Daily Discussion Thread: ๐ŸŒž Sun 14 Apr 2024

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108 Comments

bull@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y (5 replies)

I have a confession to make. Sometimes when I'm cooking something in the oven/air fryer and it says to turn at half way... I don't. And it's fine.

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y

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Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

I only turn half the chicken nugs in the air fryer because What you think I'm stupid? I'm not part of your system, I'M AN ADULT โ™ซ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAYL5H46QnQ

Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
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Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

I'm the opposite. I generally turn things in the oven because where they sit on the metal tray (particularly if there is some oil) tends to get hotter and so it is more evenly cooked/browned when I turn it. Whereas the air fryer has air movement all around it so tends to cook more evenly, so I only turn that if I put it on a solid surface that restricts airflow.

Duenan@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Feels like I shouldnโ€™t have woken up this morning. The state of the world at the moment is indeed grim.

With the Bondi incident yesterday Iran has launched a drone attack on Israel.

Itโ€™s bound to escalate ever further now.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y

I don't mind reading or watching news.

It's all the Russian shills and the idiots ( also many well meaning but misinformed people) they have brainwashed that annoy me.

useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Avocado, Basil, Goat cheese, Chili oil toast.

Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Happiness on a plate!

useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Oh thatโ€™s lovely!

Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Legit, one of my favourite dishes. Itโ€™s crumbed halloumi on top.

T156@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

How was it?

Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Sat through new Bluey. Many feels

imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

That was a rollercoaster.

imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I feel like I have wasted this whole weekend. Been feeling flat and neauseus and have not been able to stop falling asleep. I know it's stress and a few digestion things I can't get right but I am sick of crashing when I finally have a day to myself. I looking around at the cleaning and washing and week prep I have to get done now and feeling anxious. Sometimes my body and mind are not my friends.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

If you can call in a cleaner, order in food. Have a nap.

hugs

imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Thank you. I needed that permission. I ordered some indian takeaway which will cover dinner and tomorrow's lunch. Did a couple of plant chores and the one load of washing to get me through the week. If I can empty the dishwasher I will call it a day.

StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

You can do it, hot stuff ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ

Baku@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Donโ€™t let it put you off. Itโ€™s worth pursuing things, and DT is always here should you need advice navigating systems!

T156@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Especially the limited-chance ones, or the ones where you have to wait on someone to respond, where a non-response could either be denial, them being busy for a few weeks, or your e-mail having been forgotten/buried.

Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Okay, need to news detox. I usually stay away, but I have just gone down the rabbit hole. A bit too much to bear. That said, extra squeeze your loved ones.

Now, might be time to get a delicious brunch.

anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Yup. Iโ€™ve put on โ€˜what we doing the shadowsโ€™ for background distraction while cleaning today; the news is too much.

Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Unfortunately I was waiting for my regular shows to be in but they overrided the broadcast to do it so I had no choice but to have all the news on :(

Just waiting for all my footy stuff to start today to balance it all out.

Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
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StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y (9 replies)

Rolling a roach out of the hard paper my Centrelink letter was printed on: true blue Aussie battler stuff right here, folks โœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿค˜

useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (8 replies)

Bible paper works a treat as well, but how many of us have those lying around?

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

some old shakespeare books are on rice paper ๐Ÿ‘

useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

O true apothecary!

Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y

quite a bit of drug taking in the old days

"Yet marked I where the bolt of Cupid fell.

It fell upon a little western flower,

Before, milk-white, now purple with loveโ€™s wound,

And maidens call it โ€œlove-in-idleness.โ€

Fetch me that flower; the herb I showed thee once.

The juice of it on sleeping eyelids laid

Will make or man or woman madly dote

Upon the next live creature that it sees.

Fetch me this herb, and be thou here again

Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Drop by your nearest motel and thank Gideon for the opportunity.

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

I've rolled many joints and cigarettes from hotel bible paper

StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

No bibles allowed in my home; only music above 180bpm and an open mind

useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

So no Barry White then?

StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Coke? Nah. Shite? Not yet.

Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Ok so 20k steps and a big day at the gym requires more than 10 hours sleep.

I feel fuuuuuuucked.

Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

You need more chicken and vegetables ... /s

Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

Maybe a chicken and vegetables smoothie? Lol

Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

I'm becoming one with the chickens. Perhaps they'll accept me as one of their own?

Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

20k is a fair amount. I find I get pretty tired if I get up there.

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y (22 replies)

Why's it so quiet up in here. I wanna here y'all's thoughts.

I'll go: I like the Dixie Chicks, and I dislike that they were pressured into rebranding to 'The Chicks'

useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Iโ€™m in bed because i gotta get up dawns crack.

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I decided to have another beer and that probably means I WFH tomorrow

StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I have wine!

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Prost!

StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Skรผl!

anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Am a bit bored so checking out things on YouTube. Have seen apartment therapy and now watching a couple of tourists talking about Melbourne. Fitzroy mostly, and theyโ€™re making a fuss of Lune. Are the croissants really that good?!

Now theyโ€™re faffing about in the botanic gardens, to the tune of laidback jazz.

E: that got boring, so now itโ€™s Tracy Marks talking about lsd trials for anxiety. I reckon Iโ€™d be too anxious about the lsd to take it.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Lune croissants are as good as the supermarket croissants in France but 5 x the price

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

They're very good. also overpriced and not worth queuing for

anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

They did look good but dammed if Iโ€™m queuing for pastry

calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I'd sign up for that trial.

anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

It actually looks really interesting, and apparently has potential to โ€˜re-wireโ€™ anxious thinking instead of suppressing it with meds. Has been undergoing trials in America but I donโ€™t know if anythingโ€™s happening here yet.

Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

The were? Eww.

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y

Very woke

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I'm watching Lego Master and all the builds are shit.

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

I can't say I've ever watched it. I bet it's fun though.

I'm watching the second American season of Love on the Spectrum and it's really heartwarming like the others

Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I will admit I was left a bit unenthusiastic about them too.

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

It was a good win for the Germans but there really wasn't any competition.

StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Wine!!

Also, isn't it crazy that gravity caused time dilation!? A clock on an object on an elliptical orbit (i.e not circular) will tick slowrr the closer it is to the body it is orbiting, and tick faster the further away it is.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

the change in time of ticking only changes in relation to the object being orbited

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

That's false. A clock will tick every second

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I've been watching cinema therapy talk about the Twilight movies. I never knew they were that bad.

It's amusing tho watching Robert Pattinson mess around with different acting styles just for fun.

Story question. What is a 100 yr old vampire doing going to high school?

Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

There's a rather fun fantasy book by Pamela Dean called Tam Lin, where the baddies are a couple of people from Shakespeare's troupe of actors who now live in Minnesota, where they go to college. Because that's a protected space where they can learn about the modern world without too many consequences for making mistakes due to ignorance. Perhaps the same applies to the 100 yr old vampire. Though 100 years is approximately 1920 these days, which is not all that different from today.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y

took days of tweaking settings and programs and have finally gotten my overheating computer under control ๐Ÿคž I hope it stays that way

SituationCake@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I wanted to sleep in. Brain says no.

anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

My brain did the same. Bad brain!

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y

::: spoiler Cat rambles Melbcat got seen yesterday due to crying, she looked pretty good healthwise so she's just going to get the ear wash twice a week to get rid of any discomfort from the ear drops residue. She still cried again at 3am so I'm not sure what's up. I'm meant to also wash the greasy smears of eardrops off the fur around her ears but the pet shampoo they gave me is quite scented and she's asthmatic :/

I might wait and ring them on Monday and ask about that. My instincts are screaming at me not to use it, especially so close to her face and sponging with a facewasher... I do not want to be dragging her back to emergency because she's having trouble breathing. The vet has told me not to use human shampoo even though I have some of the unscented A'kin left... I'd much rather use a single drop of unscented dish soap in a bowl of warm water and wipe off as much grub as I can with that.

It's greasy otherwise I'd use plain water.

(I do sometimes question the vets because for years they questioned her pain until the causes were found, and years ago they wanted me to keep her on food she turned out to be allergic to. And a little while ago they did send me off with an antibiotic in the Amoxicillin family because they forgot to put her allergy to that on file. So I do hold up and check about things like this.) :::

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Oh yeah and my current stick vacuum is now having issues with clipping the canister back on after emptying so I did just order the vacuum cleaner I had my eye on. I'll possibly still use the crappy one til it dies. Maybe for when I drop the next jar of instant coffee or some kind of gross mess

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y

I'll do tonight's new thread.

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y (8 replies)

::: spoiler Pet shampoo rage Trying to find an unscented pet shampoo is near impossible. They all have increasingly elaborate fragrances which are unnecessary, irritating, and uncomfortable for animals - especially asthmatic ones like mine. (Even ear cleaning washes that go inside the delicate ear canals are highly perfumed.)

Bonus points for essential oils and botanicals that are actually toxic to cats and sometimes also dogs ๐Ÿ™„ Lavender. Tea tree oil. Peppermint. Eucalyptus. Grapefruit oil. Orange oil (basically citrus oils in general). Patchouli, which contains phenols. ALOE VERA. ST JOHN'S WORT.

Edit: The Aloveen the vet gave me also contains Aloe vera. side eye

To be fair they're mostly for dogs but there isn't much out there I'd risk using on a cat and some of those ingredients are toxic to dogs as well.

