Oh no! Kerry Greenwood read my self published novel a few years back and said some very nice things and even let me quote her. Rereading her emails had been a great boost in confidence as I struggled with writing more things. And she was very kind (and funny) in the small exchange we had. I had planned on sending her the sequel at the end of this year. This is very sad news. Condolences to you and hers.
Going across town to see my nan and opa today. They're getting older and it's lowkey freaking me out, so I'm trying to visit more often 😬 it's just a small gathering; myself, them, dad, maybe my uncle - so it will be nice 🥰
Dad also found some old photos, about 10, in his wardrobe. Ones he hid and saved from mums rampages. He sent them to me and now I have a real nice collection of memories!
There's a number of them where I'm just a wee baby and mum is holding me. It's crazy to think she was just 19-20yo and I'm now way older than that. She was my age when I was 12-13. I can't imagine having a young teen child myself at my age.
PSA: new way for manufacturers to skive on what they sell. Just did a load of washing with a new bottle of laundry liquid. Clear bottle that was full to the top. Undid the top, and the vacuum released and the level of laundry liquid in the bottle dropped by about 2-3 cm. They'd squeezed the bottle when filling it to make it look a lot fuller than it was. Didn't think to measure the amount of liquid but will next time.
Argh. Like opening a box of something and finding it is mostly cardboard packer, or the way Toblerone bits have been double spaced. Aggravation and lies.
Um, I was thinking of tubes of toothpaste. When you change the topography of the outside layer by squeezing, the inside volume goes down. The difference here is that the shape of the bottle springs back which does not happen with toothpaste.
The fingerless gloves are out. I'm listening to some Burt Bacharach to keep me in a happy, chilled mood while I sit at the computer willing myself to get going on some very simple, brainless stuff for uni.
How was I today years old when I learned that one of my favourite Röyksopp tracks ("So Easy"), the first track from their seminal debut album, was a freaking BURT BACHARACH sample ("Blue So Blue"). Anyway. Onwards with the day... if I can get this super basic thing done, I will have chalked up a win!
Just got back from the Seymour farm expo so the boys could see 'Daddy work'. They enjoyed climbing on all the tractors and lawnmowers, and looking at the animals
Went out with Miniest today and she accidentally left her phone on the bus. That's what I reckon anyway after I tracked it via "find my phone" and figured it was basically following the 513/514 bus route to Greensborough. Interesting seeing it moving around. Have secured it remotely, but luckily it's a dirt cheap ZTE Optus prepaid phone and not something more expensive, why would anyone steal it lol. That's why you don't give your kids an expensive phone. She's pretty upset but I'm like hey we'll call lost property tomorrow, nothing we can do right now. It's a good lesson to you to be more careful with things. Luckily it's not an expensive lesson. She's got the same haphazard mercurial nature as her father, but she's a better learner! Elder's like me, checks things several times and then checks again. There comes a time when I have to say to myself, "Right, I've got my keys, I've got my phone, I've got my purse" in order to break the cycle of obsessive checking.
What do people call $2 shops these days? Seeing as that doesn’t really apply anymore. You know the ones I mean, they have gift wrap, plastic tubs, party goods, little ornaments, random stuff and there’s at least one in every suburb. The Bunnings of the people.
These have sprouted in a garden bed where there was nothing like this before. I think they might have come in mulch or compost I got from Bunnings. Are they weeds, or should I keep them? Checking because I’m having enough trouble with pellitory and don’t want more weeds to deal with.
I'm having a bit of a hunt around the house for stray micro SD cards. I got one of those Anbernic Gameboy SP style handhelds and I heard the SD cards they ship with aren't great.
No luck finding one so far, which is to be expected, but I've ordered one anyway. No analogue sticks on this thing so it will just be retro 2D games.
The ROMs it shipped with have been decent and in English. Only one hasn't worked but I'll swap it out anyway.
I also have the RG35XX-SP, I have come to prefer the custom firmware MuOS which has an image for each Anbernic RGXX handheld. They have decent themes.
Scrappy is a great MuOS app that gets all the box-art images, all you need is a free ScreenScraper account user/password.
Depending on the size of your TF (microSD), there are rom sets on archive.org, like Tiny Best Set Go! & Done Set, I just downloaded the RetroAcheivements set from Archive which has a 128gb & 256gb option. RetroAcheivements is a cross-platform account you can get pop-up acheivements for most retro games when Wi-Fi is on.
