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I'm from the other end of the spectrum. 58 From Adelaide
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  • Mr. Stevens
    I must thank you, Outdated, for something you posted about writing a memoir. You said it was very therapeutic. I started writing down my experiences and it has helped release a lot of emotions, especially those I don't get to express with NTs. Thank you :) Your contributions are always informative, interesting, and/or entertaining. I'd happily buy you a beer if we lived closer.
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    And thank you for your kind comments, I think you'd be someone I'd be very happy to have a beer with. It won't work for everyone but I managed to exorcise a lot of old ghosts by writing about them.
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    P.S. Your profile pic reminds me of a character from the Terry Pratchet novels, a monk called Lu Tze. "Beware of little old men that smile all the time.". :)
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    I've been a very good boy for the last couple of weeks, at least as far as diet is concerned, so today I'm going to reward myself. A hamburger with the lot, and chips and gravy. Now that I've thought of it I'm really looking forward to it, but it's only 6:30 in the morning so I'm going to have to wait a while. They don't open til 11:00.
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    I logged out and was about to go and get my special burger, and then I realised that I'm just not that hungry. Maybe later.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    What an interesting turn of events! Go with your gut, mate and you can’t go wrong. Maybe later.
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    That's just life all over isn't it. She's a funny world sometimes. :)

    And I agree, always go with the gut, it's never wrong.

    Just because mine's a bit bigger than some people's, well....

    Probably better instincts I reckon. :)
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    I’m pleased with myself.

    I’m sorry if I bore the pants off of you but I have no one else to tell it to. It’s nice to feel you’ve kicked a few goals. To discuss any of the topics here would be entirely inappropriate but I’ve been pushing a fairly complex socio-political agenda in my country for quite a few years now.
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    Luca
    Luca
    I'm so happy to hear this. From what I can see overall, it looks like Australia is on a better path now. I'm glad people are listening to you. Let this be a lesson to other people who think their voices won't matter!
    Atrapa Almas
    Atrapa Almas
    Many people valorate actions based on results and not in the actions themselves. So to me, that you wrote them while unsure of the usefullnes of your efford is the action to be proud of. Its good that they are reading your words, but that doesnt depend on you. I feel proud that you tried and did your best.

    Congratulations and hugs.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Opposite of boring. Personal news about a great accomplishment and a view of what real social change looks like. Slow and steady, sometimes quiet. This is great.
    Rodafina
    Time for some bush dentistry.

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    I'm glad that it's helping, I've been there many times. Getting to see a dentist here is very difficult, usually by the time you can get an appointment the pain has all gone away by itself.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Better to just take matters into our own hands.
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    My mum's family lived in the bush, no doctors or hospitals. They had simple cures like that for almost everything except cancer.
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    Bummer! My recliner just broke, the footrest release cable snapped. That's going to be annoying til I fix it.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Noooooo! Curses.
    Kisa the tea
    Kisa the tea
    Hope you are able to fix it soon!
    Judge
    Judge
    Yeah. I worry about my dual recliner failing in some way. With issues which may be beyond my ability to fix.
    Raggamuffin
    So I went on the What 3 Words website and looked up Pubs.Pubs.Pubs.

    Came up with somewhere in the outback. I then looked up one of the local towns and came across some photos from '96 and they're wonderful:

    Yuendumu and Nyirripi, 1996
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    You don't really get to see a lot as a tourist and often end up with bad impressions of people through cultural misunderstandings, to learn about a people you really need to live with them for a while. There's some truly wonderful people out there.
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    We also have a very famous pub that never existed, immortalised in cartoons to the point that eventually someone built a replica.
    The Ettamogah Pub by Ken Maynard:

