My favourite thing is naming pets with human names. Like my cats are Bob and Rosa (Bob was named after Silent Bob but I revoke it and he's named after Bob the Drag Queen -- he was named by my ex-stepdad. Rosa is named after Rosa Diaz from Brooklyn 99). Can't wait to name a pet Greg.
Eeeeee!!!!! I accidentally found the cat's cuddle spot!!! 😻😻😻 it's much closer to the TV than I would normally sit but I decided to sit there while petting her and she CRAWLED ONTO MY LAP. I nearly died. I didn't have my phone but when she got up for a bit I grabbed it and sat back down and here she is purring up an absolute storm. She hasn't cuddled at all the whole 2.5 weeks I've been here - I'll sit here all day long to feel her purring contentedly against me1. Oh please kitty cat don't let this be a one time thing. We can chill any time. Any time at all. <3
Cats are so good at making feel like a piece of useless garbage but they also make you feel so special and divine when they choose to lavish their love upon you. No, I am not a battered cat slave, don't send help...
She's not at that stage yet. She prefers to stay mostly adjacent. I went to go feed her (I'm guessing this cuddliness was all a ruse...!) and now she's back to ignoring me from the other side of the house. But if I can be cat trapped by her before I head back home that would be an accomplishment indeed.
Hey just so you know, the image description for vision impaired users was actually already in the alt text of the photo in that comment (which you put in the square brackets when you use markup). That's how image descriptions are meant to work. If you hover over the photo on desktop or long press to open the image in another tab on a mobile browser you'll see the description.
Just fyi about accessible tech if you're going to keep wanting to label peoples photos.
Ok well I use the safari version of Aussie.zone on my phone only, to me it just looks like it’s just the photo of your cat with nothing else. I tried long pressing and it didn’t do anything. Whatever the case, I must be the only person who didn’t realise this and apologise for adding the ID and I promise never to add an ID to any future image from anyone :) thanks for letting me know
Ok so I looked into this and amazingly enough the only way it seems that you can access the alt text on Safari iPhone is to actually turn on VoiceOver in Settings>Accessibility - which most vision impaired users (those would need alt text at least) would use anyway in order to navigate the OS, but sucks if you're testing. When VoiceOver is activated, and my comment is read out (you can try it by selecting it with the image in Safari), VoiceOver does indeed read the alt text.
You won't have the same issue with Chrome on iPhone, you can long press and see the alt text.
I trusted you, Goddess. I could have hung up my laundry indoors last night, but I remembered your comment saying today was going to be 18 degrees. So I waited and hung out my stuff on the line this mroning and it dried perfectly throughout the day. So - thanks! I'm glad I held off instead of having clothes cram up my house. Cheers!
Flashback to a concert at Festival Hall when Wayne started the show by rolling out on top on the crowd in one of those inflatable mouse ball things, then proceeded to sing the first 3 or 4 songs whilst being rolled around on-top of the crowd by the crowd ...
I was a bit confused about how you knew, my page just shows a cumulative total. Then I looked at it in the Jerboa app and it shows there, so I guess it just depends on the interface.
I have downvoted random things due to poor scrolling techniques, and it wouldn't surprise me if Miss Meow has managed to cast a few votes with a stray tail swipe or face rub too.
Could be a mistake or could be someone gets their kicks from it. But eh, DT could be downvoted to minus a million but still I’d visit here to enjoy the company.
I've been invited to fill in a survey on my experiences as a student. The email says I am from a "unique group of students". I think this might be a polite way of saying "you're really old for a student".
I am amused by the phrase 'unique group'. If unique, then by definition not a group. If they meant 'small group' why didn't they say so. Fancy word syndrome strikes again.
I have a Melb Uni tshirt with 'minimise sesquipedalian circumlocutions' written across the front. I cherish it.
I want one. A quick google search revealed that I can buy many tshirts with just the word sesquipedalian on it in a variety of fonts but not that tshirt :( can you still get them or no?
Ending the week on a positive note. I wasn't expecting it but I feel like I've finally made progress this week. Still lots on the list to do and learn but it's nice to feel that I'm getting somewhere. 💪
Ok, lunch is packed. Camera battery charged. I'm ready to head off for the day. Be good while I'm away, and keep your finger's crossed that the rain holds off long enough this afternoon that I don't come home a soggy Raven.
The clouds have rolled in over Thornbury. The soft undersides of the clouds are beginning show the warm glow of approaching sunset. Well, either that or Footscray's on fire, and I'm sure someone would have mentioned it if that was the case.
The most frustrating part of fixing this vertigo is that I have to purposely make myself dizzy. It's an awful feeling but I have to fix it before work on Tuesday.
