I've finally started at the new job. Let me know if you're having trouble with your employer, I can send them an email that should scare them into shape.
I'm working for the sort of government department departments wouldn't want to hear from, as long as they don't dig too deep and look at my job title
He just sleeps like that when it gets a bit warm, he always does a little "rah rah" to say hello when we walk past, and will roll over he gets his belly kisses. So spoiled.. I brush him and fur just keeps coming and coming. I wonder if he is a medium haired cat, rather than a short haired one 😂
I want a Mickey in my life ;_; What a sweet and beautiful creature. Maybe he is a medium haired cat! Sox was the same with the fur (and she was obviously medium haired from her tail - but the rest of her could've looked like Mickey)
I did see what you posted, just chiming in to say this is really putting a pin in my plans to visit my brother in the US next year after I finish uni :/
Ugh, that smug dipshit Elon Putzk will be positively gloating.. ugh, the thought is personally repulsive. How could they not love Tim Walz? Did they really want to not vote for a coloured woman so hard that they voted for a racist rapist delusional carny sheisty pathological liar instead‽ Jesus Christmas cookie Christ.
As @tinybreak infers, they may be trying to get people to leave so that they don’t have to payout redundancies.
If you take your LSL and AL, you can bypass all the issues. When you come back you will either be invaluable to them and be able to get a payrise, or they would have decided to issue redundancies after all and you can cash-in again.
It is a gamble though.
Oh noooo. Sorry to hear. Certainly brings up a lot of anxiety. What a shit way to restructure... I agree with taking your LSL as part of your plans. If they're going to be merciless, so can you
This is generally true. Except for the destruction of medicare, loss of local manufacturing industry, no taxation on our mineral resources, expensive and half useless universities and no consequences for government corruption
Was pretty fucked up how close the votes were on this matter in South Australia recently - I mean what the fuck, surely that isn't representative of how Australians really view the matter, but I realise more and more how out of touch I am
Jesus Christ I HATE watching this US news, but I cant look away! Some folks are already calling it and I think I might throw up. Thats not a joke or an exaggeration.
It is also how biased the US electoral system is to maintain the Status Quo.
Every time the Republicans get in, the cripple democracy a little bit at a time. When the Democrats get in, they don’t do anything to roll back the damage.
It has finally come to the Endgame for US Democracy.
All we can do is make sure that our elected officials are aware that it is not something that we want in Australia.
for 100 years the press and influencers have been making race an issue as a distraction to class , money and opportunity issues ( to stop the working class uniting , and yes, race is an issue )
the working class have genuine grievances and want a voice, sadly trump says he is their voice ( even tho that's a lie )
I don't disagree, but the GOP and Trump have not been the voice of the working class. The fact that enough people have been convinced that they are, is just sad.
This election was also about women issues, and that fell on deaf ears.
The media has a lot of responsibility for this shit show.
Yeah the whole 'fairness' thing is a load of crap. With the election one side (generally the leftish leaning one) has to be perfect and spotless, meanwhile the other side might a slap on the wrist over something terrible.
One reason I love the ABC and SBS here. The only reason they appear to lean 'left' is because they report facts and don't favour either party, generally. It's just one side of politics tends to be shittier than the other.
Like my gran used to say (she thought she was upper class).. "I deserve two votes" even though she never read any policy. I once flippantly said maybe charlie (her doggo pug) should get one too and she was thrilled at the idea.
So there’s now literal children buying anti-aging products like retinol and there’s a hair disclosing spray so women can completely defuzz their whole faces?
People are getting preventative Botox and giving themselves gastroparesis by using Ozempic and 20 year olds are either removing the fat from their cheeks or getting fillers? Celebrities with slightly crooked teeth are getting full veneers or caps?
Earlier periods of history got a bad reputation for their rigid beauty standards and rightfully so but I feel like it’s all much more out of control now because internet. Modern beauty standards are insane.
My cat's heart isn't working well and he doesn't have a great prognosis, but he's well and happy in himself and I'm focusing on that. We'll be ok.
I've just ordered takeaway for the first time in yonks. Fried goodness is now on the way to me and in the meantime I've poured a glass of wine. I will enjoy it and not wallow.
And I'm putting my fingers in my ears and ignoring the news out of the US.
I really cbf making this potato salad but I know future me will appreciate it when I hear "What's for dinner?" And I get to answer "it's in the fridge. Help yourself".
I used to think of the first weekend in November as the time to put decorations up. But then we had a kid born at the end of November. So we usually wait for his birthday, now.
Now is the time to narrow my view, focus in on my own world, school, partner, Mickey, coffee, chocolate, beer. I don't want to know about the world anymore, not for a while. I can't let this drag my mood down. I have good things in my life idc about anything else lol
World news aside, I've finished my first day at the new job. I think I need to get past induction and do some actual work, and start working from home, before I can decide if this was the right choice.
