Inspection went fine! Actually had the senior PM come, instead of the newbie from last time. Senior PM said newbie was wrong about the law regarding downlights, lol, and that it does in fact require an electrician that the RE will send out to change 😂 newbie told us it's the tenants responsibility, but didn't realise the difference between a screw in bulb and downlights LOL!
so after a year of not having kitchen lights, and six months of not having a normal bathroom one, the RE is gonna get that fixed for us. Senior PM apologised profusely and said we weren't the only tenants that were given the incorrect info either.
what the actual fuck. can you get a moment with boss's boss and sort of go "Man. WTF? I mean, why should I put up with this?" and just see what they say. So long as your not under probation who gives a rats what they think at this point.
did a bit of digging and they absolutely have special dispensation for DV, deceased estates and victims of natural disaster, but it must be a "special request"
might have to actually call them, or go to the GPO - lpo are franchisees, I don't see them having the authority to kick it up.
I somewhat get it. I moved out as a minor and had some of this nonsense. Difference was I had a lawyer for a father who could hand over a business card and mostly make the shit go away. Sorry.
It's just that you keep putting it on them, as if they need to be the one to "turn things around" when their rant was specifically about external systems prejudicing them. They can't "turn around" AusPost's decision to deny them the ability to redirect their mail?
Basically, they are trying to ask these systems for help, and are being denied. So why put it on their shoulders? Why not be outraged that someone is falling through the gaps, through no fault of their own?
I get that you have good intentions here, but I feel like you're kind of missing the point in a big way...
Meeting over! 2.5 hours later, I'm so exhausted. There was a few times I felt like I was giving garbled answers to questions asked on the spot, and also being in full focus for that long is pretty tough. But overall I think I presented and communicated well. Client seemed happy too so that's what counts.
I think I deserve a takeaway pizza tonight and a night off any cooking.
Big work meeting this afternoon. I mean BIG, there's a lot on the line. I'm as prepared as I can be and a bit more prep this morning. I was feeling super nervous about it yesterday. Calmer on waking up this morning but the nerves are coming back. Deep breaths help - I will be fine, it will go fine.
I like the ones where OP will show a bit of leg skin with a small welt and ask What bit me?
Um definitely something small and bitey 🤷♀️
Then you get the replies such as: Go and see a GP to Get to the Emergency Room immediately because my best friends dentist's next door neighbour had that same bite and their leg fell off. This is no joke.
was it a real failed coup? Cos I remember Erdogan did a fake failed coup to make a pretense to bring in authoritarian laws and to purge the public service
The president accused the opposition of being north Korean agents (They're not) and declared martial law. Police tried to prevent MPs from entering parliament to vote to end martial law but failed and it voted 190-0 in favour of ending it. The military initially sided with the president and said they'd wait for him and ignore parliament, but then changed their mind and stood down.
People are calling for the president to resign. His party isnt even om his side. It was a failed coup attempt
About 6kg of cherries have now been picked. Probably that much again left on the tree if I was feeling enthusiastic enough to pick them.
Now I need to work out what to do with them - they are cooking cherries (morello), not sweet eating cherries. I'll probably just pit & freeze them for now and do some baking later.
Try drying them. Pit a trayful and put them on a lined baking tray in a very low oven - 30-50 deg - basically the defrost function if your oven has one - with the fan on. Stir them about every hour or so until they dry to snapping point. Or stop at the shrivelled but still bendy stage and freeze them in a vacuum bag. I've heard of people drying them in a microwave but I've never done that and don't know how.
Dried cherries are a wonderful snack and really add something to cakes, mince pies etc. I've put them in chook stuffing too. Use them anywhere that calls for sultanas or currants or raisins.
I've dried cherries before and didn't really use them. I might do a few to go in the next fruit cake I make - I have a dehydrator, which makes it much easier than the oven method. Although it is currently filled with chicken scraps destined for dog food, I really need to get onto packing that away too.
I don't think I've seen all the registers manned anywhere, no matter how busy it is. A supermarket or Kmart can have people lining up and there will still be lanes closed
Completely understandable. I keep listening to new music and thinking to myself "this isn't better than the 100,000 songs I already have in my library" and falling back on that stuff.
I have a playlist that's literally called "new music that doesn't suck", and even that is 5+ years old. Not new at all according to the kids.
I'd also note that the excuse for the gambling reform delays "Oh we need to get this legislation and reform right and that will take time" does not at all match the embarrassing rush to get the Social Media ban passed.
Guess Meta should have spent more money advertising on Free to Air huh?
My manager said I'm good to work from home this week until my ankle heals up. It's the sort of thing that puts you in that weird spot where I can work but I can't deal with the hassle of getting to the office.
I'll arrange a tele-appointment to get an x-ray referral just to make sure nothing's wrong as it still hurts
Ankle proprioception ex can just be using a tennis ball at your desk and trying to write the alphabet with your foot. Or standing on some form of wobble board.
