Hi Everyone! I had a computer disaster on Friday, and had to replace my home computer. And then sign in again to the DT. Aaaaaannd I'd forgotten my password, so I had to re-register and therefore am now the Witch of Thornbury instead of Thornburywitch. Will organise cute ID piccy as soon as I discover one. Suggestions welcome.
Do not talk to me about resetting my network access password - there are some things that are better left unspoken. This includes Optus Customer Service - which falls into the three lies for the price of one category imo. On the good side, the nice people that sold me this device removed all the bloatware - I am deeply grateful.
Of course! You are NO ONE in Thornbury without your ebike! Also, last Halloween I attached my old racing saddle to the dyson and left it near the door where the little trick or treaters could see it. Also their parents. I did get asked about it, and explained that the nice young man on late night television said that it was sooooo much faster and more efficient than a broom and that I fully agreed with him. Haven't seen them since. Which was sorta kinda the point. 🧹🛑
Had a team member return to work today after a lengthy holiday. It's been so peaceful without him. Hopefully he has another job lined up and can fudge off into the sunset.
Does your team actively avoid interacting with you AND only communicates through email and teams messages?
I have been burned many times from not having stuff clearly in writing. While I don't personally have a problem with communicating face-to-face, I absolutely understand why someone would.
Hey look, all my 'official' comms are in writing of some form. I was talking about regular chats and such. No one wants to talk him cause he's just rude and irritating.
It's not a bad thing overall, but it does depend on the reasons. This bloke is just hard work and irritates kind of everyone. Harder to irritate in writing.
not sure what network you are on but I just switched to OVO who were the cheapest on ausnet. I can send you a referral code if you want that gets us both I THINK 100 bucks credit?
I just switched to them too. I'll be interested to see how they organise their billing, they are taking out a set amount pre-paid at the start of each month which is a fair bit less than I expect my actual usage to be. It's not clear whether I will have to pay the difference each month or if I will end up carrying the debt for a while. If they take out too much they give you 3% interest on the overpayment but I couldn't find anything about how they deal with underpayment.
OVO kinda have me side eyeing because I can't see what's different between The One Plan and The Basic Plan apart from wildly different pricing and a tiny contract.
the more expensive bill is off meter reads. The cheaper one was estimations averaged out over the month, so it was pre-paid. Found that all a bit zany tbh.
hmm. see, I'm the sort of prick that has zero problems challenging every single estimate bill with an actual photo - especially with smart meters how tf do you "estimate" when you can literally pull the data immediately - but prepaid? Do you mean it averages out, or do you mean they literally want prepayment?
I took Force's unwanted great day today and it was rather meh so I can understand why it was rejected.
Had a mix of running around to do laundry for stuff I couldn't do at home, and working from multiple places. The office was completely empty, which was weird and off-putting, but I was glad someone turned up at the end. Had my first in person conversation in quite a while. My body needed it but that has also now exhausted me, so I think it'll be an early night for me.
Tomorrow is the early start day. I dowanna... I also really don't feel ready to handle the drive again, after today's brief but awful time on the road, but I'll have to. At least I have my nice android auto unit to make it more bearable!
I think the next few days are still going to be slow. I am definitely not 100%. Stupid blasted night time cough be gone already.
For some reason one of the trays had quite deep cracks in the biscuits, so I decided to dust those ones with icing sugar and will ice the others. Ths house smells beautifully spicy, it will be a challenge to make sure I don't accidentally eat them all.
"The lessons start today at four" and "the lessons start at four today" are the exact same sentence communicatively. Don't start getting fucking uppity and direct translation-y with a fucking romance language.
Can anyone fetch me a coffee? I'm pinned under a purring cat.
edit: it's more snoring cat than purring TBH
Edit 2: it's OK now, I accidentally hit play with sound on a video of a steam train pulling into the station, Miss Meow decided it was prudent to move out of the way of the train. I'm now back with both my coffee and a cat on my lap, currently purring (may soon morph back into snoring)/
Spotify makes 'fake' bands that they then push on users so they don't have to pay for the content, or licensing etc.