I think it will be. I need to remember how shit my old work was, even before things for really bad. Once I get started I won't wish I got things right in the old role, because even when things were working, they were just barely, and things were still shit
Just as a little moment of grounding... What are we all having for dinner on this sombre evening? I gotta use up my other half tin of coconut cream, so I'm going to do a rich tomato curry with tvp balls that I also need to use up. Along with the leftover everything-in-one veggie and dal curry and boiled eggs my aunt gave me.
I'm hoping you get to have a bit more than just pb and toast to keep you going through the night, but also, there are days that are like that. Getting up at 12 midnight feeling ravenous is the worst tho...
Frozen fried rice heated in the microwave - a real cbf dinner. Now the cool change has come through I NEED CALORIES! Had a nice salad for lunchies with some gorgeous red grapes after - grapes rn are pretty wow. These were intensely sweet and almost musky - very much muscatel vibes but juicy. Best I've had for a long time.
All hail the faithful potat. And the wholesome feeling of a dinner roast! I actually wanted to have something similar for dinner myself but remembered the coconut cream.
Tis the night for a nice wood oven pizza, good choice. I've told myself I'll reward myself with one when I finish moving. A $30 splurgefest deluxe seafood pizza.
Do you just randomly have kids size callipos at home though lol
I got 5/10 and I dispute the answer for megalodon tooth size. They have many sizes of teeth depending on what kind of tooth. Question should have been, the biggest megalodon tooth. Most meg teeth are about 10 cm.
I'm trying to explain to the cat that he can't have breakfast because the nice vet is going to give him medicine to go to sleep and do some special scans.
He's just looking at me with his trusting little face, like ok that's fine but can we have chicken now please? I did tell you I'm hungry?
top comment on The Daily Show summary video is "I Prey for Ukraine". No words for the feeling of when that registers in your mind. I hadnt even consdidered.... Will the EU step up? God. I just.... those poor people.
There is reason for it. Back in the days where travelling to a polling place was still a major event politicians used to ply people with food and alcohol to buy their votes. It often got quite out of control and was seen as a threat to democracy.
I had a bunch of random fruits shoveled into my bag at the free food market today. Including gold kiwi fruit that I don't really like, so this afternoon's job will be kiwifruit chutney. I'll also chop up the peaches for the freezer (they are generally a bit bruised and not great for eating fresh).
I also got some chicken to roast and lots of salad kits, so meal prep has pretty much sorted itself out for the next few days!
If your head is broken it should be spoken, and if your mind is not where you need, you should open your eyes to the greed. The greed for which we shed our blood, just to hope it will all come good. So take a toke on some weed, because shits ain't ever gonna get better whilst we all still believe.
::: spoiler Actual footage of the pathology nurse realising my hairy arms are perfect for inflicting maximum surface area coverage with the paper tape:
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Oh my god, as a woman unfortunate to be cursed with lots of body hair, ripping off the paper tape is worse than whatever required the use of the tape, most of the time.
::: spoiler US election comments
I’m very dismayed by the US election result. I wouldn’t have been shocked at a trump win, I thought it would be close so was a possibility. But was not mentally prepared for a such a large margin. So many Americans want this? I would like to think they didn’t understand what they were really voting for. I have a sinking feeling thinking about what the next four years might have ahead both for Americans, and globally for places like Ukraine and the Middle East.
:::
It’s apparently going to weaken the Australian economy too? Which is fun.
I want to rage and call Americans stupid, and to be fair a lot of them did buy in to the hate and spin.
But I think there was also a lot of gerrymandering and ratfuckery at play. And apparently voting in America works differently to Australia. Can’t imagine being a minority in America right now.
I really hope this doesn’t hasten the Americanisation of Australia or import more crazy bullshit
I don't think so. The working class here are more compliant and don't think in terms of rights like Americans do. Thus Australians have fewer resentments and less anger than Americans. They don't need to bring in full strength fascism here to crush the working class and labour movement.
I want to buy more seeds and garden stuff but the money… the limited number of pots and the invasive grass… the fact that it might get stolen or the garden destroyed/raided…
I do that too. For me it's agrammatic dysgraphia brought on by stress. I sometimes forget words but can read perfectly so what I do is read back what I wrote and then edit.
Indeed, I've been refreshing the news pages pretty often, at the moment it might be because of the safe seats and counting that has happened through the midband of the US, as it hits the west coast Harris should get more votes to balance it out but it's not helping that Trump has won a few swing states already.
I really would have thought that a few of the safe seats would have flipped, considering how deranged he is and how many old-school Republicans have come out against him and endorsed Kamala.
It just goes to show that their Democracy has been so corrupted by decades of abuse that their elections no longer function.
I use a council gym and it's fab. Pretty cheap ($36/fortnight for the top membership which includes reformer pilates) and it's pretty social too. With really lovely staff and a mandate from council around social inclusion and engagement and stuff. They run events, there's a cafe, and it's just a really nice vibe.
It's not actually my closest council gym though, I travel (a whole ten minutes) to a neighbouring LGA for a shiny new facility.