Finished S3 of the Taskmaster Australia. Really grown fond of the show was looking forward towards S4. Found out that David Hughes will be on it, and it's completely killed my excitement for it.
David Hughes is a hard no from me. It's not just the voice, it's also the general attitude. He's a cutterdown, not a lifterup and I'm too old to bother with that shit. Reminds me too much of those dreadful US tv sitcoms that play in pizza parlours. A theatre of casual cruelty, not even comedy/tragedy, punctuated with insane mechanical laughter.
I have no idea who she is. Had to look her up, triple J presenter? Probably a bit rough cause that's maybe a bit of a turn off to anyone older than triple J age.
Basil has been trimmed and moved into it's new pots. The one at the front doesn't look to have a good root system, which is why it is trimmed so much - I won't be surprised if it just dies anyway. The other two had good healthy roots, so I expect big things from them! The trimmed leaves have been chopped up and frozen in oil in ice cube trays.
I bought two punnets of lettuce seedlings. They seem to do well for me and we eat them up. Other garden stuff is doing well too. Mostly tidying really.
and the young Seagoons will be coming to Australia in 10 days to stay with us 🙂 I better get everything ready. So excite.
They always start with a few boys, just in case there is already another plant around with the resources to produce fruit. They tend to do the same when they start dying off - as far as zucchini are concerned men are cheap!
I found with only a couple of plants that having a male and female flower at the same time could be difficult You can put the stamen of a male flower into a plastic bag in the fridge for a day or two and use it to pollinate a female flower later. If you don't have enough bee action around you might need to hand pollinate even when you can get the flowers synchronised.
I haven't planted zucchini this year as I'm winding the garden down in anticipation of the place being sold next year, but I did pick up a bunch of zucchini at the food cupboard this morning. I can probably count it as a return on the zucchini I donated last year when my plants were producing.
We're all just a reproduction tool for our DNA. Some of use get to live interesting and meaningful lives whilst engaged in that reproduction, others are just gonads.
Last year we did Whamageddon and whatever Mariah's one is, but all of us have heard Mariah in the last week before December started, so we vetoed that one 😂😂
Ooh ooh ooh I'm in. I don't go to colesworth much and have done all the kmart shopping I need for this place (hopefully), and won't be taking any taxis/ubers this month, so I THINK I might have a crack at surviving this one.
Seems like being away for a month didn't impact shit too heavily. No ferts in the last month either and the watering seems alright with no drama / edema. Phew.
That piece of mind the watering sys. gives is priceless.
Also saw about a dozen ladybugs so aphids are a non issue (for now).
Lots of smaller self sown chilli plants from last year just popping up now was a nice surprise.
tbh this was the best time to be away, it's sunny / raining / sunny / raining so the garden needs very little intervention if you've got your soil right
Morning plans: mow grass. remove excessive amount of fennel from the front garden. plant some volunteer cherry tomato seedlings along the front fence. pot up some basil plants from the supermarket in the hope they can regrow. somewhere in there I should do washing too.
^look, you know more about content than I do but I know more about cinema equipment than you do. I'm not being fucking obstructionist, what the vendor is asking for isn't something they need and it's a fucking red flag. No, don't give them the fucking information regardless you gurning hemorrhoid, sit the FUCK down and let me handle it. You know, like you pay me to^.
If I rang to schedule something on Monday and they said they'd call me back and they haven't, would today be ok to call back? One thing I hate is seeming to be pushy. Is 2 days enough time? It's a busy time of year so I totally understand it.
It really depends on what that something is, but if it's something like your regular bikini wax it's totally reasonable. I usually err on the side of calling because delays are usually the result of a fuckup. Gotta be on the ball to make stuff happen.
Melbcat just accidentally almost yanked my earring out. I think she got her claw hooked and just pulled. Woke up to my earlobe being painfully stretched and my sleeper had popped open under pressure - I then had to literally unhook her claw from it.
It’s a bit sore so perhaps there was a tiny scratch or tear inside the piercing from the earring. I’ve washed it with soap and water and used some Betadine because my earlobe piercings are super prone to getting infected
I wish I was able to eat vegetarian. I wish I was able to eat properly at all. I could min max budget vs nutrition so hard.
I really miss when I used to clean my house nonstop and meal prep.
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I was so efficient back before I deteriorated. Especially when I wasn’t constantly being forced to exist under intolerable loads of stress and constantly manage around other people’s dysfunction.
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The male zucchini flowers are wilting and dying already… despite the fact that some female flowers are budding and will soon open. I’m just hoping that I get a mix at the same time because the longevity on them isn’t looking good.
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The plants also seem a bit young/small to be flowering and fruiting yet. I saw a neighbour’s plants and who knows they could be full sized pumpkin plants, but the plants and blooms looked bigger. I wonder if I’m planting all my ish too late. It’s not like I have full control over that though.
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The dishes got soaked in dish soap, bicarb and a kettle of boiling water. Quick scrub then soaked again overnight in dish soap, vinegar and boiling water. I put bicarb down the drains too. Maybe they’re ready for a hot soapy normal wash and air dry.
