Lounge but Australian

[vivid verge]

Before Avalon airshow next year hopefully

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i can get the 150-600

[late parcel]

Pft

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f5-6.3 right

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you gonna be there?

cause i will be

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yeh sigma

[late parcel]

I’ve gtg see yas

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yep

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cya aj

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yeah ill see you there

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nice

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i gotta learn how to aviation

i just need to get a sensor cleaning kit first lol

look at how bad it got on saturday

[vivid verge]

shutter speed

Most important part of aviation

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i can do it i just want a lens capable

the lens i had, the 70-300 was shitting the bed

the r50 body doesnt help either lol

[vivid verge]

I think my lens has fungus if I use a high f stop I get so many dust spots

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https://www.amazon.com.au/Sigma-4745954-150-600mm-Contemporary-Optical/dp/B00THOYRN6/ref=asc_df_B00THOYRN6/?tag=googleshopdsk-22&linkCode=df0&hvadid=341792345759&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11854665981568932878&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9071432&hvtargid=pla-343685534827&mcid=ae14264533b830c29c5fe78a8992098a&th=1
holy fuck this thing is huge

[vivid verge]

Still better than my gear

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2kg is wild

[static ruin]

Won't be fungus, it'll be dust spots as you said

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that’s what I ordered

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what are you on

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600D

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interesting

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I’ve tried cleaning it for dust spots

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im aware its more keeping the subject in frame then the auto focus speed yeah

just difficult

do you use a monopod or nah

[vivid verge]

im pretty sure it’s fungus a couple of pieces of glass into the lens

[static ruin]

Just air clean, or wet clean also?

[vivid verge]

nah

[vivid verge]

just air

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interesting

i need to wet clean my sensor lmao

[static ruin]

Try sensor swabs, you can get marks time to time that are more stubborn

[vivid verge]

yeh but it’s entirely affected by the aperture

[static ruin]

Yes that's normal for dust spots

[vivid verge]

Which means it’s in front of the aperture ring doesn’t it?

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im gonna get a set of sensor swabs before my next shoot

no air shows down here in vic as far as im aware soon

nor any races

[static ruin]

No, for the most part marks or dirt (or fungus) on the front element will never show on the photo

[vivid verge]

isn’t motogp next weekend

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yeah i cant get there tho

i was gonna go

[vivid verge]

nope it’s in a month time

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but theres just no way for me to get there im stil l16

[vivid verge]

rip

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f1 tickets are out soon i need to save for those

4 day grandstand is gonna expensive asf

so i cant buy anything for a while

[vivid verge]

I think im gonna take the train down to Melbourne for Avalon

[static ruin]

Oh right, MotoGP is on Phillip island right?

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i just gotta go over the bay haha

[vivid verge]

Or if I randomly stumble across a couple hundred bucks I’ll fly

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yup it is

genuenily ill go with you natu

[static ruin]

Ah thought it sounded familiar, friend tried to get me to go

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get hype

[vivid verge]

There’s probably a couple events on at Calder or sandown in the next month

[late parcel]

I have absolutely no plane photos I’m happy with

Ew. Wrong emoji

[vivid verge]

Local motor racing is fun asf

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i saw the avalon airshow people flying over my school a while back

lemme see if i can find it

[vivid verge]

Next month im is so busy with military stuff

[late parcel]

Wait Natu, you going to Barrington/taree airshow by any chance?

[vivid verge]

Nah

Too far

[late parcel]

Bummer. It’s about 20 min drive from my farm lol

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exactly, was just at the sandown 500

no military bases near me lol

[late parcel]

Bf and I have been talking about me possible joining the Finnish armed forces

[vivid verge]

Bathurst 1000 F35 display, Sydney harbour f35 display, KC2 Viyager with the king and then Richmond open day

[late parcel]

It’s a very long and complicated process for me to do as an Australian though

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you have media accredation for the supercars?

[vivid verge]

mmmm interesting

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nah

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oh

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I was gonna try and then forgot, and it’s probably too late now

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just going

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yeh

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avalon compared to my place

[vivid verge]

just love the Supercars

[static ruin]

Guess it's going to be difficult to Finnish the application

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i was there on satruday

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oh lord

almost sub 5.5k with the cull

its taking ages

[static ruin]

It's progress

[late parcel]

Have to get a citizenship. Which is a 4-6 year process and then language testing as well. Then I can start the military application which has background checks and all that fun stuff

[vivid verge]

Would’ve been this photoshoot

[static ruin]

Yeah I figured, I just wanted to make a bad joke

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yeah it was cool we were just on a walk and went wtfff

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yeh lol

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is that a c-17 and f-35

[vivid verge]

Yeh

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we just guessed

[late parcel]

I know a guy who got up in a kc30 for air to air refueling shots. He was going to try get me in the air at Darwin but it fell through:(

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we never found out

[vivid verge]

I remember last year the Black Eagles did a practice display over Sydney

Was sick

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i think ill go to tyabb next year aswelk

[vivid verge]

I know a guy who got some sick a-a shots out the back of a c130

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just gotta get this 150-600

[late parcel]

I was just happy to see the sukhois come from India

Even though I fucked yo the photos

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wait nvm tyabb is in 2026

i missed it this year

[late parcel]

I flew all the way to Darwin solely for the sukhois

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aj do you want that dollar

[late parcel]

Sure

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send me your bsb and shit

[late parcel]

lol no thanks

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ok 👍

[late parcel]

😂

[vivid verge]

https://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Home/Search?Query=20201029raaf8557649-020.jpg&Type=Filename

[late parcel]

I wanna nap

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fair enough

im so bored

i dont feel like studying tho

@fair rivet why are you not in here

[late parcel]

Mmmm 6 squadron blue?? I’ve never seen it from the front to know lol

[fair rivet]

<o<

[late parcel]

Oh

No

That’s a hornet

Not growler

[vivid verge]

Yeh that’s a classic lol

[late parcel]

It’s pretty

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I think worimi was 77sqn?

