My cat had her annual check up today. I've had her for just on a year now. She has taken a long time to warm up and relax. Unfortunately today I think she lost a bit of trust in me. She saw the cage and just knew what was coming. It was an experience getting her in the cage.
And the hisses she gave the vet during a clip of her nails were impressive! This was after the vaccination and general checkup of spine, joints, eyes, ears and belly so I guess she just had had enough. Totally understand.
So after some alone time she will now come to me for scritches but not close enough where I could pick her up. And her side eye game is impressive.
Ah well.. Three steps forward; 1 step back. I'll take it.
This is Mavis.
Zucchini is a really underrated vegetable. So fast to cook, so versatile, so flavoursome. And pretty. Just straight up sliced and sauteed in olive oil with some onions and oregano = 👌🏽
I acknowledge the reality is completely different when you're drowning in a glut of garden zucchini.
Utilising the utmost of self control to not watch today's episode of Severence until after I get back from dinner out with some friends/work contacts this evening.
Because if I watched it earlier I'd just be thinking about the episode all evening.
I went into it knowing nothing about it and the mystery and intrigue kicked in after a couple of episodes and I couldn’t put it down so I binged all of it.
Now the weekly torture of waiting for the next episode.
You made the right choice. Just watched it. It’s a ‘HOLY SHIIIIIT’ level episode. I’m gonna be hitting the online dissections for the rest of the night.
I've just got home and I'm wondering whether to watch it now or wait to tomorrow morning...
... fuck it I'll watch it now and be up till 2am reading dissections. I did hear that reviewers who had advanced access to the whole season said THIS was the episode everyone will be talking about.
Client with 100+ day overdue invoice finally paid me. Chasing him to pay was a pain in the ass but we finally got there. The ugly side of my business venture - getting slimy people to pay me. Soon I'll be able to take upfront payments and this person will need to pay everything upfront for future services. Burn me once, you don't get a second chance.
Now one more person with 100 day overdue invoice to pay me, also a slimy person. I've been lucky that most people I do work for actually respect and value what I do and pay me on time. I hate being a debt collector.
Working as a freelancer for a while made me realise just how often people consider accumulating accounts owed as legitimate cash flow management strategy. If they want extended payment terms we can talk about it, but waiting until the owed party gets angry enough to finally cough up is a cunt move.
many years ago when my husband was doing freelance IT consulting he'd get stiffed all the time
ended up putting in time bombs in code so that if he didn't get paid it would shut down the program until he gave them the pass word. It was illegal but so is employing consultants in bad faith.
I sometimes resent a little the disparity between what the clients pay for my services vs. my salary. Without exaggeration, I take home a little under 50% of what the client pays.
But at least I spent 0% of my time wondering about this. Plus I get paid leave (sick/holiday etc). I know my employer is still making a hefty profit, but I'm not sure I'd want to go the pure consulting route. Stories like this put me off. I would hurt my family if I had to routinely deal with chasing up the money.
The monthly revenue of the clients i manage is close to $400k. It stings when we don't get bonuses when my co-worker and I bring in 6 figure projects and don't get a bonus.
In my industry the norm is a salary which is around 1/3 of the fees you've brought into the business, so near 50% is pretty good!
I've been lucky to not encounter this issue too much yet. Some people are slower than the 14 days I ask for invoices to be paid but it's like an extra week or two, not several months.
I had chase up invoices once in an industry where it’s easy to fall behind. Never forget calling someone who was visiting their wife in hospital. (I know that some people lie, but it was pretty evident in his voice.)
Not a bad start so far, seeing a few familiar faces and not having to leave home as early as I normally do.
With any luck I might get home really early today depending, argh, I really want to go shopping for chicken drumsticks but maybe i'll leave that for tomorrow morning instead of getting stuck in peak hour.
Need to organise a shitload of loose printed out recipes (pretty much all mains). On the one hand could put them in a folder and order it by cuisine then alphabetically. The other.. done a fair bit of filemaker shizz over the years so could do a pretty basic relational thing but reading off paper just feels authentic.. Something about reading well used oil stained recipes makes them taste better. Matter of 'you could, but should you'.
