A little suggestion for next time. When you grab the tiramisu also get a can of whipped cream too cos together the both of them make you forget bad shit.
Fell asleep on couch watching Ghosts. Get up for 2am pee. Wait what the fuck is that slow drip noise?? Washing machine. Shit shit shit. Turn off at wall. Pull away from wall, thrown down towel. Go to basement below, puddle
separate side of the underhouse, not in brewery. Wet joists though, so i have a blower going from above, fans from below and humidifier at ground zero. I don't know how fucking long it was leaking though.
Melbcat used to have a compounding pharmacy deliver her meds by mail, and it was addressed to her with my last name. Like, that’s right, that’s my adopted daughter. Who is practically people
Here's a new choon. Last single before album goes out in 2 weeks (still gotta finish it lol 😅). This track has main-character-energy and a self indulgent guitar solo. Good summer bop. Enjoy!
https://on.soundcloud.com/QmO18X2t0URB1ulcZp
My gentleman caller swung by for a drink of water so I brought out some food in a disposable bowl.
::: spoiler spoiler
He was excited for pats and hungry but couldn’t finish the whole pouch.
I managed to get a feel of his spine and that boy is knobbly. A few little bald patches in thin fur. And by the snuffly snorty nose, the occasional sneezes, and the creaky meow he might have an upper respiratory infection. He was breathing huffily in excitement while being patted so I think so.
He finished eating and wandered a distance away to wash so I left the remainder out there. I came inside but removed my shoes at the door, and then washed my hands and clothes and showered to avoid bringing any diseases or parasites back to Melbcat.
I need to guess his weight or find parasite treatments that have a wide recommended weight range and see if I can get them in pill form.
:::
Melbcat is being both clingy and sulky. Welcome home cheater…
I’m now trying to think if I can get him to the vet (as they won’t treat an animal they haven’t seen). But I don’t want to risk sending him to the shelter which would be the outcome.
And the public water is probably infecting any other cat that drinks but there’s not much I can do without overextending myself ie. getting rid of the dispenser and washing an outside bowl daily (without wanting to bring an infectious item inside so I can use hot soapy water)
I have a possum trap if he's feral level stray. My stray is feral but I've nowhere to send him if I catch him so I leave him be and keep the food and water up. He doesn't immediately flee when I top off his food, so that's an improvement.
Thanks, I’ve decided not to trap him though as I don’t want to risk him being euthanised by a shelter. The possum traps may also not be safe due to not being designed for cats and he in particular is quite large.
This guy is really friendly, he behaves like a pet. I could have been mistaken about the hissing, it could have been a hiss or it could have been a harsh exhale as he seems to huff and puff when excited.
For now the plan is to get some regular food down him and earn his trust to the point I can give some flea and worm treatment
And homemade mayo. The mashed hard yolks are the emulsifier and very delicious too. The whites of hard boiled eggs otoh, can get in the bin. I usually donate these to the maggies who def will eat them where I will not.
Recipe for a Salad
by Rev.Sydney Smith (circa mid 1800s)
To make this condiment your poet begs
The pounded yellow of two hard-boil'd eggs;
Two boiled potatoes, passed through kitchen sieve,
Smoothness and softness to the salad give.
Let onion atoms lurk within the bowl,
And, half-suspected, animate the whole.
Of mordant mustard add a single spoon,
Distrust the condiment that bites so soon;
But deem it not, thou man of herbs, a fault
To add a double quantity of salt;
Four times the spoon with oil of Lucca crown,
And twice with vinegar procur'd from town;
And lastly o'er the flavour'd compound toss
A magic soupçon of anchovy sauce.
Oh, green and glorious! Oh, herbaceous treat!
Twould tempt the dying anchorite to eat;
Back to the world he'd turn his fleeting soul,
And plunge his fingers in the salad-bowl!
Serenely full, the epicure would say,
`Fate cannot harm me, I have dined today.'
They don't make recipies like that nowadays, but his advice is sound and the ingredients can be smashed up with a stick blender to make a very very nice mayo. Just use the same spoon throughout and you can't go wrong. I usually find one only anchovy is enough - more and you can taste them and you shouldn't - they're there for the umami. Half an onion/shallot finely chopped is enough too.
