Ok DT, I have decided to take the new job offer! Short term, I lose a bit of cash (it was bound to happen because I make a LOT of penalties), but long term I make myself infinitely more employable and can start to think about settling down.
The absolutely massive win is I will now after a stupid number of years return to normal 9-5pm life! I am ridiculously excited, I miss my friends and family, and just having a normal weekend.
Yes sir, I apologise for the state of this "cat food" sir, completely unacceptable - I will remedy this immediately with only the finest of roast chook for sir
Shout out to @bot001@aussie.zone who started a new side gig in the Food Australia community today. The first post might have been a bit delayed due to a technical error (aka oops I forgot to save the updated code), but better late than never.
Once upon a time we had a public holiday called Show Day. The reason behind it was so that people from rural areas and working class families could enjoy a day out to the Royal Melbourne Show and inject a bit of cash into the economy. Not everybody went but it was still a good day off to spend with your family.
Then our Premier at the time Jeff Kuntett decided we had too many public holidays and scrapped it. A few years ago Dan reinstated it and rebranded it as Grand Final Parade Day where the 2 teams who will be competing on Saturday in the grand final can slowly hoon down the street to adoring waving fans.
So you might think why a day off (No one's complaining) before a football game? Well my little essay explains why.
Weren't they both? And a lot of rural shows as well. Remember going to the Show and seeing them there. I fully agree with @taleya that they haunt nightmares. Apparently one of them was a serious pedo but I can't remember which. Both drank and you could smell the grog a mile away. The things that parents think kids like is one weird list.
Whoo! I hope this helps you now! It's a good feeling when you finally get that diagnosis, but it's a double edged sword because you're like "oh I needed this diagnosis way earlier in my life".
Well the neighbours' cat came inside and butters chased it back out.
They were staring at each other for a few mins then the other cat decided to get a bit closer. Butters gave it a little bop on the head and then they just sat there together looking at birds.
My neighbor has a ginger cat that comes around that wife's cat HATES with a passion. One day shes gonna smash the window to get to the ginger who honestly just looks like a sweet boy who wants a cuddle. I'd give him one, but certain the wife's cat will slit my throat in my sleep if she catches me.
So spent the morning tidying up and cleaning, the afternoon seeing the real estate agents and chasing things up...
Long story short, the house is on the market and it feels like a huge burden has rolled off my shoulders.
Now to get it cleaned out and sold!
I'm going to meet a friends' cats for the first time this afternoon, I'm looking after them this weekend while she goes interstate, and I know from previous conversations that they're obsessed with tea tree oil.. so I've spritzed myself with tea tree oil. THEY WILL LOVE ME.
Their owner told me she cleans her shoes with tea tree oil and they go nuts over her shoes afterwards so I sprayed a tea tree oil and water solution on my legs and shoes and yep.. they loved it. One was licking my leg.
One of my cats LOVES my mums feet. Trips her over to get to them and smooches, rolls and other exhaulted behaviour. It got the better of me and I asked mum why. It's vinegar. She soaks her feet in vinegar every day and Oreo loves it. Cats are strange creatures.
I feel like shit lately. Physically and mentally. Easily getting very cranky, absolutely bored with everything. Constantly stressed.
I’m just putting one foot in front of the other. Caring for my cat and plants, doing the bare minimum essential tasks and trying to avoid anything that makes it worse.
Bill and Ted spent 3 hours running around this morning, a few little hisses and one chase but otherwise not bad. Ted is now closed off in the upstairs rooms and I can rest.
Jeez its raining cars today! My new car is coming because I had to sell my old car (which I loved!) to finish the loan on the Mrs's piece of shit car because it was looking like we'd have to write it off. Turns out no! Because not 3 hours after I get told my new car is ready I get a call saying they fixed the mrs piece of shit car! So now I get to sell that for not a loss! It does mean my house is gonna look like car city for a couple of weeks, but in effect I just got told I got 10k back in my budget! Huge win!
Butters has found his spot in the house and it's different to his old spot (which was in the garage) and he's relaxed about it. little man is having a good snooze which makes me believe he's happy and feels safe.
It'd be pretty fucked mentally for the little guy. You've got 3 silly neighbour dogs, bunch of outdoor neighbour cats and birds.. little dude is doing great. It'd be a full on environment but he's handling things.
For those of you who are seeing other Daily Threads: Is there another scandal or something happening at the other place? Seeing an unusual uptick of new users today.
Not sure whether to be worried, when NZ had a sudden influx of new accounts a couple of weeks ago, they were then used to spam.
