This is an accountability post. I've decided it's time to give up the smokes so I have a plan set. I've joined My fitness pal because I don't want to substitute smokes for food, nicotine patches, vapes etc. Im incorporating more exercise as a distraction. This is an experiment. 10 smokes a day for a week. 9 the week after. 8 the week after etc. I should be smoke free in 10 weeks or in jail because I've killed someone. I can do this because I am strong and stubborn.
You can do it, and that sounds like an excellent plan. I quit by gradually going down in strength, and when I got to the really low ones they were so disgusting I just stopped.
Congratulations on making an awesome decision for your health! Cutting down with a view to quitting is a great idea. It worked for me anyway. I got down to 6 a day and then quit. I worked out it was taking 10mins to smoke a cigarette so I was wasting an hour a day smoking and complaining that I didn't have time to do this or that. I also used lozenges and the spray.
We've hired a Camry for our upcoming US trip, so I just went down to the Toyota dealership with our 3 large suitcases to see if they fit in the boot. And they do! I'm actually really impressed with the boot size.
Oh no. New neighbours moved in last week a few doors down. They have been playing extremely loud edm with a very intense bass for the last 2 hours now. It’s a Saturday, it’s not late, so I don’t mind them being loud or having a party, but I just went to put some rubbish out and there’s no party. No cars or people. Just really obnoxiously loud music. Which means they’re just listening to it like this for fun…
As long as they turn it off once it gets late. I hope they do. An incredibly elderly couple live directly across the road from them and I can imagine them getting pretty distressed by it at the level that it is right now, even.
I’ve recently started listening to audio books. It’s helped with motivation to do things like going for a walk or doing housework, because I can now associate those tasks with looking forward to hearing the next part of the story. Stripping the bed and laundry, here I come without a scowl.
hell yeah to audiobooks, a good book can make work go by so fast. If you're not already using it look into Libby, by OverDrive cause alot of good audiobooks are available at the library for f r e e
Happy to give most things a go, expand my genres! General fiction, softer sci fi, crime mysteries, dystopian, literary, pop science and history are all things I’ve read on paper. Not really into sports or pulp romance, but other than that willing to try things.
Strong strong recommendation for Project Hail Mary from Andy Weir if you haven't already read it. It is softer sci-fi, wouldn't want to spoil it too much. Production of the audiobook is very good.
Zero Day Code - John Birmingham is a lot of fun. Dystopian trilogy and one of my favourites of the genre. Widespread EMP style collapse as it happens
Having successfully concluded both breakfast and lunch, may I now present for the delight of the DT:
::: spoiler Afternoon tea
Image: One kiwi fruit, expertly sliced into two symmetrical halves. Presented with a contrasting red combination knife and spoon, artfully placed on a carfully folded square kitchen napkin, adorned with the label designating the New Zealand origins of the fruit. The placement of the red utensil, green kiwi fruit, and white napkin pleasingly mirror the colours and arrangement shown on the kiwi fruit label.
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Image: broccolini sauted in butter, garlic, chilli, salt and pepper, add Briesling sardines, a some fried eggs to finish
Edit: also juice of half a lemon
Look at Mr Moneybags over here who can afford broccolini!
No but that's a tasty, hearty and most importantly easy breakfast. I am pondering what to do with my tinned cod liver and apparently it goes nicely in egg salad.
I'm on broccoli's side. I look at broccolini and think you poor skinny, limp substitute but broccoli is like lush and I look for the purple bits. Plus when you cook broccoli right magic happens in your mouth.
I've gone down a rabbit hole trying to find how one can grow them in a home garden and the seeds are definitely not as readily available... I'm tempted to splurge on this packet here and distribute it to various friends and see if by our gardening powers combined we can break the retail stronghold on outrageous broccolini prices.
My big day out turned into a big day in bed. Ehh why not. It can wait till tomorrow.
Next week will be making vegan meals for dinner. I had a really sad attempt at one on a flight the other week and I felt amazing after eating it. So hey, who knows?
That's ok, after Tuesday's split system installation I will have All The Warmth and will be able to weather future cold snaps, and heatwaves. Comfort will finally be mine!
Electric fences wouldn't help, they just walk from the station. What we need is better mental health services, but as long as people say they want better services but actually vote for tax cuts that's not going to happen.
Did your eyesight stabilise for a while though? I haven't needed a new prescription from my late teens through to 30s - though I suspect I'll be needing one in a couple of years
You must share them here for us all! I don't like horror usually but I loved shit like Parasite where it turned into that and, of course, I've liked A24's stuff so far as well. I'll be on the lookout for more reviews.
We are A24 crew here as well. Reading your other comments I think we appreciate different aspects of the horror genre. You will probably rate it lower than I did. Train to Busan was very good but I wouldn’t call it a scary movie.
Hereditary is probably top 3 all time scariest movies for me. So that’s the sort of headspace I’m coming from.
Yeah I’ve watched all types of horror but you’re right we do enjoy different horror. I watched hereditary and thought it was alright. Personally wouldn’t rate it very high. And yeah train to Busan wasn’t scary but it is loosely classified as horror. So I use the terminology on it. Can’t remember the last time I was scary by any horror tbh. Maybe when I was a kid
Speaking of spooky, this local house looks like the top 2/3 of the Amtyville house.
Image is of a house with a blue car parked out front, some tall yukkas are in the front with a tall grey fence. House is as described. There are power lines and tram tracks in the foreground.
Thanks for the recommendation. I thought the trailer looked cool and I really want to see it, because Australian and horror are 2 categories I love but also together chef's kiss
I think it is not just drivers. People in general seem to be a lot more selfish, rude and impatient. Instead of pulling people together as a society Covid seemed to have accelarated a move towards self absorbsion and disregard for others.
I put it down more to a sort of tribalism, where people pulled into different groups (pro/anti vax, lockdown etc) who all denigrated each other. There is a constant increase in polarisation of all views, political and otherwise, where people are focus on tearing down the "opposition" rather than trying to find any sort of compromise or consensus.
As a pedestrian, drivers have been angrier at me for walking across a crossing when I had a green man. Throw my middle finger up and tell them to sit and rotate. They seem to be so much more jerkier
flashing red means don't start, I'm still allowed to be on the crossing if I started when it's green , it's not like I can magically get to the other side
Today someone crept right up my ass as I slowed to stop for a pedestrian to cross at a zebra crossing. And then as I got going again took off revving and went round me. Um, do you think that being agro will make me run people over for your convenience?
After a bit of a rest when I stretched out on the bed and was promptly pinned by the cats, I've been working on Operation Sort Shit.
Tackling Mum's room which has been a chuck everything in spot for the last month - left bookcase full of old paperwork cleared, now tackling the bedframe (got rid of the mattress last year) which had stuff piled on it. Also took advantage of the weather to do some washing - the thermals are on the line and almost dry and the teatowels which I had put aside to wash are now washed and on line line, with a third load in.
Now relaxing with a cuppa and considering lunch.
Are you sure that's what it is? I've seen similar things on Facebook, and I'm pretty sure they have been tagged by some sort of criminal gang so they can come back and steal them later. If you're not careful those poor innocent spring rolls are going to be used as bait in an illegal dumpling fighting ring.