Alrighty! Got a new wok and the ingredients for a tofu sitrfry. Gotta say, I haven't made a stir fry from scratch before and the amount of various exotic oils was unexpected lol
Day 4 and it's a rest day, so I just did my tummy exercises. Now Mr Peeler is up I can put on some washing. The Miniest Peeler this morning said, "you're going to have to get new clothes soon Mum." When I asked her why she said, "because the only thing that's holding up your clothes is your fat." 🤣
My skin has been a lot drier this winter so I bought this product called Glory Oil by Eco Tan. Holy crap. It basically instantly fixed my skin and I have never looked so smooth and glowy in my life! 🥰
I really neglected my self care and appearance while pregnant last year because I was sooo sick. I couldn’t even stand to shower for more than a few times a week. Just miserable. But now at nine months post partum I am finally finding the time/energy/willpower to do morning AND night skincare, regular hair washing and styling, a bit of exercise, and I’m going to try and cut down on my insane sugar consumption (craved it so bad when I first started breastfeeding, now it’s just a bad habit). Oh and I need to cut down on screen time because it’s baaaaaad 🙈
Sort of funny but ever since the housemates cat came home from the vet my cat is not happy with him, 9yrs doesn't matter when you're gone for a few days. Also my cat is doing this thing where he approaches housemates cat and just sort of hisses in his face and walks away, and it's so stupid and funny.
Kind of hoping for climate change to result in what happened in The Day After Tomorrow. Can I be stuck in a flooded, frozen city, in a library, and get naked with a hottie to keep warm? I'm looking forward to re-enacting that hot af scene tbh
Sorted out the delivery. Thankfully this time when I said no to the chat service I got a human. A few items were out of stock which was a pain.
Still been trying at digital because pencils and paper require me to sit up for too long. It’s frustrating though. While I picked the controls up quickly and have been managing to ‘paint’, sketching smoothly or with any precision is near impossible and kind of forcing me to relearn bad habits (pressing too hard just so the stylus will register, and chicken scratching).
It’s probably the limitations of the basic program and small equipment (it’s an on the go visual note taker for phones with fewer features than the standard version) plus my posture. But it’s really hard not to take poor results personally.
Edit: I went into the settings of the pencil and turned ‘streamlining’ up to 100 which helped a lot. Much closer to a real pencil. But yeah. That control has to be manually trained for a real pencil so it feels like a skill issue :(
Spewing that I’m not in great physical condition now and can’t really garden. Seed libraries are around if anyone wants to try it.
Also I’m not sure of the heavy metal in the soil (the tested map sites on either side vary) so I’d have to do raised beds which don’t move house well. And if I went outside the furry baby would either be crying inside or follow me out and take the chance to abscond. Melbcat’s a fully indoor kitty now.
I know that leafy veg have shallow roots and require less light so maybe that’s a go, window box inside. Maybe more cat grass. Paris Market carrots are also very short and round for containers, I think root veg also need less light than fruiting plants. But I have to fork out more for either self watering pots or watering spikes for bottles because I’m not going to remember.
It all adds up at Bunnings 💸 But I’m just trying to think of something constructive but not overwhelming while I feel like shit
People can get things very wrong. Have a look at the bozo answers. Australian slang I get that you might never have heard it. It doesn't mean the op is wrong though.
reddit has turned in to a steaming pile of crap. or maybe it was always like that.
thankful we moved away for our special kind of banter.
A gig is a job, a kind of horse cart but I'd never heard of being a sticky beak slang term, learn something every day. I'll never quite understand why people bother to waste time being jerks online.
'Initial public offering'. Just means they're going from a private company to a public one where you can buy shares. Also means it'll probably go to (further) shit. heh.
People enjoy shitting on others to make themselves feel superior. It's gross. I have not heard of 'gig' in that context, but I didn't grow up in every single state, city, and town in Aus simultaneously. OP is just trying to the slang-etymology for that usage, doesn't mean they're wrong. Netizens can be so cuntish.
I was sufficiently moved by the confidently incorrect assertions of some of the respondents to this post to add my own contribution. Yes, I know people that use the word "gig" in this manner, and u/Positive_Complaint had to dust off her 3rd party app and add her 5c!
When I asked you all to cross your fingers that the rain did not come before I got home I was envisaging you holding off the weather. But I guess having my afternoon seminar cancelled so I'm home early works too. 🤷♂️
I was actually a bit relieved it was cancelled, as I was pretty tired from walking so far. The morning was absolutely beautiful for it, lovely and sunny without being too hot for walking. Now I just need to spend some time getting my photos off the camera.
I had a fairly cheap Vax stick vacuum which worked well (until some a***hole workman killed it). I now have an Electrolux, which is a bit more expensive but I am very happy with it.
