This misty rainy weather is making me think about jumping on a tram up to chinatown for some dumplings. Bit of pan fried pork or xiaolongbao could go very nicely.
I had some washing machine dramas a few weeks ago. I called some service people to get quotes, one was very aggressive with trying to book me in and lock me in to paying and the 2nd one was a very nice guy who told me the truth that it might not be worth my money to call him out for a problem that might not be a simple fix.
People like that are so rare and wish more people like the 2nd guy I called cared more about their customers.
Just to really make my last day interesting, I seem to have eaten something bad, or come down with something, and now I'm sick, so now I get to pack my boxes with a bucket next to me the whole time
Well well....looks like our credit card has been compromised in the last week. Quite a few transactions for Uber (our Uber account is paid from the joint a/c. not the CC) and a $150 FoodHub order (neither of us have that app). Good on the bank for being available on a Sunday morning to deal with it and arrange new cards. They will investigate, but said that this is happening so often that it could take many weeks to get to the bottom of it. Stay vigilant folks, check your statements frequently.
I have online banking and usually keep around $50-100 at a time on the card, and receive notifications as soon as a charge (or an attempt to) comes through.
I don't even have a credit card, only a debit card with no overdraft and like 3 bucks in there, but I keep mine locked when I'm not using it and unlock it when I need to
Life increasingly feels again like a list of never ending chores. I tick everything off on the daily planner and then have these crushing feelings of despair when I turn the page to a new day and a blank slate - I have MORE things to do?!??!?! Do they ever stop?! Can I just stop (again) (and for longer this time)?
And yet, doing the chores endlessly on Animal Crossing was somehow therapeutic and relaxing... maybe because it's so much darn easier to earn Bells...
Adulting is fucking relentless and a drag at times. My kids are all "you grown ups can spend as much as you want and buy whatever you like and do whatever you want" and I'm like "yeah but the minutiae child, the minutiae!"
Haha, sweet children, flexibility of time and money is never free, it comes at a cost... I saw how much of a toll all the usual expectations took on my mum and didn't particularly look forward to that part when growing up tbh.
Wake up, drink water
Eat maybe, do a poo
Save time, pee in shower
Get dressed, much to do
Drive to work, fuck traffic
Run for tram or train
Running late, do not panic
Roadworks to blame
Get to work, put on smile
Say hello, morning, hey
Urgent tasks in a pile
Run ragged through the day
More traffic, drive home
Cook dinner, wash dishes
Do washing, stay up to one
Rinse repeat, tired and listless.
I already keep it to as low as I can function on, but shit creeps up where if I don't do something soon I'll lose money (like trying to return this unused but partly opened $110 USB laptop charger, which I've left gathering dust for 29 days, to JBHifi...)
Today's my last day before the big move. I've barely packed at all, and there's still about a dozen other things I want to do before I move onwards and hopefully upwards ig
I'm not taking any furniture so that helps a bit, but when I was going through my shelves I was spending way too much time being sentimental on small knick knacks and trinkets I've received over the years, so that doesn't help
I'm also slightly stressed about the logistics of moving day. All my boxes will fit in one trip, but I don't think my computer chair will fit with anything else. On top of that, I'm not sure I really trust a cardboard box with scrunched up newspapers to keep my PC and monitors safe, so I'll probably want to hold those, but I'm also not an octopus so I can't hold it all. Then when I get there at midday, I've got to build my bed, go grocery shopping, and if I have any energy leftover maybe build my desk and a bedside table
(Ok, it's only assembling, but tbf some of those flat pack furnitures are so complicated and difficult, I think taking some wood and actually building from scratch wouldn't be too much harder)
One day at a time. Do your bed, take two trips. We all spend ages on feeling senitmental when packing up our stuff. It's a good exercise. Yeah flat pack furnitue always takes longer than expected I find.
1 cup flour. 1 tsp yeast, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 cup plain yoghurt, 1/4-1/2 cup warm water ( enough to make a soft dough ) . Mix. knead a little. Let rise, knead a little. Let rise again.,about 2 hours in total. Cut into 4, roll into a thin circle, cook on greased fry pan on high heat. Turning once. It's done when it puffs up.
Just back from a very nice social occasion with quite a few people I don't really know, and only two that I do. It was alcohol free, and normally that would be a bit tough for me - socialising with people I don't know while sober, but it was actually really pleasant and fun 😊
I'd like to pat myself on the back for actually eating all 3 meals today and getting halfway through a decent self help workbook and Having Big Destabilising But Also Cathartic Emotions and still being able to clear out the fridge, clean the kitchen, take the bins out, and prep my clothes and bags etc for the next day.
I might be behind on work, but I'm miraculously ahead on my sense of calm and centredness, and I'm going to sleep well tonight, and that's the best thing I can do for my whole self to get ready to tackle the other things I don't want to do.
I did unwittingly trap the cat in the garage for an hour because she silently snuck in while I was taking the bins out (and I was told she hates the garage) - but because I always give her a goodnight kiss I went looking for her and after coldly zooming in and ignoring me for a bit I think hostilities have calmed. Sorry puss I would've never intentionally left you there :'(
he he, Christmas in July was very Christmassy. Had a good xmas dinner, set the room and table for xmas, I dressed for xmas, made everyone watch two versions of A Christmas Carol and I didn't put up with shit.
Day 27 and tummy exercises completed. I take the elder minipeeler out today as his sister went out yesterday to a birthday. Mr Peeler having a grizzle that he's not involved. Hey, if I didn't have to pay his car insurance and rego I'd have the money to take everyone out! Not sure where we're going, but timezone is on the cards
Still reeling from the news re Fluke Skywalker. How could you man, I fucking loved you. Jesus.
American Luke Skywalker impersonator who raised money for charities facing child porn charges. May or may not be guilty - I'm not familiar with the case.
Not Mark Hamill but a very well known impersonator who is known for doing charitable works for kids charities. Was a bit of a star on Imgur and had a big following there, admittedly myself included. Hamill once said that he "looks more like me than me" or something to that effect. Was looked up to by a lot of people and involved with a lot of charities and fundraisers in Ohio.
