Just back from dinner with the guy who organises the local Meetup dining group.
I'd dropped into the conversation when he invited me to a cafe that I wasn't looking for a relationship right now, just to lay it on the table, then after some messaging that was pushing the boundaries and some blatantly flirtatious behaviour in front of others I had to have a stern talk of the You're Making Me Uncomfortable Back Off variety.
So he walked me home, came in briefly to meet the cats and then I drove him home making it plain that I was just going to drop him home and run.
So what does he do? Ask me to stay the night!
Firstly NO, secondly I've never left the cats alone overnight and I'm not going to start now, thirdly I Told You I'm Not Interested Several Times Jesus Christ. 🤦🏻♀️
I think he's more of a clueless scungie type - I know the breed from Uni God knows - but seriously, which part of I Am Not Interested does this guy not understand?
He understands, he just doesn't want to accept it. It's not about swaying you it's about making you so uncomfortable that you'll say yes just to get it "over with".
He doesn't care about your feelings or consent. And do not let him into your house again.
Ugh I have no idea why you are downvoted - I agree wholeheartedly with this.
Do not allow men into your home who have already ignored your consent. Not victim blaming, but people perceived as women must be careful in today's world what with the utter disrespect and violence towards AFABs/women/femmes.
Long day... cranky... not a drop of moisture all day, but I just managed to miss the rain and got to come home to silky kitty and a bit of silliness (=much-needed energy expenditure) with the feather toy. Thank god I have food in the fridge... rest my tired soul with the sound of rain and a nourishing meal. I'm spent.
Happy FriYay 😉 everyoneeeee 🤗 thanks for all your GREAT efforts this week gang! 🙏 Get some well earned rest 🛌 this weekend so we can all be full of Zing ⚡on Monday, ready to smash our targets 🎯 next week! 🥰
Tonight it's singing practice. I cancelled my plans so I could have the evening to myself to get my voice back to a usable state.
I miss performing so much. I just love the vulnerability that you feel when you're giving a part of yourself to strangers for a short while. Putting yourself out there.
Music had been such an important part of my life. Every step of the way music has kept me going when I felt I didn't want to. I could always rely on making music for catharsis.
And I think that's what makes it such an important part of my life. I feel like everything is bottled up unless I'm playing regularly.
Fed the kitty this morning and we went back to bed, cuddling sweetly… she stretched her arm, dropped it and punctured a single secretly sharp claw into my eyelid like a fishhook.
After a delay of refusing to get up it was washed with antibacterial hand soap and dabbed with Betadine so fingers crossed. I have a spare box of antibiotics ready to go.
But yeah, that was literally half a centimetre from my actual eye.
That makes me feel sick because I can’t have anything go near my eye ( like I can’t wear contacts because I freak out about it )
My painful cat encounter story is, I was trying to save someone’s cat in a tree so I climbed way up and grabbed it.
It got scared and wriggled and thrashed around so much that it fell…almost. It managed to hook a single claw into my forearm and was just hanging there…stretching my skin.
I could only freak out and scream and shake it off. Of course it landed on its feet and just sauntered away.
I clip her claws but she always secretly sharpens just a single one so I don’t notice. It’s her stiletto.
Wondering about those colourful nail caps but they seem like they’d cause distress
Edit: And yes, I’m watching it because litterbox paws and will start the box of antibiotics that’s on hand if anything changes. It would be a nasty spot for an infection
I have never ever separated clothes by colours or anything, just throw it all in.
Nothing bad has ever come from that, even throwing new colourful clothes into a wash with old white clothes. Never had colour leech, nothing has ever broke or whatnot.
But it may also have to do with the fact that I wash everything in cold water, not hot 🤷🏼♀️
Speaking to my therapist last night. We were talking about my anxious mind craving distractions and the amount of screen time I'm racking up on my phone. He was talking about just sitting, no noise or anything and just taking in whats going on around us. I've never been so proud of myself cause I stopped short of shouting "RAWDOGING! Gen Z call it rawdogging when you just sit on a flight and do nothing!"
Reddit only seems to exacerbate my anxieties. Too much bad news coming from the world, condensed into a toxic cesspool of misogyny, racism, and arguing in bad faith.
I prefer YouTube, but avoid the comments.
And yeah apparently some people use "rawdogging" to describe going without their phone/music/whatever when travelling or doing something - which is just.... No.