Having a side path done. Two nice blokes. Their first question: "What are the parking inspectors like around here?". I hadn't had enough coffee yet so I'm like "what?" Took me way too long to understand that question. I is not prepared for that sort of question at 7:30am.
As a punk I will not tolerate social injustice, racism, sexism or support fascist regimes. It goes against everything I believe in. And I wasn't looking to sell, I was looking to give them away for free.
But maybe I should over price them and rip off people in the US as it is sold out. Might as well make a few bucks off those racist, sexists backwards thinking twats right?
I've received an absolute avalanche of requests today after listing stuff last night, god it's overwhelming! Do you give preference to the person who replies first or the person who can buy the most stuff off you...
I give preference to anyone who can give the soonest time to pickup, preferably telling me their preferred pickup timeframe in the initial message. I honestly don't care that much about the price, I just want stuff gone quickly with as little fuss as possible. So the more questions I have to ask/answer the less likely I am to sell.
Reliability over everything for me. I'd rather know that the person is 100% going to come at [x] time and buy [thing]. It doesn't need to be today, I'll wait until the weekend even. So long as I know when they'll come and that they will for sure come at that time.
Having three people say they'll come and then don't turn up sucks. Do I hold out? Do I just go straight to the next person only to find out the first person turned up after all and now I'm shafting person #2? It's all exhausting.
It's hard to tell reliability in advance though. I tend to prioritise anyone who appears to have basic communication skills, which tend to be lacking in most people. If they ask questions that are covered in the listing or can't manage to string together an actual offer to buy I tend not to bother with them.
I don't do Facebook, so I don't know how the marketplace thing works. In Gumtree, you can see ratings of people. "Quick Responder", "Showed up on time" and "Polite" points account for a lot when I have a choice of buyers. If one buyer had a bunch of those and the other doesn't, I'll go with the one that does.
I mostly used eBay in Melbourne. I found it suited my needs. For whatever reason, it's just not popular in Perth. Even now when I use eBay (for stuff that can easily be posted), I find the sellers are in Melbourne about half the time.
Yeah it probably is. I just have a weird feeling of fairness to the person who replies first (but tbf everyone's messaged within like the span of an hour). Just sayin', especially if your name starts with P and you've offered to grab two hydration related items at one time... 👀
Got a huge nosebleed on the train, so that was fun. Spent a few minutes looking like I'd come fresh from the exorcist.
Forgot to take a photo, but a bee landed on me and started cleaning herself, which was cute. Had to relocate her with a spare tissue so she didn't get on the bus, but was otherwise the highlight of the day.
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tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 19 pts · 1y
I've finally started at the new job. Let me know if you're having trouble with your employer, I can send them an email that should scare them into shape.
I'm working for the sort of government department departments wouldn't want to hear from, as long as they don't dig too deep and look at my job title
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
::: spoiler scary Halloween costume
:::
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Holy shit that's perfect 😂😂😂
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
shudders
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Auditing!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
someone's got to be the tea lady, eh
( tax, everyone is scared of tax )
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Congrats man!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 1y
"Why yes, I do apologise to my cat when she meows at me for not brushing her exactly the way she likes. Don't you?"
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I get a bite and a hiss . Tomorrow Ted will be held down by the vet while I brush out his knots. I have kevlar gloves.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Calling me ouuuut lol
Look at her sweet face 😍 I love her
StudChud@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 1y
::: spoiler to help with the mood, here is my son being adorable
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
This is the only good social media, right here. Thanks
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Anytime! My camera roll is just pictures of Mickey and screenshots of ptv timetables 😅
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
oh my god I would die for those crossed paws. And that "heheh" look with the slanted eyes and uplifted mouth
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
He just sleeps like that when it gets a bit warm, he always does a little "rah rah" to say hello when we walk past, and will roll over he gets his belly kisses. So spoiled.. I brush him and fur just keeps coming and coming. I wonder if he is a medium haired cat, rather than a short haired one 😂
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I want a Mickey in my life ;_; What a sweet and beautiful creature. Maybe he is a medium haired cat! Sox was the same with the fur (and she was obviously medium haired from her tail - but the rest of her could've looked like Mickey)
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Oh my God!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
He looks like he’s giggling
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
He certainly was having a great time munching my knees today, when I was wearing just my boxers 😭 he's very pleased with himself I think
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Oh my goodness, look at those paws!
bacon@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 1y
ah feck
indisin@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I did see what you posted, just chiming in to say this is really putting a pin in my plans to visit my brother in the US next year after I finish uni :/
otoh he probably needs some cheering up...
indisin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
My words were a little more x rated but yeah.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Ugh, that smug dipshit Elon Putzk will be positively gloating.. ugh, the thought is personally repulsive. How could they not love Tim Walz? Did they really want to not vote for a coloured woman so hard that they voted for a racist rapist delusional carny sheisty pathological liar instead‽ Jesus Christmas cookie Christ.
DuckyMcDuckface@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Real talk, they didn't vote for Trump because Harris is a POC woman, the reasoning seems to be much simpler, and dumber
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Round the twist again
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Indeed
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
☹️
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Please no.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 1y
Oh joy. Impending major restructuring at my workplace. No redundancies, more like the drive-the-people-remaining-to-breaking-point strategy.
