Those little ones take faar too long to pick. Dense little shrubs and trying to navigate to the middle with scissors is a PITA. Still don't really know what they are. Probably birdseye but they taste different to the shop ones.
And finally full sized habs (and hot af) unlike last year.
Edit.. ooh looks like they've changed the forecast... ouch.
Hope the organisers of moomba have thought about cooling stations / misting spots.
And it got me thinking where the little ones above came from originally. I planted maybe 2, 15+ yrs ago just as little hobby (so I'm guessing they were from woolies) and they kept going. Wasn't buying seeds just saving the ones from those (they pretty much only stocked birdseye then). And from memory they were a lot smaller.
After picking them today, safe to say if I were a farmer I'd selecting for size and I wonder if that's what happened here too. hrmm.
Dude, I only just got around to reading that article but it was hugely fascinating. I do notice the commercial chillis in .au have much thicker flesh and tougher skins than what I'm used to in Asia - bred for better storage and transport properties but they're terrible for mashing into paste :(
Just looked too. Eeek. Good weekend to wash blankets, pillows and cushions too if you are so minded. Definitely an early shop on Saturday tho, then some heavy duty hibernation.
Just saw it myself too, holy hell they bumped up the temps on Sun and Mon. I'm meant to be going out to Ballarat on Sunday on the v/line, hope the tracks don't melt or whatever bs often happens on a string of hot days.
I wonder if this is the hottest streak we've had since 2019/2020
Morning all. One of my favourite people resigned at work and today is her last day ๐ข Elder minipeeler has started therapy but is still not going to school ๐ Miniest has decided today she is joining him, and I didn't have the time or energy to argue about it ๐คฌ๐ Old friend is in Australia for a week and is coming over for dinner tomorrow night ๐ Managed to get a load of washing done because I wasn't trying to get kids ready for school ๐
7/10 too - we need to up our numbat game to support Nellie. I admit that I had to guess the scientific name (but got it right for all the wrong reasons).
You got 7/10 correct answers
Congratulations, Numbat Maestro! You've proven yourself as the ultimate champion of Numbat knowledge. Your expertise is truly impressive, and it's clear that you've delved deep into the wonders of the numbat kingdom. You're not just a quiz-taker; you're a Numbat virtuoso! Keep spreading the love for these remarkable marsupials!
DjKaktus is my fav SCP writer. And anything religious and keter. Love me some end-of-the-world scenarios.
I remember visiting the site just before the 1000 block competition, and to see it grow the way it has is incredible. When I'm stuck on what to do, I read SCPs.
Booked a last minute trip to Hobart as it didnโt feel like I was making the most of my leave unless I got away for a bit of it. Got here today and went to the summit of Mt Wellington. So so beautiful. The city is great too from what Iโve seen, feels like a country town in Victoria. MONA planned for tomorrow.
Slight headache and drowsiness. But got a few loads of washing done, as well as the dishes.
Overall a relatively productive day.
Pasta bake for dinner, which is just leftover pasta in a dish with cheese on top... Which was made from the roast pork and veggies mein liebe made.
Not a single scrap wasted in this house.
Nah you're not an idiot. I kept forgetting to cancel my Xbox game pass sub for months ๐
Idk if it will help, but if you want to read an article that's paywalled, I use the website 12ft ladder (just Google it). You can paste the article URL into this site and it will remove paywalls and the like. It isn't 100%, but it works often enough :)
::: spoiler Cat rambles
She was already improving last night and the crying had stopped. But a day after stopping the antibiotic and starting stronger pain relief + ear drops there's no crying, she's calm, and her appetite is coming back.
She doesn't like the ear drops and generously tries to share them with me by shaking her head. But it's much less traumatic than force feeding her the antibiotics and I know I'm giving her the right care.
The sample the bacteria was identified from was taken right before she got a shot of powerful long acting antibiotics two weeks ago so I'm hoping the uti might have been gone before starting and having to stop the allergenic ones... I'll still be watching carefully because resistance is no joke.
:::
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My house is an absolute tip because I decluttered some areas but ran out of energy to keep tidying. I did collect a bunch of stuff that can go though. Might sort it into leftover Coles bags so I can just ask someone to drop them off at the op shop/food pantry
Soft skills vs hard skills. Hard skills are skills specific to your role. Soft skills are transferrable. Problem Solving is transferrable, you would have used your problem solving skills doing research, writing papers, deciding the best way to phrase a paragraph. It sounds stupid, like the other transferrable skills (attention to detail, critical thinking, working autonomously or as a team), but they're more necessary than the hard skills you'd learn on the job (software use, specific processes, etc).