I haven't looked at the other DT but I have noticed a lot of similar-looking auto-generated alt type names making absolute garbage posts over there. A lot more than usual.
It’s getting ridiculous. The app has been forcing subs on my home-feed for a while. Crazy UFO conspiracy shit. Had to go through and mute a bunch of stuff. It’s a fucking bother.
I swear, when I occasionally visit over there, nine out of ten posts are bots/spam, especially on smaller subs that don't have high karma restrictions for posting. I am also getting bonkers recommendations, and most of my homepage is just ads for crap.
Her Instagram is wild. Years ago there was a podcast called "Britney's Gram" that would basically gossip about what's on her Instagram.. my guilty pleasure.
I think they were in the front line of the "Free Britney" movement and when Britney was getting out of her conservatorship they stopped recording.
But now I'm really curious about what the takes are and I want the podcast to come back... 🤣
Actually I do wonder about coffee intake if it matters if I drink 2 cups back to back or space the 2 cups out over hours and if it makes a difference with keeping me awake at night.
There's only one way to find out. For me normal coffee doesn't affect my sleep. Turkish coffee on the other hand will kept me awake and make me clean up.
Taking a breather from sorting out stuff. I've "sorted" some of Miniest Peeler's things, my receipts and now have a bag of stuff to dispose of. I've also gone through all the swimming stuff with the kids and our hat "collection," and there's now 1½ garbage bags of stuff to go to charity. Nice.
Fellow cat peeps: Do you leave out all the interactive toys or cycle them around? I bought a bunch of new toys for Gibson today and not sure because I don't want her to get sick of them quickly.
Also how do I post a picture that isn't the wrong way around? Would love to share some Gibson pics!
We have a box. They can fetch ones they want, others end up down the bottom, which results in rampant excitement when they're unearthed, plus we don't trip over cat balls all the time.
The old landscaped crack, back and sack. My dog will just opening spread his legs, look me straight in the eye, start licking his imaginary nads while his sitting beside me using my leg as a prop. He has no shame.
We leave them out at our place, both kitties love to carry their toys around or hide them in various spots. Although my housemate who is a very very festive person has a few holiday themed toys that only come out during their respective holiday.
Cycling past Victoria Park on my way to work this morning. Extra loos & rubbish bins, and a shit tonne of security fencing. You'd think they were planning some sort of event in the near future.
Shoe cull complete. Another bag of stuff for charity. Bathers and appropriate summer shoes found. Minipeelers have each packed a beach bag. You'd think we were going away for a couple of days.. I wish we were!
RAFFWU members working at Coles and Woolworths will be striking on Saturday 7 October between 10 AM and 12 noon. Their demands are living wages, safer workplaces & secure jobs.
If you would like to show solidarity with these workers, you might consider avoiding Coles and Woolworths at that time.
Couldn't get back to sleep as the moment I started drowsing something would pop into my brain that needed to be done. Plus I was suddenly really hungry.
Cats have already blessed me with a stinky shit and a hairball... well more of a hair tube. Better now than just as the estate agents are knocking on the door, I suppose...
So I like the flavours of bubble teas but I don’t like boba. So I don’t get it very often. But I just had a thought… what if I just order it without the boba? Why have I only just come to this realisation? Brain you really work slow sometime.
Exercises completed. Miniest wanted to go to the beach but I think tomorrow is a better day weather wise for that. Also, and I hate to say it, but I've got a lot of cleaning and laundry to do! Also organising stuff.. there are piles of clothing in different spots around the house and the Miniest is heavily into art and craft activities and she's a prolific artist so I have to discretely "manage" some it. When they first start drawing painting and creating things you have a tendency to want to keep everything, but after a few years and hell of a lot of art you tend to want to cull it a bit more heavily!
Sometimes I come across artwork that another kid has gifted to my kid. I have been housing random children's artwork. Makes it pretty easy to get rid of. Some of my daughter's work I scrapbooked.
I've got a designated "art wall" in my house, so if it's good enough to go on the wall it does. If not it gets put in a pile for a bit and then discretely binned. My favourite thing is the unfinished notebooks and sketch books. I have to admit, I love new notebooks myself.
Hahaha. Yes who doesn't love a fresh notebook/exercise book. I had to go through them because there was always private information in there like full name, dob, address etc.
Ha! I was right about them moving the house. They started up the truck about 10 minutes ago. No wonder Zooks came in and woke me.
