University IT solutions analyst to fund my chronic creative hobby habit. Lived in Meanjin/Brisbane for the last 20-ish years; first place that ever felt like home. Still get that warm fuzzy feeling when I drive up the M3 and the city skyline slides into view from behind the trees. #knitter #adhd #adhdwomen Core hobbies: Knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, sewing Learning: Python, R, microelectronics, clay, watercolours
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Last Notes npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Yes ... "mushrooms" ... https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/115/830/740/861/399/516/original/cf6e319f960edd4f.jpeg npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/115/755/647/846/467/898/original/56b771a7bbb9069b.jpeg npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal more annoying than the woman seated in front of us who talked non-stop the entire hour, and when I got off I saw she wasn't even on a call but recording voice memos? npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal One possible use of AI I may allow for The Greater Good*: emulate the Queensland Rail announcer voice to record "Passengers are reminded that the second carriage is a silent carriage. Please move to a different carriage to talk on your phone or fellow passengers. Listening to music or other audible media without headphones is prohibited at all times." *unless someone knows the voice actor and he's willing to make a few bucks on the side npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal oh man that sucks. I had a period of about a year where a viral infection left me allergic to so many foods. I couldn't eat out because the type of *cooking oil* used mattered, let alone other ingredients. I never realised how much socialising was based around food, or go exhausting it is not being able to grab a snack while you're out or order takeaway after a long day. Our close friends got married during that time and I couldn't eat a single thing at the reception. They were excited to tell me near the end that their cake was all the "-free" types because other guests were vegan or gluten-free etc, but I might have been okay with regular cake; the substitutions were the issues for me 😩 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Yis :D 9/10 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/22/hsc-maths-exam-quiz?CMP=share_btn_url npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal The Paramount app said SNW has been renewed for a 5th season just last week (currently only up to S3 streaming) npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal So work is promoting the sunflower lanyards to flag hidden disabilities, but I'm feeling a bit weird about wearing one myself because imposter syndrome and years of pre-ADHD diagnosis conditioning. BUT, I do like to take knitting to some listen-heavy internal meetings as a focus aide, so I was thinking of making a sunflower project bag instead to signal that this is an accommodation, not just sneaky bonus craft time. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Rain! 😄 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I'm sorry you have to go through this Ash, but I'm glad your mum has found peace. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal but how else do you keep the monsters from stealing your toes? (also tucking in is my last defence against my chronic burrito-ing) npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Oh yeah, great fucking plan. Chuck people with the least flexibility to react to a major flood event (financially, physically, employment-wise, socially, mentally) on an area that has actually flooded, not just modelled to potentially flood. You know why he's not proposing nice fancy houses? Because no-one with options would even think of looking at these places, let alone subject themselves to the inevitable risk of losing what little they have. (Ignoring the part where the buildings probably wouldn't survive or be liveable after a flood, because there's no way they're spending a cent they don't have to for maintenance or prevention. Or the impacts on neighbouring areas from displaced flood waters.) Heartless bastard. You made a bad investment, don't try to recoup it from people who can least afford it. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-02/qld-flood-apartments-ipswich-development-approvals/105820118 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/115/149/472/088/665/669/original/b9e56f2a7838f4b9.mp4 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal sorry, I mangled the question - was asking if it can be done on Kobo. From memory there's a plugin but it doesn't work with Kindle metadata. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Can you know collections/folders via Calibre? That's my biggest bugbear with my Kindle, having to manually sort each new upload npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Colleague's dad is converting his tractor to electric (as you do when you're retired) and needs a part he's modelled made in metal, but all the manufacturers he's contacted want orders for 10K, not a single piece. Does anyone I know have the capacity/capability (or know of someone) who can do a one-off? @npub1zkj…jt8t? I'd assume paid, not sure of the budget but I guessing anything less than the cost of 10000 parts would be welcomed ... npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal oh yay, I keep meaning to say something but get distracted by the story 😆 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Lovely day out at Redcliffe. Went to the yarn festival in the morning, lunch & moseying by the water in the afternoon. https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/115/077/391/813/665/970/original/89b362c36beda04b.jpeg https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/115/077/392/242/976/149/original/3cb8fe6a95d65c70.jpeg npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Tell me I'm reading this wrong? This shitstain is appealing because the reporters described a "bad" kind of rape, but he only did the "good" kind, so they were still being big meanypants bullies to his poor little self? https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/aug/19/bruce-lehrmann-defamation-case-network-10-lisa-wilkinson-what-to-know-ntwnfb npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal "You're cosplaying a personality disorder and calling it leadership" is the best description of LinkedIn I've ever read. https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/115010687747565520 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal You can get Overdrive books in Kindle by downloading the "ePub", opening it in Adobe Digital Editions, dragging *that* ePub to Calibre and sideloading to the Kindle. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I'm so sorry for your loss 🩵🩵 I'm glad you were able to be there to help her to the other side. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal oh, thank you - I need to bring a plate to a meeting next fortnight, this is perfect (especially since I figured out mum's old food processor still works fine) npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Baking is so much easier with a dishwasher! Don't have to worry about using multiple measurers or spoons or whatever, dirty stuff goes straight into the magic machine. Plus the usual dishwasher cycle takes bout the same time a cake takes to bake, so it's make cake -> put on dishwasher -> clean down counters -> cuppa tea -> cake out of oven -> empty dishwasher -> de-pan the cake -> cake tin in the empty dishwasher. Perfect alignment makes my brain happy. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I am regretting rushing onto the train that I thought I'd just miss, instead of waiting for the next one and getting a vending machine snack like I planned. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I'm sorry you're having to go through with this. We had the same heartbreak with Mum - by the time we got Dad to acknowledge she needed professional care (and find a place) she wasn't able to understand the change. I hope I remember this if I get to that stage myself. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal @npub193a…faq9 https://ohai.social/@MeanwhileinCanada/114869619182991138 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I printed a lampshade! I didn't make the model, but I have used the pattern as inspiration for my next make 🙂 https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/114/843/357/235/040/303/original/67872ee29670912e.jpeg npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/114/769/918/798/155/174/original/7d292577fd9290b3.jpeg npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal convert a family photo to ASCII, split into vertical strips and print a wall-sized curtain photo? npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal It was 40 minutes past my demon kitty's breakfast time and I was the only human in the house. To wake me up, Ziggy: Pulled a project bag off the shelf by the bed; Sat heavily on my feet (scientists should study how he can change his personal gravity so effectively); and Repeatedly pulled the bag's string ties through his teeth so the knot at the end audibly snapped out. He only uses the sequence on me because he knows I care about him not destroying my knitting (without actually touching the knitting, just casually implying the threat). If my dad's up then it's just sitting up on his hind legs and resting his front paws on the armchair (it's novel enough for Dad to get his attention). For MrJane it's usually just meowing, sometimes a single claw to an exposed arm or ear. One time he played a metal-rod-sided rubbish bin on the bedside table like a harp with his claws. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Watching Alias, and Sloane just said someone was located in "Mack-ee" Australia 😆 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal something something *lowest* common denominator something something npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal speaking of shit kitchens: just saw this in a search. Sink in front of the window yes, but that's the entire kitchen. And pretty sure the rest of the house photos show water inundation and mould on the floors 🤢 https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/114/741/003/526/530/162/original/2a9bcc37bda51aa9.jpeg https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/114/741/004/136/529/794/original/d1d75b8d6229fe22.jpeg npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I never realised how ingrained (and necessary) the sink-in-front-of-the-window concept was in my head until I started looking for houses and hating some otherwise nice kitchens for some reason. So many older houses without any external walls because they built it in for a sunroom or attached laundry or whatever. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal the exercise the PT gave me: 1: lift your shoulders 2: pull your shoulder blades together 3: still holding together, pull down / drop your shoulders 4: hold for a few seconds, release & repeat x10 So sort of tracing an outside-in T shape with your shoulders? npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal ooft, I understand this. I have hypermobility, but my shoulders have the worst symptoms; if they're too stretched out (like from working in a chair without proper arm rests) it very unpleasantly feels like it's going to pop right out. Not conducive to sleep. I have exercises to tighten it up, but I don't always remember and regret it for a few days until I can catch up again. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Took many iterations but eventually hacked a solution: 1) import all columns as text, no guesses on format —(this was okay as I already have set up a function to apply formatting, factors, etc based on column name further down the pipeline) 2) do an if/else string-detect for an entry containing punctuation in the date column; if FALSE (ie it’s an Excel date pretending to be an integer, not a recognisable date or null field) then use the excel library’s convertToDate but then save that date as a string 3) convert the whole column to a date (R-recognised dates and null/NA values included) npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Ugh lost a whole day of work because Excel + dates = UNENDING INSANITY. So the library I use to import data from Excel to R has a handy convertToDate() function, so when importing I had it run on any columns with “date” in the name. Except I found it only works if a) the column is formatted in Excel as a date, and b) entries into that column are only typed directly into Excel, not copy-pasted strings or dragged over or inserted via external scripts etc etc etc. So in a collaborative spreadsheet, some cells will be 16/6/2025 and others 2025-06-16 (for example). Even if you go into Excel and reapply the date formatting, change it to custom formatting, all of that, it still imports weird. So when using the read_excel() function, some of those cells import as “52047” (Excel’s version of a date, eg days from a specific date) and others as the entered string “2025-06-16” or even “16/06/2025” if it’s super weird. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Any recs for BYO modem? NBN via Optus if that makes a difference. Split floor house, wood walls, max two walls + 2 cupboards between modem location and furthest wifi-dependent device. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal The series really relies on the contestants. I've been background bingeing the UK Taskmaster and I've skipped whole seasons because I didn't know or like the cast. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I’m no expert on strategy but it’s usually on the first few tackles, I assume it’s about gaining maximum distance; ducking and evading can result in losing a few metres or so each play. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal the “unalive” phrasing comes from evading social media blocks on words like die, death, suicide etc. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Ikea calls theirs “Shopping bag on wheels” https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/radarbulle-shopping-bag-on-wheels-black-30485227/. We colloquially refer to it as the granny grocery trolley. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I mean more tracking and reporting the hooning as opposed to the noise. Car dashcams are relatively safe because the cam is moving; if they managed to see the proof and it’s from a recognisable intersection, they can figure out which house has the camera set up in that direction. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal we get a dickhead with a backfiring exhaust around midnight - 2am at our house (along with many speedracers and general dipshittery) I’d set up a camera but I’d be worried about retaliation if we used it to report. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal @npub193a…faq9 https://ecoevo.social/@benlockwood/114523573613009789 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal #qldpol fuckers, the lot of them. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/10/queensland-government-held-21-minute-consultation-on-puberty-blocker-ban-at-same-time-it-announced-decision?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal MrJane has been looking at getting one; buses are shit down here and he doesn’t drive. What sort of price are you thinking? npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal So hard to research stuff these days; everything’s either ads in disguise or AI slop, so: My work headphones/headset are probably nearing end of life; any recommendations for decent quality, wireless, noise-cancelling over-ear headphones with clear microphone, good for WFH and sometimes noisy open-plan office? 90% will be used for Windows+Teams if that makes a difference. Nothing that costs hundreds but willing to spend for quality/longevity/super cool racing stripes. Over ear for visible “don’t talk to me” signal & comfort. Currently have Soundcore Life Q35. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal 🎉🎉🎉 https://bne.social/@SEQPowerOutages/114437841386469242 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal 100% what I do. Also to block eyesight with the Orange and Yellow people. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal No, glue and double-sided tape go in the “sticky stuff” drawer. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal oh that's disappointing. I've come to prefer the Aldi versions of a few products Caramelts > Caramel Crowns Choceur > Cadbury's Their frozen Mac & cheese is v delicious and proper cheesy npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I think this was it? Same concept, lots of batter. https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/114/361/278/228/336/930/original/3baebe4dca139193.jpeg npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal last time we went to the Ekka there was lasagne onna stick 😋 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal $10 says it's HP fanfic or the like npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I recommend Templater, Tasks, QuickAdd, and Dataview as the base plugins to get maximum value for work notes. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal ooh let me know if you get any insights into the hair thing. I've always had very fine hair but lots of it; the second part not so much these days. I had a bit of regrowth after I stopped taking my antidepressant, but any gains are lost again. My blood test results yesterday had very low Vit D and iron, and low B12 so I'm hoping the rectification actions have an effect. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal feel free to tell me to shove it, but would it be feasible to print/cut a frame to string up a sling to hold your ankle? Something padded but narrow so you can move the pressure point along the leg during the day. Tall one for free-standing sling, short wide one to replace a cushion on a couch? npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal We have power!! Woohoo! Sweet sweet electrons, how I have missed you (and your ability to entertain the menfolk in the house) npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal yeah, depending on continued power, flooding, road access etc. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal We're still out. My brother further south has his power back so that's an option maybe? Our phone/data is spotty too, but not out, so that's something. https://mastodon.social/@SEQPowerOutages/114123688299684222 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I've been expecting it all day so everything is nearly fully charged, and we have a big power bank that should do a few full charges on all phones. Am on low power mode just to be safe but we should be okay. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Aaaand the power finally went out. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal It's so quiet and still here. Not eye-of-the-hurricane quiet, just this weird stasis. No wind, drizzly rain. There's power outages all around our area but we're still on, and the latest tracking seems like the destructive winds won't hit us at all instead of being right in the middle of the the doom kidney like all the previous predictions suggested. Still worried for my family in Bne and Sunshine coast hinterland, but this waiting is driving me nuts. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal neither can Ziggy https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/114/118/977/952/214/109/original/988d287ac0acaf22.jpeg npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal thank you for looking after our pocket selves npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Apart from the horrifying censorship concerns, this list is so fucking idiotic. Words, surprisingly, have more than one meaning and are used in different contexts. How are financial orgs supposed to excise "equity"? Or legal areas avoiding "prejudice", or IT without "privileges". Fuck, even the travel departments get hit with "all-inclusive". This isn't just copyediting to change "diverse" to "many and varied", these terms have very specific, non-"woke" meanings that can't just be erased or substituted. https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/113/982/426/333/257/575/original/a34e5bb9677ed7ef.png npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I am disappointed that the hardware fastener store nextdoor to the adult store is "Bolts and Nuts" and not "Nuts and Bolts" or even "Screws and Nuts". npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal 🍯💦🍈. Nothing suss with that sequence ... npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal 🤢 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal possibly should have tested this out today with the classy lass who doubled down with the noise by PEEING ON THE FLOOR. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I just wish they kept the signs up inside the carriages like in the older trains. The newer ones only have it on the outside by the door and people don't see it (and def not if they travel through from the other carriage) npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Today's #quietcarriage offenders: two mums and their 6yo boys. Just, why would you choose to sit in the one carriage you can't talk in when you're pathologically unable to keep quiet? It's not like the train was full before you got on. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal those are not apartment dogs 😢 npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal actually, something even more boring - a bracket to hold the bit of wood against the legs of side table in the loungeroom that Dad's been using to block the robovac from getting in the cords. But the vac is dumb and bangs into it and dislodges it, and the table is too sentimental to damage the legs by screwing or taping it in place. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal containers for dessicants 😜 Filaments apparently don't like humidity, which is slightly inconvenient in Qld ... Thankfully there's models for ones that slot into the AMS and for storing rolls in airtight IKEA food containers that are in stock at Logan. After that, dunno - maybe some articulated dragons? I bought one for MrJane a while back and I want one for myself ... npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Rewarded myself for clearing the office by buying more stuff to put in it: a 3D printer 😄 Got a Bambu P1S with the AMS combo on the way. :pakidge: Wanted something plug-and-play with its own enclosure; I'm sure there's more open source or cheaper options, but I've paid the ADHD tax to make sure I can set it up and use it without too many barriers so it's not just another ~thing~ sitting around waiting for my ducks to get in a row. I'd rather spend my energy learning a CAD program to model my designs. I get all these ✨ideas✨ and have a collection of sketches that I'd really like to prototype, if only to stop the concepts spinning around in my head. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal crimin' all day npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal hah jinx https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/113/768/586/113/533/825/original/eb31f21610edb1db.jpeg npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I've also subbed sour cream for the milk and butter npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I should hire out Ziggy as a cat ambassador. My middle sister was legit scared of cats after my older sister's psycho cat bit her for sitting in the wrong chair, but a few days with Ziggy and she's talking to him, gave him a nickname (Catdawg, because he's trained to sit and stand up for a scritch before he's fed dinner), and having dreams of him sitting on her lap (which he doesn't even do for me). npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Sorted out the office / spare room for my sister's visit. It was a bit of a dumping ground in the house move and inefficiently stored; it's a usable space now! After my sister leaves I might be able to do some sewing, and I'll be couchifying the bed to be my quiet place 💙💙 Before, after, and bonus mood lighting (now properly installed instead of just draped) https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/113/700/498/121/698/070/original/fbb6a683250ef436.jpeg https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/113/700/498/600/783/832/original/0432cfaa1470a712.jpeg https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/113/700/498/999/974/588/original/65ef62d242655764.jpeg npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal it really works! I was honestly worried I was going to have to make a hasty exit out into the rain but the dots reversed it within a few minutes. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal One good thing though: was feeling a little queasy from reading my phone in the stop-start traffic, but I turned on the travel dots thing in ios18 and it's surprisingly effective. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Well that was a Very Bad Call, self. Didn't want to walk all the way across campus in the rain to get to the busway-linked stop when the Chancellor's Place was right next to the meeting room I was in. Forgot that Coro is a carpark this time of the day when it's raining :psyduck: Should have been at Roma St half an hour ago but still stuck halfway down Coro; also means I'll be stuck with the after-work train rush now too. Bad bad choices. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I was home when the below-pictured donut was being created in front of our house. Was in the middle of rolling my eyes when suddenly, the "weeeee-woop-woop" of a handily-passing cop car could be heard following the burnout car down the street. We live on a straight stretch of road in a bogan-leaning area so we often hear cars and bikes (and trailbikes) zooming around but never see any consequences, so it was quite hilarious that the numpty chose to burn rubber right when a cop was coming over the hill. I know ACAB, but sometimes the schadenfreude from that bastardry is just too delicious. https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/113/591/808/961/920/792/original/6f114a331319830c.jpeg npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal would an old-school hat and veil block the fan enough to have it cool your body but not brush your face? Also: bodies/nerves are weird. I don't have ongoing pain after I fractured my nose and had it reset, but if I run my finger down the tip of my nose I feel it *inside* my right nostril. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal oh that sucks. We recently got new covers for our Ektorp set and its like they’re brand new; the old covers were stained and cat-ripped, and I guess the fabric stretched too because the cushions seem a lot plumper than before. Probably helped we had to disassemble and move it so the screws got a good retightening too. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal how's she going? npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal My sleepy darling 🖤🖤 We noticed he was avoiding our bedroom of late, after an incident a week or so ago where he jumped up on top of the bookcase (where he's not supposed to go) and got lightly tapped by the ceiling fan. He's not used to regular-height ceilings (and the fan is admittedly a bit low for the humans too). I tried bringing him in with the fan off but he ran out immediately on spotting the bitey monster on the ceiling. Next I bribed him with treats; he lasted a sit-down but stared up at the fan until it got too scary and he ran away. Last night he was warily watching the loungeroom fan spinning about. But tonight, the treats and scritches worked, and he's happily snoozing in MrJane's spot (because the only thing better than stretching out is blocking MrJane from joining in). Next step is turning the fan on ... https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/113/480/321/099/517/168/original/7a6636372ce1de9c.jpeg npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal deck's currently a bit crowded with excess furniture destined for the dump, and the rain's been a bit of a dampener ... npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal I fully intend to work from my hanging egg chair on occasion this summer npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Today is a “realising your shirt is inside out halfway through your second hour-long Teams presentation” day. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal oooh. They had the Xmas Bundaberg Spiced Ginger Beer last week; I’ll have to try this one next. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Yesssssss. I loved the chirpy boi. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-11/brisbane-cicada-to-be-installed-at-queens-wharf/104450794?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal BoM: Severe thunderstorm!! Me: ::packs up and hustles out the office:: Sky: BLUE!! Me: Huh? Me: ::turns corner:: Oh. https://assets.bne.social/media_attachments/files/113/383/873/935/293/381/original/9bee02847725b9c2.jpeg npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal Sigh. npub14gsv9xcl2ta6p0gp4xy70yadnvw2gmj5lch8u4kle26hu7k2tydq7dsgp5 Lyndal : pocket hugs :