They really are an incredibly awful bunch of scum lords.
Mrs and i went and drive around a new estate yesterday. There are hundreds of homes! I knew they were building stuff, but all you can see from the highway is half a dozen new places. All look at LOT nicer than our mid 2000's build, but they have no supermarket, no doctors, no daycare, nothing. Our block might be a bit smaller, and all the houses might look the same, but I think I almost prefer our "jack of all trades master of none" home than something really awesome 15 minutes drive away from everything.
EDIT: Super impressed to see how a house would jack off!
So I got the full story about the client today. A lot of history and some bad blood between the 2 organisations. Should be interesting once I meet them this week.
Also:
Cheese cat (excuse all the boxes, they're hers lol)
our
On some level I HATE this. "our" Chloe Covell sounds creepy as shit! But I do love how we embrace them. No matter the sport, you are a national hero whilst you compete.
I've heard it in reference to men, but as a collective. "Our Socceroos", "Our boys" etc. I can't think of any examples where it was used in reference to a single male athlete.
there was a thing on patty mills yesterday, not ONCE did Karl say "Our Patty" meanwhile he's busy "claiming" a 14 year old... yeah nah i dont reckon thats ok.
::: spoiler Repair rambles
The embroidery thread I ordered off eBay was the wrong colour (that’s on me for going off memory) so I split some grey yarn I already had. Still a little thick so it might have to be done again if the individual strands are strong enough.
I found an old waistband from a pair of trackies I altered years ago but ultimately got rid of because they were far too low rise. They might do but the colour doesn’t match. I’m aware trackies aren’t a highbrow style but I want them to be presentable.
If it wasn’t for cost of fabric and the work I’d almost sew my own.
I wonder if my old sewing machine even works anymore.
:::
I'm grateful for the resident magpie currently on the lawn. Just struts around eating things. I haven't bribed this one yet so if it swoops come spring that'll be for the anti grat thread.
So grateful for flexible working hours and a flexible workplace! Got some laundry done at the laundromat and didn't need to be available all day. Really helps when I'm not feeling all there
Took the kids to Monsalvat in Eltham yesterday. The weather wasn't ideal but it was still a great trip, it feels like you've gone back in time to somewhere in Europe.
And I do like the idea of a self sufficient artist's commune
watching the Vocalyst do reacts to John Farnham and honestly this woman is just lost in the sauce as soon as he opens his mouth. I don't know whether to laugh or be humbled by how much we just take farnsey for granted
I was in the mood for a horror movie set at camp and found a couple. I watched one made in 83 called Camp Sleepaway. It actually wasn't too bad, has some out of date thinking around some issues (won't say because it's a spoiler) but the special effects are surprisingly really good, especially for the 80s.
And how good was 80s fashion??
Also I've noticed in the older movies, kids sound whiny as. Think how Luke Skywalker sounds at the start of a New Hope. That high pitched whine when he can't go to Toshi Station.
No Dan. The fashion was not good in the 80s. I owned a pair of brown corduroy knickerbockers and wore them with knee-high socks and desert boots. You are wrong.
Has anyone used Wix to make a website? I'm thinking of creating an author website but have zero experience in making them so if possible I'd love to use something idiot proof and hear Wix is good for that.
I've been using Wordpress lately and there's been a decent learning curve with that. I've persevered but it's far from idiot proof. Have a look at Squarespace, that was the other option I was considering and is more beginner friendly. I think Wix is seen as cheap/tacky.
@danwritesbooks@Seagoon_
I started out with dokuwiki but it unexpectedly stopped working. I caved and used the default wordpress. Wordpress isn't actually popular, it's just the default provided by most ISP.
I use Wordpress and it's not that user friendly, but is achievable if you are willing to fiddle around with things. Different templates have different options, I spent a fair bit of time at the start just doing a rough sample and changing around various settings to figure out what they did. The biggest issues I had was using too many higher resolution photos at the start which slowed down loading times a lot, and at one point an upgrade broke a few things so I had to go through and re-link photos and I lost the side bar and shortcuts (which one day I will probably get around to recreating).