Sounds like they just left. No ominous crashing noises or outbursts of swearing either.
Glad to see you're feeling better chef. Could I please have 2 roasted bananas stuffed with chocolate and a glass of milk. Need calories! Need calories!
After a lifetime with the same health insurance fund I have made the decision to switch to another fund. Sorry Defence Health, but you are an absolute mess right now and we just can't be together any more.
They are definitely one of the better options value wise, but they have not been doing well technology wise. They are currently migrating to a new system, which is not going well at all, and has been dragging on for far too long.
If I didn't have another restricted membership fund I can move to I'd probably put up with it any way TBH, as retail funds are definitely not as good for cost/benefits.
Hmm… feeling a bit jaded on hobbies lately. There’s not a ton I can do right now.
I could start another Minecraft world but that usually gets a bit boring. I focus on building and play on single player peaceful because I don’t have the patience to fight the annoying mobs. (Or to deal with the twelvies on the servers.)
Melbcat is eating a tiny bit of her biscuits but not nearly as much as I’d like so she’s still getting the extra wet feeds. It’s also weight management food for indoor cats when I want her to gain a bit back. :(
A friend is collecting some parsley seedlings and Seasol for me, and another pot. The water reservoir underneath is only accessible by a tiny hole so if I don’t leave it available in any other way Melbcat won’t be able to have a tasty fertiliser drink.
Was struck by massive pangs of hunger earlier today and wolfed down dinner, though I didn't want to feel like I was eating my hosts out of house and home. It was delicious and I ate a fair bit but NOW I'M HUNGRY AGAIN and it's hard to fall asleep. I don't know where this seemingly insatiable hunger has come from but that's one of the sacrifices of not staying at your own accommodation. Total freedom to pig out.
Given that I'm paying $0 on accom maybe I'll treat myself to dinner in the Brisbane CBD on the weekend. There's this nice Indonesian place that's opened up after starting out as a little stall in an industrial area. It ain't cheap but it looks good and I hope they're paying their workers fairly. Look at this menu (PDF). I think I'll have the nasi kapau with jackfruit rendang and the ketoprak. Might post on the food sub if I make it there.
Very common in SEA, tilapia. Nice to see that and catfish here. VO5 looks like something you could make yourself. With homegrown chillos. Sambals are so satisfying 🌶
Boost! It's like coming home. Looks pretty good so far, although there are no moderator tools showing, so I'll still have to use the web version for pinning and unpinning. I'm hoping the highlighting of new content will work the same as it did with Reddit, that's the bit I've missed most.
Edit: the highlighting works! New comments showing as bright blue, and the little button to skip to the next new comment is there - I am a happy Raven.
I think I'm going to have to buy a PS5 for Spider-Man 2 and while I'm at it, a new monitor. I run 32" and 27" 4K monitors on my desk but I don't really need dual monitors these days for work. I use the 32" for gaming (I've been playing Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PC this week) but neither monitor is built for gaming. I bought them before I really played many games. I thought about getting an ultrawide for the PC but now I'm thinking about a Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 which is a 32" curved monitor to replace both monitors. I can use it for work, PC gaming and console gaming. If I wanted to go down the full PC gaming path I'd need to build a new PC because my CPU is getting a bit old now (i5-8600K CPU @ 3.60GHz, overclocked to 4.90GHz) even though I have a 3080 Ti GPU, it needs a brain/motherboard upgrade.
I've been hesitant to look at the current gen consoles because I own a PS4 Pro and Xbox One X which I basically never use. I should just sell the 2 monitors and the 2 consoles then buy a PS5 and the G8 I think.
Need to know if I'm out of line here. My car is available, but they were happy to hold it till next week. I called them Monday arvo and said "hey, we're actually ready to go" they said "Great, this week might be a struggle, we will get back to you". Called them yesterday "Yeah we've got it ready, but dont think it'll be this week". I said cool, just let me know if its next week I might have to take a day off work. still no call.
I'm about to give them a call and ask for an update again, and if they dont have them tell them I'm about to pay them 40k and to get off their asses and go find the info I asked for 2 days ago.
183 Comments
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 19 pts · 2y
Morning dose of bun buns.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
A study in caramel.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I love him.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
He really is delicious 😋
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Boi belongs on a renaissance fresco. He could be a professional model.
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 17 pts · 2y
Ok DT, I have decided to take the new job offer! Short term, I lose a bit of cash (it was bound to happen because I make a LOT of penalties), but long term I make myself infinitely more employable and can start to think about settling down.
