Do you ever look at an empty box and go "that's a nice looking box. Better not throw that out. That'll come in handy some day". You don't know what you're gonna use it for yet but it's there just in case.
What I tend to do at work is think to myself "I'll be good and get rid of all these empty boxes and ditch the clutter", and then 48 hours later be turning the place upside down trying to find a box to ship something to one of our other sites in.
I have been known to keep the really hard ones that come with wrapping paper. If you get a coat hanger and mold it you can can slip a dusting glove onto the wire and bend it, attach it to the tube, you can dust things higher up without getting on a chair.
Well, you can spend the time and attention on entering the parking space, or spend the time and attention on leaving it. My own decision tree includes whether or not I need to open the back hatch door to put stuff in. If yes, then forward park into the space - if no, then reverse in.
Your first sentence is basically my thought process too. If getting out is going to be more of a pain, because of traffic or a tight spot, I'll reverse. But if there's lots of cars waiting or I'm running late when parking I'll always go for a forward park if I can.
I'm usually more tired and anxious at the end of a drive than the start so I prefer to make life easy for myself.
That was exactly it - it would have been more of a hassle to reverse out, given the pillar, the van on the other side and the local Karen population driving around in their SUVs on their mobiles.
Only downside was I would have liked to use the hatch but the back seat did just as well.
Well done. From now, only reverse park. Once you do it a few times it becomes second nature and you'll scoff at the forward parkers (as you well should) due to your immediate superiority.
Pull through is the first option. If not available, reverse. I get very shitty when people (idiots) tailgate in a carpark and get upset when my reverse lights go on.
Someone hooted me for doing that in the Chelsea Woolworths car park when I still had Felicia. Bet they didn't expect someone in a Volvo 740 to give them the finger... 😂
I don't really understand why people want to reverse park all the time. I usually want to put things in the back of my car, so it is much more convenient if that is pointing out.
When you reverse park, you pull forward into traffic when leaving. I can still put stuff in the car when I'm reversed, unless it's a big chunky item then I'll plan ahead.
Teaches you about the size of your car and how to use available space. The amount of nuffies that think they're hatchback needs 2 lanes of clearance to move around still amazes me.
Normally it would not be an issue for me as I don't have much rubbish, but I've been doing a big cleanup and this week it is packed to the top and I have a pile of stuff already waiting for next week too. I've reported it to the Council so it should get emptied, but I presume now it won't be until Monday at the earliest.
Back in the day people used to take whole watermelons injected with booze into the cricket. So what you do is bite a little hole in the top and suck the juice from it. Then you start chewing through it. By the end of the day you're wearing the rind as a helmet, giving a little wave 🤘 to the camera and off ya chops.
My sister did a version of this whilst camping in a caravan with friends at Wilson's Prom like 25 years ago. Multiple watermelons, bottles of vodka. She told me they woke up the next morning and the inside of the caravan was covered in watermelon.
At this current moment in time, I'm really isolated. A have a couple of good friends but I've always had different groups of friends that I've flitted between.
Most of my dreams are about hanging out with people.
It's an ache of sorts. One that frustrates you because sometimes no matter what you do, you can't alleviate it.
I chose a non traditional pathway. I spent a lot of time being a drug addict, which has long term consequences I never considered.
That aside, the dull ache of depression has lifted, which is nice. Now I have the energy to make big changes in my behaviour.
My experience of this - Yep that is the point and also the hard bit. It's like it strips away the depression/anxiety/whatever that's actually there because your brain is standing between you and THE STUFF you can't quite look at head on. The drugs replace that maladaptive stuff with...blank....but THE STUFF is still there. It's just now you can see it and work with it. It's still hard. But you've bought yourself some capacity. And the ability to put some distance between yourself and THE STUFF so you can start to see THE STUFF is not actually you.
(The you in that is the general you / how I experienced it for me. I am not trying to tell you what your experience is. Hope that makes sense)
Big hugs and random internet support from someone who also walks a weird path
I understand. I don’t know how to fix it but I can empathise, am sending warm vibes of companionship. It’s not you, it just happens to some people. I’m in a boring traditional pathway - uni, partner, house, job, but am isolated too. For me I think when my contemporaries started having kids and I didn’t, they all just slowly disappeared and never got replaced. Family Is dysfunctional so no luck there either. Well done on getting the meds and looking after yourself. Hopefully Gibson will give you some snuggles! I think accepting the situation can help, at least it relieves the feeling of fomo, and then you can focus on what you want to do next.
Thanks so much for your message. I really appreciate it.
I'm not someone who gives up on what they want but I need to grow some more patience.
I will now be able to go out and meet people and not come across poorly because I'm depressed, or instantly assume they wouldn't want to talk to me because of my feelings about myself.
That's the killer part. You're depressed, so you don't have the energy or motivation to meet people and even if you did, you doubt yourself the entire time. I think people pick up on that.
Better definitely, I bought a mouth guard to help with the headaches from grinding my teeth, so I've been able to rest. I was oddly feverish today, but WFH so that's fine haha
My daughter's doing chemistry this year and loving it so much she decided to tell me about her lesson today. There was talk of electrons and...that's as far as I remember because I tuned out but I nodded at the right times then I made an escape but not before I turned to the dog and said "I live in a house with nerds". He agreed.
