Yarrabyte's gone missing again. Last seen behind the tapestry wool in Spotlight. No way of knowing if still there. Should we send out a search party?
Yarrabyte's gone missing again. Last seen behind the tapestry wool in Spotlight. No way of knowing if still there. Should we send out a search party?
132 Comments
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 290d
I wanna let youse know YarraByte is with me and we are getting pissed together. They may not turn up for work tonight because my parties can get pretty wild.
Cheers everyone 🍺
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 290d
Did they have an excuse for not turning up last night?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 290d
Mental health break. Too much responsibility.
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 290d
And the night before?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 290d
Possible gastro.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Cheers!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Cheers 🍺
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Cheers 🥂
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Cheers 🍺
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Proper 🍻🍻🍻
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Fuck oath 🍺
Catfish@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 291d
Perils of living with the colourblind, he keeps stealing my toothbrush
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 290d
elastic band round the handle of his only
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
Both his now, I got a blue one out of the spare stash
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
stickers
you can have a rude word in red-green for his
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
I'm sorry this made me laugh. What colour is it and what colour does he think it is?
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 290d
Red and green
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Oh classic. You should put a little sticker on his.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 290d
I has new friends thanks to pizza:
The friends:
The pizza:
They're not quite at the stage of the one down the beach (who just does whatever it wants). It's a start.
Which calls for a rave choon
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
I'd be your friend for that pizza too.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
It def looks good 🤤
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 291d
Yeah last I saw Yarrabyte was cracking into the sewing machine oil and chatting up the computerised Singers. Probably still hungover
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 290d
Here's hoping the weekend will help me recharge a bit after feeling sick last weekend. I had the last few days at work to myself but I've felt so flat and out of it, I just need a longer rest I think
Catfish@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 290d
I have successfully revived the robovac! Of course we now have the same cat based problem as before, the LittleOne just cannot leave it alone to charge. Off to internet ways to disable the too tempting Ding!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
I need to grab one of those for fluffball to ride around on when I’m at work lol
Catfish@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 290d
Mine never rode it, but he sure wants to bapp it
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
That is fucking adorable lol
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Here Ted won't stop fighting the robovac, I have to close doors to keep him out
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 291d
friday quiz
8/10
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 291d
Also 8/10
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
5/10
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 291d
8/10
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 291d
8 ta da
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
8/10
mertn22@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
8
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 291d
7/10, ho hum
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 290d
Just cracked a chinotto
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
GOAT soft drink
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 290d
I am about to make a really big batch of caramalised onions. There will be tears. 🧅😭
Edit: 4kg of onions sucessfully cut and in the saucepan to caramelise. There were tears, but not as many as I feared. Now I can start dealing with some less defensive vegetables.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
Sharpened your knife?
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
Knife was sharpened. Onions had the ends cut off and then straight into water to be peeled. They were then sliced in the food processor, which was opened under the exhaust fan to put into the pan. I managed to get away with only needing to wash my face to end excessive teariness once, which is pretty good for me as I seem to be very sensitive to onion.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 290d
Do you freeze them or is this for a specific recipe?
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
I freeze them. Most of them end up in toasted sandwiches.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
wear swimming goggles
also a good hint for at protests where you might expect some action
mertn22@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
Breathe through your mouth while cutting them up.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
I wish that was all it took. I am very sensitive to onion and end up in tears cutting them as a regular occurance. With large batches like this tears are guaranteed.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 290d
Pizza is here, music apps installed, all my shit from band rehearsal last night is plugged back in.
Fuck yeah Friday night. Cheers ❤️
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Cheers 🍹
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 291d
Mr Woof's really not doing his guard dog duties well today. There is someone at the front door dropping off the groceries and he's just nonchalantly wandering around the back yard.
Edit: I just left him unattended with some of the shopping bags for a moment. Instead of getting into the lamb roast that was in one of the bags he thoroughly investigated the box of long life milk. He's just not dogging properly at all today 🤣 Maybe he just needs a good walk.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
Needs a reset
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 290d
WHEN WILL THERE BE A FOOD QUIZ?
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 290d
UNDER NEPOLIAN III WHAT WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE DINING UTENSIL MADE OF / ELEMENT.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 290d
*Napaleon oopsies.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 290d
**Nupolion.. fuck we're getting there.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 290d
Neapolitan?
