Spyke

Hey. Just wanted to say thanks for all the comments yesterday. We're still in a fragile place but committed and still in love, so hopefully that'll count for something. Counselling this morning - we've been going regularly for a few years now - sometimes it helps, sometimes we don't talk for a while afterwards. Hoping today will be a productive and considerate session. Anyways, thanks y'all.

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aussie.zone

Tomorrow is my 20th anniversary of arriving in Australia.

Boy it's been a ride.

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Seagoon_reply
aussie.zone

๐Ÿพ

we're lucky to have you ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜ป

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Hey now. Trained today and managed to submit a higher belt by pure will and strength.

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That kind of sums up Australia. Except Aussie beer being the best in the world. Not even top 10 in my books ๐Ÿ˜

I must say, the local jargon takes a while getting used to.

By now I've managed to get a good handle on it.

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aussie.zone

I bought myself a market trolley today. Why did I not arrange this years ago?

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bullโšกreply
aussie.zone

A nanna trolly thing? I've had one for years and it has been brilliant. Almost essential purchase for inner-city apartment living.

It doubles as a normal trolly for boxes and other large things (but not anything crazy heavy) by taking the bag off.

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Heck Iโ€™ve used one and an octopus strap to do a Vet run when the car wad broken.

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nanna trolley? having a trolley is like a badge of honour for inner city living

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aussie.zone

Have had breakfast yet because I am being held down by my catโ€ฆ..

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Tofureply

๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿง€๐ŸŒฏโ˜•๏ธ

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Please blink if you have no arms free. May send drone with spoon

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aussie.zone

Some bad shit going down in Bondi Junction. Hate to see that sort of news. At least it seems to be resolving with shoppers being allowed to leave after the centre locked down.

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Duenanreply
aussie.zone

Iโ€™ve got channel 9 on at the moment. They seem to be running coverage about it and probably will for the next few hours.

I think they said there were 8 injured as well who were taken to hospital.

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Iโ€™m not sure. Thereโ€™s a lot of press conferences happening now.

They did interview a good number of the public from what seems like earlier recounting all the details of the ideal and what they saw during the event.

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Hate to profile, but the bloke looks like some dero shit cunt (Iโ€™m allowed the say that, cunt stabbed a baby the therefore thatโ€™s what he is). Anyone wanna put money on he was known to police?!

We have GOT to do something about mental health in this country. And weโ€™ve gotta stop letting personal freedoms trump your risk to the greater public.

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just_kittenreply
aussie.zone

Yeah seems like some really deranged fucker going around stabbing people out of nowhere. Including a mum and baby!

Thank fuck he didn't have a gun

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Alamutjonesreply
aussie.zone

Despite being a lab, he's not motivated by food.

Milo functions exclusively on cuddles

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aussie.zone

I love my in-laws, I do, but every time they vist Iโ€™m reminded how awful tv is. Why are we watching the morning show and teleshopping shit?

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Tvsn is the funniest shit on tv. Trying to convince the 3 people watching that they need to be quick to purchase the most ugliest jewellery for a half an hour live on tv is comical.

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I have decided I am going on a holiday at home. Imma just gonna read books and do minimum around the house. There are a dozen antique travel books I haven't read yet, aka a Baedeker holiday as my Belgian neighbour used to say. The science and stuff books can wait.

Will have even more frozen food than usual. Might even get a cleaner in.

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Catfish
aussie.zone

Memory I did not need: 60+ teenage women simultaneously deploying Incense deodorant after PE

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Yeah. Iโ€™m short enough to end up in peopleโ€™s armpits.

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Today is an incredibly packed Saturday of chores. So many clothes and so much cooking. One item is a hand pounded chilli sambal that is gonna make my weak and flabby arm fall off (not possible to get the shallots right without pounding - mums recipe and I promised I'd make it for a family lunch tomoz). I'm en route to an event I signed up for months ago that I don't feel ready for but am going to anyway because I gotta live a little too... and I still have car and job things to sort out. Alright, I can do this, I can do this...

Meanwhile, local incoherent screamy guy has taken to high st today. I am surprised the bougie locals haven't agitated to have him moved to different housing yet. Unless he has, but he's decided to come visit.

Last week there was a different dude up the street yelling at "fucking Belinda you fucking lying cunt". I suppose that's why the owners haven't upped my rent this year... that side of things is mostly quite manageable in the cool weather with the windows closed though.

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Digging away at Operation Sort Shit after it being suspended due to the lurgie. Finally starting to think I may just get it done.
Anyway entrance to Mum's old room cleared and photos of Nana's old wardrobe and china taken and sent to the second hand place. Now having a breather and a coffee before I start again.

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aussie.zone

wife is away for the weekend, so I am home alone. It's by choice - I need to catch up on some work, needed some quiet time etc, but am feeling a little melancholy. Went for a long walk in this morning's beautiful weather. Now feeling a little lost.

Nothing at all serious - I am perfectly fine, just... having a moment.

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well, my equivalent is probably a long bath with a book and a cup of tea, but yes, I understand the principle

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aussie.zone

today my non chic older women's outfit is a black skirt with a peasant print, from dangerfield, a black knit top and a marle vintage knitted jacket with embroidered leaves ( that might be a little small )

i still have longish black hair

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Nathreply

You are totally Morticia in my head. This description only reinforces that image.

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aussie.zone

Thinking about heading to a park bass music rave (think DnB etc.) tonight but it's a 3-4hr round trip commute by PT (bus.. so no guarantees there) with 40mins of that walking hrmm... on the fence but they're always good times..