I'm going to go to a speed dating event next week. Let's see how this plays out.
I went to a couple about 4 years ago, but the company would give you your matches number weeks later and by that time the spark is gone.
I could hear my cat in the lounge earlier it sounded sort of like he was playing because his bell was ringing a bit but it just didn't sound right, so I followed my meowtherly instincts and discovered he had somehow gotten the loop from his name tag stuck on his bottom tooth and had been struggling to get it off. I picked him up and undid the whole collar to get it unhooked easily. So I'm definitely going to have to see if I can make the loop even smaller. Attaching a picture of Marmite because I always pay my cat tax.
Image description: black cat sitting on top of a cushion basking in the sunlight and staring at his (not pictured) owner.
You know, if I had a job where I'm just paid to learn stuff that'd be great. Alternatively I'd like a job where I just get paid to say stuff. I'm also open to a job where I do both.
Dim sum places should do half portion sad-serves for alone people like me so we can have a couple of dishes. They come 8 each.. I'm not eating 16 dumplings these days.
Better yet do options of 2 x 3 different styles as a menu item. That'd be ideal.
If you eat broken biscuits, standing up, between midnight and breakfast AND nobody sees you eat it you will be in serious negative calore territory. You need to be careful, the sudden weight loss caused could be dangerous. Best to balance it out by publicly scoffing a whole cheesecake for breakfast, while sitting down.
Bill Cat tried the fussy cat tinned kangaroo food. He ran for it! Licked the gravy then ran away. Little bastard yelled at me for more. Nope. Poor boy has to eat the meat balls or starve. 🙄
Bill Cat, fussy brat,
Roo chow, licked up
Only gravy, left the meat
Bastard-cat, no treats
Until they're eaten up
Bill Cat yells for more
Runs away, back for more
Eat the balls, or none at all!
Glad your enjoying them! I ate a tin of Brunswick Kippers with some hotsauce for lunch/a snack. Even though I've had them them a few times now, I was literally just thinking to myself: omg... These are so damn good, how is this tin under $2
I’d definitely think about getting more of them. I love it so much more than tuna. I don’t like the texture of tuna as much as the kippers or even herring.
100% agree. I don't mind canned tuna, but I actually just really enjoy sardines and herring/Kippers. Also been enjoying mussels, but not as much as the Kippers for sure. Completely different taste and texture to tuna
I would say most sardines taste a fair bit less salty than the Brunswick Kippers. Texture is softer - less flaky. Taste is quite different, sardines definitely taste like sardines and not much else.
There are also, broadly speaking, two different varieties. One type is 'standard' let's say, they are about the size of... A narrower tim-tam. These are more strongly flavoured, and softer.
Type two, are called 'briesling' sardines. They are significantly smaller. Maybe 60% the size of a pinky finger. They have a much milder taste, and firmer texture. I prefer the brieslings by a lot. If I can recommend one to you, it would be 'King Oscar Briesling Sardines in Olive oil'. They're about $2.50 in Coles. Go great by themselves with some sauce, mixed into scrambled eggs, pasta, whatever. Give em a go ☺️
Sorry for flooding with comments but I had to show you all this. They have been building this "Urban Forest" for many months and actually had the balls to host a grand opening event for this bullshit this morning.
It's a few shit concrete garden beds. Peak Docklands.
Agree it was stupid to try and jazz it up and call it an "urban forest" at this stage, it cheapens the term.
You'd also hope there would be more of a push to use softer landscaping elements and facades rather than harsh concrete. But hopefully the plants will kick off soon.
Cos honestly I do think you should give it a chance - those plants are just bebehs, let them grow and it might turn your head in a few years
Just to give you an example of how different they can look, here's Hawke St reserve in West Melb when it was newly redone in late 2018 and here it is after less than a years growth. And here it is this year after about 5 years of growth.
Presumably that'll come in as they mature. Putting in larger/more mature plants can sometimes be a gamble in terms of higher cost and higher chance of transplant shock, for a more immediate effect. Maybe some cheap ornaments might've helped with colour at least
They're just plain grey concrete though. They could have tried to give them some sort of character! But then if it had character they wouldn't really fit Docklands' soulless corporate-designed theme.
It'll probably look better once it kicks on and gets growing, but it is pretty underwhelming. Would it have killed them to add a decent sized shrub or three?
melb zoo is within walking distance , and I don't have a car, so melb zoo it is
I've seen small cats a lot, I even owned a European Wildcat for a few years. It is the only cat that is untameable in any way. I still have the scars.
At one time I wanted a pet monkey, just a little one like a capuchin , but Mr Seagoon said no. He was right of course. But still. I would have called it Zephyr.
My partner went home a few hours ago but man it never gets easier. We're lucky that it's a "middle distance" relationship rather than a long distance, but it still hurts and sucks when I have to say goodbye to them. But I've filled up my time by playing Pikmin 4 and baking some biscuits for work food. I hope y'all had a great Sunday tho!
It'll be in a fortnight which sucks, but our schedules don't line up any more. It was fine when I was just on Centrelink, because we could spend their days off together, but now that I'm a Mon - Fri girlie, it's tough.
I got Pikmin 3 for Christmas the year it came out and it was everything I dreamed of. I never got to play it back on the Wii U because I was poor, so finally getting my hands on it was fantastic. Only downside is that it felt rather short, but that could be me.
I haven't played 1 or 2, but I didn't feel lost at all playing it because the story of 3 is pretty similar to 1 and 2 it's just a different character. Which is similar with 4 tbh. But yeah, no I really enjoyed 3, I thought that the controls were fine, they were great. 4 really tightens the controls but with the use of Oatchi you've got so many other different controls to remember. I find that difficult, but 3 was great. It was just too short imho. But yeah, I mean if you want to wait you can (1 + 2 is out digitally on the Switch but I'm probably going to wait till physical release because I like physical copies). But 3 was great.