I tried to strip the bed but furbaby jumped onto it to save the shared scents… she then went to eat so the second attempt was successful.
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When it’s time I keep a clean fitted sheet ready at the end of the bed. When she moves off I unhook the bottom corners, hook the clean ones corners then pull the fresh one up/onto the mattress while rolling the old one up/off in one movement. It’s fast enough that if I wait til she’s distracted I have most of it on before she jumps onto the middle and I can just secure the last two corners.
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I really need to vacuum sweep and mop but am really low on energy right now. I’m mainly focusing on laundry
I think you're doing great!! You don't have to do ALL the chores in one day, and soaking the dishes is such a great idea (I might steal that when the executive dysfunction plays up again)!
Vacc and sweep can wait till your spoons have replenished! Such a great job! Seriously! 💜💜💜
Chores are all just so backed up because I’ve been really depressed/struggling physically and haven’t had help for a few weeks.
Soaking is great but beware. If you don’t do it in a timely manner the problem becomes exponentially worse by having added the water. This is what happened here.
Ideally you fill the sink with dishes and soapy water as hot as you can get it from the tap, even adding a kettleful of boiling water if you like (careful of glass), and then go do something else or rest a little while until it cools to a normal level of hot. About the temp you can wash it with rubber gloves. This will loosen everything up and kill a lot of germs, makes it much easier to scrub clean. (Of course I rinse too. Usually a quick swish under the running tap then set at an angle in the rack to let all the water drip off and air dry.)
But if you don’t… prepare for a feculent mouldering swamp, much remediation and even discarded items
My many new plant friends arrived in the mail today. It was almost a disaster - I received the notification they had been delivered, but there was no sign of them. Fortunately I eventually found them in the carport behind my car.
They have had a tough journey, but they are now relaxing in my seed raising area under the grow lights. Hopefully the basil makes them feel welcome.
It might be a challenge to identify all of them as some of the writing has rubbed off the pots.
Am trying to snap myself out of my visceral distaste for the kitchen, had a bit of time in between work and appt and ducked into my old f & v store to hurriedly buy a bunch of basic veg. I am flat out until Sunday but I can't be spending money on another week of premade meals, gonna start making some basic shit even on Sunday itself if I have to.
I have:
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veg: two carrots, two zucchini, two sticks of celery, two small bunches of asparagus, one leek, one green pepper, one broccoli, and a quarter of a red cabbage. Two big onions and a head of garlic.
For carbs, I have pasta, rice, soba noodles. Maybe some old potat (it might be a bit too old, I'll have to check).
For protein, toor daal, masoor daal, chana dal, moong dal, urad dal, black eyed beans, black lentils. Dried mushrooms. Six eggs. Dried cashews. TVP (chunks and mince).
Have heaps of spices and some dried 'erbs and various sauces and oils.
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Time to make like an RPG character/creative uni student and try and craft a few easy one-pot meals out of all the above. Really quite a few options there if I put my mind to it. STILL MOURNING NOT HAVING A DISHWASHER
There are rice cooker meals if you’re interested? I think I saw one recipe with vegetables and cubed tofu. (Savor Delights is on Tik Tok but I refuse to get the app to consistently be able to watch them. So I found a link elsewhere.)
You can grate veg instead of chopping to make it cook faster and use less prep space, buy pre chopped or use frozen veg to avoid chopping at all. TVP is a no drain no chop substitute for tofu if desperate.
If you have no rice cooker an electric frypan or a normal skillet does fine
I've got a rice cooker but I would die without it (it's old and second hand but a good brand), don't want to risk somehow messing it up with anything fancier than takikomi gohan in it once in a while.
With one pot meals, I don't mind making rice separately to that - one big batch is worth cleaning the rice cooker pot and inserts for (and I never washed them in the dishwasher so I'm used to doing that by hand, at least).
That’s valid. I even used to make one pot meals in a saucepan with a lid. Maybe you can get a basic beater you don’t really care about from the op shop and donate it back when you move.
Making separate rice and viands means there will be enough for a few meals which reduces washing.
Storage is annoying… I found saucepans can fit in the oven for storage but I had to take the lids off (as I left the oven racks in). You can hang pots as well
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StudChud@aussie.zone · 16 pts · 1y
Inspection went fine! Actually had the senior PM come, instead of the newbie from last time. Senior PM said newbie was wrong about the law regarding downlights, lol, and that it does in fact require an electrician that the RE will send out to change 😂 newbie told us it's the tenants responsibility, but didn't realise the difference between a screw in bulb and downlights LOL!
so after a year of not having kitchen lights, and six months of not having a normal bathroom one, the RE is gonna get that fixed for us. Senior PM apologised profusely and said we weren't the only tenants that were given the incorrect info either.
I couldn't stop laughing! I'm not even mad 😂
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Albo?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
LOL!!!
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 1y
Had to attend an emergency meeting with the CTO of a client and explain why we fucked up without any forewarning.
Phone interview went well. Have a teams interview on Friday!!
