My nan lives there! If you're keen on chatting to hard of hearing 97 year old Aussie ladies who won't understand who you are or why you're there, go say hi!
Criticism 1: Note the air bubbles in the base. That is because I poured the whole mousse into the base instead of a little bit first, then smooth it out, then the rest.
Criticism 2: It was quite crumbly. That's because I made it yesterday so it's been in the fridge a whole 30 hours instead of the recommended 3 hours.
Conclusion: Apart from those two things it was relatively easy to make and quite delicious. Whipped cream was served with it. Would make it again. 4/5 yum yums.
Friend planned their birthday drinks at 6pm at a brewery unknowingly, booked a table. Get there, apologetic brewery owner: sorry all the soccer fans have colonised your table. Place was packed to the rafters. Owner: well give you some free food and drinks I'm sorry. Us: hell yeh easy, thanks. Enjoyed last hour of game with buzzing crowd, got free food and drinks and eventually our spot. Solid W.
I think some of it can be solved by updates to the Lemmy software itself. I've seen the issue with image rotation and my assumption is that Lemmy is ignoring the orientation EXIF data. Also allowing the upload of GIFs, or fixing it so the image picker doesn't show them.
Then there are the laborious to users and communities when using desktop site which definitely needs a bit of streamlining. Sync for Lemmy lets you use the @ symbol to mention others, for example.
Someone should print that on a tshirt and put it in a souvenir shop. I'm also surprised license plates haven't changed to "victoria - the coffee capital" I'm fine with instant when real coffee isn't available.
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who replied last night to my anxiety freak out. I had a shower, a cup of lemsip and that helped me calm down and I got a decent sleep. Woke up this morning feeling less catastrophic and thinking that maybe sometimes shitty things happen for good reasons. I really want to return to study so had the idea to maybe do a bartending short course at the vic bar school and get a hospo job and get out of retail management so I can finally return to study and do a counselling course. Anyone done a course at the vic bar school per chance and has advice?
You could be better off just doing an rsa and dropping your availability in at a bunch of bars close to where you live. Any kind of management experience will be highly regarded. Source: worked in clubs and bars for a long time. Every bar is similar but has their own way of doing things. I can't comment on the vic bar school, but I hardly met anyone who had a lot of experience or actually did a course starting out.
Thank you for your advice! I was thinking I'd do the bartending short course and just learn the basics of drink making. I have no idea how to make cocktails and can't pour a beer on tap. I also assumed that bar or pubs would want someone with at least some training as they may not have time to train someone from scratch
Yeah look it can't hurt. I left the industry earlier this year. I worked mostly in nightclubs, and they regularly started people with no experience. None of it is super difficult but like anything there's a learning curve and people can become highly accomplished at making wonderful cocktails. Be aware of the fact that the industry is rife with sexual harassment, poor workplace safety, bad payers and awful employers. Hospo voice cleaned the industry up somewhat, but they're not around anymore and there's still a lot of really shit behaviour you're supposed to tolerate from behind the bar. Much of it comes from the other staff and the customers. Most of the guys I worked with over the years turned out to be complete fucking creeps, not all, but it's a toxic masc culture and security are usually much worse and get away with it, cos macho bullshit and not being directly employed by the bar in a lot of cases.
Yeah I think I was romanticising a bit. I'm just super anxious about a situation at work that I'm worried is going to blow up in a week or so and I'm anticipating needing a new job in the next couple of weeks. I'm a casual working full time hours but in this economic climate I haven't been able to accrue much savings. So I'm just very stressed out and looking for any solution and thought getting my RSA and going hospo and start studying would be it.
I'm definitely not saying it's a bad idea, just to be aware to follow your intuition when staying in a workplace. If something smells like shit, it probably is. There are a lot of places which are good also.
It's come a long way from the catering cans of International Rust that I've unfortunately partaken in, that's for sure. It all depends on whether I'm drinking for pleasure or need. It is after all a drug, and if instant is my only option then I'll gladly partake rather than go without.
get a Bru or an aeropress. I can't stand the smell of coffee, so no machine for His Lordship but between the bru and the instapress he's snootin' it up.
