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    We're finally having a real winter for the first time in 5 years. I'm glad to see it, we desperately needed the rain, but it also means I can't get out much.
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    I'd happily exchange some of our heatwave in the UK for a bit of that Australian rain! It sounds refreshing! :-)
    Loren
    Happy Birthday, Outdated! I hope you are enjoying your day.
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    I never really pay much attention to birthdays, but thank you. The only difference it makes to me is now I'm 60 I'm eligible for a Senior's Card, that gives me free public transport and discounts on all sorts of things from car registration and electricity to movie tickets and entry to entertainment venues.
    Loren
    Loren
    I'm the same, in that I have never payed much attention to my own birthdays, but I think it's nice for people to be celebrated, and birthdays seem appropriate for that. I'm glad you'll have those perks, now that you're 60. (-:
    Rocco
    Rocco
    Happy birthday, I hope you have a great day
    Outdated
    All my Christmas shopping is done. I have enough food, drinks, snacks, drugs and alcohol to last a month. No need to even open my front door until mid January.
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    thejuice
    Party at Outdated house! :D
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    FilterFreq
    Sounds like heaven!
    oregano
    oregano
    Yay! I still have a lot of the canned food I bought in anticipation of trouble surrounding the US election in November. It will rain here for much of next week so I need to start eating it.
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    It really is feeling like we're going to get a normal summer again for a change. The weather just feels right. Over 35 degrees before midday. Love it.

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    Cont.... [stupid word count limit]

    I only ever drink when I'm happy and I'm admittedly quite content but being able to drink more than a couple of cans again is something new. I hope it's a positive sign.
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    For the last couple of years I've had a very low tolerance for alcohol. On the odd occasion when I felt like a few drinks I'd have 2 cans and then need a little nap. For some reason today that just changed, 8 cans and I feel great, not finished yet. (getting close though)
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    I feel extra content today, for no real reason at all. I'm just kicking back and enjoying a nice cold beer and enjoying the pleasant weather. Life is good.
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    I just got accepted in to an Autistic Identity and Connection Program being run by the autism crc in Australia. It's a series of online workshops connecting autistic people across the country and culminating in a 4 day face to face workshop in a city yet to be announced. It's an all expenses paid holiday. I'm hoping it's Perth, I haven't been to Perth yet.
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    For the first time in 5 years I have a car again. I feel like I have my life back again.
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    I thought living in a city I'd be alright but no car means being trapped in the city. Now I can get out and about more and spend less time online.
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    I guess I should show the picture here too. It's a 12 year old Skoda, perfect for me by myself. The back seats lift out so there's plenty of space in the back and it's really cheap on fuel.

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    gabesroom
    gabesroom
    Nice!
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    Had to get to the shops before more rain came. The smell of the pies got me. Nothing beats a nice hot curry pie on a cold frosty morning.
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    I just became involved with a study project intended to look into the genetics of neurodiversity. At the moment it's just getting off the ground, developing terms of reference, looking at ethical issues, applying for grants, etc. It's going to be an interesting process. I hope one day we can get an accurate diagnosis from a simple cheek swab instead of relying on fumbling psychiatrists.
    Outdated
    It's Christmas here already. Merry Christmas everyone.
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    We don't have polar bears, and the north pole doesn't have penguins. A friend of mine learnt the hard way that just because an animal is not afraid of you that doesn't mean it's tame, he tried to pat a fairy penguin. Those beaks are incredibly sharp and they can move unbelievably fast, it peeled two strips of skin off the back of his hand. :)
    Judge
    Judge
    Sounds like a movie. "Attack of the killer penguins". Next on Fox....
    Loren
    Loren
    ~Merry Christmas to all of you
    tripleU
    When do you sleep in Adelaide?
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    I'm at GMT+9:30, so 4.5 hours ahead of you. As I write this it's 5:30 pm in Pakistan and 10:00 pm here. My sleep patterns are a bit mucked up and I sleep all sorts of odd hours though.
    tripleU
    tripleU
    You sleep at around 7-8pm here, so you sleep at 1-2am there, same but I sleep less one day and sleep more, I sleep at ~2am on the sleep less day, and 11pm on the sleep more day, which causes me to sleep more heavily and have a lot of dreams
    Rodafina
    Nice to see ya around, mate. Like a ray of sunshine.
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    tripleU
    tripleU
    @Outdated , I think you don't have those feelings or didn't get what I meant like, see this image:
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    ignoring the modren Github theme, the code still evokes a feeling in me and makes wave around my hands, do you do that or with other things? I love C syntax, it evokes that feeling.
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    ^^ a simple counter. :) You're right, the code doesn't really evoke any emotion in me. I enjoy the way the rest of the world disappears and becomes irrelevant when I'm concentrating on code though.
    tripleU
    tripleU
    @Outdated , so you see stuff more differently, more normally , I just like seeing the brackets and all the symbols, even if it just a simple counter. You don't wave around your hands on anything, it's like stimming.
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    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.
    Outdated
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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
    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.
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