Daily Discussion Thread: Sun 10 Dec 2023

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85 Comments

Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I realised today I'm living my life sort of backwards. I wasted my 20's being drug fucked dealing with a shitty home life so didn't get to travel, go out, do normal stuff.

But I'm doing it now. And I have to say, it's a hell of a lot of fun. I've got a shitload of energy despite being 41 and yeah, who said anything about slowing down lol

Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Yasss! Get it!

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

God, I can relate to that first part so much hugs

the_procrastinata@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Nuremberg Christmas market this morning. It was HEAVING all day, too busy to properly enjoy. We went to the castle and wandered the city instead, just went in for a little while to check it out this evening before dinner.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

That looks beautiful. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿค—

bananafungus@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Just got back from a hike in Kinglake, the whole place was covered in a super dense fog. Also had to cut the hike short because the leeches were insane, so much so it began freaking my hiking partner out.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

looks spooky ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป

RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y

My assignment is submitted and Science of Gardening is now officially over. My garden plan is nowhere near as pretty as the example we were given due to my lack of artistic talent, but hopefully covers everything.

If I was good at drawing I had some awesome stuff I would have liked to do - in particular I wanted to mark the location of the neighbours yard with "Here be Dragons" with a picture of a blackberry vine that looks like a dragon (as in the twisted stem forming the body, leaves for wings etc.). Instead I had to just use words to say that area needed to be monitored regularly for blackberries, which is way less fun.

RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y

Final assignment for my gardening course is due today, a plan of my garden. I have cleared table space. I have dug out the coloured pencils. I have found a ruler and printed off some graph paper. It feels like the old school assignment days - I haven't done work on actual paper instead of a computer in years!

RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y

I have finally finished the main work of my assignments that are due today. I still need to go through and do some editing and tidying, but the bulk of it is done. But my brain hurts and I need a break before I can do that. Afternoon tea and a dog walk should help.

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y (4 replies)

My map of Tasmania

::: spoiler It's a little bit dirty

I've got a Melbourne one too.

:::

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I really like the Tassie one.

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I like how the water in the Yarra is blue and not chocolate.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

It's reflecting the sky

bull@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Just chiming in to appreciate the innuendo

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y (9 replies)

Top of the mornin' to youse.

baconmash@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y (3 replies)

who/where/whatโ€™s at the bottom

Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

meee I'm already there.

You guyz were too slow.

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

The correct reply is and the rest of the day to your good self in an Irish accent of course.

Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Which raises the interesting question of what about your bad self? Does this languish unacknowledged?

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Shut Ur damn mouth

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Whoa. What's wrong with you? Didja shit the bed? ๐Ÿ˜‚

baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

๐Ÿงฝ๐Ÿงผ๐Ÿชฃ

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Nunya damn business

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Oi pull ya head in, ya potato.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Hey.

indisin@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
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baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Hi

bull@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Queen Vic Marketing like a mofo

SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

The best donuts. Iโ€™ll have a Vic market hot jam donut over one of those fancy toppings ones any day. Also the bratwursts from the bratwurst shop make a great market breakfast.

bull@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

There was a big line for that place! I'll have to give it a go sometime

calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (4 replies)

The problem with those big stemless wine glasses is that you end up having a huuuuge glass of wine....

Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

This is a good problem.

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

A wine glass without a stem is just a tumbler imo.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Those round glasses that tip over?

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Those are plain stupid. You can get flat bottom wine glasses that are curved like a wine glass but they are just curved tumblers.

wscholermann@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
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Nath@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

Day 57/70: First day of week 9 weigh-in.
Down 0.5kg. Second week of half kg drops. Nearing the end of the diet, though truth to tell I've let the foot off the accelerator these past two weeks. There are just too many special occasions breaking the diet.

Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (8 replies)

Hot on the heels of SASSPANTS SATURDAY I now present SHADY SUNDAY

Now that can mean something that is illegal or you can throw it at someone or something that isn't getting sun.

For me today it is the latter. my horizontal banksias are in the wrong spot and I'm going to have to dig them out this summer and we're not looking forward to that.

Edit: Which of course bring us to the rave:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2m2CHL0sUo

Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I want to call out circadian rhythms for being so easy to change in one direction, and yet so hard to change back.

Fuck you rhythm.

Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Good shade

Fuck the suprachiasmatic nucleus

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (3 replies)

When all the servos in one area are selling petrol for the same price. It's not collusion just a coincidence alright.

Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Shady cartels definitely count.

Nath@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Remember that "failed experiment" fuel watch? Well, it started in WA and never left. The servos obviously hate it, but they're forced to publish tomorrow's prices online by 11pm, and must stay at that price the whole day.