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Yikes! As in your side of the fence didn't give you any heads up? I'd be demanding an answer as to why that's appropriate from your boss.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Bingo. And man, that guy was really fucking pissed off.
There's no point getting accountability. Some people here have a halo and can do no wrong.
Fingers crossed for the new role.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
what the actual fuck. can you get a moment with boss's boss and sort of go "Man. WTF? I mean, why should I put up with this?" and just see what they say. So long as your not under probation who gives a rats what they think at this point.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
And there's the problem. I'm still under probation till the end of January...
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
but by the sound of it they arnt gonna let you go though. They cant afford to can they?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Nah they can't. But still. I'd want my probation over and signed off before I start pushing back.
Baku@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
It’s not a small issue, you’ve been cheated of both the supports you should have had but also of the right to do necessary things for yourself.
Baku@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Taleya@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
depending on your spoons, if you're a big enough pain in their arse and keep pestering them about it, they can and fucking will make exceptions.
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
did a bit of digging and they absolutely have special dispensation for DV, deceased estates and victims of natural disaster, but it must be a "special request"
might have to actually call them, or go to the GPO - lpo are franchisees, I don't see them having the authority to kick it up.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I somewhat get it. I moved out as a minor and had some of this nonsense. Difference was I had a lawyer for a father who could hand over a business card and mostly make the shit go away. Sorry.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
so many hugs
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -1 pts · 1y
This feels uncomfortably close to a "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" mentality... 😔
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -2 pts · 1y
It's just that you keep putting it on them, as if they need to be the one to "turn things around" when their rant was specifically about external systems prejudicing them. They can't "turn around" AusPost's decision to deny them the ability to redirect their mail?
Basically, they are trying to ask these systems for help, and are being denied. So why put it on their shoulders? Why not be outraged that someone is falling through the gaps, through no fault of their own?
I get that you have good intentions here, but I feel like you're kind of missing the point in a big way...
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -1 pts · 1y
tone212_@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Meeting over! 2.5 hours later, I'm so exhausted. There was a few times I felt like I was giving garbled answers to questions asked on the spot, and also being in full focus for that long is pretty tough. But overall I think I presented and communicated well. Client seemed happy too so that's what counts.
I think I deserve a takeaway pizza tonight and a night off any cooking.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Wait is it pizza night on the DT? Because I'm down to celebrate alongside you.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Literally just had left over pizza lol - I think it is pizza night!! 🤤
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Well done!! Treat yourself!!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
2.5 hours is a long time to be "on".
have pizza, beer, stare at the wall and pat the cat
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Obviously! What a stud
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Yeesh. That’s a super long meeting.
You definitely deserve something after a meeting of that magnitude.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Big work meeting this afternoon. I mean BIG, there's a lot on the line. I'm as prepared as I can be and a bit more prep this morning. I was feeling super nervous about it yesterday. Calmer on waking up this morning but the nerves are coming back. Deep breaths help - I will be fine, it will go fine.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
🤞
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
🤞😘
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
it'll be what it'll be. Just put your best foot forward.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Good luck!
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Guess who is obsessed this year
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Fuck yeah!
I've been doing the Salival version of PushIt at open mics and it's been going down a treat!
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Nice one. You are a person of high culture.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
oooh thank you for reminding me!
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
New ball. Long throws and crazy bounce.
Sunset gallahs
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Howzat!
I thought it was a chewed tennis ball. Zoomed in and it is not.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Gridiron ball. It's brilliant. I could never really throw a proper size one, but this flies like rocket!
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Gorgeous evening light. Today was a corker of a day.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
I laugh everytime I see a post on AustralianSpiders, where OP posts a picture of a black spider with a red stripe and asks "iS tHiS a ReDbAcK????"
The clue is in the name, my guy 😂😂😂
And yes, it was, and she's gravid - enjoy OP! 😂😂
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I like the ones where OP will show a bit of leg skin with a small welt and ask What bit me?
Um definitely something small and bitey 🤷♀️
Then you get the replies such as: Go and see a GP to Get to the Emergency Room immediately because my best friends dentist's next door neighbour had that same bite and their leg fell off. This is no joke.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
And it could be that nothing bit then! They could have just grazed their leg slightly and it raised a welt 😂
Why ask Reddit? They're not psychic time travelling detectives looking to solve the mystery of your minor injury 😂
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I'd rather do surgery on myself blindfolded than ask reddit for medical advice.
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
chances are you have been bitten by a redback and dismissed it. Generally it's just swelling and feeling seedy af
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Even then, if one has a suspected bite from a redback, don't ask Reddit 😂
bacon@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
while you slept the south korea president did a failed coup
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Sleepy coups are the best kind of coups.
Aradina@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 1y
And blamed the north for it
chingatello@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Didn't even ask his own party!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Yeah lasted like 2 hours?
