May 24, 2023

188 - 30 predictions 🔮

Hey there, !

Predictions for next year once again, as it’s nearly my bday and I thought it would be better if it was anchored around another Year of Vince. The % relates to my confidence rating that it will occur or not - and we’ll review it just like we did last time.

Here’s 30 predictions for a year of being 30 :)

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Newsletter predictions

1. This newsletter still exists - 75%

2. I have more than 100 subscribers - 45%

3. I have started a new newsletter and / or blog - 33%

4. I have started something on a new medium - 99%

Living situation

1. I still live in Australia - 99%

2. I still live in Melbourne - 99%

3. I still live in my current house - 90%

4. I still sleep in the same bedroom that I do right now - 70%

Work

1. I am in the same job - 70%

2. I have created a side hustle - 50%

3. I have created a side hustle that actually makes money - 20%

4. I have created a side hustle that actually makes money and I love it - 5%

Romance

1. I am in a relationship - 50%

2. I am married - 5%

3. I have kids - 10% (like…I feel like it’s easier to become accidentally pregnant than accidentally married?)

Exercise

1. I’m back to the gym - 50%

2. I’ve found another exercise regime that is not gym or futsal - 30%

House things

1. I have bought a new couch - 30% (it’s hard to find the right one!)

2. I have not needed to make any major repairs to the house - 10%

3. I cook more than 3 times a week - 75%

4. I have hosted 3+ dinner parties - 50% (something I want to do!)

5. I own more than 10 plants at home - 50%

6. I own more than 10 plants at home and none of them are dead or dying - 10%

Fun things

1. I have a boardgame collection greater than 100 games - 99% (what’s new)

2. I have a boardgames table - 85% (I have the plans for a topper, I just have to build it!)

3. I have started whittling and / or woodworking - 80% (I got a knife, I got wood, what could go wrong?)

4. I get a tattoo - 85%

5. I have more than one tattoo - 60%

6. I finish the book I started - 5% (more of an aspiration than anything…)

7. I am happy - NaN%

Chat soon :)

Let me know if you have any feedback for the newsletter!

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✔️Real Life Recommendations

1. inked cup - A NEW GREAT CAFE IN DONCASTER EAST that my parents found. I would classify it as an Asian Fusion brunch place, but like…really good. Very inventive stuff (there’s a chicken curry udon bolognese, there’s mee goreng jaffles, there’s cheong fun, there’s pineapple buns) - honestly heaven for an ABC like me. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

2. Leonard’s House of Love - what a cute place, what a great vibe, what an IDIOT I’ve been for never going to this place. It does fried chicken…and it’s very good - it fills the niche of really herby tasty Southern Fried Chicken that I used to love at Katie’s Crab Shack (which has now shut down). I got a Fried Chicken Sandwich at this place for like …$16, which is ALREADY like a great lunchtime price, but also it was VERY tasty. Another highly recommended restaurant!!!

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🚌 Adventures on the Information Super-Highway

1. Lamest edit wars on Wikipedia - the internet is fun, and people have too much time on their hands. My favourite in reading this was the images section, including ‘Anus - Should this article include a large image of a human anus? Should the demonstration anus be male or female? Should the level of hair in the anus be “moderate”? Debates over whether cropped porn images of bleached human anuses are appropriate for Wikipedia abound.‘ ABSOLUTE CHAOS.

2. The Kingdom Of Bhutan Has Been Quietly Mining Bitcoin For Years - why wouldn’t you, really? Until it kinda backfires on you since all your money is spent mining fake money…

3. 3,200-Year-Old Egyptian Tablet Records Excuses for Why People Missed Work - humans don’t really change, huh? Ever since there’s been work, there have been excuses to not work, including such classics as “The scorpion bit him”, “brewing beer” and “wife was bleeding” which means even in Ancient Egypt they realised that menstruation was fuckin’ hard to deal with.