That means you can go to the Fuel Watch site, open map view and it'll highlight the cheapest fuel today and tomorrow if it's evening.

Pretty sure we have cheaper fuel as a result. It's something about WA that I missed living in Melbourne, and you've reminded me that I take it for granted now that I have it back.

Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

I used to work in the fuel industry. All their point of sales systems are synced for a particular company so they can fidget with pricing in real time.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

I fucking hate the different copyright zones. It means if i change my address on my accounts I lose most of my bought music. Fuck you itunes and amazon.

and fuck Netflix for cancelling so many series

RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

I'll throw some shade at TEMU then, who are being very slow with my latest order. It's sitting in a facility somewhere when it is supposed to be here already.

I would like to be able to throw some shade at my garden beds, which get way too much sun in the middle of summer, but the package I am waiting for contains some vital components, so I can't!

Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Meh. Should have been bed hours ago. Oh well, late morning for me I guessโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฅฑ

calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

- Christmas themed lunch notes

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Ugh. Why am I so lazy

baconmash@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

no youโ€™re not

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

You are allowed to rest on a Sunday. ๐Ÿ˜˜

calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Some communities actually require it.

wscholermann@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (3 replies)
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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

I know a guy. ๐ŸŽ…

baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

day flight to europe

Nath@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

It may not seem like it, but Perth is closer and doesn't require a passport.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

With binge watching and streaming of series an sitcoms I noticed we don't get Xmas episodes anymore. ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ

useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Some nice decor spotted in a toilet in Bendigo today

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

That pic is hard

useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

I thought so. If you in the Bendigo area check out the Boardwalk cafe for brunch. The Okonomiyaki is great.

baconmash@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (10 replies)

Breakfast ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Some Hjortetakk thank you!

baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

best I can do is ๐Ÿฅฏ

useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

โ‚œโ‚•โ‚โ‚™โ‚– แตงโ‚’แตค

RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

A full English breakfast for me, and a new work ethic for the bot please.

baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

๐Ÿฅ“๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ„๐Ÿซ˜๐Ÿžโ˜•๏ธ

๐Ÿ”จPercussive maintenance

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Am entire block of melted cheese and three pieces of rigatoni

baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

๐Ÿง€๐Ÿชˆ๐Ÿชˆ๐Ÿชˆ

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Any cheese left?

baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

๐Ÿง€

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Delectable

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Today wasn't great. Pain, stress nap. Somehow I still haven't had the energy to do more drawing practice.

At least the screaming seems to have stopped. Do I dare to hope the situation has actually been dealt with, or is it maybe just a temporary hold? I'll have to call back tomorrow and see what's up.

I feel like this sort of stuff has worsened since covid and should be treated as a public health issue. The support and oversight for people in crisis just isn't there.

Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Dins!

Calamari with 5 sauces.

  1. Tartare
  2. Kewpie
  3. Nandos chilli jam
  4. Nandos perinaise
  5. My own "I can't believe you don't have botulism yet" habanero hawt sauce.

RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

I have a 9am dental appointment tomorrow, and the prediction is for heavy rain at that time. I don't think it is going to be the most pleasant walk. At least it won't be cold and windy.

Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

This came up in my YT algorithm - clothing decisions Succinct and useful. Might even follow as Justine seems clued up and sensible. Also French which adds a layer of credibility in clothing decisions.

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Oh no tonight's match has been abandoned. Apparently the pitch in G-town is too wet and unpredictable. Can be dangerous. I was looking forward to seeing de Kock. They still let off the fireworks though.

Also I shot a small moth for excitement. ๐Ÿ”ซ

bull@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Wouldn't have happened if they played at home...

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y

I said the same thing. ๐Ÿ˜”

baconmash@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y

Just finished Hilda final season

Ah my heart

Cendana@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y (6 replies)

What's a nice bakery near the city?

My wife loves the jam drops purchased in Mount Macedon Trading Post... except, it's in Mount Macedon. It's yummy and not too sweet.

Looking to get something of similar quality near the city.

Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Try Kooka brand bikkies from Colesworth. Old fashioned bikkies and not overly sweet. They do jam drops too in raspberry AND lemon.

Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Those lemon ones are the best thing to ever grace my taste buds. I can't buy them anymore because I don't stop until there is none left.

Cendana@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

Thanks Thornburywitch I've bought one just now. Will let you know of her review tonight (in about 7 hours)

Cendana@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

Update: she didn't like them :(

calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

There's a fair few on High St, Northcote through Thornbury.

Cendana@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

Thanks:) will take a look around a bit later on.