The issue with soft skills is it can be difficult to isolate and identify them within ourselves, and then to write a cohesive CV/cover letter that addresses them. Then when you get an interview, make sure you have examples of their key selection criteria as most places will interview using the STAR approach (Situation, Task, Action and Result).
I had ChatGPT write up a nice cover letter template for myself, and then edited it to sound more like me, because I find describing myself positively to others to be the most hardest of tasks. Then I memorise some STAR answers if I get an interview, so I'm not scrambling on the spot wracking my brain.
I hate the whole process tbh. Wishing you all the luck!
Only one lady on the beach walking her doggo tonight which came up to say hello. But the toasty was long gone all it could do was smell its shadow and look disappointed (the doggo not the lady).
I'm guessing it'll be packed over the w/e but nothing compared to the other side of the bay.
Looks amazing. How do you make a toastie at the beach? Do you make at home and take it there or is there a magical portable toastie maker I am unaware of?
I'm copying a fine art youtuber and it's working. Bright primary colours are turning into muted subtle ones. I don't have a colour wheel and am not swatching but they look close. Mixing little dabs of paint with a toothpick in a paper bowl works too but is pretty awkward. (No palette knife.)
Ps. Melbcat got very excited when I opened the paint tubes. Sounds of plastic? A bowl. Something being opened. 'What are we eating?' To be fair to her I am drinking something from a cup that looks the same as the paint water cup so may actually commit the classic blunder
I just realised it is a long weekend, I guess I will put off my Monday plans until Tuesday. I'm glad I'll be driving up the Hume tonight and not Friday, long weekend traffic and the swarms of jet skis can be a bit of a hassle.
So I decided to do more work at home this evening to lighten what I have to do tomorrow, for the first time Iโve been allowed to work from home.
I could endure another hour or so tonight and then Iโll have nothing at all to do tomorrow and can just relax or do I just save the work for tomorrow?
The plastic tray of water I put out for wildlife keeps drying up and blowing away. I don't have a rock to weight it and don't want to put anything non-disposable out because it will be stolen. I'll look for the crappy plastic pet water dispenser because it's apparently going to be a hot weekend.
I've loaded some Coles bags up with 9 tins of the wet food Melbcat doesn't like for the food pantry, plus 2 dented cans of the one she does. It feels like wasting food but if she won't eat it maybe some other cat with a struggling owner can. Also gifted hygiene/toiletries that have sat there unopened because I don't use them.
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Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
2nd harvest is in:
Those little ones take faar too long to pick. Dense little shrubs and trying to navigate to the middle with scissors is a PITA. Still don't really know what they are. Probably birdseye but they taste different to the shop ones.
And finally full sized habs (and hot af) unlike last year.
Edit.. ooh looks like they've changed the forecast... ouch.
Hope the organisers of moomba have thought about cooling stations / misting spots.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Beautiful babies
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Ooh spicy. I find that home grown chillos taste different to the shop ones even if they're more or less the same variety. Got that terroir going on
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
TIL a word!
I was reading this today:
https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2023/05/why-jalapeno-peppers-less-spicy-blame-aggies/
And it got me thinking where the little ones above came from originally. I planted maybe 2, 15+ yrs ago just as little hobby (so I'm guessing they were from woolies) and they kept going. Wasn't buying seeds just saving the ones from those (they pretty much only stocked birdseye then). And from memory they were a lot smaller.
After picking them today, safe to say if I were a farmer I'd selecting for size and I wonder if that's what happened here too. hrmm.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Dude, I only just got around to reading that article but it was hugely fascinating. I do notice the commercial chillis in .au have much thicker flesh and tougher skins than what I'm used to in Asia - bred for better storage and transport properties but they're terrible for mashing into paste :(
bacon@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
will go to asian supermarket this evening for something high sodium and quick to cook in anticipation of the hot weekend
planning skills
risk mitigation
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Can work with others. Great at problem solving
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
research skills
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
delegation (most of the cooking to the factory) skills
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Nutrition expert, trained in cultural diversity best- practice
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
โจi n c l u s i v eโจ
00Steve@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
Managed to get a bronze with one of my entries in my first ever mead competition, pretty stoked!!
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
YAY! Are you doing taste testing for us all?
