#Lounge but Australian

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fleet edge
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$1000 of expenses in 1 week

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I don't need savings

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Money is for losers anyway

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Also it was rego check time

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So 10/10

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Replaced the wipers too

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Put some more oil in

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Atleast the car isn't falling apart

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Also, have you noticed fuel going up again the past month

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91 is at $2 again here

sharp steppe
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Similar here. Car wouldn't start today. Battery dead. $400 down the drain....

fleet edge
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And you just know you're about to blow $300+ and hoping it's under $1k

sharp steppe
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I got apartment body corp fees shortly. Get hit north of $3K

fleet edge
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I've been putting off going to the doctor for various things because they stopped bulk billing

willow rivet
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uhh, whats a body corp fee

fleet edge
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One of the burners in the house stopped working too

sharp steppe
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Like, in an apartment, you contribute to a fund that covers all the maintaince etc.

fleet edge
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If you own a apartment you all pool your money for elevator maintenance and bins and pruning the hedges etc.

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Outside window cleaning

sharp steppe
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pays for insurance, building manager, people to mow the lawns and vacuum the halls, lift maintaining

willow rivet
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oh like an HoA

sharp steppe
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yeah I guess

willow rivet
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why is that 3k a month or lump sum yearly

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jesus

sharp steppe
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its like 5k a year split into two payments

fleet edge
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Body corporates are a meme in a lot of newish apartments

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Those things are basically falling apart after 3 years

static ruin
fleet edge
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I want to cry

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I tried to ride out the spike

static ruin
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The only upside to cloud scrapping my astro trips, those trips use 1/3 a tank minimum

sharp steppe
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yeah its worse when your car uses 98

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and its like $3.20 a litre or some shit now

fleet edge
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Fucking hell

sharp steppe
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haha

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$3.39 atm

fleet edge
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It's only $2.20-2.30 here rn

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NZD and AUD are close

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That's ridiculous

sharp steppe
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yup...

fleet edge
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Remember when fuel was like $1.50

sharp steppe
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As I kid, I remember my dad moaning about it crossing the $1NZD per litre mark

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And that was when he was driving a 1.3L Mazda 323

fleet edge
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Did you see Coles here managed to cross $1bn profits too

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Fuel is skyrocketing and so is food

sharp steppe
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fuel goes up, so everything that gets shipped goes up...

fleet edge
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60% increase on staples in under 1 yr

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What fun

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Oh well

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Guess it's time to once again push back seeing a specialist about my multiple health issues + getting my ADHD/ASD assessment done

sharp steppe
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Yeah I need a lot of dental work done. Not happening any time soon...

fleet edge
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Likewise

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I need braces

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Needed them a decade ago

sharp steppe
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I needed those like 20 years ago. Didn't get em lol

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nothings hurting, but things need attention

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last trip there was $600 for one tooth out

fleet edge
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Yeah same

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Hoping nothing starts hurting till I get another job

serene ibex
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?

fleet edge
# serene ibex ?

Put your photography assignment into #šŸ„Šćƒ»gloves-off if you dare

fallow perch
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wish i wouldve woke up earlier today

static ruin
willow rivet
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oh punthers here, do you knock over the tip jar whenever you see one

fleet edge
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$80 for a 3/4 tank at Costco just now

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Oof ouch owie

static ruin
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Yeah I'll probably just borrow the parents Cosco card and fill up there if it's still pricey as I get low

sharp steppe
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mine can take 95, but its more effecient on 98. so I think it checks out in the end.

static ruin
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Basically the same with mine but for 91 and 95, can take 91, is built for 95

willow rivet
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should, engine just pulls timing for lower octane which will cut your power

sharp steppe
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mine does that if I use 91 by exploding itself

willow rivet
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grandma driving to church 95 is probably the better option, but if you have like any highway onramp it will have to pull it

static ruin
fleet edge
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I'm so happy my car is made for 91

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And that Costco is only 15 minutes away

late parcel
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Yay!!!

willow rivet
late parcel
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I think I can confidently say I have the best study set up

serene ibex
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Wonā€™t let me

late parcel
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Is gloves off just savage critique?

serene ibex
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In a way yes

left ridge
late parcel
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Lmao thatā€™s exactly what he is

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Heā€™s our retired work horse so he just makes me happy

left ridge
late parcel
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Heā€™s 22 this year

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He still loves going for easy rides to keep fit but I donā€™t chase cows with him anymore

willow rivet
late parcel
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Lmao go for it lol

fallow perch
errant linden
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the setup rn

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static ruin
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The dog is the most important part of the setup

fleet edge
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Setup

fallow perch
# fleet edge

is that an ipad running windows or a drawing tablet

fleet edge
fallow perch
errant linden
timber spruce
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da setup

static ruin
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I like the 80-200 case sitting there

timber spruce
static ruin
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Well looks like we've had our first "storm" of the season.. use the word lightly, piddly little thing that barely makes that classification

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But seen lightning, am happy

fallow perch
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i heard it while making a fried egg

static ruin
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Yeah was mostly just a few rumbles and gone, but eh, I'll take what I can get during winter

late parcel
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Good night my Aussies friends

coral crescent
errant linden
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gn

coral crescent
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Imagine going to bed rn Haha

fallow perch
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too early

serene ibex
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HLlo

late parcel
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šŸ‘‹

serene ibex
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How are we all?

