Eleven days until my 33rd birthday. When COVID started, I was 27 turning 28. My 30th happened during one of the lockdowns.
I've gone through 4 or 5 different calls centre jobs since 2019.
Now I'm studying animal care, with the plan to do either a Cert IV in Vet Nursing, or a Diploma of Animal Tech.
I spent only one year with my partner before COVID started. We've been together 6 years in Jan just gone.
It feels so long and no time at all. So much has changed.
I am grateful how I have managed to change my trajectory on a personal scale.
It's gonna be okay, eventually, and I hold enough hope about that for those who can't be hopeful.
I am eternally grateful for this community, a home made of code and human souls sharing their lives and advice. You've been amazing to me, even though I've been less than stellar at times.
Everyone in the block of flats next door have moved out (was sold, probably end up being townhouses), last dude to leave who has early onset dementia came and said goodbye which was a bit sad. Really nice guy and can't imagine the move for him is gonna be easy.
Other place next door on the other side (with a bunch of noisy kids which is all good) have moved out cause they're about to do renos.
Completely neighbourless, and the lack of noise reminds me of locky lockdowns which to be honest isn't the worst thing.
Have the demolition company use an excavator to load it all into demo skips. e: My dad's a hoarder and once upon a time the stuff he collected was worth something, now it's a hectare of shit that's been left to rot out the back of Castlemaine.
Nah. 20 bucks at Big W. Runners don’t last me long anyway because my gait is weird, so if I’m going to experiment with styles I go cheap. I go more upmarket once I’m sure the style suits me and I won’t destroy canvas shoes in six weeks!
Neck and shoulder tightness and strains also cause me to get headaches, especially if I’ve been hunched over at a desk and it bunches up all my muscles together.
The spinach recalls because of E. Coli remind me of when I got salmonella from spinach in the early 2010s. My ex and I were so so sick, dying on the couch watching TV together, when the news started talking about it - that's how we found out what we had and why we were sick 😂
I got poisoned by a piece of salmon. It was instant. First time I've ever walked into a doctor's clinic with a bucket. A few people were seen to that day who had purchased the salmon at the same place. And yes, I still eat salmon.
The man just tried to return a bag of spinach and the workers had no idea what he was on about. The manager was called.
The one exception I have with that is the time my shitty dad brought home some white chocolate bars home (probably got them for free from some event) and I already didn't like white chocolate much... only to discover halfway through the second bar there were dead insects and eggs inside 🤮 I still can't really eat white chocolate to this day.
much quieter here, last place had 5 neighbouring houses doing renos, one is a major demolition, the other uses jack hammers
and no aggressive junkies here, no porch pirates so far, had a package sit on my porch all day, was still there
and last thing I saw in my street in Carlton, first time I saw a homeless lady pushing a shopping trolley with her belongings, I went up to her and gave her a 20, she spoke in a middle class accent
I do understand living in the suburbs ( which I haven't done in 35 years ) means that even if I don't see social problems that doesn't mean the problem has gone away 😔
Apparently I had a deprived childhood. I have never made or worn an Easter bonnet or hat. I thought it was an odd new thing, but friends of the same vintage and similar geography tell me this had been happening for many decades, I've just somehow completely missed it. Huh.
They were usually made in art class with cardboard, coloured paper and pipe cleaners. Then everyone paraded theirs around at a type of assembly while the Easter bunny visited your classroom dropping an egg off on your desk.
That would have been fun. The few years at school we did them it was a chore given to parents, and then the children of the most creative/involved parents were given awards and made to feel special.
::: spoiler spoiler
Once in you can pinch the base and twist it to try and help it pop open, run your finger around the outside, or try a different folding method.
:::
The Meluna are good and come in normal or Shortie but keep in mind they’re a bit pricey and depending on your needs the smaller sizes could be way too small. Definitely look up size comparison charts online
I haven't used cups but I want to try them as well lol
I use period undies, and overnight pads on the heavy days. Period undies are good, but the best ones are ones made from fabric - cheap ones are mostly polyester/synthetic and they cause a bit of sweat rash. The fabric ones are breathable, and I haven't leaked once with them.