My 11th year may end up being my last, time to dust off the resume and get the hell out of here :| At least I hit my LSL eligibility beforehand... :\
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
have you taken LSL yet? I'd take it, disappear for a few months then take the redundancy they offer when you get back.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
The LSL is banked with the intention of just taking the cash when I leave, on top of the 7 weeks annual leave I've also got sitting there.
They're adamant there will be no redundancies, without coming out and saying it they're definitely trying for reduction through attrition.
See what happens I guess.
Salvo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
As @tinybreak infers, they may be trying to get people to leave so that they don’t have to payout redundancies.
If you take your LSL and AL, you can bypass all the issues. When you come back you will either be invaluable to them and be able to get a payrise, or they would have decided to issue redundancies after all and you can cash-in again. It is a gamble though.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Aww, that sucks, but hopefully another door opening…
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Oh noooo. Sorry to hear. Certainly brings up a lot of anxiety. What a shit way to restructure... I agree with taking your LSL as part of your plans. If they're going to be merciless, so can you
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 1y
I’m now afraid for reproductive rights in Australia.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Nah. It'll be alright. We don't generally go backwards. We go at a snails pace forward unless it's a pay rise for pollies then it's all speed ahead.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
This is generally true. Except for the destruction of medicare, loss of local manufacturing industry, no taxation on our mineral resources, expensive and half useless universities and no consequences for government corruption
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I wish I could know it would be ok. We have our own fundies here so things could get dicey
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Was pretty fucked up how close the votes were on this matter in South Australia recently - I mean what the fuck, surely that isn't representative of how Australians really view the matter, but I realise more and more how out of touch I am
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I really ought to look into a hysterectomy. I don't want kids anyway, but this is certainly an incentive to advocate better for myself lol
Taleya@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 1y
Jesus christ.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Oh he ain’t saving them at this point!
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
If there is a God, where is he now, hmm? Riddle me that, batman
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
the parallels with Weimar are chilling
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 1y
Jesus Christ I HATE watching this US news, but I cant look away! Some folks are already calling it and I think I might throw up. Thats not a joke or an exaggeration.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
The fact that it's this close speaks volumes of the US population.
Salvo@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
It is also how biased the US electoral system is to maintain the Status Quo.
Every time the Republicans get in, the cripple democracy a little bit at a time. When the Democrats get in, they don’t do anything to roll back the damage.
It has finally come to the Endgame for US Democracy.
All we can do is make sure that our elected officials are aware that it is not something that we want in Australia.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Have a friend who studied world history throughout uni. His statement about this is 'All empires must fall'. This is the fall.
USA has been going down the toilet for some time, and the turds getting bigger.
I'm gonna switch off the US crap and focus on our local (milder) shitshow.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
thinking on it I am not surprised
for 100 years the press and influencers have been making race an issue as a distraction to class , money and opportunity issues ( to stop the working class uniting , and yes, race is an issue )
the working class have genuine grievances and want a voice, sadly trump says he is their voice ( even tho that's a lie )
they don't want to hear more race issues
we need unity
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I don't disagree, but the GOP and Trump have not been the voice of the working class. The fact that enough people have been convinced that they are, is just sad.
This election was also about women issues, and that fell on deaf ears.
The media has a lot of responsibility for this shit show.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
but fairness!! S/
the press are either cowards or love the money the drama of trump brings
in the meantime the independent voices in the media are getting shut down
just look at the drama of trying to bring this sub on lemmy under "control"
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Yeah the whole 'fairness' thing is a load of crap. With the election one side (generally the leftish leaning one) has to be perfect and spotless, meanwhile the other side might a slap on the wrist over something terrible.
One reason I love the ABC and SBS here. The only reason they appear to lean 'left' is because they report facts and don't favour either party, generally. It's just one side of politics tends to be shittier than the other.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
What do you mean about this sub and lemmy?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
there was an attack on our mods last week because they weren't towing a line, iow, they were being non partisan
https://aussie.zone/post/15068055
can I just say I love our mods , it's due to their hard work and diligence and ideals that we have the freedom to post here , luv youse guys 😘😘🥹🥹
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
They need mandatory voting, at the very least
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
I'm very thankful for our electoral system.
Salvo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
We just need to educate our electorate that we can”t “Throw away your vote” by preferencing a special-interest party above a Major party…
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Like my gran used to say (she thought she was upper class).. "I deserve two votes" even though she never read any policy. I once flippantly said maybe charlie (her doggo pug) should get one too and she was thrilled at the idea.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Yeah I'm starting to get a bad feeling about it all. About to turn off notifcations and try to bury in work for a few hours
Dalek_Thal@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
It's looking real ugly over there. People are talking about a red mirage, but....that seems more and more unlikely the longer this goes on.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I have friends in the US 😭
Dalek_Thal@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Just saw someone talk about a republican house, senate and presidency altogether as a good thing.