late parcel
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Happy

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You?

coral crescent
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I'm in school contrarianfrog

night hound
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Me too

late parcel
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Thatā€™s sad

errant linden
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finished school at 12 today

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but I have double business studies tomorrow sadge

gentle wind
late parcel
fallow perch
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Found some people in Sydney filming a Hong Kong tv program

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At qvb light rail station

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3 camera men and 3 actors all with GoPros

coral crescent
eternal moat
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This guy's work is top tier

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Especially the custom off road 911 shoot

coral crescent
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I'll give it a look later

eternal moat
# fleet edge

Daaamn you have one of those cintique-like tablets!

karmic lily
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Man this coming Spring is going to kick ass

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errant linden
karmic lily
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lel

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That Aside I've been itching to get one of these for a while

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such a cool bird

eternal moat
karmic lily
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boomer time

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I also remember

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sip

eternal moat
# willow rivet oh like an HoA

Sort of it's basically collective money to maintain the building some places also have a levy on top which they call a sinking fund which is money set aside for major repairs.

karmic lily
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But it is nice when something unexpected shows up that you weren't after.

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eternal moat
karmic lily
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I wanna snap an Echnidna too

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but no luck so far

feral herald
late parcel
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Ah peak Asian parentingā€¦

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ā€œYou canā€™t watch a movie tonight because you didnā€™t do any mathsā€

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Sure I didnā€™t do maths today but I did hours of study the past two days which is more than the rest of my grade thatā€™s at camp šŸ˜­

fleet edge
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Asian parent moment

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I feel you

late parcel
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Iā€™m using my brothers room since heā€™s movies out but there are still a few boxes

errant linden
feral herald
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You'll find yourself working a lot more efficiently when you have more than one screen.

static ruin
late parcel
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Changed form the Russian decals to ukr

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eternal moat
eternal moat
late parcel
late parcel
eternal moat
late parcel
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They literally said today at dinner ā€œyour future is up to you, you can be a check out chick surviving on 17 an hour or you can study like we did and be doctorsā€

eternal moat
late parcel
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Lucky bugger

eternal moat
late parcel
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šŸ„²

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Iā€™m stuck headed for law school or being disowned

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Yay for planning to be depresso my whole life lol

errant linden
eternal moat
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Though I just finished my long running degree which was why the aunt said it @late parcel

late parcel
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Are you happy though

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With what you do

eternal moat
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I work barely any hours and make good dough

errant linden
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all that matters is that your either happy or making bank

late parcel
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Because I can be rolling in cash as a lawyer but I wonā€™t have time or energy to put it towards being happy

late parcel
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Anyways

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Imma try do some math

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So I donā€™t fail my test as bad as I would normally

errant linden
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ye same I gotta study for legal studies ~~ I have not gotten over 70% in a test in years ~~

woeful belfry
errant linden
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well Im currently not content or rich

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but ye Im trying

late parcel
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Iā€™ve failed the past 3 adv math tests

late parcel
errant linden
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bro I got sent to adv maths the class is so dead šŸ’€

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Im in maths 4 (not dumb not smart) tbf our class is pretty rowdy

foggy steppe
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High school maths is peak fun

night hound
errant linden
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lmao my teacher might be racist

foggy steppe
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Was so chill and fun

errant linden
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maths is elite ur trippin fagxie

night hound
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What is wrong with you šŸ˜­

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Numbers suck

errant linden
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Im reading the play blackrock in english

foggy steppe
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Don't do maths after high school tho lmao

errant linden
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I have yet to read a single word

foggy steppe
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Y12 is the last time it's easy

errant linden
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english is just free periods

foggy steppe
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It never gets chill again

errant linden
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damn sadge

night hound
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I took 2 science classes in Year 11 and 12 to avoid calculus and that shit, only to end still doing math shit in Physics. Assholes.

errant linden
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Im kind of scared for leaving hs

night hound
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Freedom is expensive.

errant linden
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I was sort of stuck in a limbo for a bit, I drifted apart from my old friends yet I didn't make any new ones

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Im just starting to make new friends and Im trying to hang out more

static ruin
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I found some of my old maths exams from yr11 a couple of months ago, I feel so dumb now looking at it

night hound
static ruin
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To think I once knew it

night hound
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We take too much unnecessary subjects in high schhool.

errant linden
late parcel
errant linden
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plz

foggy steppe
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According to most people I know lol

static ruin
late parcel
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I mean I got swapped from dumb class to top class one week before exams last year. My parents were so pissed I failed

night hound
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I went to high school in LA. I wish I could say the same thing.

foggy steppe
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Oh yeah America

errant linden
late parcel
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And Iā€™ve still got so many gaps from the jump

foggy steppe
static ruin
foggy steppe
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There's always a good period

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Uni or hs or whatnot

errant linden
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yeah yr 8 was really bad

static ruin
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7-10 weren't great, you deal with a lot of immaturity, 11-12 you find the teachers start treating you a bit more like adults

late parcel
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Year 6 was the peak happiness in my life

static ruin
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And a lot of the kids that don't want to be there aren't

foggy steppe
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Y11 and 12 were the best for me too

late parcel
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Before I discovered what death wasā€¦

night hound
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I enjoyed my freshman and sophomore (year 9 and 10)

late parcel
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I spent year 8, 9 and 10 in isoā€¦