00Steve@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Haha ive only got 4 bottles of the bronze award one left :( Got lots of other good stuff in the works though :)
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I had plans on Saturday but now it's gonna be 3 days of air conditioning instead.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Just looked too. Eeek. Good weekend to wash blankets, pillows and cushions too if you are so minded. Definitely an early shop on Saturday tho, then some heavy duty hibernation.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Just saw it myself too, holy hell they bumped up the temps on Sun and Mon. I'm meant to be going out to Ballarat on Sunday on the v/line, hope the tracks don't melt or whatever bs often happens on a string of hot days.
I wonder if this is the hottest streak we've had since 2019/2020
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Morning all. One of my favourite people resigned at work and today is her last day ๐ข Elder minipeeler has started therapy but is still not going to school ๐ Miniest has decided today she is joining him, and I didn't have the time or energy to argue about it ๐คฌ๐ Old friend is in Australia for a week and is coming over for dinner tomorrow night ๐ Managed to get a load of washing done because I wasn't trying to get kids ready for school ๐
๐ข+๐+๐คฌ+๐+๐+๐=?
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
=๐คฏ
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Today is le hard, and I am le tired
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Ze missiles are waiting
Nath@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
I just read that it has been ten years since that MH370 plane went missing. Honestly, the older I get, the more time blurs.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
A 22 year old man has been arrested in connection to the disappearance of Samantha Murphy. No charges have been laid as yet.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Oh shit!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
He was just charged with her murder. Deliberate attack. No further details.
What a scumbag. It may not be the only time heโs done this.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Whatโs worse is that heโs not cooperating either, for the moment the family wonโt have proper closure.
๐ข
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Disgusting behaviour. A previous woman was attacked on that trail a year ago too so if that was him as well I hope he gets multiple sentences.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I always have hope until bad news is confirmed ๐
Catfish@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Nellieโs first newsletter has arrived. There is a quiz.
https://perthzoo.wa.gov.au/conservation/saving-wildlife-products/adopt-an-animal/adoption-quiz/numbat-quiz
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
7/10 too - we need to up our numbat game to support Nellie. I admit that I had to guess the scientific name (but got it right for all the wrong reasons).
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Oh my goodness, the picture of the baby. I got 7/10 and am officially a Numbat Maestro.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
soo cute ๐ฅฐ
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
8/10. Lucky guesses!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
You got 7/10 correct answers Congratulations, Numbat Maestro! You've proven yourself as the ultimate champion of Numbat knowledge. Your expertise is truly impressive, and it's clear that you've delved deep into the wonders of the numbat kingdom. You're not just a quiz-taker; you're a Numbat virtuoso! Keep spreading the love for these remarkable marsupials!
I am not a Numbat ball aficionado, just sayin'
ReadEverything@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
8/10 not too bad
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Help I'm addicted to NYT puzzles. I'm in bed for hours doing crosswords
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I'm addicted to SCP stories. I could sit in bed all day and read them. Send help!
neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 2y
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Memetic kill trigger has been engaged.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
DjKaktus is my fav SCP writer. And anything religious and keter. Love me some end-of-the-world scenarios.
I remember visiting the site just before the 1000 block competition, and to see it grow the way it has is incredible. When I'm stuck on what to do, I read SCPs.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
He is incredible! His articles are so complex and satisfying to read.
Over the last 3 years, I've read every article with a score over 100.
Now I'm reading all the canon and tales lol
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Just finished the psychometric test for that possible job. Gotta say, not a fan of that kind of stuff.
How can you possibly judge a person based on a ridiculous "test"?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
The companies have been sold these tests by the companies that designed them. It's all pseudoscience shite.
I hate them so much, they utterly useless and a complete waste of time for everyone involved.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Booked a last minute trip to Hobart as it didnโt feel like I was making the most of my leave unless I got away for a bit of it. Got here today and went to the summit of Mt Wellington. So so beautiful. The city is great too from what Iโve seen, feels like a country town in Victoria. MONA planned for tomorrow.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
So how did I end my mundane work day?
By catching a trapped bird in the building and letting it fly out the window.
I think Iโve had enough excitement for one day.
๐ค
Also bring on the Footy!
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
A kind act for that bird, you should feel very happy about that! Kindness towards animals is what makes you a good human ๐
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Slight headache and drowsiness. But got a few loads of washing done, as well as the dishes. Overall a relatively productive day.
Pasta bake for dinner, which is just leftover pasta in a dish with cheese on top... Which was made from the roast pork and veggies mein liebe made. Not a single scrap wasted in this house.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I made banana bread today because I didn't want to throw out the dead bananas so the man bought more ๐ก
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
freezer
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Yeah I normally do that.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Hungry hungry Montague. Nom nom nom.