Rawdogging is a gross term to use colloquially in those situations. But language is language and youth will create slang as they always have done since language became something utilised by humans for communication.
This is something I've been working on for about 18 months now, and it definitely helps.
When I get home from work my phone goes in a different room and I don't touch it at all. No laptop or iPad either. I usually read once our 5 year old is in bed and the dishes and chores are done and I get the chance to sit down.
I flew to North Qld and back a few weeks ago, no devices or screens.
My 'online' time is during breaks/lunch at work and that's it. I deleted Instagram a couple of years ago and haven't had Facebook since 2008.
I drive to work and back with NOTHING playing, no podcasts or music or anything, 3-4 hours of driving per day.
Being 'in the moment rather' than being attached to a screen or 'content' has really helped. Although I've found it DOES make me irrationally angry when I walk around (or even am at other family member's houses) and everyone is glued to their screens. Not to mention the at least 1 person a month I see watching YouTube while driving on the freeway...
I read recently that the double rainbow guy died but left a heap of footage to continue his YT channel which is still going four years after his death.
Whoop de doo... I knew I had it going well for a while, but just as I'm looking at having to drop my overall hours because I am simply not coping with doing it all and trying to finish degree, I get an email from the landlord about upping the rent to 550/week (15% increase).
Pour one out for me, this has just ruined my weekend. Landlords do be collecting more and more for adding zero value...
She's said she's open to negotiation but I really suck at working out a middle ground. Too many emotions. I'll have to sleep on it. Why did she have to send this on a Friday night.
When you have the spoons, check similar to your housing in the area and whether it matches what they are proposing, if it is generally below their amount, you have some kind of negotiation power.
my jeans have some white spots now. mm, looks like the acid got to it, the spots will be holes after the wash . oh well, that's what denim is for , better the jeans than my skin. ( I had thick gloves that went up to my elbows and wore my glasses )
I am the great cornholio! I need tp for my bunghole.
And it isn't just you, people are just that much more inconsiderate. I blame lockdowns, but also the general state of the world right now - wars, rescinding rights, needless death, no ability to buy a house, pollies are landlords and two faced scum, far right bullshit, climate change... I can understand people reacting with general disrespect when it doesn't feel like this world will last, and we suffer.
But I also believe in times like these, we have MORE of a duty to be kind to one other, to show compassion and grace. And that is severely lacking within the general population. Their attitudes compound upon the state of the world and just hurt us even more than we already are.
It would be nice to be kind… but I’ve found people are just getting more predatory and boundary stomping to the point I’m forced to be hostile to protect myself. :(
Absolutely, and it's painful to do because it goes against our personalities and our very nature as human beings. Empathy and compassion is sacrificed for survival.
I have hope kindness and love will prevail, but our suffering in the meantime is wearing on me.
Yeah I’ll order the motion activated light and see what I can do. Then if that doesn’t work out things are about to get stinky. I also have some creative plans for bike locks.
Ultimately though I’d love to just move somewhere less eventful and have a proper little garden, catio, maybe a shed to tinker. Maybe a fire pit. In my dreams. Maybe if I win the lottery
Feeling awfully impatient at work today. There’s someone in the office that just manages to bring the whole place down and loads of us are on edge. At least there’s a yum lunch to look forward to, and then end of the day to look forward to after that!
sewing machine frame has been wire brushed and then wiped down with derust/phosphoric acid. Next step is wiping it down with a damp rag then painting. 👍
Ah, so it wasn't the AI on my mesh network hating on me again last week and interwebs was actually down when I decided to just go back to sleep. Aussie BB had a DDoS attack.
First day of the free food market in its new location. I don't think Eastland security were impressed by the unruly mob, hopefully they get crowd control sorted out and don't get kicked out. The old location was closer to home, but being under cover is a massive advantage.
My main wish for today was tomatoes, and I got three of those so I'm happy. Also lots of bananas, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with all of those.
I made a big banana cake not long ago & have lots of slices still in the freezer. Maybe I can just have banana sandwiches for all meals for a few days?
242 Comments
Aradina@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 1y
I love my cat so much. I wish he could understand me just enough to hear me say it.
bacon@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
he absolutely does
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Cats can understand human speech, similarly to dogs. They know 💜
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
My boyz wiggle their tails when I say their respective names. They know. 😺😺
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I say I love you to Melbcat or kiss her little head and she purrs at either, so they know. Also the cuddling lets them know.
oztrin@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 1y
Just back from dinner with the guy who organises the local Meetup dining group.