The absolutely massive win is I will now after a stupid number of years return to normal 9-5pm life! I am ridiculously excited, I miss my friends and family, and just having a normal weekend.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 17 pts · 2y
bboi badman is judging our dinner choices tonight
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Butters is a browned butter blondie
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Yes sir, I apologise for the state of this "cat food" sir, completely unacceptable - I will remedy this immediately with only the finest of roast chook for sir
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
You could do one of those "daily picture of my pet" posts and I would be totally there for it.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
And a very stern adjudicator indeed!
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Look at him being all judgy over there. When’s the last time he cooked, hmm?
baconmash@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 2y
I SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Praise Be!!🙏🍤
baconmash@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
🙏🏻
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🥳
baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🎉
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y
I patted Ted Cat a little yesterday, just stroked his side and he was ok with it. 😊🤗
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
No battle scars this time?
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y
Shout out to @bot001@aussie.zone who started a new side gig in the Food Australia community today. The first post might have been a bit delayed due to a technical error (aka oops I forgot to save the updated code), but better late than never.
Show your support and head over to https://aussie.zone/post/2465774 to share your dinner plans.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Poor fella's gotta start a side hustle to pay the rent. Machines really are just like us.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I love him.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Good bot. He just wanted to show some support by joining too
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
Once upon a time we had a public holiday called Show Day. The reason behind it was so that people from rural areas and working class families could enjoy a day out to the Royal Melbourne Show and inject a bit of cash into the economy. Not everybody went but it was still a good day off to spend with your family.
Then our Premier at the time Jeff Kuntett decided we had too many public holidays and scrapped it. A few years ago Dan reinstated it and rebranded it as Grand Final Parade Day where the 2 teams who will be competing on Saturday in the grand final can slowly hoon down the street to adoring waving fans.
So you might think why a day off (No one's complaining) before a football game? Well my little essay explains why.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Hands up who's old enough to remember show day? 👋
^zig and zag haunt my nightmares
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Me but I thought Zig and Zag was Moomba.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
You think those bastards can be contained???
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Weren't they both? And a lot of rural shows as well. Remember going to the Show and seeing them there. I fully agree with @taleya that they haunt nightmares. Apparently one of them was a serious pedo but I can't remember which. Both drank and you could smell the grog a mile away. The things that parents think kids like is one weird list.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
They were the faces of Moomba until it was discovered one was a convicted pedo.
I remember seeing them walking around ruffling kids hair and thinking no no no. I did not like them.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I've never really liked clowns. Creepy, even the innocent ones. But Z & Z were more than just creepy. The Commedia dell'Arte has a lot to answer for.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
👋
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
My obligatory "as someone who grew up in the country" bit: =)
I'll add to this that Show Day was only for Melbourne, it wasn't a statewide holiday. At least with the GF day, everyone gets it.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Oh really. I didn't know that Show Day wasn't statewide. Interesting.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
And show day was Thursday wasn't it?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Wednesday or Thursday. I can't remember.
Edit: It was a Thursday
Outlier1031@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
Just got an officially diagnosed as being autistic level 2 not sure i feel yet. But man it explains a lot.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I hope that your diagnosis proves helpful or informative to you 🙏
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y
landsharkkidd@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Whoo! I hope this helps you now! It's a good feeling when you finally get that diagnosis, but it's a double edged sword because you're like "oh I needed this diagnosis way earlier in my life".
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 2y
Happy Fake Friday Friends and a good long weekend 🍺. If you are working tomorrow then Happy Double Time rip rita. Cheers 🍻
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Happy False Friday to you! 🫖🍵
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
🍺
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Cheers 🍻 late to the party I had after works drinks sorry 😐
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Don't be sorry. Cheers buddy. 🍺
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 2y
Well the neighbours' cat came inside and butters chased it back out.
They were staring at each other for a few mins then the other cat decided to get a bit closer. Butters gave it a little bop on the head and then they just sat there together looking at birds.
Looks like they've sorted out their differences.
I was expecting a little cat brawl.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
My neighbor has a ginger cat that comes around that wife's cat HATES with a passion. One day shes gonna smash the window to get to the ginger who honestly just looks like a sweet boy who wants a cuddle. I'd give him one, but certain the wife's cat will slit my throat in my sleep if she catches me.
oztrin@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
So spent the morning tidying up and cleaning, the afternoon seeing the real estate agents and chasing things up...
Long story short, the house is on the market and it feels like a huge burden has rolled off my shoulders.