[late parcel]

Zoomed in to see it was a hornet not a growler lol

[vivid verge]

Yeh it was

[late parcel]

Oh no shit? I wish I saw it in the air

[vivid verge]

That’s worimi hornet, the same one in fighter world

[fair rivet]

sooooooooooooooooooo whos in perth <_<

[late parcel]

Yeah I’ve seen it on the ground a few times

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:(

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we all value our sanity tom

[late parcel]

It does still occasionally go up, but I’ve not managed to see it myself

[fair rivet]

Perth is a nice place

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one of my mates lives there

[fair rivet]

we have cactus

and pointy bell tower

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yeah keep making up reasons

[vivid verge]

belltowertimes is the only good thing from Perth

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we have a poo brown river here

so does brisbane actually

[static ruin]

Great skies for astro around Perth

[late parcel]

Natu, have you been to HARS?

[fair rivet]

IKR!

[vivid verge]

yeh

[late parcel]

Nice nice

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yeah cause barely anyone lives there

[fair rivet]

York is a nice town!

[late parcel]

Going there for my birthday Going to meet up with Glen and a few others

[static ruin]

Some of the coastline there looks amazing

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ive been to the one near darwin airport

pretty sick

and i think we went to one in sydney let me check

[vivid verge]

I wanna go to Learmonth so bad

And Exmouth

[late parcel]

Been put to Muswellbrook/Luskintyre by any chance?

[vivid verge]

There was an F35 deployment with 77 and 3 sqn last week at Learmonth

[late parcel]

Something like 20 old warbirds fly there

[vivid verge]

They might even still be there actually

@late parcel I was on base at Williamtown from Tuesday to Friday last week

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ok didnt go to one in sydney but did in adelaid

lucky duck

[late parcel]

Mateeee I couldn’t met up on Tuesday 😭

Could’ve **

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lmao I was there in the morning

Cause I didn’t get on till 1pm

[late parcel]

I wasn’t there but I have Tuesday off until midday

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still

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Didn’t bring my camera but brought a little point and shoot

[late parcel]

I might be there next Tuesday in the arvo

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ah ive gotten some good photos on my lil pns

[vivid verge]

Took some cool as videos on base that I can’t share here but if I ever meet u I’ll show

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theyre capable nowadays

[late parcel]

yes I am grounded but fuck that

[late parcel]

Yayy

[vivid verge]

F35s taxiing from the tower and hawks taking off and stuff

[late parcel]

Do you go up on the deck above the cafe?

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i wouldnt push it you dont things to get much worse

[late parcel]

Fuck it

What can they do?

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okie dokie

i mean until you're 18

a little

but once your 18 they can only kick you out they have no legal power over you

[late parcel]

Im grounded until November. I turn 18 in December. Soooo. I can deal with an extra month

I’ve been grounded most my life. I can handle an extra month

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thats poor parenting imo

doesnt teach much

[late parcel]

No

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i used to get electronics taken off me, as they were the things i liked the most

[late parcel]

Well

They’ve taught me what not to do with my kids

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made me want to get them back

yeah exactly same here

thats the only thing ive been taught, how i want to approach parenting

i think ive decided i dont want to get back with my ex even if shes willing at the end of the month

feels weird to say but i think its best for me

[late parcel]

I think the love Qs mum has shown and the … lack of love from my parents… put them together and Q and I have both an example of a good parent and what not to do

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yeah both sides type

[late parcel]

Fair enough. Staying friends though?

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yes

i dont know if iwant to do that either

i had an arguement with her on the phone on sunday asking her to change the way she is and she basically ignored what i said and cast it aside
atleast thats what it feels like

i want someone whos willing to change with me not someone who isnt

and if shes not willing to change i dont want that

[late parcel]

Maybe she’s happy with how she is. And if that’s the case it’s for the better if you’re not together. Let her continue on her way and go and change you ways to better your own life

[sudden karma]

i also felt like all she wants to do is party and that shit like get drunk which yk fair enough sometimes but it feels like she is a party person, someone im def not

im very much an introvert and i prefer to just stay in and spend quality time doing stupid things

im a romantic

i admit it

[late parcel]

Same with me and Q

[sudden karma]

i want to go on cute dates not go to parties and drink

i also love camping to no end

she didnt

[late parcel]

Think we’d spent a lot of our time camping or just being together. If we want to get drunk, drinks at home or his brothers bar. Neither of us are a people person

[sudden karma]

exactly i feel like its more fun spending quality time with a group of like 6 friends at home drinking then a party with 50 people that i barely know

[late parcel]

Our gift giving is usually art works too. So cuddles and art over a glass of glögi sound perfect

6 people is already too much 😂

[sudden karma]

thats peak love

i have some weird autistic interests lol

i think as long as i can have some space for a while then i will be able to figure out what i want in life

[late parcel]

He did a sukhoi drawing for my birthday last year. And I did a mustang drawing for him this year. I did a goofy photoshop scene for Valentine’s too lol

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aw cute

wish i had that type of relationship

[late parcel]

One day

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i should stop talking about this

its making me overthink and sad

lol

[late parcel]

Go have a nap

The photoshop isn’t sending lol

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i cant sleep

i gotta wait for dad to get back home to ask if we can go for a drive

i wanna drive

blast music

that would clear my mind i think

[late parcel]

Oh I had a morning like that today…

But I had the cruiser…

With no Bluetooth 😭

I couldn’t find an aux cable nor a good radio station

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aw

my phone is currently bluetoothed to the car

just gotta turn it on

always automatically connects its a bit annoying

but its pretty nice to have

even though i barely drive

cant wait till i can drive alone

[late parcel]

It’s good

[coral crescent]

AJ you submit to the heritage contest?