The Anbernic devices normally come with the Kioxia TF cards which aren't as brittle as the no name ones, however the roms that Anbernic are sending pre-installed seem to have the biggest Nintendo games ommited. I just got my 4th Anbernic delivered yesterday. MuOS handles dual TF cards well, it's common to have TF1 for just the OS & TF2 for the games/saves.
I predominantly play RomHacks, Super MarioMon (GBA) by Alphard just came out the other day. Pokemon Unbound is great too.
This is the sort of deep level tinkering I want to do, thanks for the guidance on this. Even though I have some ROMs myself, they're probably nowhere near as well organised as anything like that on Archive. And I'd like to explore the other OSes as well, because the default is adequate but could easily be better
My Opa caught a black rat with the trap he uses for Indian Mynas 😂
::: spoiler cute!
:::
I gave it some grape stalks lol. Of course it is a pest so he's gonna gas it with the car exhaust tomorrow. Sad but necessary. I told him to wear gloves and whatnot, zoonotic diseases and all that. I hate how cute it is though. I quadruple checked it wasn't a bush rat - the tail length gives it away.
116 Comments
Catfish@aussie.zone · 20 pts · 1y
Multifunction flowers. Happy Birthday me, and Vale Madame. It will be an odd day.
Not a secret any more ... Vale Kerry Greenwood OAM
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
lovely, Happy Birthday 😘
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Happy birthday!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
They’re lovely. May your odd birthday be what you need it to be
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Have a meaningful and worthwhile day amidst the birthday and goodbyes
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Happy birthday 🎂
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Thank you. Thank you (on behalf of). And yes.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Happy birthday! 🍰
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Happy b'day!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Happy B Day💋
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Happy birthday 🎂
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Cute! Happy birthday 😊
StartWin@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 1y
Oh no! Kerry Greenwood read my self published novel a few years back and said some very nice things and even let me quote her. Rereading her emails had been a great boost in confidence as I struggled with writing more things. And she was very kind (and funny) in the small exchange we had. I had planned on sending her the sequel at the end of this year. This is very sad news. Condolences to you and hers.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Happy birthday!🎂
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Gorgeous flowers! Happy Birthday.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Happy birthday! 💜💜
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Happy birthday. Remember to top those up with clear blue studs or they'll fall to pieces
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Happy birthday :)
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Happy Birthday!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Happy birthday!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 1y
Vanilla yogurt cheater’s pancakes (no eggs in the house!) with cardamom-pistachio sugar and apricots. Not seen in shot - coffee
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I assume those are made with ground cardamon, not full pods?
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Yeah, there’s ground cardamom in the sugar blend
Catfish@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
And the Bond on the old joint has come through. One utterly scathing RE review to compose for Purple Pingers 😺
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I love how he's running for parliament and they're using his username for it
StudChud@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Going across town to see my nan and opa today. They're getting older and it's lowkey freaking me out, so I'm trying to visit more often 😬 it's just a small gathering; myself, them, dad, maybe my uncle - so it will be nice 🥰
Dad also found some old photos, about 10, in his wardrobe. Ones he hid and saved from mums rampages. He sent them to me and now I have a real nice collection of memories!
There's a number of them where I'm just a wee baby and mum is holding me. It's crazy to think she was just 19-20yo and I'm now way older than that. She was my age when I was 12-13. I can't imagine having a young teen child myself at my age.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
PSA: new way for manufacturers to skive on what they sell. Just did a load of washing with a new bottle of laundry liquid. Clear bottle that was full to the top. Undid the top, and the vacuum released and the level of laundry liquid in the bottle dropped by about 2-3 cm. They'd squeezed the bottle when filling it to make it look a lot fuller than it was. Didn't think to measure the amount of liquid but will next time.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Argh. Like opening a box of something and finding it is mostly cardboard packer, or the way Toblerone bits have been double spaced. Aggravation and lies.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
not a scam
the volume of soap remains the same
the bottle bulges a bit when filled
it's sealed under vacuum to stop it from leaking in transit
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Agree. It's like the air in a packet of chips. Acts as a cushion.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Um, I was thinking of tubes of toothpaste. When you change the topography of the outside layer by squeezing, the inside volume goes down. The difference here is that the shape of the bottle springs back which does not happen with toothpaste.
briongloid@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Today is a 25hr day.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
happy longest day of the year
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Making pancakes, making Sunday pancakes…find my cardamom and put it in a pancake…🥞
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Drool🤤
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Now I need to watch some adventure time lol
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
The fingerless gloves are out. I'm listening to some Burt Bacharach to keep me in a happy, chilled mood while I sit at the computer willing myself to get going on some very simple, brainless stuff for uni.