Absolutely no one has asked, but I really rate Maccas’ new wasabi mayo dipping sauce. It doesn’t taste like either mayo or wasabi and it is a very offputting green, but it’s very tasty with chicken nuggets
I know I’m going to cop some grief for this. But as a Pies supporter god I love watching our games. Winning aside, they’re usually super exciting and high quality outings. Reminds me how awesome fotty is.
Sorting out the spare room is not going well. Too much overwhelming mess. I think I might sort the preserving rings and lids, then call it a day for sorting. Then a drizzly dog walk, followed by lifting heavy things. At some point I need to work out what to have for dinner. Too many options. Maybe potato and chilli.
I did manage to toss out a few boxes, but most of the stuff I'll be keeping, it's just a mess. Mostly my preserving supplied, which have been shoved in lots of various spaces over time due to lack of space. I've finally organised space to consolidate everything, but until I have more sorted it's hard to tell where it is going to fit. Plus I've been shoving back empty jars and things all over the place because it's not sorted and making it worse. I did managee to sort enough that I'm not tripping over things in there anymore, so progress is being made.
I'd forgotten that swinging a golf club a bunch of times plus placing golf balls on tees over and over is actually a little bit of a workout for the critically unfit. Feels good though. Grabbed an extra shot flat white on the way home and used it to wash down a couple of ibuprofens. She'll be right.
Maybe if we switched off as much electricity as possible, started walking instead of using cars, stopping buying things and then put our efforts in cleaning up the planet we might have a chance.
But us monkeys are obsessed with doing things and don't see doing nothing as a choice.
Just bought a flat white from the cafe downstairs and a different lady served me who I haven't seen before. This is where the coffee goes up to and the top half is foam. How does one get someone deported from Melbourne? We can't have our baristas doing this.
::: spoiler image of a coffee cup with a line drawn half way up it
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He can't help the circumstances of his birth
The other children gave him a wide berth
But he was sure it was not a curse
His burger-hands gave his life some worth.
I think I've found my example property to use for my sustainable design project. Still not sure if I will use this or plan a new build for the project, but it's a start.
Lovely little place.. I have a fantasy where I buy a regional Victorian place and use it as a holiday house and eventually retire there. This is the kind of place I would almost select. My fantasy requires an old combustion stove (still operational) in the kitchen and functional fireplaces, plus solar panels, electric appliances, vegetable garden and water tanks. As I said, a complete fantasy!
Chickens, yes. 🐓 I don't think there is space for a goat or a pony, and they are not allowed without a permit. I could apparently keep 60 pigeons though.
That sounds pretty much the plan (in fantasy, I can't actually afford it!). The biggest issue is that is the heritage overlay, so some things would have to be done quite carefully to be allowed. But I think everything I want is achievable there, it is within walking distance to everything and opposite the botanic gardens. I'm a bit sad I don't have the money ☹️
I have found a local art tutor who I think will be good. She mostly teaches beginners but she has a strong independent creative streak and likes to do new things, which I really like. I want someone to "spot" me when I'm working, that is tell me what I'm doing wrong and how to do it right, make criticisms and suggestions to my work. And of course guide me in new styles and techniques.
Ended up taking both Mini Peelers to Timezone. I love those games that are ball toss/bean bag toss/ring toss and basketball and soccer type games, you know, the ones that require a skill. Now relaxing at home with a dande chai with vanilla oat milk. Never thought I'd end up drinking that kind of stuff, but here we are.
Going back to the good old days when arcades were popular and actually a thing to watch other people and achieve things really brings back some fond memories.
Those tossing games however wasn’t something I was any good at.
Sounds like a nice way to relax with the drink you have.
I used to be terrible at those tossing type games too, but that all changed once I had kids. I have no idea why, but I have an idea that it's because you spend so much time picking random things up off the floor and tossing them into toy boxes, laundry and waste paper baskets that you just get good at it eventually lol! A wise person once said that a significant portion of parenting involves picking random things up off the floor and I can only agree.
Feeling weird and stupid, I sit and stare
Midnight black, immense pit of despair.
No stars, just scars, and painful understanding,
That I am not good enough to be a full human.
My fears designed by own devious mind,
My fears designed to keep me in this bind.
So dumb, I wonder why I can't have nice things;
Of course I sabotage my sanctuaries
With an avalanche of failings.
I'm too much, I'm not enough,
I'm in all the wrong places.
I'm cute, but it's moot,
When I break my safe spaces,
With trying to find a fucking connection.
I'm an idiot a total social rejection
Some kind freak of science project
A monster irredeemable
Broken future irretrievable
I'm done with these feelings of imperfection,
I can't handle any perceived rejection:
Oh really it's only me that I'm rejecting.
Fucked up and projecting,
I'm tired of being a social dumbass,
I'm tired of my chaos and my fuck-ups.
I'll burn down these bridges, I'll fucking do it,
As a last resort,
I'll delete my accounts so I cannot report
On every single one of my stupid fucking
Feelings and thoughts
That I fucking felt and thought.
Like this is my stupid 2011 Tumblr blog
I've done it before, I'll do it again,
I'm toxic, and broken,
Not fit for human consumption.
Not fit for social interactions
No matter how much I want a friend
I'm too fucked up to make the commitment
Because I overdo it as always, it's plain to see.
It's no wonder I'm so desperately, platonically lonely,
I'm only almost human, don't touch me.
I cannot keep being this weirdo on here
And pouring my life out to you forum of peers.
I'm an embarrassment, I cringe at my own reflection
I'm obtuse and have no valued contributions.
You see, this isn't an apology, just a eulogy.
Less about me and more about you.
Less of me and more of you.
These poems will not be my diary entries anymore,
They will be about the comments from the scores
Of people here on this thread.
Bullshit. No one is required to be 'perfect' in order to be a good human. The reverse in fact. You are you. Your friends are those who know all about you and still love you. A cliche I know, but it got to be a cliche because it has a LOT of truth in it. You don't need to perform for us. Take this from an old bitch who has been around for a longish time and is far from perfect herself, but has learned to enjoy the busyness of living. The real trick is to ignore comparisons with other people I think. Because they aren't perfect either, and if they are performing perfection then they are lying through their teeth.