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
While I struggled to sleep*
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
yeah that was not news i was expecting to wake up to.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
was it a real failed coup? Cos I remember Erdogan did a fake failed coup to make a pretense to bring in authoritarian laws and to purge the public service
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
yup he is done his own party doesn’t support him, the military left too
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Aradina@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y
The president accused the opposition of being north Korean agents (They're not) and declared martial law. Police tried to prevent MPs from entering parliament to vote to end martial law but failed and it voted 190-0 in favour of ending it. The military initially sided with the president and said they'd wait for him and ignore parliament, but then changed their mind and stood down.
People are calling for the president to resign. His party isnt even om his side. It was a failed coup attempt
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
yeah and it's already over
Baku@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
About 6kg of cherries have now been picked. Probably that much again left on the tree if I was feeling enthusiastic enough to pick them.
Now I need to work out what to do with them - they are cooking cherries (morello), not sweet eating cherries. I'll probably just pit & freeze them for now and do some baking later.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Try drying them. Pit a trayful and put them on a lined baking tray in a very low oven - 30-50 deg - basically the defrost function if your oven has one - with the fan on. Stir them about every hour or so until they dry to snapping point. Or stop at the shrivelled but still bendy stage and freeze them in a vacuum bag. I've heard of people drying them in a microwave but I've never done that and don't know how. Dried cherries are a wonderful snack and really add something to cakes, mince pies etc. I've put them in chook stuffing too. Use them anywhere that calls for sultanas or currants or raisins.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I've dried cherries before and didn't really use them. I might do a few to go in the next fruit cake I make - I have a dehydrator, which makes it much easier than the oven method. Although it is currently filled with chicken scraps destined for dog food, I really need to get onto packing that away too.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Ooh. Fruitcake! Giant jar, some sort of booze, citrus peel etc. just sit and forget.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
I'm just fucking exhausted. That's all. I go to bed exhausted, wake up too early, exhausted.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Today is the day I'm gonna have a zillion coffees and get shit done cos it's gonna be hot the next 3 days. Just have to get off the couch now.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Imma go out and do some shopping and then come home and cook a few day's meals
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
That sounds like a good plan.
Baku@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Baku@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I always refuse bag checks.
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Blame the managers lol, one server?? Yeah okay.
It's a shit experience for a customer, but it's management's fault 100%.
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Oh yeah! Sorry my comment came off as a tad antagonistic lol!
I mean, I blame the managers lol! And I didn't mean to imply you didn't 😬
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Fucking scumbag! Being a manager is just such a power trip for some 🤮
Most people don't get it if they've never worked a customer facing or customer service job 😔
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
100% I can't agree more!!!!
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I don't think I've seen all the registers manned anywhere, no matter how busy it is. A supermarket or Kmart can have people lining up and there will still be lanes closed
Baku@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Mamma Mia what a drama
tone212_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Kmart sell vinyls?! This is news to me.
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Kmart and Big W have this problem, their click and collect can be really slow.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Record paradise on Sydney Rd might have them, there's also another vinyl store that's opened recently on Sydney road but I don't remember the name lol
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Was it ABBA Gold?
Nath@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
No, vinyl. He did say, weren't you paying attention?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I'm paying attention. I'm not up with the new music is all.
Nath@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Completely understandable. I keep listening to new music and thinking to myself "this isn't better than the 100,000 songs I already have in my library" and falling back on that stuff.
I have a playlist that's literally called "new music that doesn't suck", and even that is 5+ years old. Not new at all according to the kids.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Kids these days wanna hear music this century but last century was much better.
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Good choice
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Some good points in this video about the social media ban https://aussie.zone/post/15770886
Baku@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
chingatello@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Hard agree.
I'd also note that the excuse for the gambling reform delays "Oh we need to get this legislation and reform right and that will take time" does not at all match the embarrassing rush to get the Social Media ban passed.
Guess Meta should have spent more money advertising on Free to Air huh?
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
My manager said I'm good to work from home this week until my ankle heals up. It's the sort of thing that puts you in that weird spot where I can work but I can't deal with the hassle of getting to the office.