I have manilla envelopes with recipes cut from magazines and stuff. There's mains, snacks, dessert etc. I'll pick one recipe out and stick it on the fridge. Once I try it out, I decide whether to keep it or toss it. If I keep it, it goes into my mini binder along with any notes.
I just finished watching Apple Cider Vinegar. The story about con artist Belle Gibson on Netflix. The storyline was so higgledy-piggledy but wow. 4/5 hobbits.
I've been looking on etsy for a potential extra v-day gift for the girlfriend but I get the feeling so much on there now is just drop shipped stuff from aliexpress instead of actual small creators. Everything gives me a suspicious vibe
My first taste of performative social media. Huge "Let me tell you what I want you to think I'm thinking" vibes. And one friend doing a PhD who was actually interesting.
It was really good for that sort of creative thing. Blending photos and (lengthy) written descriptions or instructions is something Reddit isn't anywhere near as good at
It was a sort of combination of private diary, public column, and something like Reddit or here (because you could join communities with the same ID, which could themselves be either public or private).
Surprisingly, LJ was really good for long-form writing. Multimedia projects, too.
Livejournal was one of the proto-social media platforms that predates web 2.0. it was even around before MySpace. Think Geocities era. Nothing's ever emerged like it since. It's the grandma of Tumblr and the like I guess.
Yes, the point of my post was that at one point it got bought out by a Russian company. Suddenly you couldn't log in without agreeing to zero LGBT content. This being unacceptable to many, the platform was abandoned en mass.
I still get notifications because I can't delete without logging in.
Unclogging a slow draining bathroom sink was fun… I have no idea how it got so clogged when I don’t even brush my hair at the sink anymore for this reason. I got most out but not all so I might send down some drain cleaner tonight. Maybe. It’s draining fast now.
Try a whole bottle of el cheapo dishwashing liquid first. If you have a plunger, that really helps dislodge clogs after dousing with dishwashing liquid. Learned this from a plumber - first choice for unclogging is dishwashing liquid. After that, you go for the commercial drain cleaner if still needed.
You can buy these long wires for cheap at bunnings. Similar to the old coat hanger trick except these have Velcro on bottom. The trick is not to vomit while pulling something out that looks like a mouse.
Yeah, I was going to use the dish soap but the plunger and the bristly stick got a lot out.
There was a lot of physical matter like hair and lint and cat fur which is why I thought to use something to break it down.
Actually I still might hit it with the dishwashing liquid since there’s a bottle in there. Maybe anything further down might slide along down the pipes
I got rid of a wart on my finger by rubbing milk thistle sap into it every day (had heaps in the back yard). Took time but it worked and it never came back. The milk thistle sap takes a layer off every time you apply.
A doctor once told me that after a treatment put a band aid on it and it will lessen the amount of treatments needed. So I did it and I swear it worked.
Who are the witches? Where do they come from? Maybe your best friend's grandmother was one. Witches were wise, wise women they say. There's a little witch in every woman today. Though I have to admit I don't much care for the Bonnie Lockhart version of this song.
There's quite a few of us famtrad witches about. Not to be confused with the candles/crystals/ceremonies posers. Can be hard to detect, until you do and you wonder why you ever wondered about that person.
so getting a dead cat in a sack , going to a graveyard and then throwing the sack while saying, wart follow cat and cat follow ghost and devil take ghost, that doesn't work?
You gotta rub the wart with the cut side of half an onion, then bury the onion at a crossroads. As the onion decays, so does the wart. The cross roads is so the wart doesn't know which way you went and can't find you again.
Srsly, though. Warts are caused by a virus. Next time you go to your doctor discuss anti-viral drugs with them. You might be too young to be eligible for free ones, as the drugs are scarce. Still, if the warts are proliferating, that might be enough for the doc to prescribe.
EDIT : ooops meant to respond to our StudSpud but clicked the wrong comment - apologies.
::: spoiler TW nausea, vomiting
Has anyone else ever become nauseous and/or thrown up after paracetamol?
I’m talking only two 500mg Panamax at 11am and two more tablets at 4pm, so pretty sure I didn’t take too much or too close together. It was the second dose that caused problems.
I don’t see any recalls on the tablets but am not taking any more. Still feeling nauseous from yesterday.