[late parcel]

The cruiser can do Bluetooth calls but no music

[late parcel]

No. I don’t have any money

[coral crescent]

its free

[late parcel]

Oh

[coral crescent]

lmao

[late parcel]

Im too shit of a photographer anyways

[coral crescent]

I try to avoid sending any paid contests

[late parcel]

When does it close?

[coral crescent]

End of this month iirc

around the 28th?

[late parcel]

Eh

Can’t be bothered

[coral crescent]

A lot of pictures I think are shit end up turning out good lol

can never be sure

[late parcel]

Im about to throw my ssd out a window along with my cameras

Im in too much of a shit space mentally to invest time and effort into finding something “good” and submitting

[coral crescent]

ah honestly can't blame you

its fine, always gonna be other years

If anyone else is interested this ones also open and is a monthyl running one

https://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/photo-competition

and these are the heritage awards

https://www.heritage.com.au/about/community-support/photographic-awards

must be an australian citizen or long term resident to submit

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wish it was 17 not 18 to drive alone here

[late parcel]

Oh that’s annoying

Here it’s sometimes even 16

You can appeal to get a license early

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i could but why would i do that

[late parcel]

If you live rural, need to drive for work or don’t have access to public transportation

[late parcel]

🤷🏽‍♀️

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i dont tho

i live urban

[late parcel]

Rip

[sudden karma]

the closest public transport is like a 300m walk

i live in brighton aj 😭

no chance of that

[late parcel]

I dunno how my cousin got his early despite living in central Sydney lol

It’s possible

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wat

:(

no chance

[late parcel]

Lmao

[static ruin]

Stupid that it's 18

[sudden karma]

exactly

also i have to 120 hours of tracked learning

dude im already almost confident to drive alone and its been 50 hours

75 hours should be enough for most people

give us the option to take it earleir, but grade us way harsher on the final test

[late parcel]

Same here

[sudden karma]

I assume it's cause you're so rural you could get it early

[late parcel]

Have you seen the stats on I think QLD P plate crashes?? Less hours, way more crashes (from memory

[coral crescent]

its 17 here

[sudden karma]

Ah

I'm aware of that

But give the option to take it early

[late parcel]

I didn’t bother getting mine early. Didn’t really need it. Completed hours within a few months and just chilled the rest of the way through

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I've almost finished half my hours and I'm not halfway through the learners period

[late parcel]

My friend got all her hours within a month road tripping aus lol

[sudden karma]

I know I sound like an over confident learner but I feel ready to drive alone with a few more hours

[late parcel]

But she still hasn’t gotten her Ps because 90% of those hours were outback. She’s not confident in city. Been almost 2 years on her Ls

[static ruin]

It's not about the number of crashes for me, it's more at 17 there's a reasonable expectation some that age will be going out into the workforce

[late parcel]

I think there should be a work exception

[sudden karma]

I'm lucky, had a very good mix of urban and rural driving so far

About 15 of my 53 hours are in the country

[sudden karma]

Exactly

[static ruin]

Going from L's to P's is a jump more because you go from driving supervised to solo, number of hours don't change that too much, but you gotta cross that bridge regardless

[sudden karma]

I get to drive alot when we go camping as a family so it ads up

[sudden karma]

This.

It's always gonna be worse in your PS

No matter how many hours you do

[late parcel]

I had a huge dip in confidence when I went to Ps, followed by steep increase in learning and capability

[sudden karma]

You don't have that other super experienced driver there to help

[static ruin]

Yep, I nearly caused a crash on my p's, but yeah it's just a hurdle you get over. 17 vs 18 isn't going to make a difference there

[late parcel]

My biggest confidence boost since getting Ps has been my air show trips lol. Heavy traffic from urban to semi rural/rural lol

[sudden karma]

Honestly it probably will but the fact is you're still not fully developed so obv you're gonna shit the bed a bit

And don't tell dad but I've driven alone before

[late parcel]

Oop

I’ve done it a bit before Ps… before Ls too 😂 I guess once I got my Ls I actually had a license to lose so I stopped

But it was only rural

Upper Horton area, driving cars to the mechanic and picking farm hands up

[sudden karma]

I think it's ok rural

I don't do it anymore

[steep idol]

this is why i think im just going to get myself a scooter or a motorbike

[sudden karma]

Nah cars are fun

[static ruin]

Any option is fine, depends on what one does

I could never go without a car, though there's no getting around that a scooter/motorbike can work perfectly fine for others, and be significantly cheaper

[sudden karma]

I feel like I couldn't go without a car either
I love camping too much so I need the extra space

[late parcel]

Just messages my coworker to ask if she’s willing to rent with me 🤞

[sudden karma]

if she does that'll help you so much

[static ruin]

I've still somehow never been camping, need to get out someday

[static ruin]

Also gl!

[sudden karma]

You can come with me puther

[static ruin]

Wildcamping would be fun for photos too

But feel like I should start with camping next to car to start

[late parcel]

Chinchester park is soooo nice. Might be a bit far though

[sudden karma]

This is what I like
Wildlife, the astro and landscape

[karmic lily]

Who here getting their fairy wren photography on?

