It would have been my sister's birthday today. I am going to go out and have some sashimi in the sun
::: spoiler because I need to say this but it doesn't need reading
Fuck cancer. I miss you every day. The world misses you. You'd be proud of your kids - they are such beautiful humans. I can't believe I am about to turn the age you were when it happened. I'm scared. I miss you.
:::
I get down here, first night crash early, second night wild restlessness, fever dreams / sweats, it's like I've eaten something wrong running to the loo several times, third night all gone, good sleep and everything is back to normal.
Weird. Only happens when there's no one here, no stress, same diet. It's like a weight is lifted, body spazzes out for a day or two then it just stops. Every time.
Missed bros b'day dinner on fri. Very much a tradition, ol' boy always books a restaurant and it's frowned upon if you miss one. This was basically "fuck it I need the purge" don't care who sulks.
Called the p's last night expecting the sulk. Nothing. Was speaking to ol' girl and she was not impressed with bro (arrogant, speaking over). She's a bit more honest about some things in her mental state. Think ol' boy sees that now too. Have been accused many times of driving a wedge in the family by avoiding bro/sil. Not any more though. Finally put to rest (which is a relief, was second guessing myself way too long w/ that).
Sort of a 4 in 1 win. Purge, no shitty dinner, no sulk, now no perceived wedge driving. All I had to do was nothing for 3 days. Amazing.
SIL's family are here on tues. (15 of them) to see her baby for the first time so that is a dinner I'm happy to go to (they're good fun and it'll be nice to see them meet the new addition).
The Purge! I call it "The Clean Out". I name the stages. The first one is Jesus Christ the second one is how is there anything left? the third is all show and no punch. Love a good clean out.
Being told I can’t send or receive email because Onedrive is full and being leaned on to upgrade…
I already copied all the files over to a separate folder previously but just to be sure I did it again so I can drag that one onto a hard drive. Deleted some old recordings and photos I had backups of from Onedrive to free up storage, and unlinked the pc.
I don’t like how everything is a subscription model and in the cloud now. I really need to get the rest of my stuff out of cloud onto my computer and then onto separate physical storage.
We use google at work but I have needed to subscribe to Microsoft for word/OneDrive for a specific job and can confirm it is a stinking pile of poo. Google also but less buggy. I miss when we could buy and own stuff
I had a computer that was getting old, so I've been playing around with using it as a home server setup. I have it running backups, which is quite reassuring.
Fucked up you can't send email because of it. I think Microsoft defaults to putting all your files in onedrive but your computer will have way more storage than the free version. With a bit of copy/paste and rerouting directories for documents and downloads you should be able to free that up
Day 3 or maybe 4 of The Snottening, its a bit hard to tell. Feeling a bit better this morning. I think the nice weather is helping. The hanky tsunami is washed and hanging on the line, much to the dismay of the local maggies who are pretending to be scared of the flapping cloth. They demanded rolled oats reparations for the insult of flappy clothy bits hanging on their personal perching line.
I was planning my day around my dentist appointment, starting to calculate the details of when I need to be ready and how long it will take to get there - then realised it is actually Sunday today and the appointment is tomorrow 🤣
It seems like the kids' laptop has developed a very spicy pillow. To the extent I can't open the case to look at it. I'm hoping I can pry this thing open because whilst it's from 2012 I'd rather save it from becoming ewaste. I just put Wacky Wheels on this thing for them!
I'll try take the battery out one more time when it hasn't been used or on charge for a while. Otherwise, I guess we'll have to chuck it. I have another older laptop that's a massive spec upgrade from this one I'm not using I was figuring out what to do with, it could always be donated to the kids
I'd like to make some nacho cheese again but I'm not in the mood to grate 250g of cheese. Is there any way to get close by cutting it up or using a different technique? I'm thinking maybe a potato peeler?
That's what I might try. This recipe pretty much calls for making a roux, then turning the heat off and slowly stirring in all the cheese so it doesn't get burnt. Maybe I could risk it and leave the heat on low to introduce bigger chunks of cheese then turn the heat off
Frost/GloomHaven are also potentially tens to hundreds of rounds of gameplay. I've some friends that've played it through and it sounds like a marathon of a game.