Not really part of this discussion but which are the good brands? I have to start thinking about this soon for Miniest and I want to have some in the cupboard handy for when the painters suddenly arrive 😳
I've got bonds, kmart and love luna, and the bonds are better. I don't trust them on heavy days though because they leak through the side seams at the gusset when the river is flowing.
Seconding Bonds. At Woolies they're sometimes on special, usually just next to the pads/tampons. The cheaper versions are synthetic polyester stuff which isn't great in hot weather, makes my ass sweaty and rashy, so check what they're made of - any lace ones are also not great and will fall apart. But anything that's fabric blend is good for breathability and longevity. I can't remember the other brand of fabric ones (maybe love luna?) I have but I also got them from Woolies.
Been a couple of years now since I got an IUD and haven't needed a cup. But I used one for a few years and had a great run (wish I'd been brave enough to use them before). Sadly they were some no name brand I got on special overseas so couldn't tell you what to get. They sent a medium and large size, the medium was supposed to be for women my size who hadn't had vaginal births but it leaked so I tried the large and that fit me just right. Though it took a few tries to work out how to fold and insert smoothly. Also my very first time I pulled it out without releasing the seal... do not, under any circumstance, do that.
But yeah it's hard to tell without just trying one first, to work out the size and shape of your vagina. The first may not be the best fit and you may have to wear the cost of trying again. Once you find one that works though, it's SO awesome - cleaner undies, fresher cooch, much less anxiety around leakage.
Had to do something pretty unfortunate this morning, so to balance it put, I finally got some lobster ramen. While the lobster itself was so-so (a bit tough) the lobster bisque ramen soup was the stuff my dreams are made out of!!
DUDE!! You were the one who posted about the lobster ramen a while back. I kept meaning to post asking who it was and how it was. Nice to see a review and post. Thanks, I was really curious...
Honestly the bisque alone was absolutely worth it - though the sparkling sake was always worth the stop off. As mentioned, the actual lobster was a bit of a hassle, but for the cheese and pesto sauce, worthy of its place all the same. I would love to try out of their more regular, down to earth ramens!
Among my recent purchases is a pair of canvas high tops. Because why the fuck not.
The process of stretching them slightly to get the fit just right - they ARE the right size, but feel just a smidge too small at the heels - is ongoing. I have stuffed…about four pairs of bundled up socks in these sneakers?
I thought the denizens of this shithole had finally left the bird water alone… Nope. Same tweaker came back yesterday and stole the metal pet bowl I was using to weigh the foil pan down.
Threw the water out of it the same aggressive way before stealing it so I have no idea why he keeps stealing them.
He’s always around here being a dickhead. And that was Melbcat’s old bowl, I was still using that. I wish stolen items could carry a curse.
I went out and checked the yellow sticky traps. They got a few but the whiteflies were mostly clustered underneath the leaves and the traps had caught multiple long legged flies… aka the beneficial insects that eat the aphids. Plus one tiny katydid. They might have got a weird kind of ladybird yesterday (which I freed).
Not happy Jan. I’ve taken them down and won’t be using them anymore.
It was an aph-ocalypse under there on the worst plant so I ended up using a strong solution of natural dish soap to douse and scrub wherever they were. It ended up leaving a thin wet lather of detergent behind which might harm the plants and encourage mildew (already an issue) but is hopefully insecticidal. Fingers crossed it doesn’t affect the good bugs.
Melbcat wasn’t impressed that I was out there for ages while she had to stay inside, so she’s off in her bed. It’s a shame. She could have sat with me or sunbathed. But I need her to accept staying a fully indoor kitty and not expect to be let out.
My gum near the problem tooth is looking red and sore so I think there’s a problem again. Hopefully only a minor infection from a floss nick but I’ll have to get that sorted between everything else going on.
Neighbours are already either up and drinking or haven't stopped. Given I heard them at 2am but they were quiet by 6am, I suspect they at least had a disco nap.