....and as the dashboard of your $50,000 MAGA hat slips slowly below the icy waves you wonder how your humiliation could be more complete. And then into view hoves a floating sauna of buff, beautiful blonde men, completely naked shouting HALLOOOOO
That's your own creation, I may have been a muse. My mixed drinks are generally more brutal looking. Mix it all together in the shot glass. Or even alternating double fisted swigs of cointreau and icemagic.
😂 This reminds me of my very shy aunty. She goes to a bar and asks "can IIIIII have a comefuckmecowboy". We all laughed and I said to her "you know you could've just asked for a cowboy and they would've know what you wanted" she goes "I did not know that".
Had the sudden urge to strip my bed. It was a lot of effort for a Friday night. Worked up a sweat getting that doona in the cover perfectly. My technique for this is a workout, there’s probably an easier way. But it’s done and now I have fresh sheets sleep to look forward to.
It's crazy how tiring it can be to change bedlinen. I know this and still curse at having to do it every time. I splurge on nice sheets so the fresh sheet feeling is elevated even further. (and I change the doona cover less regularly).
Sunday's going to be linen day for me. Brand new (but washed) sheets after 2 years.
My ex actually taught me the method I use for getting a doona in a cover. You start with the cover inside out.. reach inside it to the far corners and use the corners like mittens to grab the corners of the doona where they should go. Then you just kinda pull the doona through/inside out in one big flamboyant motion like a magicians trick. Then tuck the other 2 corners in but they'll be easy, the ones near the opening. It works really well.
Before that I used to get inside the doona cover, briefly be a ghost and ghost tackle her, then awkwardly try to stuff the doona inside the cover and it'd be a whole thing.
Picked up a bit of Macca's for lunch because I hadn't had it forever and just wanted something quick, and jesus fuck do I feel sick this arvo. I'm supposed to be doing dinner but I loathe to move because my stomach's so gurgly and upset.
Even when I ate meat as an adult I never had KFC because I REALLY loved it as a kid and was somehow scared of tarnishing those memories. And that is where they shall stay
I'm writing a cover letter for the first time in 7 years (got my last job through contacts and personally introducing myself).
This is so tedious and frustrating. I keep writing "I bring..." and it ends up sounding like "I bring tales of adventure, stories of wisdom, and the skillset of a wizard" or something stupid like that.
I'm also trying real hard not to start a paragraph dissing myself with "While I have an unconventional background in..." - like, don't lead with negatives. hard habit to break
The best and most effective cover letter I ever wrote went like this : "This job sounds interesting. I think I can do it well." That was all I wrote. Got a call back within 15 minutes.
If someone said something original and genuinely entertaining like "I bring tales of adventure, stories of wisdom, and the skillset of a wizard" I'd give them a job!
😭 I wish I had a radar for detecting which people reviewing job apps would have enough of a sense of humour because I'd have os much more fun writing that.
If you love Taylor Swift or know somebody that does there is Taylor Swift Girlfriend Magazine out now with posters and stuff in it. Gee I loved Girlfriend back in day.
Ah, to relive that first time feeling. Yeah, that scene broke my heart. But I enjoyed seeing how things change after that character's absence and on rewatches was really left wondering whether his way of doing things would've survived the changing reality on the street. It isn't a cheap act, there are good narrative outcomes...
I love the show so much because even though that character's departure left a hole, there are so many other well-written, compelling characters that I never felt like it impacted the enjoyability of the show.
Dude that plays Bubbles (2nd best character after Omar) has a story where he was in the middle of shooting and was in character, a proper junkie came up to him and handed him some vials and said 'you need this more than I do'.
The show is, apparently, very very realistic and portrays those snippets of street life very accurately.
It helps where a good chunk of the cast are ex criminals and cops.
Bill Cat 😂 So I fell asleep watching telly and Bill decided to tickle my toes to wake me up. I jumped about a mile, little brat. I'd yell at him but he's too cute.
Today has crawled by very slowly. Still over an hour to home time. ☹️
I am looking forward to my weekend though - I have three days off and will be doing all the fun things. Hard rubbish. Assembling flat pack furniture. Maybe some mowing and weeding if I can fit it in. How did I get to have such an exciting life? 🤣
Aaaaahhh. I finally finished the entire application. My butt hurts from sitting too long and I haven't eaten since 11am and I still fluffed up a passage about time management, lol.
Once upon a time I would've felt profoundly sick at having to talk myself up so much and "sell" myself to an employer. I guess now I'm just jaded enough to recognise it's a game I have to play to keep a roof over my head. Just gotta give it a go. I'm not super invested in this job anyway tbh but figure it's the best option going atm and worth a try.
Still waiting for that 3-day a week/short term contract job that would work so much better for me.
Called up Cennalink because the situation with the car and the payout is enough of a grey area that I need to talk to an actual person.
45 minutes and counting. 😖
Recent Wikipedia rabbit holes have taken me to some interesting places. Did you know you can cook watermelon rinds?!? Apparently it tastes like a cross between squash/zucchini, carrot and cucumber. I don't normally even buy watermelon but I have to try this out...
Melon & Lemon jam was a staple of my childhood. That is, jam made from melon rind cooked translucent with lemon juice for the pectin. Very beautiful on the plate or as a topping on pies - 1 cm cubed pale yellowgreen jewels in a sweet/tart matrix. Gorgeous on crumpets. Not made anymore as farmers aren't growing the right kind of melon for jam, which was too bitter and stringy to eat raw but the rind cooked up beautiful. Let us know if watermelon rind cooks up translucent - if so I want to try making jam with it.