Fried - set yolk and crispy edges OR flipped with a semi runny yolk. Poached - runny yolk but the whites have got to be set. Scrambled & omelette - creamy and semi liquid. Coddled - runny yolk. In shakshuka and huevos rancheros, as per poached.
Depends, if its a fried egg for like breakfast then hard, but if its in a burger then probably hard.
If it was on nasi goreng, has to hard or in a phad thai, hard.
If its a toad-in-the-hole its gotta be hard.
However if its boiled for curried egg sandwiches or ramen noodles, i prefer hard.
If its just the yolk over steak tartare, raw.
A bit runny if it’s safe, but for caution I’d usually cook it a bit more. Australia is pretty good on food safety iirc but I don’t know if it’s quite safe to eat raw or *undercooked eggs like you can in Japan
Hard boiled or even overcooked are also fine, I’d be happy to eat all of it
I don't remember the last specific sandwich, there are too many. I'm having turkey, avocado and cranberry tomorrow (on fresh bread that I'm in the process of baking now) and they are always pretty good. If you are including toasties, Sunday lunch is a toasted sandwich, with meatloaf, roasted zucchini & pumpkin, marinaded mushroom and capsicum, and cheddar cheese.
I really liked the ones from 711. I think the last one was chicken schnitzel and salad on wholemeal with mayo but even plain chicken would have been fine.
7-11 has definitely lifted it's game re sangers etc. I like their thai beef wraps, and their roast beef too, except the roast beef comes with brown but still floppy bread which I do not like. But their best one (not always available) is the lamb souvlaki wrap - that's seriously yumm.
Just got back to melbs. Forgot keys, left the spare inside.
I am clever.
Got in how I used to as a naughty kiddo when sneaking back in late (up a ladder on to the roof into 2nd story bathroom). Lot harder than it used to be lol.
Going to a jungle gig tonight though which should be a good boogaloo. Show the kiddos how it's done (after a nap, some ibuprofen and voltaren).
I went outside early to water the garden, and hung my heated throw rug on the line to dry. That was definietly enough outside for the day, although Mr Woof would prefer more. He will have to be content with walking himself around the garden if he wants outdoors time. Both he and Miss Meow are more tolerant of the heat than I am, they've both been voluntarily spending time outside.
My little dog likes to bake on the porch mat. When he's had enough he'll stroll inside panting and weezing and then dramatically flop down in front of the fan. He'll repeat that a few times a day.
Same for mine. It's kind of why those dog walking warning posts irk me. My dog knows what he wants and I respect his agency. He didn't want to go out on the 40+ days but he's keen to under 35. I've also got a bunch of farmers in the family with kelpies who do no give a fuck.
I don't even walk my dog when it's summer. He follows me outside when I go to the letterbox, bins, clothes line. He does 360 laps around the house chasing birds and cats and flies and whatever else he wants to do several times a day.
When it's cooler weather we do walks around the neighbourhood and the park in the mornings.
If my dog doesn't want to go for the walk he refuses. I also let him decide where we walk, he gets to choose the directions. Otherwise he sleeps near me most of the time.
He doesn't like to poo at home being the main reason.
My old kelpie/heeler mix was immune to temperature extremes too. Activity of any sort was preferable to inactivity, regardless of temperature. The double coat helped of course.
Mr Woof has been switching between lying on the grass (there is a little patch at the back that is mostly in shade), lying on the dog bed that's just outside the window, or he sometimes just sits on the door mat looking in through the dog door. He doesn't like clinking noises so he'll generally self-evacuate to the back yard when I'm in the kitchen, but he'll keep an eye on me and come back inside if I sit down.
Miss Meow prefers lying on the concrete for some reason.
Good idea to check the lock box. Usually stuff like that is exactly where it's supposed to be but I only realise I have just missed it after I pull apart my entire life looking for it ..
..on that note can you check in there for my fav silver necklace? That's what I am currently tearing the place apart looking for 🤣
I think I have set up my new phone well enough to start the transfer soon, it's so fucking invasive, creeping into every corner of people's lives, default is set up so that your whole life is digital and mostly on apple , not irl , I have switched nearly everything off
which is ironic cos i love the apple Severance series
now just have to delete a few hundred unwanted pics on my old phone and I'm pretty much set
Since it's question time. The other day I had an impromptu sneeze and it was so violent I hurt my teeth when it was released. I'm still kinda feeling it today.