[static ruin]

Nice

[late parcel]

💜

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This is the most active Aus lounge has been in ages

[static ruin]

No wren photography, just holding out for another potential attempt at aurora tonight... well in around an hour if it holds level

[sudden karma]

I can only hope too

[static ruin]

Still annoyed it hit late and missed the peak, but glow is still possible rn

[sudden karma]

It was pretty intense this morning

[karmic lily]

Tomorrow is wrensday, you are obligated to photography fairy wrens

[static ruin]

lol

Tomorrow I probably need to actually sort through photos

[sudden karma]

Kp7, so it's definitely possible

[static ruin]

And clean tripod, cleaning tripod was todays job because of all the salt water, but given possible aurora, keeping it in one piece

[sudden karma]

Hope it holds out

[late parcel]

I get to have my cameras out on Friday not to use though

[static ruin]

kp index is delayed, but yeah other metrics are still holding up well

[sudden karma]

I will go try take photos with dirty sensor

[karmic lily]

https://tenor.com/view/futurama-toad-frog-mesmerized-gif-3938170

you will photograph fairy wrens

[static ruin]

I will clean tripod

[karmic lily]

Well yes, it is good to do that too

[sudden karma]

It's a strong AF storm rn so possible

I'm gonna ask dad if we can go take photos for it tonight and go for a drive

He thinks I studied alot today but had no motivation to

[karmic lily]

tfw lost my chance at getting a good shot on Pink ear ducklings the other day

[late parcel]

Ooooo I finish school at 12:40 on Friday. I can sneak out until 3 ish

[karmic lily]

they were in good light when i ran into them but I was in the wrong spot

[late parcel]

Aww

[static ruin]

F

[sudden karma]

Yay
Take some time for yourself go get a milkshake or smth

Whatever you kids do these days

[late parcel]

Mate…. 4 bucks won’t buy me a milkshake

[sudden karma]

I said I would send you money :p

[karmic lily]

Pink ear ducklings are precious

[sudden karma]

just cause I can't buy photo gear doesn't mean I can send people money

[karmic lily]

pic from last spring

[late parcel]

https://tenor.com/view/strong-independent-woman-dont-need-no-man-sassy-snaps-you-go-girl-gif-5492841678107154906

[sudden karma]

poor bf
I'm gonna show him

[late parcel]

Lol

He bought me another month of nitro 🥰

[sudden karma]

Get him to send you money then lol

[sudden karma]

so cute

[late parcel]

He needs his money lol

[sudden karma]

Then I can

Let me know

[late parcel]

It’s fine

I like to work for what I have

[sudden karma]

Lmao

Fair enough

But not getting paid till November is tough

[coral crescent]

oh they're back in color

cool

[patent pecan]

I missed a lot

Did every have a good Tuesday

[static ruin]

Just a generic Tuesday

Heading out in probably half an hour to go for an attempt at that Aurora, don't have high expectations, but may get lucky

[patent pecan]

Hey

You will get it

Go hard

https://tenor.com/view/toy-story-buzz-lightyear-toy-fly-to-infinity-and-beyond-gif-17474152

[sudden karma]

Turns out I can get about 95 photos before the buffer fills with jpeg large

[static ruin]

Unsurprisingly it's weakening a bit... The weaker part to hit right as it gets astro dark lol, but still boils down to luck

[sudden karma]

Good to know for the future

Dad won't let me go and see the aurora sadly

[patent pecan]

My Astro knowledge is this much 🤏

[static ruin]

Is why I didn't post fancy graph, I can get carried away...

[patent pecan]

Hey I’d listen

But I wouldn’t take it all in

[sudden karma]

Perfect setup for the sunset

[static ruin]

Got this back in June, I'd be very surprised if it ends up this big again, but is within the realm of possibility

[static ruin]

Sun produces a big space fart, that space fart causes pretty lights in sky

[patent pecan]

Oh space farts

Gotcha

Pretty lights

[late parcel]

Hey Smeet

@static ruin im going to Dixon beach for sunrise next Wednesday

It’s for a year 12 grad sunrise party… but none of my friends are going lol. So may as well bring my camera

[static ruin]

Nice, should be good

Sunrises on beaches are always good

[late parcel]

:)

[karmic lily]

Ye

Older ones go back into color earlier

Younger ones even in their full color will still have a little grey

[coral crescent]

I havent bothered shooting wrens in ages

can't think of anything creative to do with them

[patent pecan]

[late parcel]

Heh

Friday is dress up as your dream job day

Friend asked to borrow my scrubs… put them on because I haven’t worn them in more than a year

Best costume. Scrubs as a Dr to be able to afford the photography side gigs lmao

[coral crescent]

budget john wick lmao

if he was sponsored by fuji

[late parcel]

Lmao

[vivid verge]

damn rip

17 here

Just have to have 1 yr on L’d and 120 hours

[coral crescent]

lol I still don't have my L's

[vivid verge]

Get mine next month

[coral crescent]

I turned 16 like 6 months ago

too much effort

[static ruin]

Worth getting to your p's at least, easy to not care now

Makes things easier later if the need arises

[coral crescent]

Fair

I just havent had time

Y11 is a pain

especially with the subjects im taking

[late parcel]

I get ya

My birthday is start of summer holidays which helped kick start me

[sudden karma]

I'm gonna try puther

Facing south, 30s exposure

Off my balcony

Chances are I'll get nothing

[late parcel]

The horizon is not straight.

[static ruin]

Yeah I'm not getting any reports of it even in Vic

[sudden karma]

May aswell look

It seems to be dying down tho

Would've been smart to take off the lens cap lok

[late parcel]

😂

[static ruin]

Definitely helps

[sudden karma]

fuck forgot to charge the cam lol

We on one bar

[static ruin]

But yeah tonight is just going to boil down to luck, activity is dying down, think it mostly comes down whether we're lucky enough to get a substorm or not

Which can't be predicted, it just happens

[sudden karma]

Nothing :(

But really sharp photo lol

Got a cool photo of the stars in bortle 7 tho

[static ruin]

It's full moon, everywhere is bortle 7 tonight lol

[sudden karma]

Ikr lol

But I'm always bortle 7

So I guess it comes to bortle 8 by that math

[sudden karma]

heres that photo of the stars

properly focused this time lol

seeing that level of light pollution is crazy

was shot at 70mm, f4, 30s exposure

[static ruin]

