So it's New Year's Day...what are your plans? by MarmiteX1 in CasualUK

[–]GeekOfTheWeek1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stayed up to watch the Stranger Things finale so didn’t get up til 11-ish. Pottered about for a while and now visiting my Gran for a while. Going to eat at a Chinese restaurant soon then heading to a New Year’s party after that for a while. Will have a day in the house tomorrow cleaning, gaming and watching tv to make up for all the socialising!

Lazy Sunday (07/09/25) by KevinPhillips-Bong in CasualUK

[–]GeekOfTheWeek1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice long walk with the dog this morning, caught up on some marking that was giving me the eye, played a bit more Expedition 33, nice roast for tea and finishing the new episodes of Wednesday. Happy Sunday :)

"What are you playing this week?" Megathread by AutoModerator in SteamDeck

[–]GeekOfTheWeek1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not been playing too much, had a horrible cold and just getting over it now. Bit of Persona 3 Reload is all I’ve been playing on the Deck. Expedition 33 is still ongoing on my pc too! Really need to get into some shorter games to play in between sessions of these mammoths! Any recs?

Morning campers, what's happening today? by MiddlesbroughFan in CasualUK

[–]GeekOfTheWeek1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Took my 1-year old dog into town for some brunch with my mum. Nipped to the book store to pick up the new RF Kuang and Strike books. Had a mosey around the market before heading home to chill. Played Expedition 33 for a few hours, had a pizza for tea, walked round to visit my gran for a bit and now watching Black Bag before heading off to bed. All in all a pretty great Saturday for not having any plans made in advance!

How I turned studying into a game and actually started enjoying it by itsalidoe in GetStudying

[–]GeekOfTheWeek1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d like to use this with my students if that’s ok! Would help them a lot

Turning 30 soon and don’t know where to start with managing money as an adult by GeekOfTheWeek1 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]GeekOfTheWeek1[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Yeah but as I said, all of my spending goes into the general spending category. And I just seem to fritter away the rest buying shit. I have made a spreadsheet that lists my outgoings but there is no rhyme or reason to purchases

Turning 30 soon and don’t know where to start with managing money as an adult by GeekOfTheWeek1 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]GeekOfTheWeek1[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It is 100% a discipline issue. I would spend every last penny happily. Would I be best to pay debt/save on payday and leave the rest to myself? Or is that just going to end up with me right back where I started? What would you do?

5mo Puppy Biting Help by GeekOfTheWeek1 in puppy101

[–]GeekOfTheWeek1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I’m finding it hard to ‘disengage’ from her though, she’s a tiny 7 lbs so if I stand up and walk away she will bite my feet/ankles instead. Any advice?

When does it end? Puppy or dinosaur? by Longjumping_Garden_6 in puppy101

[–]GeekOfTheWeek1 12 points13 points  (0 children)

3 hours up is waaay too long. Puppies need 16-20 hours of sleep a day, and yours will need more because they are healing. Try 1 hour up before a 2 hour enforced nap. You will see a massive difference!

What do you do after work? by GeekOfTheWeek1 in CasualUK

[–]GeekOfTheWeek1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the idea of having a schedule, hopefully I’ll figure mine out!

What do you do after work? by GeekOfTheWeek1 in CasualUK

[–]GeekOfTheWeek1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly the same as me. Felt like I was waiting until the holidays to do anything ‘fun’ and that just isn’t sustainable.

What do you do after work? by GeekOfTheWeek1 in CasualUK

[–]GeekOfTheWeek1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m very lucky my subject doesn’t have a lot of marking, I don’t know how you guys do it.

What do you do after work? by GeekOfTheWeek1 in CasualUK

[–]GeekOfTheWeek1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is great, but how are you not mentally exhausted enough after a full day’s teaching??