I had a client engage a web developer who in-turn used Wix to create a basic site. It was a pretty negative experience for us, but it was cheap to host. We had issues splitting off a dev/staging site in particular. It's been about 6 years, my memory is foggy and the product may have improved.
Wix might be ok for a sole trader and a quiet website though. I wouldn't recommend it for any business that wanted to regularly maintain/update their site.
I'm watching The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down A Mountain... This is the perfect silly British 90s comedy I needed for tonight. I don't care if they're a bit exaggerated but I loooove singsong Welsh accents 🥰
"Maps, dear Betty, are the undergarments of a country"...
E: that was thoroughly heartwarming and lovely. 100 hobbits (only because it's truly a hobbitty vibe). Now I've got to read up about the crazy true story it was based on!
Ok so I need some opinions on these music backs for Beat Saber.
I’ll one day pick them all up but what priorities should I put them in?
I’ve picked these because they appeal to my musical tastes and seem like fun to play around with.
Below are the packs with what songs are in them.
Let me know what you think!
Lady Gaga
Alejandro,
Bad romance,
Born this way,
Just dance,
Paparazzi,
Poker face,
Rain on me,
Stupid Love,
Telephone,
Edge of Glory,
Rock Mix
Born to be wild - Steppenwolf,
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor,
Freebird - lynyrd Skynyrd,
I was made for login’ you - KISS,
Seven nation army - The white stripes,
Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana,
Sweet child O mine - Guns N’ Roses,
The Pretender - Foo Fighters,
Queen
Another one bites the dust,
Bohemian Rhapsody,
Crazy little thing called love,
Don’t stop me now,
I want it all,
Killer Queen,
One vision,
Somebody to love,
Stone cold Crazy,
Where are the champions,
We will rock you,
Edit : this is frustrating. The formatting on my phone app is all stuffed up.
159 Comments
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 16 pts · 2y
Hi Everyone! I had a computer disaster on Friday, and had to replace my home computer. And then sign in again to the DT. Aaaaaannd I'd forgotten my password, so I had to re-register and therefore am now the Witch of Thornbury instead of Thornburywitch. Will organise cute ID piccy as soon as I discover one. Suggestions welcome.
Do not talk to me about resetting my network access password - there are some things that are better left unspoken. This includes Optus Customer Service - which falls into the three lies for the price of one category imo. On the good side, the nice people that sold me this device removed all the bloatware - I am deeply grateful.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Thank you! Was toying with The Witch of The North, but there's a bit of competition and that I cannot be bothered dealing with.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
We need to see some identification
Catfish@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Show us the tapestry!
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Need to talk to Seagoon about tapestry.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Eh, crud. Sorry.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Boo! Wait until Halloween - I'll show you identification! The wasabi peas will be quite sufficient.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
How would you describe the music of Rolling Stones?
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Circular. Just keeps repeating on you.
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Of course! You are NO ONE in Thornbury without your ebike! Also, last Halloween I attached my old racing saddle to the dyson and left it near the door where the little trick or treaters could see it. Also their parents. I did get asked about it, and explained that the nice young man on late night television said that it was sooooo much faster and more efficient than a broom and that I fully agreed with him. Haven't seen them since. Which was sorta kinda the point. 🧹🛑
Nath@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Perfect! OK to use it????? I assume it's street art somewhere? This is much better than the smiley face with a hat I was going to go with.
Nath@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I made it with an AI prompt. I forget exactly what the prompt was.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 2y
Taking today off 'sick'. About to head out and get a big breakfast and coffee.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
That should be just the thing to make you feel better.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 2y
Had a team member return to work today after a lengthy holiday. It's been so peaceful without him. Hopefully he has another job lined up and can fudge off into the sunset.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Does your team actively avoid interacting with you AND only communicates through email and teams messages?
If not, you're safe.
I think in the two weeks leading up to his holiday, I was the only person who spoke with him.