I was talking about frisson the other day, that feeling you get sometimes about music or art when you're listening or viewing something. I get that with this song by Phosphorescent - Song for Zula
I haven't swung a club in probably over a decade. The ol' club bag is a bit dusty. Don't be fooled by me owning clubs, I've stepped foot on a course maybe twice ever.
::: spoiler now I'm home I can fix up this spoiler tag.. image of a golf driving range
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The last time I went to a driving range I somehow managed to hit the ball so badly it ricocheted backwards and hit my friend in the ankle. I would advise against doing that.
Nice indoor day for some mining and or crafting, playing with cats and finalising studio setup again and trying to hide as many cables as I can away from the little angel of a kitten. Walk later whem the weather fines up.
Think I'm going to have a night of watching British crime dramas, I finally got around to watching Vigil last night so I think I'll keep the train running.
If you're still on reddit then there's an Aussie flag on r/place. The funny thing is the kiwis are trying to take it over. Help out if you can. There's also a join lemmy banner and a Bluey.
Nurse on call reckons I need to go to the hospital, so off to hospital I am :/
take care 🤗
Thanks seagoon 🫂
Oh no.
Thought it was just run of the mill food poisoning or something.
Hope you’re ok. Please keep us updated and if there’s anything we can help you with.
Yeah, it probably is just food poinsing. They gave me some medication to help, and I'm feeling better now
Oh no. Hope it's nothing serious and you feel better soon!!
Thanks heyhey, they gave me some medication which has helped and I'm feeling better
Ooh good luck mate, fingers crossed for you 🤞🤞
Thanks peeler, your good luck paid off, it wasn't as long a wait as I expected and I'm not dead
Hope you’re ok and are feeling better soon.
Thanks spring chicken, I'm okay
This misty rainy weather is making me think about jumping on a tram up to chinatown for some dumplings. Bit of pan fried pork or xiaolongbao could go very nicely.
Edit: went for spicy wontons
Yum and they totes look like tortelloni en brodo
Thick and dark hot chocolate for me.
e: oh god those wontons look heavenly
yeah those 4 guys should be celebrated
Aye, I agree.
I had some washing machine dramas a few weeks ago. I called some service people to get quotes, one was very aggressive with trying to book me in and lock me in to paying and the 2nd one was a very nice guy who told me the truth that it might not be worth my money to call him out for a problem that might not be a simple fix.
People like that are so rare and wish more people like the 2nd guy I called cared more about their customers.
Yep, over the years we have curated a collection of fine tradies - a sparky, a plumber and a general handyman. All reliable and good at what they do.
Same! It’s been a process of trial and error but have some great tradies now.
For real, I have never had a problem with a tradie. People just unlucky I guess.
At least someone’s enjoying this rainy weather. Image is of at least 4 black cockatoos in a tree fern.
Just to really make my last day interesting, I seem to have eaten something bad, or come down with something, and now I'm sick, so now I get to pack my boxes with a bucket next to me the whole time
Oof, that sucks. Hope your situation improves quickly!
Thanks peeler
Well well....looks like our credit card has been compromised in the last week. Quite a few transactions for Uber (our Uber account is paid from the joint a/c. not the CC) and a $150 FoodHub order (neither of us have that app). Good on the bank for being available on a Sunday morning to deal with it and arrange new cards. They will investigate, but said that this is happening so often that it could take many weeks to get to the bottom of it. Stay vigilant folks, check your statements frequently.
I have online banking and usually keep around $50-100 at a time on the card, and receive notifications as soon as a charge (or an attempt to) comes through.
I don't even have a credit card, only a debit card with no overdraft and like 3 bucks in there, but I keep mine locked when I'm not using it and unlock it when I need to
Definitely a fan of locking it when not in use. (Just have to remember if you have debits coming out as that might pose a problem.)
Do you think it might have been skimmed?
I don't think so, we rarely if ever use it physically, just occasionally online.
It took brushies for Gibson to remember who I was and relax. It's so good to be home.
I was staying at an airbnb a 5 Min walk to work so it was: get up, go to work, come home, wait for work the next day. Blergh!
I'm going to spend the next few hours playing guitar to my hearts content.
And of course the stringy toy for Gibson.
Hope everyone had a great night 😊
i just had a doughnut
Doughnut or donut,
It does not matter.
Do eat or do not,
Save me some batter. 🍩🍩
WILL THEY EVER BE BACK ON THE MENU
sorry already ate it
Asking the real questions.
what kind of doughnut?
glazed
Life increasingly feels again like a list of never ending chores. I tick everything off on the daily planner and then have these crushing feelings of despair when I turn the page to a new day and a blank slate - I have MORE things to do?!??!?! Do they ever stop?! Can I just stop (again) (and for longer this time)?
And yet, doing the chores endlessly on Animal Crossing was somehow therapeutic and relaxing... maybe because it's so much darn easier to earn Bells...
Adulting is fucking relentless and a drag at times. My kids are all "you grown ups can spend as much as you want and buy whatever you like and do whatever you want" and I'm like "yeah but the minutiae child, the minutiae!"
I can spend 10 hours on my phone and have nuggets for breakfast lunch and dinner.
I also have to call the electricity companies.
Haha, sweet children, flexibility of time and money is never free, it comes at a cost... I saw how much of a toll all the usual expectations took on my mum and didn't particularly look forward to that part when growing up tbh.
Wake up, drink water
Eat maybe, do a poo
Save time, pee in shower
Get dressed, much to do
Drive to work, fuck traffic
Run for tram or train
Running late, do not panic
Roadworks to blame
Get to work, put on smile
Say hello, morning, hey
Urgent tasks in a pile
Run ragged through the day
More traffic, drive home
Cook dinner, wash dishes
Do washing, stay up to one
Rinse repeat, tired and listless.
My tamagotchi from 2.5 decades ago is still starving in a corner somewhere.
learnt from a young age chores are not my thing.