I'll arrange a tele-appointment to get an x-ray referral just to make sure nothing's wrong as it still hurts
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
ankles are the worst, rest up and plenty of ice
hope you get better real doon
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
When able to weight bear, you could lookup some ankle proprioception exercises to increase your ankle dexterity, reducing chance of re-injury.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I'll do that and add it to the list of exercises I should be doing. I might be able to stick to exercises if I have more of a routine to go through
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Ankle proprioception ex can just be using a tennis ball at your desk and trying to write the alphabet with your foot. Or standing on some form of wobble board.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I'll do that. It can give me something to focus on whilst working
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I want a hammock so bad! One day!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Goodnight all ❤️
Office xmas party tomorrow night. I'm going to have a couple of quick shots and a gin and tonic to settle in. Let's see how it plays out lol
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Goodnight Simon. Thursday's an odd choice for a Christmas party. I hope they don't expect you to do much on Friday
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Might try to angle going home at lunch due to not feeling well... Barely slept last night
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Cherries are all pitted and in the freezer.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Finished S3 of the Taskmaster Australia. Really grown fond of the show was looking forward towards S4. Found out that David Hughes will be on it, and it's completely killed my excitement for it.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
David Hughes is a hard no from me. It's not just the voice, it's also the general attitude. He's a cutterdown, not a lifterup and I'm too old to bother with that shit. Reminds me too much of those dreadful US tv sitcoms that play in pizza parlours. A theatre of casual cruelty, not even comedy/tragedy, punctuated with insane mechanical laughter.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Well put! His shtick is just making fun of people and carrying on about inane shit. He's quick witted, but in the wrong direction.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Concetta was annoying
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Yeah, tried waaaay too hard to be funny and didn't come of as natural. On the flipside, Aaron Chen was absolutely fantastic all season.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I have no idea who she is. Had to look her up, triple J presenter? Probably a bit rough cause that's maybe a bit of a turn off to anyone older than triple J age.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I hear on the radio a couple of times a week, so knew who she was. Had moments, but overall was the worst from the season.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
He's moderately amusing but the nasal whine is intolerable
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
At this stage that voice must be a put on.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Vocal training is a thing if you want it. So yeah, I think it's an active choice. Not evil or anything, just not suitable for my ears.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Yeah I really enjoy taskmaster too! But idk if I can put up with Hughsey in the next season either 🤮
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
The one episode where Pete Heliar rang Hughesy and I had to hear his voice, pretty much ruined the episode for me.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Yup!!
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
season 2 of the NZ one is absolutely brilliant as well, cant speak for the others.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I'll check them out :)
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Basil has been trimmed and moved into it's new pots. The one at the front doesn't look to have a good root system, which is why it is trimmed so much - I won't be surprised if it just dies anyway. The other two had good healthy roots, so I expect big things from them! The trimmed leaves have been chopped up and frozen in oil in ice cube trays.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I bought two punnets of lettuce seedlings. They seem to do well for me and we eat them up. Other garden stuff is doing well too. Mostly tidying really.
and the young Seagoons will be coming to Australia in 10 days to stay with us 🙂 I better get everything ready. So excite.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Many extremely nervous presenters at this conference. Buck up people you have really interesting things to say!!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
My zucchini have two fullblown flowers now, they’re both male flowers but more are budding.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
The fruits will both be male too 🍆
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
They always start with a few boys, just in case there is already another plant around with the resources to produce fruit. They tend to do the same when they start dying off - as far as zucchini are concerned men are cheap!
I found with only a couple of plants that having a male and female flower at the same time could be difficult You can put the stamen of a male flower into a plastic bag in the fridge for a day or two and use it to pollinate a female flower later. If you don't have enough bee action around you might need to hand pollinate even when you can get the flowers synchronised.
I haven't planted zucchini this year as I'm winding the garden down in anticipation of the place being sold next year, but I did pick up a bunch of zucchini at the food cupboard this morning. I can probably count it as a return on the zucchini I donated last year when my plants were producing.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I have four plants and some male and female flowers seem to be budding up at the same time 🤞
I plan to use a cotton bud or a cheap paintbrush to ensure pollination
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I just pulled the male flower off and applied the stamen directly. Works well & less fuss.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Like those male anglerfish that attach themselves to a female and just turn into gonads lol! That's all males are good for, their gonads 😂 Jk jk
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
We're all just a reproduction tool for our DNA. Some of use get to live interesting and meaningful lives whilst engaged in that reproduction, others are just gonads.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
ahahah oh god.
Client: YOU NEVER SENT US IP DATA FOR THIS UNIT. HOW DARE. WE DEMAND THE DATA.
Dude. It was configured according to the ip addresses you sent us
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
There's a duplicate IP joke in my head somewhere to reply to this but it's unreachable.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
you actually got a laugh out loud on that one!
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I'm here all week :D
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
sorry it took me so long to respond, had a bit of a general failure
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Glad the 'Retry' option worked!
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
hahahaha. classic
Taleya@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
What an odd response.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I just meant it was classic client behaviour. Sorry. I forget people are not in my head sometimes
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Family and I are playing Whamageddon this year, and three people have already ascended to Whamhalla, 4 days in 😂
I just want to thank the Woolies strikers for the lack of stock, because I've been going to Aldi's instead - they don't play music 😂😂
Remember! Remixes and covers don't count! And you only ascend if you recognise the song :D
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Omg. I didn't know this was a thing. 😂
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Last year we did Whamageddon and whatever Mariah's one is, but all of us have heard Mariah in the last week before December started, so we vetoed that one 😂😂
Edit: the rules
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Ooh ooh ooh I'm in. I don't go to colesworth much and have done all the kmart shopping I need for this place (hopefully), and won't be taking any taxis/ubers this month, so I THINK I might have a crack at surviving this one.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Join us!!!! More are always welcome to join in this Christmas Horror 😂😂
Remember! You gotta call it out if you get got!!!
Fingers crossed we both make it to the 24th 😂😂
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
::: spoiler The patch
:::
Seems like being away for a month didn't impact shit too heavily. No ferts in the last month either and the watering seems alright with no drama / edema. Phew.