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Got the Chanel 10 news on in the background, don’t normally watch it. Seems the newsreader is slurring her words? Does she always do this or is she having an episode? Bit jarring to listen to.
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Ntcc661@aussie.zone · 20 pts · 1y
My cat had her annual check up today. I've had her for just on a year now. She has taken a long time to warm up and relax. Unfortunately today I think she lost a bit of trust in me. She saw the cage and just knew what was coming. It was an experience getting her in the cage.
And the hisses she gave the vet during a clip of her nails were impressive! This was after the vaccination and general checkup of spine, joints, eyes, ears and belly so I guess she just had had enough. Totally understand.
So after some alone time she will now come to me for scritches but not close enough where I could pick her up. And her side eye game is impressive.
Ah well.. Three steps forward; 1 step back. I'll take it.
This is Mavis.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I have cats that were literally born into my hands do the same thing, let her be pissed. She'll get over it
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Hi Mavis, you are brave and beautiful. 😘
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Good girl Mavis. You're lovely
Eagle@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Mavis is beautiful! Time for some Trauma Treats. Churu and temptations stat!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
You're very cute Mavis ❤️
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Mavis is gorgeous ⚫️⚫️⚫️
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Mavis has seen Things. Poor voidling 🖤
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
More alcohol than I planned, but a good night
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Cheers AJ 🍺
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I am little. I should not have had this much
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Just make it home safe ok.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Is fine. Short walk. I have arrived
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Good.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
you be careful
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Limits learned. 1 pint fine, 2 is too many
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Greetings from the most beautiful place in Victoria: tidal river. Ignore the bins the site selection was limited.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
My favourite place in the whole wide world!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Clearly you’re segued into holiday mode
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I should get down there one of these days see what the fuss is about
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
You won’t regret it.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
::: spoiler sky pretty
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just_kitten@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Zucchini is a really underrated vegetable. So fast to cook, so versatile, so flavoursome. And pretty. Just straight up sliced and sauteed in olive oil with some onions and oregano = 👌🏽
I acknowledge the reality is completely different when you're drowning in a glut of garden zucchini.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I think one of the most delicious things I've tasted was after straining a heap of them in bulk for zucchini slice. Just drank it as is.
Also tempura zuccs get a solid nod from me.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Who's underrating the zucchini? Gimme names. Best veg out there.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Potato laughs at you
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Pfft. Potato's still cooking man.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Me. They taste of nothing and mush. Except for the yellow ones raw in salad.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Ditto Eggplant 😝
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
😡
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
:(
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Sorry 😿 I don't like eggplant or mushrooms either. I was a very inconvenient vegetarian.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Oh this is getting worse.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
you can also pickle it a treat. Comes out a bit sweeter than cucumber, delicious in burgers
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Now cucumber is a fake vegetable I could happily do without for the rest of my life.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Tzaziki
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
And I love them. Go figure.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I thought I liked you
Edit. I thought U said zucchini sorry, we can be friends still. Cucumber is lame
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Cucumber is lame crunchy water, zucchini is the superior cucurbit of deliciousness 🤝
melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I eat, on average, a zucchini a day. Love 'em.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Mine aren’t giving a glut :( I think the pots are too small, weather too hot and not enough fertiliser
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Tonight's wave.
Also random doggo.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
I survived the crack head party next door last night.
Wasn't keen on having weapons tucked under the bed and mattress, but it is what it is for now.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
My neighbour's a hacker. As in every morning he hacks something up. Who knows where it lands.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Stuff it, going to the pub
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Here for this energy!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
WEEKEND FUCK YEAH!!!!!
Eagle@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Ginger weirdo or black psycho? And we're not able to photograph the torti as she's busy climbing walls in another room.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
People often ridiculed me for having so much tape.. They could well be wrong.
The boardies will live on I have high hopes for this. You can't have 4 different tapes and just give up on sunset swims.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Let's hope the tape holds up and your ball bags don't get snagged on something in the ocean. 🙏
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
don't you have a stapler?
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Utilising the utmost of self control to not watch today's episode of Severence until after I get back from dinner out with some friends/work contacts this evening.
Because if I watched it earlier I'd just be thinking about the episode all evening.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Ok fuck it. Everyone is talking about it. Time to hit the torrents lol
Edit: got season 1
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
It’s a very interesting show.
