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Likewise. And if I don't use it, they have to pay it back to me hour by hour when I resign. With long service leave on top I could feasibly just take a half a year off if I have enough notice.

Similar boat, after our first rabbit passed away we decided to rescue a bunny to be a partner for our second rabbit, who was still only 4, when the first moved on. He was 8, and had a few serious medical events after a rough patch with seizures, and he was on weekly antibiotic injections for two years.

Rescue bunny is a big new Zealand red eyed white, who is very picky, blind, and anxious. After a few tough months where we had to segregate the house, we managed to bond them but he has never been all that relaxed around humans or tolerant of grooming, nail trimming, etc etc.

He's now 3.5 years old, we adopted him at 9 months. This month he's started letting us pick him up without struggling (for nail trims), started flopping while being pet/near us, and is all around a lot less anxious (except for scary things like dogs, birds, and loud noises - he is almost completely blind I think).

They're just such sweet animals once they form a relationship with you, but most people don't "speak" rabbit love as easily as they "speak" dog or cat love. Nothing better than our little lady running to my feet every morning when I get up, and grooming my legs every time I sit on the floor!

I miss my outfit. Briggs server was so wholesome, almost everyone knew everyone.

This has unlocked a memory I haven't recalled in probably 20 years...

I feel half the city is struggling at the moment. Plane trees and wattle blooming everywhere.

Thanks! Film with a wide angle lens goes very hard in the right lighting.

Darktide is fun with friends, but it's still a good game without. My friends all burnt out on it after 30ish hours but I've almost hit 100 now and still having fun every now and again. Scratches a very particular itch

Just like the time we had a minister bring a lump of "clean coal" into the Australian parliament.

Pretty neat demonstration of how the world beyond their viewpoint doesn't exist.

And watch Master & Commander while you're at it.

Echo this. I work in a similar proposal world which requires too much tailoring and fan fare. Feed in the RFP, load up our USP/methodology, and record a meeting where we talk shit about what the proposal needs to accomplish.

It shortcuts the first 50-60% of the process. But it's helpful to have something to build over, rather than from scratch.

Saw an announcement earlier. Later in the month. I think 25th?

Bones, you share a lot of these. I have to ask - how to you manage the exposure to these people? I can only assume you're in at the source. Doesn't it wear you down? I appreciate the effort for the funny, but man, you must see a lot of it.