Nath@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I have been burned many times from not having stuff clearly in writing. While I don't personally have a problem with communicating face-to-face, I absolutely understand why someone would.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Hey look, all my 'official' comms are in writing of some form. I was talking about regular chats and such. No one wants to talk him cause he's just rude and irritating.
Nath@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Ahh. I had it backwards. I thought he avoided everyone else.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Yeah sorry, I realized my statements were unclear :)
We WISH he avoided people, although maybe he'll start getting the message shortly.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
is this a bad thing? I've got a college who ignores us IRL and over teams.
I'd take a longer who at least replies on teams to the rude bastard I've got in my office.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
It's not a bad thing overall, but it does depend on the reasons. This bloke is just hard work and irritates kind of everyone. Harder to irritate in writing.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
ah fair enough. Isn't him actively avoiding everyone kind of a good thing then? Or is it more just a "dragging down the overall mood" type deal?
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I think I wasn't too clear...we all avoid him cause he's irritating. If he calls anyone, it's usually ignored and messages and emails get sent.
And he definitely brings everyone's mood down.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Sounds like a BJJ job to me. For morale.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
yeah I think the context might've been missing in the original comment haha
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
Have a great day everyone ❤️
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
No!
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I'll take your great day if you're not using it
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Deal
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
That's the spirit!
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
not sure what network you are on but I just switched to OVO who were the cheapest on ausnet. I can send you a referral code if you want that gets us both I THINK 100 bucks credit?
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I just switched to them too. I'll be interested to see how they organise their billing, they are taking out a set amount pre-paid at the start of each month which is a fair bit less than I expect my actual usage to be. It's not clear whether I will have to pay the difference each month or if I will end up carrying the debt for a while. If they take out too much they give you 3% interest on the overpayment but I couldn't find anything about how they deal with underpayment.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
just pinged you a PM, looks like it contains my name so I wont post it here haha
Baku@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
F me has it been 5 years!? My god!
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
OVO kinda have me side eyeing because I can't see what's different between The One Plan and The Basic Plan apart from wildly different pricing and a tiny contract.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
the estimations. I went the more expensive one cause I just dont trust the estimations at all.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Estimations?
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
the more expensive bill is off meter reads. The cheaper one was estimations averaged out over the month, so it was pre-paid. Found that all a bit zany tbh.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
hmm. see, I'm the sort of prick that has zero problems challenging every single estimate bill with an actual photo - especially with smart meters how tf do you "estimate" when you can literally pull the data immediately - but prepaid? Do you mean it averages out, or do you mean they literally want prepayment?
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I believe they want pre-payment. I'll be honest, I didnt look that far into it. I learnt enough to go "yeah nah not for me"
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
I took Force's unwanted great day today and it was rather meh so I can understand why it was rejected.
Had a mix of running around to do laundry for stuff I couldn't do at home, and working from multiple places. The office was completely empty, which was weird and off-putting, but I was glad someone turned up at the end. Had my first in person conversation in quite a while. My body needed it but that has also now exhausted me, so I think it'll be an early night for me.
Tomorrow is the early start day. I dowanna... I also really don't feel ready to handle the drive again, after today's brief but awful time on the road, but I'll have to. At least I have my nice android auto unit to make it more bearable!
I think the next few days are still going to be slow. I am definitely not 100%. Stupid blasted night time cough be gone already.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Biscuits!
For some reason one of the trays had quite deep cracks in the biscuits, so I decided to dust those ones with icing sugar and will ice the others. Ths house smells beautifully spicy, it will be a challenge to make sure I don't accidentally eat them all.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
They look delicious.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
ooh they look great.
Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
You can’t post pics without details and a recipe.. that’s no fair
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
You will need to see my previously published comments for those.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 2y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
PPfeffurnusse biscuits, a German spice biscuit.
bacon@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
thinking about moving to another dimension in a year or so but i will still offer food truck service
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Any particular dimension?
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Ness’
Taleya@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Dear duolingo:
"The lessons start today at four" and "the lessons start at four today" are the exact same sentence communicatively. Don't start getting fucking uppity and direct translation-y with a fucking romance language.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Which language are you learning?