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
Nipplelion
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
Correct
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
aluminium?
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
!
That's always a surprise to me.
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 290d
It's bloody difficult stuff to refine without electricity, which wasn't available until relatively recently. Kaiser Wilhelm III had a special helmet made of gold and aluminium and the gold was the cheap bit.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
It was used to make crowns even
It was very hard to refine and smelt, that's why, takes very very high temps
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 290d
WHEN YOU SET ONE UP
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Alright. I may have a quiz game or ten. When I can be fuck typing, I'll entertain youse.
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
Deal.
mertn22@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 290d
Another quiz 6/10
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
Is there a rave choon for that?
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
yep and I'm glad you asked :)
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
Excellent
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
under my rock by patrick star with sponge bob https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7T5GBalllI
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
6/10 really lucky guesses
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
8
I got one of lotr questions wrong :(
in my defense it was probably in one of the appendices
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
show off :)
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
:P
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
7/10
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
8/10 got lucky with one, and unlucky with another. Also paid the smartypants price for the other wrong one.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
I think Seagoon is gonna do really well with this one. No pressure.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
I think Seagoon does well at everything
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Very true.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
aw, thanks
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
I only got 8 :(
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
I'm disappointed for you 😔
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 290d
The shopping has all been put away. When you do a major shop monthly that takes quite a while. Sadly they didn't have the bag of potatoes I ordered and for some reason they decided they couldn't substitute them. Is there a major potato shortage I am unaware of? Fortunately I am not completely out, but I will have to go low potato for a while.
Other substitutions today include giving me red curry paste instead of yellow and a different cut of beef which won't work well for what I planned. So I'm making red curry beef instead of yellow curry chicken, and will make a different style of chicken curry from ingredients I already have.
This afternoon I will be doing some packaging of meat for the freezer and a few other food preps, and hopefully get a bit of gardening done too.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 290d
Yes there is a potato shortage. Something to do with a drought in South Australia.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 290d
How very rude of the universe to do this to me. This is one of the downsides to moving house, I would have had some from the garden if I hadn't done that.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
I haven't been able to find seed potatoes , I was looking for 2 months
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
Given that Ballarat is right in the middle of Victoria's Big Potato district, you should be able to find some in specialty shops. Try the local shop in Trentham or Ballan. Cost per kilo will be astronomical (at least $3 per kilo), but the spuds should be nice & fresh and mega delicious. Yes, seed potatoes are grown all around Buninyong and Ballan and Trentham for most of Vic & SA. Ditto horseradish and parsnips. Something to do with the height above sea level preventing some diseases from getting into the seed potatoes. Plus fairly reliable rainfall at zigacktly the right times of the year and a very reliable cold season.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 290d
This explains why my local had no potatoes last time I was there, sweet potato was the only option. Love sweet potato but it is not a substitute!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
I quite like sweet potatoes in rich dishes such as stews and curries.
Here's my flex. I have 10 medium sized spuds ready for mash with my lamb chops for Sunday feast day.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 290d
4kg onions = 31 serves of caramelised onion. That should last me a while.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
sounds delicious :)
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 291d
@Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
Dude check out ik multimedia. If you buy amplitube 5 for 30 bucks you get to choose another 42 plugins for free!!!!
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 291d
ooh been a while since I've seen a group buy that's a good deal!
Looking at their website I had no idea they're also leaning into hardware these days lol.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Right? I wouldn’t mind one of those arc microphones but a bit out of reach at the moment lol
I’m going to grab amplitude and see what’s on offer. I mean can always go to news but wouldn’t hurt to own a couple.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
I grabbed em. There's some real useful ones like T-racks 6 and a few other mixing plugins
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 290d
Today’s gone well so far. Let this continue
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
Amen
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 290d
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 290d
Japan is super safe.