I went into it knowing nothing about it and the mystery and intrigue kicked in after a couple of episodes and I couldn’t put it down so I binged all of it.
Now the weekly torture of waiting for the next episode.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I am watching now as a result of this thread, I'm up to date and hooked!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Done deal!
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Please enjoy each episode equally
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I look forward to your thoughts when you've caught up ☺️
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I’ll be watching it tonight hopefully!
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
You made the right choice. Just watched it. It’s a ‘HOLY SHIIIIIT’ level episode. I’m gonna be hitting the online dissections for the rest of the night.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I've just got home and I'm wondering whether to watch it now or wait to tomorrow morning...
... fuck it I'll watch it now and be up till 2am reading dissections. I did hear that reviewers who had advanced access to the whole season said THIS was the episode everyone will be talking about.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Client with 100+ day overdue invoice finally paid me. Chasing him to pay was a pain in the ass but we finally got there. The ugly side of my business venture - getting slimy people to pay me. Soon I'll be able to take upfront payments and this person will need to pay everything upfront for future services. Burn me once, you don't get a second chance.
Now one more person with 100 day overdue invoice to pay me, also a slimy person. I've been lucky that most people I do work for actually respect and value what I do and pay me on time. I hate being a debt collector.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Working as a freelancer for a while made me realise just how often people consider accumulating accounts owed as legitimate cash flow management strategy. If they want extended payment terms we can talk about it, but waiting until the owed party gets angry enough to finally cough up is a cunt move.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
many years ago when my husband was doing freelance IT consulting he'd get stiffed all the time
ended up putting in time bombs in code so that if he didn't get paid it would shut down the program until he gave them the pass word. It was illegal but so is employing consultants in bad faith.
Nath@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I sometimes resent a little the disparity between what the clients pay for my services vs. my salary. Without exaggeration, I take home a little under 50% of what the client pays.
But at least I spent 0% of my time wondering about this. Plus I get paid leave (sick/holiday etc). I know my employer is still making a hefty profit, but I'm not sure I'd want to go the pure consulting route. Stories like this put me off. I would hurt my family if I had to routinely deal with chasing up the money.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
The monthly revenue of the clients i manage is close to $400k. It stings when we don't get bonuses when my co-worker and I bring in 6 figure projects and don't get a bonus.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
In my industry the norm is a salary which is around 1/3 of the fees you've brought into the business, so near 50% is pretty good!
I've been lucky to not encounter this issue too much yet. Some people are slower than the 14 days I ask for invoices to be paid but it's like an extra week or two, not several months.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
If it makes you feel better I've been chasing a client here that owes the company $350k for 7 months.
They finally agreed to pay $65k this week lol
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
It’s an unpleasant aspect.
I had chase up invoices once in an industry where it’s easy to fall behind. Never forget calling someone who was visiting their wife in hospital. (I know that some people lie, but it was pretty evident in his voice.)
I don’t know how people do it for a living.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Another 2 resignations today.
And so it goes.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
🍿
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Indeed lol
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
How many left standing?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
It doesn't matter. Everyone ive spoken to is either interviewing or about to resign lol
I have so much work I've started triaging what work is a must.
Fuck em.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
This is just wild.
How is the company even operating?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
There's enough money coming in from other sections to keep them afloat for now.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Ugh the humidity. Feels very South East Asian today
Duenan@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Got home in 23 mins compared to my morning drive which was almost 10.
Some really stupid drivers out there.
One was changing lanes without signalling and then there was a new one.
Someone signalling to change lanes but went in the opposite lane to what they were indicating. That one was particularly dangerous.
Anyway survived the drive home.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Time for a relaxing weekend :)
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Yup yup. Relaxing already!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Hullo
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
G'day!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Ahola!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Alrighty.
2 interviews next week. One in person and one virtual.
Keeping the wheels rolling along.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Excuse me while I adjust my pants
So that I may dance the good time dance💃
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
You can dance
You can dance
Everybody look at your pants
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
👖👀
Taleya@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
eco247 bog roll arrived.......I have vastly underestimated how much 48 rolls of toilet paper is.
Well, we're set for the rest of the year....