5pm show and tell I'm doing the ol' chicken burger. Adorned with lettuce, tomato, pineapple, bacon, onion, cheese.
Chicken has been marinated overnight in 2yr old fermented hawt sauce (bacteria doesn't like it for some reason), lemon juice, garlic, cumin and paprika.
Went on a roam around the area (by car...) to pick up random bits and bobs. Bought some watercress and snake beans to satiate my veggie craving after seeing that broccolini post this morning.
What I'm most excited about though is this haul of last-chance veggie punnets I got from a local nursery!!! Silverbeet (not confident it'll do well), the most dire spearmint (who knows how this one will go), and a nice light pink onion rarely found in most shops (I reckon these have a chance). The cashier must've been very grateful to get these out because she put through the healthy looking full price foxgloves at a discount too.
::: spoiler Guess how much I paid for these...
...$4!! In total, including the foxgloves. How could you not buy them? If even 25% of the sad sack rescue plants turn out to be winners that'll be very satisfying.
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Bought two punnets of poppy seedlings too. Planted out the rescue babies and 1x poppy seedlings today. I'll do the foxgloves and other poppy punnet tomorrow. Hopefully by the time my cousin comes home in two weeks they'll all be nicely established. Gotta find some cheer in the fact that this winter seems really alarmingly warm...
Having successfully sold a bunch of my indoor things, I think it's time to start on outdoor stuff. Lots of camping stuff and tools. It's nice reclaiming my space, I just wish it wasn't so much work. I think there's some fishing gear in there too that probably needs to go.
If I can clear enough space to access my bike and finish fixing it up to use again it will be helpful for my long-term exercise plans.
Ok, but the view from the second camera angle. Melbourne is so pretty.
::: spoiler spoiler
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Did we always have two camera angles? I didn’t follow that closely last year, but I thought the camera just panned depending on the side they nested on
Looks like many of us are napping today. After going grocery shopping and eating my delightful meal, I went to nap at around 11am. Got up at 12, but was falling asleep. Back to bed until just now. Guess I am exhausted 🥱
Leave them on their bullshit status seeking treadmill then. Not everyone is like that, but I'm sorry for you that they are. Especially after you were so kind to them. That's some fucking bullshit of them right there.
i have a few regrets putting a heap of the old chilli crop from the freezer in the spring roll mix. It's still cooling I haven't rolled them up yet but when someone tells you "oh they lose heat'.. well I don't believe that anymore. Hawt.
dinner was two thin slices of steak and two slices of toast with PB and condensed milk. I shall next become horizontal in bed — an act that I have not performed for gasp 15 hours.
I've successfully moved from bed to couch and applying a heat compress to a couple of bruises on my leg. You ever completely forget how you acquire bruises? Scary.
Fairly frequently. Until I worked out that I was hitting my shins on my bike pedals every time I started off after a traffic light. One doesn't bruise, but 3 or 4 in a row does create a bruise. Upper thigh bruises were desk corners at my office. Changed the way I move through space and problem disappeared. Arnica works.
Desk corners are the devil. I suspect that was what it was but it's just incredible how the memory seems to be completely wiped from my brain almost instantly.
I'm up dancing and drinking wine
I don't care, care, I'm feelin' fine
This is me and if you don't like it
I don't know what to tell ya
This is all that I am, this is it
What more do you want from me?
The world is ending, we have front row seats
I'm dancin' dancin' and this is it
Sing with me
Love you
So damn easy. Pack chicken bones and a carrot and onion (chopped or not according to how many fs you give) in a slow cooker or rice cooker or big pot on stove. Add water until everything is just covered. Turn on to very low heat (slow/rice cooker needs low setting heat not the keep warm function) and wait until it starts to simmer (occasional bubbles). Don't cover the pot for this stage, which can take up to an hour. Leave it on very low heat for another two hours with the lid ajar. Stock is now made. Pour through a strainer to remove the veg & bones and toss them into the compost or bin. Keep the liquid in a bowl in the fridge overnight where it should set fairly solid. Scrape off any fat that's on the surface and toss it as above. Remelt the stock, then pour into storage containers or ice cube trays. Freeze or use within 2 days.
Veg stock usually doesn't need to be skimmed but can be used or frozen straight away. Use peels and ends and other unused bits of your regular veg to make it, except don't use potato or cabbage tribe. Only needs about 1 hour of first boiling. Don't re-boil veg stock as this spoils the flavour imo.
If not freezing chicken, beef or pork stock, then it needs to be re-boiled every 2 days to kill germs. Flavour improves with each re-boiling too as water evaporates.
Beef and pork stock is the same as chicken, except the first boil can go for 4-5 hours. Marrowbones make excellent beef stock. As do rib bones. Check the pet section of the supermarket for these. You may like to roast beef bones for half an hour in a hot oven to make them brown before making stock with them. Then the stock will be a nice brown colour perfect for stews etc.
I would caution against adding salt or garlic to the first boil of a stock. These really should go in the final dish imo.
Woohoo, a stock virgin! Basically, it's a flavoured liquid. You can add stock to stirfries (one or two icecube portions) to massively help out the sauce. You can heat about a cupful of stock per person and cook vegies in it, then blitz to a puree for a lovely soup. When stewing anything, using stock instead of water. It makes a delicious gravy with zero effort. In fact, it's worth making stock just for gravy .... you only need a simple roux and add stock for a basic gravy, and then put in any additional flavourings such as garlic, mustard etc. Stock of any kind just upsizes the flavour component of any savory dish.
My personal favorite is to add about 50% stock to water when cooking rice by the absorption method. Gamechanger! No need to salt the rice, and the depth of flavour is amazing. Fish stock cooked rice is particularly delicious.
Re drumsticks. Once the meat is eaten, chuck the bones in a baggie and then into the freezer. When you have 6 of these available, you have enough to make a small batch of chicken stock. I usually go for 2 chicken carcasses (fresh or frozen) bone only plus carrot and onion as above to make about 1.5 litres of stock if you break up the carcasses so they are flattish in the slow cooker.
But soup or ramen would be a good intro to stock. And easy.
Agree with roast. Sprinkle on some oil, salt and if you want to go up a notch add some dry spices like paprika or a spice mix. An easy way to make them extra tasty is to rub in a bit of chicken stock powder, to get that ‘just like a bought one’ flavour at home.
Lol what subject. Any subject. Near the end of the school year the teachers would just put movies on, while they did their marking or whatnot. Saw Mean Girls, Clueless, and Priscilla multiple times, always before end of the year. This would have been between 2004-2010
Very much so. Also less tolerant of excessive sugar too. Will make an exception for anchovies on pizza though. The grease I used to eat I couldn't now. Still OK with butter and olive oil.
I was saying this only last week. Even eating out has a lot more salt than I cook with usually, and I pay for it with the dry horrors all night into the next day.
I have no idea why middle america got offended, it's what they want, it's what they vote for, it's who they are. Exploitation and amorality with no judgement . Reality is not pretty.