Lumpy and cylindrical, the burrito takes its name, according to one theory, from the bedroll that Mexican miners and travelers would drape across the saddle of a donkey, or burro in Spanish. Another possible origin suggests that street vendors sold burritos from baskets attached sidesaddle to their burros, the conveyance transferring its name to the thing conveyed.
Product recommendation:
image: Bull's-eye Carolina Reaper and Black Garlic hot sauce. It's the hottest sauce I've ever bought from a non-specialty shop. It's also insanely tasty, and a little goes a long way. Available at Woolies for $4.75. side note: I do not recommend their less spicy bourbon infused one - not very tasty.
I have outdoor garden lighting that stopped working. I have narrowed it down to the transformer. Ordered one online and that was a no-go. Tried Middys. They were no help. Maybe Beacon can hook me up today. I might have to build my own.
We're busy little bees here so my daughter's playing DJ. Such bands as Sisters of Mercy, Deftones and I don't know who they are. What I do know is, I don't appreciate being screamed at.
The photos of my day have now been sorted. I put a couple in a post on the Main Page, and there is a link to my blog there if you want to see the whole lot. I should pick one for the pictures community too, get some more Melbourne representation there.
One had seagulls and a cormorant, one had some ducks. They are still new and should grow and provide better habitat over time. I hope they work out well and we get more of them.
Slight chance of sky pretty. Boring as day. Rested and did housework. Vege stew for this week turned out great though. I hope I can remember the spice herb chile mix next time, but I doubt it. Cats are up so now it's time for the hated vaccuum.
oh gees, that scene in Castaway where Chuck finally escapes the island on his raft. For the first time since the crash there is music. The heart swells. 🥺🥺🥺 Such a good movie.
I bought some cans of Lynx for the first time since high school because I liked some of their nose flavours and they were half price. Turns out Lynx sucks as an actual deodorant. Shame.
I've been rewatching an ungodly amount British crime shows, and today I thought I'd treat myself to a rewatch of Ashes To Ashes. Holy dooly, I forgot how hilariously wild this show was, Keeley Hawes decked out in 80s garb has me cackling.
Went to the doctor this morning, turns out the dizziness which increased immensely today is due to Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Eg I get dizzy from looking up and down and I have crystals in my ear canal. So I've got to shake my head 10 times, 10 a day to fix it. Lol.
On another note, I've never seen this doctor before and they asked in Straight or gay?? I answered without thinking and it wasn't until I left that I questioned the necessity of that question. Lol.
Met my future dog yesterday.
Long story, but the owner has breast cancer and needed to find a forever home for a staffy (my dream dog).
Spent about 2 hours with him yesterday making sure he'd be happy with me as his human. He's very shy but we both fell in love.
Meet Adam the new love of my life 😍
🍖
I'll just pop that one in the treat bag for later
Hello Adam. You are very cute.
LOOK AT THE LITTLE BABY!
My favourite thing is naming pets with human names. Like my cats are Bob and Rosa (Bob was named after Silent Bob but I revoke it and he's named after Bob the Drag Queen -- he was named by my ex-stepdad. Rosa is named after Rosa Diaz from Brooklyn 99). Can't wait to name a pet Greg.
I can't wait to confuse people at work when I complain about him taking a shit on the rug
And how is Maggie doing today? 😂
🥺 can I have him instead please?
Quite the heart stealer already
he looks like a cute puppy 🤗
Really sweet and placid too. Think we're gonna get along nicely
What a beautiful doggo.
Haiiiii Adam!
Awww the doggo!
I hope you have lots of fun times together.
Looks so cute sleeping like that.
Eeeeee!!!!! I accidentally found the cat's cuddle spot!!! 😻😻😻 it's much closer to the TV than I would normally sit but I decided to sit there while petting her and she CRAWLED ONTO MY LAP. I nearly died. I didn't have my phone but when she got up for a bit I grabbed it and sat back down and here she is purring up an absolute storm. She hasn't cuddled at all the whole 2.5 weeks I've been here - I'll sit here all day long to feel her purring contentedly against me1. Oh please kitty cat don't let this be a one time thing. We can chill any time. Any time at all. <3
::: spoiler prrrrrrrrrr :::
Meanwhile Teddy is passed out drunk because of the rejection :)
Teddy is adrift without the baby boy that usually lives in this house... (who probably just drools all over him at this stage tbh)
kitty head on leg is THE best feeling.
I could die happy right now, but then I might not get to experience this again tomorrow so no dying for me today.
Well fingers crossed if kitteh liked it she'll want it again!