Catfish@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
The boxes make great cat cubby houses. Just saying.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Whenever I see other people’s handwriting I think about mine and realise how shot my handwriting looks :(
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
That is me really trying. Boyo whines about my shopping list intelligibility. Coming from a left hander with multiply broken fingers he has cheek!
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
We have one petcircle box upright with the bottom unfolded in another one. Cats freaking love it, it's their pirate ship
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
YOU CAN'T GO BOTH, PEOPLE. DO YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS. ONE OR THE OTHER. NO OTHER OPTIONS. *
*unless you post them separately
Catfish@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Pineapple pizza
Knights assemble!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
I require lunch
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🍱🧃
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Thank you chef. A fine selection
💰
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Cheers munchkins 🍺
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Cheers :)
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Sahtain 🍺
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Slainte!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Salud 🍺
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🍹
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Saluti 🍺
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Cheeeeers! ETA to bottleo is 18 minutes 🥵
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
In a surprisingly good mood tonight. Work apathy makes room for personal life joy lol
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
all my chores done, tired, now some time for myself 😊
Duenan@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
oops! Took too much of a lunch break.
1 hour and 20 mins before I can knock off, come on!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Goodnight all
Catfish@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Can somebody Adult for me today? Dooonwanna!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Wake up, get out of bed, have your breakfast!
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Oh, that bit is ok. How about get documents certified and deal with utility companies?
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I can take that off your plate no worries.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Oh that’s too adult for me. Sorry!
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Dang. Where did I leave those pants...
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
And that my friends is how you make conversation.
You are welcome
Duenan@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
First day at another site.
Not a bad start so far, seeing a few familiar faces and not having to leave home as early as I normally do.
With any luck I might get home really early today depending, argh, I really want to go shopping for chicken drumsticks but maybe i'll leave that for tomorrow morning instead of getting stuck in peak hour.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Gettin there, gettin there...
::: spoiler Tap for spoiler
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Taleya@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
....kinda
::: spoiler Tap for spoiler
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Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Looking goood. Nothing like a naughty root.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Jelly
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
lotta work. loooootta work
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
It's such lovely cool weather the next few days I might go on a train trip to Ballarat tomorrow. 😊
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Need to organise a shitload of loose printed out recipes (pretty much all mains). On the one hand could put them in a folder and order it by cuisine then alphabetically. The other.. done a fair bit of filemaker shizz over the years so could do a pretty basic relational thing but reading off paper just feels authentic.. Something about reading well used oil stained recipes makes them taste better. Matter of 'you could, but should you'.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I have manilla envelopes with recipes cut from magazines and stuff. There's mains, snacks, dessert etc. I'll pick one recipe out and stick it on the fridge. Once I try it out, I decide whether to keep it or toss it. If I keep it, it goes into my mini binder along with any notes.
::: spoiler spoiler
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Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Ooh that's a good way to do it with different colours. Hrmm.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I just finished watching Apple Cider Vinegar. The story about con artist Belle Gibson on Netflix. The storyline was so higgledy-piggledy but wow. 4/5 hobbits.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
ok, thanks for review, I'll watch it 👍
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I think I need to pump this thread up a bit. Feel free to answer any or all questions.
Ham or salami?
Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Both simultaneously.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
😂
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
BMT bitch 😺
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Everytime you abbreviate shit I have to google it. 😂
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I’m confused as well but I choose to make it up!
Bacon Meatball tomato.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Beer, Meat, Toke!
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Has nobody ever gone to Subway?
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Ham, smoked heavily.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
ham
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Salami
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Salami
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Salami
Eagle@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Ham
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Ghost cats, baby urine or crossroad onions?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Hey you! Play this game!
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I've been looking on etsy for a potential extra v-day gift for the girlfriend but I get the feeling so much on there now is just drop shipped stuff from aliexpress instead of actual small creators. Everything gives me a suspicious vibe
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Vegemite or peanut butter?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
peanut butter
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Peanut butter
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Both
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Peanut butter
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Peanut butter
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Both!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Peanut butter by a long shot.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Night night
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Chicken breast, thigh, wing or drumstick?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Roses or sunflowers?