Now to get it cleaned out and sold!
bull@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
I'm going to meet a friends' cats for the first time this afternoon, I'm looking after them this weekend while she goes interstate, and I know from previous conversations that they're obsessed with tea tree oil.. so I've spritzed myself with tea tree oil. THEY WILL LOVE ME.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Funny, I would've thought it was such a strong smell it'd put them off. Weird what some animals like. A friend has a cat that loves tea bags.
bull@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Their owner told me she cleans her shoes with tea tree oil and they go nuts over her shoes afterwards so I sprayed a tea tree oil and water solution on my legs and shoes and yep.. they loved it. One was licking my leg.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Wow, freaky.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
One of my cats LOVES my mums feet. Trips her over to get to them and smooches, rolls and other exhaulted behaviour. It got the better of me and I asked mum why. It's vinegar. She soaks her feet in vinegar every day and Oreo loves it. Cats are strange creatures.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
I feel like shit lately. Physically and mentally. Easily getting very cranky, absolutely bored with everything. Constantly stressed.
I’m just putting one foot in front of the other. Caring for my cat and plants, doing the bare minimum essential tasks and trying to avoid anything that makes it worse.
the_procrastinata@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Sometimes you’ve just got to make it through an hour at a time. You’ve got this. Can we do anything to help?
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Unfortunately not much, but thanks for asking.
bull@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I've been the exact same way this week. I think it's time to do something serious about it because it's not going to get me to where I want to be.
indisin@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Thanks for the concern. Everything has been pursued but this is pretty stubborn
Taleya@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
I can't stop laughing at this news article of a thief who stole a vac full of angry hornets. Writer absolutely channeled their inner pratchett.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
article? please post!
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
https://lemmy.world/post/5853446
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Part adams, part pratchett, definitely enjoyable
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Pure honey gold.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Bill and Ted spent 3 hours running around this morning, a few little hisses and one chase but otherwise not bad. Ted is now closed off in the upstairs rooms and I can rest.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Thats good progress! 🐈⬛🐈
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Is it? Bill is still pretty pissed off, Ted still oblivious and friendly.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Bill is gonna be pissed off for a few weeks yet. But every day it'll get a little bit better and you'll stress less.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Jeez its raining cars today! My new car is coming because I had to sell my old car (which I loved!) to finish the loan on the Mrs's piece of shit car because it was looking like we'd have to write it off. Turns out no! Because not 3 hours after I get told my new car is ready I get a call saying they fixed the mrs piece of shit car! So now I get to sell that for not a loss! It does mean my house is gonna look like car city for a couple of weeks, but in effect I just got told I got 10k back in my budget! Huge win!
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Fckn sweeeeet
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Imma rev up now because why not
🍻🍻🍻 here’s to Britney..🔪🔪🔪
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Can you enlightened me as to what Britney has done because I'm gonna assume she's murdered 3 people? Cheers to you and Britney 🍻
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Just a freaky lil knife dance I keep seeing. Haha. Life in the deep end.
https://reddit.com/r/BritneySpears/s/2P0jVIpAa3
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
That's exactly how I dance on a normal Friday night.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
😁
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I need this.
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
Base elements from Spotlight & Kmart. Detailing available if vaguely near me and in possession of plonk or garden veg 😺
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Oh man that is nifty.
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🖤 Yasss, bring it.
I’ve drinking out of my ghost mug all week. Can’t believe how a $5 mug brings me so much cheer.
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Butters has found his spot in the house and it's different to his old spot (which was in the garage) and he's relaxed about it. little man is having a good snooze which makes me believe he's happy and feels safe.
It'd be pretty fucked mentally for the little guy. You've got 3 silly neighbour dogs, bunch of outdoor neighbour cats and birds.. little dude is doing great. It'd be a full on environment but he's handling things.
Nath@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
For those of you who are seeing other Daily Threads: Is there another scandal or something happening at the other place? Seeing an unusual uptick of new users today.
Not sure whether to be worried, when NZ had a sudden influx of new accounts a couple of weeks ago, they were then used to spam.
bull@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I haven't looked at the other DT but I have noticed a lot of similar-looking auto-generated alt type names making absolute garbage posts over there. A lot more than usual.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
It’s getting ridiculous. The app has been forcing subs on my home-feed for a while. Crazy UFO conspiracy shit. Had to go through and mute a bunch of stuff. It’s a fucking bother.