Aww so satisfying when they do this! The elation of being chosen! And a beautiful kitty 😍
Cats are so good at making feel like a piece of useless garbage but they also make you feel so special and divine when they choose to lavish their love upon you. No, I am not a battered cat slave, don't send help...
The teddy in the background is in perpetual free fall!
Oh when she settles in you’re going to be pinned under her
She's not at that stage yet. She prefers to stay mostly adjacent. I went to go feed her (I'm guessing this cuddliness was all a ruse...!) and now she's back to ignoring me from the other side of the house. But if I can be cat trapped by her before I head back home that would be an accomplishment indeed.
Yum. I think I'm going to go and start my own dinner now, you made me hungry.
couchrat says goodnight
aww good kitty.
Doubt it's saying goodnight it's wide awake with them eyes.
Photo id: grey tabby cat looking adorable
Hey just so you know, the image description for vision impaired users was actually already in the alt text of the photo in that comment (which you put in the square brackets when you use markup). That's how image descriptions are meant to work. If you hover over the photo on desktop or long press to open the image in another tab on a mobile browser you'll see the description.
Just fyi about accessible tech if you're going to keep wanting to label peoples photos.
Ok well I use the safari version of Aussie.zone on my phone only, to me it just looks like it’s just the photo of your cat with nothing else. I tried long pressing and it didn’t do anything. Whatever the case, I must be the only person who didn’t realise this and apologise for adding the ID and I promise never to add an ID to any future image from anyone :) thanks for letting me know
Ok so I looked into this and amazingly enough the only way it seems that you can access the alt text on Safari iPhone is to actually turn on VoiceOver in Settings>Accessibility - which most vision impaired users (those would need alt text at least) would use anyway in order to navigate the OS, but sucks if you're testing. When VoiceOver is activated, and my comment is read out (you can try it by selecting it with the image in Safari), VoiceOver does indeed read the alt text.
You won't have the same issue with Chrome on iPhone, you can long press and see the alt text.
All good. Thanks for looking into and figuring how it all works. And patiently explaining it all
You're going to feel stronger and more confident everyday. :)
Love to read this!!
Awesome news Baku. A little peace of mind is golden.
That’s fantastic. The environment of the last place didn’t sound healthy for anyone
Awesome! 💯 So glad to hear it's all happening for you after your hospital trip and all that stuff last week.
Things are looking brighter for you everyday! You got this! You deserve only good things 💜💜
Glad to hear! Your list of little things is not so little, it must feel great to be entering a new stage of life where you are getting more autonomy.
So glad to hear.
I trusted you, Goddess. I could have hung up my laundry indoors last night, but I remembered your comment saying today was going to be 18 degrees. So I waited and hung out my stuff on the line this mroning and it dried perfectly throughout the day. So - thanks! I'm glad I held off instead of having clothes cram up my house. Cheers!
Well, the Goddess of sunshine does have full control of the weather.
Not exactly full control…
You’re welcome
Went out..
16 bucks a pint.
can feed a family of 6 fo that.
obscene.
Lol. Who downvotes a daily discussion thread?
I downvote when someone says they don't put butter on toast.
I exist.. we exist.
So you use… Vaaaseline? 🍞🧈
Flashback to a concert at Festival Hall when Wayne started the show by rolling out on top on the crowd in one of those inflatable mouse ball things, then proceeded to sing the first 3 or 4 songs whilst being rolled around on-top of the crowd by the crowd ...
I butter my toast but not if it's peanut butter. Then it's peanut butter only.
malakas
I was a bit confused about how you knew, my page just shows a cumulative total. Then I looked at it in the Jerboa app and it shows there, so I guess it just depends on the interface.
I have downvoted random things due to poor scrolling techniques, and it wouldn't surprise me if Miss Meow has managed to cast a few votes with a stray tail swipe or face rub too.
I can see the percentage through wefwef.
Says 29 upvotes and lists a 97% with a smiley face.
I assume that’s the percentage of people who upvoted.
Oh that interesting. I’m not using an app right now just on web browser. I thought that was something everyone could see.
I've just moved to my phone and it shows here, it's just the tablet showing the combined total for some reason. Odd.
There's one or more serial downvoters here, lurking. They hide away, and express their displeasure at our community the only way they know how.
Or it was a fat-finger that went off-course lol
Fat fingwrs gangf!
I have accidentally dowmvored my own comments before! Fat fingets unite indeef
I have big ole Bratwurst digits lol
Could be a mistake or could be someone gets their kicks from it. But eh, DT could be downvoted to minus a million but still I’d visit here to enjoy the company.
It happens consistently with the daily thread itself as I usually see the percentage always being less than 100%
Probably the same person who didn't appreciate my morning coffee and poo announcement yesterday. Maybe they do neither. Lol
I’m mean that’s quality shitposting, who doesn’t like that?