Had a late & boozy one yesterday and no energy for cooking anything so took myself out to a sit-down brunch for the first time in a while. I remember why I don’t do this anymore. So expensive and small servings. At least the coffee slapped, I’m feeling human again.
ahh yes. the old game of "did the circuit trip because the PSU blew or did the PSU blow because of the circuit trip" Followed swiftly by "where the fuck did my spare PSU go" and then onto "Fuck me, what the shit happened to PC stores while my back was turned"
(I need to get my UPS on a separate circuit, about once a year we get a dirty feed that it regulates and then the RCD shits itself thinking it's a spike)
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StudChud@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 1y
Eleven days until my 33rd birthday. When COVID started, I was 27 turning 28. My 30th happened during one of the lockdowns.
I've gone through 4 or 5 different calls centre jobs since 2019.
Now I'm studying animal care, with the plan to do either a Cert IV in Vet Nursing, or a Diploma of Animal Tech.
I spent only one year with my partner before COVID started. We've been together 6 years in Jan just gone.
It feels so long and no time at all. So much has changed.
I am grateful how I have managed to change my trajectory on a personal scale.
It's gonna be okay, eventually, and I hold enough hope about that for those who can't be hopeful.
I am eternally grateful for this community, a home made of code and human souls sharing their lives and advice. You've been amazing to me, even though I've been less than stellar at times.
Sending you all my love and good vibes! 💜💜💜
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
eee!
You're an asset to the DT AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Spud is so silly, we love her so much 😭
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
We love you mate!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
You’re doing amazingly!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
💕
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 1y
Miss Meow approves of the new cushions.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I wish I could sleep like that sometimes.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 1y
Starting new job tomorrow. Kind of nervous but excited.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Fart audibly and own it, show em you ain't scared
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I was gonna drop a deuce on the floor, but your suggestion is a bit cleaner.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Good luck. 💐
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Congratulations!
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Exciting times. I'm sure the move will be for the best
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
You'll rock it!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Good luck tomorrow!
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 1y
Everyone in the block of flats next door have moved out (was sold, probably end up being townhouses), last dude to leave who has early onset dementia came and said goodbye which was a bit sad. Really nice guy and can't imagine the move for him is gonna be easy.
Other place next door on the other side (with a bunch of noisy kids which is all good) have moved out cause they're about to do renos.
Completely neighbourless, and the lack of noise reminds me of locky lockdowns which to be honest isn't the worst thing.
Which brings us the rave choon
I think I could get used to this
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
You're on your Pat Malone 😔
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Dude!!!! I've been cranking that track for aaaaages!
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Seriously her voice was built for DnB :)
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
100% man. Hope to hear her on some more tracks.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
This is my neighbour's fence. Everytime he finds something worthy he staples it on here. I've popped it under a spoiler because it's fucking hideous.
::: spoiler spoiler
:::
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Is your neighbour in full control of their faculties? Or is he a cooked cunt?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Once a hoarder always a hoarder.
I think he worked with scrap metal and brought his work home with him. Decades worth of shit in his yard.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Damn. Feel sorry for the poor sap who has to clean that when old mate goes kaput
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
When that day happens we'll have to carpet bomb our yard with rat traps.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Have the demolition company use an excavator to load it all into demo skips. e: My dad's a hoarder and once upon a time the stuff he collected was worth something, now it's a hectare of shit that's been left to rot out the back of Castlemaine.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Impressive. I wonder what his selection criteria for inclusion are?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
From my observations, anything that's considered rubbish by normal people.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
The fence of Theseus.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
He could plant a nice hedge instead?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Haha. You're funny!
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
Saw three Tawny Frogmouths at the park 😃 I love them.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Gosh I love those birds! They look so silly and I adore them for it!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
You need to look up what they’re like as babies. “Antisocial dandelion” is a good start
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
It’s peeved
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Oh my god I can't. UNREAL
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
“Leave me AWONE 😡”
Aren’t they great?
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
My goodness that is an adorable pom-pom!
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
You're in the wrong pub, bozo
My favorite photo of tawny frogmouths.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
that's awesome 😃
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
I have some awesome gnochi from an Italian restaurant to sink my sore mouth into, some cheesecake, and a fluffy cat to annoy.
Life's good for now ❤️
Edit: as this is my last night of freedom before working again, I'm staying up one last time!!!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Gnocchi is pretty outstanding comfort food
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Lasagna. It is time.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
chorus of fat, heavenly angels intensifies
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Wow. Big sleep.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
The embiggening appears to have worked. I think my feet look quite fetching.