Part of my wiki travels suggest that the suspected ancestor of sweet watermelons was indeed bitter and stringy as well. A close relative continued to be grown for jams (due to its high pectin content) as citron melon. I imagine it's quite a niche product.
This recipe for watermelon rind jam - no watermelon flesh - sounds very similar to what you were describing. Looks translucent!
e: it appears there are in fact many receipes for watermelon rind preserves (cubed) - most stating they are old recipes, some from the Depression era, or traditional recipes hailing from Iran, Armenia, Greece... I reckon if you get a cheaper watermelon that's got more rind than usual it would be great for making these preserves.
Banana peels gross me out, the texture is yuck. But watermelon rinds sound intriguing - so much firm edible matter that gets wasted, it's clean and fresh and blemish free (it's generally recommended to peel the tough green skin off). I'd give it a go
Doesn't matter what you do to Stone's GG wine - instant hangover for anyone over 18. Doesn't matter what you mix it with either. Have written myself off far too many times in my yoof on that shit. Made from hospital grade brandy and offcuts from the glace ginger industry. And hospital grade brandy is distilled grape stalks and seeds and only good for disinfectant. Granted it's quite good disinfectant.
EDIT for l'esprit d'escalier - think of the above as chocolate/orange flavored Handy Andy.
IIRC it was about 2 tsp choc, a dash of hot water to melt it and a shot of cointreau, possibly topped off with soy or milk. It was not a professional shot but more of a stoned bartender creation in a bar with a very limited range - Meyers Place.
But choc and orange, it's not rocket science, you're a capable person.
(Spent most of my time in Melbourne in areas that rarely get night copters, so now I know what people go on about... I'd close the window but it'll get stuffy. Wonder what/who they're looking for.)
Sorting the craft stuff into tubs and deciding what to get rid of. I really should be decluttering my wardrobe but turns out it's the newer 'replacement' clothes I want to ditch (plus the still new looking things that don't get worn) and the tatty frequently used clothes I want to keep.
The obvious answer is to get rid of both worn out and unworn items then buy more clothes I will actually wear, but the options in my price range are not looking good. It really seems the quality of clothing has gone down steeply
It's more that they're scratchy, thin, not breathable, uncomfortable seams and stuff like that. Or they have a skimpier cut which makes them sit weird. Though I have noticed the size/fit on things can be all over the place too
Anyone awake enough to play brains trust? I want a female singer from approx 1989. Rich voice like Tracy Chapman, pretty sure Caucasian but had long dreads. Album cover
Kaleidoscopeic? Something about a broken heart or tea cups?
DT brain trust, I'm wanting to replace the radio in my car and was wondering how anyone in here has gone about it? Usually I would do something like this myself, but new car has lots of scary buttons and I'm feeling lazy about it.
Do I buy the parts and drop it at the mechanic, do I go to a special place, do I just say I want a new radio and they collect all the bits and do it?
Edit - I'm in the outer west if anyone has any recommendations.
If it's got a standard DIN/double-DIN head unit then it's usually fairly straightforward, but these are becoming more rare.
If it's fully integrated with the car and not a 'standalone-style' unit stuck in there, then it gets more complex. There are sometimes third party units that get buried in the dash or replace part of the dash (I know this is an option for Falcon/Territory) that also take over the HVAC and other controls, but your mileage may vary and install can get pretty tricky.
Mines got an info system in the dash above the radio which is why I loathe to touch it. Such a pain cause as I said I'd just do it myself, but I'd rather not end up costing myself more money by accidentally crossing my wires.
In your position (I was in similar with Felicia) I'd check with the mechanic first and they'll tell you whether to get the parts and bring it in or go to either a car place that sells radios or somewhere like JB HIFI and have them do it.
I'm in the south east so can't help you with recs, alas.
I just saw the Autobahn near me does it, and they have some good reviews. Might give them a ring and see how that goes, fingers crossed, I'm very very over the radio.
Depends on the model, but you might be able to find a Joying (Android) unit that fits your car - Website. I replaced the stock radio on a 2010 Honda CRV with one. It came with the correct wiring harness, was shaped to fit in the same space etc. Installed myself following a YouTube tutorial, took about an hour or so. Hardest bit was finding and then not breaking the little clips on the dash as I took it off.
This week has absolutely blazed by. I feel like I just got back from my border trip last weekend. Now I gotta think of what to do THIS weekend! I have absolutely no idea what I want to do but I won't sit in my apartment for it, that's for sure.