I'd dropped into the conversation when he invited me to a cafe that I wasn't looking for a relationship right now, just to lay it on the table, then after some messaging that was pushing the boundaries and some blatantly flirtatious behaviour in front of others I had to have a stern talk of the You're Making Me Uncomfortable Back Off variety.
So he walked me home, came in briefly to meet the cats and then I drove him home making it plain that I was just going to drop him home and run.
So what does he do? Ask me to stay the night!
Firstly NO, secondly I've never left the cats alone overnight and I'm not going to start now, thirdly I Told You I'm Not Interested Several Times Jesus Christ. 🤦🏻♀️ I think he's more of a clueless scungie type - I know the breed from Uni God knows - but seriously, which part of I Am Not Interested does this guy not understand?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Hun. Not after a relationship. Just a root. Urrrt no. Kick.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
He understands, he just doesn't want to accept it. It's not about swaying you it's about making you so uncomfortable that you'll say yes just to get it "over with".
He doesn't care about your feelings or consent. And do not let him into your house again.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
This.
It is such a good idea to have your own transport arranged to get home
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
What is up with men who can't take a hint? Unfortunately not uncommon with some meetup groups :(
tone212_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
No means yes or possibly yes to some people, no matter how clear you are.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
No is yes because some men get off on non-consent as well. Ugh UGH
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
THIS.
be so careful
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Yikes.
This guy was being wilfully oblivious, ignoring all boundaries and just trying to take advantage ⛳️
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
He thought you'd be swayed by his confidence.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Maybe next time don't ask boundary challenged guys in to meet the cats
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Ugh I have no idea why you are downvoted - I agree wholeheartedly with this.
Do not allow men into your home who have already ignored your consent. Not victim blaming, but people perceived as women must be careful in today's world what with the utter disrespect and violence towards AFABs/women/femmes.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
exactly, don't invite trouble in to your house
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 1y
What's for dinner, mum?
Poor man's ceviche
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
aww, they are adorbs
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
They are!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Delicious!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
They need to get a little bigger yet
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
Long day... cranky... not a drop of moisture all day, but I just managed to miss the rain and got to come home to silky kitty and a bit of silliness (=much-needed energy expenditure) with the feather toy. Thank god I have food in the fridge... rest my tired soul with the sound of rain and a nourishing meal. I'm spent.
bacon@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
It’s
mandatoryFun 👏🏻 Family 💕Friday 🎊!!! Team Group Hug!Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
HR policy expressly forbids any shows of affection in any form. Now please, go back to your desks and continue to sob quietly.
Remember, there's no I in team, but there is a U in unemployed!!!
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Happy FriYay 😉 everyoneeeee 🤗 thanks for all your GREAT efforts this week gang! 🙏 Get some well earned rest 🛌 this weekend so we can all be full of Zing ⚡on Monday, ready to smash our targets 🎯 next week! 🥰
Catfish@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
I am hearing this in smarmy American blonde
Catfish@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
The male version has a loud comedic tie, the female an impractical manicure in something named shimmer
Catfish@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
No touchy! I bite.
bacon@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Please be warmly advised that you may only eat during your meal break 🙂
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Hiss!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
🎶Team Building Exercise ’99
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
🫂
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Just had a company meeting about raises. I don't quality because I just started, but they gave everyone:
2%
You should have seen everyone's face. The mood in the meeting plummeted instantly.
I'm expecting some resignations in the next few weeks.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
The beatings will continue until … every employee is 18 and doesn’t know any better
Pilk@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
We love an effective pay cut
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 1y
Exactly. I'm staying for 12 months and grabbing the certs I need then I'm out.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
That's barely covers inflation these days. It just make sure you're taking home the same realised income as the year before
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I'm here for 12 months to up skill. If I get a real promotion and it's equivalent pay rise, cool. If not, other plans will come into play.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
The only way to get a pay rise these days is jump ship, it seems. Unfortunately
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
100%. That's worked for me whilst I've been in corporate.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
That's how it has become these days. Companies don't invest in their people like they used to, so you have to become the master of your own career
tone212_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Wow! And I used to get upset about my 5% yearly raise at my last job.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Tonight it's singing practice. I cancelled my plans so I could have the evening to myself to get my voice back to a usable state.