That piece of mind the watering sys. gives is priceless.
Also saw about a dozen ladybugs so aphids are a non issue (for now).
Lots of smaller self sown chilli plants from last year just popping up now was a nice surprise.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
tbh this was the best time to be away, it's sunny / raining / sunny / raining so the garden needs very little intervention if you've got your soil right
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
And you didn't think to take photos of these!? 😭
Well done of the veggie patch though! Fantastic stuff! 😍
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
heh I will next time!
Such a relief it held up for a month not being there. I would've cried if the chillies didn't make it.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I would've cried too jsyk :(
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Looks good! Everything is cracking on
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Morning plans: mow grass. remove excessive amount of fennel from the front garden. plant some volunteer cherry tomato seedlings along the front fence. pot up some basil plants from the supermarket in the hope they can regrow. somewhere in there I should do washing too.
Edit: I need to add "pick cherries" to the list.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Karens will karen I guess.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Lol! Sounds like that woman got rejected from being an AO 😂 would of told her to kick rocks, stupid cunt.
Besides, it's a fuckinf bus, the driver dgaf about whether you tap on lol.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I would totally pick up money off the ground, say thanks buddy, and stroll away. AITA?
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
::: spoiler Apple Music Replay
No massive surprises on my replay this year. Kinda thought electric callboy was gonna dethrone blink but yeah, no haha. :::
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Beep Beep 🚚
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Roast chicken and roasted potatoes, carrots, parsnips and a glass of a nice fruity full bodied red wine please Chef.
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🍗🥔🥕^🥕^🍷
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Thank you very much!
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Salted egg salon skin please
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🧂🥚💆♂️
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
can you share? I fucking miss salted egg fish skin, expensive as fuck to buy and god knows how unhealthy it is but it's literal crack
bacon@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
He said salon skin. We skinned a war criminal to obtain the ingredients.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
@Force_majeure123 so how do you rate it? Is the sinful taste of breaching the Geneva convention all it's cracked up to be?
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Mexican souvlaki please
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🌵🍖🍖
Taleya@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
oyy shaping up at work to be one of those days.
^look, you know more about content than I do but I know more about cinema equipment than you do. I'm not being fucking obstructionist, what the vendor is asking for isn't something they need and it's a fucking red flag. No, don't give them the fucking information regardless you gurning hemorrhoid, sit the FUCK down and let me handle it. You know, like you pay me to^.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
If I rang to schedule something on Monday and they said they'd call me back and they haven't, would today be ok to call back? One thing I hate is seeming to be pushy. Is 2 days enough time? It's a busy time of year so I totally understand it.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
It really depends on what that something is, but if it's something like your regular bikini wax it's totally reasonable. I usually err on the side of calling because delays are usually the result of a fuckup. Gotta be on the ball to make stuff happen.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I wouldn't put anyone through that horror :D
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Let it all grow free and natural like a 70s porn 😂
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
yes. Call away.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I did and got a meeting sorted :D
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Good night everyone. 😘sweet dreams
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Ok I'm headed home at lunch. Will stop for Udon yassan and to buy a new damn fan
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Melbcat just accidentally almost yanked my earring out. I think she got her claw hooked and just pulled. Woke up to my earlobe being painfully stretched and my sleeper had popped open under pressure - I then had to literally unhook her claw from it.
It’s a bit sore so perhaps there was a tiny scratch or tear inside the piercing from the earring. I’ve washed it with soap and water and used some Betadine because my earlobe piercings are super prone to getting infected
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
The LittleOne does this quite intentionally. He likes shiny things. Having a nose ring grabbed at 2am isn't as fun for the human.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
It’s an accident over here! She cuddles so close she pushes me out, gets her hands caught, or has a dream and kicks me in the ribs.
But it’s worth it for the sweet cuddles. She sleeps being held like a baby
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I wish I was able to eat vegetarian. I wish I was able to eat properly at all. I could min max budget vs nutrition so hard.
I really miss when I used to clean my house nonstop and meal prep.
::: spoiler spoiler I was so efficient back before I deteriorated. Especially when I wasn’t constantly being forced to exist under intolerable loads of stress and constantly manage around other people’s dysfunction. :::
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Anyone would struggle to keep up dealing with stress and other people. You're doing the best you can right now
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Thank you. It feels like I’m running in place. My options for moving also weren’t appropriate after all
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
So many hugs. You do so much and so well. 😘😘😘
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I’m going to start killing and eating the people in my area just to be left alone
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Sounds like a plan. 👍
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
opens pie shop
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
mmm, shepherd's pie, with real shepherd
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Perhaps your in laws can help. We can add mushrooms
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
In law pies? Would be too bitter and stringy.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
The male zucchini flowers are wilting and dying already… despite the fact that some female flowers are budding and will soon open. I’m just hoping that I get a mix at the same time because the longevity on them isn’t looking good.
