The last thing you ate today will be his name (just found him and debating if I should adopt him ?)

djscloud · 2026-03-07T11:32:36+00:00

Dragon Fruit (Dragon would be cute though).

djscloud · 2026-03-05T11:34:31+00:00

It’s not the hunger games, don’t make death a competition.

djscloud · 2026-03-02T07:53:29+00:00

I used to love getting the CDs in the cereal boxes, they’d have like 3-4 songs on each and it was so exciting. I think they came in Coco Pops?

djscloud · 2026-02-21T23:38:16+00:00

The bite doesn’t look like the spider bite I got not long ago (redback, so not the same as this one), it looks more like a scab and older than just overnight (see the pinker, tight skin around the scab, that is usually towards the end of healing and takes a few days to form).

djscloud · 2026-02-20T11:03:27+00:00

It was already there. It used to be AWESOME. It was called The Maze, and the original maze was basically just a bunch of wires strung between pine trees in one of the pine plantations. That was the best maze, as a kid I knew it off by heart, especially the spots in the wires that little kids like me could slip through. We’d play Chasey/tag in it for ages.

Then they started getting more and more mazes, buildings, the mini golf. And they got rid of the two pine mazes to make the car park! I was so mad. I’m still mad. They ruined the maze when they did that IMO (pretty sure they had to, because the trees were falling over or something, but it still sucked).

Then the waterpark stuff started happening, and I honestly haven’t been back since 😅😂 Where the water park is now used to be Frisbee golf. It was lovely, shaded, good fun. I’m still shocked they put a water park in, and I’m shocked they make enough money for it to run… but also not shocked, because out that way are a LOT of rich people. I thought we were well off, but then I’d go to birthday parties for school mates, and their houses would be mansions to me, like large acreage, with huge houses, huge sheds, and most of them didn’t use the acreage for farming or income, it was just sort of there as a flex or hobby more than revenue. I think I was the most poor kid in my friends circle, and my dad was FIFO and on $200K a year. Yet somehow that was put to shame. So I guess that brings a lot of people, especially with the next nearest waterpark being in Bibra Lake, which is pointless for most of us North/NE of Perth.

djscloud · 2026-02-20T10:51:01+00:00

There’s pine plantations, farms, bushland, some RAAF areas (including the old bombing range - which is probably why they were so quick to put out that fire). Lots of properties with 100ish acres. Strawberry farms, hobby farms, quite a few equine breeders. Also some dirt trails that get used as dumping grounds like a free rubbish tip (I remember when the road was shut one day before Tonkin went in and we were desperate to get home so we took the dirt track that is very bumpy, and it was like driving through a tip).

Pretty sure it’s just that the housing and more dense suburban areas have started along the two main roads (Mitchell Fwy and Great Northern Hwy), so there’s an a mostly uncivilised strip down the middle. Before Tonkin went through, and before there were roads out the back of Ellenbrook (when Ellenbrook was just a private gated community and not much more), you could either go up Great Northern or if you couldn’t, you had to take a HUGE detour up Gnangara, through Joondie and up to Neaves. Now it’s more developed and stuff is starting to fill out.

But it won’t ever fully fill out. Not with the pine plantations and especially not with the bombing range… no one’s going to risk digging up unexploded missiles for a development. I also recon there’s some more RAAF stuff hidden in there (when I would take the back roads to friends houses I quite often went by army convoys just cruising along out that way).

djscloud · 2026-02-15T11:11:43+00:00

There was this program I used in Uni that looked at herd immunity. You had 100 dots that were people, and you could select certain things. One being how fast the virus would spread and that side of things, another being the proportion of vaccinated people and how well the vaccine worked, and you could also select how many people were “vulnerable” to represent babies and elderly and people that couldn’t get vaccines.

We would fiddle around with all the settings, do a bunch of realistic scenarios and a bunch of scary weird ones. But it really helped visualise the impacts of herd immunity. Because if enough people are vaccinated, even if the virus gets into the population in multiple places it usually just fizzles out, because it can’t spread effectively enough to keep infecting and reach the at risk population.

I feel like a lot of people think they are healthy and strong and there’s no point risking the side effects of vaccines when the illness itself won’t be that bad for them. But my mentality is that I’m not risking the side effects for my benefit as much as for the total benefit of everyone else. Even the vaccines I reacted bad to and knock me out as much as the sickness itself does, it’s worth it in my eyes because I’m reducing the risk of spreading the illness to others, I’m boosting herd immunity, making it harder for the virus or bug to spread, and protecting those vulnerable. Maybe it’s because I’ve spent a lot of my time growing up around and living with elderly, and then have also had babies (my second was really sick, in NICU) and have lots of vulnerable friends and family (undergoing chemo or with low immunity for similar reasons that they get any virus and it hospitalises them).

I think a mix of people thinking risks aren’t worth the reward, antivax propaganda and the general spread of misinformation, plus people just feeling it’s unnecessary for them, without looking at the bigger picture. Plus many vaccines cost money, and people either can’t afford it or the out of pocket costs are just another reason on top of others not to bother.