Yay, my first ever penalty rate shift at new jerb starts at 7. I'm physically a but stiff and sore, so the 5 minute warm up routine will be a must today. I also need to quit vaping. Now I'm fitter I can notice the crap way it makes me feel. I'll take my own advice I gave spud last night and use those nicotine lozenges. Probably just switch my addiction over, but at least my lungs can have a break. Vapes are waaaay to addictive and I was born a freaking addict which is good to finally understand and know I have to accept it.
nterestingly, people are proud of me for taking positive steps and doing actual work on my substance abuse problems. Also, thanks to realising I'm trans, I really love my body now and only want it to grow and change with quality new parts. I don't even care I have a slowly re-growing bald dome. It's going to be interesting to see how much hair I re-grow so I'm growing it out and it looks crap as. Wigs and hats fix that.
A definite yay for penalty rates. It makes it a bit better to be stuck inside looking out at the sunshine when there is extra pay to compensate.
I should probably take some inspiration from your active days and go outside for a walk today, as my work involves sitting on my butt staring at a screen all day. It tends to encourage a figure that would make a potato proud rather than being fit and healthy.
Well, as I was telling @landsharkkidd it only takes me like 4 hours to cook two dishes, but I present a shitty photograph of tonight's dinner.
::: spoiler dins
Dal with watercress, a make-it-up-as-you-go-along prawn curry (frozen prawns) with snake beans and discount tomatoes, and white basmati rice cooked in the rice cooker with a couple cloves and a pod of cardamom. Top tip doing the latter will make your rice smell NEXT LEVEL delicious.
I haven't made curry in a while so the dal was a bit too watery, and the prawn curry is spicier than I thought because I just chucked in random bits of unidentified curry powder(s) from the bottom of empty jars to tidy up the spice cupboard a bit. And I'm never using Coles brand coconut milk again. But otherwise, delicious and satisfying!
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After midnight
We're gonna let it all hang out
After midnight
We're gonna chug a lug and shout
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion
Give an exhibition
Find out what it is all about
Coles texted me that my delivery couldn’t be made and to contact them. Gave me a small credit for it but they’ve still got hold of the main payment. /facepalm
Googled to double check it was the legit customer service number, talked to a robot on the phone who sent a chat link…
Clicked it and it did seem legit but the whole thing skeeved me out. Exited and used the online form which I should have done in the first place. I really don’t like texts about ‘issues’ with deliveries and being asked to click links to external sites. Even after asking a friend if it was safe Coles could really have gone about that in a less sus way. 😬
Thankfully I have enough to cover an urgent Woolies shop but I would rather they have just cancelled the order and refunded the money.
I think I have my plans for tomorrow worked out. I'll take the train to Richmond station and walk from there along the Yarra, then follow the self-guided "Greenline Project" walking tour from Birrarung Marr to Victoria Harbour. Then a tram back down Collins St to the one booked Open House event I managed to snag (how lighting supports wellness). Somewhere in there will be morning tea and a sandwich for lunch. Hopefully the predicted "late shower" cooperates by being late enough not to effect me, but for the most part the weather looks pretty promising.
Ok, I got an email saying the truck did break down and my order can’t be delivered. That’s cool, can’t be helped. Unfortunately I’ve been directed to call (again) which will no doubt lead to the dodgy chat site.
I have to chase it though because they still have over a hundred bucks of my money 🙄 Srsly they should just cancel and refund like when an item is out of stock
Day 3 completed. I was nearly going to swap tomorrow's rest day with today, but I knew I'd regret it. Had to dig deeper than usual! Today I took the mini peelers to see Across the Spiderverse and then to Timezone. Timezone is getting a bit shitty; a lot of the games we like were broken or not working properly. We had some late lunch and then went to Games World and EB Games. We bought some board games (The Chameleon, Block Party and some new UNO cards to replace our very worn out ones) and I also bought the Minecraft cookbook, looks interesting and I'm looking forward to making some of the things in there. We wandered all around the place and I think we all stayed out a bit too long and we were all a bit tired! When they were little I used to have a 2 to 3 hour limit for going out. Partly I was managing my anxiety disorder and partly the kids would kind of hit the wall around that time and start to get tired and shitty of mood. I got home and the old "what's for dinner" thing started. So I made a simple dinner and just ate some veggies myself. I quite often do that, meat and veg for everyone else and veg for me. Then I exercised.
Hey, does anyone know anything about Golden Berry/Peruvian Ground cherry? Mr Peeler's cousin has a plant she wants to give me, and I don't know much about them.
Alright, time to remove myself from the nest! I've got a market to attend, a dinner party to cook and prep for, a floor to vacuum, and sheets that need changing.
I'll have 4 hamburgers, a large chips, 3 tacos, a burrito and a side salad please. And can I have a thickshake, and an ice cream sunday, a slice of cheesecake and a creme brulee for desert.
So update on the issue with Ratchet and Clank if anyone really cares. This game needs an SSD to run efficiently which is CRAZY, like I haven't had this issue with Spider-Man on the PC, or even Sackboy for PC. So talking to the devs, they're like "I can't find an issue in your files" like... okay, if I didn't have an issue I wouldn't message you. But I've moved the game from the D drive to the C drive (I don't like to put games on the C drive as that's only like less than 500gb. And guess what, it froze last night after playing it, faster than before.
So decided to play some today and it's worked, I moved the graphics to the lowest it can be and it seemed to work fine. Pretty pissed off about it tbh, because my PC can play the game at recommended levels, I can have the graphics as high. I can play The Sims 4 fine and the The Sims 4 is so resource heavy (even though EAXIS says it's fine.... it's not).
Guess I'm awake. Usually coming back from night shift I wake up around 3am, so 5-5:30 is actually pretty alright. I don't have to be up until 9am so I think I'll pop something pretty on to watch and remain in bed a little while longer.
379 Comments
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 22 pts · 3y
This is an accountability post. I've decided it's time to give up the smokes so I have a plan set. I've joined My fitness pal because I don't want to substitute smokes for food, nicotine patches, vapes etc. Im incorporating more exercise as a distraction. This is an experiment. 10 smokes a day for a week. 9 the week after. 8 the week after etc. I should be smoke free in 10 weeks or in jail because I've killed someone. I can do this because I am strong and stubborn.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
It took me a hundred goes to quit, keep at it.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
you can do this
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Thank you.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
A worthy endeavour, go you!
oztrin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Cheering you on!
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
You can do it, and that sounds like an excellent plan. I quit by gradually going down in strength, and when I got to the really low ones they were so disgusting I just stopped.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
If it doesn't work then I'll try something else but I've gotta give it a go.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y
Congratulations on making an awesome decision for your health! Cutting down with a view to quitting is a great idea. It worked for me anyway. I got down to 6 a day and then quit. I worked out it was taking 10mins to smoke a cigarette so I was wasting an hour a day smoking and complaining that I didn't have time to do this or that. I also used lozenges and the spray.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Your posts everyday have inspired me to sort out my own health journey. Please keep posting.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 16 pts · 3y
Dinner.. borg.. You will be assimilated.