But seriously, it's impressive a battery from 2011 lasted so long. I should have taken it out when it stopped holding charge instead of leaving it in hoping for the best
Hello DT people!!! Long time no speak, how is everyone?
::: spoiler caaaaat
(I know it looks like the harness is ridiculously tight and must be cutting off his circulation, but I promise he's fine! He's not chonky, just a super long haired flooooof. That also means when the floof is displaced, he looks a little lopsided)
:::
::: spoiler Cat brag
I seriously think I won the cat lottery with this little guy. I don't think I socialised him enough when he was young, he's pretty scared of visitors and absolutely terrified of tradespeople. But he's so, so confident and easygoing around me. If I leave him alone enough to sleep, he will let me do pretty much anything. He's also a big fan of water! And he genuinely loves belly rubs and being carried around. The least cat-like cat I've ever met
:::
::: spoiler Caaaaat in triplicate! (also a request)
On that last note: I do come with a request: does anyone have any reccos for a cat or animal rescue? I've looked around, and it kind of seems like the common consensus is that pretty much any shelter in Melbourne is fine. I've been to that cat protection society and quite like them. Looking into getting a second cat later this year, he's a pretty playful sort of a cat, so I think he might benefit from a friend.
Also, I'm particularly interested in a shelter or rescue that does some level of personality matching. Although he's quite confident around me, I have seen that he is not a fighter. He is a bolter. He doesn't even hiss at the vet, he just tries to slink away and hide under the examination table. So I don't think he would cope well with a strong personality or rough play fighter
So, keen for reccs. I know most people here are cat people, so figured you'd all have thoughts. Super appreciate any suggestions! I'm still in the inner west, but willing to travel
:::
67 Comments
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 125d
It would have been my sister's birthday today. I am going to go out and have some sashimi in the sun
::: spoiler because I need to say this but it doesn't need reading Fuck cancer. I miss you every day. The world misses you. You'd be proud of your kids - they are such beautiful humans. I can't believe I am about to turn the age you were when it happened. I'm scared. I miss you. :::
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 125d
so many hugs 😪🫂🫂🫂
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 125d
Big hugs from here too.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 125d
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 125d
🫂
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 125d
🫂
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 126d
Well that's the purge done.
Only in the last 3 years has this happened.
I get down here, first night crash early, second night wild restlessness, fever dreams / sweats, it's like I've eaten something wrong running to the loo several times, third night all gone, good sleep and everything is back to normal.
Weird. Only happens when there's no one here, no stress, same diet. It's like a weight is lifted, body spazzes out for a day or two then it just stops. Every time.
Missed bros b'day dinner on fri. Very much a tradition, ol' boy always books a restaurant and it's frowned upon if you miss one. This was basically "fuck it I need the purge" don't care who sulks.
Called the p's last night expecting the sulk. Nothing. Was speaking to ol' girl and she was not impressed with bro (arrogant, speaking over). She's a bit more honest about some things in her mental state. Think ol' boy sees that now too. Have been accused many times of driving a wedge in the family by avoiding bro/sil. Not any more though. Finally put to rest (which is a relief, was second guessing myself way too long w/ that).
Sort of a 4 in 1 win. Purge, no shitty dinner, no sulk, now no perceived wedge driving. All I had to do was nothing for 3 days. Amazing.
SIL's family are here on tues. (15 of them) to see her baby for the first time so that is a dinner I'm happy to go to (they're good fun and it'll be nice to see them meet the new addition).