Nath@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
English, going by those two examples. It's the most romantic language I know!
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
redoing my italian. Actually did it all through high school, but in the intervening decades it hath mostly gone pooooof
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Can anyone fetch me a coffee? I'm pinned under a purring cat.
edit: it's more snoring cat than purring TBH
Edit 2: it's OK now, I accidentally hit play with sound on a video of a steam train pulling into the station, Miss Meow decided it was prudent to move out of the way of the train. I'm now back with both my coffee and a cat on my lap, currently purring (may soon morph back into snoring)/
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I need a coffee, sadly I don't have a purring cat.
Baku@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Spotify makes 'fake' bands that they then push on users so they don't have to pay for the content, or licensing etc. They really are an incredibly awful bunch of scum lords.
https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/fake-artists-have-billions-of-streams-on-spotify-is-sony-now-playing-the-service-at-its-own-game-834746/
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
You now need to work out how to put as much information as possible into graphs.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Mrs and i went and drive around a new estate yesterday. There are hundreds of homes! I knew they were building stuff, but all you can see from the highway is half a dozen new places. All look at LOT nicer than our mid 2000's build, but they have no supermarket, no doctors, no daycare, nothing. Our block might be a bit smaller, and all the houses might look the same, but I think I almost prefer our "jack of all trades master of none" home than something really awesome 15 minutes drive away from everything.
EDIT: Super impressed to see how a house would jack off!
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Sorry, whats that? I cant hear you over the roar of the freeway :-D
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Interesting turn of phrase you have there
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
which part?
EDIT: FUCKING LOL
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
I envy people who have high energy. They can achieve so much.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
High energy and strong motivation, you got both then you are unstoppable. I have neither.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I was just wondering how can I be doing so much housework yet seem to achieve so little
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
So I got the full story about the client today. A lot of history and some bad blood between the 2 organisations. Should be interesting once I meet them this week.
Also:
Cheese cat (excuse all the boxes, they're hers lol)
Duenan@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
blarg, monday....
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Canoe slalom is very entertaining, but what a bonkers sport. I wonder how many drinks were involved in coming up with it.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Yeah that's some serious white water rafting there. Glad our Jess Fox got in!
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I don't think it's creepy. I think it's endearing.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
but is it ever used in reference to men? isnt it always women? that feels wrong.
Nath@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I've heard it in reference to men, but as a collective. "Our Socceroos", "Our boys" etc. I can't think of any examples where it was used in reference to a single male athlete.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
there was a thing on patty mills yesterday, not ONCE did Karl say "Our Patty" meanwhile he's busy "claiming" a 14 year old... yeah nah i dont reckon thats ok.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I can't say I've heard it much at the Olympics but I've definitely heard it in reference to the footy.
I do understand where you're coming from I just don't think it's a negative.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
My 2 ingredient dessert
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Thaty looks damn good! I'm going to give it a try this week.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
What are the underpinnings? Mince pies?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Strawberry tartlets
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Yumm.
Baku@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
bacon@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Beep Beep 🚚
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Stuck in meeting. Need a really good coffee
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🥛☕️🌶️🍎☕️
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Thank you Chef. Only made it halfway through the meeting and called it quits.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
A bowl of escargot and a glass of your 2nd cheapest wine please.
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🐌🥣🍷
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Merci chef.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Coq au vin, au vin, et plus zizi
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
😳
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Greenaway did it…
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
haven't seen a greenaway movie in the longest time
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Love’em but the weird can be a bit much. Were they designed for drugs I don’t take? Possibly, but everyone should view it just for young Dame Mirren
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I want one! That looks like fantastic fun.
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🐓🍄🟫🧄🍷🍆
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Most satisfactory
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Snails n shit
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🐌💩
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Ugh… the house is a mess and it’s hard to move.
::: spoiler Repair rambles The embroidery thread I ordered off eBay was the wrong colour (that’s on me for going off memory) so I split some grey yarn I already had. Still a little thick so it might have to be done again if the individual strands are strong enough.