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Because my mum has really bad immune problems

static ruin
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I feel bad for kids that grew up with that

late parcel
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So I fell really far behind

foggy steppe
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Yeah that's unlucky

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Covid fucked education hard

late parcel
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Fucked everything lol

night hound
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Kids ruined high school for me :D

static ruin
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iirc we didn't really cancel in person school for very long in Aus? In that regard we did alright and tried to keep it going

late parcel
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My mental health went neewwwwmmm boom

static ruin
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Losing the social side would hurt though

errant linden
# errant linden yeah yr 8 was really bad

cuz I went to a diff school from the one Im in now and I got bullied out of it Im not even sure if the bullying was that bad since my mom had died at the beginning of the year

late parcel
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But my parents wouldnā€™t let me go back until this year

night hound
late parcel
errant linden
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btw she wasnt murdered or anything

foggy steppe
errant linden
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nothing overly traumatic

night hound
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You doing better now?

late parcel
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I golly hope so otherwise youā€™re about to be attacked with hugs

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Hugs anyways

errant linden
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I wouldn't Ive gotten over it ofc I havent, but Ive learned to try and live my life as normally as I can

night hound
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Time is the healer

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And friendships.

fleet edge
late parcel
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Aw. I wish you the best of luck working through this ā¤ļø I canā€™t imagine how strong you are

late parcel
foggy steppe
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university maths is well

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pure pure pain

fleet edge
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Rip

fleet edge
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Pain

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Pain

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Pain

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Pain

foggy steppe
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i have finished undergrads in both maths and phys

night hound
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If you ever need anything, talk or anything, just say "Mama" and I'll be here to listen to you.

foggy steppe
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maths honours rn

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is literally the worst thing ive ever done

fleet edge
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Now I take photos

foggy steppe
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i am jealous

fleet edge
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Because brain tickle good when take photos

errant linden
night hound
foggy steppe
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tonight is another "do maths til 6am" night

errant linden
late parcel
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My brother got an offer from the ADF when he was 16 to do engineering for themā€¦ my parents wouldnā€™t let him but he still went for engineering and also got early acceptance into uni but ended up turning it down because of all the math

foggy steppe
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as the last month of nights have been

errant linden
fleet edge
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Thermodynamics nearly killed me too

foggy steppe
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thermo was suffering yeah

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quant was also pain

night hound
fleet edge
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Why did I get spell checked to thermal

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Wtf

errant linden
foggy steppe
late parcel
fleet edge
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Engineering is fun

foggy steppe
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the report-writing sucks

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i dropped out of engi

fleet edge
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Engineering is hobby maths

foggy steppe
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the maths was easy as

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but the reports sucked ass

late parcel
fleet edge
foggy steppe
night hound
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This math conversation confirms that I am not related to any of you.

foggy steppe
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materials is the most annoying looking one

late parcel
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Math is the only class Iā€™m failing

fleet edge
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I HATE stats

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Math & Physics was suffering

foggy steppe
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i do some stats for my research nowadays

fleet edge
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But I hated doing stats

late parcel
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Got 100% in English and my sciences. 70 in Sor and 40 in math PepeLaugh

foggy steppe
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i hate pure maths the most

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literally dread doing it even tho its my major

foggy steppe
fleet edge
late parcel
foggy steppe
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eng is the only one you cant drop right

fleet edge
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Middle management classes baby

serene ibex
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Hey @foggy steppe

foggy steppe
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uh hello

static ruin
fleet edge
fleet edge
foggy steppe
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the most fun classes i did were language electives

fleet edge
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I think we spoke about it as an example in class

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Cursed

foggy steppe
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but dual degree means i got 1 elective and everything else was advanced phys/math

static ruin
foggy steppe
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and honours means i get 5 advanced maths courses

late parcel
fleet edge
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My latest assignment is to do a conflict analysis on a current armed conflict and why it's so hard to resolve. We only have 2500 words

foggy steppe
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lmao word limits are always cursed

fleet edge
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I picked the Russo-Ukrainian War since I'm already a bit of a encyclopaedia on it

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I already had papers I've previously read lol

foggy steppe
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well that helps lmfao

late parcel
foggy steppe
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ive only got 2 essays this year thankfully

late parcel
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My parents wonā€™t let me drop anything

foggy steppe
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one 20 pages and one thesis

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oh rip

late parcel
late parcel
fleet edge
late parcel
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Essays are my strong pointā€¦ ones without word limits

fleet edge
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What are they?

late parcel
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Chem and adv math

fleet edge
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I'd help you in math but holy fuck I'm busy these days

late parcel
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Chem pracs are easy af. Math is easy for chem but I just donā€™t remember all the data and formulas

foggy steppe
late parcel
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Like Iā€™ve gotta know the whole periodic table

fleet edge
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I suffer from really really bad long covid

foggy steppe
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idm helping with maths or chem if needed too lol

late parcel
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Electronegativity

foggy steppe
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tho i havent worked those tutorings in a few years

late parcel
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All that shit

foggy steppe
late parcel
foggy steppe
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its all on the exam paper tho

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why remember it

late parcel
late parcel
foggy steppe
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thats also on the exam paper tho

late parcel
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Wait what

foggy steppe
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ive never heard of anybody memorising it

late parcel
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Sir didnā€™t tell us that

foggy steppe
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go look at the past papers on the bos site lol

late parcel
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He said we had to know it ourselves

late parcel
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Iā€™ve gtg for about an hour

foggy steppe
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no shot anyone is memorising all like 500 numbers and 250 names

late parcel
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Take care yā€™all

static ruin
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Yeah it's not realistic to remember the entire periodic table lol

foggy steppe
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see ya

static ruin
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It's typically just given to you with an exam

foggy steppe
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imagine every atomic mass to 2dp memorised

late parcel
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Yeah šŸ„²

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I guess my teacher has had 70 years to memorise it

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Iā€™ve had months

coral crescent
late parcel
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Sose?