::: spoiler Anyway this morning's sunrise:
:::
with a relevant rave choon
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 126d
The Purge! I call it "The Clean Out". I name the stages. The first one is Jesus Christ the second one is how is there anything left? the third is all show and no punch. Love a good clean out.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 125d
Could be stress hitting you when you get a minute to yourself. Great news about how it turned out though
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 125d
yep :( this is cortisol something or rather body thing.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 126d
Oh that's so good. Love a good purge.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 125d
Don't tell your nonna I'm eating several-days-old pesto on this pasta. The staleness is punishment enough.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 125d
Also don't tell her about the grated carrot in my non-bolognese sauce
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 125d
Tell her about the cream and prawns I put in 'carbonara' the other day. I won't win but keen to be demolished.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 125d
Rolling pins at 4 paces
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 125d
I wouldn't stand a chance at 10 :(
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 125d
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 125d
Been a problem since 1976 at least I reckon Top ten hit of 1976
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 125d
Being told I can’t send or receive email because Onedrive is full and being leaned on to upgrade…
I already copied all the files over to a separate folder previously but just to be sure I did it again so I can drag that one onto a hard drive. Deleted some old recordings and photos I had backups of from Onedrive to free up storage, and unlinked the pc.
I don’t like how everything is a subscription model and in the cloud now. I really need to get the rest of my stuff out of cloud onto my computer and then onto separate physical storage.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 125d
We use google at work but I have needed to subscribe to Microsoft for word/OneDrive for a specific job and can confirm it is a stinking pile of poo. Google also but less buggy. I miss when we could buy and own stuff
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 125d
It makes everything so unnecessarily complicated :(
jarrydac@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 125d
I had a computer that was getting old, so I've been playing around with using it as a home server setup. I have it running backups, which is quite reassuring.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 125d
I should really get organised to use an old computer to store backups
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 125d
Fucked up you can't send email because of it. I think Microsoft defaults to putting all your files in onedrive but your computer will have way more storage than the free version. With a bit of copy/paste and rerouting directories for documents and downloads you should be able to free that up
TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 126d
Day 3 or maybe 4 of The Snottening, its a bit hard to tell. Feeling a bit better this morning. I think the nice weather is helping. The hanky tsunami is washed and hanging on the line, much to the dismay of the local maggies who are pretending to be scared of the flapping cloth. They demanded rolled oats reparations for the insult of flappy clothy bits hanging on their personal perching line.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 126d
Okay I think I've jacked upy sleep pattern again. Shiiiet. Time to coffee myself up and stay up all day, and reset my sleep tonight.
Or look for night shift jobs loooool
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 125d
My first thought about the Correspondents Dinner thing is that they faked it....that feels wrong and depressing.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 125d
My only thought is I simply don't give a fuck unless someone actually lands the shot
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 125d
I hate him so much but the whole government is just as bad
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 125d
All those people and all those guns and narry a decent shot among 'em.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 125d
my thought too
I was also thinking about the boy who cried wolf
also, no one but his cult members cares
things is, I bet there are loads of attempts, guy is such a bastard half the world wants him dead
also, what happened to marine snipers, are they out of nutcases or practice
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 126d
I’m going for a belated market run. Does anyone want anything?
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 126d
Gourmet sausages, mandarins, and some kind of indulgent pastry.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 126d
Some hard crusty bread please. If it ricochets off the wall when you kick it, even better.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 125d
Potato from the cookers house YL is staying at.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 125d
They're obviously not cooking potatoes.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 125d
I'm impressed by the onion powder for scale too.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 125d
Yeah that made me laugh.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 126d
I was planning my day around my dentist appointment, starting to calculate the details of when I need to be ready and how long it will take to get there - then realised it is actually Sunday today and the appointment is tomorrow 🤣
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 126d
The Snot she has arrived. And the dishwasher has ants.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 126d
"Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants."
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 126d
Strangely, I would in fact rather not have ants and am now boiling the little bastards
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 125d
the coughing has stopped
not so tired
but still a bit congested and headachy around the face area
can't wait to be better
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 125d
That cough virus is brutal. Glad you are coming out of it. Nice day to get some sun into you.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 125d
2 weeks!
I wonder if it's taking so long to recover because I'm older now 😟
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 125d
Possibly. I also think that we tend to actually acknowledge and respect being sick more as we get older.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 126d
It seems like the kids' laptop has developed a very spicy pillow. To the extent I can't open the case to look at it. I'm hoping I can pry this thing open because whilst it's from 2012 I'd rather save it from becoming ewaste. I just put Wacky Wheels on this thing for them!