I found an old waistband from a pair of trackies I altered years ago but ultimately got rid of because they were far too low rise. They might do but the colour doesn’t match. I’m aware trackies aren’t a highbrow style but I want them to be presentable.
If it wasn’t for cost of fabric and the work I’d almost sew my own.
I wonder if my old sewing machine even works anymore. :::
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I'm grateful for the resident magpie currently on the lawn. Just struts around eating things. I haven't bribed this one yet so if it swoops come spring that'll be for the anti grat thread.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I’m grateful I can breathe again and my oximeter thingy isn’t reading just above ‘go to the ER’
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Grateful for leftovers for lunch. And fun volunteer projects.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
So grateful for flexible working hours and a flexible workplace! Got some laundry done at the laundromat and didn't need to be available all day. Really helps when I'm not feeling all there
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I'm grateful for the fact I start work early and finish relatively earlier than most regular working people.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Grateful for fluffybutt and pink lady apples
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
No rain here. Think I will go out for a walk and do some shopping.
later 😘
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Took the kids to Monsalvat in Eltham yesterday. The weather wasn't ideal but it was still a great trip, it feels like you've gone back in time to somewhere in Europe.
And I do like the idea of a self sufficient artist's commune
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I have run out of leftover roast potatoes
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Just microwave a couple new ones
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
My imaginary microwave will get right on that
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Noooooo!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Upon further and overnight reflection I think I look like a doofus in my own video recordings.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I had to go into a bank today, to do something thst should've been simple, and it was just as painful as I expected.
Hope your mum's ok, ER trips are scary.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Looks like the first pack I’ll get will be the Rock Mix for Beat Saber.
For reference if and you’d like to add an opinion. https://aussie.zone/comment/10764343
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🪨🥣🎶⚔️
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Right on!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Did you notice today's Discussion heading 😉
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Oh damn. I totally missed it till you mentioned it!
That’s awesome!
Cendana@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Nail in tyre in the non repairable zone. 😪
At least the TPMS is reporting normal pressure values in the past 4 hours. It should survive before a trip to Bob Jane tomorrow morning.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
It started raining once I left the front door and stopped when I got home.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Hasn't bloody stopped all day here. It's light but persistent. It's been three days, it'd be nice to see the sun.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I'm taking it as a signI should not be doing exercise today and should instead be distilling my wash
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Samsies. Took the dog out, briefly cos of the rain, came home, dried the dog, rain stopped.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Good Morning. 😊
The birds are singing.
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
1100ml in and just hitting 55% on the alcoholmeter bloody hell, i think ima gonna do a top shelf and a slightly lower shelf burbon outta this
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Poking about.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
watching the Vocalyst do reacts to John Farnham and honestly this woman is just lost in the sauce as soon as he opens his mouth. I don't know whether to laugh or be humbled by how much we just take farnsey for granted
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Morning all. Hope you had a great weekend.
I was in the mood for a horror movie set at camp and found a couple. I watched one made in 83 called Camp Sleepaway. It actually wasn't too bad, has some out of date thinking around some issues (won't say because it's a spoiler) but the special effects are surprisingly really good, especially for the 80s.
And how good was 80s fashion??
Also I've noticed in the older movies, kids sound whiny as. Think how Luke Skywalker sounds at the start of a New Hope. That high pitched whine when he can't go to Toshi Station.
But the real star of the show was this guy. The total package and screen stealer. I laughed for a good five minutes at this part.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
No Dan. The fashion was not good in the 80s. I owned a pair of brown corduroy knickerbockers and wore them with knee-high socks and desert boots. You are wrong.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Oh, I didn't know you had a role in the movie. 😆
(I'm pretty sure that look is in the movie)
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
We all wore "the fashion" but it was not good. Don't get me started on the very pointy shirt collars and the skivvies.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I had zebra stripe capris
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Noice 👍
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Touche (station) :D
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Your humour is lukewarm
Nath@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpUkokRx3-k
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
That's Mr Seagoon's Christmas present/package sorted. 👍
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
You mean like this?