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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 16 pts · 2y
Do you ever look at an empty box and go "that's a nice looking box. Better not throw that out. That'll come in handy some day". You don't know what you're gonna use it for yet but it's there just in case.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
My kids do that with every single box. We have too many boxes.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I see you have seen my box collection in the garage
Taleya@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
welcome to adulthood
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
What I tend to do at work is think to myself "I'll be good and get rid of all these empty boxes and ditch the clutter", and then 48 hours later be turning the place upside down trying to find a box to ship something to one of our other sites in.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Welcome to middle age.
prime_factor@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Glad I saved the GPU boxes from 2007. Back when they had the tacky art on the box.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
For the empties mate.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
They go back into the boxes they came from. 👍
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I threw out a really nice hounds tooth paper bag that a DJs gift card came in. Nice thick paper. Gonna sit in a drawer for ever.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I'm like that with cardboard tubes like the ones we get when the giant rolls of baking paper and foil run out at work.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I have been known to keep the really hard ones that come with wrapping paper. If you get a coat hanger and mold it you can can slip a dusting glove onto the wire and bend it, attach it to the tube, you can dust things higher up without getting on a chair.
oztrin@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 2y
Just did my first reverse into a car park at Southland in the new car.
breathes into paper bag
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Well, you can spend the time and attention on entering the parking space, or spend the time and attention on leaving it. My own decision tree includes whether or not I need to open the back hatch door to put stuff in. If yes, then forward park into the space - if no, then reverse in.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Your first sentence is basically my thought process too. If getting out is going to be more of a pain, because of traffic or a tight spot, I'll reverse. But if there's lots of cars waiting or I'm running late when parking I'll always go for a forward park if I can.
I'm usually more tired and anxious at the end of a drive than the start so I prefer to make life easy for myself.
oztrin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
That was exactly it - it would have been more of a hassle to reverse out, given the pillar, the van on the other side and the local Karen population driving around in their SUVs on their mobiles.
Only downside was I would have liked to use the hatch but the back seat did just as well.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Well done. From now, only reverse park. Once you do it a few times it becomes second nature and you'll scoff at the forward parkers (as you well should) due to your immediate superiority.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
While I too drive stick and laugh at Yanks who claim it’s too difficult, I’ll always take a pull through parking spot if available.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Pull through is the first option. If not available, reverse. I get very shitty when people (idiots) tailgate in a carpark and get upset when my reverse lights go on.
oztrin@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Someone hooted me for doing that in the Chelsea Woolworths car park when I still had Felicia. Bet they didn't expect someone in a Volvo 740 to give them the finger... 😂
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I don't really understand why people want to reverse park all the time. I usually want to put things in the back of my car, so it is much more convenient if that is pointing out.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I personally like backing in when I can do it.
Parking between 2 large cars with a small hatch back is a nightmare to navigate when you're leaving and having to reverse.
So much easier leaving when reverse parked. I only front park when there's too much traffic around or I need to get in quickly to do something.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
When you reverse park, you pull forward into traffic when leaving. I can still put stuff in the car when I'm reversed, unless it's a big chunky item then I'll plan ahead.
#reverse4lyfe
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
It improves parallel parking skills as well.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Teaches you about the size of your car and how to use available space. The amount of nuffies that think they're hatchback needs 2 lanes of clearance to move around still amazes me.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y
Just took this photo. This phone camera is awesome!
eatham@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
What phone
Taleya@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
just saw a P-plater in a datsun go past blaring vogue and instantly flashed back 30 years
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Haha love a Datto
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
First bountiful harvest from the chillo patch:
Heaps more coming but an impressive haul nonetheless.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Sometimes the smaller the hotter
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Just enough for tonight's borger by the sea.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
ooh the beach borger is tm night you read my mind!
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Chiltepin?
Enough to burn you for a whole weekend right there?
bull@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
I call this my Lonely People Email Filter and it is vital to my mental health
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
I declare 2 pm to be beer o'clock today.
Fuck work and fuck whatever may be bothering you today.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Righto. 👍
Pilk@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I think we've arrived at a consensus.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Oh I wish. I have cried too much today, especially for a work day.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
You deserve several drinks then
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Put a couple on ice for ney. One more zoom call (solid wall of them starting at 9am) then I will join !
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I'm going to the bottle shop in about an hour to re-stock (wife is driving!!!). Any requests?
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
One of everything - on ice. The nigerian prince who keeps emailing me will pay when he gets his inheritance/lottery winnings/insurance payout.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Done. I'm holding you to the payment terms
Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
My doorbell camera AI is very fail - it thinks a magpie is a person at the door. It’s pranking me - I keep getting anxiety omg who is at the door
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
The truck missed picking up my bin today ☹️
Normally it would not be an issue for me as I don't have much rubbish, but I've been doing a big cleanup and this week it is packed to the top and I have a pile of stuff already waiting for next week too. I've reported it to the Council so it should get emptied, but I presume now it won't be until Monday at the earliest.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Back in the day people used to take whole watermelons injected with booze into the cricket. So what you do is bite a little hole in the top and suck the juice from it. Then you start chewing through it. By the end of the day you're wearing the rind as a helmet, giving a little wave 🤘 to the camera and off ya chops.
There's a little culture for ya.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
And you wind up smelling like watermelon which is preferable to beer, sweat and sunscreen.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I've seen it done with a bag of oranges still in the netting. Take the stickers off, inject the oranges, put them back on the ones you've injected.
This Terry's shot do you reckon it would work if I chocolated the rim of a shot glass then filled it with Cointreau?.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
My sister did a version of this whilst camping in a caravan with friends at Wilson's Prom like 25 years ago. Multiple watermelons, bottles of vodka. She told me they woke up the next morning and the inside of the caravan was covered in watermelon.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Pre used watermelon presumably…
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
😂
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
The meds have settled down now.
At this current moment in time, I'm really isolated. A have a couple of good friends but I've always had different groups of friends that I've flitted between.