I miss performing so much. I just love the vulnerability that you feel when you're giving a part of yourself to strangers for a short while. Putting yourself out there.
Music had been such an important part of my life. Every step of the way music has kept me going when I felt I didn't want to. I could always rely on making music for catharsis.
And I think that's what makes it such an important part of my life. I feel like everything is bottled up unless I'm playing regularly.
/end over sharing rant
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
😭 we love you fluffybutt
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Can I ask what your favourite song is to sing?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
This one. I fucked up in the middle but it has the most meaning to me. https://on.soundcloud.com/hY4gZ
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Fed the kitty this morning and we went back to bed, cuddling sweetly… she stretched her arm, dropped it and punctured a single secretly sharp claw into my eyelid like a fishhook.
After a delay of refusing to get up it was washed with antibacterial hand soap and dabbed with Betadine so fingers crossed. I have a spare box of antibiotics ready to go.
But yeah, that was literally half a centimetre from my actual eye.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Reaching out
Touching me, clawing you
Sweeeeet Mother of Jesus
Fuck fuck fuck 🎶
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
🎶 Bedtimes never felt so sharp
Catfish@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
My WhiteBoy used to wake us up by delicately inserting a single claw into a nostril
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
You can pick your nose but you can’t pick your alarm clock
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Zelazny quote about many legged furry alarm clock
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
My dog was having cuddlyboos on my chest and he reached out and touched my bottom teeth with his nails. 🤮
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
That makes me feel sick because I can’t have anything go near my eye ( like I can’t wear contacts because I freak out about it )
My painful cat encounter story is, I was trying to save someone’s cat in a tree so I climbed way up and grabbed it.
It got scared and wriggled and thrashed around so much that it fell…almost. It managed to hook a single claw into my forearm and was just hanging there…stretching my skin.
I could only freak out and scream and shake it off. Of course it landed on its feet and just sauntered away.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
It’s ok, it was just the top eyelid near my eyelashes. Nothing actually went in my eye.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Yup, they'll do that. Cerys sliced my left nipple in half once.
Keep an eye on that shit. Uh. Pun unintended
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I clip her claws but she always secretly sharpens just a single one so I don’t notice. It’s her stiletto.
Wondering about those colourful nail caps but they seem like they’d cause distress
Edit: And yes, I’m watching it because litterbox paws and will start the box of antibiotics that’s on hand if anything changes. It would be a nasty spot for an infection
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Tbh i just gave up. It's what happens when you live with a cat.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Considering sleeping with eye protection now
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
winds howling
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Blowing pollens directly up my nostrils
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
having trouble breathing here
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Had to pick up a few bins that had ended up on the road. They were all terribly drunk.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Laundry rescued from several non ideal locations
oztrin@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Gentle rain here
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Looks like rained
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Congratulations Mumma and Pappa Peregrine Falcon on the safe arrival of chicky no.3 only minutes ago. Cheers 🍺
However some of youse here have disappointed me greatly today. Lucky I don't hold a grudge. Cheers 🍺
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
What have I done now 🥺
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Nothing. You're lovely the way you are. ♥
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
https://youtu.be/UKwrgWkur00?si=P2oxgOAXUjXD8Qgf
Eagle@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
And the chick's are a lovely fluffy grey. Much like the white tshirts of most of the dt.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Oh bang! Spot on sista!
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Haha I came here to make sure you knew! So cute
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Yeah I watched it being hatched on the big screen. A bit of pre game entertainment.
Dad just came back with a food hamper.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Clothes are drying in record time!!!!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Ive got the wash going.
I’m hoping I can still make it before the sun goes away!
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Today was all about mixing whites and colours. Two large loads. Done. Fuck the labels and warnings.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
I have never ever separated clothes by colours or anything, just throw it all in.
Nothing bad has ever come from that, even throwing new colourful clothes into a wash with old white clothes. Never had colour leech, nothing has ever broke or whatnot.