It's good if you make your own, have nice fresh ground beans and do not let it sit for hours. Make fresh a few times a day and it's good. I generally buy a 4 cup size max.
Snootingly sipping my machine made coffee while reading this post.
Instant has its place. When I want a second coffee at work but don’t want to spend the money. The office has those instant coffee bags and they’re not bad.
I love starbucks. The coffee is really good and they have good customer service and amenities. In the US they are so reliable and welcoming so I always look for one when I travel.
Yeah home made real coffee isn't worth the effort. I lived on that cheap home brand stuff for a couple of years. Annoying it doesn't seem to be around anymore, but the big jar of moccona on special are fine.
While we're at can we laugh at the word barista and coffee artists in general? Sure, its a skill like any other, but lmao. My first part time job was in a cafe. I wasn't a barista, just a short order cook basically. The pretentious single origin cold pressed $8 stuff for those with a pallette makes is a lot like the "vinyl revival", it's all fucking overpriced hipster marketing with no substance.
Yeah there's a big difference, I love good coffee, but after years of using a stovetop percolator I changed to instant after a neighbour used to make it for me and I realised it wasn't as bad as I thought. It's not the same and I still enjoy making real coffee when friends visit, but instant is just more convenient and cheaper. Horses for courses, I think people gatekeeping anything is annoying though.
Yeah. I love soccer. Grew up with it, played it, saw England at Wembley, saw Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires. It's refreshing to see committed fans cheering without crossing the line.
I will say though, where is the ultra smooth slow no.... They are showing the frame by frame in the replays. I mean, c'mon, I can do ultra slowmo on my phone.
One of the French players (Wendie Renard) pulled a defender (I forget who) down. She was caught of course, you can't pull that sort of shenanigans at the world cup. Too many cameras watching everything.
Day 17 of exercises completed. Baku's interstate adventures inspired me to get my lazy weekend arse out of bed. 3 loads of laundry done, one hung inside and 2 outside. It'll probably get rained on but I don't care. Better outside than loitering in my bathroom. Now just waiting for grocery delivery.
Ahhhh what a hectic few hours it's been but between last night and this morning I got 95% of what I wanted to do done and I am frankly amazed at myself. Frantically washed and dried the sheets, doona cover and towel as soon as I got out of bed (two quick loads), finished packing everything including random shit of mine in the fridge and freezer, last round of dishwashing and cleaning the surfaces, cleared the bins, cleaned the coffee machine, chased the cat down after she did a runner while I was loading the car ... And I remembered to have breakfast too. Couldn't vacuum, but I'd already done most of it yesterday.
15 minutes late for psych appt after all but it still turned out to be an amazing closing one (I'll really really miss this dude)...
...and I think most miraculously, I only left behind TWO things - rusty old secateurs and backup gardening gloves. Got home and have unpacked everything so the rest of the day is free. That's a pretty damn good ending to my month away as far as I'm concerned.
Although reportedly they've just come back and the cat is very cautious around them and even hissed at her favourite human :( :( :( poor poor kitto is probably confused as fuck and feeling betrayed. Hopefully she warms up to them again pretty soon.
Quite literally chill - fuck I desperately miss being in a centrally heated house with double glazing and proper insulation. I used to think my apartment wasn't that bad but I am freezing. Back to the oodie and thermals and regular hot beverages...
While furiously looking up energy plans. At least with a lower supply charge!! $1.10 / day is mad esp as I'll be housesitting for another month in Sep and I do not want to pay so much just to keep my fridge running
Bicycle rider jumping a speed bump on the wrong side of the road nearly hit us.
Doing 105 on the Calder overtaking a bunch of cars doing 90. SUV towing a caravan cuts me off and proceeds to fish tail and nearly lost control a few times.
Tonight also on the Calder. Absolutely pissing down so most of us were cruising at 80kmh. Except for that muppet who decided that he could fly past at maybe 120.
Doing 80 on a very quiet rural road of some sort. No idea what I did wrong but a bird somehow managed to land a massive shit on our windshield. Of all the places and time they could've shitted, it had to be on us driving past under the tree.