So what is the most ridiculous way you've hurt yourself?
Got a leg infection from tripping on my own skirt going up an escalator at Flinders St. Didn't realise how bad it was until a few days later I knelt on it and just wailed
Checking out prices on shade sails and shade cloth between sites.
Oh cool. Kmart has a submersible solar fountain pump for cheap. I don’t want to get extra stuff and wouldn’t be able to handle keeping it clean but if someone wanted a water feature… just make sure to have rocks or sticks to let wildlife climb out though if it’s not shallow, avoid a drowning hazard.
Edit: They want a $50 delivery fee on 2 metres of shade cloth and 3 small clamps. Good one Bummings
I need to pick one more thing from Adairs to qualify for free postage and use a $20 discount code but I'm the wrong gender to care about anything else from there
Ask my girlfriend and we already have too much of each. I've had a look at the website hoping to find something 'useful' but nothing stands out. And there's nothing in the kids' section that just bumps it over, which is the area I'm looking to buy from anyway
I've been struggling with the homepage of the website for ages. I only just found out there's a template that overrides the homepage for some reason. At least I can edit that template, but it means I can't just build another homepage in the background and switch them out when I feel like it. I'm going to see if it's possible to deactivate it in the template
No probs. The nearest tram stop on the No.11 line is NOT accessible, but there are accessible tram stops on the other side of Edinburgh Gardens on the 86 line, a short trundle away via Alfred Crescent. Fitzroy Bowls Club is accessible.
170 Comments
_miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 211d
Have the sads. Went out and picked up a giant Aldi tiramisu. Cos at least then it’s sads but with tiramisu.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 211d
Italian desserts are a proven cure for sads of all sorts.
Hope your weekend is good and devoid of fuckwits.
_miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Thank you. Just the break from work is a relief.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 211d
Hugs 🫂.
A little suggestion for next time. When you grab the tiramisu also get a can of whipped cream too cos together the both of them make you forget bad shit.
_miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
Ohhh, duly noted! 🖤
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
the chocolate is good too ...lol
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
And I’ve heard the Aldi wine isn’t bad
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Some of them are so freakin' delicious they feature on wine snob postcasts.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Tiramisu is wonderful.
_miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
So damn tasty.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
so many hugs
_miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
🖤
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 211d
I convinced a client not to replace internal IT that resigned and use us instead.
It was my first meeting with them.
Victory lol
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
🎉🎉🎉
Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Slay queen 💅
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 211d
Woke up to Alfie hawking and oh my god it's everywhere. Poor little dude.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 211d
MotherFUCKER
Fell asleep on couch watching Ghosts. Get up for 2am pee. Wait what the fuck is that slow drip noise?? Washing machine. Shit shit shit. Turn off at wall. Pull away from wall, thrown down towel. Go to basement below, puddle
I really can't with this shit today
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Did it drip on anything brewing?
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
separate side of the underhouse, not in brewery. Wet joists though, so i have a blower going from above, fans from below and humidifier at ground zero. I don't know how fucking long it was leaking though.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
can you rent a thermal imager to see how bad the water leak/damage is?
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
oh I have one. I can see the underfloor wet bits but the laundry? yeah that's all shiny shiny greek tiles that drives the imager batshit
Catfish@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 211d
Anyone else feel a bit weird seeing their pet listed with a surname? Vet yesterday went a level odder and was addressing them as Sir.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
I thought vets always did it to be cute but it probably helps line up animals and owners in their system.
It's extra funny when a pet is called something stupid because the last name then makes it sound so formal
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Totally makes sense systemwise, they some linking that isn't a stupid randomnumber
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Tricki Woo vibes
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
I love that show and the books.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
The books have always been my comfort reads. I've recently embarked on them again
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
Possibly just American
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
That’s extremely cute.