How was I today years old when I learned that one of my favourite Röyksopp tracks ("So Easy"), the first track from their seminal debut album, was a freaking BURT BACHARACH sample ("Blue So Blue"). Anyway. Onwards with the day... if I can get this super basic thing done, I will have chalked up a win!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
i 💜burt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGSOCHu6KuI
i've been a bit blue myself
keep my mind on long term goals and let my emotions fall as they may
i'll try and think happy 😊
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Bacharach is less known that he used to be. And still underrated. I like his work too.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
I'm hungry but the time is wrong :(
Grackle@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Long live nanna dinner. Love being done with my kitchen by 6pm.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Same here.
I’m having a cup a soup to occupy myself.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I am about to have a shower and go to bed.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I’m eating early.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
It is really ruff out there today.
Haven't seen it like that in a while.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
It's warmer outside than inside the house.
Fleece hoodie is out.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
so it is
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Just applied for a postal vote as I’m going to be interstate on election day. I am a whole grown up
Eagle@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Just did mine too.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Why yes, I do believe I'll nap and think about all the times last week I was desperate for more sleep lol
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
I have packed another box.
I really don't like this whole packing thing. Why have we not yet invented teleportation so I can just beam it all over as is?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
i am still unpacking 🫥
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Just got back from the Seymour farm expo so the boys could see 'Daddy work'. They enjoyed climbing on all the tractors and lawnmowers, and looking at the animals
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Perfect weather for a Sunday. Heater is on, snuggled under doona with cat.
And an extra hour for the day!
Ahhh.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
today was a jellyfish kind of day
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Blub
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
hey Squidward ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Awp8SC2CY
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
eee jelly
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Done my market run
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Snuggle in bed time lol
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Done my gyme
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Went out with Miniest today and she accidentally left her phone on the bus. That's what I reckon anyway after I tracked it via "find my phone" and figured it was basically following the 513/514 bus route to Greensborough. Interesting seeing it moving around. Have secured it remotely, but luckily it's a dirt cheap ZTE Optus prepaid phone and not something more expensive, why would anyone steal it lol. That's why you don't give your kids an expensive phone. She's pretty upset but I'm like hey we'll call lost property tomorrow, nothing we can do right now. It's a good lesson to you to be more careful with things. Luckily it's not an expensive lesson. She's got the same haphazard mercurial nature as her father, but she's a better learner! Elder's like me, checks things several times and then checks again. There comes a time when I have to say to myself, "Right, I've got my keys, I've got my phone, I've got my purse" in order to break the cycle of obsessive checking.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
bit close to home
Guessing they chose to swim at the front beach which is where that piccy I took of a wave hitting the sea wall on Fri. is.
Was rough.
And that's why we go to the dog beach about 1km away further in the bay when it's like that.
Silly (and lucky) people.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
omg, that's terrifying
and so glad no one was lost
Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
What time is it? That one, no, that other one. Arghhhh my poor brain is confuzzled. ⏰
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
it's dark out there and there are crickets chirping
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
No crickets here, bats instead.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Bats are so cute!! 😍
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Nope.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Ugh. Melbcat and I both took painkillers and spent the day in bed. I'm feeling sick and the pain has been unreal.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Did not make it back home before the rain. Washing now in dryer - boo.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
What do people call $2 shops these days? Seeing as that doesn’t really apply anymore. You know the ones I mean, they have gift wrap, plastic tubs, party goods, little ornaments, random stuff and there’s at least one in every suburb. The Bunnings of the people.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Shit shop.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Still $2 shop.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
variety store
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Crazy crap store
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
There is one in Fairfield called Crazy Price Everything and I'd love to use that name for all of them
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Hiya
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Guten morgen!
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Another stonking day eh chaps?