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The highlighted times are when I sit exams šŸ„²

errant linden
coral crescent
coral crescent
eternal moat
gentle wind
coral crescent
karmic lily
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For any WA lads

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Wungong dam is worth the drive if you want Wren pics

serene ibex
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Almost finished my AT3 for photography

night hound
serene ibex
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Arvo @night hound

night hound
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It's still morning sheesh :)

serene ibex
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Bout to me arvo for me

night hound
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In 2 minutes

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serene ibex
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1 min

late parcel
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Iā€™m so mad

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My parents were in the phone with the department of ag

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About the flood relief grant

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We met the requirements we were told to meet

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But the Ag guy told us the wrong info

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So we really didnā€™t meet the requirements

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And itā€™s so dumb because we didnā€™t make enough money to applyā€¦. Because of the floods

errant linden
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damn that sucks

errant linden
late parcel
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Mid north coast Nsw

serene ibex
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Good morning

late parcel
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Morning!

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Had a good sleep in?

feral herald
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Hi, looking for an Aussie who has Amazon Prime and can check something for me on Prime Video.

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Thanks

errant linden
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in double legal rn sadge

coral crescent
serene ibex
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just finished classes for the week

late parcel
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Yayyyy

timber spruce
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morning aj

late parcel
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Morning?

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Sure

karmic lily
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Okay fellas, question

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Do I go to a lake I know will have loads of variety of waterbirds but its mostly stuff I see on my other trips

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Or do I go to a Beachside walk trail that has things that I dont often see but less variety

static ruin
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Beachside

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Go for something different

karmic lily
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So white wing fairy wrens and red capped plovers it is

static ruin
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Hopefully I can soon join in on the birding next week, see how lucky I am in terms of placement for that new lens lol

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Nikon starts shipping on the 31st, not all that confident I'll get one from the first batch, but shall see

late parcel
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Goodnight Aussies

errant linden
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gn everyone quagwave šŸ˜“

coral crescent
night hound
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blOlive staying up late sheesh

willow rivet
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quagwave someone say staying up late

coral crescent
night hound
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@foggy steppe you around? Wanna ask about buying lens in Japan. I want to buy the gf 110 cause it's udner $3K on ebay coming from Japan, but not sure if it's risky...

foggy steppe
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Depends on the seller and whatnot

night hound
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Do you have a recommendation? I think you mentioned where you get yours from...

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I just can't remember.

foggy steppe
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For best buyer protection just go via ebay

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Buyee is cheapest but comes with the most risk

night hound
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Ok, thanks! There's a few sub $3K 110 lenses there so I'll go that route. Can't even find antying on marketplace here

foggy steppe
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They almost never lie about an issue but often downplay it

night hound
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Noted!

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Thank you!

foggy steppe
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Good luck haha

night hound
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Sigh yeah. Need to get the cameras ready for Europe and I think I need a long lens for the GFX. Still deciding what on the Xt5. I dont' want to bring a bunch of vintage lenses around

foggy steppe
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Bring a gfx to X adapter lol

night hound
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The fotodiox adapter and the pentacon 6 are not going to make it before we leave šŸ˜­ So annoying. But the pentacon is too fucking big anyway.

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I've been thinking of getting the canon fringer for the xt5 though

foggy steppe
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Do those work with AF?

night hound
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Yeah

foggy steppe
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I feel like gfx is the ideal travel cam already lol

night hound
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Nnot cheap, but worth it

foggy steppe
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Since you never need to shoot action on travel

night hound
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I am bringing both :D

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I only have the 35-70 GF for the GFX atm

foggy steppe
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Xt5 for extra reach and when you don't want to carry a monster around lol

night hound
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Maybe I'll just use the Mamiya 645 lens - I think I have one that's 150.

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or 180

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can't fucking remember

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numbers suck

foggy steppe
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Especially when you have 2 different cams both with different crop factors lol

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The mamiya lens should be nice and fairly sharp too

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But nothing beats the gfx 110

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You just bought the xt5 tho so guessing not many lenses there yet

night hound
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Yeah. Ive been thinking about it for a while now whether to get it sooner rather than later. Was thinking of later, but now that the trip is coming up, I am thinking.....sooner. The exchange rate for USD to AUD is pretty good atm and thinking of secretly using my secret stash to buy one.

night hound
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So then I am covered between 16mm and 90mm APSC
35-70, then 110 on GFX

That should be enough.

foggy steppe
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It's one of those lenses worth buying anytime since it sticks around forever I reckon

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Even if you go gfx 100 lol

night hound
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I think so, too. So if I can get the 110 under $3K, around $2.5K under would be ideal.

foggy steppe
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Vintage is kind of a pain travelling I imagine, dealing with all the different adapters and questionable focus and whatnot

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90 apsc is longest anyone ever needs on travel too

night hound
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I tried the canon 24-70 f2.8 on the xt5 - it was beautiful. But of course, stuck on the 2.8

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Augie thought it looked very wrong sticking a big canon lens on the xt5

willow rivet
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You should see the fpl on his 300 2.8

foggy steppe
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That lens is amazing at 2.8 anyways so works great haha

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Fuji lenses are strangely slim looking to me

night hound
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I am thinking I should bring it anyway

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Strangely enough, you know what woudl be cheaper for me to do and stupider?