Melbcat used to have a compounding pharmacy deliver her meds by mail, and it was addressed to her with my last name. Like, that’s right, that’s my adopted daughter. Who is practically people
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
That could be awkward for signatures 🐾
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
I think some payment apps accept “finger” prints as a signature… I better watch it
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
Yeah. I call my dog Toby [my middle name][my surname] when he's been bad. To hear someone else say it is weird.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
I feel weird.
phant@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 211d
Happy thank-fuck-that-week's-over-day-time-hour day... 🍻
Here's a new choon. Last single before album goes out in 2 weeks (still gotta finish it lol 😅). This track has main-character-energy and a self indulgent guitar solo. Good summer bop. Enjoy! https://on.soundcloud.com/QmO18X2t0URB1ulcZp
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
Cheers!! 🍾🥂
Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Cheers ears 🍻🍻
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 211d
My gentleman caller swung by for a drink of water so I brought out some food in a disposable bowl.
::: spoiler spoiler He was excited for pats and hungry but couldn’t finish the whole pouch.
I managed to get a feel of his spine and that boy is knobbly. A few little bald patches in thin fur. And by the snuffly snorty nose, the occasional sneezes, and the creaky meow he might have an upper respiratory infection. He was breathing huffily in excitement while being patted so I think so.
He finished eating and wandered a distance away to wash so I left the remainder out there. I came inside but removed my shoes at the door, and then washed my hands and clothes and showered to avoid bringing any diseases or parasites back to Melbcat.
I need to guess his weight or find parasite treatments that have a wide recommended weight range and see if I can get them in pill form. :::
Melbcat is being both clingy and sulky. Welcome home cheater…
Edit: She’s now lying on me
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
You're an amazing person to consider helping a stray. We have such an incredible collection of humans in this thread!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Not really, these animals deserve better :(
Wish people would fkn look after their cats Edit: and dogs
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
All sentient creatures even.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 210d
Yeah
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
aw, he does sound like he needs some regular feeding
just dry food would be good
hugs, you're so caring 😘
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
I’m now trying to think if I can get him to the vet (as they won’t treat an animal they haven’t seen). But I don’t want to risk sending him to the shelter which would be the outcome.
And the public water is probably infecting any other cat that drinks but there’s not much I can do without overextending myself ie. getting rid of the dispenser and washing an outside bowl daily (without wanting to bring an infectious item inside so I can use hot soapy water)
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
I have a possum trap if he's feral level stray. My stray is feral but I've nowhere to send him if I catch him so I leave him be and keep the food and water up. He doesn't immediately flee when I top off his food, so that's an improvement.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 210d
Thanks, I’ve decided not to trap him though as I don’t want to risk him being euthanised by a shelter. The possum traps may also not be safe due to not being designed for cats and he in particular is quite large.
This guy is really friendly, he behaves like a pet. I could have been mistaken about the hissing, it could have been a hiss or it could have been a harsh exhale as he seems to huff and puff when excited.
For now the plan is to get some regular food down him and earn his trust to the point I can give some flea and worm treatment
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
public water is the water that is in nature
it's ok
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
the tide was out, I collected a few dozen shells and they are now soaking in a bucket of water
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
Eagle@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
However it comes. But like CEO, hard yolks are only for hard boiled eggs.
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
And homemade mayo. The mashed hard yolks are the emulsifier and very delicious too. The whites of hard boiled eggs otoh, can get in the bin. I usually donate these to the maggies who def will eat them where I will not.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 211d
Wait, what? I make mayo with whole raw eggs
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
Recipe for a Salad by Rev.Sydney Smith (circa mid 1800s)
To make this condiment your poet begs The pounded yellow of two hard-boil'd eggs; Two boiled potatoes, passed through kitchen sieve, Smoothness and softness to the salad give. Let onion atoms lurk within the bowl, And, half-suspected, animate the whole. Of mordant mustard add a single spoon, Distrust the condiment that bites so soon; But deem it not, thou man of herbs, a fault To add a double quantity of salt; Four times the spoon with oil of Lucca crown, And twice with vinegar procur'd from town; And lastly o'er the flavour'd compound toss A magic soupçon of anchovy sauce. Oh, green and glorious! Oh, herbaceous treat! Twould tempt the dying anchorite to eat; Back to the world he'd turn his fleeting soul, And plunge his fingers in the salad-bowl! Serenely full, the epicure would say, `Fate cannot harm me, I have dined today.'
They don't make recipies like that nowadays, but his advice is sound and the ingredients can be smashed up with a stick blender to make a very very nice mayo. Just use the same spoon throughout and you can't go wrong. I usually find one only anchovy is enough - more and you can taste them and you shouldn't - they're there for the umami. Half an onion/shallot finely chopped is enough too.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 211d
Love it! I usually go pre 1600 which is less helpful on quantity and lacks those delightfully hyperbolic adjectives.