Image is a chicken burger.
bull@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 3y
We've hired a Camry for our upcoming US trip, so I just went down to the Toyota dealership with our 3 large suitcases to see if they fit in the boot. And they do! I'm actually really impressed with the boot size.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
That is a big boot. Reminds me of this scene from Wonder Boys - https://youtu.be/5N0oMqy-CQQ
omoikiri@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 3y
Oh no. New neighbours moved in last week a few doors down. They have been playing extremely loud edm with a very intense bass for the last 2 hours now. It’s a Saturday, it’s not late, so I don’t mind them being loud or having a party, but I just went to put some rubbish out and there’s no party. No cars or people. Just really obnoxiously loud music. Which means they’re just listening to it like this for fun…
As long as they turn it off once it gets late. I hope they do. An incredibly elderly couple live directly across the road from them and I can imagine them getting pretty distressed by it at the level that it is right now, even.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 3y
Just donated to the Wikimedia Foundation because I browse Wikipedia obsessively.
ID: screenshot of Starship Troopers "I'm doing my part" scene
bull@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
I hope you used a dummy email coz they will be after you for more later!
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
I have donated at least once a year for a while, I like the emails. They're the only 'spam' emails I like lol
Baku@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 3y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Inner east?
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 3y
I’ve recently started listening to audio books. It’s helped with motivation to do things like going for a walk or doing housework, because I can now associate those tasks with looking forward to hearing the next part of the story. Stripping the bed and laundry, here I come without a scowl.
vanishing_spies@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
hell yeah to audiobooks, a good book can make work go by so fast. If you're not already using it look into Libby, by OverDrive cause alot of good audiobooks are available at the library for f r e e
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
What genres do you like? Can maybe recommend some good ones
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Happy to give most things a go, expand my genres! General fiction, softer sci fi, crime mysteries, dystopian, literary, pop science and history are all things I’ve read on paper. Not really into sports or pulp romance, but other than that willing to try things.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Strong strong recommendation for Project Hail Mary from Andy Weir if you haven't already read it. It is softer sci-fi, wouldn't want to spoil it too much. Production of the audiobook is very good.
Zero Day Code - John Birmingham is a lot of fun. Dystopian trilogy and one of my favourites of the genre. Widespread EMP style collapse as it happens
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Thanks, have put on my list!
oztrin@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 3y
Weather app: is 17 degrees.
Me, stepping outside: Where?!?
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Idk I've been walking around in a t shirt and sandals all day, it's mad
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 3y
Having successfully concluded both breakfast and lunch, may I now present for the delight of the DT:
::: spoiler Afternoon tea
Image: One kiwi fruit, expertly sliced into two symmetrical halves. Presented with a contrasting red combination knife and spoon, artfully placed on a carfully folded square kitchen napkin, adorned with the label designating the New Zealand origins of the fruit. The placement of the red utensil, green kiwi fruit, and white napkin pleasingly mirror the colours and arrangement shown on the kiwi fruit label.
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Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 3y
Breakfast/lunch:
Image: broccolini sauted in butter, garlic, chilli, salt and pepper, add Briesling sardines, a some fried eggs to finish
Edit: also juice of half a lemon
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
I love broccolini. They looks delicious. Thanks for the photo
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Hot damn 🤤 foodporn in the purest meaning of the word
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Look at Mr Moneybags over here who can afford broccolini!
No but that's a tasty, hearty and most importantly easy breakfast. I am pondering what to do with my tinned cod liver and apparently it goes nicely in egg salad.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
A bunch was on special for 2.80 at Woolies, impulse bought it 🤷♂️ can't imagine a much easier, tastier or healthier meal
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Worse things have been impulse bought for $2.80.
Broccolini is the shiznits though, even if I'm still salty that they can charge more for it than its parents (broccoli and kai lan).
Shit, now I have a craving for broccolini ...
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
I'm on broccoli's side. I look at broccolini and think you poor skinny, limp substitute but broccoli is like lush and I look for the purple bits. Plus when you cook broccoli right magic happens in your mouth.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Takes less time to grow... Costs more money... Story checks out I guess 😕
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
I've gone down a rabbit hole trying to find how one can grow them in a home garden and the seeds are definitely not as readily available... I'm tempted to splurge on this packet here and distribute it to various friends and see if by our gardening powers combined we can break the retail stronghold on outrageous broccolini prices.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
That looks amazing!
hasteee@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 3y
Damn, this place really did replace the /r/melbourne DT thread, huh?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 3y
I have woken again. Not fully hungover after a second sleep, just a bit sore because I haven't danced like that in a while.
I looked back at my posts last night, and I apologise 🤦♀️🤦♀️
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Nah. Nothing to apologise for. You were having fun. You didn't do anything wrong. Promise.
RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
I love a good oops I was drunk may have posted extra content moment. Well I used to anyway.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 3y
Winter beach walk is good for the soul. https://i.imgur.com/Bqz5AKR.jpg
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 3y
My big day out turned into a big day in bed. Ehh why not. It can wait till tomorrow.
Next week will be making vegan meals for dinner. I had a really sad attempt at one on a flight the other week and I felt amazing after eating it. So hey, who knows?
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
What was in the inflight vegan meal?
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 3y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
That's ok, after Tuesday's split system installation I will have All The Warmth and will be able to weather future cold snaps, and heatwaves. Comfort will finally be mine!
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 3y
Trains still being fucked from a trespasser at 4:30pm is just peak Melbourne. Fuck sky rail. We need electric fences and we need ‘em now!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Electric fences wouldn't help, they just walk from the station. What we need is better mental health services, but as long as people say they want better services but actually vote for tax cuts that's not going to happen.
Baku@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 3y
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
cries in wearing glasses full time from age 6
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Did your eyesight stabilise for a while though? I haven't needed a new prescription from my late teens through to 30s - though I suspect I'll be needing one in a couple of years
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 3y
For Horrors fans, “Talk to Me” will tick all the boxes. A paranormal/ghost 👻type story.
VERY creepy
shockingly good practical FX make up
Believable characters
Brutal
Never goes cheesy in the third act
Includes a WTF scene (always enjoyable)
9/10
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
This sounds like @Goddess_Amaterasu 's cup of tea?
Goddess_Amaterasu@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Correct. It would be my cup of tea. You know me :) It’s on my to watch list. It’s a A24 movie and the few A24 movies I’ve seen has been pretty good
9/10 is very high ranking though. If/when I get the chance to watch it, I can tell you my thoughts, if anyone is interested
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
You must share them here for us all! I don't like horror usually but I loved shit like Parasite where it turned into that and, of course, I've liked A24's stuff so far as well. I'll be on the lookout for more reviews.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
We are A24 crew here as well. Reading your other comments I think we appreciate different aspects of the horror genre. You will probably rate it lower than I did. Train to Busan was very good but I wouldn’t call it a scary movie.
Hereditary is probably top 3 all time scariest movies for me. So that’s the sort of headspace I’m coming from.
Goddess_Amaterasu@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Yeah I’ve watched all types of horror but you’re right we do enjoy different horror. I watched hereditary and thought it was alright. Personally wouldn’t rate it very high. And yeah train to Busan wasn’t scary but it is loosely classified as horror. So I use the terminology on it. Can’t remember the last time I was scary by any horror tbh. Maybe when I was a kid
jon_longworth@mastodon.au · 1 pts · 3y
@Goddess_Amaterasu @useless_modern_god
Been a long time horror fan
Gotta say that Hereditary is one of the best. Saw it at the movies and if the viewing gods are with you at the time it just rocks
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Strong recommendation. I'll have to check it out
RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Speaking of spooky, this local house looks like the top 2/3 of the Amtyville house.