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Haha! My LJ just turned 18. Not logging to those evil Terms of Service you bigoted fuckers.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
My first taste of performative social media. Huge "Let me tell you what I want you to think I'm thinking" vibes. And one friend doing a PhD who was actually interesting.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I followed a guy who was working in Antarctica. It was awesome.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
It was massive in my circles for Dress Diaries. Step by step records of whatever insane thing you were sewing. And cats.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
It was really good for that sort of creative thing. Blending photos and (lengthy) written descriptions or instructions is something Reddit isn't anywhere near as good at
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I can't imagine anyone other than public figures or scientist types having one.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
What's an LJ?
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Lo these many years ago, there was Livejournal
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
And it was Good. Until it wasn't. And everybody fucked off to Dreamwidth for about 2 minutes.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Oh. Was it a public or a private thing? I've never heard of this.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
By default public, but you could "friends-lock" things- either individual entries or the entire blog- to limit it to a selected audience
People varied in how public they wanted it to be. Mine was very private.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Oh. Like a personal diary. Until someone found it then it become public and everyone laughed at you.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
It was a sort of combination of private diary, public column, and something like Reddit or here (because you could join communities with the same ID, which could themselves be either public or private).
Surprisingly, LJ was really good for long-form writing. Multimedia projects, too.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Livejournal was one of the proto-social media platforms that predates web 2.0. it was even around before MySpace. Think Geocities era. Nothing's ever emerged like it since. It's the grandma of Tumblr and the like I guess.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
https://tenor.com/9Lcd.gif
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
If you don't know, you can't afford it
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
When I saw LJ I thought Torana but the rest didn't make sense. Curiosity then came upon me.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I still do t know what it is :/
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Both a personal blog and a community discussion group.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Like an online blog and you chose who gets to see it.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Yes, the point of my post was that at one point it got bought out by a Russian company. Suddenly you couldn't log in without agreeing to zero LGBT content. This being unacceptable to many, the platform was abandoned en mass. I still get notifications because I can't delete without logging in.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Fuck that. Arseholes
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Electric or acoustic?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Bali or Fiji?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Sorbent or Kleenex?
Eagle@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Kleenex for tissues, quilton for loo paper
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Is this TP or tissues?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Either
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
TP: Sorbent. I don't use tissues 😂
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Kleenex any day. Especially for those small tissue packets.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Sorbent.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Unclogging a slow draining bathroom sink was fun… I have no idea how it got so clogged when I don’t even brush my hair at the sink anymore for this reason. I got most out but not all so I might send down some drain cleaner tonight. Maybe. It’s draining fast now.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Try a whole bottle of el cheapo dishwashing liquid first. If you have a plunger, that really helps dislodge clogs after dousing with dishwashing liquid. Learned this from a plumber - first choice for unclogging is dishwashing liquid. After that, you go for the commercial drain cleaner if still needed.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I’m always unclogging the bathroom sink and will try this next time. Usually just use the plunger and an old toothbrush.. yuck
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I'm also told that zip ties are good for dislodging clogs. Haven't tried this, but it sounds sensible.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
You can buy these long wires for cheap at bunnings. Similar to the old coat hanger trick except these have Velcro on bottom. The trick is not to vomit while pulling something out that looks like a mouse.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I used a bendy bristle drain snake, a plunger, the snapped off pick from a floss pick and a crochet hook.
It worked well and is draining fast but I couldn’t get quite everything
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Yeah, I was going to use the dish soap but the plunger and the bristly stick got a lot out.
There was a lot of physical matter like hair and lint and cat fur which is why I thought to use something to break it down.
Actually I still might hit it with the dishwashing liquid since there’s a bottle in there. Maybe anything further down might slide along down the pipes
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
That's the idea.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I’ve ensoapened it so hopefully it’s running nicely
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
give it a bit to soak, then plunge the crap outta it to agitate and break up everything, then hit it with hot water
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I got rid of a wart on my finger by rubbing milk thistle sap into it every day (had heaps in the back yard). Took time but it worked and it never came back. The milk thistle sap takes a layer off every time you apply.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I have heard that. Also banana peel. Also duct tape.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
A doctor once told me that after a treatment put a band aid on it and it will lessen the amount of treatments needed. So I did it and I swear it worked.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Who are the witches? Where do they come from? Maybe your best friend's grandmother was one. Witches were wise, wise women they say. There's a little witch in every woman today. Though I have to admit I don't much care for the Bonnie Lockhart version of this song.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
My mum straight up told me it ran in our family and not to mess with it.