Original of my Weed Pie:
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
I gotta try that! Horta to the right of me, horta to the left of me, into the oven rode the 500 ....
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
I was boiling eggs this morning and thinking I should ask this!!
I'm all about a runny yolk.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
medium, just cooked, never over cooked
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
I will eat any style. With gusto!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
i kinda have to agree, eggs are delicious
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
I'm not a huge egg person, but I will smash a loafed omelette
Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Definitely very runny yolk. Why would you choose a boring dry egg when you can have a self saucing beauty
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
I boil a heap at once. I keep them in fridge for salads, breakfast and snacks. You can't do that with runny.
Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
I mean that is a legitimate use case for hard yolks ... but they are not BETTER than runny yolks
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
I love em all.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Fried - set yolk and crispy edges OR flipped with a semi runny yolk. Poached - runny yolk but the whites have got to be set. Scrambled & omelette - creamy and semi liquid. Coddled - runny yolk. In shakshuka and huevos rancheros, as per poached.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Runny! And preferably poached. Eggs set hard give me a headache for some reason.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Sunny side up for breakfast. Gooey yolk hard boiled for ramen. Poached if I'm paying for it.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Seriously all of them.
If fried, over easy is a waste of a good yolk but I'll still eat it.
Ps. I love that you ask questions and I'm not the only one.
JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Depends, if its a fried egg for like breakfast then hard, but if its in a burger then probably hard.
If it was on nasi goreng, has to hard or in a phad thai, hard.
If its a toad-in-the-hole its gotta be hard.
However if its boiled for curried egg sandwiches or ramen noodles, i prefer hard.
If its just the yolk over steak tartare, raw.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
A bit runny if it’s safe, but for caution I’d usually cook it a bit more. Australia is pretty good on food safety iirc but I don’t know if it’s quite safe to eat raw or *undercooked eggs like you can in Japan
Hard boiled or even overcooked are also fine, I’d be happy to eat all of it
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
Get you on the safe thing. Friend was told to give up runny eggs after gall bladder removal. The horror 😱
Eagle@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 211d
Never heard of that....and have been gall bladder-less for 10 years.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 211d
🤷🏻♀️ second hand info
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
GOAT sandwich is tomato and cheese with good quality butter and lashings of salt and pepper on fresh bread. I will allow ham if needed.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Goat cheese with ham and sweet mustard pickle 👍
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
Oh yes. I like the cut of your jib.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
I made a very nice schnitzel and salad sandwich just now
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
An egg & lettuce sanga I made a couple of days ago. I could live off those.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
I boil it, peel it, mash it a little, add a tiny bit of mayo, add pepper and sometimes I add curry powder.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Pate & cucumber on baguette
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
I don't remember the last specific sandwich, there are too many. I'm having turkey, avocado and cranberry tomorrow (on fresh bread that I'm in the process of baking now) and they are always pretty good. If you are including toasties, Sunday lunch is a toasted sandwich, with meatloaf, roasted zucchini & pumpkin, marinaded mushroom and capsicum, and cheddar cheese.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
I really liked the ones from 711. I think the last one was chicken schnitzel and salad on wholemeal with mayo but even plain chicken would have been fine.
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
7-11 has definitely lifted it's game re sangers etc. I like their thai beef wraps, and their roast beef too, except the roast beef comes with brown but still floppy bread which I do not like. But their best one (not always available) is the lamb souvlaki wrap - that's seriously yumm.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
$20. For Heavens Steaks on Centre Rd Clayton.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
ham lettuce and mustard on pasta dura bread
_miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
The ham & egg salad bagel from Mile End really hit the spot last week.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
Just got back to melbs. Forgot keys, left the spare inside.
I am clever.
Got in how I used to as a naughty kiddo when sneaking back in late (up a ladder on to the roof into 2nd story bathroom). Lot harder than it used to be lol.
Going to a jungle gig tonight though which should be a good boogaloo. Show the kiddos how it's done (after a nap, some ibuprofen and voltaren).