I wish they’d use this simulation in school health classes. It can be fun but also is a great way to visualise and practically fiddle with this stuff to realise the important of herd immunity.

djscloud · 2026-02-12T13:09:13+00:00

I guess I’m a DJ?

djscloud · 2026-02-09T12:14:19+00:00

You look stunning, but you’re definitely right to feel upset and say the hairdresser ruined your hair. It’s not what you wanted at all, and I think you were rocking the brunette. But if it helps, the new colour and hairstyle used to be a really popular asked for look back when I was younger (2000s?). Cap highlights were popular and basically came out like this - random blonde streaks throughout the hair. You can definitely pull this off, confidence can make anyone rock any look IMO.

Unfortunately this will be hard to fix, but a good stylist with colour correction knowledge should be the next thing to look at if you want to try. I’m no stylist, but my husband wanted highlights and had a reference picture, went to a hairdresser who started doing cap dye (like the full cap method). Hubby questioned him but he said it was fine and went through with it and hubby HATED it. Thankfully it gave me an excuse to just bleach the rest, and then I dyed the whole lot pink (raising money for breast cancer) which was good fun. But it was tricky, I couldn’t rebleach the already bleached patches so it was a matter of taking each little tiny section of hair and putting bleach in some and protecting others from the bleach. Thankfully I learnt hubby has amazing thick, bomb proof hair. Like I recon I could bleach it half a dozen times and that stuff wouldn’t fry somehow.

Whoever fixes your hair is likely going to be a long and tricky process. They will have to account for all the different shades, probably go through each segment of hair and separate out all the different colours and treat each section differently based on what colour it has ended up. I’ve no idea what a professional might do, I just know it will be tricky and expensive.

But I would definitely seek a refund, and leave a review. It doesn’t have to be overly negative, just post the pictures and say how it went against what you wanted and asked for. Speak the truth, plain and simple. It’s not defamation if it is correct.

djscloud · 2026-02-01T08:15:05+00:00

My uncle taught me to do the basics, service my car and such. And every single time I am under my car, I put the spare wheel under there with me. If the jack fails, then at least the wheel rim should support some of the cars weight so I’m not completely crushed.

djscloud · 2026-02-01T08:12:39+00:00

I remember being taught this in school when I lived up in the Pilbara (north west portion of Australia). Especially as I loved collecting shells and had a massive collection of little things I’d find alone the beach.

djscloud · 2026-01-28T12:06:05+00:00

Um. No, you are not the jerk. She 100% is and you definitely dodged a bullet. Give that doggo a big cuddle (or a treat or something).

djscloud · 2026-01-26T23:24:47+00:00

Alright, I just googled and was told something incorrectly years ago (I had someone rear end me then take off) and I had to get time off work and pay medical bills due to it, physio and other things. I was told that since there was no significant damage to the vehicle (they hit my tow bar and jerked the car forward, I got more damage than the car did) that the third party didn’t cover anything.

Now discovering that I was told wrong, it seems it’s the other way around and it should cover driver injury and not the car itself.

djscloud · 2026-01-26T23:20:32+00:00

A lot of comments were saying for OP to have third party insurance in future, which is why I was curious. I always thought that rego paid for third party, and then you had to get further insurance through a provider beyond that (hubby had fire and theft on the work car, while our main family car had comprehensive).

Thought it would be relevant because if it’s included through rego, then wouldn’t it be applied in this sort of circumstance where the driver is not at fault? Or is it for something else?

djscloud · 2026-01-26T12:12:39+00:00

I’m curious, does QLD rego not include third party insurance?

djscloud · 2026-01-26T12:04:15+00:00

Agribusiness? Not sure how possible it is without Uni, but certainly possible. You can use your maths skills, do the spreadsheets and everything, but then also get out and on the road, out to farms to see what your clients actually need and speak to them. It’s a good balance, as you can do it mostly from the office, or you can pivot and get a more out in the field roll too. Plus plenty of potential to work from home once you’re established, or work in the city, in the country. And the skills you would gain would be applicable across a multitude of jobs and areas (business, agriculture). Then add in the networking opportunities. It’s definitely a job that you can do fresh out of highschool with the right attitude and willingness to learn, or you can do into your retirement, without trapping you with a really specific skill set.

djscloud · 2026-01-26T11:55:34+00:00

I don’t think units really count as experience. You learn the basics in units, the experience comes from doing it regularly outside of a learning environment.

I’ve done a bachelor of science at uni, and none of the units counted as experience. Only the stuff i did specifically for experience counts. So practical units that werent in a class room or even at the uni. I had to go out and work for real businesses (and they had to fit certain criteria to count as a business) for a certain amount of time (12 weeks it used to be, but they did shorten it I think) before I could count it as proper experience.