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Buying a Canon R10 and an ef-rf adatper :D

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I'll go look on ebay now before goin to work. There are a few 110's there.

foggy steppe
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Is that actually cheaper lol

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I got my r10 for 1.2k so at that price maybe haha

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110 is popular so I imagine thered be quite a few

night hound
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There is only one 110 listing I could find. And they are asking $4K.

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on Facebook marketplace

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All other litstings I can find are ebay from Japan

foggy steppe
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Oof that's too expensive

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Medium format on FB marketplace is crazy tho

night hound
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It's stupid. The gfx 50 listings are more expensive used on FB than what I paid for.

foggy steppe
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Gfx 50 used here is like 3k

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No idea what they're worth

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I still havent seen gfx 100 tho

night hound
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I paid $4.2K new

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$5K with the gfx 35-70

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Of course I was goign to buy it even if the 35-70 is not the best lens, but still pretty good I reckon

foggy steppe
#

800 for that lens is pretty crazy haha

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Might not be the best but it's still very solid

night hound
foggy steppe
#

Can't say I've ever bought there

night hound
#

Have you paid import duties buying overseas?

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I haven't, but haven't bought camera gear overseas before.

foggy steppe
#

Nah I haven't

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Generally I thought Australia had quite a high threshold for import duties

night hound
#

I sent a message to the 110 seller here in Sydney and she came back with 3.5k...apparently only used 3x.

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An obvious photographer, too.

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I have thinking to do.

foggy steppe
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That isn't bad either haha

eternal moat
foggy steppe
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Rip

static ruin
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Sydney storm photography meetup when raptor is here? /s

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Am kind of hoping the forecast holds, does look tempting to take the camera into work that day

night hound
static ruin
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Yes

errant linden
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gn everyone quagwave

late parcel
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Sleep well

woeful belfry
#

it is/was suuuuuuper foggy this morning ... disappointed I just had to go to work rather than find some good photo ops šŸ˜¦

sharp steppe
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especially not during the flight

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because thats never fun

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It's totally going piss down all evening im there though, isn't it?

static ruin
#

Still too far out for the forecast to be accurate, it's now showing Sydney missing the worst of it

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But yeah is showing Sydney with rain most of Wednesday afternoon through to night, just whether or not a storm hits is going to come down to luck

late parcel
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Iā€™m dying for a good storm

acoustic lark
late parcel
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A few nights ago teh fog was super thick at the farm and the lights around my neighbours house made it all glow and looked like it was floating

night hound
#

My brain is very foggy.

woeful belfry
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pics?

static ruin
late parcel
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Thereā€™s something weird about my place

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We donā€™t get many storms

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We watch them literally go around us

static ruin
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Yep, this is a good summary of how it goes for me

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late parcel
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Yup!

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This was a storm months ago, itā€™s rare for me to see lightning

feral herald
late parcel
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Like arenā€™t these dope? None of them actually hit my place, went straight past. The first one was literally over my neighbours property

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static ruin
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But I don't think they're going to be anything particularly crazy, so would just be whatever pops up local

static ruin
woeful belfry
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just a mobile shot ... nothing fancy

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late parcel
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Wowww

late parcel
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Though the last huge storm was super windy and a tree fell on me and I got cut up

static ruin
#

Last one I 'chased', I got locked in an area, was a gate covered by overgrown trees that was shut while I was taking images lol

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Had to sit there for a few hours waiting for someone to get back out there, they waived the fine for it since well.. I drove in when it was already dark so the gate wasn't visible lol

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In terms of lightning shots this is one of the better ones I've managed, others it's more cloud structure

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woeful belfry
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ooooooohh

feral herald
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This was during Hurricane Hilary that hit California.

static ruin
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Ask and I shall receive, didn't think we'd get much of a storm today, I get home, see clouds building up... Some brilliant cloud to ground strikes now

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Am very happy

static ruin
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Considering I didn't expect much, not bad..

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foggy steppe
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damn

willow rivet
sharp steppe
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I've been on that boat...

willow rivet
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Can you sell them a better photo for a background what the hell is this washed out right roo shit

sharp steppe
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lol

fleet edge
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Come hang out

sharp steppe
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I'll be over in Sydney tomorrow

fleet edge
#

You can hit on @night hound

sharp steppe
#

getting all my possible shooting time ruined by storms

willow rivet
fleet edge
#

What about the kids

willow rivet
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kids cant afford real primes

night hound
night hound
willow rivet
sharp steppe
night hound
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Let us know :). Not working tomorrow!

sharp steppe
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Will do

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I'm really hoping the weather will be nice

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be a shame for my first trip back in almost a year to be a loss for bird shots

night hound
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It's a beautiful day today I can tell you that.

sharp steppe
#

how accurate is the weather forecast over there usually?

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Like, here, it's almost useless

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only thing worth looking at is the rain radar 1 hour out

feral herald
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Shit Oliveā€™s awake?

