Discussion Thread 🍧 Monday 26 January 2026

Nah you're still young cos you know how you hurt yourself. Getting old is when one minute you're fine and next minute you suffer an injury and you didn't even do nuffin

Welcome to Middle age!!! Where getting up to walk to the bathroom may leave you paralysed on the ground from back spasms lol

I can't wait to hear further developments!

Get that bag 💰

We pulled up at a truck stop on the way back today and they had a sign saying they were charging an extra 10% to cover penalty rates. I'm fine with that as long as it's true

We're doing sausages at work tonight too. No frozen treats unfortunately, but I believe we have lamingtons.

Hanging out with partner and mate, still recovering from wedding shenanigans on sat night lol

Super chill day, as tomorrow will be too fucking hot and I gotta go to work lol

Bunnings trip. Then chill b4 tomorrow.

Gonna have some snags in bread, relax, read a book, not much else. Partied the last 4 days. Lol.

I’m off to see Marty Supreme.

Need to unKAOS but am also feeling very, very lazy. So clothes washing and gaming it will probably be! Maybe some craft time later.

going thru the new train tunnel and shopping at daiso and miniso

then home to do my UnKAOS

I haven’t been feeling well so probably some more rest. Maybe some tidying tonight if I have enough energy

Tidying up around the house, there’s crap everywhere after a busy week. Dealing with laundry. Watering the indoor plants. Gym & pool in the afternoon. Have a massive pasta craving so will make for dinner. Then tennis watching & chill.

I'm working on pizza duty tomorrow so resting as much as possible. Did some laundry though.

Being an allergic snot monster, avoiding wilfully ignorant persons, and possibly some minor concreting.

Sheets washed, shopping done.

Pretty fucked today, so in bed rest of the day

Oh yeah! I promised some ideas didn't I? First get a good protein powder for smoothies after gym. Don't really have a recommendation here though.

Good protein options

• can of chickpeas, drain and roast for 5/10 mins. Add a little bit of oil and any spices you want (I usually do s&p, paprika and a bit of chilli). This is a great snack or through rice etc
• tofu. Buy the firm stuff and squeeze moisture out before you do anything with it. It also freezes well and goes firmer when defrosted. But it has no taste so marinade or spice it up like chicken. Bit of hoisin sauce, or honey and soy. Best cooked in oil on hot for crsipyness but under the griller is good too
• buy some of the three or four bean mix. That, corn, tomato and some sweet chilli sauce is like the quickest salad ever.

If you make bolognaise then you can swap out mince for lentils. Use brown or red or a mix.

Derek Samo on YouTube has a bunch of good vegan stew recipes and tips. rainbow plant life is ok but sometimes she just has too many ingredients and I can't be bothered.

In my case, late partner. We were 6 years old, and entered primary school at the same moment. Literally hand in hand at our parents insistence. We hated each other, and never failed to provoke each other during lessons. Secondary school was separate, and he developed a series of crushes on tall blonde anglos with money. After his marriage to a tall blonde anglo girl (also in the same primary school intake) failed, he spent maybe 7-8 years discovering that he needed to learn manners. Preferably good manners, but that took a bit longer. During that time I had a failed marriage with a marine biologist and some very low points in my life.

After that, we met up again and connected. 30+ years later I lost him to a drug-resistant golden staph infection during covid. Still miss the bastard. Even if I did need to teach him not to dictate to me IN MY OWN KITCHEN by pouring a panful of eggs & bacon over him in front of his kids. And he was an Essendon supporter - always a warning sign imo. But I rose to that challenge by embracing Carlton as my team of choice.

A group of us were meant to see a band together. Everyone else pulled out at the last minute except us two. It may have been a set up. Yadda yadda yadda. We've been together 30 years next week.

Ps. We knew each other before this but weren't really friends.

Pretty sure I already told this one. Quick Tuesday after work drink from a Sat online message. I accused him of flirting with lampposts. He didn't leave on Friday.

Ex fiance:

Traded guitar lessons for swimming lessons. Wasn't supposed to be a date.

Turned into a date lol

Known each other for years through mutual friends. One day I asked "so how's Boyo doing?" to the friend and she set up a group dinner after which I thought he hated me. After some messaging and a bout of illness we got our shit together and met up for coffee in which I verbal vomited the shit show that was my life. Somehow he thought that was pretty cool. I think he's pretty cool.

I love your beach photos!

I don't celebrate the date. I celebrate being an aussie. Couldn't give a shit what date it falls on.

https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/melton-line-upgrade

I have the same thing happening here.

Is it saying Maribyrnong because you got the egg in Germany and hatched it here?

That's awesome!!! Nicely done!! I need to grind mine, was looking over my bug collection earlier.

fruit salad and a cup of tea please

Iced peppermint tea and a nardoo bun please chef.

Sunny side up fried eggs on toast with half an avocado on the side please