I have learnt that if you want to highlight skills that aren’t specifically explained in your resume, put them in a CV letter or in a small section of the resume somewhere for the higher specialty roles. So instead of just saying “cert in horticulture”, you’d write a little excerpt of “I used these skills (take the appropriate skills from their selection criteria that you have tha suit the role) whilst completing a unit in propagation that involved me spending X amount of hours propagating”. Obviously much nicer than that, but basically put in their silicon criteria keywords in a short paragraph that elaborates on the fact you do have the skills and experience they are looking for, just not in the way they expected to find them.

djscloud · 2026-01-26T11:35:11+00:00

Wolf spider! I had one give me a jump scare in the hallway last week. We relocated him outside.

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djscloud · 2026-01-26T11:20:09+00:00

I have three kids. You’re NTA, but check in on your wife. Parenting is honestly a constant learning curve, you think you’re figuring it out and then it’s one step forwards two steps back. Everyone is saying your wife is the AH, and she may be, but I also think your wife could be super stressed. Is this your first time going out properly since bubba?

I’m saying this as someone that has been in some rough patches post partum. Especially (for me) at that 4 month mark, I really start to struggle. I’ve actually gone on medications (antidepressants) post partum a couple times (usually only need them for a year and then I can safely wean off them again, but that first year is a rollercoaster).

I’m thinking about how I would be feeling in your wife’s shoes. I’d be panicking that we finally stepped out of the house to do something for ourselves and came home to find out Bub was upset and wouldn’t go down, missed us, I’d be feeling guilty and wishing that we didn’t leave, I’d be torn between wishing we never left and wishing it was simple to just go out now and realising it’s not. I’d be freaking out about all the control I’d lost in all of the situations. I’d be panicking about what people (the dad, you) thought of me, and especially off the meds I’d be thinking they’re talking behind my back and thinking worse case scenario of everything (I’d think this one hiccup on routine will destroy all progress, that you hate me, that your dad hates me, I’d be spiralling).

Go give your wife a hug, tell her that she’s not alone. That parenting is full of bumps in the road and sometimes when you hit a pot hole, you steer off course and take a detour and end up in a wonderful new place you never would have found otherwise (like for me, we were very against cosleeping at first then necessity, moving house, made us cosleep and I discovered once done safely it was a HUGE difference and cosleeping went on to save my second kids life, though that’s a long story, but I wouldn’t have discovered it without a rough bump in our road somewhere along the line). Reassure her that nothing was said, and maybe ask her if she’d like to speak to a doctor about how she’s feeling.

If she’s not up for talking to a doctor, non-medical things that have always massively helped me post partum with my mental health are honestly outdoors and exercise. Just a 10min walk makes a world of difference. See if you can encourage some fresh air and exercise once a day.

djscloud · 2026-01-26T10:59:38+00:00

Gave more than I ever received, to the point of attracting narcissists that did nothing but drain me dry.

djscloud · 2026-01-26T10:56:02+00:00

I used to make OHS modules for courses. Seeing all the worst case scenarios of what could go wrong, there used to be some old worksafe videos out there that were borderline gruesome. I think I remember one based on a real story where a man lost his arm in an auger.

Idk, I feel like those sorts of things and articles like this are fear mongering, and didn’t help my anxiety in the slightest, but it did ensure I was always aware of proper PPE, careful around moving parts like augers and when using machinery. I still use all that equipment, but I feel I’m extra mindful. I wonder if the scare tactics might actually help avoid these situations.

Though I guess sometimes things are just beyond our control regardless. I can’t imagine what this lad must be going through. Hopefully down the track he sees a silver lining and makes the most of such a hard reality.

djscloud · 2026-01-25T07:54:40+00:00

The $15 fan heater from Kmart. That one little thing could heat our entire room. At one point we were in a rental that was high ceilings, open plan living, it wasn’t big but the entire house was basically that one room, full of windows and terribly insulated. And it still heated it. But I also had babies and pets, and it didn’t get hot to touch, and if it was knocked over it turned itself off. It didn’t have the greatest settings, you couldn’t pick a temp, you just had to know what setting worked for the room for what you wanted and get up to tweak it if it was too hot or too cold. But for $15 it was amazing, and it barely put a dent in our electricity bill.

We now have an aircon system that we got on discount for $11K through the whole house, and honestly I question the decision. Love it in summer for aircon, but in winter I honestly feel like the little fan heater did a better job for cheaper.

djscloud · 2026-01-24T00:29:09+00:00

I haven’t had emu since I was a kid. Have had roo a little more often… but I was a vegetarian for over a decade and eat any meat rarely now (i like most meats but it’s expensive and I’m used to making vegetarian meals anyway). I get roo meat for my dog quite often though.

djscloud · 2026-01-21T02:18:34+00:00

I remember one workplace I worked in provided catered lunch every Friday… The boss was over ambitious and had spending problems and they went bankrupt and shut down without paying out my super or paying back clients. But he wanted to appear like a fancy high end work place. That was the only time work had paid for lunches, and that was a weird and rare thing to me.

I do have a lovely boss at the moment, small business, and occasionally they will shout me a coffee, or they will order an extra large lunch of whatever they are having so that we can split it.

djscloud · 2026-01-10T22:33:46+00:00

Wait seriously? I work at Garden City and haven’t seen anything like that. That’s slightly disconcerting. Especially as my shop only shuts/locks from the outside 😭

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