Ah, you too have some cloud

[sudden karma]

yeah it was a cool cloud tho i dont mind

[static ruin]

I'm probably going to call it soon here, think I'm just sol tonight

[sudden karma]

i couldnt see anything so gave up and took photos of stars

[karmic lily]

The shots that seem to get a lot of attention is their family group affection, gotta be patient for those shots tho

or lucky

like this

couldnt really get a better angle unfortunately

is a fun picture though

[coral crescent]

oh that is a cool concept

very very cool concept

[karmic lily]

straight up harem MC bird

[coral crescent]

lmao

[late parcel]

I want to join the cuddle puddle

Gn aussues

[karmic lily]

if you check out a WA photographer called mark eatwell, he gets a lot of shots and video of wrens allopreening and other affection displays.

very nice stuff

[coral crescent]

this is cool

but very flat

[karmic lily]

his video work is a little better

[late parcel]

https://spotify.link/TdgYuCtOXMb

[sudden karma]

You said goodnight an hour ago

Go to fucking bed

[late parcel]

Was it an hour?

Damn

Got a killer headache keeping me up so I’m cleaning lol

[sudden karma]

It basically is

Don't listen to loud music then lol

Knowing you you need more sleep

So go back to bed

[late parcel]

I’ll be fine with 3 hours sleep

Need my music

[sudden karma]

Nah you won't

It's your last ever Wednesday tommorow

Also my last of the term turns out lok

2 tests tmmr

[late parcel]

Nah second last Wednesday

[coral crescent]

You given reqiuem a listen yet?

[late parcel]

Last Tuesday today because we don’t have school next Tuesday

[late parcel]

Nah. Been in a bit of a mood lol

[sudden karma]

Ohhhh

[late parcel]

I graduate next Friday but we don’t have school Monday and Tuesday

[sudden karma]

Anything I can do

[coral crescent]

Ah fair enough

its so good

[late parcel]

Time to go cry because I have the formal on Monday and ✨ insecurities ✨

[sudden karma]

Nothing to be insecure about you're beautiful

[late parcel]

Eh

[sudden karma]

nah you'll be fine

[errant linden]

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE

[sudden karma]

yes yes

[steep idol]

i was so bored in math class today i designed a whole camera ecosystem

[sudden karma]

Let's see it

[steep idol]

its cringe tho

[sudden karma]

may aswell dude

Otherwise wht mention it

[steep idol]

just a sec

[sudden karma]

Yay

[late parcel]

That’s perfect

[steep idol]

lol

didnt realize it till now

any features missing you might suggest?

[late parcel]

Finger grooves on the foot

[steep idol]

like this?

[steep idol]

k i might drop this in to krita and do it it from there

but thats tomorrows job cuz im to lkazt to grab my drawin tablet rn

[coral crescent]

lol half the reason I started photo was because I can't draw for shit

thats wild

[steep idol]

i cant draw shit either

just flat

not 3d

[late parcel]

Still damn impressive

[coral crescent]

what aj said

its the same reason I love going crazy with edits lol

[steep idol]

thanks

[late parcel]

I can draw. But not from my mind because of aphantasia. I use a lot of my pics as reference

We all have strengths and weaknesses. Embrace it. It’s dope af

[coral crescent]

I do the exact opposite

I use drawings as references for pictures

[late parcel]

Mind if I use your photos as reference?

[coral crescent]

that'd be amazing lol

[late parcel]

:)

I’ll post you something one day

Or give it to you in person

[coral crescent]

the inspiriation for my torii gate shot

[late parcel]

That’s amazing

[steep idol]

i wish darwin wasnt as boring

[coral crescent]

I've been saying the same thing about alice for ages

gotta make do with what you have

[late parcel]

The scan lost a lot of the detail

[late parcel]

Meanwhile I thoroughly enjoyed Darwin, and if I wasn’t leaving aus I’d move there

[late parcel]

Thought you were saying Strids’ gf was boring for a sec lmao

[steep idol]

gets boring once tou explore every single place

[late parcel]

I guess so

[steep idol]

also my friend is forcing me to cosplay as kana 💀

[late parcel]

I wanted to go to uni there. So between study there would be plenty to fill 4 years

[steep idol]

in darwin?

[late parcel]

Yeah

Darwin and surrounds

I have a friend in uhhhhh

Name left me

Silly name town

[coral crescent]

Inspiration for this came from this

etc

oh and this

[late parcel]

Humpty doo

[late parcel]

Lmfao

[steep idol]

ah that place

[late parcel]

I haven’t seen my friend in something like 6 years. I miss him so much

[steep idol]

i thought berry springs was barry speings

[late parcel]

😂

Berry springs is so beautiful. And the dam near it had sooooooo many birds

[steep idol]

i want to take a photo like this with one of my friends posing lol

[late parcel]

Ooo that would be fun

[steep idol]

im sure i could borrow the schools 300W led light for a day

[late parcel]

I’ve done a few photoshoots for friends but nothing special

[steep idol]

all my friends are too shy so i have to keep to the streets

[late parcel]

Back when I was VERY new to photography lol

I have no clue where the edited versions are

Here’s some of the other art I do

[coral crescent]

Holy shit I remember helping you edit these

That's a throwback goddamn lmao

[coral crescent]

Oh this guy

If it's the person I'm thinking of their insta work is cool

[late parcel]

Yes lmfao. I absolutely had no idea what you were telling me to do lol

[coral crescent]

I'm still a huge fan of the second last one

Wish it was a bit wider though

And would benefit from being on the warmer side imo

[late parcel]

Morning

[steep idol]

morning

im still sleepy

[sudden karma]

Same lol

I got a big day at school today tho

Gotta lock in

Both my year 12 subjects today

[patent pecan]

Morning

[late parcel]

Hi hi

[patent pecan]

It’s hump day

Let’s get this bread

[late parcel]