Most of my dreams are about hanging out with people.
It's an ache of sorts. One that frustrates you because sometimes no matter what you do, you can't alleviate it.
I chose a non traditional pathway. I spent a lot of time being a drug addict, which has long term consequences I never considered.
That aside, the dull ache of depression has lifted, which is nice. Now I have the energy to make big changes in my behaviour.
I think that's the point of these meds.
/Rant
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
My experience of this - Yep that is the point and also the hard bit. It's like it strips away the depression/anxiety/whatever that's actually there because your brain is standing between you and THE STUFF you can't quite look at head on. The drugs replace that maladaptive stuff with...blank....but THE STUFF is still there. It's just now you can see it and work with it. It's still hard. But you've bought yourself some capacity. And the ability to put some distance between yourself and THE STUFF so you can start to see THE STUFF is not actually you.
(The you in that is the general you / how I experienced it for me. I am not trying to tell you what your experience is. Hope that makes sense)
Big hugs and random internet support from someone who also walks a weird path
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Makes perfect sense. It feels like I can do what I need to so I can fix things. Without the problem stopping me.
Kind of a vicious cycle in a way.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I understand. I don’t know how to fix it but I can empathise, am sending warm vibes of companionship. It’s not you, it just happens to some people. I’m in a boring traditional pathway - uni, partner, house, job, but am isolated too. For me I think when my contemporaries started having kids and I didn’t, they all just slowly disappeared and never got replaced. Family Is dysfunctional so no luck there either. Well done on getting the meds and looking after yourself. Hopefully Gibson will give you some snuggles! I think accepting the situation can help, at least it relieves the feeling of fomo, and then you can focus on what you want to do next.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Thanks so much for your message. I really appreciate it.
I'm not someone who gives up on what they want but I need to grow some more patience.
I will now be able to go out and meet people and not come across poorly because I'm depressed, or instantly assume they wouldn't want to talk to me because of my feelings about myself.
That's the killer part. You're depressed, so you don't have the energy or motivation to meet people and even if you did, you doubt yourself the entire time. I think people pick up on that.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
So many hugs.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
How do I still have 3 and a half hours left my work day, this day is dragging like a limp dick
-high pitched screaming-
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
💦🌀🐌
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Hey champ. How are you feeling now compared to when you were really bad the other day?
Feeling much better since then?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Better definitely, I bought a mouth guard to help with the headaches from grinding my teeth, so I've been able to rest. I was oddly feverish today, but WFH so that's fine haha
Thank you 🙏 you're lovely for asking ☺️
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
My daughter's doing chemistry this year and loving it so much she decided to tell me about her lesson today. There was talk of electrons and...that's as far as I remember because I tuned out but I nodded at the right times then I made an escape but not before I turned to the dog and said "I live in a house with nerds". He agreed.
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
get her one of stephen hawking’s books (i forgot which) for the quarks and strings too
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Oh no no no dear bacon. One does not purchase books unless requested to. I will ask though. Thanks.
Electronic_Owl@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
'Floating sauna rescues occupants of Tesla that plunged into Oslo fjord' is not a headline you see every day!
Taleya@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
....and as the dashboard of your $50,000 MAGA hat slips slowly below the icy waves you wonder how your humiliation could be more complete. And then into view hoves a floating sauna of buff, beautiful blonde men, completely naked shouting HALLOOOOO
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I’m not keen on blondes, but SUBSCRIBE
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Ok guys. I have a new recipe for youse.
Coat the rim in choc ice magic. Then choc powder (not cocoa) fill with Cointreau.
Application: lick the rim and scull the liquid. Lick the rim again. Thanks @dumblederp@aussie.zone
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
That's your own creation, I may have been a muse. My mixed drinks are generally more brutal looking. Mix it all together in the shot glass. Or even alternating double fisted swigs of cointreau and icemagic.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
It needs a name!
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Rim me Terry
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
😂 This reminds me of my very shy aunty. She goes to a bar and asks "can IIIIII have a comefuckmecowboy". We all laughed and I said to her "you know you could've just asked for a cowboy and they would've know what you wanted" she goes "I did not know that".
tone212_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Had the sudden urge to strip my bed. It was a lot of effort for a Friday night. Worked up a sweat getting that doona in the cover perfectly. My technique for this is a workout, there’s probably an easier way. But it’s done and now I have fresh sheets sleep to look forward to.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
It's crazy how tiring it can be to change bedlinen. I know this and still curse at having to do it every time. I splurge on nice sheets so the fresh sheet feeling is elevated even further. (and I change the doona cover less regularly).
Sunday's going to be linen day for me. Brand new (but washed) sheets after 2 years.
bull@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
My ex actually taught me the method I use for getting a doona in a cover. You start with the cover inside out.. reach inside it to the far corners and use the corners like mittens to grab the corners of the doona where they should go. Then you just kinda pull the doona through/inside out in one big flamboyant motion like a magicians trick. Then tuck the other 2 corners in but they'll be easy, the ones near the opening. It works really well.
Before that I used to get inside the doona cover, briefly be a ghost and ghost tackle her, then awkwardly try to stuff the doona inside the cover and it'd be a whole thing.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
👋
bacon@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
if you like kingsman go watch argylle
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Picked up a bit of Macca's for lunch because I hadn't had it forever and just wanted something quick, and jesus fuck do I feel sick this arvo. I'm supposed to be doing dinner but I loathe to move because my stomach's so gurgly and upset.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I have a Macca's very close to me. I ate there 3 times when I moved here then never went back.