Compared it to Obama. Obama had no interest in dictatorship. Republicans meanwhile keep getting real excited about Hitler.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
It's too early to tell
Nath@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
It is too early to be sure, but it took four days in 2020 to get a result and things looked a lot more purple than they do this time around.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I'm definitely concerned, but I don't think I pay attention to it till tomorrow. It's really wracking my nerves.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
So one of the clients I look after, is cracking the shits about something that I have no control over.
I really hope I don't get scapegoated over this.
Fingers crossed.
Edit: spoke to our GM, he said not to freak out and no one's getting fired. The issues probs have very little to do with me.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
My old family dog I used to look after.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
So adorable 💖
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
So there’s now literal children buying anti-aging products like retinol and there’s a hair disclosing spray so women can completely defuzz their whole faces?
People are getting preventative Botox and giving themselves gastroparesis by using Ozempic and 20 year olds are either removing the fat from their cheeks or getting fillers? Celebrities with slightly crooked teeth are getting full veneers or caps?
Earlier periods of history got a bad reputation for their rigid beauty standards and rightfully so but I feel like it’s all much more out of control now because internet. Modern beauty standards are insane.
Screw that I’m crawling back under my rock
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
there's celebrities and then there is insta and tiktok celebrity. Insta and tiktok is freaky.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I feel like TikTok is weirdly disconnected from reality
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
western tiktok has an anti-social algorithm ,
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
I don't like this reality can we reset the simulation pls.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
My cat's heart isn't working well and he doesn't have a great prognosis, but he's well and happy in himself and I'm focusing on that. We'll be ok.
I've just ordered takeaway for the first time in yonks. Fried goodness is now on the way to me and in the meantime I've poured a glass of wine. I will enjoy it and not wallow.
And I'm putting my fingers in my ears and ignoring the news out of the US.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Many hugs to you and puss. ❤️
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
I’m sorry. I’m hoping he has some more good days and can soak up the love for as long as possible
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
I really cbf making this potato salad but I know future me will appreciate it when I hear "What's for dinner?" And I get to answer "it's in the fridge. Help yourself".
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I might go the meatball sub tonight. Maybe a bit of side salad to give the illusion of health
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Lettuce and cucumber is what keeps my family healthy.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Christmas lights have been hung up. Half my street is already done, and I've gotta say I LOVE it.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
There's a street in Ivanhoe (boulevard) that really goes to town on decorations. So if kiddo needs more xmas photons might be worth a visit :)
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
🙌🎄
Nath@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I used to think of the first weekend in November as the time to put decorations up. But then we had a kid born at the end of November. So we usually wait for his birthday, now.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Now is the time to narrow my view, focus in on my own world, school, partner, Mickey, coffee, chocolate, beer. I don't want to know about the world anymore, not for a while. I can't let this drag my mood down. I have good things in my life idc about anything else lol
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I’m going to try to do the same as well.
Work, coffee, podcasts, bit of shopping, streaming shows and movies and video games.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I reckon it could be a good time to read more books and avoid the internet.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Yes. Keep making choices that make your life and the lives of your loved ones and those around you stronger and better.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
World news aside, I've finished my first day at the new job. I think I need to get past induction and do some actual work, and start working from home, before I can decide if this was the right choice.
I think it will be. I need to remember how shit my old work was, even before things for really bad. Once I get started I won't wish I got things right in the old role, because even when things were working, they were just barely, and things were still shit
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Just as a little moment of grounding... What are we all having for dinner on this sombre evening? I gotta use up my other half tin of coconut cream, so I'm going to do a rich tomato curry with tvp balls that I also need to use up. Along with the leftover everything-in-one veggie and dal curry and boiled eggs my aunt gave me.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I’m still fairly limited in what I’m able to have but a few squares of dark chocolate just climbed into my mouth
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Same here! I needed it.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Very dopaminious choice for the evening 👍
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I might be done for night.
I ate a bunch of bread with peanut butter. Started to feel a bit like I had too much because the bread was very doughy.
We’ll see how I feel later.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I'm hoping you get to have a bit more than just pb and toast to keep you going through the night, but also, there are days that are like that. Getting up at 12 midnight feeling ravenous is the worst tho...
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I’ll see how I go.
Feeling off at the moment, unsure of how I’m feeling exactly but I’ve been sitting here doing nothing in silence for the past 30 mins.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I hope the physical feeling passes soon. Mentally I think quite a few of us are staring at walls right now...
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Frozen fried rice heated in the microwave - a real cbf dinner. Now the cool change has come through I NEED CALORIES! Had a nice salad for lunchies with some gorgeous red grapes after - grapes rn are pretty wow. These were intensely sweet and almost musky - very much muscatel vibes but juicy. Best I've had for a long time.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Ooh, you've inspired me to pick up some grapies to share at work on Friday. And yes re: the calories. Very grateful for some potat in my diet tonight.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Chicken roast, with roast potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
All hail the faithful potat. And the wholesome feeling of a dinner roast! I actually wanted to have something similar for dinner myself but remembered the coconut cream.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I'm having thai mango curry with some roti
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Yum!! Homemade roti? :o I keep meaning to do it for ages but am lazy to even though I know it's so easy (and easy to freeze)
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Tendies and salad pita wrap.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
An excellent balance of health and heartiness!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Wood oven pizza and lemon lime bitters cordial. Maybe a kids size callipo if I'm feeling extra moody.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Tis the night for a nice wood oven pizza, good choice. I've told myself I'll reward myself with one when I finish moving. A $30 splurgefest deluxe seafood pizza.