Got class until 4 today 🥲

[patent pecan]

https://tenor.com/view/grind-wednesday-happy-gif-18555244

[late parcel]

My car almost got sideswiped just then 😂

[patent pecan]

Yikes

[late parcel]

Narrow streets and hoons in redbull cars don’t mix

Class mate walked past my car and said to his mate “wow that’s so close” and pointed at my tire and then death stared me 😭 there’s atleast 8cm

It’s just overgrown grass 😭

Lovely way to start the morning embarrassed and lacking caffeine

[patent pecan]

I’ve done worse

I use to intentionally mount the curb in the cruiser with my front wheel as I came in to get as close to the gutter as possible so people didn’t hit it

[fair rivet]

wow that's soo close...

you're like already half way on the curb, may aswell have just parked on the grass buddy

also, is that a pen? in the grass.
fuckin littering aswell, gosh, some people dont have any standards

[late parcel]

Lmfao

[sudden karma]

I finished early today hahah

Got about an hour of free time before work now

Should be alright

My two tests went better then expected

Makes me quite happy to say

[late parcel]

Im still in class 😭

[late parcel]

Yay

[sudden karma]

I wish you luck aj

45 more minutes to go

[vivid verge]

my IST class is quite easy today'

just have to write an analysis on a video game

[sudden karma]

I fucking hate Forza 5

Forza 3 is the best

For the pure reason it's set here

[vivid verge]

legit

[vivid verge]

me too but i gotta be unbiased

[sudden karma]

I've got the disk

Might have to play after work

[vivid verge]

and i needa make it seem good because i need to idk

to get good marks

[sudden karma]

I'm done with school for a while I'm now moving into my endurance cycling focus

[vivid verge]

ive got like 15 car racing game disks

and then my fucking disc reader broke

[sudden karma]

I'm a big car guy lol

Cars and planes

[vivid verge]

same lol

[sudden karma]

they're just so cool tho

[vivid verge]

legit

[sudden karma]

nyoom

I used to do photography on Forza

Xbox deleted my photos

Some of them were pretty cool

[late parcel]

Im freeee

[sudden karma]

Yayyyy

Hope your day went alright

[late parcel]

Finished bio content so I’m happy

[sudden karma]

Hell yeah

I've finished school for the term

I only have one or two tests next term and then it's exams and then I'm done 👍👍👍

[patent pecan]

Absolute last mission of the hump day

Bit scary going around round a bouts this top heavy

[delicate storm]

92% on my last english language test ever (excluding the exam) who cheered!!!!!!!

[late parcel]

Finally home

[late parcel]

Yayyy good job

[delicate storm]

thank you!!!

i thought i was FUCKED because i wrote all that right after my media test which was also a long ass writing task

[coral crescent]

oh right its exam season shit

[coral crescent]

92% is wild, good shit

[errant linden]

Guys

[steep idol]

whatt?

[vivid verge]

guys'

[patent pecan]

gUYS

[late parcel]

guys

Hmmmm 8 day trip to the blue mountains or 8 days of work and moneyyyyy??

[static ruin]

Yes

[late parcel]

kinda annoyed at my friends though. They cancelled plans we already had to do this

[late parcel]

Yes to what lmao

[static ruin]

either, I'm not going to make the decision 😆

I was just trying to give a non answer answer

[late parcel]

😂 you succeeded

[static ruin]

Depends on how much you need the money

[late parcel]

I have money… but it’s my savings. Spending wise I’ve only got 4 bucks… I’d prefer not to touch my savings…

[static ruin]

My comment still falls under that, ultimately depends on your savings goals and how much tolerance you give to deviate it, or self control to save more after, but that's a personal thing

ik your situation, honestly doing well by not dipping into it, that in itself is something a lot of people don't have the self control for at that age

[late parcel]

None of my friends have savings

They get excited and host when they hit 100 bucks every second week because they spend it again instantly

[static ruin]

Sounds about right

[late parcel]

I’m conflicted because it’s days after I finish the hsc… might be the last thing I do with this group. But at the same time I’m not a traveller, I’m not a social butterfly

[static ruin]

Is this supposed to be a we finished school trip just to enjoy yourself?

[late parcel]

I’m honestly not really sure. Because we had another trip planned, I think still going ahead, for the week after the blue mountains trip. I thought that was the final celebratory trip

[static ruin]

Ah fair. If it's with friends just after school and it's not too expensive, I say go for it if it interests you, not something that'll be as easy to organize in the future with others as everyone moves on with things in life

[late parcel]

I feel like there’s no way to make 8 days cheap…

Accomodation, food, fuel

[static ruin]

Yeah also true lol, I've got 0 clue what accomodation costs are like there

Despite living right next to the area..

[late parcel]

😂 going to try for air bnb I think

[static ruin]

Just work out the $$ and go from there

[late parcel]

See if I can cover the whole cost with extra shifts

But then why not work normal shifts and more then have even more moneyyyy

[vivid verge]

8 days of Williamtown

[late parcel]

I didn’t consider that… but it sounds good

[coral crescent]

gonna be honest I've never liked the blue mountains

[late parcel]

Decided not to go

For a few reasons

[timber spruce]

blue mountains?

[late parcel]

Turns out they just want me to drive everyone

Please in aus

Place**

[timber spruce]

lol

[late parcel]

Not blue

[timber spruce]

is it a case of the surrounding place being too red and it appears blue or something

oh nvm it's the place iona took pics in

[coral crescent]

Its the haze

iirc

[late parcel]

Love that they cancel plans with me… I was going to host everyone for a bit…. Then start planning this and getting everyone to cancel the original plans

[timber spruce]

this place = iona photo

[coral crescent]

which pic?

