I've been exercising as usual but not posting much on account of it being my 50th birthday in the last few days. I've been gutsing on cake and gorging on various takeaway foods as is tradition (on my birthday anyway!). My colleagues gave me some lovely gifts and a very tall cake and made me feel special. Fam were a bit hit and miss. I do feel a little different in a way that's hard to describe. You can be in denial about getting older as much as you like, but something about hitting a half century hits different. This is going to sound a bit silly, but it almost feels like a very faint shadow over me that others can't really see, but I know is there. I'm still the same positive, happy and determined me, but there's just this.. thing. I'm not doing too well at describing it, but it's an odd feeling, that's for sure.
All the chores are done before midday... is, is this what it's like to be normal. I've vacuumed, mopped, put washing on, done the dishes, and I've even changed the sheets, and dusted.
Edit- Ok so maybe not normal... I am an all at once sort of person though, I like to either get everything done in one go or not bother at all.
Maybe what it's like to be fully on top of things, but I'm not sure it is normal. Normal is "oops, I left the washing in the machine again". Possibly followed by being distracted enroute to the washing machine by something else that needs to be done and not actually ending up hanging the washing.
Edit: I managed to hang the washing without being distracted. This time.
This is not normal. Normal, well, see comments below. On the plus side now is reelaaaax time. Maybe go out for a coffee and a nice brunch with a very clear conscience?
It is lighter than I expected, which is good as it will make it easy to put in and out of a cupboard and gives me more options as to where I can put it.
I'll see your chips and raise you the mighty Potato Gem
12 minutes at 180
If you want to go Bull Style™ melt some tasty cheese over the top of them then put some sweet chilli sauce on top and be a filthy pig while binge watching Star Trek.
Tried sweet potat in my new af last night - the bomb! Peeled it, then hasslebacked them, quick spray with oil and the classic 10 mins at 200 deg. Came out perfect, ready for another 3 mins with cheese over the top. Yummy. Could get to like this appliance over and above the microwave. Going to try fish tonight.
Bloody hell, most of last week was this morass of depression and bleakness and everything seemed doomed, but I'm all positive and light and energetic today despite being up till 4am? What gives, brain? Is it really just the sun??? (It can't just be vitamin D because I take seriously big doses)
Sheets all being washed and dried, haven't started packing yet but have a bit of a list. Much easier packing for warm climates. Must get to Leo's this arvo to get some gifts, and use up what's left in the fridge tonight. Looks like it'll be kale pasta sauce.
I just wish I could predict my biorhythms a little better! I think sun (actually seeing it outside and feeling it on me) definitely helps but sometimes it just seems to change out of nowhere.
I have been working out to do with the food I need to use up, and have realised I have all the ingredients for a great pavlova. Which is really tempting, but then I would have to eat an entire pavlova, which is probably not the healthiest idea. I guess I'll stick with the quiche and cakes for the freezer plan.
Is it a surplus of eggs? Cos you can apparently freeze the undecorated meringue bases.
If you made minis you could then pull out individual bases as needed and hit it with canned whip cream for a single serve. Single portions of fruit are harder but maybe some thawed berries, leftover fruit or a single passion fruit/sliced kiwi.
This sore throat really sucks. It seems to have progressed to my ear now, so razor blades in my ear and my throat when I swallow. Still negative though.
Edit. Thanks all, doctors appointment tomorrow morning sorted.
Difflam have a throat numbing spray you can pick up just over the counter. If you're an asthmatic of having issues breathing it's not good for you though.
Gargle in salt water - 10% solution - might help a bit. But best to go see doctor - might be anything from tonsillitis to an abcess. Does sound like an infection - at least to me.
My adhd diagnostic appointment has been moved from the 23rd of November to this Thursday the 19th if October!!! Work is accommodating me for it and I am so stoked!! Nervous cause what if somehow despite my research, and doing the DSM5 myself, they tell me I don't have ADHD but genuinely so keen to officially be diagnosed and take further steps to be the best me ever. Thanks to the bank of mum and dad for helping me with the fee a month sooner then expected.
Sammi woke me up at 4:45 yowling. As far as I could tell it was a mix of 'the litter tray needs scooping' (I heard her hit it just before I dropped off and again just before the yowling started) and 'while you're at it, feed me'. Horror.
The amazing thing was Zooks slept through it - until I elbowed her by accident because I hadn't realised she was sleeping there.
Now we're all awake and not too happy about it.
Just back from first aid prac training - was a little worried about the cats as I usually don't leave them for more than three hours and the last time I did there were worried little faces to greet me.