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
I've been outside and I don't like it.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
We replaced the hair dryer heat with stickiness. Bring on Sunday's 19 degrees.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
I can not wait.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
I went outside early to water the garden, and hung my heated throw rug on the line to dry. That was definietly enough outside for the day, although Mr Woof would prefer more. He will have to be content with walking himself around the garden if he wants outdoors time. Both he and Miss Meow are more tolerant of the heat than I am, they've both been voluntarily spending time outside.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
My little dog likes to bake on the porch mat. When he's had enough he'll stroll inside panting and weezing and then dramatically flop down in front of the fan. He'll repeat that a few times a day.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Same for mine. It's kind of why those dog walking warning posts irk me. My dog knows what he wants and I respect his agency. He didn't want to go out on the 40+ days but he's keen to under 35. I've also got a bunch of farmers in the family with kelpies who do no give a fuck.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
I don't even walk my dog when it's summer. He follows me outside when I go to the letterbox, bins, clothes line. He does 360 laps around the house chasing birds and cats and flies and whatever else he wants to do several times a day.
When it's cooler weather we do walks around the neighbourhood and the park in the mornings.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
If my dog doesn't want to go for the walk he refuses. I also let him decide where we walk, he gets to choose the directions. Otherwise he sleeps near me most of the time.
He doesn't like to poo at home being the main reason.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
My old kelpie/heeler mix was immune to temperature extremes too. Activity of any sort was preferable to inactivity, regardless of temperature. The double coat helped of course.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Mr Woof has been switching between lying on the grass (there is a little patch at the back that is mostly in shade), lying on the dog bed that's just outside the window, or he sometimes just sits on the door mat looking in through the dog door. He doesn't like clinking noises so he'll generally self-evacuate to the back yard when I'm in the kitchen, but he'll keep an eye on me and come back inside if I sit down.
Miss Meow prefers lying on the concrete for some reason.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
the sun is fierce
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
It's muggy as well.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 212d
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
IDK sounds to me like you need to call in Columbo
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Is that miss marple or am I just making shit up lol
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
That is modern day Columbo.
It's hard to say who is better because they both solved everything.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
It's Vera Stanhope. Show on ABC
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
I don't normally watch brit crime drama but she was really good.
edit: pet
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
It is a weirdly charming show. In a horrible way.
Shetland is also good. Based on a series of books by the same author who created Vera - Ann Cleeves - so it might appeal?
I've seen that actress play Mrs Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and got...really thrown
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 212d
Good idea to check the lock box. Usually stuff like that is exactly where it's supposed to be but I only realise I have just missed it after I pull apart my entire life looking for it ..
..on that note can you check in there for my fav silver necklace? That's what I am currently tearing the place apart looking for 🤣
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 212d
Sounds like drama over nothing.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
this weekend is for sleep
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
Yes
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 212d
tired, I went on 6 km walk/hike yesterday
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
Today's track
The last song on this album is incredible.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
I like this very much, a lot like Interpol and Low Roar 🙂
thank youuu 🙂
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
What do you do with your pets when you want intimate time solo or with a partner? Shoo them out and shut the door or let them watch?
My dog is not allowed in my bedroom at anytime so he sits outside of the door moaning. It's disturbing.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Hey, they'd do it in front of you without a second thought
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
pets are not allowed to sleep in br anyway
and pets don't care anyway 🤷♀️
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Pets wanna join. Big no no.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Realised one day Alfie had a viewing platform. It got moved away real quick!
phant@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 211d
Definitely have to do your own disturbing moaning back at the dog to assert your dominance. Shouldn't be too hard given the activity 😆
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
When we had our cat (RIP), she was locked in the garage. Too far from the boudoir to hear the noise.
With the dog (RIP) stairs we're blocked off and he slept all the time.
In other words. Don't worry. They don't know.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
Tired, huge list of chores
I will do the really easy ones and the ones that are eating at my mind first
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
I think I have set up my new phone well enough to start the transfer soon, it's so fucking invasive, creeping into every corner of people's lives, default is set up so that your whole life is digital and mostly on apple , not irl , I have switched nearly everything off
which is ironic cos i love the apple Severance series
now just have to delete a few hundred unwanted pics on my old phone and I'm pretty much set
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Since it's question time. The other day I had an impromptu sneeze and it was so violent I hurt my teeth when it was released. I'm still kinda feeling it today.