Image is of a house with a blue car parked out front, some tall yukkas are in the front with a tall grey fence. House is as described. There are power lines and tram tracks in the foreground.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Oh man that movie creeped me out as a kid.
RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Yeah I didn't want to get any closer to snap the shot honestly.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Thanks for the recommendation. I thought the trailer looked cool and I really want to see it, because Australian and horror are 2 categories I love but also together chef's kiss
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 3y
For someone who doesn’t drink much, I have a surprisingly wide selection of booze in my fridge
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
If you ever need any help...
melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
i win!
heyheyitskay@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
Oh...oh I fell asleep.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Me too. I only just came back from the mid morning nap.
It was a nice nap.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Sounds wonderful.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 3y
I think it is not just drivers. People in general seem to be a lot more selfish, rude and impatient. Instead of pulling people together as a society Covid seemed to have accelarated a move towards self absorbsion and disregard for others.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
it was the wording, it was bad and it has stuck
We were told Social Distancing was good.
They should have used the wording Safe Physical Distancing. It's less anti-social.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
I put it down more to a sort of tribalism, where people pulled into different groups (pro/anti vax, lockdown etc) who all denigrated each other. There is a constant increase in polarisation of all views, political and otherwise, where people are focus on tearing down the "opposition" rather than trying to find any sort of compromise or consensus.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
yes, that too
Duenan@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
I agree. I just want a hand up as thanks or acknowledgment when I gave way to someone in a narrow street or let someone in.
I barely get any post covid. It’s the simplest easiest way to say thanks and people can’t be bothered or just plain rude.
And that’s just with giving way or letting someone in.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
As a pedestrian, drivers have been angrier at me for walking across a crossing when I had a green man. Throw my middle finger up and tell them to sit and rotate. They seem to be so much more jerkier
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
OBEY THE GREEN MAN
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
flashing red means don't start, I'm still allowed to be on the crossing if I started when it's green , it's not like I can magically get to the other side
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 3y
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Today someone crept right up my ass as I slowed to stop for a pedestrian to cross at a zebra crossing. And then as I got going again took off revving and went round me. Um, do you think that being agro will make me run people over for your convenience?
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
thumping headache 🤯
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Oh no.
Get some panadol and nap?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
aspirin I think
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
All four of my big yellow PAX dice have said I am to obtain kebabs for the household.
Send me energy to get dressed and go. 💀💀💀
baconmash@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
get dressed and go obtain kebabs for the household.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
It’s hard at first but once you get into the kebabs you’ll know it was worth all the effort and you can bask in the deliciousness of it.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
⚡️🔋🔋🔋⚡️
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Carbs for energy 🥔
oztrin@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
After a bit of a rest when I stretched out on the bed and was promptly pinned by the cats, I've been working on Operation Sort Shit.
Tackling Mum's room which has been a chuck everything in spot for the last month - left bookcase full of old paperwork cleared, now tackling the bedframe (got rid of the mattress last year) which had stuff piled on it. Also took advantage of the weather to do some washing - the thermals are on the line and almost dry and the teatowels which I had put aside to wash are now washed and on line line, with a third load in.
Now relaxing with a cuppa and considering lunch.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
Poorly wrapped springers!
Image is of spring rolls.
Hope they hold together in the oil.
cherryripesalmoncake@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Waiting for the slowmo steam shot when you crack one of those bad boys open..
goodviking@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
What’s the red line for?
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
They're very hot. If someone pinches them... they were warned.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Are you sure that's what it is? I've seen similar things on Facebook, and I'm pretty sure they have been tagged by some sort of criminal gang so they can come back and steal them later. If you're not careful those poor innocent spring rolls are going to be used as bait in an illegal dumpling fighting ring.
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
5pm show and tell I'm doing the ol' chicken burger. Adorned with lettuce, tomato, pineapple, bacon, onion, cheese.
Chicken has been marinated overnight in 2yr old fermented hawt sauce (bacteria doesn't like it for some reason), lemon juice, garlic, cumin and paprika.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
🤤🤤🤤
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
Went on a roam around the area (by car...) to pick up random bits and bobs. Bought some watercress and snake beans to satiate my veggie craving after seeing that broccolini post this morning.
What I'm most excited about though is this haul of last-chance veggie punnets I got from a local nursery!!! Silverbeet (not confident it'll do well), the most dire spearmint (who knows how this one will go), and a nice light pink onion rarely found in most shops (I reckon these have a chance). The cashier must've been very grateful to get these out because she put through the healthy looking full price foxgloves at a discount too.
::: spoiler Guess how much I paid for these...
...$4!! In total, including the foxgloves. How could you not buy them? If even 25% of the sad sack rescue plants turn out to be winners that'll be very satisfying. :::
Bought two punnets of poppy seedlings too. Planted out the rescue babies and 1x poppy seedlings today. I'll do the foxgloves and other poppy punnet tomorrow. Hopefully by the time my cousin comes home in two weeks they'll all be nicely established. Gotta find some cheer in the fact that this winter seems really alarmingly warm...
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
That's practically stealing. Nice.
heyheyitskay@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
I feel like I've wasted a beauty of a day. I went out for groceries but I'm falling asleep on the couch again
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
Having successfully sold a bunch of my indoor things, I think it's time to start on outdoor stuff. Lots of camping stuff and tools. It's nice reclaiming my space, I just wish it wasn't so much work. I think there's some fishing gear in there too that probably needs to go.
If I can clear enough space to access my bike and finish fixing it up to use again it will be helpful for my long-term exercise plans.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
The falcons are up!
https://367collins.mirvac.com/workplace/building-overview/falcons-at-367-collins
omoikiri@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Ok, but the view from the second camera angle. Melbourne is so pretty.
::: spoiler spoiler
:::
Did we always have two camera angles? I didn’t follow that closely last year, but I thought the camera just panned depending on the side they nested on
oztrin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
No, 2 cameras is new but something that was promised last year.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Looks like many of us are napping today. After going grocery shopping and eating my delightful meal, I went to nap at around 11am. Got up at 12, but was falling asleep. Back to bed until just now. Guess I am exhausted 🥱
oztrin@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
I was very close, but I've deputised the cats to do it for me.🤭
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
I fell asleep listening to the radio in the morning.
Wide awake now watching my Geelong cats play, hope we don’t lose. We’re not playing the best today.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Hope they dont send you back to sleep 😬
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Well no chance of sleeping and having a coffee but we’re 7 points down with 1:50mins to go. I think we’re doomed unless everything is perfect
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
I have become one with my oodie, my oodie is me. Where I end and it begins is shifting and blurry.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
For me it's an oversized, faux-wool lined Gryffindor jumper that is soooo cozy
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
😍 sounds perf for a day like this! Delightful!
though I am a hufflepuff, I'll accept your gryffindor jumper lol
heyheyitskay@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Hello fellow napper / fall asleeper👋
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
💪🥱✌️
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Leave them on their bullshit status seeking treadmill then. Not everyone is like that, but I'm sorry for you that they are. Especially after you were so kind to them. That's some fucking bullshit of them right there.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Hi. I'm a high level gobment employee and am, in fact, an immature knob.