I’ll now be wearing them until bedtime just to make sure they settle in to the peculiarities of my feet
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Looks like we got us some Convos ..
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Nah. 20 bucks at Big W. Runners don’t last me long anyway because my gait is weird, so if I’m going to experiment with styles I go cheap. I go more upmarket once I’m sure the style suits me and I won’t destroy canvas shoes in six weeks!
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
They're really cute!!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Lazy day. New job starts Tuesday so I'm getting up early tomorrow to get used to it. 6:30am.
So super early night tonight.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Good idea.
Hope it goes ok for you.
How’s your headache from the other day going?
Neck and shoulder tightness and strains also cause me to get headaches, especially if I’ve been hunched over at a desk and it bunches up all my muscles together.
I think they’re called tension headaches?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Thanks mate :) Headache is subsided, doing exercises to try to stop it happening in the first place.
I get the same thing from sitting at a desk. Ergonomics is really, really important.
I call them migraines because I'm pretty much paralysed; can't get up, can't move, can't eat, feel like throwing up from the pain.
Stretch your shoulders everyone!!! lol
bacon@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
got a case of standard dun wanna but i must meal prep before i go out for dinner and then I remember I bought chips and chocolate on sale yesterday
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
that can be meal prep
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Sweet and savoury. Sounds like a perfectly balanced diet
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
I think I found a new hobby. I put the boxing on Wii and KO'd a few dickheads. I'm tired now.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
The spinach recalls because of E. Coli remind me of when I got salmonella from spinach in the early 2010s. My ex and I were so so sick, dying on the couch watching TV together, when the news started talking about it - that's how we found out what we had and why we were sick 😂
It's the only time I've ever had salmonella.
0/10 do not recommend.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
I got poisoned by a piece of salmon. It was instant. First time I've ever walked into a doctor's clinic with a bucket. A few people were seen to that day who had purchased the salmon at the same place. And yes, I still eat salmon.
The man just tried to return a bag of spinach and the workers had no idea what he was on about. The manager was called.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Salmon is too delicious to give up!!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Ya gotta get back on the horse.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Precisely! Can't let one lil bug ruin the entire food for ya!
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
The one exception I have with that is the time my shitty dad brought home some white chocolate bars home (probably got them for free from some event) and I already didn't like white chocolate much... only to discover halfway through the second bar there were dead insects and eggs inside 🤮 I still can't really eat white chocolate to this day.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Nobody should be made to eat white chocolate. It's an imposter.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
It's just wrong on every front. Like they took the most questionable part of chocolate and isolated it
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
EW my god wtf
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
White chocolate isn't even real chocolate! Bleugh!!
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
First of many signs that my dad didn't really care about us lol.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
fuck. I don’t think frozen spinach is affected? fuck.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Not sure, but there's a list here :)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-30/coles-iga-recalls-salad-products-over-e-coli-concerns/105114252
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I got the email about that so I better chuck mime out
MrAndrewD@aus.social · 2 pts · 1y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
much quieter here, last place had 5 neighbouring houses doing renos, one is a major demolition, the other uses jack hammers
and no aggressive junkies here, no porch pirates so far, had a package sit on my porch all day, was still there
and last thing I saw in my street in Carlton, first time I saw a homeless lady pushing a shopping trolley with her belongings, I went up to her and gave her a 20, she spoke in a middle class accent
I do understand living in the suburbs ( which I haven't done in 35 years ) means that even if I don't see social problems that doesn't mean the problem has gone away 😔
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Apparently I had a deprived childhood. I have never made or worn an Easter bonnet or hat. I thought it was an odd new thing, but friends of the same vintage and similar geography tell me this had been happening for many decades, I've just somehow completely missed it. Huh.
DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Huh? Never heard of easter hats.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Not just me then :)
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
nope, never did it
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Didn't know about it until my kids had an Easter parade in primary school
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
They were usually made in art class with cardboard, coloured paper and pipe cleaners. Then everyone paraded theirs around at a type of assembly while the Easter bunny visited your classroom dropping an egg off on your desk.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
That would have been fun. The few years at school we did them it was a chore given to parents, and then the children of the most creative/involved parents were given awards and made to feel special.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
It sounds quite fun.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Good times.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I’m Gen X and have never made or worn an Easter bonnet. I had to go to church when I was young so I’m surprised somebody there wasn’t on to that
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
::: spoiler spoiler I stopped using them but try Meluna for smaller options. The Lunette and Divacup are quite large.