[timber spruce]

uhh one he took on the 8x10 iirc

#🌳・nature message

this one

[coral crescent]

ohhh

that one

yeah personally never been a fan of the place

not my type of scenery

[timber spruce]

we have a lot of places that look like that

but less trees

becuase deforestation is fuN!

[static ruin]

That's just a very touristy area, the 3 sisters

Is nice on the rare occasion it snows there though

[timber spruce]

yea it looked like it when i googled it

[static ruin]

Compositionally not great, though I wasn't as great with it back then.. Nice sight with the snow

But not seen it snow at that level for a few years atleast there

[sudden karma]

I'm so jealous

I was never able to click with my english language online program

So I've never been able to connect and actually be present more often

BUT CONGRATSSS

SO PROUD OF YOU

[delicate storm]

THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUYY

[delicate storm]

i feel like that with my religion class like, its just so cliquey and a whole bunch of ppl in there used to bully me LMFAO

[sudden karma]

I HAD ENG LANG TODAY ASWELL

[delicate storm]

and everyones just super passive aggressive to each other i cant stand that class at all

[delicate storm]

THE TEST???? OR JUST A NORMAL CLASS

[sudden karma]

TEST

AN AC

I WROTE 4 PAGES THO SO THATS GOOD

MAYBE I DID OK

[coral crescent]

I fucking hate religion

my worst subject by far

catholic school though so I have to take it

literally killing my atar

[late parcel]

i havent done well in 2 unit religion, but i enjoy the class

[static ruin]

Ah fun fun... I went to a catholic school as a catholic, came out as an atheist

[sudden karma]

@left ridge join us

[left ridge]

Ahh the Aussie lounge

[sudden karma]

home sweet home

[left ridge]

Haven’t been here for so long

[sudden karma]

oh you've already been here

Well come back

We gonna be more active then the lounge again one day

Just gotta recruit more Aussies

[left ridge]

Is this like an active scheme now

[sudden karma]

Yes

Every time someone says they're Aussie I add them here

I've gotten about 7 people this week alone

[left ridge]

Wow so the Aussie photographers are just spawning into existence

[coral crescent]

lmao

[sudden karma]

Yeah basically

We're building an active community

Also helps cause we all think similarly enough so we can help each other better

And our questions might get answered better here then other channels

[coral crescent]

Same

[left ridge]

Wouldn’t be surprised since I ran into at least 5 photographers at Melbourne CBD last Saturday

[sudden karma]

oh wow

A melbournians

[left ridge]

[coral crescent]

I love how it started

[sudden karma]

I'm gonna come find you some day

[left ridge]

I swear I already paid for the fees

[late parcel]

https://youtube.com/shorts/DfS7stBfcEA?si=Of8zGjpz5CNa004A
how did Q see this before me 💀 we're fuckedddd

[sudden karma]

You haven't seen that yet

I do not want her in parliament

[left ridge]

To the sigmas of Australia, this goofy ahh

[sudden karma]

Will not be voting for her lol

[sudden karma]

Oh no I just live in Melbourne aswell

I'm most likely like 5 years younger then you tho lol

[coral crescent]

a cross bench that will mog both of them

[static ruin]

How it started: people spending money

[sudden karma]

It will happen again I'm sure

We can meet up and I'll buy an R1

[left ridge]

Doubt it since im in year 12

[sudden karma]

Oh

[left ridge]

👉

[sudden karma]

I'm 7 tho

I'm actually in year 11 don't ban me

[coral crescent]

not wrong

I bought a cam bag that day

[coral crescent]

oh you graduate soon right?

Hows the ATAR looking

[sudden karma]

I got a camera bag off Amazon like 2 months ago and it's pretty solid

[left ridge]

Yessir and leaving the state again

[sudden karma]

Comfy and decently big

[sudden karma]

Awww

[late parcel]

ay same

[left ridge]

Don’t remind me dawg

[coral crescent]

lmao real

[left ridge]

Ayyy

[coral crescent]

Im selling the one I have rn

buying a new one

[late parcel]

i graduate next friday

[coral crescent]

cause this one is too small

[sudden karma]

I don't need a new one tho

This fits 2 body's and that's fine for me

[left ridge]

Woah that’s fast

[coral crescent]

yeah mine is struggling rn

[sudden karma]

I'm sure it'll fit my big lenses when I can afford this

[coral crescent]

getting the goat

no question

[late parcel]

yeahhh. last hsc on the 1st of nov

[left ridge]

My official graduation is in nov

[coral crescent]

regret not buying it before

[sudden karma]

It has spare room

[late parcel]

oh damn. so you still have to attend school until then?

[sudden karma]

I don't use the secondary body anymore I'm gonna smash it

[left ridge]

Don’t forget exams too

[sudden karma]

I just shoved all my filters in there so there's still heaps more room tbh

[left ridge]

Last class in October and exams until graduation

[sudden karma]

I can easily fit a 100-400 i think

[late parcel]

i graduate next friday and never have to go to school again. hsc is hosted at a local sport center. last ever class is on next thursday

[late parcel]

oh goshhhh

[sudden karma]

freedom

[left ridge]

Such a pain but only a few more weeks

[late parcel]

youve got this

[left ridge]

What you guys do for muck up day

[static ruin]

Can still be worth keeping the small one, goatbag is nice (that's what you're looking at now right?), though is pretty damn big for a quick casual trip

[sudden karma]

as have you AJ

[sudden karma]

I still keep my shoulder bag for this reason, can't have a backpack all the time

It can be too difficult to carry around

[coral crescent]

yeah you have a point

its just taking the drone around is a pain

in the regular bag

cause I have to give up my 16-28

[sudden karma]

I wanna mod my first car to have camera gear storage in the boot

[coral crescent]

am also debating buying something like this cause of its portability and aesthetics

[late parcel]