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Oh wait, no theyā€™re not.

static ruin
sharp steppe
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Well we roll the dice regardless

static ruin
#

Basically possible rain from around 2ish through to night

sharp steppe
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and the next morning...

night hound
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Poor wet birds

static ruin
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I didn't look that far, had seen no storms, didn't go in depth šŸ˜†

sharp steppe
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Because I don't adjust to the timezone I usually get up at like 5 and go catch sunrise

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but thats possible ruined too

static ruin
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lol

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On a quick look, you may be fine for sunrise, just wait and hope I suppose lol

sharp steppe
#

mhmm...

serene ibex
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Good arvo my fellow Aussies

fallow perch
#

Whoā€™s that one rasclart who loves the thunder

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There was one a while ago

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Some thunder

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In nsw

static ruin
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I've been known to like it

late parcel
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Iā€™ve stayed up too late drawing again

static ruin
feral herald
static ruin
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Pfft, you've been able to read this chat, no one is stopping you flying from the US lol

serene ibex
#

Hello my fellow Aussie

night hound
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Morning, Australia :)

acoustic lark
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Top of the Mornin

fleet edge
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Morn!

night hound
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Suppose yto be 26 degrees today. I can't see how it's going to rain or even storm tonight.

static ruin
#

In short, currently atmosphere has some very cold air higher up along with cold front to hit later, cold front gives surface air the initial lift, the cold air above means once the warm air is moving, it'll quickly develop into potential thunderstorms

night hound
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My brain short circuited.

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I just imagined a big ball of massive wind circulating with the hot/cold circulating. with me in it.

static ruin
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lol

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Or more simple version then, go a bit up in the atmosphere and there's already the conditions there for thunderstorm formation, we're just waiting for the trigger to start it, said cold front, iirc it's mild, but enough to get it started.

night hound
#

So still high likely chance of plastic bag weather.

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I may bring my camera and go to the city earlier then

static ruin
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Yes, I'd bring it, prepare for the worst, hope for the best

gentle wind
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Ehhh only supposed to be 3mm today at like 3pm lol

static ruin
#

Rain amount forecasts aren't a good indicator of storms, those are just more difficult to predict where and when

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You'll find the rain amount forecasted is often low on storm days, they can dump a lot of rain in a short time, but localised

serene ibex
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How r we all?

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Iā€™m currently slowly dying inside because photoshop doesnā€™t want to photoshop

feral herald
fleet edge
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He's having the time of his life

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And we ain't

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Because it's been raining for a week or so

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And now we have to weed the garden soon

coral crescent
sharp steppe
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Hello Sydney folks

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coral crescent
sharp steppe
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I should take a better shot out the other side... Later

night hound
sharp steppe
#

Feels like bloody summer over here

night hound
#

You

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have been welcomed

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with this gorgeous weather

acoustic lark
#

Itā€™s amazing weather today, yeah

night hound
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Totally. Almost makes me feel like touching grass.

acoustic lark
#

I unfortunately canā€™t be outside today ;n;

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You donā€™t know how much I wanna go to the beach right now

night hound
#

It's freaking cold water, child!

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Are you a sucker for punishment?

coral crescent
#

I wanna go there quagcry

night hound
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Fly now and be in time to have virgins dinner with us.

coral crescent
#

I wish

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Stuck here till November sadge

night hound
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Also, if you come, make sure you bring a firehawk with you.

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"emotional support" animal

static ruin
night hound
#

You need to move to Tasmania.

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Buy a big house there so we can do meet ups there and crash at your place.

acoustic lark
errant linden
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doins my aussie lads

feral herald
coral crescent
#

I can lift 3 of you Haha

sharp steppe
#

Other view:

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coral crescent
#

I've shot that building on the right

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it was my first place medal PepeLaugh

feral herald
coral crescent
coral crescent
feral herald
coral crescent
coral crescent
#

so thats where you're staying

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I think I walked through that building KEKL

sharp steppe
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thats the office

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not staying there

coral crescent
#

Ohhh

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yeah I think I've walked through it on a shoot

errant linden
sharp steppe
#

circular quay

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diamond shaped 100% glass building

errant linden
#

ohh I got it confused with barangaroo

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Ive seen that bulding from botanical gardens

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pre cool

eternal moat
acoustic lark
#

Serious question for Australians

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Who uses the phrase ā€œno wuckin furriesā€

coral crescent
#

Never heard of it

acoustic lark
#

Youā€™re a child, you donā€™t count

night hound
#

boomers don't count, either.

coral crescent
#

I'm taller

acoustic lark
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ONE INCH

acoustic lark
coral crescent
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And stronger PepeKing

acoustic lark
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Shut up ;n;

coral crescent
night hound
#

Let's play the game, "Scam or not." I've sent them a message. You guess whether this is going to be legit or not.

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coral crescent
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tf

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No way

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A 5d4 and a lens for 800?

night hound
#

Yes, that is in the no way category.

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But i wanna see if it's legit. Cause if it is, I am buying this shit

coral crescent
#

Get that shit quickly

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Thats an insane deal

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I bought mine for fkin 1500, granted it came with a lot more but still

night hound
#

Will most likely be a scam but we will see.

coral crescent
#

Scam or the seller is an actual monkey

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Or maybe they forget the 1 infront of the 800

night hound
#

Looking at their profile, it's a scam monkey probably.

coral crescent
#

The lens alone is like 800

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And a 5d4 with only 32k shutter count?