However this time Zooks was basking in the sun in the front window and Sammi on my bed, and they graciously accepted the offer of food. 😂.
Oh and they're expressing their displeasure by swatting at each other, but ah well.
I think I know what the problem with the spinach damping off is. The pots are self watering and perhaps the heavy rains filled the bottom reservoir then flooded the soil. Causing any fungus or bacteria to overgrow.
I should have been tipping the excess water out regularly but forgot, lately I’ve had my hands full with just myself and the furbaby.
Am I going to have to dump this crop, get rid of the soil, clean the pot and start again?
I'd try emptying out the water and letting the soil dry off, then watering from the top with a dilute seaweed fertiliser. Dump the water that filters through into the reservoir a couple of times and keep watering the soil itself for a while to help to flush out any nasty things built up in the soil. If the damage is not too bad it should recover, but if it is not showing good new growth in a week or two then you might need to go with new soil.
My gardening history is basically a long chain of dropping the ball and then working out how to pick it up. I'm getting incrementally better over time, but managing things that need constant, regular work rather than intermittent bursts is not my strong suit.
I was close to just buying one but then the price jumped $150, so now I'm even less inclined buy one now that'll cost $900+ to just play Spider-Man 2. I'll just put it off for now and live without it. I got onto the first 2 Spidey games late so I can maybe just get onto this one late too. Do you have one?
Not a good night. Baby woke up at 3, was hungry so he got fed. Then fussed for halfa before spewing (not just spitting up, full on projectile) over everything. Got him cleaned up then surprise, he was hungry again. Poor little fella is having a tough time adjusting to the new 6 month formula. Mrs was also feeling crook so now Im worried its gonna be a round of Gastro, but so far I'm fine.
Does he potentially have any food allergies or intolerances to something in the new stuff? I’m not a parent so I apologise if this oversteps.
Just throwing it out there as that can be sneaky and finding a sensitivity now could save a lot of pain.
Edit: Having a look and apparently it doesn’t hurt them to stay on starter formula until 1 year old, so if he really has too bad a time adjusting you could have the option to revert to what was working.
It seems the follow on formula may be higher in iron but I guess in this situation fed is best.
A sibling also had a very relaxed sphincter at the top of their stomach and required thickened formula to help keep it down. If none of that works it’s paediatrician time
These American true crime stories all start out the same.
Bumfuck is a small town. Middle of nowhere. Everybody knows everybody. Everybody knows everybody's business. Nobody locks their doors. Everybody owns a gun or 2. Nothing ever happens here. It's a sleepy town you know.
This week off is supposed to be me setting a normal sleep schedule, but boy howdy is it hard not to just stay in bed because I don't actually have to be anywhere. At least this morning I did wake up at 8am like I wanted to, even if I am still tucked up.
Someone has dumped a wrecked tyre in my garden. Where can I dispose of it? Heard a Moron doing burnouts, guess he threw his trashed tyre into my place.
I am pooped. I just finished cleaning the car. Why is it, sometimes no matter how much you soap the car up when you rinse it, you seem to have missed a giant patch. Happens to me every time.
Can’t believe I’m also up to Alone S9. You think I’d get over it given that the premise is essentially the same, but I really dig it. Still solidifies I’d die in the wilderness if left to my own devices. I’m going to have to brush up on my apocalyptic skills. Hehe.
Wargh, when I have a good day it's like I live in another realm and don't need to eat till 11pm and am effortlessly up till way too late going over everything 2454952 times - but I think The Stupid Project With The Boss that's been dragging on for far too long is finally, well and truly, completely, DONE as far as my involvement goes - I can draw a line through that now.
A really fun project I quoted before got accepted after months, but I'm no longer going to be able to do any of the work on it, most likely. Bittersweet but still for the best. Whoever ends up going better be effing grateful they get to hike in and out of a very beautiful part of the world (and even camp overnight!) to look at plants and record some simple things 🥲
We're now down to the actual thing I stayed on to do. Chances are it won't get done for a while but if I can set up the bones before I go I can chip away at it when I'm sick of family and when I get back. I want to be done by the end of November. Eyes on the prize...
A fair few steps closer to finishing this drip system. Installed the backflow / filter pressure things and the air release / flush valves. All strapped in not a single leak ominous synth noises so far. Timers aren't hallucinating all looking good.
Got all the sheets and stuff washed and dried, woot!