I swear it used to taste better when I was a kid...
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Even when I ate meat as an adult I never had KFC because I REALLY loved it as a kid and was somehow scared of tarnishing those memories. And that is where they shall stay
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Very smart move. I used to get 5 bucks as pocket money when I was a kid and would always get a big Mac meal.
The excitement hasn't held up in adulthood.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
I'm writing a cover letter for the first time in 7 years (got my last job through contacts and personally introducing myself).
This is so tedious and frustrating. I keep writing "I bring..." and it ends up sounding like "I bring tales of adventure, stories of wisdom, and the skillset of a wizard" or something stupid like that.
I'm also trying real hard not to start a paragraph dissing myself with "While I have an unconventional background in..." - like, don't lead with negatives. hard habit to break
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
'My mettle is unsurpassed and my commitment to making you more money means that you will get more money'.
I used that once. Didn't work though :(
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Who doesn't want more money?! Their loss :(
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
The best and most effective cover letter I ever wrote went like this : "This job sounds interesting. I think I can do it well." That was all I wrote. Got a call back within 15 minutes.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
My first ‘real’ job letter took 24hr and a bottle of vodka. Worked though 😺
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
The skill set of a wizard is awesome. Unless of course you are applying to be a murder hobo.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
i’m getting started on that in a few weeks for the first time in over ten years. will enlist chatGPT for help.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Yeah idk why I didn't just do that from the start. So much of it is guff anyway
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
If someone said something original and genuinely entertaining like "I bring tales of adventure, stories of wisdom, and the skillset of a wizard" I'd give them a job!
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
😭 I wish I had a radar for detecting which people reviewing job apps would have enough of a sense of humour because I'd have os much more fun writing that.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
If you love Taylor Swift or know somebody that does there is Taylor Swift Girlfriend Magazine out now with posters and stuff in it. Gee I loved Girlfriend back in day.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Also don’t forget to purchase your very own Saint Taylor - Patron Saint of Swizzle prayer candle !
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Omg. That would be an easy halloween costume to copy.
the_procrastinata@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I loved Dolly magazine but bought Girlfriend and Smash Hits for the posters!
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I bought Girlfriend and Hot Metal. Dolly was obtained from the school library for giggling at the dumb letters column.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Finally done with work, having a coffee.
Have Parlez Vous Francais by Art vs Science stuck in my head
Gosh I love the music video
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
it's pretty cool
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Watching The Wire for the first time ever. Why they have to do him like that (end of season 3). Best part of the show.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
theme song plays in my head... Neville Brothers for Season 3 I think.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I look forward to each season and the version of the theme they'll play
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
It's how I discovered the Blind Boys of Alabama
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Ah, to relive that first time feeling. Yeah, that scene broke my heart. But I enjoyed seeing how things change after that character's absence and on rewatches was really left wondering whether his way of doing things would've survived the changing reality on the street. It isn't a cheap act, there are good narrative outcomes...
I love the show so much because even though that character's departure left a hole, there are so many other well-written, compelling characters that I never felt like it impacted the enjoyability of the show.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Imperfect, train wreck characters who are so damn compelling.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Most of the 'bad guy' deaths hit pretty hard in that show. Yeah they were all criminals, but still brutal.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
For real. I can't pretend to know what any of that life is like, but it's unceremonious to say the least.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Dude that plays Bubbles (2nd best character after Omar) has a story where he was in the middle of shooting and was in character, a proper junkie came up to him and handed him some vials and said 'you need this more than I do'.
The show is, apparently, very very realistic and portrays those snippets of street life very accurately.
It helps where a good chunk of the cast are ex criminals and cops.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
No kidding?
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
He might be in S4, but the dude that plays the Deacon (helps Cutty) was actually the inspiration for Omar.
A few of the cops are actual ex cops. Some of Avon's and Barksdale crews are ex gangsters.
Few local actors from Baltimore with colourful pasts as well.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Cutty better not die though. I lose myself in his eyes.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
No spoilers, but rest easy.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
godamn suspended on reddit again. imma fix this later
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
3 weeks of bed rest so far , argh, I have stuff to do but am stuck 😭
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Bill Cat 😂 So I fell asleep watching telly and Bill decided to tickle my toes to wake me up. I jumped about a mile, little brat. I'd yell at him but he's too cute.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I think I ate too much chocolate crossiants things and strawberries at work today.
Feeling tired all of a sudden, can't wait till I can get home from today and watch the ODI today.
Also I made the decision last night to buy the ice cream and boy was it soooo good!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Today has crawled by very slowly. Still over an hour to home time. ☹️
I am looking forward to my weekend though - I have three days off and will be doing all the fun things. Hard rubbish. Assembling flat pack furniture. Maybe some mowing and weeding if I can fit it in. How did I get to have such an exciting life? 🤣
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
The man declared it beach weather this weekend. I said with this skin, you're on your own mate.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
That’s all good. We can stay in and watch the cricket and he can play in there sand all day.
Are you watching the ODI at the moment?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Yes I am.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Shame they’re only playing every 2nd day. Would have been good if they were playing all weekend.