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At least 2k

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Hell even for 1800 thats an amazing deal

night hound
#

I'm trying to buy a 17mm f/4 laowa lens for the gfx today so this shit, if legit, it is goign to be a damn busy day

coral crescent
#

You get to join the 5d4 family quagyay

night hound
#

I only wanna buy that canon if it's that price. Just for the hell of it.

coral crescent
#

Its a 5d4, that shit is good

night hound
#

Yeah

eternal moat
eternal moat
acoustic lark
#

I heard it my whole childhood

eternal moat
#

Saying that I managed to score a bargain a ways back on a Z5 for 50% under market value because the guy just wanted to get out of the photo hobby @night hound

coral crescent
eternal moat
coral crescent
#

I love doing y11 math tests while being in y10

eternal moat
#

Then promptly forget it when you pursue another career unrelated to maths

acoustic lark
acoustic lark
eternal moat
coral crescent
coral crescent
acoustic lark
eternal moat
coral crescent
#

I dunno what I'll go into

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probably architecture or smth

eternal moat
#

When they go on to specialise any knowledge related to being a resident just evaporates because you devote your braincells to your specialty

coral crescent
#

Sounds about right

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This thing is next week doomedbob

eternal moat
coral crescent
#

I've heard its a nightmare but also fun at the same time

eternal moat
coral crescent
#

Honestly if I get anything above an A- I'm happy on this

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I'll apply to ANU at the beggining of y12 so these results go toward that

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turns out they can give you entry on your y11 results

eternal moat
coral crescent
#

and well well well

#

this test is y11 methods KEKL

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Dunno if I'll actually go to ANU though

acoustic lark
#

Gotta apply for it though

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But if you get in, you can always defer it

coral crescent
#

ye I'll do it next year

acoustic lark
#

Most unis offer early entry

coral crescent
#

but this test goes toward that

acoustic lark
#

Some offer early entry without even looking at prelim results

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But yeah good luck!

coral crescent
acoustic lark
#

ĀÆ_(惄)_/ĀÆ

coral crescent
#

I like ANU enough that I'll apply to it

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might as well

fleet edge
#

GET OVER HERE

#

MANY BIRBS

feral herald
fleet edge
feral herald
#

Iā€™m too tall for you.

fleet edge
#

Or UC

feral herald
fleet edge
#

Many BIRBS in Canberra

static ruin
#

But no fire birds

coral crescent
#

eh maybe

#

I like canberra

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But maybe not enough city for me monkaHmm

static ruin
#

It's not going to be a forever location, just go with whatever works better for the university years

coral crescent
#

yeah thats true

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thing is I already have family in Sydney and Melbourne

static ruin
#

I assume you'll have family in Sydney still, weekend visits will be somewhat viable if you wanted

coral crescent
#

so housing wouldn't be an issue

static ruin
#

~3 hour drive

coral crescent
#

but canberra?

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no clue

coral crescent
acoustic lark
coral crescent
#

K looking through the practice exam it doesn't look bad

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I think this is probably what I'm gonna struggle with most

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I suck at perpendicular and parallel stuff

static ruin
#

There we go, first storm building up/on the way, though looks like it'll pass on the southern part of Sydney

coral crescent
#

Need to revise this stuff as well

image.png
#

^ not hard, just forgot how to do it properly

sharp steppe
#

as long as it stays that far south im happy

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def some scattered bits coming through tho

static ruin
#

I think the worst of it will hit later than expected which is good for you

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Big line way out west which may just carry through to the coast later tonight

night hound
#

It'smgetting darker now

feral herald
sharp steppe
#

as long as its not raining up until 5:45 im happy

feral herald
#

Sorry, what I mean by ā€œthis is what you meanā€ is the radar.

fleet edge
#

Much more chill

fleet edge
#

And you can use that time to make friends and move out to a share house in 2nd or 3rd

#

Good life experience to move out on your own :3

timber spruce
#

oh hi robin'

fleet edge
#

Wait

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Were you Kurdish?

#

Or did I do a brainfart

timber spruce
#

i'm

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OwO

fleet edge
#

OwO Australian!

timber spruce
#

OwO

foggy steppe
#

Stayed there for 2 weeks

timber spruce
#

i think i'm 6th place so far

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sadg

coral crescent
#

We had a rep come in

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thing is it's expensive as

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like 650 a week or smth

static ruin
#

650 a week for a student?

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Sounds off, idk what kind of student can afford that, heck most working adults would struggle if single

fleet edge
coral crescent
#

500 a week mb

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but theres those catered and non catered options

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and then it's a shared toiletry and etc