And I cleared out my fridge!! It might not look the most appetising, but this pasta in kale sauce is WINNING - and extremely cheap! Uses a few different pots but not hard to do at all and can be quite quick. Great way to use up heaps of kale as well... And not get the bastard stuck between your newly cleaned teeth...
::: spoiler deets
Followed this recipe in the NYT except for step 1, where I instead slow cooked a mirepoix (carrot, celery and onion chopped finely), along with the finely chopped kale ribs, and added some good stock powder, garlic powder (and garlic infused olive oil), and some herbs (dried thyme and oregano, some rosemary from the balcony). And threw in some chickpeas at the end as that tin's been sitting in my pantry for far too long.
:::
I also finally gave my rather dusty and overgrown prostrate rosemary on the balcony a long overdue haircut - this is about 1/3 of the plant's bulk, it was pretty much poking into the downstairs neighbour's balcony... There's too many dead flowers and gunk in all that shit, I'll try to clean up a bit but I think most of it is going in the green bin sadly.
Kitchen's tidied, now to head to Leo's, pick up all the good shit, and make my bed (ughhhhhhhhghhghh but I'll thank myself for it later).
Mr P uses rosemary as kebab stick. Every time the rosemary gets a cut, he strips off all the foliage,and sharpens one end with a good knife. Instant flavour infusing meat cooking stick. Apologies if you're a vegetarian, but it might also work well with skewers of vegetables.
Diced potato at lunch browned quite well and quickly, did not maintain crunchiness long - but was not prepped, just diced and sprayed with a bit of oil. A reheated veggie slice worked very well, it tends to be a bit soggy with all the vegetables and a bit of extra crisping on the outside worked well.
For dinner I cooked pork schnitzel and some fennel. Both worked well - the fennel was very tough, but I think that is the fault of the fennel, not the cooking.
102 Comments
Taleya@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 2y
Can't get up. Cat under doona. So sad.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Terrible. You will just have to stay in bed until the cat agrees it is time to get up.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Indeed. I'm structural at this point, a vital part of his habitat
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y
I've been exercising as usual but not posting much on account of it being my 50th birthday in the last few days. I've been gutsing on cake and gorging on various takeaway foods as is tradition (on my birthday anyway!). My colleagues gave me some lovely gifts and a very tall cake and made me feel special. Fam were a bit hit and miss. I do feel a little different in a way that's hard to describe. You can be in denial about getting older as much as you like, but something about hitting a half century hits different. This is going to sound a bit silly, but it almost feels like a very faint shadow over me that others can't really see, but I know is there. I'm still the same positive, happy and determined me, but there's just this.. thing. I'm not doing too well at describing it, but it's an odd feeling, that's for sure.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Happy Birthday! 🎉
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Thankyou!
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Happy Birthday!!
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Thankyou!
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Happy b'day!
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Thankyou!
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Happy birthday! 🥳
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Thankyou!
indisin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Thankyou!
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 2y
All the chores are done before midday... is, is this what it's like to be normal. I've vacuumed, mopped, put washing on, done the dishes, and I've even changed the sheets, and dusted.
Edit- Ok so maybe not normal... I am an all at once sort of person though, I like to either get everything done in one go or not bother at all.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Maybe what it's like to be fully on top of things, but I'm not sure it is normal. Normal is "oops, I left the washing in the machine again". Possibly followed by being distracted enroute to the washing machine by something else that needs to be done and not actually ending up hanging the washing.
Edit: I managed to hang the washing without being distracted. This time.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I had a relatable video but could only find it on tiktok which I don’t like or use
Edit: Urgh. Tik Tok warning
Also
::: spoiler Undrunk cuppa
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Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
ohhh that's a wham moment right there
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
There’s dozens of us
Taleya@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
dusting is not normal, no.
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Family of asthmatics probably plays into it being normal for me.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
oh same here, but as the token non-asthmatic I stopped that shit as soon as I moved out of the family home :P
(I keed, I still dust but the joke has to be salvaged somewhere, dammit)
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
This is not normal. Normal, well, see comments below. On the plus side now is reelaaaax time. Maybe go out for a coffee and a nice brunch with a very clear conscience?
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
pakidge #1 has arrived. Potato in air fryer now.