::: spoiler spoiler The plants also seem a bit young/small to be flowering and fruiting yet. I saw a neighbour’s plants and who knows they could be full sized pumpkin plants, but the plants and blooms looked bigger. I wonder if I’m planting all my ish too late. It’s not like I have full control over that though. :::
The dishes got soaked in dish soap, bicarb and a kettle of boiling water. Quick scrub then soaked again overnight in dish soap, vinegar and boiling water. I put bicarb down the drains too. Maybe they’re ready for a hot soapy normal wash and air dry.
I tried to strip the bed but furbaby jumped onto it to save the shared scents… she then went to eat so the second attempt was successful.
::: spoiler spoiler When it’s time I keep a clean fitted sheet ready at the end of the bed. When she moves off I unhook the bottom corners, hook the clean ones corners then pull the fresh one up/onto the mattress while rolling the old one up/off in one movement. It’s fast enough that if I wait til she’s distracted I have most of it on before she jumps onto the middle and I can just secure the last two corners. :::
I really need to vacuum sweep and mop but am really low on energy right now. I’m mainly focusing on laundry
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I think you're doing great!! You don't have to do ALL the chores in one day, and soaking the dishes is such a great idea (I might steal that when the executive dysfunction plays up again)!
Vacc and sweep can wait till your spoons have replenished! Such a great job! Seriously! 💜💜💜
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Chores are all just so backed up because I’ve been really depressed/struggling physically and haven’t had help for a few weeks.
Soaking is great but beware. If you don’t do it in a timely manner the problem becomes exponentially worse by having added the water. This is what happened here.
Ideally you fill the sink with dishes and soapy water as hot as you can get it from the tap, even adding a kettleful of boiling water if you like (careful of glass), and then go do something else or rest a little while until it cools to a normal level of hot. About the temp you can wash it with rubber gloves. This will loosen everything up and kill a lot of germs, makes it much easier to scrub clean. (Of course I rinse too. Usually a quick swish under the running tap then set at an angle in the rack to let all the water drip off and air dry.)
But if you don’t… prepare for a feculent mouldering swamp, much remediation and even discarded items
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
My many new plant friends arrived in the mail today. It was almost a disaster - I received the notification they had been delivered, but there was no sign of them. Fortunately I eventually found them in the carport behind my car.
They have had a tough journey, but they are now relaxing in my seed raising area under the grow lights. Hopefully the basil makes them feel welcome.
It might be a challenge to identify all of them as some of the writing has rubbed off the pots.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Am trying to snap myself out of my visceral distaste for the kitchen, had a bit of time in between work and appt and ducked into my old f & v store to hurriedly buy a bunch of basic veg. I am flat out until Sunday but I can't be spending money on another week of premade meals, gonna start making some basic shit even on Sunday itself if I have to.
I have: :::spoiler inventory veg: two carrots, two zucchini, two sticks of celery, two small bunches of asparagus, one leek, one green pepper, one broccoli, and a quarter of a red cabbage. Two big onions and a head of garlic.
For carbs, I have pasta, rice, soba noodles. Maybe some old potat (it might be a bit too old, I'll have to check).
For protein, toor daal, masoor daal, chana dal, moong dal, urad dal, black eyed beans, black lentils. Dried mushrooms. Six eggs. Dried cashews. TVP (chunks and mince).
Have heaps of spices and some dried 'erbs and various sauces and oils. :::
Time to make like an RPG character/creative uni student and try and craft a few easy one-pot meals out of all the above. Really quite a few options there if I put my mind to it. STILL MOURNING NOT HAVING A DISHWASHER
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
There’s also sites like these to see what you can make
https://www.foodwise.com.au/recipe-room/our-recipe-finder/
https://www.supercook.com/#/menu
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
There are rice cooker meals if you’re interested? I think I saw one recipe with vegetables and cubed tofu. (Savor Delights is on Tik Tok but I refuse to get the app to consistently be able to watch them. So I found a link elsewhere.)
You can grate veg instead of chopping to make it cook faster and use less prep space, buy pre chopped or use frozen veg to avoid chopping at all. TVP is a no drain no chop substitute for tofu if desperate.
If you have no rice cooker an electric frypan or a normal skillet does fine
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I've got a rice cooker but I would die without it (it's old and second hand but a good brand), don't want to risk somehow messing it up with anything fancier than takikomi gohan in it once in a while.
With one pot meals, I don't mind making rice separately to that - one big batch is worth cleaning the rice cooker pot and inserts for (and I never washed them in the dishwasher so I'm used to doing that by hand, at least).
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
That’s valid. I even used to make one pot meals in a saucepan with a lid. Maybe you can get a basic beater you don’t really care about from the op shop and donate it back when you move.
Making separate rice and viands means there will be enough for a few meals which reduces washing.
Storage is annoying… I found saucepans can fit in the oven for storage but I had to take the lids off (as I left the oven racks in). You can hang pots as well
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
April next year has Neck Deep, State Champs and (separately) Greyscale in Melbourne. Punkrock heaven!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y