Thanks. I take bowel health very seriously.
Same people who downvoted the Reddit one?
You never noted it fluctuates between. -5 and +5 all day long?
I've been invited to fill in a survey on my experiences as a student. The email says I am from a "unique group of students". I think this might be a polite way of saying "you're really old for a student".
I am amused by the phrase 'unique group'. If unique, then by definition not a group. If they meant 'small group' why didn't they say so. Fancy word syndrome strikes again.
I have a Melb Uni tshirt with 'minimise sesquipedalian circumlocutions' written across the front. I cherish it.
'minimise sesquipedalian circumlocutions'
I want one. A quick google search revealed that I can buy many tshirts with just the word sesquipedalian on it in a variety of fonts but not that tshirt :( can you still get them or no?
It was from the early 2000s. Doubt if MelbUni has them anymore. I got it from their shop on campus, even though I wasn't a student.
Aw dang, thanks anyway.
old student is when your own daughter is older than the lecturer 😬
I do not have a daughter. Have I discovered the secret to eternal youth?! One weird trick doctors don't want you to know...
Ending the week on a positive note. I wasn't expecting it but I feel like I've finally made progress this week. Still lots on the list to do and learn but it's nice to feel that I'm getting somewhere. 💪
lazy sunday = cooking spag bol with all the veggies I found in the fridge and needed to clear out. Delicious.
i am going to splurge and get a tuna mornay for lunch today
Where from? Can I interest you in this Devour from Woolies, Coles or IGA.
Ohhh I will see of my walking distance smol Coles has it
As far as frozen meals go this is Elite. 5/5 yum yums.
You have inspired me to make this for dinner. Thank you, but I want to put an additional ingredient for a point of difference.
What could I add?
Blue cheese. Cheese in general. More cheese than you think is reasonable, and then a bit more after that
Scallops 🤤
Fantastic idea, I hadn’t thought of adding another seafood element.
Peas, corn kernels, lemon, chilli flakes, herbs. Any of these will taste good.
Sweet corn kernels were always my favourite in a tuna mornay if you weren’t already using it.
Maybe peas?
That’s good. I already put both in though.
🦞
I love lobster. Is it me or you just don’t see that around too often?
we ate them all already
Water chestnuts for crunch. Just don't chop them until they resemble fingernail parings, which can lead to domestic disagreements. Ask me how I know.
Ok, lunch is packed. Camera battery charged. I'm ready to head off for the day. Be good while I'm away, and keep your finger's crossed that the rain holds off long enough this afternoon that I don't come home a soggy Raven.
Can you bring me back some ice cream please? I'll be good.
Quick the parents are gone! House party!
🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🎊🎈🎉🍾
Someone forgot to eat vegemite toast after a big night...
Correct
Were you drinking wine?
Margaritas and a bottle of house-wine. I have only myself and power ballads to blame.
You said the magic hangover word "house wine".
:)
(:
:)
Marge
🌽
Just drove back into the city from Ballarat and yep, absolutely pishing down coming in from about Brooklyn. The Westgate Fwy was a swimming pool.
I've just been calling my big kitten my special little guy.
Rain's are here
The clouds have rolled in over Thornbury. The soft undersides of the clouds are beginning show the warm glow of approaching sunset. Well, either that or Footscray's on fire, and I'm sure someone would have mentioned it if that was the case.
The band's just hitting hard out west; the cat is concerned. Looks like it'll be over quickly though
e: ....and it's all over.
And as you are commenting about it, therefore you are in a position to do so, so Footscray is NOT on fire. This is reassuring.
I can't believe this is winter.
I can't believe it's not butter!
I still can't believe fabio was hit in the face by a goose on a rollercoaster.
This is all because we got a bullshit summer last summer.
I’m taking every minute of it I can outside!
Leftover pasta turned into pasta bake. Can smell it in the oven and my stummy is growling 🤤😭
Yum yum!
Doing the springers for dins.
Wrapped in lettuce w/ some sweet chilli dipping.
I was a bit wasted making them and it was very late so we're rolling the dice.
How was dins?
I think I responded to the wrong thread but you have to stand by it .. live it.. it is yours. No backsies.
I am so curious now.
The sunrise is so beautiful this morning. Purple sky and the stars were still out.
The most frustrating part of fixing this vertigo is that I have to purposely make myself dizzy. It's an awful feeling but I have to fix it before work on Tuesday.
Alrighty! Got a new wok and the ingredients for a tofu sitrfry. Gotta say, I haven't made a stir fry from scratch before and the amount of various exotic oils was unexpected lol
Ha! Dodged COVID despite spending all day yesterday with someone who unknowingly had it.