It is lighter than I expected, which is good as it will make it easy to put in and out of a cupboard and gives me more options as to where I can put it.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
We placed ours in garage. It gets annoyingly loud after a while and saves a bit of bench space.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
These are your friends
McCains Quick Cook Straight Cut Chips
bull@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
I'll see your chips and raise you the mighty Potato Gem
12 minutes at 180
If you want to go Bull Style™ melt some tasty cheese over the top of them then put some sweet chilli sauce on top and be a filthy pig while binge watching Star Trek.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I'm pretty sure my life expectancy just shortened by looking at that image :D
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Tried sweet potat in my new af last night - the bomb! Peeled it, then hasslebacked them, quick spray with oil and the classic 10 mins at 200 deg. Came out perfect, ready for another 3 mins with cheese over the top. Yummy. Could get to like this appliance over and above the microwave. Going to try fish tonight.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Lamb chops. 6 mins from cold plate to done. Gamechanger.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Gems and the Aldi Dino Nugs go GREAT in an airfryer
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
Bloody hell, most of last week was this morass of depression and bleakness and everything seemed doomed, but I'm all positive and light and energetic today despite being up till 4am? What gives, brain? Is it really just the sun??? (It can't just be vitamin D because I take seriously big doses)
Sheets all being washed and dried, haven't started packing yet but have a bit of a list. Much easier packing for warm climates. Must get to Leo's this arvo to get some gifts, and use up what's left in the fridge tonight. Looks like it'll be kale pasta sauce.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Might be that today seems a little bit brighter.
I somewhat do believe that we have ups and downs like a biorhythm as well so it could be something like that.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I just wish I could predict my biorhythms a little better! I think sun (actually seeing it outside and feeling it on me) definitely helps but sometimes it just seems to change out of nowhere.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Pancakes!
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Your breakfasts are FIRE🔥
bull@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
there were 2 comments in a row which talked about cake then I wanted cake so I walked to the supermarket to get cake and now I have cake
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Can I have some cake?
bull@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
You may. It's vanilla sponge (with cream and jam).
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Ted Cat using his sex doll as a pillow
::: spoiler spoiler
:::
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Ted is starting to fluff out into a handsome gentleman! Look at his cute head resting like that...
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
he's so adorable, he let me brush him a little today 😊
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I hope billcat isn't standing behind you watching everything you type.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
I have been working out to do with the food I need to use up, and have realised I have all the ingredients for a great pavlova. Which is really tempting, but then I would have to eat an entire pavlova, which is probably not the healthiest idea. I guess I'll stick with the quiche and cakes for the freezer plan.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Is it a surplus of eggs? Cos you can apparently freeze the undecorated meringue bases.
If you made minis you could then pull out individual bases as needed and hit it with canned whip cream for a single serve. Single portions of fruit are harder but maybe some thawed berries, leftover fruit or a single passion fruit/sliced kiwi.
(I hope this comment was useful)
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
This sore throat really sucks. It seems to have progressed to my ear now, so razor blades in my ear and my throat when I swallow. Still negative though.
Edit. Thanks all, doctors appointment tomorrow morning sorted.
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
Anecdote, Betadine throat drops will cause vomit, avoid. Gargling dissolved aspirin might help.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
That shit works but it's gross 😝
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Difflam have a throat numbing spray you can pick up just over the counter. If you're an asthmatic of having issues breathing it's not good for you though.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Get that checked at the doctor's if you haven't already, last thing you want is an infection wreaking unchecked havoc
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Gargle in salt water - 10% solution - might help a bit. But best to go see doctor - might be anything from tonsillitis to an abcess. Does sound like an infection - at least to me.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
I keep getting distracted by my sparkly nails today.
MisssDarylC@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
My adhd diagnostic appointment has been moved from the 23rd of November to this Thursday the 19th if October!!! Work is accommodating me for it and I am so stoked!! Nervous cause what if somehow despite my research, and doing the DSM5 myself, they tell me I don't have ADHD but genuinely so keen to officially be diagnosed and take further steps to be the best me ever. Thanks to the bank of mum and dad for helping me with the fee a month sooner then expected.
oztrin@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Sammi woke me up at 4:45 yowling. As far as I could tell it was a mix of 'the litter tray needs scooping' (I heard her hit it just before I dropped off and again just before the yowling started) and 'while you're at it, feed me'. Horror.
The amazing thing was Zooks slept through it - until I elbowed her by accident because I hadn't realised she was sleeping there.
Now we're all awake and not too happy about it.
Walter_Ego@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
donut and dixie cup havin a lil snooze
oztrin@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Just back from first aid prac training - was a little worried about the cats as I usually don't leave them for more than three hours and the last time I did there were worried little faces to greet me.
However this time Zooks was basking in the sun in the front window and Sammi on my bed, and they graciously accepted the offer of food. 😂.