I already keep it to as low as I can function on, but shit creeps up where if I don't do something soon I'll lose money (like trying to return this unused but partly opened $110 USB laptop charger, which I've left gathering dust for 29 days, to JBHifi...)
Today's my last day before the big move. I've barely packed at all, and there's still about a dozen other things I want to do before I move onwards and hopefully upwards ig
I'm not taking any furniture so that helps a bit, but when I was going through my shelves I was spending way too much time being sentimental on small knick knacks and trinkets I've received over the years, so that doesn't help
I'm also slightly stressed about the logistics of moving day. All my boxes will fit in one trip, but I don't think my computer chair will fit with anything else. On top of that, I'm not sure I really trust a cardboard box with scrunched up newspapers to keep my PC and monitors safe, so I'll probably want to hold those, but I'm also not an octopus so I can't hold it all. Then when I get there at midday, I've got to build my bed, go grocery shopping, and if I have any energy leftover maybe build my desk and a bedside table
(Ok, it's only assembling, but tbf some of those flat pack furnitures are so complicated and difficult, I think taking some wood and actually building from scratch wouldn't be too much harder)
Wrap your monitors in blankets or clothes if you're going to put them in a box. Regards, ex removalist.
One day at a time. Do your bed, take two trips. We all spend ages on feeling senitmental when packing up our stuff. It's a good exercise. Yeah flat pack furnitue always takes longer than expected I find.
Good luck mate! When I was younger moving was all a bit of an adventure. The older I get the more it seems to suck
Happy Sunday, @[email protected] & everyone
Happy Sunday Bull! 🥳
Back at ya Bull! May this day be full of sun, and there are many sleep ins to be had
Hey, Happy Sunday
A rich chicken and vegetable curry is on the stove, I've got naan and some rice. Dinner for the next few days is set. 👍
Sounds good! Are you the one who makes homemade naan and flatbread? I am seeking a basic recipe that works!
I am she.
1 cup flour. 1 tsp yeast, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 cup plain yoghurt, 1/4-1/2 cup warm water ( enough to make a soft dough ) . Mix. knead a little. Let rise, knead a little. Let rise again.,about 2 hours in total. Cut into 4, roll into a thin circle, cook on greased fry pan on high heat. Turning once. It's done when it puffs up.
Thankyou! I will purchase yeast and try this out next time I'm planning a curry.
Just back from a very nice social occasion with quite a few people I don't really know, and only two that I do. It was alcohol free, and normally that would be a bit tough for me - socialising with people I don't know while sober, but it was actually really pleasant and fun 😊
Sounds like you should be proud of yourself! 😊
Just a heads up that it's National Wine And Cheese Day on Tuesday 25th of July. Stock up guys.
for non-alcoholic option, should i drink grape juice or blood?
Good question. I'd look at it like this
Wine and/or cheese day so I guess whatever tickles your fancy.
Thank you. Will stock up on blood.
Noice. I'd pair that with a little blue vein cheese and a Vita Weat.
The perfect snack before the mains.
I indulge a little to much on the cheese this weekend so this is going to hurt.
i probably should
Thank you, CEO... Picture of vanilla wafer biscuits with a little white dog in a hoodie in the background.
Onya 👍
I'd like to pat myself on the back for actually eating all 3 meals today and getting halfway through a decent self help workbook and Having Big Destabilising But Also Cathartic Emotions and still being able to clear out the fridge, clean the kitchen, take the bins out, and prep my clothes and bags etc for the next day.
I might be behind on work, but I'm miraculously ahead on my sense of calm and centredness, and I'm going to sleep well tonight, and that's the best thing I can do for my whole self to get ready to tackle the other things I don't want to do.
I did unwittingly trap the cat in the garage for an hour because she silently snuck in while I was taking the bins out (and I was told she hates the garage) - but because I always give her a goodnight kiss I went looking for her and after coldly zooming in and ignoring me for a bit I think hostilities have calmed. Sorry puss I would've never intentionally left you there :'(
he he, Christmas in July was very Christmassy. Had a good xmas dinner, set the room and table for xmas, I dressed for xmas, made everyone watch two versions of A Christmas Carol and I didn't put up with shit.
I also had 1/2 bottle of wine 😀
I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself but was there Christmas pud?
there was a little xmas pud
I enjoyed the evening for me. 😊 I set it up nice. And like I said, I did not put up with shit and there was lots.
👏 👏 👏 well done.
What did you end up settling with for dinner? Chicken, turkey?
Day 27 and tummy exercises completed. I take the elder minipeeler out today as his sister went out yesterday to a birthday. Mr Peeler having a grizzle that he's not involved. Hey, if I didn't have to pay his car insurance and rego I'd have the money to take everyone out! Not sure where we're going, but timezone is on the cards
Still reeling from the news re Fluke Skywalker. How could you man, I fucking loved you. Jesus.
Firstly, Mr Peeler can suck it up lol
Secondly,
What is this about what what? Did Hamill do something naughty??
Probably this: https://news.yahoo.com/cincinnati-area-impersonator-known-fluke-030610255.html
American Luke Skywalker impersonator who raised money for charities facing child porn charges. May or may not be guilty - I'm not familiar with the case.
That's the one.
Not Mark Hamill but a very well known impersonator who is known for doing charitable works for kids charities. Was a bit of a star on Imgur and had a big following there, admittedly myself included. Hamill once said that he "looks more like me than me" or something to that effect. Was looked up to by a lot of people and involved with a lot of charities and fundraisers in Ohio.
I'm going to go to a speed dating event next week. Let's see how this plays out. I went to a couple about 4 years ago, but the company would give you your matches number weeks later and by that time the spark is gone.
I loathe to phone out of work for the second time in a row but holy dooly am I not well, even laying still has my bones aching.
I could hear my cat in the lounge earlier it sounded sort of like he was playing because his bell was ringing a bit but it just didn't sound right, so I followed my meowtherly instincts and discovered he had somehow gotten the loop from his name tag stuck on his bottom tooth and had been struggling to get it off. I picked him up and undid the whole collar to get it unhooked easily. So I'm definitely going to have to see if I can make the loop even smaller. Attaching a picture of Marmite because I always pay my cat tax.