https://youtu.be/DhkgohG9lTM?si=tx7LF58E-sH9DvZv
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Has anyone used Wix to make a website? I'm thinking of creating an author website but have zero experience in making them so if possible I'd love to use something idiot proof and hear Wix is good for that.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I've been using Wordpress lately and there's been a decent learning curve with that. I've persevered but it's far from idiot proof. Have a look at Squarespace, that was the other option I was considering and is more beginner friendly. I think Wix is seen as cheap/tacky.
stepchook@mastodon.au · 3 pts · 2y
@danwritesbooks @Seagoon_
I started out with dokuwiki but it unexpectedly stopped working. I caved and used the default wordpress. Wordpress isn't actually popular, it's just the default provided by most ISP.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I have used Wordpress before and might have to bite the bullet. Wix is a bit too expensive for me.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I use Wordpress and it's not that user friendly, but is achievable if you are willing to fiddle around with things. Different templates have different options, I spent a fair bit of time at the start just doing a rough sample and changing around various settings to figure out what they did. The biggest issues I had was using too many higher resolution photos at the start which slowed down loading times a lot, and at one point an upgrade broke a few things so I had to go through and re-link photos and I lost the side bar and shortcuts (which one day I will probably get around to recreating).
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Turns out wordpress is more expensive than Wix. Who knew?
Nath@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I had a client engage a web developer who in-turn used Wix to create a basic site. It was a pretty negative experience for us, but it was cheap to host. We had issues splitting off a dev/staging site in particular. It's been about 6 years, my memory is foggy and the product may have improved.
Wix might be ok for a sole trader and a quiet website though. I wouldn't recommend it for any business that wanted to regularly maintain/update their site.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I'm watching The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down A Mountain... This is the perfect silly British 90s comedy I needed for tonight. I don't care if they're a bit exaggerated but I loooove singsong Welsh accents 🥰
"Maps, dear Betty, are the undergarments of a country"...
E: that was thoroughly heartwarming and lovely. 100 hobbits (only because it's truly a hobbitty vibe). Now I've got to read up about the crazy true story it was based on!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Looked a bit like the shire did it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LML6SoNE7xE
I love all recommendations and will watch that movie too. :)
Nath@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I recommend watching this 10-minute highlight reel of this morning's Matilda's game before it is inevitably removed by Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8zzn91jc6k
Such a roller-coaster of a game.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Ok so I need some opinions on these music backs for Beat Saber.
I’ll one day pick them all up but what priorities should I put them in?
I’ve picked these because they appeal to my musical tastes and seem like fun to play around with.
Below are the packs with what songs are in them.
Let me know what you think!
Lady Gaga
Alejandro, Bad romance, Born this way, Just dance, Paparazzi, Poker face, Rain on me, Stupid Love, Telephone, Edge of Glory,
Rock Mix
Born to be wild - Steppenwolf, Eye of the Tiger - Survivor, Freebird - lynyrd Skynyrd, I was made for login’ you - KISS, Seven nation army - The white stripes, Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana, Sweet child O mine - Guns N’ Roses, The Pretender - Foo Fighters,
Queen
Another one bites the dust, Bohemian Rhapsody, Crazy little thing called love, Don’t stop me now, I want it all, Killer Queen, One vision, Somebody to love, Stone cold Crazy, Where are the champions, We will rock you,
Edit : this is frustrating. The formatting on my phone app is all stuffed up.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Having looked up what that is (kinda Wii let’s dance and various raving rabbits levels)
I’d pick Rock first simply for diversity, but suspect GaGa will prove most fun and athletic
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Me last night being a doofus
https://youtu.be/jm6jq2facQM?si=iKf6P_3Tebc_rwk3
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I’ll try and give an explaination.
It’s a virtual reality game where you wield light sabers and slash blocks in time to the music depending on difficulty.
There’s also walls you have to dodge from left to right or squat/duck under.
It’s super fun and even better if you like the music.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I've had the Rock Mix for beat saber on the occulus and it was a lot of fun!
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Holy shit. The one with Freebird. Would love to see someone nail that solo in beat sabre!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Queen and Rock Mix sound like fun.
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y