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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 28/09/2026

Also my instrumental playlist for focus - though I think there might be a few in here with some singing (maybe the odd Insomnium one?), but they're mostly instrumental: open.spotify.com/playlist/2RS...

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Instrumental Loveliness

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 28/09/2026

My lady metal playlist, for screaming along with (especially Spiritbox and Jinjer) open.spotify.com/playlist/3RX...

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Lady Metal

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 15/07/2026

I hadn't even been back at work for 3 hours before my watch complained about an elevated heart rate 😅

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 13/07/2026

Maybe? Just not sure it's worth it 😅

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 13/07/2026

Still dying, but dying far less. Tamiflu is a godsend. Looks like I'll be back to full health in time to head back to work 😑 Bloody typical...

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 10/07/2026

Yeah, that getting sick while on leave? Just did a RAT test. Flu A. God fucking dammit... 😑😒

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 09/07/2026

On leave - yay! Back from mini-getaway at Noosa - boo. Have internet again - yay! Got sick while on leave - boo. Getting to watch GDQ - yay! Hearing of all the folks impacted at work - HUGE fucking boo. This time of year is always filled with dread now. And I hate it. 😞

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 09/07/2026

Hippo Birdy Two Ewe! 🦛🐦🐑🐑

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 04/07/2026

For the folks at BSides Brisbane - hope you all have a blast and sorry I can't be there with you this year! Make sure you have a drink in my honour later tonight! 💜

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 03/07/2026

I wish. I have a child who wakes with sun... 😑

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 03/07/2026

I'm eyeing off some new sets - but the ones I want are either WAYYYY too expensive, or not out yet 🤣

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 03/07/2026

I'm on leave now...and I don't know what to do with myself...this is so disconcerting. O.o

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 01/07/2026

The moment you realise your leave lines up PERFECTLY with SGDQ, without you planning it 😏

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 01/07/2026

Ooooh, I had that ONCE when my hairdresser had to substitute and use Pravana...NEVER AGAIN.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 01/07/2026

For those following along - when I got repurpled on Saturday, they didn't do an amazing job of cleaning off the excess purple (known hazard). So I had to do some cleanup at home...and I'm pretty sure I've now got friction burns on the backs of both my ears 🤣

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 30/06/2026

Last day of the FY and my brain has melted - know when you look at a word so often it no longer makes sense and just looks funny? Yeah... there's now a bunch of words like that for me. Brain recognises all the letters but the words just look...*WEIRD*.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 30/06/2026

I have many. I have spent hours putting them together. Once things are a bit more public, I'll be able to say more!

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 30/06/2026

Because nothing says "exciting" like reviewing changes to the Essential 8 😅 No, really...this is what my entire day is going to be today...send coffee and chocolate.

itnews.com.au

ASD to retire Essential Eight cyber security framework within next two years

Its replacement reflects a changing reality for security teams.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 29/06/2026

I couldn't help myself - but as an Aussie, who's kiddo grew up on Bluey when it first came out, I HAD TO HAVE THIS SET! (It's this one - www.lego.com/en-au/p...)

An image of the Heeler family - Bingo, Bandit, Chilli and Bluey - built out of Lego, from set #11217

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

One thing I think is that fun little word games should just fuck with you sometimes.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 27/06/2026

Such purple. So shiny. 💜😍✨

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 27/06/2026

Today is a good day. Why, you ask? Today is... THE REPURPLING! 💜 For those new to the repurpling, this is when all my ✨sparkles✨ (aka insane grey regrowth) is brought into the purple fold. Stay tuned for results!

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 26/06/2026

She has WINGS! I'll have to find a way to photograph them well, but she's got these extra puffy floofy bits on her sides, it's adorable! 😍

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 26/06/2026

I feel everyone needs to marvel at the gloriousness of Miss Rosalina aka Rosie the Gremlin. All beauty, zero brains, savage as fuck. Do not let the prettiness fool you - she WILL eat your face.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 26/06/2026

Seems to be stable for now - back on it at a lower dose, along with Ritalin. Definitely feel more normal and more "me" but holy fuck, I hope to never go through the withdrawal from that again - it was AWFUL.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 26/06/2026

Can also confirm and I'm back on it because I *did* have mood changes. ADHD meds did not fix my anxiety, as much as my psych told me it would... 😑

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 26/06/2026

Super proud mum moment today - attending kiddos sports day (laptop in hand, so I could still get work done!) and seeing kiddo come second in her 200m heat...and then FIRST in her 100m heat, and make the finals. So bloody proud! 🥹🥰💜

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Tyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 25/06/2026

money can't buy happiness means rich people can't shortcut to inner-peace by buying it, not that it's okay that regular people constantly have to find new ways to do with even less

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 25/06/2026

As a Lego puritan, I'm a bit conflicted...I have a non-Lego flowers set and it's really lovely and I feel so guilty! But it's so PRETTY! 😍

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 22/06/2026

Monday. 9 business days until I'm on leave...not that I'm counting or anything. >.>

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Kevin Beaumont @doublepulsar.com · 12/06/2026

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 17/06/2026

I finsihed the build on that last night, it's GORGEOUS! Some really novel use of elements too

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 17/06/2026

If someone asks me how I'm going, I'm literally just sticking with the Norwegian "Up and not crying" these days, because....look, if that's the best I can manage, I call it a win.

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Dumpster Fire: I'm Fine, Everything Is Fine!

ALT: Dumpster Fire: I'm Fine, Everything Is Fine!

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 17/06/2026

I...uh...do. Yes. If Lego has made a flower set, I have it. Despite what Barry says, I do not have a problem...I see it as an investment.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 15/06/2026

This isn't help - you're saying it doesn't get better, it just keeps getting worse 😭

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 15/06/2026

I feel you. Doesn't matter how much sleep, could quite easily take a nap at any moment.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 07/06/2026

Spent the day cleaning out my garage, then playing video games, and will be finishing up with a bit of Lego building. All in all, a productive Sunday!

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Carbot Sorceress with Wand

ALT: Carbot Sorceress with Wand

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 07/06/2026

This is why I find it funny when people hear some of the shit I'm going through and be like "How do you manage?!" Me: WHAT OTHER FUCKING OPTION IS THERE?!?

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 01/06/2026

Nothing says "Good parenting" like a nastygram about the amount of Robux you've bought your kid in the last month 😅

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 29/05/2026

It seriously does my head in. What hope do we have if even the bare minimumisn't being done. And when attackers are using AI to scrap this kind of data... 🤦‍♀️

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 22/05/2026

The big takeaway - this stuff affects REAL LIFE. OT environments tie in to our actual lives and this stuff can hurt or kill people when they go wrong.

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Jeremy Sinclair #ฺNET @sinclairinat0r.com · 22/05/2026

When I deny a request from MS Authenticator, I want to be able to attach a reason - which would then be subsequently sent back to the mf trying to sign into my account. I'd love to be able to tell them to fk off and E.A.D. Can someone make this happen pls? 🥺

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 22/05/2026

Windows NT and Windows XP alive and (not!) well in our OT environments.

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