Do you just randomly have kids size callipos at home though lol
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I buy a box ever pay day lol it's my "treat". Always wanted them when I was a kid and my parents would never buy them.
So here we are today lol
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Nice bit of self-care!! I like how that circles back to a childhood memory and letting that part of yourself be seen and addressed with love 💖
I had a deep therapy session today, if you can't tell lol... I think it's time I proactively did some nice things for myself too
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
It really is a pizza night tonight
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Keeping it healthy tonight. I had a big lunch so I'm going with a chilled, fermented, yeast activated hop and barley soup
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
No sardines to wash down the beer?
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Breakfast probably
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Something to distract us all from the doom and gloom shark quiz
I got 3/10 poo
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
eee 7/10
I have an intimate knowledge of sharks because one hasn't eaten me yet.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
6/10 - lots of guessing/educated guessing.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
7/10, not too shabby indeed lol
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
We have good odds in the ocean.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I got 5/10 and I dispute the answer for megalodon tooth size. They have many sizes of teeth depending on what kind of tooth. Question should have been, the biggest megalodon tooth. Most meg teeth are about 10 cm.
Ntcc661@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
6/10 Any knowledge I have is due yo my son and his shark fascination from the ages of 3 to 6.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
LOL, also 6/10.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Same result
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
I'm trying to explain to the cat that he can't have breakfast because the nice vet is going to give him medicine to go to sleep and do some special scans.
He's just looking at me with his trusting little face, like ok that's fine but can we have chicken now please? I did tell you I'm hungry?
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Poor kitty :(
Hope the scans go well.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Thanks :) He's been dropped off now so someone else can deal with his small sad noises.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
top comment on The Daily Show summary video is "I Prey for Ukraine". No words for the feeling of when that registers in your mind. I hadnt even consdidered.... Will the EU step up? God. I just.... those poor people.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
My partner just said it would be darkly humourous if America delays entering another world war.... Again lol.
I wanna see the other timeline ffs
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
The EU stepped up a lot during the other bad trump years
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
The barometer's dropping and my migraine's rising. Storm probably incoming. Or rain anyway.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
And here's the thunder.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
the pollen is intolerable
ok, that's shaking the windows
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
It's such a beautiful night, Orion is bright in the sky and the air is fresh. 🌌🌃
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Just want to bury my face in the soft, purring flank of a cat...
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
ooh bit of sky grumble I'm okay with that.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
sky pretty
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
::: spoiler I wish I had a view of the sky lol
:::
The joys of apartment living
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
The real question about the US Election is do they get democracy sausages?
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
I'm not sure they'll even have democracy much longer, sausages are probably pushing it.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
They haven't ever had it. Current system is more or less an oligarchy, it's just called democracy so as not to scare people.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
No. In fact, some states have passed laws prohibiting the distribution of refreshments to people waiting in line to vote
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
That's wild
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
There is reason for it. Back in the days where travelling to a polling place was still a major event politicians used to ply people with food and alcohol to buy their votes. It often got quite out of control and was seen as a threat to democracy.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
This is really at the core of their issues.
Nath@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
No. In fact when we ask about it, they usually think we are joking.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
They do not
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I had a bunch of random fruits shoveled into my bag at the free food market today. Including gold kiwi fruit that I don't really like, so this afternoon's job will be kiwifruit chutney. I'll also chop up the peaches for the freezer (they are generally a bit bruised and not great for eating fresh).
I also got some chicken to roast and lots of salad kits, so meal prep has pretty much sorted itself out for the next few days!
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I'm to hot for this bed
Too hot for this bed
I'm losing my head
indisin@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
If your head is broken it should be spoken, and if your mind is not where you need, you should open your eyes to the greed. The greed for which we shed our blood, just to hope it will all come good. So take a toke on some weed, because shits ain't ever gonna get better whilst we all still believe.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
So hawt in here i'm gonna take my clothes off ♫
indisin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
thunders
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I've had to move my open mic to next week due to feeling sick :( sorry for the short notice to anyone that was wanting to come along
Edit: I have the day after off from work because Saturday is my birthday so we can have a couple of drinks lol
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Dammit. Still, next week will be fine too. Glad to get fairly early warning.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I'm sorry it wasn't more warning, I just took a really bad turn at lunchtime :(
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
No probs. Looking forward to next week though.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
hope you're feeling better soon 😘
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Thank you ❤️
Nath@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-06/shark-quiz-facts-about-ocean-predators-megalodon-great-white/104320696
2/10. It turns out I don't know much about sharks.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Damn 4/10. Those questions were not easy.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
6/10. Only because I watched a doco not long ago
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Bereft of the left it's obvious theft
Stay to my right and keep me in sight
Unless you have no insight I'm bigger than you
Don't dilly daddlidoo in the middle you poo.