Image description: black cat sitting on top of a cushion basking in the sunlight and staring at his (not pictured) owner.
You know, if I had a job where I'm just paid to learn stuff that'd be great. Alternatively I'd like a job where I just get paid to say stuff. I'm also open to a job where I do both.
ahahahahahah absolutely not I'm way too conscientious to do that
Come join me as an academic librarian! I learn new stuff all the time and am often called upon to say stuff.
Oooh never really thought but that's not a bad idea to put on the list....
Wicked little sunset if you saw it.
Dim sum places should do half portion sad-serves for alone people like me so we can have a couple of dishes. They come 8 each.. I'm not eating 16 dumplings these days.
Better yet do options of 2 x 3 different styles as a menu item. That'd be ideal.
Yes please! I want the variety pack. Fair enough to make them all the one cooking style, but let me mix.
Left overs?
Loophole!
I believe food consumed standing up also contains no calories.
If you eat broken biscuits, standing up, between midnight and breakfast AND nobody sees you eat it you will be in serious negative calore territory. You need to be careful, the sudden weight loss caused could be dangerous. Best to balance it out by publicly scoffing a whole cheesecake for breakfast, while sitting down.
Bill Cat tried the fussy cat tinned kangaroo food. He ran for it! Licked the gravy then ran away. Little bastard yelled at me for more. Nope. Poor boy has to eat the meat balls or starve. 🙄
Bill Cat, fussy brat,
Roo chow, licked up
Only gravy, left the meat
Bastard-cat, no treats
Until they're eaten up
Bill Cat yells for more
Runs away, back for more
Eat the balls, or none at all!
Cool.
That's awesome that he liked it! Most cats I've looked after don't mind the other flavours but hate the kangaroo one.
Bill used to be a street cat so I expect he likes gamey flavours.
Laughs in Northcote Plaza
I made a sandwich out of the small tin of kippers.
It was smoked and salted very nice and here was surprisingly a lot of meat to make a sandwich out of.
Texture was nice and soft but the smoked taste of it was so delicious.
This was the Brunswick kippers as well.
Glad your enjoying them! I ate a tin of Brunswick Kippers with some hotsauce for lunch/a snack. Even though I've had them them a few times now, I was literally just thinking to myself: omg... These are so damn good, how is this tin under $2
I’d definitely think about getting more of them. I love it so much more than tuna. I don’t like the texture of tuna as much as the kippers or even herring.
100% agree. I don't mind canned tuna, but I actually just really enjoy sardines and herring/Kippers. Also been enjoying mussels, but not as much as the Kippers for sure. Completely different taste and texture to tuna
I still have the John west kippers to try as well
I’ll probably save it for next’s lunch or something. Will be interesting to see if it’s as good as the one I had today.
I haven’t tried sardines. Are they very salty and what is the texture of them like compared to Herring?
I would say most sardines taste a fair bit less salty than the Brunswick Kippers. Texture is softer - less flaky. Taste is quite different, sardines definitely taste like sardines and not much else.
There are also, broadly speaking, two different varieties. One type is 'standard' let's say, they are about the size of... A narrower tim-tam. These are more strongly flavoured, and softer.
Type two, are called 'briesling' sardines. They are significantly smaller. Maybe 60% the size of a pinky finger. They have a much milder taste, and firmer texture. I prefer the brieslings by a lot. If I can recommend one to you, it would be 'King Oscar Briesling Sardines in Olive oil'. They're about $2.50 in Coles. Go great by themselves with some sauce, mixed into scrambled eggs, pasta, whatever. Give em a go ☺️
Sorry for flooding with comments but I had to show you all this. They have been building this "Urban Forest" for many months and actually had the balls to host a grand opening event for this bullshit this morning.
It's a few shit concrete garden beds. Peak Docklands.
::: spoiler 3 images of shit concrete garden beds
:::
Perfect candidate for a guerrilla veggie patch imo.
I like the cut of your jib. Something useful for people to engage with and enjoy.
I was feeling the same - celebrated cerebral corroboree.
Was this CoM or the developer?
Agree it was stupid to try and jazz it up and call it an "urban forest" at this stage, it cheapens the term.
You'd also hope there would be more of a push to use softer landscaping elements and facades rather than harsh concrete. But hopefully the plants will kick off soon.
Cos honestly I do think you should give it a chance - those plants are just bebehs, let them grow and it might turn your head in a few years
Just to give you an example of how different they can look, here's Hawke St reserve in West Melb when it was newly redone in late 2018 and here it is after less than a years growth. And here it is this year after about 5 years of growth.
some flowers and colour would be nice
Presumably that'll come in as they mature. Putting in larger/more mature plants can sometimes be a gamble in terms of higher cost and higher chance of transplant shock, for a more immediate effect. Maybe some cheap ornaments might've helped with colour at least
I think they are really nicely made, they just need huge plantings of lush greenery and masses of flowers, then have nice seating all around
They're just plain grey concrete though. They could have tried to give them some sort of character! But then if it had character they wouldn't really fit Docklands' soulless corporate-designed theme.
They are a start, not a finish. Can't have plants without a garden. ( tho I can see nice plantings being stolen or wrecked )
It'll probably look better once it kicks on and gets growing, but it is pretty underwhelming. Would it have killed them to add a decent sized shrub or three?
Okay, must do housework today, then another zoo day tomorrow. 😊🦁🦒🐗🦛🐍🦖
melb zoo is within walking distance , and I don't have a car, so melb zoo it is
I've seen small cats a lot, I even owned a European Wildcat for a few years. It is the only cat that is untameable in any way. I still have the scars.
At one time I wanted a pet monkey, just a little one like a capuchin , but Mr Seagoon said no. He was right of course. But still. I would have called it Zephyr.