Oh and they're expressing their displeasure by swatting at each other, but ah well.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
6.4k this morning. Felt pretty good too. Doggo back in bed for a few hours.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I plated up a giant piece of cake for myself and MissGod walks into kitchen, pokes me in the stomach and says, “feeding the little one ?”
I fucking died…
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I think I know what the problem with the spinach damping off is. The pots are self watering and perhaps the heavy rains filled the bottom reservoir then flooded the soil. Causing any fungus or bacteria to overgrow.
I should have been tipping the excess water out regularly but forgot, lately I’ve had my hands full with just myself and the furbaby.
Am I going to have to dump this crop, get rid of the soil, clean the pot and start again?
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I'd try emptying out the water and letting the soil dry off, then watering from the top with a dilute seaweed fertiliser. Dump the water that filters through into the reservoir a couple of times and keep watering the soil itself for a while to help to flush out any nasty things built up in the soil. If the damage is not too bad it should recover, but if it is not showing good new growth in a week or two then you might need to go with new soil.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Thanks. What a pain. This wouldn’t have happened if I’d kept bringing them inside at night. I dropped the ball
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
My gardening history is basically a long chain of dropping the ball and then working out how to pick it up. I'm getting incrementally better over time, but managing things that need constant, regular work rather than intermittent bursts is not my strong suit.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Exactly. Consistency is hard for me especially when dealing with other higher priority stuff so that’s why I kept the endeavour so small
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Dump out water, let dry, watch.
Water if needed, but otherwise plants are pretty damned hardy.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
At least I’ll be continuously sowing so if the soil fixes itself the next batch might do ok
bull@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
You know what? I'm about to say it.. I don't care what anybody thinks.. Woolworths store brand milk is better than Pura milk.
tone_212@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Farmhouse blue. You won’t look back after buying that milk. It’s creamy goodness.
briongloid@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I drink a lot of milk and I prefer the supermarket brands, they're the level of watered down I am accustomed to.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I haven’t had Pura milk in ages but theres definitely a difference between the different milk variations.
Oh hey by the way did you decide on getting a PS5? Spider Man 2 is looking like a real fine game.
bull@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I was close to just buying one but then the price jumped $150, so now I'm even less inclined buy one now that'll cost $900+ to just play Spider-Man 2. I'll just put it off for now and live without it. I got onto the first 2 Spidey games late so I can maybe just get onto this one late too. Do you have one?
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Ah bugger. Hopefully when Black Friday rolls around it might drop in price again, especially with the reworked model coming out in the near future.
Yep. I have a ps5 but haven’t jumped into the spider man games. Got them late as well.
I looked at the digital foundry video because I was curious, has some slight spoilers and I have to say it’s quite a technical marvel.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Not a good night. Baby woke up at 3, was hungry so he got fed. Then fussed for halfa before spewing (not just spitting up, full on projectile) over everything. Got him cleaned up then surprise, he was hungry again. Poor little fella is having a tough time adjusting to the new 6 month formula. Mrs was also feeling crook so now Im worried its gonna be a round of Gastro, but so far I'm fine.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Does he potentially have any food allergies or intolerances to something in the new stuff? I’m not a parent so I apologise if this oversteps.
Just throwing it out there as that can be sneaky and finding a sensitivity now could save a lot of pain.
Edit: Having a look and apparently it doesn’t hurt them to stay on starter formula until 1 year old, so if he really has too bad a time adjusting you could have the option to revert to what was working. It seems the follow on formula may be higher in iron but I guess in this situation fed is best.
A sibling also had a very relaxed sphincter at the top of their stomach and required thickened formula to help keep it down. If none of that works it’s paediatrician time
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I dont THINK so, its the same brand and everything so should be fine, but deffo keep an eye on it.
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
Job titles I never expected to see: Visiting Professor in Slavery
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
That's a good one. Context?
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Presentation about inclusive practices in MLA
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
The mind boggles when contemplating the subject matter.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
These American true crime stories all start out the same.
Bumfuck is a small town. Middle of nowhere. Everybody knows everybody. Everybody knows everybody's business. Nobody locks their doors. Everybody owns a gun or 2. Nothing ever happens here. It's a sleepy town you know.
Alright I added a line in there but it's true.
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
This week off is supposed to be me setting a normal sleep schedule, but boy howdy is it hard not to just stay in bed because I don't actually have to be anywhere. At least this morning I did wake up at 8am like I wanted to, even if I am still tucked up.
Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Someone has dumped a wrecked tyre in my garden. Where can I dispose of it? Heard a Moron doing burnouts, guess he threw his trashed tyre into my place.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Put it on nature strip and call the council?