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
๐
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
๐จ
Baku@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
You're not an idiot, you just forgot. Free trials plan on doing that to people.
Ps. Not really relevant but be careful of renting to own appliances or phones too, you end up paying much higher than the actual cost of the item
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Nah you're not an idiot. I kept forgetting to cancel my Xbox game pass sub for months ๐
Idk if it will help, but if you want to read an article that's paywalled, I use the website 12ft ladder (just Google it). You can paste the article URL into this site and it will remove paywalls and the like. It isn't 100%, but it works often enough :)
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Archive.is or whatever the URL is now is a good one too although again it doesn't work with everything
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Melbcat is going so much better today.
::: spoiler Cat rambles She was already improving last night and the crying had stopped. But a day after stopping the antibiotic and starting stronger pain relief + ear drops there's no crying, she's calm, and her appetite is coming back.
She doesn't like the ear drops and generously tries to share them with me by shaking her head. But it's much less traumatic than force feeding her the antibiotics and I know I'm giving her the right care.
The sample the bacteria was identified from was taken right before she got a shot of powerful long acting antibiotics two weeks ago so I'm hoping the uti might have been gone before starting and having to stop the allergenic ones... I'll still be watching carefully because resistance is no joke. :::
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My house is an absolute tip because I decluttered some areas but ran out of energy to keep tidying. I did collect a bunch of stuff that can go though. Might sort it into leftover Coles bags so I can just ask someone to drop them off at the op shop/food pantry
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
hugs for you and melbcat
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
เธ ^โข๏ปโข^เธ
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I keep having nightmares ๐ฅฑ Must be overtired or getting too hot during the night. Definitely been letting myself get too dry
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Breakfast ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅญ๐๐ฅฅ๐ฅฆ๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฅฌ๐ฅ๐ฝ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ง ๐ฅฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฅจ๐ง๐ง๐ฅ๐ง๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅฉ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ฆช๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ชผ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฅฎ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐ฐ๐ง๐ฅง๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฅโ๏ธ๐ต๐บ๐ถ๐ฅค๐ง๐ง๐ฅ๐ท๐ฅ๐ธ๐น๐ง๐
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Eggs Benedict this morning please.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
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Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Cloudy apple juice and tuna mayo onigiri please
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
โ๏ธ๐๐ฅค๐๐ฅ๐
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I didn't have any long weekend plans and now it looks like I'll have even less with the forecast
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Looks like it's gonna be too hot to do anything. I wish I could just melt on the couch, but alas, I have a cousins birthday this Saturday ๐ญ
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Today for lunch is sandwich: Gypsy Ham, rare roast beef, jalapeรฑo Monterey jack, hot English mustard, brioche bun.
10/10
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
You had me until the brioche. Where's the pickles though?
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Ah! See I feel the same way about brioche, until itโs paired with a salty meat and a hot cheese and mustard, then it shines.
Also I have no pickles available at this time.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I've tried brioche with contrasting flavours and still can't get into them. Maybe it's time to give it another try.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I love brioche lorraine. It's sweet, has custard swirls and sultanas like a cinnamon bun and is delicious for breakfast
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I had a brioche bun for breakfast. Mine had avocado, bacon, egg, bocconcini and pickles. An unusual combination but it worked pretty well.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Ooh nice. I love hearing about different sandwich combinations.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I think I might go for a short walk. Getting so stir crazy in here.
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
chatgpt what are skills what do i put on my cv i didnt know problem solving is a skill that is so abstract
making good scrambled eggs is a skill
getting a cat to purr is a skill
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Knowing the difference between a pretty sky and an ugly sky translates to an eye for detail.
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
and to post it here while the sky is still pretty is communication and time management
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Yes while using excellent computer skills
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I recently updated my resume and I took the bullet points from my position description and put them in.
Just do the same thing if there's a role you really want to apply for and when they read your resume they'll think you were made for the position
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Ohhh thatโs a nice trick! Iโll leave that blank-ish for now then
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
i am tempted to run this through chatgpt for even more corporate speech
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Over three years experience catering breakfast to a diverse clientele - who often have very unique requests.