-A pedestrian 2024
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
TLDR: FAFO
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
What in the ever loving Mary Shelly nightmare is the Helicoprion's mouth in that quiz???
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I've heard of that one, the tooth whorl is one of the most prized fossil finds evah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicoprion
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Funnily, it was the name that gave it away for me lol. Helico-pter, helix, etc.
But yeah, fuck that noise.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Exactly how I worked it out too.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
P
Pilk@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
::: spoiler Actual footage of the pathology nurse realising my hairy arms are perfect for inflicting maximum surface area coverage with the paper tape:
:::
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Oh my god, as a woman unfortunate to be cursed with lots of body hair, ripping off the paper tape is worse than whatever required the use of the tape, most of the time.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
For me on the other hand I was lucky enough to grow a beard and buy strongbows when I was 16. I was very popular for a bit there.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
😂
I love ripping tape off hairy arms. Ready on the count of 3. Onnne......rip. Victims faces. Priceless.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Are you also a pimple popper?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
NO WAY!!!!
Pilk@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Thank goodness
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
::: spoiler US election comments I’m very dismayed by the US election result. I wouldn’t have been shocked at a trump win, I thought it would be close so was a possibility. But was not mentally prepared for a such a large margin. So many Americans want this? I would like to think they didn’t understand what they were really voting for. I have a sinking feeling thinking about what the next four years might have ahead both for Americans, and globally for places like Ukraine and the Middle East. :::
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
It’s apparently going to weaken the Australian economy too? Which is fun.
I want to rage and call Americans stupid, and to be fair a lot of them did buy in to the hate and spin.
But I think there was also a lot of gerrymandering and ratfuckery at play. And apparently voting in America works differently to Australia. Can’t imagine being a minority in America right now.
I really hope this doesn’t hasten the Americanisation of Australia or import more crazy bullshit
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I don't think so. The working class here are more compliant and don't think in terms of rights like Americans do. Thus Australians have fewer resentments and less anger than Americans. They don't need to bring in full strength fascism here to crush the working class and labour movement.
It will be more like English class oppression.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
they have 3 months to set up systems to protect national security systems
it all depends on the defence forces and intelligence , they have to be protected from corruption
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
pull out the spies or hide the files real well because once he gets his hands on them they’re all gonna get sold out
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Putin is writing his shopping list as we speak
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I want to buy more seeds and garden stuff but the money… the limited number of pots and the invasive grass… the fact that it might get stolen or the garden destroyed/raided…
:(
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
have an indoor garden on shelves/rack in front of a window
and I really admire your ability to grow from seed, that takes real skill 🌞
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I’m not really able to do that without exacerbating mould issues or taking up room I can’t afford, but maybe I can work something out.
Thanks. I’m not actually very skilled, the plants are just motivated to live and I give them what help I can
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Hard to tell who's dressed for work, and who's making their way home after a big night 🤔
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Marge had a grumble but Huey isn’t sending it down. Melbcat has still retreated
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
We had some faaaaaat rain drops... and now sunshine.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Gonna have to speak severely to Huey. His latest efforts have been distinctly sub-marvellous.
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Beep Beep 🚚
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Roast lamb with crunchy spuds and gravy please.
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
🔥🐑🔥🥔🍯
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Thank you chef. 🌻
Eagle@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
A prompt and some pear juice for Simon please.
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Prompt: waste a ticket inspector's time by taking WAY TOO LONG to find your myki
🍐
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Eyyyyyy perfect timing!
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Could I please one of forces' icy poles.
edit: I keep on forgetting words in sentences. *please have
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
🧊
🧊
🧊
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
No you may not
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Yes he may
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Ok 😞
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Hooray :) I feel loved.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I do that too. For me it's agrammatic dysgraphia brought on by stress. I sometimes forget words but can read perfectly so what I do is read back what I wrote and then edit.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I forget small words too. For me, it's my brain going quicker than what my finger can type.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I'll have a fruit juice with a fancy swizzle stick in it please.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🍐🍊🍌🏒🥤
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
A fresh ice cold juice for the hot day today please Chef.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🧊 🥤🧊
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Thank you Chef!
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Ill take some nutritional icy poles, keep em coming please
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🧊
🧊
🧊
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
And so it begins....
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
hard to believe Trump is getting as many votes as he is. Scary shit.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
He offers nothing apart from anger...and yet...
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Indeed, I've been refreshing the news pages pretty often, at the moment it might be because of the safe seats and counting that has happened through the midband of the US, as it hits the west coast Harris should get more votes to balance it out but it's not helping that Trump has won a few swing states already.
Salvo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I really would have thought that a few of the safe seats would have flipped, considering how deranged he is and how many old-school Republicans have come out against him and endorsed Kamala.