1000 balloons in the sport center funded by shindigs. all class room tables flipped upside down. head of ss is going to have his whole office set up outside. lube in the hand sanitiser. unscrew all the door handles. room chaneg notices. and last one is all studenst bring an alarm clock set at a random time to go iff throughout the day

[coral crescent]

lmao thats creative

[sudden karma]

Many alarm clocks

[late parcel]

we had some other ideas that got scrapped

[sudden karma]

Hide them In holes in the way and stuff lol

They won't let us in locker bays anymore cause it used to be fucked

[late parcel]

not my idea.. but they wanted to put condoms on all the fence spikes around the school lmao

[late parcel]

we dont have lockers lol

[sudden karma]

Natu is lurking lol

[left ridge]

To warm up the fence spikes obviously

[sudden karma]

Ah lucky

[late parcel]

also wantedt oplay our lock down music, but might cause some kids to panic

[sudden karma]

Mine got shaving cream in it in year 7

[vivid verge]

someone at our school wrapped the entire exec teams cars in bubble wrap

5 cars

[sudden karma]

That's fucking peak NGL

[vivid verge]

that was funny

[sudden karma]

Id do that

[vivid verge]

and then another person jsut put zip ties on every single locker in the school

[sudden karma]

Honey on any surface is a great one too

[vivid verge]

also funny

[sudden karma]

Not something you can wipe off

Makes everything worse

[left ridge]

I heard some stories from the last year, principal’s office just covered in aloe Vera drink bottles

Like hoarders level amount of drink bottles

[sudden karma]

Glue doors shut type shit

There's so many things you can do tbh

[left ridge]

So many things

[late parcel]

that reminds me of another prank thats happening, im not involved in it though

livs group is glad wrapping all the senior toilets

[left ridge]

My school relabeled the day as celebration day

[vivid verge]

anti fun woke propaganda

[late parcel]

lmfao

[sudden karma]

So did we

After minack left so many things changed

For the better aswell

[coral crescent]

god did I tell you what happened to my mate and his hair

[late parcel]

...

[left ridge]

Mine prob changed for the boring since the new principal is such an NPC

[late parcel]

so is ours

[sudden karma]

They also limited so many things you can do lol

[coral crescent]

He bleached his hair and buzzed it, then they pressed him for about a month to change it back

[late parcel]

but no one cares. its usually just one prank on much up day. my grade is going allll out muck up week

[coral crescent]

but then they realised they worded their student agreement like shit

and that the rules never said he couldnt

[late parcel]

a few kids have access keys for the whole school...

[sudden karma]

Ooh that'll be fun

[coral crescent]

so he got away with it after he told them he'd get a lawyer involved 💀

[late parcel]

oop

gosh

[sudden karma]

I wanna steal a teacher's card so we can get into a building tbh

[late parcel]

school made a mate shave his head once...

[vivid verge]

time to get out the ride on mower

[coral crescent]

how and why

[sudden karma]

Let out three sheep and label them 1,2 and 4

[left ridge]

I wonder what people are gonna come up with on the day

[sudden karma]

They will search for sheep 3

[left ridge]

Formal was pretty fun tho

[sudden karma]

And not be able to find it because it doesn't exist

[late parcel]

he used to have an afro, he shaved just the top of his head... we have a no hat in class rule... took his hat off and the teacher said it was too much of a distraction and made our school look bad lmao

[sudden karma]

Teachers are getting too soft

[late parcel]

theres no grass on our campus 💀

[sudden karma]

I'm not allowed to wear headphones at school

At all

[vivid verge]

WOKE

[coral crescent]

our teachers do not give a shit

[sudden karma]

Which is shit cause it helps with my anxiety so much

[coral crescent]

my teacher is actively racist to me

[late parcel]

my formal is on monday. thinking of skipping

[coral crescent]

as a joke obviously

[late parcel]

oop

[sudden karma]

More pressing issues in Alice Springs lmao

[coral crescent]

I call him a fat bastard

he calls me a sherpa

[late parcel]

lmao

[coral crescent]

works out

[sudden karma]

nah they need the formal queen

[coral crescent]

I saw him at the canteen line and just said well well well

[left ridge]

How much do you have to pay for formal

[coral crescent]

then he saw my moon boot and said "did you slip on a mountain"

lmao

[late parcel]

we call one of our teachers "Woody" and we great her each morning by yelling "MORNING WOODY"

[sudden karma]

Are the crime rates really that bad in Alice

[late parcel]

110 per person. so 330 for me and my parents

[late parcel]

yes

[sudden karma]

I know when we were there a kid tried breaking into our motorhome

Left a crack in the back window

[static ruin]

Well, it had (and afaik still has) the highest stabbing rate per capita of any place in the world.. Beyond that, yes

[sudden karma]

Police got him tho they were right there

[late parcel]

pft. i bought the most plain jane dress. i aint even doing make up and nails

[left ridge]

You can bring your parents to formal?

[sudden karma]

so?
Doesn't change anything

[sudden karma]

Yeah it's bad there I know

Was just wondering if it's changed at all

[static ruin]

Nope

[sudden karma]

Lmao

Place is a shit hole

No offence oliv

[late parcel]

yeah. they sit seperate though. each student can bring two people from their extended family

[sudden karma]

I'm surprised you want to bring them

I wouldn't want to bring my parents to formal it's a personal event to me

It feels odd having them there tbh

[left ridge]

Huh i thought it’s only students and teachers

[sudden karma]

oh shit it's raining tommorow and Friday

Let's fucking goo

[coral crescent]

lmao

worst in australia

top 10 worst globally

[late parcel]

i didnt have a choice. they invited themselves

[left ridge]

Dang

[late parcel]

just uhhh... one of my friends dads knows about Q... hoping he doesnt spill over a few drinks...

[sudden karma]

Oh

[sudden karma]

Wait so your parents don't even know about him

This is crazy news to me