I found one unscented option - Dermacare Natural Shampoo - and was about to buy it until I googled Glydant (DMDM hydantoin). It's an antimicrobial preservative that releases formaldehyde and was the subject of a lawsuit against Tresemme. Suspected in multiple cases of allergic reactions/dermatitis and hair loss. It's not the only formaldehyde releasing preservative but a commonly used one in makeup, shampoo, lube etc.

Yeah nah get fucked. I'm not risking it. I don't feel like dragging my cat to emergency for an asthma attack, allergic reaction, or poisoning because she licked some shonky product off her fur. Hypoallergenic dish soap or pure unscented bar soap it is. :::

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Just a thought. Could you use rolled oats in a stocking as a gentle wash for Pusskin?

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

or just dabbing with soft paper towels

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

What I was thinking is you put oats in a stocking, pour boiling water over them into a bowl, wait for the water to cool then dip cotton balls in and use.

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Unfortunately it's sticky greasy residue smeared into her fur from her eardrops, so needs some kind of detergent.

Edit: Yeah, the Surolan contained liquid paraffin.

Diffuser5593@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Could try this? It's shampoo I've used in past with my cats and kittens I've fostered. shampoo.

Diffuser5593@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Ingredients:

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Thanks, that does look much better than the other options I saw. I'm not familiar with the Kakadu plum but I might order it if I don't keep going with the fragrance free dish soap

Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (4 replies)
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

30/50. Not my best but OK I guess.

anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

35/50 good for not having had coffee yet

bull@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

25/50.. and I was lucky with one guess. Or I somehow remembered it. I'm not sure.

Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
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Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Pork hock is now stowed in the slow cooker with carrot/celery/onion base, a shit tonne of garlic and some spices. Looking forward to quality pork stock and some super tender meat by about 9 pm this evening.

Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Ooo, sounds deeelicious!

Sounds like Iโ€™ll be buying ham hock this week!

Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Smoked ham hock makes the BEST pea & ham soup! No contest. I'm using an unsmoked, uncured raw hock for the stock, which is my real goal. The meat will be a delightful extra.

Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Oh, wow. I donโ€™t think Iโ€™ve ever bought unsmoked? Pretty sure the supermarket ones are.

What do you find is the biggest difference?

Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Nothing like as salty. Also the stock sets to a gel very well, much better than smoked and incorporates much more water so moar stock per hock. Also you can play with the flavorings much more. Tonight's is rich in garlic and cinnamon, which I find a bit heavy with a smoked hock. I've been known to chuck a couple of whole oranges into the stock pot with an unsmoked hock and the resulting stock was DEELICIOUS! The downside is much much more fat comes off the hock. Which I don't mind as it lasts well chilled and makes excellent roast potatoes and fried eggs.

bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

SUN!

Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y

Sun gone โ˜น๏ธ

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

A few drops of unscented dish soap in warm water did remove a little of the greasy/grimy ear drops residue from Melbcat's fur. I could see some dirt came off on the cloth, but not that much. I'll just keep making gentle attempts with it very well diluted in water on a facewasher. I could suds up more directly but don't want to do that near her eyes, it might dry her skin out, and she isn't going to let me pour water near her face to rinse it all properly.

I've put on earmuffs and done one room with the screamer vacuum. It's wobbly and coming apart a bit down the centre but the new one is coming soon. Maybe I can even use it more without worrying about burning it out. Melbcat was actually more chill with the noise than usual, coming past while it was on to have some water and approaching to let me know to scoop her box. I do have her on quite a high dose of Zylkene.

Melbcat's contribution to this post: zsxaio3

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

so many hugs for being such a good cat friend ๐Ÿ˜ป๐Ÿ˜˜

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

She's now in the hiding spot least visible to me after I did the first maintenance ear wash... I'm in the doghouse.

I think that typing of hers was an attempt to call for help or report me.

bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (14 replies)

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ

Breakfast ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ

bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Six, for the victims only

useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Ah.

anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Coffee please chef

bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

โ˜•๏ธ

anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Ah, thank you! Iโ€™m nearly human now

Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Just a light breakfast please. Have lunch engagement that I can't duck out of, and not looking forward to.

bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

๐ŸŠโ˜•๏ธ

Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Thanks!

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Spaghetti with anchovies, egg yolk, cheese and chilli please

bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

๐Ÿ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿง€๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Not bad. Feels like it was missing something though... maybe lemon juice?

bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

๐Ÿ‹

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Much better. Adds that 'zing' you know?

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Good Sunday

calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

I rediscovered Local Natives on my walk with the doggo tonight. And had a flashback to probably one of the best shows I've ever seen at the corner. They had two drummers and it was awesome.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Watching Fallout, episode 2.

I like the cartoon characters, everyone is so extreme. Quite a few moral quandaries too, which I suppose is in line with video games'

It has Michael Emerson in this episode. He's so good.

bull@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y

Speaking of.. I'm only a couple of episodes ahead (this will pay off later)

Might go and watch another before I go to sleep.