Also practice wearing one at home and get used to it before wearing it out. :::
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
::: spoiler spoiler Once in you can pinch the base and twist it to try and help it pop open, run your finger around the outside, or try a different folding method. :::
The Meluna are good and come in normal or Shortie but keep in mind they’re a bit pricey and depending on your needs the smaller sizes could be way too small. Definitely look up size comparison charts online
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I haven't used cups but I want to try them as well lol
I use period undies, and overnight pads on the heavy days. Period undies are good, but the best ones are ones made from fabric - cheap ones are mostly polyester/synthetic and they cause a bit of sweat rash. The fabric ones are breathable, and I haven't leaked once with them.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Not really part of this discussion but which are the good brands? I have to start thinking about this soon for Miniest and I want to have some in the cupboard handy for when the painters suddenly arrive 😳
Eagle@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I've got bonds, kmart and love luna, and the bonds are better. I don't trust them on heavy days though because they leak through the side seams at the gusset when the river is flowing.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Ah, thankyou for that 👍🏻
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Seconding Bonds. At Woolies they're sometimes on special, usually just next to the pads/tampons. The cheaper versions are synthetic polyester stuff which isn't great in hot weather, makes my ass sweaty and rashy, so check what they're made of - any lace ones are also not great and will fall apart. But anything that's fabric blend is good for breathability and longevity. I can't remember the other brand of fabric ones (maybe love luna?) I have but I also got them from Woolies.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Thanks for that 👍🏻
Eagle@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I have tried a disc recently, never tried a cup. The disc is okay but I'm not well versed in it.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
for me it was pure agony
but that was 10 years ago, they might have improved since then
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Been a couple of years now since I got an IUD and haven't needed a cup. But I used one for a few years and had a great run (wish I'd been brave enough to use them before). Sadly they were some no name brand I got on special overseas so couldn't tell you what to get. They sent a medium and large size, the medium was supposed to be for women my size who hadn't had vaginal births but it leaked so I tried the large and that fit me just right. Though it took a few tries to work out how to fold and insert smoothly. Also my very first time I pulled it out without releasing the seal... do not, under any circumstance, do that.
But yeah it's hard to tell without just trying one first, to work out the size and shape of your vagina. The first may not be the best fit and you may have to wear the cost of trying again. Once you find one that works though, it's SO awesome - cleaner undies, fresher cooch, much less anxiety around leakage.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Good night everyone, sleep tight
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
no one has bed bugs?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
just more cleaning and unpacking today
I think I'll start setting up my shell collection cabinet 🙂
it's a very blowy day here and it's makes the cats skittish 😃
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Had to do something pretty unfortunate this morning, so to balance it put, I finally got some lobster ramen. While the lobster itself was so-so (a bit tough) the lobster bisque ramen soup was the stuff my dreams are made out of!!
::: spoiler Ramen pic
:::
Now I need a long nap!
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Oooh that looks divine 😍
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
DUDE!! You were the one who posted about the lobster ramen a while back. I kept meaning to post asking who it was and how it was. Nice to see a review and post. Thanks, I was really curious...
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Honestly the bisque alone was absolutely worth it - though the sparkling sake was always worth the stop off. As mentioned, the actual lobster was a bit of a hassle, but for the cheese and pesto sauce, worthy of its place all the same. I would love to try out of their more regular, down to earth ramens!
That was the Toorak Rd shop, btw!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
i would def try that 🙂
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Hiiiighly recommend!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🙂
Catfish@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
noises of feline mayhem & destruction
This was inevitable.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
If they’re not wrecking the Venetians they’re climbing the screen door
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
I’m off to the market. Yaaaay
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Goodnight all! I'm going to get horizontal and vegetate in my creaky old bed. Ciao for now.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Goodnight :)
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Among my recent purchases is a pair of canvas high tops. Because why the fuck not.