But it may also have to do with the fact that I wash everything in cold water, not hot 🤷🏼♀️
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Dyes have greatly improved the past 20 years
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Ah that's also good to know!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
😠
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Stay mad lol it's worked for me so far and it will continue to work for me until it doesn't 😂
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I'm waiting for one normal person to tell me they do things correctly. Just one and I'll be happy.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
👋 here! Not normal but I do know how to separate my loads.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
All I can offer you is that I don't put StepOne undies in the dryer, they get hung up to dry per the label haha
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
😠
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
My whites are still white....those labels are full of lies!!!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
You're an animal!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I did the same thing. For whatever reason my whites stay white so not much to complain about.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
😠
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
😛
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
and then i dry everything in high heat, so far all good
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Suns gone but it’s sort of warm outside.
I wonder if it’s still worth putting something outside?
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I have never separated whites and colours
Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
No need when 98% of your wardrobe is black
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I have been exposed.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I resemble this comment
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
😠
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
I was flash flooded down here on the bellarine. Holy fuck I've never seen rain like that. Every gutter was overflowing. Here was the start:
Been spending the last 2 hrs having an intimate conversation with a bucket. I have not seen this level of water down here before.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
we had 10 drops and one flash of lightening
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
It was pissing down hard in Heidelberg but only for 20 minutes or so. It looked like the Bellarine and Mornington got all the extreme stuff.
Hope you don't have much damage.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Speaking to my therapist last night. We were talking about my anxious mind craving distractions and the amount of screen time I'm racking up on my phone. He was talking about just sitting, no noise or anything and just taking in whats going on around us. I've never been so proud of myself cause I stopped short of shouting "RAWDOGING! Gen Z call it rawdogging when you just sit on a flight and do nothing!"
Fuck i'm weird ey.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I'm looking forward to seeing Seagoon translate today's word RAWDOGING into emojis in tomorrow's thread.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
🚫🎈🍆
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I'm 47. This is not an option yet.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
So am I, but I got fixed. 😺
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
😂
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Roar dog? 🦁🐕
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Dunno. We'll have to wait and see.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I hope they don’t call it rawdogging because I know it as another thing.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Lol we all know it as the other thing 😂😂
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Been awhile since I’ve heard it been used.
Thought maybe I had forgotten.
😂
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Reddit only seems to exacerbate my anxieties. Too much bad news coming from the world, condensed into a toxic cesspool of misogyny, racism, and arguing in bad faith.
I prefer YouTube, but avoid the comments.
And yeah apparently some people use "rawdogging" to describe going without their phone/music/whatever when travelling or doing something - which is just.... No.
Rawdogging is a gross term to use colloquially in those situations. But language is language and youth will create slang as they always have done since language became something utilised by humans for communication.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
This is something I've been working on for about 18 months now, and it definitely helps.
When I get home from work my phone goes in a different room and I don't touch it at all. No laptop or iPad either. I usually read once our 5 year old is in bed and the dishes and chores are done and I get the chance to sit down.
I flew to North Qld and back a few weeks ago, no devices or screens.
My 'online' time is during breaks/lunch at work and that's it. I deleted Instagram a couple of years ago and haven't had Facebook since 2008.
I drive to work and back with NOTHING playing, no podcasts or music or anything, 3-4 hours of driving per day.
Being 'in the moment rather' than being attached to a screen or 'content' has really helped. Although I've found it DOES make me irrationally angry when I walk around (or even am at other family member's houses) and everyone is glued to their screens. Not to mention the at least 1 person a month I see watching YouTube while driving on the freeway...
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Well that's a first. Found a stick insect on my subwoofer. I don't think I've actually seen one before in the wild:
It has been put back outside on a tree. But glad to see there's another real junglist saying wicked.
This most definitely calls for a rave choon:
Considering it was on the subby... Suicide bassline!
goodthanks@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Today is reports day. Excel and PowerBI can fuck right off lol
1 down, 4 to go!
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
shudders in solidarity
Taleya@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
My feet are fucked and i am mad about it
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Ditto, just one big toe, but it fucking hurts!
Taleya@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
stupid feets! Do better!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Yeah. Do better!
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
What happened to your other big toe
Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I lent it to a pobble
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
One good thing about being flooded is a double rainbow:
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Double rainbow all the wayyyy 😭🌈🌈
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
What does this mean oh my god
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I read recently that the double rainbow guy died but left a heap of footage to continue his YT channel which is still going four years after his death.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Double the jackpot at the end of the rainbow?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
I'm not impressed with your heavy breathing, mother nature.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Gosh she's such a mouth breather. BLOW YOUR NOSE GAIA
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Seconded. I have things to do outside today
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
G’day
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Good afternoon Mother. I have cleaned the kitchen.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Marhaba
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Ahlan wa sahlan
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Ahola
oztrin@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Dohajydh da
Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Was running a bit late this morning. Missed the train by 45 seconds. And had to wait 25 min for the next one. wtf. It’s not the weekend
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Whoop de doo... I knew I had it going well for a while, but just as I'm looking at having to drop my overall hours because I am simply not coping with doing it all and trying to finish degree, I get an email from the landlord about upping the rent to 550/week (15% increase).