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I swear, when I occasionally visit over there, nine out of ten posts are bots/spam, especially on smaller subs that don't have high karma restrictions for posting. I am also getting bonkers recommendations, and most of my homepage is just ads for crap.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
At least we got the Britney knife dance trending. Sorta makes everything alright in the world.🤠
bull@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Those eyes are haunting
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
It’s all kinds of weird. I love it haha.
brave@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Her Instagram is wild. Years ago there was a podcast called "Britney's Gram" that would basically gossip about what's on her Instagram.. my guilty pleasure.
I think they were in the front line of the "Free Britney" movement and when Britney was getting out of her conservatorship they stopped recording.
But now I'm really curious about what the takes are and I want the podcast to come back... 🤣
Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
The gambling ads are driving me away. I hate seeing them.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
To beer or not to beer? That is the question.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
BEER!!! 🍻
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Ok. You twisted my arm.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I'm tempted to have a quick one before I go back to work 😬
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Nah wait until after work.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Ok. You untwisted my arm 🙄
baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
nah have a zero alcohol beer
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Is coffee a reasonable substitute? It’s all I have at the moment and orange juice.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Of course
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Oh by the way cheers!
☕️ 🍻
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Hahaha. Not yet. I've got another hour to go.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Actually I do wonder about coffee intake if it matters if I drink 2 cups back to back or space the 2 cups out over hours and if it makes a difference with keeping me awake at night.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
There's only one way to find out. For me normal coffee doesn't affect my sleep. Turkish coffee on the other hand will kept me awake and make me clean up.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Oh Turkish is devilish strong, that’s for sure.
I didn’t sleep at all last night from having a satchel coffee very late so I won’t be repeating that.
I’ll make a moka pot coffee and see if it keeps me awake tonight
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Taking a breather from sorting out stuff. I've "sorted" some of Miniest Peeler's things, my receipts and now have a bag of stuff to dispose of. I've also gone through all the swimming stuff with the kids and our hat "collection," and there's now 1½ garbage bags of stuff to go to charity. Nice.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Just over 2 hours of work before just over 2 weeks of leave... am dragging myself over the line by this point!!
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Fellow cat peeps: Do you leave out all the interactive toys or cycle them around? I bought a bunch of new toys for Gibson today and not sure because I don't want her to get sick of them quickly.
Also how do I post a picture that isn't the wrong way around? Would love to share some Gibson pics!
Taleya@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
We have a box. They can fetch ones they want, others end up down the bottom, which results in rampant excitement when they're unearthed, plus we don't trip over cat balls all the time.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I'm still traumatised by that last discussion of cat balls.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Trouble nuggets?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Problem plums.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
to update Ted's little scrotum is shrinking and he' getting less smelly by the day
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Oh Seagoon I'm interested to know how you know this. Does he willingly show you or do you go in for the surprise lift a leg?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Ted has had a very close all over shave . 😬
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
The old landscaped crack, back and sack. My dog will just opening spread his legs, look me straight in the eye, start licking his imaginary nads while his sitting beside me using my leg as a prop. He has no shame.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
It still gives me a giggle. Cat scrotum, anal glands and stank I believe were the words.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Same here. I rotate the cardboard scratcher things too. We currently have the kmart Halloween one taking up far too much room.
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
We leave them out at our place, both kitties love to carry their toys around or hide them in various spots. Although my housemate who is a very very festive person has a few holiday themed toys that only come out during their respective holiday.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Take the photo in landscape (phone sideways) instead of portrait.
Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
My cat loses her toys so it’s all exciting when I dig them out from behind the tv etc.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Cycling past Victoria Park on my way to work this morning. Extra loos & rubbish bins, and a shit tonne of security fencing. You'd think they were planning some sort of event in the near future.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Shoe cull complete. Another bag of stuff for charity. Bathers and appropriate summer shoes found. Minipeelers have each packed a beach bag. You'd think we were going away for a couple of days.. I wish we were!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
The kid's asked to play backgammon. Time to act innocent and wipe the floor with her. It's her first time playing.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
RAFFWU members working at Coles and Woolworths will be striking on Saturday 7 October between 10 AM and 12 noon. Their demands are living wages, safer workplaces & secure jobs.
If you would like to show solidarity with these workers, you might consider avoiding Coles and Woolworths at that time.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Do you think that removing spiderwebs makes the spiders go away? Or does it just make them sad?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
You've destroyed their home but they will rebuild wherever the hell they like so maybe just a little frustrated.
baconmash@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
with vengeance
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
So really it's just making them mad and I should leave them be and let the cobwebs take over. I guess I can try that.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
One small little spider decided to play Tarzan in front of me yesterday. Him and his transport did not survive.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Not at all. My bins are a testament to that.
oztrin@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Couldn't get back to sleep as the moment I started drowsing something would pop into my brain that needed to be done. Plus I was suddenly really hungry.