The process of stretching them slightly to get the fit just right - they ARE the right size, but feel just a smidge too small at the heels - is ongoing. I have stuffed…about four pairs of bundled up socks in these sneakers?
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
We had a good day at the Zoo today, the tigers and monkeys were fairly active.
My biggest takeaway was the Norco Scene is the zoo's bike of choice. If I was Norco or a reseller I'd get on that for a campaign
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Beep Beep 🚚
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imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
A big glass of "wanna" please? I have caught your don't wannas and I have to go out in a bit
Edited to actually make sense
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🍬🫚🥤
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Zucchini and avocado cake please. With crushed croissant topping with roasted almonds. I neeeeed me some helf.
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🌰
🔨🥐
🥒🥑🍰
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Chicken and waffles pizza please
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🍗🧇🍕
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I thought the denizens of this shithole had finally left the bird water alone… Nope. Same tweaker came back yesterday and stole the metal pet bowl I was using to weigh the foil pan down.
Threw the water out of it the same aggressive way before stealing it so I have no idea why he keeps stealing them.
He’s always around here being a dickhead. And that was Melbcat’s old bowl, I was still using that. I wish stolen items could carry a curse.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I'd looove booby trapping/ambushing this fucker! In a way that you can't be obviously blamed for it.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
What do you suggest?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Motion sensor sprinklers filled with that fart juice stuff 😂
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
There are a lot of cats and birds around who would cop it so I don’t do anything
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Aah I've got nothing 😔 I've been racking my brain and can't come up with anything completely foolproof and unproblematic.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I wish.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I went out and checked the yellow sticky traps. They got a few but the whiteflies were mostly clustered underneath the leaves and the traps had caught multiple long legged flies… aka the beneficial insects that eat the aphids. Plus one tiny katydid. They might have got a weird kind of ladybird yesterday (which I freed).
Not happy Jan. I’ve taken them down and won’t be using them anymore.
It was an aph-ocalypse under there on the worst plant so I ended up using a strong solution of natural dish soap to douse and scrub wherever they were. It ended up leaving a thin wet lather of detergent behind which might harm the plants and encourage mildew (already an issue) but is hopefully insecticidal. Fingers crossed it doesn’t affect the good bugs.
Melbcat wasn’t impressed that I was out there for ages while she had to stay inside, so she’s off in her bed. It’s a shame. She could have sat with me or sunbathed. But I need her to accept staying a fully indoor kitty and not expect to be let out.
My gum near the problem tooth is looking red and sore so I think there’s a problem again. Hopefully only a minor infection from a floss nick but I’ll have to get that sorted between everything else going on.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Neighbours are already either up and drinking or haven't stopped. Given I heard them at 2am but they were quiet by 6am, I suspect they at least had a disco nap.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
windy here and I am pretty tired an achy
good night, love you all 😘
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
A doozy today
40/50 with lucky guesses. Feather duster? Who knew.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
25/50
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
5/50 🙈
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
30/50. I didn't know about the leather feather duster either!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
30/50
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
15/50
Yikes
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
30 for me
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
🥬
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Wombok?
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
salmonella-free spinach
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃
It more like that.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🥓
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🍔
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Goodnight team. I hope I sleep as well as last night.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Had a late & boozy one yesterday and no energy for cooking anything so took myself out to a sit-down brunch for the first time in a while. I remember why I don’t do this anymore. So expensive and small servings. At least the coffee slapped, I’m feeling human again.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Eating out is so often not worth it these days. Sadly one of life's pleasures has been diluted.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Tis a bit cool. Needed to chuck a blanket over the doona. Winter doona is going onto the bed on the next linen wash day.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I had to put the doona on tonight. It's been just a sheet for 6 months now.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
ahh yes. the old game of "did the circuit trip because the PSU blew or did the PSU blow because of the circuit trip" Followed swiftly by "where the fuck did my spare PSU go" and then onto "Fuck me, what the shit happened to PC stores while my back was turned"
(I need to get my UPS on a separate circuit, about once a year we get a dirty feed that it regulates and then the RCD shits itself thinking it's a spike)
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I don' like this.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Does anyone know of an animal rescue or shelter that takes strays?
The ones I've tried just say to contact the council and that's not going to lead to a positive outcome.