Somehow the Bunnings site randomly set itself to another store which permitted delivery. So I have managed to secure two self watering herb planters, some potting mix, and some seeds.
My physical state is actually really bad at the moment but I seem to do better mentally when I have plants. Hopefully keeping the pots inside and the self watering pots help me keep them alive
Shower had, lemsip made and in bed about to listen to Vikki Petraitis's podcast on the frankston murders. Oddly, listening to it has been helping to distract my anxiety about life.
Not odd. A good podcast, tv show, book, movie etc can be a good way to get some respite from anxiety. I think distracting the brain lets it calm down a bit. (My totally non medical opinion)
Can I recommend to you the podcast Ridiculous Crime. 100% murder free. They talk about such classics as Succulent Chinese Meal man and the Max Headroom incident.
There's a little recipe for this in my book of Vinegar. So mix half apple cider vinegar and half water and use it as a rinse after shampooing and conditionering. Then rinse again with just water. I can confirm it is extremely cold but it worked for me. I mixed the vinegar with warm water. Not shocking that way.
Oh damn I think I finished off the apple cider vinegar cleaning the fridge last time. Might just have the normal type...I'll give it a go. Think it should be OK if I'm in the shower...thank you!
I have no idea why it works I just know it worked for me. I have dry skin particularly in winter. I get little patches of eczma on various parts of my body but my shins are the worst due to the skin being thinner in this area so what I do is put a cup of milk powder in a warm bath and it softens the skin. Then I'll put Nivea creme on the area. Nivea creme is thick and works as a barrier cream. No medical substances in it. It just works for me. I have been using it for years and then I read something the other day and found out other people have been doing this. It doesn't "cure" eczema it just relieves the itch.
Miss Meow had developed an underwear fetish. Hanging them to dry too low ends up with her pulling them onto the floor and rolling around on them. I also hung a towel over my weights frame because I was out of room on the drying rack and she has decided that makes a good cubby house.
Every time it rains those plastic sensory footpath bobbles become express tickets to death. I get why they are there but surely we could have some that aren’t zero friction when wet.
Heads-up: Petrol at the nearest service station was up to 224.9.
Everywhere else was around the 185 mark but that servo is generally a canary for impending price rises...
I was going to buy some things and they’re all in stock at the closest store but ‘not available for delivery’. That’s a new one
Edit: Oh yeah and it wasn’t like that before. I hesitated on buying until I’d got something more essential then went back and the site suddenly went ‘nope’. Adding other items as a test give the same result.
Edit 2: Emptying the cart and putting them back in seemed to fix it til checkout. I guess Bunnings just doesn’t want my money /shrug
If it was 90c a tin, it was almost certainly packed in SE Asia for the export market. Check the packet. The one good thing worth paying for with the more expensive brands is the source of the fishies - SW Africa and/or SW America is prime. As is Alaska. The upwelling of cold water along the SW American and SW African coast is where sardies bloom. And fush from there are the best.
The grainy feel is almost certainly the bones of the sardies. Yes, just crunch them up - extra calcium and useful collagen. Not a problem imo but I can see that a newbie might be confused by the texture.
And now i'm back to 'in two weeks i'm going to be out of a job and i'm going to lose my apartment because i can't pay rent and be homeless or dead" fuck I hate anxiety so much
Sorry to harsh your buzz there friend. If you need a change of scenery while you decompress the shitstorm of your old workplace, bar work would be fine. I was in the music business, as a performer for the last 17 years. So I worked in hospo by proxy. I never got my rsa by I dealt with
a lot of drunk people and was still treated like a sex object by a lot of bar staff. Bartending is not without it's pitfalls but an easy job you can probably leave at work in the short term.
I took a cleaning job with a great small business. At some stage I'll do something else, maybe. This employer is the best I've ever had and actually cares about my quality of life and not just making super duper profit. If you're at the end of your rope, no matter what industry you're in, it's probably for the best you do something low pressure for a while. I was a nervous wreck after my last job. Drank way too much etc, kicked up too much fuss and got spat out after incredible loyalty and severe mistreatment. I as anxious as fuck. It takes time to work through that's for sure. But I quit drinking, am much healthier and have a less bleak outlook despite only scraping by really.
