the course outline says one of my courses this semester is a lectorial. Does this mean the lectures will be like hybrid with the tutorial?
I'm kinda bummed if that's the case bc I find it much better to be able to pause and rewind an online lecture when I need to and properly take everything in.
if anyone has any tips on how to get the most out of this (if it is what I think it is) I would really appreciate the advice!
has anyone taken an appetite suppressant while on this medication?
i am considering speaking to my doctor about it, as I’ve lost a lot of stamina and cannot exercise how I used to, and I've put on enough weight to have to go up a size in pants.
I'm not super worried about body image issues, it‘s largely that I don't make a great wage and I simply cannot afford to buy a wardrobes worth of new pants!
appreciate any feedback, side effects, advice at all x
I posted on a subreddit for one of the 2 major supermarket chains here in Australia because for some reason some lamb steaks I scanned and bagged at the self checkout weren’t on my receipt, and I hadn’t paid for them (score!). I thought this was super weird bc the supermarket is super militant- the weight sensors are so sensitive, overhead cameras scan your basket to make sure you’ve scanned all your items to prevent theft, and they have these little cattle gates now so you can’t get out unless the computer has sensed that someone has made a purchase and is leaving the shop. It’s honestly ridiculous. Which is why I was so surprised to find that the checkout machine had glitched!
In my post, I mentioned that I found out that I hadn’t been charged for the lamb because I was looking through the receipt to divide the costs up between myself and my partner, which is something I do every time I do a shop.
For context, I’m 27 and he’s 35. We don’t live together. He lives about a 5 minute drive away from me with his dad, and I live alone. We spend 5/7 evenings together, and we only eat the same meals on weekends. we rarely do sleepovers bevause we both have trouble with sleep. Every other day we just cook or reheat our own seperate meals. When I do groceries, I purchase my own things, the things that he needs for his own dinners at my house, and the things for the meals we cook together, and I write the cost of his things and half the costs for the shared things, and he sends the money back to my account. If he eats a great share of something, he pays a greater amount and vice-versa.
We do this because, to us, it doesn’t make sense to pay for things the other won’t use, and we have different budgets for food.
We have discussed moving in together, and having seperate bedrooms when we do so, and it’s pretty much a given that this will happen in the future. We plan to move states so I can attend a good uni for a masters degree, and this won’t happen for another couple years. We are happy with the current living arrangement, and he wants to make sure his dad is well taken care of. We plan to keep dividing everything up the way we have been because it works for us, have chosen not to get married bc we don’t want to, and we also don’t want to share bank accounts. Kids are not on the table for us at the moment, but we aren’t opposed to the idea of one. We have agreed that anything we came in to the relationship with, we leave with if we break up, and things purchased jointly we either sell or buy the others share.
We each pay for our own food when going out, other than for birthdays or other celebrations. We pay for our own movie tickets, ten pin bowling etc. on dates, and will pitch in for fuel if the other is driving a long distance.
This is the agreement we came to and this is what we think is fair. On the free lamb post, I had several comments asking about ‘dividing up the shopping bill’, and someone even said it didn’t sound very ‘partnery’. I replied saying our relationship is egalitarian, and we don’t expect the other to pay for things they won’t use. Others commented saying they thought that was strange.
People in our real life always seem surprised at this as well, and I find myself having to justify this to people. I guess I wonder why this seems to be so controversial to others? I don’t judge the way other people handle money in their relationships, so why the judgement about mine? I’m not sure why splitting things evenly and paying for our own things seems so odious to others?
I guess I’d like to know what others think without the snark lol. Are we weird? People irl seem to act like my partner is manipulating me into this, but I feel, as a feminist, that this is an egalitarian way to view our finances. Has anyone else done this kind of thing long term?
thanks x
this isn’t a complaint by any means, I’m just… confused??
I did a small shop tonight and purchased four lamb leg steaks. I buy these semi-regularly as they always give me points for them and my partner likes them, so I know that they are $18 a tray. I thought the amount I was paying seemed a bit cheaper than usual, but since I’m inept at maths I assumed it was just an error on my part.
I remember taking it out of the fridge in the shop and I remember scanning it. I checked my fridge just to be sure I actually came home with them, and there they are, waiting to be marinated.
when I went to the reciept to divide the shopping bill up between myself and my partner, I noticed the lamb wasn’t on there.
how can this even be possible?? They’re so strict with their cameras and weight sensors and stupid little gates that to trap you in the store, but the machine can just glitch and give me free lamb?? What the hell???
I’m wondering if anyone has the set list for the regional tour they did in March? I took 0 photos and videos bc I was just trying to enjoy myself but now I forget what they played haha
I thought that I would get an overall mark (like out of 100) today. is this a thing or have I just made it up in my head.
I’m looking for a well made, sturdy pair of leather boots, but I’ve heard that Doc Martens are kinda crappy these days. I’d love to buy Australian if that’s possible, and I’m willing to spend a lot on something that will last me a long time. thanks!