If I remember correctly, covid does take a few days to display symptoms and show up on a rapid antigen test.
Ah… thank you for the heads up.
Guess I’m WFH tomorrow.
Just do some RATs in the morn and evening, you should be able to get some for free from your local council library. :)
Day 4 and it's a rest day, so I just did my tummy exercises. Now Mr Peeler is up I can put on some washing. The Miniest Peeler this morning said, "you're going to have to get new clothes soon Mum." When I asked her why she said, "because the only thing that's holding up your clothes is your fat." 🤣
if i get blown away then rusty will have been too and i'll have someone to hang out with
My skin has been a lot drier this winter so I bought this product called Glory Oil by Eco Tan. Holy crap. It basically instantly fixed my skin and I have never looked so smooth and glowy in my life! 🥰
I really neglected my self care and appearance while pregnant last year because I was sooo sick. I couldn’t even stand to shower for more than a few times a week. Just miserable. But now at nine months post partum I am finally finding the time/energy/willpower to do morning AND night skincare, regular hair washing and styling, a bit of exercise, and I’m going to try and cut down on my insane sugar consumption (craved it so bad when I first started breastfeeding, now it’s just a bad habit). Oh and I need to cut down on screen time because it’s baaaaaad 🙈
Sort of funny but ever since the housemates cat came home from the vet my cat is not happy with him, 9yrs doesn't matter when you're gone for a few days. Also my cat is doing this thing where he approaches housemates cat and just sort of hisses in his face and walks away, and it's so stupid and funny.
with the exception of meals and my short venture outside to obtain tuna mornay, i have been playing phone games all. day. long.
i shall have wings with lettuce and rice, and then go sleep.
productivity can wait.
I have flicked between Pkmn Shuffle, Bejewelled, and Peglin all day. Why be productive when we could be couch-potates?🛋🥔
You have done well 🤗
bejeweled stars and sumikko gurashi block puzzle here
What is this? A couch for ants?
Potatofa
After doing so much adulting the bacon must rest.
🛌
I read a whole book. Not sure that's any more productive.
My dirty house is mocking me, but I will continue to ignore the mess for another day or two.
i gave up reading a book i don't really like, read another one instead, and read a short story yesterday
my dirty house and dirty laundry are glaring at me. But yes some time this week I should really do something about them.
Was at an afternoon screening of Barbie only for the projector to die just before the final ending! Now I’m trying to find out how the film ended…
Are things still on film apart from IMAX? I would have thought it was all digital now....
Digital or not, it still involves a projector that can fail.
Yes, good point. I was imagining the actual physical film failing rather than the projector system.
Kind of hoping for climate change to result in what happened in The Day After Tomorrow. Can I be stuck in a flooded, frozen city, in a library, and get naked with a hottie to keep warm? I'm looking forward to re-enacting that hot af scene tbh
there is no need to wait till the apocalypse to do that
👀
Just move to Fargo, it's like that every winter.
Film and series are epic - film more than series. I shall go to Fargo, hit on everyone, and get laid endlessly. Thank you for the tip 😉😉😉
oh ya
And that accent. Oh-kay.
Stir fry turned out great! A bit too much vermicelli, but all in all quite tasty and I feel great afterwards :)
Sorted out the delivery. Thankfully this time when I said no to the chat service I got a human. A few items were out of stock which was a pain.
Still been trying at digital because pencils and paper require me to sit up for too long. It’s frustrating though. While I picked the controls up quickly and have been managing to ‘paint’, sketching smoothly or with any precision is near impossible and kind of forcing me to relearn bad habits (pressing too hard just so the stylus will register, and chicken scratching).
It’s probably the limitations of the basic program and small equipment (it’s an on the go visual note taker for phones with fewer features than the standard version) plus my posture. But it’s really hard not to take poor results personally.
Edit: I went into the settings of the pencil and turned ‘streamlining’ up to 100 which helped a lot. Much closer to a real pencil. But yeah. That control has to be manually trained for a real pencil so it feels like a skill issue :(
Spewing that I’m not in great physical condition now and can’t really garden. Seed libraries are around if anyone wants to try it.
Also I’m not sure of the heavy metal in the soil (the tested map sites on either side vary) so I’d have to do raised beds which don’t move house well. And if I went outside the furry baby would either be crying inside or follow me out and take the chance to abscond. Melbcat’s a fully indoor kitty now.
I know that leafy veg have shallow roots and require less light so maybe that’s a go, window box inside. Maybe more cat grass. Paris Market carrots are also very short and round for containers, I think root veg also need less light than fruiting plants. But I have to fork out more for either self watering pots or watering spikes for bottles because I’m not going to remember.