No need to apologise friend! Sometimes a dose of cold water reality is needed. Something low pressure, where i just have to be responsible for me and my output and down have to work for a cowardly, manipulative boss would be an absolute dream come true right now.
one of those days where I feel like a (pc) kitbash but can't be arsed doing the actual physical things required for such. I have the parts to physically replace the OS drive and update the file server, as well as new fans and building Zoidberg and I'd like to do it but it involves unpacking boxes and ugh I can't be having with that today
I was gonna unwind by finishing The Bear s2 but after a hectic day, between the shock of the cold at my place and, I suspect, drying clothes in my living room with the heater on which I think messed up the humidity (or maybe there's something going on with the reverse cycle splitty), I've ended up with a sinus headache/cold feeling. Great.
Then I ill advisely chose to watch the SBS doco on the Argos taskforce in Qld (that recently made the news with that childcare worker arrested with thousands of child exploitation images). It's called The Children In The Pictures. That was a heavy watch. Not graphic or sensational but just... even seeing the very edges of the surface of the forums these people have had to infiltrate. And the kinds of words used in the posts and stuff. I need brain bleach but alas I am catless.
It's a difficult watch particularly because
::: spoiler details - no, no personal experience
a close family member - someone I've trusted a lot and the only person i could really talk to about mental health who understood depression, etc - is serving time for consuming such material. (I was never at risk as I didn't grow up with him and he isn't into girls anyway).
He would've used forums like these... and I just want to throw up visualising that side of him on the screen. Like seeing him actually do it. Juxtaposing that with all the good qualities I know about this person and how long I chose not to think too much about the offending. It's a mind fuck.
On the one hand you're absolutely right about the ongoing work to chip away at the abuse and that there are people working at it. On the other it is just so... The desire for people to seek more and more gratification seems unprecedented and partly a function of our modern lives, I feel. Leaves one feeling uneasy
When my mind has a thought
That was caught
In the river that runs through my head,
When it catches a snag and sticks around full of dread,
I hold it in my hands and stop breathing,
My heart ceases beating, while my mind is retreating
From a threat that is fleeting,
I'm begging and pleading
For my body to let me take a breath
Let me catch my breath.
i was up early this morning, went for a long walk in beautiful weather, had a disgustingly healthy breakfast and lunch and now feel fully justified in finishing my hour-long bath and heading straight to the couch for a snooze.
It had a population before the US decided they wanted to use it as a naval base, and the British helped them round up the population and dump them in the slums of Mauritius.
Annoyingly called out of work again, so time to take enough cold and flu to see God and then remain horizontal until tomorrow. This latest bug wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the cough and my stupid asthma.
It's a game based off D&D 5e. Same rulesets with a few tweaked to make it easier for video game vs tabletop. I've been playing it on and off in early access, as I pre-ordered, and it's a great game.
Larian made it this time, and I am a huge fan of their other series Divinity, which is D&D inspired but not based on any of its rulesets.
There’s also a bit of media attention being drummed up because of it being a complete product with no micro transactions and dlc while being an excellent game at the same time.
For dinner I had home baked fish in batter , I shared mine with Bill, some roast sweet potat and a salad. A few spoons of fruit and plain yoghurt for dessert. No snacks at all.
My nan lives there! If you're keen on chatting to hard of hearing 97 year old Aussie ladies who won't understand who you are or why you're there, go say hi!
I really love that you take yourself on adventures like that 🤗 and when you put it that way it is incredibly cheap!
Here you are on an interstate adventure and I'm yet to haul ass out of bed! How long does the trip take? Is the weather nice?
I'm definitely interested.. the price is definitely an incentive!
Nice pic! I can feeeel the vibe there
Here's to the Matildas win and the man's birthday
::: spoiler Cake :::
Image of a Double chocolate mousse cake.
Criticism 1: Note the air bubbles in the base. That is because I poured the whole mousse into the base instead of a little bit first, then smooth it out, then the rest.