Pour one out for me, this has just ruined my weekend. Landlords do be collecting more and more for adding zero value...
She's said she's open to negotiation but I really suck at working out a middle ground. Too many emotions. I'll have to sleep on it. Why did she have to send this on a Friday night.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
That's a big pile of bumjuice.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I'm really glad the cat is here to help take the edge off the massive sads that are being cracked.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
When you have the spoons, check similar to your housing in the area and whether it matches what they are proposing, if it is generally below their amount, you have some kind of negotiation power.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Sometimes when I hoover a pill down my throat I wonder if I accidentally swallowed a bit of foil with it.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
my jeans have some white spots now. mm, looks like the acid got to it, the spots will be holes after the wash . oh well, that's what denim is for , better the jeans than my skin. ( I had thick gloves that went up to my elbows and wore my glasses )
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I suspect many don’t recall jeans as being heavy work pants. The rivets are there for a reason. Pre-shreaded fashion things are amusing.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
That's a good look radar blob happening down near the heads, wowee!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I have absolutely no idea what I want for dinner
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Eggs on toast.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
in this economy?
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Eggs are the new avo
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Hash brown and pizza.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Hot chips
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Quick n dirty cupboard pasta with lots of cheese
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I feel like people’s behaviour has got a lot more out of line since the lockdowns. Just me?
::: spoiler spoiler
:::
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Lock down did a real number on people and we barely even acknowledge it anymore.
Theres a psychic wound that was inflicted on a lot of people.
I think it changed a lot of people.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
FEAR grief and anger
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I am the great cornholio! I need tp for my bunghole.
And it isn't just you, people are just that much more inconsiderate. I blame lockdowns, but also the general state of the world right now - wars, rescinding rights, needless death, no ability to buy a house, pollies are landlords and two faced scum, far right bullshit, climate change... I can understand people reacting with general disrespect when it doesn't feel like this world will last, and we suffer.
But I also believe in times like these, we have MORE of a duty to be kind to one other, to show compassion and grace. And that is severely lacking within the general population. Their attitudes compound upon the state of the world and just hurt us even more than we already are.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
It would be nice to be kind… but I’ve found people are just getting more predatory and boundary stomping to the point I’m forced to be hostile to protect myself. :(
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Absolutely, and it's painful to do because it goes against our personalities and our very nature as human beings. Empathy and compassion is sacrificed for survival.
I have hope kindness and love will prevail, but our suffering in the meantime is wearing on me.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Yeah I’ll order the motion activated light and see what I can do. Then if that doesn’t work out things are about to get stinky. I also have some creative plans for bike locks.
Ultimately though I’d love to just move somewhere less eventful and have a proper little garden, catio, maybe a shed to tinker. Maybe a fire pit. In my dreams. Maybe if I win the lottery
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
suns out quick do the stuff that requires power!
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
world domination
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
im so comfortable in bed the wind sounds sleepy i want to and can stay in for another 3 hours but i really should get up and do stuff
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
tackle stuff before the rain comes. Wasnt supposed to be today, but its looking more like it will be.
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
i only have a lot of indoor housework, went to the laundromat late last night
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Feeling awfully impatient at work today. There’s someone in the office that just manages to bring the whole place down and loads of us are on edge. At least there’s a yum lunch to look forward to, and then end of the day to look forward to after that!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
So as I was out and about today I was inside a sit in cafe place.
I wondered if I should have maybe bought something from inside the counter.
Took a photo so if I decide to go there again I’ll know what’s there and the price.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
1 prosciutto panini please
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I would have chosen that one too or the mortadella focaccia.
The focaccia actually looked massive when I was there.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
That's a good selection. Chicken schnitzel or meatballs are always a safe bet. I'd try the meatballs as it's not as common an option
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Funlunch Meeting 🚚
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Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I mixed the colours with the whites
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I have lunch envy!