So what is the most ridiculous way you've hurt yourself?
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
Slipped on cat sick in the dark. Wrecked both ankles and a knee. Ended up sitting in it. Naked.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
no words
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
It was a NSFW situation involving chain and a hook and many stitches🫥
JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
Obviously NSFW, you werent following correct workplace chain and hook guidelines and didnt even look at the SWMS.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Oh boy
I so wanna hear more
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Got a leg infection from tripping on my own skirt going up an escalator at Flinders St. Didn't realise how bad it was until a few days later I knelt on it and just wailed
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Cut my thumb on the lid of a shampoo bottle
Relaxed with my arm under my head and partially dislocated my shoulder (causing a small tear in my rotator cuff)
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
just various head bumps
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
👀
No cat today
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Checking out prices on shade sails and shade cloth between sites.
Oh cool. Kmart has a submersible solar fountain pump for cheap. I don’t want to get extra stuff and wouldn’t be able to handle keeping it clean but if someone wanted a water feature… just make sure to have rocks or sticks to let wildlife climb out though if it’s not shallow, avoid a drowning hazard.
Edit: They want a $50 delivery fee on 2 metres of shade cloth and 3 small clamps. Good one Bummings
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
lots of chores done, now for a little shopping and then back home for more stuff to do
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 212d
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TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 212d
Toasted peanut butter and banana sandwich please chef. And a strawberry milkshake.
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
🔥🍞🥜🔨🍌🍞🍓🥛
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Thanks Chef! Just what I needed this morning.
Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
Mmm same as witchy but make it a chocolate milkshake instead of strawberry please, also could you add a bit of honey to the sandwich?
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
🔥🍞🍯🥜🔨🍌🍞🍫🥛
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 212d
porridge and a coffee please, non dairy
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
🌾🥛☕️
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Thank you chef
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Peanut butter and honey toast would be lovely, thank you Bacon
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
🔥🍞🥜🔨🍯🍞
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Thank you darl
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
What animal do you wish you turn into on a whim?
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
A functional human being
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
Ooh, mythical!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Peregrine falcon cos I reckon it would be cool to fly and not be someone else's fodder.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
polar bear
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Oh that's a cool one!
phant@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 211d
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Like as a superpower?
A toxic tree frog. I could climb nasty persons walls, bathe in their water glass, and fuck right off again.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
I love this idea!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
A spoiled house cat for whom treats just magically appear.
Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
A carp, for obvious reasons
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
off to beach to collect some big green turbo shells for the garden
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
I need to pick one more thing from Adairs to qualify for free postage and use a $20 discount code but I'm the wrong gender to care about anything else from there
_miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Maybe add something practical, like a bath mat? I feel like having a spare clean and dry bath mat is always a good idea.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 211d
Sheets or towels
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
Ask my girlfriend and we already have too much of each. I've had a look at the website hoping to find something 'useful' but nothing stands out. And there's nothing in the kids' section that just bumps it over, which is the area I'm looking to buy from anyway
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 211d
Soap, hand soap, laundry detergent? Slippers or robe?
Edit: Oh, kids. Well there are towel ponchos and bubble bath or a triceratops chair depending on spend. The quokka toy is out of stock for delivery
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 211d
Order something for like a $100 and return it for a refund.
Simples
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 211d
That's actually a good idea. Hit the free postage and the discount then take the thing I don't want back
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
good night everyone, sweet dreams 😘
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
I've been struggling with the homepage of the website for ages. I only just found out there's a template that overrides the homepage for some reason. At least I can edit that template, but it means I can't just build another homepage in the background and switch them out when I feel like it. I'm going to see if it's possible to deactivate it in the template
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 211d
Jack Howard's Epic Brass is playing at the Fitzroy Bowls Club on 22nd Feb. Link.
Last time I heard them they were truly epic - I'm thinking of going. Anyone else interested?
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
3-6pm for more info.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Ooooh. I'll check my calendar and get back to you?
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 211d
No probs. The nearest tram stop on the No.11 line is NOT accessible, but there are accessible tram stops on the other side of Edinburgh Gardens on the 86 line, a short trundle away via Alfred Crescent. Fitzroy Bowls Club is accessible.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 211d
Ohh that would be very cool. Need to double check but I tentatively in!