Lots of my peers have their heads stuck up their arses so much, I'm surprised they haven't suffocated yet.
Fuck'em. Fuck'em all. Fuck'em hard and fuck'em sideways.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Immature? You actually strike me as quite the opposite.. but you are a lot of fun!
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Aww shucks...thanks. For my age, immature is 30 and below 😁
Younger people in my life tend to respect me in a good way. Like a wise elder with no judgement but always honest.
I try to inject levity into this thread. If I can make one person smile with a comment, my daily goals are achieved.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Ty. Last lines reminded me of
would you fuck me? Id fuck me. Id fuck me hard haha i need to watch it again
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Okay I think I know the movie but don't want to guess out of embarrassment.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Clerks II. I need to watch both Clerks and II again.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Fuck!! I knew it was Jay but thought it was Strike Back.
Clerks II is such a solid flick.
Skip 3...it's a no good
Love Kevin Smith, but his movies ain't it no more.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
3 is no bueno, agreed. Smiths older films are way better than his newer stuff tbh
Add Dogma to my rewatch list, and Mall Rats. Fkn love Mall Rats
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Would you like some chocolate covered pretzels?
It's amazing how many A Listers are his mates.
I have a deep love for Zack and Miri
It's such a sweet movie under all the crass.
Since Smith got into podcasting and ganja, his movies ain't been the same.
Bless him forever in any case
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
They sound like jerks and not being worth being friends with to begin with.
True friendship transcends all that social status and crap.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Uni and travel doesn't make for good or interesting character.
That they would even think you or anyone are a lesser shows how shallow they are. We are all equal.
I'm really upset now.😢
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
I still havent figured munchkin out.
Got the base game years ago and never played it
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
They need a kick to the fucking throat. Straight up.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
hugs
I bet none of them are as a good a rhymester as you
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
i have a few regrets putting a heap of the old chilli crop from the freezer in the spring roll mix. It's still cooling I haven't rolled them up yet but when someone tells you "oh they lose heat'.. well I don't believe that anymore. Hawt.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Supercheap Auto fire blankets that were sold for the last four years have been recalled. They have one job, and they apparently fail to do it.
baconmash@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
dinner was two thin slices of steak and two slices of toast with PB and condensed milk. I shall next become horizontal in bed — an act that I have not performed for gasp 15 hours.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
heyheyitskay@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
I've successfully moved from bed to couch and applying a heat compress to a couple of bruises on my leg. You ever completely forget how you acquire bruises? Scary.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Fairly frequently. Until I worked out that I was hitting my shins on my bike pedals every time I started off after a traffic light. One doesn't bruise, but 3 or 4 in a row does create a bruise. Upper thigh bruises were desk corners at my office. Changed the way I move through space and problem disappeared. Arnica works.
heyheyitskay@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Desk corners are the devil. I suspect that was what it was but it's just incredible how the memory seems to be completely wiped from my brain almost instantly.
ReadEverything@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
I have multiple small bruises on my upper arms and one just below my boobs, have no recollection of getting them but I know they are from work.
heyheyitskay@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Goodness. That sounds hectic. Hope they go away soon.
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
heyheyitskay@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
I don't know how it happens but I've heard of door knobs giving people black eyes too
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
heyheyitskay@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
150cm ish? I suppose some of them may be installed at an unusually high spot on the door
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
heyheyitskay@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Just Asianism lol
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
landsharkkidd@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
I have a bruise on my hand that I found yesterday and I just... have no idea how it got there.
So yeah... happens quite often.
heyheyitskay@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Good to know it's not unusual and not just me
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
I'm up dancing and drinking wine
I don't care, care, I'm feelin' fine
This is me and if you don't like it
I don't know what to tell ya
This is all that I am, this is it
What more do you want from me?
The world is ending, we have front row seats
I'm dancin' dancin' and this is it
Sing with me
Love you
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
I present to you Dinner tonight.
::: spoiler Pasta with chicken from drumsticks in bolognaise sauce.
:::
Will freeze the drumstick bones and then make stock out of them after I’ve cooked them all.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Ducked out early and picked up some chicken drumsticks. Not pleased that they went up on price amoungst other things.
Now I have to think about how to cook them and if I should combine them into a pasta sauce and eat it with pasta.
In other news the sun is glorious and nice and warm and I’m about to get some toast and make a real coffee
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Roast then use the bones to make stock.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Hmm I’ve never made stock before.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
So damn easy. Pack chicken bones and a carrot and onion (chopped or not according to how many fs you give) in a slow cooker or rice cooker or big pot on stove. Add water until everything is just covered. Turn on to very low heat (slow/rice cooker needs low setting heat not the keep warm function) and wait until it starts to simmer (occasional bubbles). Don't cover the pot for this stage, which can take up to an hour. Leave it on very low heat for another two hours with the lid ajar. Stock is now made. Pour through a strainer to remove the veg & bones and toss them into the compost or bin. Keep the liquid in a bowl in the fridge overnight where it should set fairly solid. Scrape off any fat that's on the surface and toss it as above. Remelt the stock, then pour into storage containers or ice cube trays. Freeze or use within 2 days.
Veg stock usually doesn't need to be skimmed but can be used or frozen straight away. Use peels and ends and other unused bits of your regular veg to make it, except don't use potato or cabbage tribe. Only needs about 1 hour of first boiling. Don't re-boil veg stock as this spoils the flavour imo.
If not freezing chicken, beef or pork stock, then it needs to be re-boiled every 2 days to kill germs. Flavour improves with each re-boiling too as water evaporates.
Beef and pork stock is the same as chicken, except the first boil can go for 4-5 hours. Marrowbones make excellent beef stock. As do rib bones. Check the pet section of the supermarket for these. You may like to roast beef bones for half an hour in a hot oven to make them brown before making stock with them. Then the stock will be a nice brown colour perfect for stews etc.
I would caution against adding salt or garlic to the first boil of a stock. These really should go in the final dish imo.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Thanks for the advice!
I have some coordination issues because I’m not cooking all the drumsticks in one go I think so that might make it hard to make the stock.
I also have a slow cooker I haven’t used yet so it might be a good opportunity to use it for the stock.
Dumb question but what would you use the stock to make after it’s made? I haven’t personally used stock for making anything.
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Thanks. Might do that.
Next step is what to use the stock for.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Woohoo, a stock virgin! Basically, it's a flavoured liquid. You can add stock to stirfries (one or two icecube portions) to massively help out the sauce. You can heat about a cupful of stock per person and cook vegies in it, then blitz to a puree for a lovely soup. When stewing anything, using stock instead of water. It makes a delicious gravy with zero effort. In fact, it's worth making stock just for gravy .... you only need a simple roux and add stock for a basic gravy, and then put in any additional flavourings such as garlic, mustard etc. Stock of any kind just upsizes the flavour component of any savory dish. My personal favorite is to add about 50% stock to water when cooking rice by the absorption method. Gamechanger! No need to salt the rice, and the depth of flavour is amazing. Fish stock cooked rice is particularly delicious.
Re drumsticks. Once the meat is eaten, chuck the bones in a baggie and then into the freezer. When you have 6 of these available, you have enough to make a small batch of chicken stock. I usually go for 2 chicken carcasses (fresh or frozen) bone only plus carrot and onion as above to make about 1.5 litres of stock if you break up the carcasses so they are flattish in the slow cooker.