I'd say ditch the tour and just organise it yourself. Getting lost is half the fun :)
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
I've been lost many times, just find a main road, they often have maps or duck into a cafe and ask
if it's bad grab the closest taxi and ask to go to the nearest landmark you know
or to your hotel. Take a business card from your hotel's front desk and pass that to the taxi driver
tone212_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Tours are great but you pay a premium for having everything taken care of you. Also, less flexibility in your trip. I love solo travelling but I understand the thought of it is super daunting. Japan is a great place to have your first experience with this - it's very safe (taking the usual precautions you would anywhere else). Having to navigate a new place yourself is part of the experience, you can do a lot more than you think. And there are other ways to connect with solo travellers. I'm not coming from this with the female perspective though, you can do research on other solo female traveller experiences in Japan to see what it might be like.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
You can plan your own holiday and part of that might be organised day or two day tours if you are interested. It might be cheaper and easier than renting a car for longer trips.
get a big tour guide book and see what you want t do, DK or frommer is good, lonely planet is clueless. Booking is so easy now because internet.
Think of it this way, you live in a really big city so you already know how to do this :)
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
It's bloody beautiful outside, I'm going to find some "work" to do away from my desk while it lasts!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 291d
Let yarrabyte stew a bit and think they are lost
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 291d
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TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 291d
Hello chef! Hot toast with babaganoush with a fried egg on top and coffee please.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 291d
🍳
🔥🍞🍆🍋🫒🧄☕️
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Yumm. Thanks chef!
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 291d
The best beef pie ever please
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 291d
1️⃣🥩🥧
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 291d
Bubble tea with extra bubbles, please
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 291d
🛁☕️
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
Urgh my microwave died. Do I get a fancy one or a cheap simple one. Convection and airfry seem to be things in microwaves now. e: hmm 3v3 votes. Imma see if the next Aldi has the convection on sale else I'll get a $50 700W baby microwave, babies are less than 20Litres yeah?
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
Cheap. The expensive ones die twice as fast in my experience. Currently have a Westinghouse, after a Samsung died 2 weeks after the warranty expired. Have always paid $$ for Sharp, but the cheap Westinghouse is doing a great job.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
I have a Samsung. It's small. 2 things it doesn't do is large popcorn bags and microwave rice standing up (I lay it on It's side. It does the job). Go with one that microwaves, grills and bakes.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
Those flatbed ones where your food stays still seem interesting. They're a bit more than a traditional microwave but it could be worth it for the extra space
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
It's 99% re-heating meal prep or cooking poppadums so I don't need a heap of space.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 290d
and making cups of tea and coffee
stib@aus.social · 2 pts · 290d
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
and yet when I lived in America I had a good coffee machine
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
I have never used the microwave for tea or coffee.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
I lost the containers I put my caramelised onions into to freeze. I searched everywhere without any success and decided to go to the backup plan of ice cube trays. Then I remembered where the containers are - in the pantry, right next to where I have been working all day and very visible. Fortunately I remembered before actually packaging the onions.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
ice cube trays sound like a very good idea
just freeze 'em then put them in freezer bags so you can use in single serves
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
I like the little containers because they are easy to throw one in for lunch at the last minute if I've been a bit lax on preparation. I've always got some sliced cheese and bread available at a minimum, throwing on some caramelised onion makes a great last minute toastie. But ice cube trays work too - I have a few in different sizes and freeze things like herbs and tomato paste, very rarely actual ice.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
updating printer drivers ...waiting
oh ffs
processing .....
and went to print out my PT exercises, my PT did not do what I asked, which was to send pictures and text. She sent me an app to subscribe to, which I will not do.
That's really annoying.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
What is that nice soft ambient music , have I left some music on somewhere, a video perhaps,
oh, it's the train far away across the moor
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
I assume all the booms are Diwali bit late guys, so many upset animals in my range
stib@aus.social · 2 pts · 290d
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 290d
Ah. Had't realised that had started yet. Poor horses.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
pretty clouds over the bay
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 290d
tide is low, time for a short walk at the beach :)
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
good night everyone, sweet dreams
tone212_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
Finally home after day in office + shopping and dinner afterwards. There are few greater pleasures than putting on comfortable clothes after a long day and pouring a drink.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 290d
Coles didn't have two satay chicken skewers so only supplied me with one. Which is slightly annoying, as one's not really enough for a meal.
Except when I went to pack everything I discovered there actually were two in the package. I'm not sure what happened there, but I guess "yay, free chicken skewer". If they wanted to give me something free it would have been nice if it was a move expensive item though.