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Determination in battling parallel dimension entities to obtain special ingredients
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Cross cultural and cross species collaboration experience in driving deliverables to external stakeholders within strict timeframes
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
๐คbeep boop๐ค
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Soft skills vs hard skills. Hard skills are skills specific to your role. Soft skills are transferrable. Problem Solving is transferrable, you would have used your problem solving skills doing research, writing papers, deciding the best way to phrase a paragraph. It sounds stupid, like the other transferrable skills (attention to detail, critical thinking, working autonomously or as a team), but they're more necessary than the hard skills you'd learn on the job (software use, specific processes, etc).
The issue with soft skills is it can be difficult to isolate and identify them within ourselves, and then to write a cohesive CV/cover letter that addresses them. Then when you get an interview, make sure you have examples of their key selection criteria as most places will interview using the STAR approach (Situation, Task, Action and Result).
I had ChatGPT write up a nice cover letter template for myself, and then edited it to sound more like me, because I find describing myself positively to others to be the most hardest of tasks. Then I memorise some STAR answers if I get an interview, so I'm not scrambling on the spot wracking my brain.
I hate the whole process tbh. Wishing you all the luck!
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Thatโs very helpful! I didnโt know about the STAR approach. Will keep that in mind when I rehearse my answers. Thank you!
Yeah I didnโt even think about soft skills before. Iโve been googling and asking chatgpt (and here) what they could be.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Behold a precariously positioned beach toasty.
Only one lady on the beach walking her doggo tonight which came up to say hello. But the toasty was long gone all it could do was smell its shadow and look disappointed (the doggo not the lady).
I'm guessing it'll be packed over the w/e but nothing compared to the other side of the bay.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Looks amazing. How do you make a toastie at the beach? Do you make at home and take it there or is there a magical portable toastie maker I am unaware of?
bull@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Putting the sand in sandwich!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I'm copying a fine art youtuber and it's working. Bright primary colours are turning into muted subtle ones. I don't have a colour wheel and am not swatching but they look close. Mixing little dabs of paint with a toothpick in a paper bowl works too but is pretty awkward. (No palette knife.)
Ps. Melbcat got very excited when I opened the paint tubes. Sounds of plastic? A bowl. Something being opened. 'What are we eating?' To be fair to her I am drinking something from a cup that looks the same as the paint water cup so may actually commit the classic blunder
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I go to cheap op shops for art materials and tools, cheap cutlery and dishes work great
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I should go when I can. There's also a cheap Kmart brush pack with a few plastic ones I might get
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Day 4 using "expired" milk. ๐ช
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I take it's not fill cream?
I think it works best with Skim/Lite versions.
Good luck!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Coles full cream 2 litres.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Good morning
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
morning mum can i go play
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Be back by lunchtime
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
okay mum
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I freaking love the story behind blue LEDs. That was a really good video breaking down some seriously difficult explanations of why it was so hard
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I just realised it is a long weekend, I guess I will put off my Monday plans until Tuesday. I'm glad I'll be driving up the Hume tonight and not Friday, long weekend traffic and the swarms of jet skis can be a bit of a hassle.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Oh fuckkk now I'm already dreading driving PenLink home on Friday after work. Oh well. Worth it for the long weekend!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
This is not a great game of footy
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
So I decided to do more work at home this evening to lighten what I have to do tomorrow, for the first time Iโve been allowed to work from home.
I could endure another hour or so tonight and then Iโll have nothing at all to do tomorrow and can just relax or do I just save the work for tomorrow?
Hmmm decisions decisions.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
sleep
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Stopping now. Actually feeling exhausted and getting a headache.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Sounds like you need a neck rub and a cool drink
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I did the cool drink but no one to give me a neck rub :(
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I'm sending magic neck rub over the internets
Duenan@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Aww thank you.
Iโve heated up a wheat pack and got it around my neck so hopefully thatโll be enough.
Made myself a cup a soup too. All my sinuses are blocked, hope Iโm not coming down with something.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I thought today was Wednesday. ๐ฉ
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
The plastic tray of water I put out for wildlife keeps drying up and blowing away. I don't have a rock to weight it and don't want to put anything non-disposable out because it will be stolen. I'll look for the crappy plastic pet water dispenser because it's apparently going to be a hot weekend.
I've loaded some Coles bags up with 9 tins of the wet food Melbcat doesn't like for the food pantry, plus 2 dented cans of the one she does. It feels like wasting food but if she won't eat it maybe some other cat with a struggling owner can. Also gifted hygiene/toiletries that have sat there unopened because I don't use them.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Cat owners are going to be so grateful. ๐ค๐ค๐ค
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
It's cheap food but AAFCO compliant so it's fairly good
bull@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Just put an order in for some CBD-A oil. Gonna see what it does to ma' braaaaain.