Arguably perfect weather for it too.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I'd like to see Fraser-McGurk play but I think he's 12th man so not likely.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Same here. I think he should replace Travis Head at the moment.
He’s in horrible recent form and I’d to see what Fraser-Mcgurk could do for the team.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Hopefully he gets to play in the next game!
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I just get darker. Though I've always wondered how white supremacism ignores the fact that they're basically allergic to the life giving sun lol
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Aaaaahhh. I finally finished the entire application. My butt hurts from sitting too long and I haven't eaten since 11am and I still fluffed up a passage about time management, lol.
Once upon a time I would've felt profoundly sick at having to talk myself up so much and "sell" myself to an employer. I guess now I'm just jaded enough to recognise it's a game I have to play to keep a roof over my head. Just gotta give it a go. I'm not super invested in this job anyway tbh but figure it's the best option going atm and worth a try.
Still waiting for that 3-day a week/short term contract job that would work so much better for me.
Anyway time to go shower and eat and unwind.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Midsummer toes 😺
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
hobbit feetses
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I say Goblin toes, but yes.
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
A mortgage preventative sandwich please
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🍞💰🍞
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Noms in poor.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Tea and crumpets with honey please.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
☕️🥯🍯
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Thank you.
oztrin@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Bacon and avo toastie with chutney and a very large latte, plz chef
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🥓🥑🥪🍯
🥛☕️
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Have a hectic day coming up, so something to give me all the energy, please chef
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🍇🥩🍳🍳🥞🍯🧊☕️
🥪🔋
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Delicious! I really appreciate the extra mid-morning snack, too!
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
A gingerbread-house rendition of the Sistine Chapel please
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
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🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞
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oztrin@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Called up Cennalink because the situation with the car and the payout is enough of a grey area that I need to talk to an actual person.
45 minutes and counting. 😖
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Go to the toilet with the speaker on. Guaranteed you'll get someone answer half way through a wee.
oztrin@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Close, I was scooping the cat's tray!
Issue dealt with in less than 5 minutes, but the lady I spoke with was lovely, so that helped.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
😂
oztrin@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
It did actually happen once, albeit at the end of the wee, thank God.
I flushed later.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I have more than one colleague who will speak on the phone while on the can at work.
Whenever I hear it happen, I always make sure to flush in the stall next to them mid-call to make it clear where they are to the other party :D
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
wasted opportunity for a power move, honestly
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Have today off work. Went in to city to get a haircut that was long overdue, had Crossways for lunch, and the weather is perfect. Feeling good 😊
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Crossways! I used to go there, many years ago.. trails off awkwardly after calculating just how many years ago
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Recent Wikipedia rabbit holes have taken me to some interesting places. Did you know you can cook watermelon rinds?!? Apparently it tastes like a cross between squash/zucchini, carrot and cucumber. I don't normally even buy watermelon but I have to try this out...
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Melon & Lemon jam was a staple of my childhood. That is, jam made from melon rind cooked translucent with lemon juice for the pectin. Very beautiful on the plate or as a topping on pies - 1 cm cubed pale yellowgreen jewels in a sweet/tart matrix. Gorgeous on crumpets. Not made anymore as farmers aren't growing the right kind of melon for jam, which was too bitter and stringy to eat raw but the rind cooked up beautiful. Let us know if watermelon rind cooks up translucent - if so I want to try making jam with it.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I imagine the melons were more along the lines of the below. You don’t need to go full GMO salmon gene splicing to massively change a plant.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Part of my wiki travels suggest that the suspected ancestor of sweet watermelons was indeed bitter and stringy as well. A close relative continued to be grown for jams (due to its high pectin content) as citron melon. I imagine it's quite a niche product.
This recipe for watermelon rind jam - no watermelon flesh - sounds very similar to what you were describing. Looks translucent!
e: it appears there are in fact many receipes for watermelon rind preserves (cubed) - most stating they are old recipes, some from the Depression era, or traditional recipes hailing from Iran, Armenia, Greece... I reckon if you get a cheaper watermelon that's got more rind than usual it would be great for making these preserves.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Oooh thanks for the recipie - this looks very similar.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I just eat them cut supper thin with x smidge of salt. Cucumber is a reasonable comparison.
Also mad shout for watermelon, feta, mint As a summer salad.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
No. Just no. Same as those who use banana peel in food. No.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Banana peels gross me out, the texture is yuck. But watermelon rinds sound intriguing - so much firm edible matter that gets wasted, it's clean and fresh and blemish free (it's generally recommended to peel the tough green skin off). I'd give it a go
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I'm a little late for beer o'clock but I've got pants on now. Cheers 🍺
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Cheers
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Cheers Deborah Harry 🍺
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Cheers! I found a new thing. It will either be delicious or much too sweet
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Doesn't matter what you do to Stone's GG wine - instant hangover for anyone over 18. Doesn't matter what you mix it with either. Have written myself off far too many times in my yoof on that shit. Made from hospital grade brandy and offcuts from the glace ginger industry. And hospital grade brandy is distilled grape stalks and seeds and only good for disinfectant. Granted it's quite good disinfectant.