But soup or ramen would be a good intro to stock. And easy.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
You should baked them that way you can eat them with some veg and/or put them in a pasta. Cold ones can be made into a sandwich.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Yep. I’ll probably end up doing that in the air fryer.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Agree with roast. Sprinkle on some oil, salt and if you want to go up a notch add some dry spices like paprika or a spice mix. An easy way to make them extra tasty is to rub in a bit of chicken stock powder, to get that ‘just like a bought one’ flavour at home.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Woolies powdered milk has gone from $7 to $10. That's an increase of over 40%.
heyheyitskay@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Sorry I know it feels like I've talked about nothing but the same thing all day but I just came back from dinner and I will need a BIG sleep.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
omg, I love this song so much, can't get enough. I play it in the car non-stop for Mr Seagoon. 💗💗💗 This and Afternoon Delight. 😍😍😍
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Cool. 😬
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y
I love that film so much, they made us watch it in HS and I've adored it since. Such an amazing opening
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y
Lol what subject. Any subject. Near the end of the school year the teachers would just put movies on, while they did their marking or whatnot. Saw Mean Girls, Clueless, and Priscilla multiple times, always before end of the year. This would have been between 2004-2010
StudChud@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y
Afternoon Delight is amazing
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y
damn, my ruse of pretending to like these songs has backfired. I should know better by now ... 😂😂😂
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
omg 😂
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
I'm treating my family to some tipsy karaoke.
My kids are impressed with the lyrical delivery but not so much the execution.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
I've noticed a lot more sugar in foods as I've gotten older.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Yep. Pizza for dinner means I wake at 3am with the thirst of 100 days in the desert.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
I feel like fatty food makes me sluggish and lazy feeling almost immediately.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Last time I had KFC which was ages ago after not having it for quite awhile made me feel a bit icky.
There’s so much grease in those things that even I felt it.
Hate to see what would happen if I tried it now.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Only milk products, it's the lactose, it happened after I caught a mild gastro a few years ago . Otherwise I'm fine.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Very much so. Also less tolerant of excessive sugar too. Will make an exception for anchovies on pizza though. The grease I used to eat I couldn't now. Still OK with butter and olive oil.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Trick is to nibble on the grease. Nothing extreme, just a little grease nibble.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Build up the tolerance again.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Some days yes.
I take Pantoprazole for reflux and indigestion.
Shit works miracles
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
I have less tolerance for vegetable/seed oil, but still load stuff up with butter and salt
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Eagle@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y
I was saying this only last week. Even eating out has a lot more salt than I cook with usually, and I pay for it with the dry horrors all night into the next day.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Restaurant is a generous term for Okami and the local brisket place!
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
All of a sudden I’m prompted to sign in to this instance every time I open it. ?? Why it be like that?
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
It is star struck at meeting a real god and wants your autograph?
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Quite often it prompts me to do the same, but it seems to remember I'm already logged in after 5 seconds or so
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Couldn't sleep so I watched Babylon.
I fell asleep happy thereafter.
I have no idea why middle america got offended, it's what they want, it's what they vote for, it's who they are. Exploitation and amorality with no judgement . Reality is not pretty.
A mirror, a modern picture of dorian grey.
The dwarf on a cock pogo stick was inspired.
I give it 4.5 hobbitses.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Oh my pick for best movie got snubbed hard at the awards. The musical score blew me away as well. 4.8 hobits
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
I have coffee in hand, thanks.
Did a rewatch of Devils Advocate last night. Didn’t stand the test of time for me because now I notice:
Charlize overacting. I think it’s her first role? Maybe give her a pass? Nah.
Keanu can’t acting. That weird attempt at a southern accent killing me.
Pacino. What can I say. Dude is on point and perfect for the roll.
Still good with It’s minor annoyances will revisit in 20 years .
6.8/10
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
I liked that film - I give it a 7/10 just because I don't like decimals haha
Twas a very very early role for Charlize, so I forgave her. Keanu can do no wrong to me lol. Pacino was hot af
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Lawyers seem to like that movie. 🤷♀️
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
I'm gonna start this glorious day off with a large strong coffee and poo. Then I'll work out my next move.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
I believe in you.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Thanks. Aim low and everything else is a bonus 👍
cherryripesalmoncake@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
I like to aim high when I poo..
RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Yay, my first ever penalty rate shift at new jerb starts at 7. I'm physically a but stiff and sore, so the 5 minute warm up routine will be a must today. I also need to quit vaping. Now I'm fitter I can notice the crap way it makes me feel. I'll take my own advice I gave spud last night and use those nicotine lozenges. Probably just switch my addiction over, but at least my lungs can have a break. Vapes are waaaay to addictive and I was born a freaking addict which is good to finally understand and know I have to accept it.
nterestingly, people are proud of me for taking positive steps and doing actual work on my substance abuse problems. Also, thanks to realising I'm trans, I really love my body now and only want it to grow and change with quality new parts. I don't even care I have a slowly re-growing bald dome. It's going to be interesting to see how much hair I re-grow so I'm growing it out and it looks crap as. Wigs and hats fix that.
EDIT: happy saturday everyone.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
A definite yay for penalty rates. It makes it a bit better to be stuck inside looking out at the sunshine when there is extra pay to compensate.
I should probably take some inspiration from your active days and go outside for a walk today, as my work involves sitting on my butt staring at a screen all day. It tends to encourage a figure that would make a potato proud rather than being fit and healthy.
RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
I was finished by 1015. Now I can enjoy the next three days. Beautiful weather. Make the body super tired today, rest day tomorrow.
Don't knock potatos round these parts. You're loved for being a proud potato. Also - yeah walking is good for everything and we have fine weather.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Well, as I was telling @landsharkkidd it only takes me like 4 hours to cook two dishes, but I present a shitty photograph of tonight's dinner.
::: spoiler dins Dal with watercress, a make-it-up-as-you-go-along prawn curry (frozen prawns) with snake beans and discount tomatoes, and white basmati rice cooked in the rice cooker with a couple cloves and a pod of cardamom. Top tip doing the latter will make your rice smell NEXT LEVEL delicious.
I haven't made curry in a while so the dal was a bit too watery, and the prawn curry is spicier than I thought because I just chucked in random bits of unidentified curry powder(s) from the bottom of empty jars to tidy up the spice cupboard a bit. And I'm never using Coles brand coconut milk again. But otherwise, delicious and satisfying!
:::
Now to actually eat it.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Wow r/melbourne is a shitfight lol 😬
I hope more people migrate here
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
After midnight
We're gonna let it all hang out
After midnight
We're gonna chug a lug and shout
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion
Give an exhibition
Find out what it is all about
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
😍 😍 😍
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
one of my fave albums as a teen 💗
MisssDarylC@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Have now gotten dizzy 3 times from the position of laying down and switching sides and 1 from just looking at my phone. Love that for me.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Coles texted me that my delivery couldn’t be made and to contact them. Gave me a small credit for it but they’ve still got hold of the main payment. /facepalm
Googled to double check it was the legit customer service number, talked to a robot on the phone who sent a chat link…
Clicked it and it did seem legit but the whole thing skeeved me out. Exited and used the online form which I should have done in the first place. I really don’t like texts about ‘issues’ with deliveries and being asked to click links to external sites. Even after asking a friend if it was safe Coles could really have gone about that in a less sus way. 😬
Thankfully I have enough to cover an urgent Woolies shop but I would rather they have just cancelled the order and refunded the money.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Low carb day today. Which is code for "oops, I forgot to pack the bread".