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
quiz
15/50 Nuff said.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
40/50
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
40/50, got the last one wrong lol
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
35/50
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
25
Duenan@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
25/50 today
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
The weather has definitely turned, Miss Meow is back to curling in her basket.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
28/29 next weekend. Last gasp of summer I reckon.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I wish my stomach wasn’t such a jerk. Some potato leek soup would be great about now
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
so many hugs
have what you can 😊 toast is always good to eat with other food as the carbon absorbs any bad elements and is very settling
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Beep Beep 🚚
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Peas and tuna with cheese and butter please
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🫛🐟🧀🧈
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
it's oodie season
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
A question for the garden-savvy folk…
These have sprouted in a garden bed where there was nothing like this before. I think they might have come in mulch or compost I got from Bunnings. Are they weeds, or should I keep them? Checking because I’m having enough trouble with pellitory and don’t want more weeds to deal with.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Might be:
Elephant's-ear
Giant taro
Cunjevoi
They sort of all look the same (to me anyway). I have one very similar to yours and it gets quite big with enough water.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Thanks! I’ll investigate further :-)
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
This site might help.
https://identify.plantnet.org/
I was struggling to work out what mine was and still confused lol.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
That’s fantastic, thank you!
E: think I’ve narrowed it down to an alocasia or colocasia - they all look very similar
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
If they turn out to be elephant ear and you don’t want them, you can dig them up and sell them, I’ve seen them on marketplace.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
That’s an idea
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
same
they are the devil to get rid of , just a small fragment will grow into a big plant
but if you like them that's cool
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I'm having a bit of a hunt around the house for stray micro SD cards. I got one of those Anbernic Gameboy SP style handhelds and I heard the SD cards they ship with aren't great.
No luck finding one so far, which is to be expected, but I've ordered one anyway. No analogue sticks on this thing so it will just be retro 2D games.
The ROMs it shipped with have been decent and in English. Only one hasn't worked but I'll swap it out anyway.
briongloid@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I also have the RG35XX-SP, I have come to prefer the custom firmware MuOS which has an image for each Anbernic RGXX handheld. They have decent themes.
Scrappy is a great MuOS app that gets all the box-art images, all you need is a free ScreenScraper account user/password.
Depending on the size of your TF (microSD), there are rom sets on archive.org, like Tiny Best Set Go! & Done Set, I just downloaded the RetroAcheivements set from Archive which has a 128gb & 256gb option. RetroAcheivements is a cross-platform account you can get pop-up acheivements for most retro games when Wi-Fi is on.
The Anbernic devices normally come with the Kioxia TF cards which aren't as brittle as the no name ones, however the roms that Anbernic are sending pre-installed seem to have the biggest Nintendo games ommited. I just got my 4th Anbernic delivered yesterday. MuOS handles dual TF cards well, it's common to have TF1 for just the OS & TF2 for the games/saves.
I predominantly play RomHacks, Super MarioMon (GBA) by Alphard just came out the other day. Pokemon Unbound is great too.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
This is the sort of deep level tinkering I want to do, thanks for the guidance on this. Even though I have some ROMs myself, they're probably nowhere near as well organised as anything like that on Archive. And I'd like to explore the other OSes as well, because the default is adequate but could easily be better
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Does anyone know what these are called?
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Dorayaki
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Thank you.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Have never seen before. Looks like pikelets stuck together with jam?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
You are right. They're a Japanese sweet called dorayaki.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
My Opa caught a black rat with the trap he uses for Indian Mynas 😂
::: spoiler cute!
:::
I gave it some grape stalks lol. Of course it is a pest so he's gonna gas it with the car exhaust tomorrow. Sad but necessary. I told him to wear gloves and whatnot, zoonotic diseases and all that. I hate how cute it is though. I quadruple checked it wasn't a bush rat - the tail length gives it away.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
that tail 😬
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Yup! Long black rat tail - their tails are longer than the length of their body.
Bush rats have rather short tails, you can see in these pics how short it is compared to the body of the bush rat
::: spoiler native Bush Rats
Different species too, but same genus: Rattus fuscipes. Native to Australia.
The black rat, Rattus rattus is, obviously, introduced/a pest species. Same with the Norway rat Rattus norvegicus
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
aw, the aussie rat is such a cutie
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
so tired, love you all vm, sleep well, good night 😘