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[CortJstr]

You gotta take shit apart to get your headlight bulb out?  Mine just pops right out.  It's got a little spring you compress to hold it in place.  I took it out at the parts store.  Replacement time less than 5 minutes.

I have to pop the hood, remove two bolts to get the headlight assembly off of the body, detach the power cord and then do the bit with the spring.

It could be way worse. A friend just fixed his headlight and in his car you have to go up through the wheel well. I heard it was a nightmare.

[AugustWest]

So I'm meant to be heading up north to a town called Rockhampton this week to spend a year at the hospital there. But it's underwater. This mightn't be a problem as it's meant to be draining by the end of the week except that much of the roads in between are also underwater and no one really knows what condition they're in.
Lots of my friends are going to Toowoomba, another town out west, including some people got temporarily moved there because of the flooding situation in Rocky. Except that last night it just had a massive flash flood that killed four people.
Today the news is telling us that anyone near the Brisbane river should be ready for flooding due to more heavy rains and a king tide.

We kind of walk around the world thinking we own it and that modern technology has rendered irrelevant all inconveniences. So it's nice to be reminded sometimes that, no, nature can still fuck with our shit whenever it wants.

Stay safe Doc.

[pmcd9]

Stay safe Doc.

What the fuck is wrong with those people?

[theinevitable]

blew a bunch of money on new ##### and a sweater I probably don't need (I need another navy-blue v-neck like I need a really stylish hole in the head). Also, a book by John Fahey that I've wanted for a while.

DISPOSABLE INCOME. YES.

[Doc]

Stay safe Doc.

Yeah, some people be crazy. Me and mine are fine though, though a couple of my uni friends are worryingly close to the river.

[miles]

Also, a book by John Fahey that I've wanted for a while.

How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life?

[theinevitable]

yeah!

it cost way more than it should have, but I saw it and wanted it and bought it.

actually, I guess it cost the same as it would have cost online. whatever.

[jay-ell]

I bought a bunch of clothes I needed (3 tops, 2 #####, 2 skirts) after my favorite pair of yoga ##### caught on a corner of my daughter's potty chair and developed an unfortunate hole. I spent $65, and while I was showing my online cart to Pedro so he could validate my decision/assuage my guilt about spending money on myself, he said, "Wow, that is a lot of clothes for not very much money. Especially since you haven't bought yourself anything since last spring."

I think maybe I am a little bit Roast Beefed in this way. I should probably talk to my therapist about this.

[AugustWest]

You are so ARROGANT!

[greenkoolayd]

I bought a bunch of clothes I needed (3 tops, 2 #####, 2 skirts) after my favorite pair of yoga ##### caught on a corner of my daughter's potty chair and developed an unfortunate hole. I spent $65, and while I was showing my online cart to Pedro so he could validate my decision/assuage my guilt about spending money on myself, he said, "Wow, that is a lot of clothes for not very much money. Especially since you haven't bought yourself anything since last spring."

I think maybe I am a little bit Roast Beefed in this way. I should probably talk to my therapist about this.

retail therapy doesnt work for you, but home improvement therapy does...... you are a strange bird.

[jay-ell]

retail therapy doesnt work for you, but home improvement therapy does...... you are a strange bird.

The thing is, when I improve my home, it is usually with the smallest possible financial investment (without sacrificing quality) plus the sweat of my brow (and a lot of help from my dad.) And that improves the lives of my spouse and children, so it's justifiable.

I do like to shop, I guess, as long as it's not for myself. I love nothing more than going out and blowing $500 on toys for my kids (even though they've got tons of stuff and we're running out of places to put it). I just don't like buying things for myself.

Yeah, like I said, deep-seated psychological damage. You guys should see my birthday wish list; it contains a can opener, some cutting boards, and a gift card to Home Depot. It's kind of pathetic, but I don't know what else to put on it -- there's nothing I want that I could reasonably expect other people to purchase for me. (I'm not being Beefy; most of the stuff I really could use is in the $500 - $3000 range. Who spends that much on an adult's birthday?)

[Choop]

You guys should see my birthday wish list; it contains a can opener, some cutting boards, and a gift card to Home Depot.

the saddest thing

[theinevitable]

You guys should see my birthday wish list; it contains a can opener, some cutting boards, and a gift card to Home Depot.

You seeing this, secret santa?

[jay-ell]

the saddest thing

I mean.

There's a few more things on there. I really want a massage table, because Pedro has been studying massage and he's gotten quite good at it -- I've had worse massages from professionals, actually -- so that's on there, but nobody will buy it because it's expensive and vaguely sexual. And nobody will buy me a drop spindle, because they already think I'm too obsessed with yarn and knitting, and won't want to add any fuel to the fire.

I went this afternoon and added some shoes and a couple of magazine subscriptions. And a dish drainer, but I might buy that for myself anyway.

I am not hinting for my secret santa. I assume that whatever is going to be purchased has already been decided on and possibly even mailed. I will be embarrassed if one of the things on my wish list shows up at my door next week. I do have this problem where people (my mom and my in-laws) want to buy me stuff, but don't understand any of the things I actually would ask for. I have a hard time making a list for Christmas and my b-day, and the b-day list is always double stressful because I've just gotten a bunch of stuff for Christmas and don't need any more. So it's been on my mind a lot lately, I guess.

[littlefallsmets]

Can't you make your own drop spindle?

I'm... reasonably sure my girlfriend has done that or at least knows how to.