::: spoiler Breadless Breakfast
Image: two poached eggs, served with a fresh tomato salsa and topped with fetta :::
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
I think I have my plans for tomorrow worked out. I'll take the train to Richmond station and walk from there along the Yarra, then follow the self-guided "Greenline Project" walking tour from Birrarung Marr to Victoria Harbour. Then a tram back down Collins St to the one booked Open House event I managed to snag (how lighting supports wellness). Somewhere in there will be morning tea and a sandwich for lunch. Hopefully the predicted "late shower" cooperates by being late enough not to effect me, but for the most part the weather looks pretty promising.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Ok, I got an email saying the truck did break down and my order can’t be delivered. That’s cool, can’t be helped. Unfortunately I’ve been directed to call (again) which will no doubt lead to the dodgy chat site.
I have to chase it though because they still have over a hundred bucks of my money 🙄 Srsly they should just cancel and refund like when an item is out of stock
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
New update has made Jerboa buggy af bleh
heyheyitskay@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Alright I gotta get up before I fall back asleep and miss dinner altogether
oztrin@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Had to do the old fasting blood test before, swung by the hot bread shop on the way home and there wasn't anything in the pie warmer. :(
I settled for a pizza roll and am having a chai latte at home.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
You can now pre-register for Sync if anyone is that way inclined.
Electronic_Owl@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
What is it? Google throws up various answers
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Was one of the most polished and usable 3rd party reddit apps.
hasteee@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
I take it it's just for Android?
landsharkkidd@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Done did it!
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
💀
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
we talkin' about the old DT
👻 🏠🏠🏠
baconmash@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
🩻
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
🦴🦴
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
👽❤️
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Day 3 completed. I was nearly going to swap tomorrow's rest day with today, but I knew I'd regret it. Had to dig deeper than usual! Today I took the mini peelers to see Across the Spiderverse and then to Timezone. Timezone is getting a bit shitty; a lot of the games we like were broken or not working properly. We had some late lunch and then went to Games World and EB Games. We bought some board games (The Chameleon, Block Party and some new UNO cards to replace our very worn out ones) and I also bought the Minecraft cookbook, looks interesting and I'm looking forward to making some of the things in there. We wandered all around the place and I think we all stayed out a bit too long and we were all a bit tired! When they were little I used to have a 2 to 3 hour limit for going out. Partly I was managing my anxiety disorder and partly the kids would kind of hit the wall around that time and start to get tired and shitty of mood. I got home and the old "what's for dinner" thing started. So I made a simple dinner and just ate some veggies myself. I quite often do that, meat and veg for everyone else and veg for me. Then I exercised.
Hey, does anyone know anything about Golden Berry/Peruvian Ground cherry? Mr Peeler's cousin has a plant she wants to give me, and I don't know much about them.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
::: spoiler I may have over-noodled my salad
Image: A bowl of salad. Many noodles. :::
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Hmm, needs more noodle lol
baconmash@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
it's too late to take a nap
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
A nap is never late, nor is it early. It arrives precisely when it means to.
baconmash@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
🎇🐉
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
That's why we need a burglar.
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Alright, time to remove myself from the nest! I've got a market to attend, a dinner party to cook and prep for, a floor to vacuum, and sheets that need changing.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
I let the fam pick a song for me to drunkenly sing.
Curt and Roland...I am so sorry. So very sorry.
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y
baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🥪🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥫🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Good morning chef. Croissants filled with gooey melted cheese and a cup of coffee please.
baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
🧀🥐☕️
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Thank you!
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y
baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
⭕️
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
I'll have 4 hamburgers, a large chips, 3 tacos, a burrito and a side salad please. And can I have a thickshake, and an ice cream sunday, a slice of cheesecake and a creme brulee for desert.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
You remind me of the Polynesian guys I used to work with.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
A pre-breakfast snack like this is vital to start the day off right.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
seki uss
baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
🍔🍔🍔🍔🌮🌮🌮🥗
🍟
🥤🍨🍰🍮
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Hmm, think I’ll have what Rusty’s having, please chef. That looks delicious and I need some energy
baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
🍔🍔🍔🍔🌮🌮🌮🥗
🍟
🥤🍨🍰🍮
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Chef's choice thanks
baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
🍳🍳🥔🫘☕️
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Excellent choice 👌
oztrin@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Missed breakfast because I had to do fasting blood tests.
Will order All The Things next time!
baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🥪🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥫🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉
whatisthislifeilead@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Ahh, such a beautiful day…to deal with bus replacements.
landsharkkidd@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
So update on the issue with Ratchet and Clank if anyone really cares. This game needs an SSD to run efficiently which is CRAZY, like I haven't had this issue with Spider-Man on the PC, or even Sackboy for PC. So talking to the devs, they're like "I can't find an issue in your files" like... okay, if I didn't have an issue I wouldn't message you. But I've moved the game from the D drive to the C drive (I don't like to put games on the C drive as that's only like less than 500gb. And guess what, it froze last night after playing it, faster than before.
So decided to play some today and it's worked, I moved the graphics to the lowest it can be and it seemed to work fine. Pretty pissed off about it tbh, because my PC can play the game at recommended levels, I can have the graphics as high. I can play The Sims 4 fine and the The Sims 4 is so resource heavy (even though EAXIS says it's fine.... it's not).
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Da fuk. I'm right there with you. Da fuk.
landsharkkidd@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Like sure SSD's will help in playing games, totally. But the fact that I have issues with it on the HDD is stupid crazy.
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Guess I'm awake. Usually coming back from night shift I wake up around 3am, so 5-5:30 is actually pretty alright. I don't have to be up until 9am so I think I'll pop something pretty on to watch and remain in bed a little while longer.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Good omens s2 devoured last night, time for WWDITS
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y
Hrm. I have two more weeks of Prime to partake of while I'm housesitting, might be a good time to check out Good Omens s1...
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Please do, it is a delight.
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 3y
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Yah, snagged it yesterday
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Am at kebab shop now, dying in one of their chairs.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
need updates on bab.
Good bab?
Bad bab?
baconmash@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y
you do frontflips in the kebab shop to counter that
StudChud@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Ooooo ill try!
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 3y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y
Too hungover for that. I'll save that advice for when I'm smashed again lol
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 3y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
So…apparently there are four missing people in a Defence chopper crash. Their families have woken up to something fucking horrible.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
I am getting weird post repeats .
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Spring rolls done! patience is a virtue with them badbwoys.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y
Watching Bupkis and it's strangely sweet and kind of endearing.
Not a huge Pete Davidson fan, but the show is pretty aiite
StudChud@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Pete Davidson has linecook energy - I'd fuck him. 🤷♀️
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
There's something strangely charismatic about him, but he's very plain and forgettable at the same time.
I give him a hetero 6/10