It just goes to show that their Democracy has been so corrupted by decades of abuse that their elections no longer function.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
the what
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
The counting of the US election votes.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
indeed
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
the social aspect is of very great value. I would stay where you are.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Can you get a casual pass to visit the council one a few times to try it out? Idk maybe there’s something that would sway your decision.
Or maybe even get a casual pass to use the pool and machines whenever you want to.
That’s if they still offer that
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Does the Council gym offer classes you can join in?
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I use a council gym and it's fab. Pretty cheap ($36/fortnight for the top membership which includes reformer pilates) and it's pretty social too. With really lovely staff and a mandate from council around social inclusion and engagement and stuff. They run events, there's a cafe, and it's just a really nice vibe.
It's not actually my closest council gym though, I travel (a whole ten minutes) to a neighbouring LGA for a shiny new facility.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I need to put a 2nd non vodafone Sim card in my phone because they randomly drop out when you need them most...
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
boom
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I swear, just seeing pollen makes me itchy.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
😭
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I still have hope.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
😭
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
It's not looking good, is it?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
no, it is not
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Continuing the global tradition of voting against self interests.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
😭as well
Unless a miracle happens I’m shutting myself away from live tv for the next 4 years.
Dalek_Thal@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
MARGE!
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Having a side path done. Two nice blokes. Their first question: "What are the parking inspectors like around here?". I hadn't had enough coffee yet so I'm like "what?" Took me way too long to understand that question. I is not prepared for that sort of question at 7:30am.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
There will be a similar upset next year with our own federal election. Looking forward to Prime Minister Dutton?
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Delete this sentiment now, I cannot handle it. No no no no no. Where the fuck to escape to
Pilk@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
If I leave it up for us to get accustomed to maybe there won't be such a sting when it actually happens.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
We do so love to follow in their footsteps, and this may embolden those with less than nice views.
Disgusting.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
The way state elections have been going it night just happen
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Hot exclusive seedlings pic in the gardening thread ✨🌱
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Good night. 😘😘😘
indisin@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
So, seeing the early US results, anyone looking for 2 When We Were Young festival tickets?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Why are you selling them? I don't get the correlation.
indisin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
As a punk I will not tolerate social injustice, racism, sexism or support fascist regimes. It goes against everything I believe in. And I wasn't looking to sell, I was looking to give them away for free.
But maybe I should over price them and rip off people in the US as it is sold out. Might as well make a few bucks off those racist, sexists backwards thinking twats right?
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
🚂Train roll on
On down the line, won't you
Please take me far away
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Listings have been placed on Marketplace. Let the is this availables commence.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I've received an absolute avalanche of requests today after listing stuff last night, god it's overwhelming! Do you give preference to the person who replies first or the person who can buy the most stuff off you...
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I give preference to anyone who can give the soonest time to pickup, preferably telling me their preferred pickup timeframe in the initial message. I honestly don't care that much about the price, I just want stuff gone quickly with as little fuss as possible. So the more questions I have to ask/answer the less likely I am to sell.
Nath@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Reliability over everything for me. I'd rather know that the person is 100% going to come at [x] time and buy [thing]. It doesn't need to be today, I'll wait until the weekend even. So long as I know when they'll come and that they will for sure come at that time.
Having three people say they'll come and then don't turn up sucks. Do I hold out? Do I just go straight to the next person only to find out the first person turned up after all and now I'm shafting person #2? It's all exhausting.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
It's hard to tell reliability in advance though. I tend to prioritise anyone who appears to have basic communication skills, which tend to be lacking in most people. If they ask questions that are covered in the listing or can't manage to string together an actual offer to buy I tend not to bother with them.
Nath@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I don't do Facebook, so I don't know how the marketplace thing works. In Gumtree, you can see ratings of people. "Quick Responder", "Showed up on time" and "Polite" points account for a lot when I have a choice of buyers. If one buyer had a bunch of those and the other doesn't, I'll go with the one that does.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Maybe I should try Gumtree. Marketplace is mostly ferals with minimal communication skills and scammers.
Nath@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I mostly used eBay in Melbourne. I found it suited my needs. For whatever reason, it's just not popular in Perth. Even now when I use eBay (for stuff that can easily be posted), I find the sellers are in Melbourne about half the time.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Most stuff it's quicker :)
E: that's if they rock up.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Yeah it probably is. I just have a weird feeling of fairness to the person who replies first (but tbf everyone's messaged within like the span of an hour). Just sayin', especially if your name starts with P and you've offered to grab two hydration related items at one time... 👀
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I've been singing Hot In The City all day then it came on the radio. Ummm a day too late psychiic ability.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
BOOOOOM
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
SHAKA LAKA LAKA
T156@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Got a huge nosebleed on the train, so that was fun. Spent a few minutes looking like I'd come fresh from the exorcist.
Forgot to take a photo, but a bee landed on me and started cleaning herself, which was cute. Had to relocate her with a spare tissue so she didn't get on the bus, but was otherwise the highlight of the day.