Cats have already blessed me with a stinky shit and a hairball... well more of a hair tube. Better now than just as the estate agents are knocking on the door, I suppose...
landsharkkidd@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
My boss was nice and bought bubble tea today. But man I'm keen for the long weekend!
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
So I like the flavours of bubble teas but I don’t like boba. So I don’t get it very often. But I just had a thought… what if I just order it without the boba? Why have I only just come to this realisation? Brain you really work slow sometime.
baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Same I do that too
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Work day done. I am le tired.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
🍷
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Well, then. Have a nap...
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Zen fire ze missiles!
kudra@aus.social · 3 pts · 2y
@just_kitten @StudChud ZEN FIRE ZE MISSILES!!
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
😍 i didn't see this before i posted it aswell haha
kudra@aus.social · 3 pts · 2y
@StudChud zere can always be MOAR MISSILES
StudChud@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
😂
Ntcc661@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Super social day. Fun, needed but now exhausted.
Ready to have a day at home, in my PJs, with my blanket, phone & Switch and do NOTHING. Recharge required.
oztrin@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
In the continuing saga of the house... it's still there. So not sure what was on the bloody great semi...
Eagle@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Might have been half of the house?
oztrin@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Possibly the extensions, leaving the original 1920's bit? Yeah, could be.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Exercises completed. Miniest wanted to go to the beach but I think tomorrow is a better day weather wise for that. Also, and I hate to say it, but I've got a lot of cleaning and laundry to do! Also organising stuff.. there are piles of clothing in different spots around the house and the Miniest is heavily into art and craft activities and she's a prolific artist so I have to discretely "manage" some it. When they first start drawing painting and creating things you have a tendency to want to keep everything, but after a few years and hell of a lot of art you tend to want to cull it a bit more heavily!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Sometimes I come across artwork that another kid has gifted to my kid. I have been housing random children's artwork. Makes it pretty easy to get rid of. Some of my daughter's work I scrapbooked.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I've got a designated "art wall" in my house, so if it's good enough to go on the wall it does. If not it gets put in a pile for a bit and then discretely binned. My favourite thing is the unfinished notebooks and sketch books. I have to admit, I love new notebooks myself.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Hahaha. Yes who doesn't love a fresh notebook/exercise book. I had to go through them because there was always private information in there like full name, dob, address etc.
oztrin@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Ha! I was right about them moving the house. They started up the truck about 10 minutes ago. No wonder Zooks came in and woke me.
Sounds like they just left. No ominous crashing noises or outbursts of swearing either.
baconmash@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🥑
🍳
🍞☕️
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Glad to see you're feeling better chef. Could I please have 2 roasted bananas stuffed with chocolate and a glass of milk. Need calories! Need calories!
baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🔥🍌🍫🍌🥛
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Thanks chef! Have a lovely day!
oztrin@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I need a caffeine IV, but whatever you provide this morning chef!
baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
☕️💉
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Whatever you're feeling up to this morning chef. Hope a good night's sleep has you feeling alright ❤️
baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🥓🌭🍳🍳🥔🍅🍄🫘🍞☕️
Baku@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Me too. I am so happy to have it running and have new comments highlighted again I just paid for the ad free version.
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
baconmash@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
omg IKEA Aftonsparv collection bye money
the curtains are glow in the dark omg
Pilk@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Aw cute, when is it coming to Australia?
Edit: oh, next month!
baconmash@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Oct 1
Pilk@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
🪐👽🌌
fullkitwanker@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
After a lifetime with the same health insurance fund I have made the decision to switch to another fund. Sorry Defence Health, but you are an absolute mess right now and we just can't be together any more.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
That's sad, I vaguely remember hearing that the restricted membership funds like Defence Health were some of the best options apparently
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
They are definitely one of the better options value wise, but they have not been doing well technology wise. They are currently migrating to a new system, which is not going well at all, and has been dragging on for far too long.
If I didn't have another restricted membership fund I can move to I'd probably put up with it any way TBH, as retail funds are definitely not as good for cost/benefits.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Hmm… feeling a bit jaded on hobbies lately. There’s not a ton I can do right now.