My partner had an F2 serval before they were banned here. Scars also. Monkey like the wind 👆🏻☁️
awesome
so gloooomy
My partner went home a few hours ago but man it never gets easier. We're lucky that it's a "middle distance" relationship rather than a long distance, but it still hurts and sucks when I have to say goodbye to them. But I've filled up my time by playing Pikmin 4 and baking some biscuits for work food. I hope y'all had a great Sunday tho!
super big hugs
Sending good vibes 💜💜💜
Oh that sucks.
I hope it won’t be too long before you get them see them again.
Was wondering if you’ve played Pikmin 3 Deluxe yet?
It'll be in a fortnight which sucks, but our schedules don't line up any more. It was fine when I was just on Centrelink, because we could spend their days off together, but now that I'm a Mon - Fri girlie, it's tough.
I got Pikmin 3 for Christmas the year it came out and it was everything I dreamed of. I never got to play it back on the Wii U because I was poor, so finally getting my hands on it was fantastic. Only downside is that it felt rather short, but that could be me.
I’m so sorry. That must be tough on you. I hope you’ll be ok until you see your partner again.
I got 3 for Christmas as well and was thinking about popping it in but with 1 and 2 coming out in stores later this year should I wait?
I haven't played 1 or 2, but I didn't feel lost at all playing it because the story of 3 is pretty similar to 1 and 2 it's just a different character. Which is similar with 4 tbh. But yeah, no I really enjoyed 3, I thought that the controls were fine, they were great. 4 really tightens the controls but with the use of Oatchi you've got so many other different controls to remember. I find that difficult, but 3 was great. It was just too short imho. But yeah, I mean if you want to wait you can (1 + 2 is out digitally on the Switch but I'm probably going to wait till physical release because I like physical copies). But 3 was great.
Absolutely no one has asked, but I really rate Maccas’ new wasabi mayo dipping sauce. It doesn’t taste like either mayo or wasabi and it is a very offputting green, but it’s very tasty with chicken nuggets
This is pleasantly surprising.
i have a sudden craving for tuna mornay but i have and am eating food at home
Lunch was raisin toast and a date scone. So, butter. Butter with a side of carbs.
Mine was a piece of the fruit layer cake I made the other day. I have no interest in this cake, I might freeze the rest.
I know I’m going to cop some grief for this. But as a Pies supporter god I love watching our games. Winning aside, they’re usually super exciting and high quality outings. Reminds me how awesome fotty is.
We've got Collingwood, Geelong and Carlton supporters at work, and I love hearing their banter come Monday!
Sorting out the spare room is not going well. Too much overwhelming mess. I think I might sort the preserving rings and lids, then call it a day for sorting. Then a drizzly dog walk, followed by lifting heavy things. At some point I need to work out what to have for dinner. Too many options. Maybe potato and chilli.
will you boil em, mash em, or stick em in a microwave?
Microwave the potato. Boil the chilli.
what will you mash?
No mashing. But I'll probably squish the potato a bit with a fork, does that count?
Yes
☺️
First pick out everything that you want to trash and then throw that shit out.
I did manage to toss out a few boxes, but most of the stuff I'll be keeping, it's just a mess. Mostly my preserving supplied, which have been shoved in lots of various spaces over time due to lack of space. I've finally organised space to consolidate everything, but until I have more sorted it's hard to tell where it is going to fit. Plus I've been shoving back empty jars and things all over the place because it's not sorted and making it worse. I did managee to sort enough that I'm not tripping over things in there anymore, so progress is being made.
I'd forgotten that swinging a golf club a bunch of times plus placing golf balls on tees over and over is actually a little bit of a workout for the critically unfit. Feels good though. Grabbed an extra shot flat white on the way home and used it to wash down a couple of ibuprofens. She'll be right.
Maybe if we switched off as much electricity as possible, started walking instead of using cars, stopping buying things and then put our efforts in cleaning up the planet we might have a chance.
But us monkeys are obsessed with doing things and don't see doing nothing as a choice.
Bring on the climate wars.
We are doomed.
There are no solutions.
Thermodynamics is a cruel mistress.
We are doomed. Doomed I say.
But AI's gonna take care of all of that for us right???
Just bought a flat white from the cafe downstairs and a different lady served me who I haven't seen before. This is where the coffee goes up to and the top half is foam. How does one get someone deported from Melbourne? We can't have our baristas doing this.
::: spoiler image of a coffee cup with a line drawn half way up it :::
I'd remind her it was a flat white that was ordered and make her fix it. I was a barista for 11 years, and that shit should not stand.
I only found out once I was home :(
I probably should have realised how light the cup was
Had burger and chips for lunch. Now I feel like my hands will smell like burgers FOREVER.
There are worse things than burger hands.
He can't help the circumstances of his birth
The other children gave him a wide berth
But he was sure it was not a curse
His burger-hands gave his life some worth.
👏 👏 👏
I agree but am going to try to get rid of it nonetheless.
Making a burger as we speak. Forgot to cook some chips though :(
I heart my airfryer for a quick chippie fix me up.
I could go for a late night snack maybe
Do it do it do it do it
Okay, who ordered the rain?
It's not ideal but it's been forecasted unfortunately. I sat down to put my face on and was like 'where tf is the sun'.
I think I've found my example property to use for my sustainable design project. Still not sure if I will use this or plan a new build for the project, but it's a start.
Lovely little place.. I have a fantasy where I buy a regional Victorian place and use it as a holiday house and eventually retire there. This is the kind of place I would almost select. My fantasy requires an old combustion stove (still operational) in the kitchen and functional fireplaces, plus solar panels, electric appliances, vegetable garden and water tanks. As I said, a complete fantasy!
and a pony!
Chickens, yes. 🐓 I don't think there is space for a goat or a pony, and they are not allowed without a permit. I could apparently keep 60 pigeons though.
That sounds pretty much the plan (in fantasy, I can't actually afford it!). The biggest issue is that is the heritage overlay, so some things would have to be done quite carefully to be allowed. But I think everything I want is achievable there, it is within walking distance to everything and opposite the botanic gardens. I'm a bit sad I don't have the money ☹️
Ended up getting the Pro 7. Very happy with this, though I have to wait like two weeks for a case (not a fan of the ones JB has).