It all adds up at Bunnings 💸 But I’m just trying to think of something constructive but not overwhelming while I feel like shit
I petition for woolies to be penalised if their stock indicators are wrong
Add Kmart to that list too.
Kmmmmmart shakes fist
I forgot to get up.
I shall do so now.
A quick brekkie before tuna mornay.
It is fricking beautiful outside! Bring on summer!
You're joking, right.
People can get things very wrong. Have a look at the bozo answers. Australian slang I get that you might never have heard it. It doesn't mean the op is wrong though.
reddit has turned in to a steaming pile of crap. or maybe it was always like that. thankful we moved away for our special kind of banter. A gig is a job, a kind of horse cart but I'd never heard of being a sticky beak slang term, learn something every day. I'll never quite understand why people bother to waste time being jerks online.
Wait for the ipo it's going to be baad.
What's an ipo?
'Initial public offering'. Just means they're going from a private company to a public one where you can buy shares. Also means it'll probably go to (further) shit. heh.
There are a few things I hate in this world and rudeness is up there. No need for it.
Reddit was better when it was just the tech heads using it.
The normies ruined it.
People enjoy shitting on others to make themselves feel superior. It's gross. I have not heard of 'gig' in that context, but I didn't grow up in every single state, city, and town in Aus simultaneously. OP is just trying to the slang-etymology for that usage, doesn't mean they're wrong. Netizens can be so cuntish.
What's wrong with saying nah mate. I've never heard of it instead of nah you're wrong?
Not the stud you're responding to but I wholeheartedly agree.
We're all Studs here 😉💜
I was sufficiently moved by the confidently incorrect assertions of some of the respondents to this post to add my own contribution. Yes, I know people that use the word "gig" in this manner, and u/Positive_Complaint had to dust off her 3rd party app and add her 5c!
And you worded it very well too.
probably from goog, meaning eggs, google ( not the number or search engine ) eyes ( big round eyes ) /goggle eyes
I am old as fuck 😂
We used to say "take a goog at that". It also kinda rhymes with look.
There is Squwiz. As in squeeze your eyes/squint to focus. A butcher's, butcher's hook/look.
I say that all the time. Giv's a butcher.
Are Boston buns still a thing? I haven't seen one for yonks, and they used to be in every bakery. Such good icing.
When I asked you all to cross your fingers that the rain did not come before I got home I was envisaging you holding off the weather. But I guess having my afternoon seminar cancelled so I'm home early works too. 🤷♂️
I was actually a bit relieved it was cancelled, as I was pretty tired from walking so far. The morning was absolutely beautiful for it, lovely and sunny without being too hot for walking. Now I just need to spend some time getting my photos off the camera.
The one of victoria harbour looks like a statue breating out smoke. Nice set!
I had to go and find the photo to figure out what you meant, but now I'm going to be seeing that every time!
Doggo is spent after weekend runs on the beach - https://i.imgur.com/lHRTj27.jpg
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🥪🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥫🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Can I please have a broccolini forest in which to lay and reminisce
🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦
🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦
🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦
It's so peaceful here 😍
^🐅^
LEENALCHI - Tiger is Coming
🐟🐟🐟🐟🦐🦞🦀
I think the cats eat better than I do!
this is the way
Angels on horseback and some tea please.
👼🏼👼🏼☕️
🐎
Thank you.
Missed all the rain. Stoked! Racked up almost 200km with a late start this afternoon. I always forget how cool it gets up in the hills.
it's the weather, not you
Weather good.
The weather is not conducive to wearing an oodie, but, by Jobe, I'm doing it anyway
I broke my KMART stick vaccum. What do I buy now?
Another one. Or maybe some fish and chips
I had a fairly cheap Vax stick vacuum which worked well (until some a***hole workman killed it). I now have an Electrolux, which is a bit more expensive but I am very happy with it.
@birbboidaseed @bot001 a Makita stick vaccuum! Absolutely love mine.
Man I hate these tortilla packets that's like "great for burritos". My burritos are bloody tiny!!!! What do you mean? I want big burritos.
I think burrito means little donkey , so they are meant to be little 🤷♀️
or just smaller than a donkey
I looked it up in the britannica
Lumpy and cylindrical, the burrito takes its name, according to one theory, from the bedroll that Mexican miners and travelers would drape across the saddle of a donkey, or burro in Spanish. Another possible origin suggests that street vendors sold burritos from baskets attached sidesaddle to their burros, the conveyance transferring its name to the thing conveyed.