EDIT for l'esprit d'escalier - think of the above as chocolate/orange flavored Handy Andy.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I quite like the Mac version as a winter warmer, but this one isn’t hitting the Terry’s spot I was hoping for.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
We used to do hot chocolate powder and cointreau at a bar I worked for a terrys shot.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I could go a slug of Cointreau in hot choc, but not this weekend.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
How do I do it? I'll test it now
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
IIRC it was about 2 tsp choc, a dash of hot water to melt it and a shot of cointreau, possibly topped off with soy or milk. It was not a professional shot but more of a stoned bartender creation in a bar with a very limited range - Meyers Place.
But choc and orange, it's not rocket science, you're a capable person.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Ooo. Green ginger wine. The ultimate cold curing elixir or you're too pissed to remember that you have a cold. Cheers 🍺
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I am sceptical
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Your skepticism is well founded. It tastes just like the normal version, just slightly gritty. Ho hum. Might bake with it. Back to the ciders.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Cheers mate 🍻
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🍺
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Go away helicopter, you are very loud. 🚁
(Spent most of my time in Melbourne in areas that rarely get night copters, so now I know what people go on about... I'd close the window but it'll get stuffy. Wonder what/who they're looking for.)
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Car theft is apparently the usual.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Sorting the craft stuff into tubs and deciding what to get rid of. I really should be decluttering my wardrobe but turns out it's the newer 'replacement' clothes I want to ditch (plus the still new looking things that don't get worn) and the tatty frequently used clothes I want to keep.
The obvious answer is to get rid of both worn out and unworn items then buy more clothes I will actually wear, but the options in my price range are not looking good. It really seems the quality of clothing has gone down steeply
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Maybe some home tailoring to make your new clothes fit better can rejuvenate your wardrobe
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
It's more that they're scratchy, thin, not breathable, uncomfortable seams and stuff like that. Or they have a skimpier cut which makes them sit weird. Though I have noticed the size/fit on things can be all over the place too
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Anyone awake enough to play brains trust? I want a female singer from approx 1989. Rich voice like Tracy Chapman, pretty sure Caucasian but had long dreads. Album cover Kaleidoscopeic? Something about a broken heart or tea cups?
Pilk@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I've checked all the AIs. They have no idea.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Not 4 non blondes? Bit later then 1989 but voice + dreads
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
No, but I do like that one.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Hm.. all I can think of is Linda Perry but perhaps that was the 90s?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
That's the only one I can think of.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Ani Defranco? - https://images.app.goo.gl/kdv4Jfeh5Lubz86b8
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
No. I’ve a feeling this was a one hit wonder sort of thing. But am probably wrong about everything.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I'll play but give me a minute. I'm thinking.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Lauren Hill? Disregard that answer. The man is drunk.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
More information please.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
There is nooooooo more information
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Jonette napolitano? Has the voice but not the dreads though 🤔
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Absolutely the sort of voice. Maybe it doesn’t really exist.
bull@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I went and bought a new downlight globe to replace a dead one in my kitchen and it's flickering :( Urgh why couldn't it just work perfectly?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I think you might need this
Or this
Or an electrician. Two of those are cheap options.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
You just introduced a new AI virus to the house. Pack as much water as you can and get out now.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I haz had a rye cookie from Baker D’Chirico.
Remind me of those Ovaltine lollies? That is all.
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
DT brain trust, I'm wanting to replace the radio in my car and was wondering how anyone in here has gone about it? Usually I would do something like this myself, but new car has lots of scary buttons and I'm feeling lazy about it.
Do I buy the parts and drop it at the mechanic, do I go to a special place, do I just say I want a new radio and they collect all the bits and do it?
Edit - I'm in the outer west if anyone has any recommendations.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Done a few, realllllyyy depends on the car.
If it's got a standard DIN/double-DIN head unit then it's usually fairly straightforward, but these are becoming more rare.
If it's fully integrated with the car and not a 'standalone-style' unit stuck in there, then it gets more complex. There are sometimes third party units that get buried in the dash or replace part of the dash (I know this is an option for Falcon/Territory) that also take over the HVAC and other controls, but your mileage may vary and install can get pretty tricky.
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Mines got an info system in the dash above the radio which is why I loathe to touch it. Such a pain cause as I said I'd just do it myself, but I'd rather not end up costing myself more money by accidentally crossing my wires.
oztrin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
In your position (I was in similar with Felicia) I'd check with the mechanic first and they'll tell you whether to get the parts and bring it in or go to either a car place that sells radios or somewhere like JB HIFI and have them do it.
I'm in the south east so can't help you with recs, alas.
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I just saw the Autobahn near me does it, and they have some good reviews. Might give them a ring and see how that goes, fingers crossed, I'm very very over the radio.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Depends on the model, but you might be able to find a Joying (Android) unit that fits your car - Website. I replaced the stock radio on a 2010 Honda CRV with one. It came with the correct wiring harness, was shaped to fit in the same space etc. Installed myself following a YouTube tutorial, took about an hour or so. Hardest bit was finding and then not breaking the little clips on the dash as I took it off.
Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Suddenly wimdy…..
bull@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
This week has absolutely blazed by. I feel like I just got back from my border trip last weekend. Now I gotta think of what to do THIS weekend! I have absolutely no idea what I want to do but I won't sit in my apartment for it, that's for sure.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Kidcalhoon2 is playing Sonic Team Racing on the ps4. The theme song slaps!
https://youtu.be/Xow4-KpkWC0?si=iJOmG0KCmzUTcciR