I could start another Minecraft world but that usually gets a bit boring. I focus on building and play on single player peaceful because I don’t have the patience to fight the annoying mobs. (Or to deal with the twelvies on the servers.)
Melbcat is eating a tiny bit of her biscuits but not nearly as much as I’d like so she’s still getting the extra wet feeds. It’s also weight management food for indoor cats when I want her to gain a bit back. :(
A friend is collecting some parsley seedlings and Seasol for me, and another pot. The water reservoir underneath is only accessible by a tiny hole so if I don’t leave it available in any other way Melbcat won’t be able to have a tasty fertiliser drink.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Was struck by massive pangs of hunger earlier today and wolfed down dinner, though I didn't want to feel like I was eating my hosts out of house and home. It was delicious and I ate a fair bit but NOW I'M HUNGRY AGAIN and it's hard to fall asleep. I don't know where this seemingly insatiable hunger has come from but that's one of the sacrifices of not staying at your own accommodation. Total freedom to pig out.
Given that I'm paying $0 on accom maybe I'll treat myself to dinner in the Brisbane CBD on the weekend. There's this nice Indonesian place that's opened up after starting out as a little stall in an industrial area. It ain't cheap but it looks good and I hope they're paying their workers fairly. Look at this menu (PDF). I think I'll have the nasi kapau with jackfruit rendang and the ketoprak. Might post on the food sub if I make it there.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
hrmm for me I'd be looking at VO5 but also FS4 Ikan nila terbang. I've never had tilapia or even seen it on a menu.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Very common in SEA, tilapia. Nice to see that and catfish here. VO5 looks like something you could make yourself. With homegrown chillos. Sambals are so satisfying 🌶
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
The aldi liqueur cherry chocolates are great and only 5 bucks a box. 👍🤤🤤
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I'll add Queens Danish butter biscuits for $5 to that list.
MisssDarylC@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I will dress up for Halloween for work but I cannot figure out what to dress as and it's so frustrating.
bull@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Go as a chef from The Park and take a tray of canapes.
MisssDarylC@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Hahahaha I do love this suggestion
brave@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Wondering if I've had this Human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Been constantly "a little sick" for a while. 😬
bull@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Hellooooo Boost for Lemmy. Sync is very good but Boost was my OG Reddit android app so I have to give it a go.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Boost! It's like coming home. Looks pretty good so far, although there are no moderator tools showing, so I'll still have to use the web version for pinning and unpinning. I'm hoping the highlighting of new content will work the same as it did with Reddit, that's the bit I've missed most.
Edit: the highlighting works! New comments showing as bright blue, and the little button to skip to the next new comment is there - I am a happy Raven.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
My little dog loves pork crackle like some cats love catnip. He goes crazy for it. I have to throw it down otherwise he'll take my hand off.
bull@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I think I'm going to have to buy a PS5 for Spider-Man 2 and while I'm at it, a new monitor. I run 32" and 27" 4K monitors on my desk but I don't really need dual monitors these days for work. I use the 32" for gaming (I've been playing Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PC this week) but neither monitor is built for gaming. I bought them before I really played many games. I thought about getting an ultrawide for the PC but now I'm thinking about a Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 which is a 32" curved monitor to replace both monitors. I can use it for work, PC gaming and console gaming. If I wanted to go down the full PC gaming path I'd need to build a new PC because my CPU is getting a bit old now (i5-8600K CPU @ 3.60GHz, overclocked to 4.90GHz) even though I have a 3080 Ti GPU, it needs a brain/motherboard upgrade.
I've been hesitant to look at the current gen consoles because I own a PS4 Pro and Xbox One X which I basically never use. I should just sell the 2 monitors and the 2 consoles then buy a PS5 and the G8 I think.
Anybody running a G8? Thoughts on the plan?
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Need to know if I'm out of line here. My car is available, but they were happy to hold it till next week. I called them Monday arvo and said "hey, we're actually ready to go" they said "Great, this week might be a struggle, we will get back to you". Called them yesterday "Yeah we've got it ready, but dont think it'll be this week". I said cool, just let me know if its next week I might have to take a day off work. still no call. I'm about to give them a call and ask for an update again, and if they dont have them tell them I'm about to pay them 40k and to get off their asses and go find the info I asked for 2 days ago.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Available and on site and ready are three very different things in the car sales world.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 2y
True, but I literally sat in it! I ran my hand over the dash I'm gonna do drum solos against. Its there, they are just f'ing me around.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
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Pilk@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
fullkitwanker@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
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Pilk@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Pilk@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y