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
🍕
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
We value multiculturalism.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Oh yum!
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Where is this place? Looks South Indian/Sri Lankan... got that coconut sambol going...
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Yup Sri Lankan, in a mini food court on little Collins, same longitude as about the middle of Flagstaff gdns : https://g.co/kgs/sgMJTKN
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I know what the fun meeting should be about 😠 and could I please get a double scotch.
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
It is not yet beer o’clock, here is a cup of old soda 🥤
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Taaaaa. Luckily I've got my own supply to add to that.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
A box of citrus please
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
📦🍊🍋🍋🟩
indisin@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I've promised Ms. Indisin that I'd cook a roast dinner today, so can I get one delivered? I'm feeling too lazy to cook.
Plus my usual please chef.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🥔🍠🌽🥕🥦🍖🍯
🦪🦪🦪🦪🦪🦪
🦪🦪🦪🦪🦪🦪
indisin@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Leg, thank you.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🦿
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
A brown paper bag of mystery fun fluid
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
👝
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Pizza!!!
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🍕
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
sewing machine frame has been wire brushed and then wiped down with derust/phosphoric acid. Next step is wiping it down with a damp rag then painting. 👍
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Some nights are in perfect sync. Beer, soju, slash, smoko. On the hour. Then the rest of the hour singing.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
At least you found some sort of narrative. It’s a small miracle
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Who wants rain 🎤?
Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Marge might.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I'll do my best.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I’ll pass tonight thanks.
Those colours don’t instill me with much confidence.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Too late she cried as she waved her wooden leg.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
That’s my phrase! 😝
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Scuse I said the fly
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
https://youtu.be/WuSCiJofGhk?feature=shared ?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Great song
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Might grab another beer and think about it
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Crack us another tinny while you're up thanks love.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
You got it
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Thanks toots
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Bleh. Shopping again but this time early and I can’t find what I normally buy stocked anymore.
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
closed the toilet door on my own finger
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
We can circle back to this in tomorrow's stand up
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
That’s gonna be a half hour work safety review
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Down with that sort of thing
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Ow! Ice or cold water on it instantly!
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
it seems fine
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Ordered pizza that includes prawns. They put calamari on too, I don’t mind but hello allergy nightmare. Don’t do that!
indisin@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Ah, so it wasn't the AI on my mesh network hating on me again last week and interwebs was actually down when I decided to just go back to sleep. Aussie BB had a DDoS attack.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Did it? Huh. I'm with Aussie bb and noticed nothing 👀
indisin@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Yeah, you might not have got the email if you weren't impacted.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
With Aussiebb as well. Didn’t get that email.
Must have been an isolated area.
indisin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Yeah but it's incredibly interesting that the DDoS only applied to specific areas.
It's making me want to put on my grey hat.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I removed the work profile and applications from my phone.
Not anymore guys. No thank you.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
But what about your grindset?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
i cri evrytiem
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
It was so nice yesterday. Whyyeeee is the weather like this?
indisin@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Because we live in Victoria and therefore aren't allowed two consecutive days of nice weather.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
True, true.
Just exercising my local whinging. 😂
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
As melbournians, it is our right to complain about the weather
indisin@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I completely agree, and as someone who originally grew up in Britland I love it.
Drusenija@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Wednesday and Thursday weren't bad to be fair. Today has my allergies playing up though, so not leaving the house if I don't have to!
oztrin@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Just back from a beach walk/errand run.
Wimdy.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
These pj pants I bought today are so much thinner and maybe more breathable thanks it then being cotton.
I’m definitely going to have to buy a few more of them either this weekend or next week.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
First day of the free food market in its new location. I don't think Eastland security were impressed by the unruly mob, hopefully they get crowd control sorted out and don't get kicked out. The old location was closer to home, but being under cover is a massive advantage.
My main wish for today was tomatoes, and I got three of those so I'm happy. Also lots of bananas, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with all of those.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Banana Bread! Banana Cake!
Ba na na na 🦇
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I made a big banana cake not long ago & have lots of slices still in the freezer. Maybe I can just have banana sandwiches for all meals for a few days?
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Pizza? With sardines?
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
At first I was like 👀, then reread the comment... and the horrible flashbacks started... .... Now I need to go home sick...
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
All I Want Is You - U2
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
That is one of my favourites still
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
We're playing alot of 80s and early 90s tonight.