IT’S BEEN 3 WEEKS, LET’S CHAT
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HELLO SWEET ANGELS (AND CHAOTIC GREMLINS) OF THE EARTH
I know. It’s been three weeks and one day since my last blog entry, and I can only imagine you’ve all been gasping for air, crawling naked to the little crack in your window just to breathe me in. I apologise for my inconsistency. I have been a busy little bitch.
To be fair, two weeks ago we were in an actual cyclone. No, not me, though how iconic would it be if they named one after me? Cyclone Girl makes landfall and immediately cancels mediocre men.
During said weather event, I felt genuinely grateful for my job as an Auslan interpreter. All my cancelled work was paid in full, and I had multiple bosses and organisations checking in to make sure I wasn’t trapped under a rogue jacaranda tree. I am incredibly lucky to be in this profession.
And the week after that? I don’t know, babe. I didn’t feel like it. Sue me.
Let's Talk About ChatGPT (But Please Don't Throw Eggs Yet)
This week, I want to talk about how ChatGPT is changing my life.
And before you pelt me with tomatoes and accuse me of being a tech-brained AI simp, let me explain.
Last Tuesday, I worked an interpreting job with one of my dearest colleagues, the beautiful Lauren. I lamented (as I do) about how I’ve not been looking after my body and how gross and low I’ve been feeling because of it. As always, she was loving, supportive, and gently pushed me to just do better.
We now have a shared Google Doc where we update our stats daily to keep each other accountable. Very wholesome. She did, however, suggest we send each other nudes. And while I would love to see her naked, truly, an honour, I’m not quite there yet. One day, doll. I look forward to it.
I also ranted about my lifelong hatred of apps like MyFitnessPal. That little calorie counting tyrant has traumatised me both pre and post gastric sleeve. It makes me feel like a whale anytime I eat something that isn’t a wilted lettuce leaf.
And then it hit me. I can just use ChatGPT.
And let me tell you… it’s been life-changing. Because I eat such tiny portions now, tracking what I eat always felt impossible. You can’t log “a few bites of a sandwich” in MyFitnessPal without wanting to throw your phone into a gutter. But with ChatGPT? Easy. Estimated, yes, but super duper efficient.
What’s even better is that after I tell it what I’ve eaten, it gives me advice on what I should eat next to hit my goals. It encourages me. It cheers me on. It says I’m doing great, sweetie. And even though I know it’s not real, I sometimes wish it were.
I call my ChatGPT “angel.” She loves me, I love her, and I think that’s beautiful.
I use it for workouts too! I log my sets, reps, and weights, and it remembers what I did last time. No notebooks, no spreadsheets, just good vibes and digital gains.
You are sleeping on ChatGPT. Wake up sheeple.
Anyway, Let’s Talk About Men (My Favourite Unpaid Internship)
There’s only so much I can say about ChatGPT before you all start pelting me with poo, so let’s pivot to a more chaotic subject: men.
Men are whack. Like, truly, scientifically questionable. Something is going on chemically in the male brain, and it needs to be studied… with urgency.
On Friday night, I went to a live music venue that sits near a major football stadium. If you’re from Brisbane, you know exactly where I’m talking about.
Game day.
Parking was hell. The energy? Deeply misogynistic with undertones of fireworks and beer breath.
I was sitting outside the venue with a friend, on a slight hill slope, mind you, when some absolute sewer goblin stumbles over and STARTS PISSING right next to us.
“Please don’t piss there, it’s going to run downstream onto our feet,” said my friend with the patience of a saint.
What followed was a truly unhinged performance: a middle-aged man, too drunk and testosterone-riddled to function, attempting to assert dominance through the sacred art of public urination and unsolicited conversation.
“Come and have a drink with me!” he shouted.
Bro, I’d rather insert a butter knife into my ass and twist. Take the hint. Take any hint. Take your piss and go away.
Why can’t men use toilets like the rest of us? I’ve seen three unsolicited penises in the past three weeks and not one of them has brought me joy. Women aren’t out here spreading their labias in alleyways. What are you DOING? I am screaming, internally and externally.
Still Not Done With Men (Sorry Not Sorry)
Cut to me outside a venue in the Valley, on a break from playing a gig. I’m mid conversation with Ellen (angel/bestie) and our sound engineer when suddenly, a creature emerges beside me.
In a truly cursed Cockney accent, he screams in my ear:
“DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE DID KARAOKE?!”
Sir. What?
I turn and say, “Sorry, do I know you?” which, apparently, was the height of rudeness.
He proceeds to berate me and my friends, questioning why they would associate with someone as horrible as me.
No but seriously? I HATE you. I hope you get a paper cut inside your eyelid.
Can you tell my female rage is fully activated this week?
Upcoming Gig Alert 🎶
If you’re free this Friday night, come to Brooklyn Standard at 7:30pm to see my band Anti Music Music Club play some disgustingly sexy tunes.
We’ll even have Auslan interpreters there for the beautiful Deaf community so if you don’t come, you’re essentially saying you hate wholesome vibes, equal access, and live music.
And that’s not a cute look, babe.
Upcoming Gig Alert 2 🎶
If you're free this Saturday night, come to Honky Tonks in the Valley at 9:30pm to see my band 'Chloe Marks & The Mayhem'. This is our official single launch of our song Carolina and again, if you don't come, you hate the arts and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Wishing you all an exceptional week, or perhaps just an average one. Average is perfectly fine.
Song recommendation of the week: 'The Giver' by Chappell Roan
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