at the other end into raised planters, this time I can just dump onto the ground so it should be a lot easier.
The next garden boot camp will probably be bulk mulch delivery, which is still a lot of work but a lot lighter. The current mulch is all sugarcane, which is great for the soil because it breaks down quickly, but I want to get some heavier mulch for the paths and around the natives. Probably the weather is going to go from changeable spring (where I am struggling to find enough time to work where it is not raining) straight to summer (where I struggle to find a day that I won't roast alive). I can probably put it off until autumn if I need to though.
eyeshadow experimentation report, colour no.6 ( Ucanbe make up palette , Hidden Gems )
dove grey, the pigment is intense, very good coverage
and by a complete surprise it looks really nice on me, even suits me! brings out my blue grey eyes. I might use this all the time now.
( I thought grey was going to bring out my the dark circles under my eyes but no! )
Goodnight all ❤️
Here's a throwback to the morning after adopting Gibson
Here's to new beginnings.
Indeed ❤️
Good night everyone 😘
My timing today has been good. I managed to time the dog walk so we didn't get rained on, and I just managed to weed the front yard in between showers too. I have now removed all visible weeds from the front lawn and the worst of the weeds from the nature strip (focusing on the bindi and other prickly things). I also dug up a few patches of the lawn grass to divide and transplant into a dead corner, which may have been killed by overspray of weedkiller from adjacent paths or may just be out of the pattern the automatic sprinklers reach. The dead root system of the turf in that corner should act as a fairly good weedmat, I just tucked the grass between sheets of that and it will get a layer of topdressing soil and some fertilizer and hopefully fill in the dead corner with good grass.
Hail! Not vey big but lots of it
anti-histamines have been obtained
it was just getting ridiculous, rosacea flared, itchy all over, food sensitivity reactions got worse, irritated throat, woke up to a scratched cornea from ocular rosacea ( very painful )
Could this be MCAS?
and my symptoms are very mild, I just worry about my eyes
It is too cold. Can we cancel Tuesday?
No it has to be Tuesday cos I have Wednesday onwards off work
Yes, two Mondays.
tell me why?
why?
Ain't nothing but a heartache
😱
This calls for the heater. Again.
need antihistamines , must brave the weather
Give It Up - Datarock
I fucking love this song
a happy positive song until the one line ...lol
It's the best part!!
whatever floats your boat, I'm not judgemental 👍👍👍
I had only ever heard Computer Camp. It's always interesting to listen to the other music of groups you've hardly dipped into
Computer Camp is awesome, another great one of theirs!
sitting there watching the hail and my windows fog up in real time due to the sudden temperature drop.
Feels like: 4c
bloooody hell....
I did a drive at lunchtime and it seems like I can Funnelhack My Commute by car even faster now. There's a residential street next to a main road that has finally been finished. I'm not sure what the local knowledge is on this one but if I can cruise down there it will cut down the drive home big time
My scalp has been terribly dry, so I bought some T-gel thinking it was scalp psoriasis. Made it worse. I think it might be the hair-dryer or water is too hot. My whole body is also very dry as well. Aloe vera does help for that. Not for the scalp though.
I think its the weather. Or stress. I currently have eczema in my ears for the first time in my life. Its horrible. I've had it elsewhere before, usually triggered by stress or environmental stuff, but ears suck. Maybe some gentle moisture for your scalp?
Inside your ears? :(
I put some unscented moisturiser yesterday which kinda helped, but not really. I think I need something heavier maybe.
Yep. Inside. Today I have resorted to a low dose cortisone cream and thankfully they feel a lot better. You may need to grease up your skin for a few days.
You don't want psoriasis. I've had it behind my ears since I was 6, and it has never ever gone away. No moisturiser, steroid cream, or change of hair routine has had an effect on it. It comes and goes, recedes and spreads, according to its own will and desire.
It's probably the weather or stress that has caused your skin dryness. I've heard that having a hot shower as normal and then before you get out turn off the hot water and run yourself under the cold, can help as well. Hair dryers also cause damage from what I understand.
Noo :( that's not fun.
I have it on my hips and eyelids and it's so annoying. I've had the scalp problem for about two years
I found if I wash my hair too often, I'm itchy. Not enough and I'm itchy. I've now found a balance.
An old remedy I found that worked for me is 1 part cider vinegar and 3 parts water. I put it in a bottle and after I've shampooed and rinsed, I'd tip half the bottle on my hair, lightly massage my scalp and let it sit for a couple of minutes before a quick rinse then condition as normal. Be warned. It's very fucking cold so i warm the bottle first. I haven't had to do this since I found "the balance".
I also have dry skin so when I jump in the shower and I've warmed up I turn the hot down and periodically do this during my entire shower until it's just warm before getting out.
Interesting. What's your balance? I personally wash my hair twice a week.
Twice a week in the cooler months. 3 or 4 times in the sweaty summer.
I let my hair decide when it needs a wash. Lol.
Today's opshop LP is a documentary on 50 years of of BBC Radio. BBC 1922-1972, double album set
here is side one, just listen to the first minute, it's wonderful , over 100 years ago now, "This is the BBC calling the world from London" :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqnNT4CabT0
Crazy to think that means the BBC is over 100 years old now
Beep Beep 🚚
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Hotpot please
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scones and tea please chef
🥯☕️