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    I just bought an ounce of weed - legally. :) I finally got my prescription, he prescribed 2 different kinds, one for day time and one for nights. Weird. I just tried the day time one and I feel very mellow. It comes from Canada.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Daytime weed and nighttime weed now? Wow. Missed the opportunity to sell in a two pack: Blaze AM and Haze PM.
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    I finally got off my backside and started doing stuff. I'm resealing my windows with sponge rubber tape. Even when they were "shut tight" if a breeze blew then the curtains and blinds would waft back and forth. I should save a bit of money on power this winter.
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    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Did you pass your inspection last week?
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    Of course. It's a tiny little unit, you can do a thorough clean in just a few hours. It's funny how I feel more motivated now that I've got weed again, it does the exact opposite to most people.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    I was like you - hugely motivating to me.
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    I bought some weed. I'm still waiting for the process of getting a prescription to go through but in the meantime I bought some weed again. I have my hyperfocus back. I have my interest in life back. And I have good fulfilling dreamless sleep back.
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    I normally let myself dry out every few years anyway, 6 or 8 weeks without, that never hurts anyone. Also your body builds up a tolerance over time and the weed doesn't do anything any more. Back on the weed again for the first time in 6 weeks and for the first time in about a year I completed a war game I started. And I want to get outside and do stuff.
    UberScout
    UberScout
    You're a wargamer?! Oh man you have no idea how hard it is to find opponents nowadays :) I mostly use generic systems, though.
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    I never play online though, too many trolls deliberately upsetting me. I loved it back when Age of Empires was the latest game out, instead of connecting to the net I used to direct connect to my mates through the phone line. A wonderful era that I wish still existed.
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    My body knows how to look after itself. Yesterday afternoon I was really hungry and ate a ridiculous amount of food. Immediately afterwards I was so exhausted I went to bed. An hour later I woke up and was really thirsty, more than a litre of water to settle the thirst.
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    Feeling burnt out and flat today. Done in by going to a crowded shopping centre during school holidays.
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    Late in the afternoon I checked my mail, not something I do very often. Discovered a letter from the landlord, routine yearly inspection tomorrow. Oops, maybe I should check my mail more often.
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    I finally got off my backside and started making enquiries about getting a prescription for cannabis. This turned out to be surprisingly difficult because of one of my disabilities.

    I don’t use phones.
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    I have finally found a clinic not too far away from me and I’m hoping that they do in person consultations, most clinics only do telehealth consultations which are inaccessible to me. I have emailed them and hopefully I’ll get a pleasant reply.
    Atrapa Almas
    Atrapa Almas
    Best of luck
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    I got a reply from the clinic I emailed, they only do in person consultations. Yay. I need a referral from a GP first, don't understand why, but I'm booked in with a GP for Wednesday. It'll be nice to be smoking dope legally for a change.
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    I'm still loving the electric bike. Normally riding a bike on a windy day isn't much fun but headwinds no longer bother me.
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    Cities do have their good points. Hot Chicken Parmigiana and chips delivered to my door while I play on the forums. It's a tough life but someone has to live it. :)
    Luca
    Luca
    Sounds great! I also had food delivered tonight while I was talking to all of you on here. I often do when I'm too tired to cook. I got Indian butter chicken.
    I live kind of a distance from the nearest city but we still have some great restaurants out here.
    Raggamuffin
    Raggamuffin
    I think I'd struggle to live in a city. Well, maybe if I lived on a top floor and got breath-taking views. Mind you - I'd then worry all the time about flats on lower floors catching fire. Maybe if I could own a parachute and got into base jumping. Then all would be well.
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    I have a small ground level unit, no upstairs, in a nice neighbourhood. And once you take all the subsidies in to account I'm paying $50 a week rent. I'd love to live somewhere more remote but this just makes more sense, especially now I'm getting older.
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    I need to figure out how to reorganise my lounge room so I can use both computers at once. That would make life a lot easier.
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    I tried a few wireless jobbies but they annoyed me, batteries, interference with other devices, etc. And there's only one keyboard that I really like, the only Microsoft product that I like too, the Wired 600 keyboard. Very nice to type with if you do a lot of typing.
    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    I never had a problem with interference but some did play up. One keyboard I have came with Mum's PC. The mouse is a really nice ergonomic shape but the keyboard is utterly awful! My main keyboard was bought when I had a thing for backlit keyboards. One of the books written on this is 530 pages.
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    I wear keyboards out. The longest I ever had one last was 18 months so I always keep a couple of spares.
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    I'm too hot, yet the temperature is only 16 degrees, cold for where I live. I don't have a fever. I'm hoping my metabolism has sped up a bit, that would be nice, my body has plenty of fat to burn off at the moment.
    tree
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    16 C is 60.8F. (That's for my benefit, to know what kind of temp you're talking about.)

    selecthealth.org

    4 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism

    How can I speed up my metabolism? Wondering why your coworker can eat twice as much as you without gaining weight? Your metabolism might be partly to blame.
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    Thank you Tree. That's very helpful.

    [Edit] Turns out I have to start doing weights again, I stopped when depression hit. And I always forget that I'm thirsty and forget to drink.
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    What a beautiful day. Clear blue sky, warm sunshine, we might even get up to 30 degrees. It's not exactly summer but it's as close as we're going to get for a few more weeks. I'm going to buy a few beers and enjoy it.
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