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  • Do it. It's the end of the year. Enjoy

  • I love everything on Axis Bold as Love. Awesome album

  • Spotify has decided I need a mix of Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Rodriguez and Fantastic Negrito as a salve for the week. This is excellent

  • I loved the fact they just dedicated the three/four mins to let Neil Patrick Harris just do his thing in a one hour special. Glorious

  • Tropical fruit smoothie please. And a tropical fish to look at to get in the mood of this weather

  • Cool. And thanks again.

  • The bot fails on a Sunday, yeah? Bot boss ( can't remember who it is) have you double checked whether the days of the week count should be 0-6 or 1-7? POSIX time (e.g. if you have a cronjob set up) is 0-6 where sunday is 0.

    Just a thought (and thanks for the Bot in the first place).

  • Had lunch outside near an intersection. Shady stressed driving everywhere. Few big near misses, lots of drifting across lanes and charging through with too small a gap.. Be gentle peoples....we want you still here for Christmas.

  • First round of Christmas baking is a win. Sugar cookies (vegan for some folks at work) turned out ok except the frosting is a bit soft. Gingerbread dough is resting overnight in the fridge.

    Dinner may have been bikkies....bit of a sugar high going on here right now.

  • Yeah Melbourne local. I lurked at the other place as imoldgreeeeeg but I randomly changed that because ei jumped ship early before the DT fired up here.

  • Hug. Yeah I joined a different instance which I find good stuff on but this is home 😁

  • There's a local Christmas market on this afternoon/evening (yes they've moved it indoors) I was really looking forward to walking down and having a shop and supporting the local businesses but it's feral out there.

    Not sure what to do

  • Yep ... All I know from that time is to hang onto that thread however small ... I also have a list on my phone of reasons to stay alive. Might be a cat, or a friend, or the fact I like seeing the jacaranda trees this time every year. Not gratitude shit, but threads to clutch when you are white knuckling through these times.

    All the best - stay alive please

  • Don't second guess it. Melbcat is home. You did the right thing with everything you knew at the time. I miss that ring them for a chat about it - so you can suss it out so you know if you feel ok leaving her there again. But don't beat yourself up.

  • Melbourne @aussie.zone
    TuxOfStars @beehaw.org

    Solo Christmas

    Finding myself on my own this Christmas day. Which is cool (just happens that the social bits are Chrismas eve and boxing day this year).

    I am thinking of gifting myself a fancy lunch out. Has anyone done this solo? I am a not afraid to dine alone but worried about being a weirdo on Christmas. Any recommendations? I was looking at the state library but it's pretty expensive even for a treat.

    World News @beehaw.org
    TuxOfStars @beehaw.org

    Category 5 Hurricane Otis makes landfall near Acapulco, Mexico

    From CNN link:

    Hurricane Otis made landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, early Wednesday as a Category 5 storm, delivering what forecasters warned could be a “nightmare scenario” for Mexico’s southern coast as it threatens to cause catastrophic damage with destructive winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge.

    Otis’ center slammed into Mexico’s coast around 12:25 a.m. local time with sustained winds of 165 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.

    and this is the latest advisory from NOAA https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPEP3+shtml/250845.shtml

    Apparently it built from a tropical storm to a Cat 5 in about 24 hours.

    Australia @aussie.zone
    TuxOfStars @beehaw.org

    Repairing vs writing off a car - any thoughts?

    So I had a crash. My car has been assessed as a repairable write off and I have to decide if I push the insurer to repair or I take the payout. I owe no money but would be out of pocket to purchase new(ish). I was not intending to trade it in or sell in the foreseeable future.

    I understand the process if I opt for a write off. If I push for repair I know it needs review and scutiny.

    I am thinking of pushing for repair. Anyone else gone down that path? Any gotchas or experiences to share? I really am in two minds right now.

    Edit: had long chat with the repairer and reviewed the damage and went with write off. Panels and all the suspension on one side was stuffed and needed replacement. The risk of other stuff being just out enough to cause future problems, and risk of issues from sitting out for months waiting on parts was just more than I wanted. Got a fair payout. Bye beasty. Thanks for crumpling so I didn't...