I have found a local art tutor who I think will be good. She mostly teaches beginners but she has a strong independent creative streak and likes to do new things, which I really like. I want someone to "spot" me when I'm working, that is tell me what I'm doing wrong and how to do it right, make criticisms and suggestions to my work. And of course guide me in new styles and techniques.
My language skills are poor tho.
🤞🏻
Ended up taking both Mini Peelers to Timezone. I love those games that are ball toss/bean bag toss/ring toss and basketball and soccer type games, you know, the ones that require a skill. Now relaxing at home with a dande chai with vanilla oat milk. Never thought I'd end up drinking that kind of stuff, but here we are.
God. That does bring back memories.
Going back to the good old days when arcades were popular and actually a thing to watch other people and achieve things really brings back some fond memories.
Those tossing games however wasn’t something I was any good at.
Sounds like a nice way to relax with the drink you have.
I used to be terrible at those tossing type games too, but that all changed once I had kids. I have no idea why, but I have an idea that it's because you spend so much time picking random things up off the floor and tossing them into toy boxes, laundry and waste paper baskets that you just get good at it eventually lol! A wise person once said that a significant portion of parenting involves picking random things up off the floor and I can only agree.
Final Call
Feeling weird and stupid, I sit and stare
Midnight black, immense pit of despair.
No stars, just scars, and painful understanding,
That I am not good enough to be a full human.
My fears designed by own devious mind,
My fears designed to keep me in this bind.
So dumb, I wonder why I can't have nice things;
Of course I sabotage my sanctuaries
With an avalanche of failings.
I'm too much, I'm not enough,
I'm in all the wrong places.
I'm cute, but it's moot,
When I break my safe spaces,
With trying to find a fucking connection.
I'm an idiot a total social rejection
Some kind freak of science project
A monster irredeemable
Broken future irretrievable
I'm done with these feelings of imperfection,
I can't handle any perceived rejection:
Oh really it's only me that I'm rejecting.
Fucked up and projecting,
I'm tired of being a social dumbass,
I'm tired of my chaos and my fuck-ups.
I'll burn down these bridges, I'll fucking do it,
As a last resort,
I'll delete my accounts so I cannot report
On every single one of my stupid fucking
Feelings and thoughts
That I fucking felt and thought.
Like this is my stupid 2011 Tumblr blog
I've done it before, I'll do it again,
I'm toxic, and broken,
Not fit for human consumption.
Not fit for social interactions
No matter how much I want a friend
I'm too fucked up to make the commitment
Because I overdo it as always, it's plain to see.
It's no wonder I'm so desperately, platonically lonely,
I'm only almost human, don't touch me.
I cannot keep being this weirdo on here
And pouring my life out to you forum of peers.
I'm an embarrassment, I cringe at my own reflection
I'm obtuse and have no valued contributions.
You see, this isn't an apology, just a eulogy.
Less about me and more about you.
Less of me and more of you.
These poems will not be my diary entries anymore,
They will be about the comments from the scores
Of people here on this thread.
StudChud is dead.
(Bot001, I am so proud of you).
Bullshit. No one is required to be 'perfect' in order to be a good human. The reverse in fact. You are you. Your friends are those who know all about you and still love you. A cliche I know, but it got to be a cliche because it has a LOT of truth in it. You don't need to perform for us. Take this from an old bitch who has been around for a longish time and is far from perfect herself, but has learned to enjoy the busyness of living. The real trick is to ignore comparisons with other people I think. Because they aren't perfect either, and if they are performing perfection then they are lying through their teeth.
Yeh nah you're pretty cool actually
🥔
I liked this. Thanks for sharing it.
big hugs, love you stud , will love your new incarnation 💗😘
I was talking about frisson the other day, that feeling you get sometimes about music or art when you're listening or viewing something. I get that with this song by Phosphorescent - Song for Zula
Lately I've been getting that from this song by Lastlings - Better Off Without You, particularly the drop in the 2nd chorus.
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🥪🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥫🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Ohh I'm achin',
yup yup yup
For you Bacon
yup yup yup
I'm a big pig
yup yup yup
May I have a big pig too?
Ey!
🐖
Some hangover juice and... Potat
🧊🥔
🍯🍋🍊🧀🍰
An onion bagel with a side of sugared jellyfish please.
🧅🥯🍬🪼
Perfect. Pungent and slightly chewy, paired with crunchy and very chewy.
Milo. With condensed milk.
And then something to clear out my arteries
🟤🍬🥛
🥦
Bubble and squeak please
🥔🥬🍳
🛁🧽
A pot of tea, and some elephant and brussels sprout soup please.
☕️🐘🟢🥣
They said it couldn't be done, but you did it. Thanks chef. Much appreciated.
They didn’t want to share.
I haven't swung a club in probably over a decade. The ol' club bag is a bit dusty. Don't be fooled by me owning clubs, I've stepped foot on a course maybe twice ever.
::: spoiler now I'm home I can fix up this spoiler tag.. image of a golf driving range :::
The last time I went to a driving range I somehow managed to hit the ball so badly it ricocheted backwards and hit my friend in the ankle. I would advise against doing that.
Nice indoor day for some mining and or crafting, playing with cats and finalising studio setup again and trying to hide as many cables as I can away from the little angel of a kitten. Walk later whem the weather fines up.
Mine...craft?
Yes. The recent update has cherry trees. Which is nice.
Think I'm going to have a night of watching British crime dramas, I finally got around to watching Vigil last night so I think I'll keep the train running.
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Pro tip: don’t mistake a river border for a coastline.
If you're still on reddit then there's an Aussie flag on r/place. The funny thing is the kiwis are trying to take it over. Help out if you can. There's also a join lemmy banner and a Bluey.
I'm still using it but I'm not engaging with their reddit events. I'm still mad at them.
Fair enough.
I don’t think so.
I like a bit of guerilla art.
I went to that sub and I have no idea what it's about or its purpose? Please ELI5!
It's just art. You get to lay a pixel down every 5 minutes. Make pretty pictures. Aussie flag is above Ireland.