Product recommendation: image: Bull's-eye Carolina Reaper and Black Garlic hot sauce. It's the hottest sauce I've ever bought from a non-specialty shop. It's also insanely tasty, and a little goes a long way. Available at Woolies for $4.75. side note: I do not recommend their less spicy bourbon infused one - not very tasty.
oooh didn't realise woolies had that.
I have outdoor garden lighting that stopped working. I have narrowed it down to the transformer. Ordered one online and that was a no-go. Tried Middys. They were no help. Maybe Beacon can hook me up today. I might have to build my own.
ask optimus prime
I was thinking Voltron could hook it up.
just stick a bumble bee in there
UMG should be careful, transfomers are more than meets the eye.
Try Jaycar
Oh that’s a good tip. I Always forget about them.
Would Bunnings have one?
Bunnings is a generalist type supplier. They will do special orders though so maybe I’ll check it out if I’m desperate. Thank you.
Driving home from the city on the freeway. Torrential rain most of the way! That was kinda scary. I am home in one piece.
For some reason, Google thinks that an Indonesian film is Jumanji...
We're busy little bees here so my daughter's playing DJ. Such bands as Sisters of Mercy, Deftones and I don't know who they are. What I do know is, I don't appreciate being screamed at.
Foxygen. Who the hell is that?.
That’s wild you never heard of those bands.
Nope
Happily
@6368_39162 @CEOofmyhouse56 haha, nice to see another goth here. Though to be fair I'm not that big a fan of Uncle Andy.
Well holy crap. I napped when the Logies started and I’m back after 3 and a bit hours.
Feels like I wasted my evening :(
Not so dirty little secret… I enjoy the dash cams channel way too much…
The winds and the rains. They are here.
The photos of my day have now been sorted. I put a couple in a post on the Main Page, and there is a link to my blog there if you want to see the whole lot. I should pick one for the pictures community too, get some more Melbourne representation there.
Nice post! Do the floating wetlands attract much birdlife?
One had seagulls and a cormorant, one had some ducks. They are still new and should grow and provide better habitat over time. I hope they work out well and we get more of them.
Nice, I was hoping it was working in that regard.
will there be thunder or will i be disappointed?
Hey man I love that shit! Storms at night are awesome!
no thunder tonight :(
Ah bugger!
Sound of torrential winds and rain out here but no lightning or thunder I'm afraid.
😞
Now raining here in the SE. Can’t decent rainfall from what I can hear.
yup over now
Hit as soon as I left Kmart and stopped the moment I pulled into the driveway. Figures.
Home made bun rieu for late dinner was just chef’s kiss
Gonna go back to my uni days and make breakfast burritos. I love my Milo cereal, but I want a bit of variety atm.
Slight chance of sky pretty. Boring as day. Rested and did housework. Vege stew for this week turned out great though. I hope I can remember the spice herb chile mix next time, but I doubt it. Cats are up so now it's time for the hated vaccuum.
oh gees, that scene in Castaway where Chuck finally escapes the island on his raft. For the first time since the crash there is music. The heart swells. 🥺🥺🥺 Such a good movie.
I bought some cans of Lynx for the first time since high school because I liked some of their nose flavours and they were half price. Turns out Lynx sucks as an actual deodorant. Shame.
@[email protected] @[email protected]
Hey folks, have any of you played Outer Wilds and if so how was it?
Sadly no, it's not been a game that interested me. But I've played Outer Worlds!
(Honestly tho it's hilarious that Outer Worlds and Outer Wilds both came out in 2019).
oooo, we have rain in the cbd area
I've been rewatching an ungodly amount British crime shows, and today I thought I'd treat myself to a rewatch of Ashes To Ashes. Holy dooly, I forgot how hilariously wild this show was, Keeley Hawes decked out in 80s garb has me cackling.
Went to the doctor this morning, turns out the dizziness which increased immensely today is due to Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Eg I get dizzy from looking up and down and I have crystals in my ear canal. So I've got to shake my head 10 times, 10 a day to fix it. Lol.
On another note, I've never seen this doctor before and they asked in Straight or gay?? I answered without thinking and it wasn't until I left that I questioned the necessity of that question. Lol.
That sounds like some ghosts in your blood shit
Just do some cocaine about it
Hmm?
Reference
Oh I just heard cocaine and my interest was piqued
🤷♀️
Just heard someone dry-retching in my buildings hallway. If they throw up and I smell it, ima throw up on their front door wtf
Oh there be hangovers in the 'leya house today
Temperature: 18
Sun: Shining
Winds: Howling
Feels like: 10
What do I wear
@[email protected] need pics and review of tuna mornay
it's just coles brand. nothing special.
I still wanna see it but okay 😭 @[email protected] please provide pics of mornay
Mmm. Mornay is always hot, risky business when it's done well