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
you can snap send solve (app) dumped tyres.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I am pooped. I just finished cleaning the car. Why is it, sometimes no matter how much you soap the car up when you rinse it, you seem to have missed a giant patch. Happens to me every time.
Can’t believe I’m also up to Alone S9. You think I’d get over it given that the premise is essentially the same, but I really dig it. Still solidifies I’d die in the wilderness if left to my own devices. I’m going to have to brush up on my apocalyptic skills. Hehe.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I'm in trouble from Ted Cat. Either late for bed or not enough of his favourite cat food. 😬
baconmash@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
CORN!
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
https://media.tenor.com/cl-TKSMLPTIAAAAM/i-love-corn-corn.gif
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Not now, we've had enough rains
baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🌽🧈
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I mean look at that thing!
baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
👁️🗨️👁️🗨️
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Wargh, when I have a good day it's like I live in another realm and don't need to eat till 11pm and am effortlessly up till way too late going over everything 2454952 times - but I think The Stupid Project With The Boss that's been dragging on for far too long is finally, well and truly, completely, DONE as far as my involvement goes - I can draw a line through that now.
A really fun project I quoted before got accepted after months, but I'm no longer going to be able to do any of the work on it, most likely. Bittersweet but still for the best. Whoever ends up going better be effing grateful they get to hike in and out of a very beautiful part of the world (and even camp overnight!) to look at plants and record some simple things 🥲
We're now down to the actual thing I stayed on to do. Chances are it won't get done for a while but if I can set up the bones before I go I can chip away at it when I'm sick of family and when I get back. I want to be done by the end of November. Eyes on the prize...
fullkitwanker@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
3 pakidges today! pakidge 4 is stuck somewhere in the US, was supposed to be delivered yesterday 😠
fullkitwanker@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🎶🎶 Wherever you are, we're just getting started
Out of the dark, into the highlands
Give me your heart, I wanna hide it
And I can't keep waiting for things to change 🎶🎶
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxljBSM-G6s
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
that's pretty cool :)
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
A fair few steps closer to finishing this drip system. Installed the backflow / filter pressure things and the air release / flush valves. All strapped in not a single leak ominous synth noises so far. Timers aren't hallucinating all looking good.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Got all the sheets and stuff washed and dried, woot!
And I cleared out my fridge!! It might not look the most appetising, but this pasta in kale sauce is WINNING - and extremely cheap! Uses a few different pots but not hard to do at all and can be quite quick. Great way to use up heaps of kale as well... And not get the bastard stuck between your newly cleaned teeth...
::: spoiler deets
Followed this recipe in the NYT except for step 1, where I instead slow cooked a mirepoix (carrot, celery and onion chopped finely), along with the finely chopped kale ribs, and added some good stock powder, garlic powder (and garlic infused olive oil), and some herbs (dried thyme and oregano, some rosemary from the balcony). And threw in some chickpeas at the end as that tin's been sitting in my pantry for far too long. :::
I also finally gave my rather dusty and overgrown prostrate rosemary on the balcony a long overdue haircut - this is about 1/3 of the plant's bulk, it was pretty much poking into the downstairs neighbour's balcony... There's too many dead flowers and gunk in all that shit, I'll try to clean up a bit but I think most of it is going in the green bin sadly.
Kitchen's tidied, now to head to Leo's, pick up all the good shit, and make my bed (ughhhhhhhhghhghh but I'll thank myself for it later).
The things you can do when the sun's out...
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Mr P uses rosemary as kebab stick. Every time the rosemary gets a cut, he strips off all the foliage,and sharpens one end with a good knife. Instant flavour infusing meat cooking stick. Apologies if you're a vegetarian, but it might also work well with skewers of vegetables.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
That's an amazing idea! Sadly, I am far too uncoordinated and lazy to do skewers for one person, but I must keep that in mind for future opportunities
fullkitwanker@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7-FhKyLEnc
I think I might go to their gig on Sunday. Oh my days I just discovered them and I love their songs already!!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Air fryer update:
Diced potato at lunch browned quite well and quickly, did not maintain crunchiness long - but was not prepped, just diced and sprayed with a bit of oil. A reheated veggie slice worked very well, it tends to be a bit soggy with all the vegetables and a bit of extra crisping on the outside worked well.
For dinner I cooked pork schnitzel and some fennel. Both worked well - the fennel was very tough, but I think that is the fault of the fennel, not the cooking.
Currently in progress: pear crumble.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
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