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I don't like the idea at all

fleet edge
#

$500 is catered completely

#

And not all are shared

#

You have the option of single or shared

#

Some are shared only between 2-4 people

#

Like a regular share house

#

Most are $300pw

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Which is fairly normal these days for rent lol

fleet edge
#

There's options

coral crescent
#

There is, but then again I could just go to Sydney where I already have relatives who want me to study there hmmsire

fleet edge
#

Just breaking it down for you

coral crescent
#

I dunno

fleet edge
#

Since you were wrong

coral crescent
#

Yeah I can't remember all the details

#

we had a rep come in, tell us a bunch about it

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also have a teacher who graduated from there

fleet edge
#

Also depends on commute too tho

#

1hr+ commute a day to get to classes sucks

#

Especially if you're shoe horned into a 8am class

#

That's another thing to weigh up no matter what uni you go to

#

And 1hr+ commute to see friends in the city will also kinda fuck you up

#

Even if you go to sydney I still recommend looking into your own accomodation

foggy steppe
#

Do people actually attend 8am classes

fleet edge
#

Or compulsory

#

They suck

#

Me with my 6-9pm labs in 2nd year

#

Kill me

foggy steppe
#

Sounds awful

#

I haven't attended any classes except labs in years

coral crescent
foggy steppe
#

Always get own accom instead of uni btw

#

Way cheaper and nicer

fleet edge
#

Yeah

#

Go to uni accomodation if you have to

#

Since it's convenient

#

But the important part is commute and public transport access

#

Also local shops

#

Having to bus for 1.5 hours to see friends and then bus home at 11pm is unfun

foggy steppe
#

Also get a car if you can afford one

fleet edge
#

Yeah

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Tho sydney is kinda fucked for driving

#

Live on a train line if you can

#

But yeah, a lot of people make the mistake of living with family at uni where the family is in a random suburb with poor access to campus or the CBD

#

Real easy way to burn out of classes and socialising

foggy steppe
#

Sydney is nice for driving anywhere except CBD and chatswood

#

And outside of rush hours ofc

fleet edge
foggy steppe
#

Maybe coz I've lived there for ages lol

fleet edge
#

Lol

#

I hate sydney

#

It smells real bad

foggy steppe
#

Melbourne smells worse

timber spruce
woeful belfry
#

I didn't really notice a Melbourne smell.

#

Melbourne is grimy thought. Dense and grimy.

fleet edge
#

I think they both smell

#

Sydney is more rubbish smell

#

Melbourne is weird

foggy steppe
#

Sydney depends where you are

#

The urban parts are so spread out everywheres different

eternal moat
#

500w is pretty much average here

#

You have to factor in paying bills and internet ect

fleet edge
#

Canberra is fun

#

Atleast our electricity hasn't sky rocketed

eternal moat
fleet edge
#

The older share houses aren't bad either for rent

eternal moat
#

But then again you're in Queanbeyan

foggy steppe
#

I pay 250/W in Brisbane but I hate this city more than anywhere else I've been so

#

Dunno if it's worth it

fleet edge
#

If I were to move anywhere for a few years it would be Melb

eternal moat
foggy steppe
#

It's very affordable but it is shit

feral herald
#

What's the best Aussie city to fly in to? Sydney or Melbourne?

foggy steppe
#

Moving December tho so eh

#

Sydney is the biggest airport

eternal moat
fleet edge
foggy steppe
#

Melbourne is easier to get around and stuff

eternal moat
#

If you wanna see all the touristy Australia stuff fly into Sydney first

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Then road trip it to Melbourne

#

See stuff in between

fleet edge
#

Fly to Alice Springs and experience true blue aussie culture

static ruin
# sharp steppe

That southern storm has a pretty significant hail core from the looks now, but yeah still going to miss Sydney with the current path

fleet edge
#

Don't forget to hit up Cronulla, Townsville, and Toowoomba

coral crescent
coral crescent
#

Toowoomba's my home town KEKL

sharp steppe
woeful belfry
#

It's surprising there aren't more traffic accidents than there already are

foggy steppe
#

Better public transport compared to Syd tho

#

But that does sound cursed

late parcel
#

Stupid class goes until 5

#

I wanna go home

night hound
#

Itā€™s here. Rain and thunder.

sharp steppe
#

I'ma chance it anyway and go to gardens. Taking the raincoat lol

night hound
#

Iā€™m only several kā€™s away from cbd

static ruin
static ruin
late parcel
#

I wnat a storm

foggy steppe
#

Weather said storm here too but skies are fully blue

late parcel
static ruin
#

A lot of very strong wind in that big band further back

late parcel
sharp steppe
#

Heading out now, so if you see someone who thinks it's summer and has a 200-600g wandering around the botanical gardens, that's me

static ruin
#

lol

late parcel
#

šŸ˜‚

#

Have fun!

feral herald
static ruin
#

Big drops of rain where I am now

late parcel
#

Lemme check bom beta for my location

#

Hmm I might

timber spruce
static ruin
#

My question now is will the storms f up the train network going home

late parcel
#

If it rains enough you can swim

lost perch
#

sounds like this is a good time to train my pun skills

#

two in one KEKL

sharp steppe
#

Oh god I hear thunder

#

That's a lot of thunder

#

ACDC up in here

foggy steppe
#

Never seen anything there in many trips lol

night hound
#

Bats. Lotsa bats. I'm good with that.

#

Now there'll be 1,532,754 wet bats on the 'walls.'

#

Are we still going to meet up tomight or neah? I'm good for tomorrow morning, too.

foggy steppe
#

Best bat spot is Parramatta park

#

Or centennial to catch em drinking

static ruin
#

And people earlier doubted the storm potential smh

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coral crescent
#

God submitting to this contest is fkin annoying

#

Changing everything to 300DPI AngeryWUT

#

Oh right, @night hound what was that other contest you told me to submit to?

night hound
#

For k12

coral crescent
#

Aight

#

Gonna have to wait till october for crikey mag results