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 126d
Yeah nah. Save anything useful and time to thank it for its service send it to e-waste heaven.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 126d
I'd throw the whole thing in e-waste personally 😂. No way am I gonna attempt any repair with a pillow battery 💀
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 126d
I'll try take the battery out one more time when it hasn't been used or on charge for a while. Otherwise, I guess we'll have to chuck it. I have another older laptop that's a massive spec upgrade from this one I'm not using I was figuring out what to do with, it could always be donated to the kids
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 125d
I'd like to make some nacho cheese again but I'm not in the mood to grate 250g of cheese. Is there any way to get close by cutting it up or using a different technique? I'm thinking maybe a potato peeler?
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 125d
Bruh that takes a minute if that.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 125d
It's a lot more cheese to get through than you realise, that's half a block. And especially since I'm not feeling 100% right now
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 125d
You can just slice it up thinly I guess. If you're going to thoroughly melt it anyway it won't matter too much.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 125d
That's what I might try. This recipe pretty much calls for making a roux, then turning the heat off and slowly stirring in all the cheese so it doesn't get burnt. Maybe I could risk it and leave the heat on low to introduce bigger chunks of cheese then turn the heat off
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 124d
So how did it go?
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 124d
Haven't done it yet but it will be a this week at some point thing
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 125d
so Miss Seagoon is having a game afternoon, we are playing gloomhaven
reminds me of monopoly , with all the cards and such
I feel bad but this game , I just don't care
it's not my jam, I like simple games that require me to think up a strategy
not a complicated game that gives me strategies
no one can give me the aim of the game 🙄 I assume it's world domination
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 125d
It was slow and we played easy
drove me crazy
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 125d
It doesn't sound like very much fun
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 125d
Frost/GloomHaven are also potentially tens to hundreds of rounds of gameplay. I've some friends that've played it through and it sounds like a marathon of a game.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 125d
Goodnight everyone
sweet dreams and be well 😘😘😘
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 125d
Calm down Battery-San!
But seriously, it's impressive a battery from 2011 lasted so long. I should have taken it out when it stopped holding charge instead of leaving it in hoping for the best
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 126d
Beep Beep 🚚
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Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 126d
I desire spicy
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 125d
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Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 126d
Some spicy instant noodles with tuna and broccoli please
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 125d
🌶️🍜🐟🥦
Baku@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 125d
Hello DT people!!! Long time no speak, how is everyone?
::: spoiler caaaaat
(I know it looks like the harness is ridiculously tight and must be cutting off his circulation, but I promise he's fine! He's not chonky, just a super long haired flooooof. That also means when the floof is displaced, he looks a little lopsided)
:::
::: spoiler Cat brag
I seriously think I won the cat lottery with this little guy. I don't think I socialised him enough when he was young, he's pretty scared of visitors and absolutely terrified of tradespeople. But he's so, so confident and easygoing around me. If I leave him alone enough to sleep, he will let me do pretty much anything. He's also a big fan of water! And he genuinely loves belly rubs and being carried around. The least cat-like cat I've ever met :::
::: spoiler Caaaaat in triplicate! (also a request)
On that last note: I do come with a request: does anyone have any reccos for a cat or animal rescue? I've looked around, and it kind of seems like the common consensus is that pretty much any shelter in Melbourne is fine. I've been to that cat protection society and quite like them. Looking into getting a second cat later this year, he's a pretty playful sort of a cat, so I think he might benefit from a friend.
Also, I'm particularly interested in a shelter or rescue that does some level of personality matching. Although he's quite confident around me, I have seen that he is not a fighter. He is a bolter. He doesn't even hiss at the vet, he just tries to slink away and hide under the examination table. So I don't think he would cope well with a strong personality or rough play fighter
So, keen for reccs. I know most people here are cat people, so figured you'd all have thoughts. Super appreciate any suggestions! I'm still in the inner west, but willing to travel :::