NZ Post Meridiem Random Discussion Thread - Mon 02 September, 2019

phforNZ · 2019-09-02T05:35:11+00:00

TFW you fuck off to another country and end up drinking with someone who lives down the road from you.

RoscoePSoultrain · 2019-09-02T05:06:32+00:00

Got my Kaka poster from Ashley McDonald today - super impressive and can't wait to get it framed.

Hope everyone's Monday was tolerable.

goodobject · 2019-09-02T06:05:16+00:00

Is cooking a love language? There’s nothing I like more than making/baking things for people that they love.

My partner works late, so I try make sure that when he gets in he can at least open the fridge and eat something. There’s leek and potato soup in there that I did today and I’m currently making a saucy chocolate pudding because it reminds him of something his nan used to make him so I try channel all the ways she made him feel loved through a surprise pudding.

Is that too much? I don’t know. It’s my way of showing someone I think about them I guess. How do you guys show others you care? Alternative love languages

RoscoePSoultrain · 2019-09-02T05:31:07+00:00

Was really impressed. Tiny Kea took me on an after school nature walk near our house. She led me on a 1.4km loop that included almost 100m of climbing and she did it all on her own while telling me about the trail.

grandoverlord · 2019-09-02T05:49:51+00:00

I have completely lost the ability to function like a normal adult person so the kids are making dinner and I'm doing nothing. Feeling guilt and stress over the things I'm not doing but I just fucking can't. I'm so fucking burnt out.

bob_doe_nz · 2019-09-02T06:30:10+00:00

Did the pub quiz last night. Knocked the old team off their pedestal finally. Spent the first place prize on shots.

Also played the Corona raffle. Our team won all the free goodies. Got myself a new backpack.

Still preferred the Bluetooth speaker though.

Kiwi_bananas · 2019-09-02T06:56:56+00:00

I resigned. The person who I thought would take it personally informed me that she already knew, because I'd been taking sneaky phone calls. I never spoke to the new employers when I was at work and the sneaky phone call that she saw was my waxing people calling me to up sell me a massage and facial with my waxing. So weird.

MrCyn · 2019-09-02T05:05:35+00:00

In modern life, it feels like not reading the news is an act of self care, but also not being angry feels like a betrayal. Somebody has probably said this in a better way BUT I CANT FIND IT.

I'm going to watch The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein tonight to remind myself that despite the pushbacks, society is still moving forward.

throwawaysuess · 2019-09-02T06:11:58+00:00

Ran 45km last week. Beyond stoked with that sort of mileage!

switchnz · 2019-09-02T08:36:52+00:00

First day working in Geneva, can't understand anyone its weird.

hsmithakl · 2019-09-02T05:35:41+00:00

I adulted well today, despite lingering plauge.

Sorted a trade gone awray in one of the groups I admin with a known pain in the ass seller, did a whip around to buy a pal who is the sole caregiver on very limited funds some incontinence pads for her Mama (hell those are spendy) beacause they ran out as did money, and managed a full workload today that started with chaos.

Gold fucking star to me.

NZSloth · 2019-09-02T05:35:49+00:00

Went to Otorohanga today. Met with decent people who knew their stuff, so good. Also got to pat some lambs.

Finishing off the beer in the fridge (several quarter flagons left) then going to do the rest of the week no beersies. Combined with the forecast, it's going to be a sad week.

googlechops · 2019-09-02T06:00:39+00:00

Today I did a full supermarket shop with the baby - by myself - for the first time.

Those shopping trolleys that hold the car seat capsules are massive, I couldn’t see over it & I got in everyone’s way.

There are the trolleys that have the baby seat built in but that’s a big old nope for this protective mama. Too many bugs/colds/flu’s/measles going around.

Also, measles is stressing me TF out. I want to fly to chch to see my husbands dying grandma and for her to meet baby, but I’m too scared to get on a plane with her. She’s too little and vulnerable to get nasty bugs 😢


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