I dunno. There have been a few odd things despite me being a bit skeptical but she was probably right about leaving it alone
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
There's quite a few of us famtrad witches about. Not to be confused with the candles/crystals/ceremonies posers. Can be hard to detect, until you do and you wonder why you ever wondered about that person.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
so getting a dead cat in a sack , going to a graveyard and then throwing the sack while saying, wart follow cat and cat follow ghost and devil take ghost, that doesn't work?
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
You gotta rub the wart with the cut side of half an onion, then bury the onion at a crossroads. As the onion decays, so does the wart. The cross roads is so the wart doesn't know which way you went and can't find you again.
Srsly, though. Warts are caused by a virus. Next time you go to your doctor discuss anti-viral drugs with them. You might be too young to be eligible for free ones, as the drugs are scarce. Still, if the warts are proliferating, that might be enough for the doc to prescribe.
EDIT : ooops meant to respond to our StudSpud but clicked the wrong comment - apologies.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Sure.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
There's also soaking wart in baby urine.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I would get some warts as a kid, I always used the things that freeze it off, worked a treat!
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
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Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Something noodly please
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
🍜
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Slurp!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
::: spoiler TW nausea, vomiting Has anyone else ever become nauseous and/or thrown up after paracetamol?
I’m talking only two 500mg Panamax at 11am and two more tablets at 4pm, so pretty sure I didn’t take too much or too close together. It was the second dose that caused problems.
I don’t see any recalls on the tablets but am not taking any more. Still feeling nauseous from yesterday. :::
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
If taken on an empty stomach, yes. That can make me nauseous - same with other types of pills and black tea!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Hmm… I had eaten a tiny bit but nothing substantial. Thanks, it’s a relief to know that it could just be that.
Does it also give you a headache?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I got the headache first but maybe it was the heat
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
That would the throwing up that gave you the headache I'm assuming - otherwise no
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
That came first which is weird
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I wonder if the lack of a coating on Panamax means it releases faster and is harder on the stomach.
Thanks, you too. I’m rehydrating and having some crackers.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Hard boiled or soft boiled?
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
LJ or ZJ?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
TIL what a ZJ is. Thanks.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
zj all the way
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
LJ!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Could have gone to see Sneaky Sound System in Frankston tonight, instead I've got a clean and moisturised face by the time they even came on stage.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
This should be easy:
Numbats?!
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Got the Chanel 10 news on in the background, don’t normally watch it. Seems the newsreader is slurring her words? Does she always do this or is she having an episode? Bit jarring to listen to.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Lovely Ann Sanders (C7) sounds breathy these days. Like she's gasping for breath after every sentence.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Asthma? Bad air-con?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Maybe.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Tomato sauce or BBQ sauce on a snag in bread?
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Big W or Kmart?
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Creative store plug for somebody who is rather awesome. https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/WeirdoCollars For all your Footscrazy needs 😺
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Burgers rings or cheezels?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Beach or bush?
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Sofa
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Sofa 🛋️
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Bush
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Beach
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
desert
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Beach. Although I hate the sand. I love the water. Is there a lake in this bush?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Bush!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Cauliflower or broccoli?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Vodka or gin?
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Vodka
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
gin
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Beer
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
😂
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Gin. Fell off a wall once on vodka and spent the next day on the floor holding on. Never again
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Vodka
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Gin
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Gin!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Vodka, straight down the gullet.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Colgate or Oral B?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Meat pie or sausage roll?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Sunrise or sunset?
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Sunset.
Morning evil.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Sunrise
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
sunrise
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Whichever one I'm awake for.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Ahaha, me too!
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Both!
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Sunrise
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Cricket or tennis?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Pho or laksa?
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Pho
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
laksa
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Pho
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Pho
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Pho!
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Pho and as a personal choice, fuck laksa.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Ouch. Um. Nope.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
VB or Carlton Draught?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Pappadums or prawn crackers?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Desktop or laptop?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Star trek or Star wars?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
A few posters were talking about watching Severance. I think it's eventually going to be as big as GoT.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
500! Or more..
Duenan@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Coke or Pepsi?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Titan or triton?