For reference it takes me 3hrs on PT to get to queenscliff on 3 connecting services which is 120km away. This thing is 10km away (kew to bulleen) and 2 services... crazy.

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aussie.zone

I might need to severely cut down on or leave this other online group due to toxicity. I don't want to have to. :(

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there is nothing wrong with leaving an online group to find one where you'll be happier , you haven't failed

I'm on a few different groups that are based on tv or books and they are just fun and kind, find some like that. ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ˜˜

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Quiet night with brie, bbq shapes and lap full of cats due to said brie

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Tofu
aussie.zone

done my weekend morning shopping so i can comfortably watch half an hour of bluey tmr

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aussie.zone

After a gym session today I can definitely say eating healthy has made a really big difference.

It's like night and day. Despite the fact that I'm already sick of chicken and vegetables every dinner, it's worth it.

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melbaboutownreply
aussie.zone

Can you prep 2 small batches of different things (2 meat, 2 veg) then mix and match them and use different sauces?

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That's actually a good idea. I've done this chicken and veg thing before for about a year, but it's painful.

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Yeah, that one time when there was a bright flash port side , just during takeoff, and then a flight crew person screaming โ€œwhereโ€™s the manual!!??โ€

That was a bit stressy.

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aussie.zone

If you occasionally watch, or used to watch, or have been thinking about watching MMA, tomorrow is THE DAY to do so. It's UFCs biggest event in like 5 years: UFC 300. The fight card is ridiculously stacked with talent. The boss announced yesterday that the normal $50k bonuses for Fight of the Night, Performance of the night, and Knockout of the night will be increased to 300k!! Every fighter is massively incentivised to make their fights spectacular. It's going to be incredible. Early prelims start at 8am tomorrow, main card at 12pm.

You can watch early prelims and prelims on Kayo. If you're interested in a list of bootleg links with pop-ups that is only semi reliable, DM me.

Anyone already watching. Enjoy!!!

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Catfish
aussie.zone

Apparently we are going on a day date to Timezone. Didnโ€™t realise those still existed. What horrendous plastic should I spend my copious tickets on?

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Well that was rather meh. What happened to all the fighter smashing buttons and laser shooters?! I donโ€™t care to feed you infinite credits to obtain a plush watermelon slice. There was one zombie thing obviously from the House of the Dead lineage but otherwiseโ€ฆ..

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aussie.zone

I started watching Fallout on Amazon.

It looks amazing, has one of my fave actors and he is gooood in this, Walter Goggins, the depiction of the war is very frightening, the heightened cold war under Reagan used to give me nightmares, this is also nightmare material. I might finish watching later. ๐Ÿ˜ง I just woke up from a nightmare about Iran. It's not looking good out there.

A walk, may as well go for a walk and breath in some eucalyptus laden air.

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aussie.zone

I have never seen a movie or TV show based on a video game that I liked, although the original Tomb Raider was fairly decent (and who doesnโ€™t like looking at Angelina?)

Goggins is terrific and your judgement on these matters is solid so I will give it a go.

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Duenanreply
aussie.zone

I thought Castlevania was pretty great, I havenโ€™t seen much else.

I think Hitman was decent and Iโ€™ve see poeple talk about Last of Us and The Witcher but I think the rest are not so great.

Uncharted left me deeply scarred.

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Seagoon_reply
aussie.zone

I saw Uncharted at the Imax, the audience were fans and they really enjoyed it, there would talking about parts of the movie they knew from the game. There were also lots of young kids there, which is great. :)

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They totally miscast Drake.

Have a look on YouTube for Nathan Fillion and their little fan project.

That was how Drake was meant to be portrayed.

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Catfishreply
aussie.zone

Some of the Resident Evils were ok if you ignored almost everything. WoW fit the so bad itโ€™s good to laugh at box.

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aussie.zone

Upon reflection, the Last of Us season 1 was pretty great. Especially ep. 3 with Offerman, which is a bit ironic because that story line was nowhere in the game.

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Iโ€™ve neither seen nor played this one. Heard there is a rather brutal thing with a small girl and a dog. Refuse to look it up.

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Him and Olyphant were equal costars in Justified, that was such a good show

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Nathreply

I don't remember anything about it now, but I enjoyed the first Resident Evil movie when it came out. I also never played the game, so I'm not even sure if it counts.

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Nathreply
aussie.zone

It's an odd game. You either know the country or you pull out Google maps to cheat. Which is what I just did now (still Friday's version here). I figured it was West Africa so went with two guesses I knew in the region and cheated from there.

It gets a bit samey after a bit. I expect that's what happened to our resident worlders.

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Seagoon_reply
aussie.zone

I was really unwell for a while and didn't play anything.

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Tofu
aussie.zone

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”‹

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Seagoon_reply
aussie.zone

I was just saying to myself, where's the breakfast and here you are๐Ÿ˜ป

Toast with marmalade and a cup of tea would be lovely thanks

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Tofureply
aussie.zone

๐Ÿž๐ŸŠ๐Ÿฏโ˜•๏ธ

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Tofureply
aussie.zone

๐Ÿฅ’๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿ…๐Ÿง…โ˜•๏ธ

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Catfishreply
aussie.zone

Steak & roast potatoes please.

(And a rude comment about auto duck adding possessive apostrophes inappropriately)

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aussie.zone

Lesson learned: Persona 3 has teeth. I had hoped based on Persona 4 and 5 it'd be fine, but...nope.

Any recommendations for a game to play to cleanse my palate post whatever the fuck that ending was?

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