Criticism 2: It was quite crumbly. That's because I made it yesterday so it's been in the fridge a whole 30 hours instead of the recommended 3 hours.
Conclusion: Apart from those two things it was relatively easy to make and quite delicious. Whipped cream was served with it. Would make it again. 4/5 yum yums.
Doing anything special for the husband?
I made him 3 cups of coffee today instead of the other way around. I'm tired now.
use instant next time
Tired eh?
So less inclined to say no babe, it hurt too much last time
Wish your husband a happy birthday from his internet Habibi
He says thanks Cuz
Does he know Mo from Altona?
Yes. They're cousins.
I'm coming the wedding then.
Which one, you might ask.
And the answer is yes, that one.
Happy Berfday for the man ! 🎂🎂🎂
He says thanks.
Yummmm. I do love chocolate mouse cake.
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Friend planned their birthday drinks at 6pm at a brewery unknowingly, booked a table. Get there, apologetic brewery owner: sorry all the soccer fans have colonised your table. Place was packed to the rafters. Owner: well give you some free food and drinks I'm sorry. Us: hell yeh easy, thanks. Enjoyed last hour of game with buzzing crowd, got free food and drinks and eventually our spot. Solid W.
I feel like we need a tutorial (maybe pinned?) on [![email protected]] ?(https://aussie.zone/c/meta) for basic posting instructions for images, gifs, links etc..
I see heaps of images posted sideways and it took like two months for me to figure out how to post a gif (thank you Pilk).
A back to basics type of Meta post.
I think some of it can be solved by updates to the Lemmy software itself. I've seen the issue with image rotation and my assumption is that Lemmy is ignoring the orientation EXIF data. Also allowing the upload of GIFs, or fixing it so the image picker doesn't show them.
Then there are the laborious to users and communities when using desktop site which definitely needs a bit of streamlining. Sync for Lemmy lets you use the @ symbol to mention others, for example.
I fucking love this community. I'd rather drink my own piss than drink instant. Very good sir/madam. We are all very excepting here. Take my upvote.🔝
Pacifically people who drink expresso ;)
Ok maybe I should have said accepting. Whoops
Someone should print that on a tshirt and put it in a souvenir shop. I'm also surprised license plates haven't changed to "victoria - the coffee capital" I'm fine with instant when real coffee isn't available.
You can have that. Here's another one We are all mushrooms - kept in the dark and fed shit That one's not mine. It's an oldie but a goody.
Planned to go earlier in the year but ended up with Phuket. Next time!
The pictures from the fire in Hawaii are terrifying. 😭😭😭
And it seems every week there is a big fire somewhere in the world that doesn't normally have fires. ( it's global warming )
Al Gore warned us years ago dammit
Work has seemed particularly ridiculous and pointless in light of these daily reports. Deck chairs on the titanic indeed.
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who replied last night to my anxiety freak out. I had a shower, a cup of lemsip and that helped me calm down and I got a decent sleep. Woke up this morning feeling less catastrophic and thinking that maybe sometimes shitty things happen for good reasons. I really want to return to study so had the idea to maybe do a bartending short course at the vic bar school and get a hospo job and get out of retail management so I can finally return to study and do a counselling course. Anyone done a course at the vic bar school per chance and has advice?
You could be better off just doing an rsa and dropping your availability in at a bunch of bars close to where you live. Any kind of management experience will be highly regarded. Source: worked in clubs and bars for a long time. Every bar is similar but has their own way of doing things. I can't comment on the vic bar school, but I hardly met anyone who had a lot of experience or actually did a course starting out.
Thank you for your advice! I was thinking I'd do the bartending short course and just learn the basics of drink making. I have no idea how to make cocktails and can't pour a beer on tap. I also assumed that bar or pubs would want someone with at least some training as they may not have time to train someone from scratch
Yeah look it can't hurt. I left the industry earlier this year. I worked mostly in nightclubs, and they regularly started people with no experience. None of it is super difficult but like anything there's a learning curve and people can become highly accomplished at making wonderful cocktails. Be aware of the fact that the industry is rife with sexual harassment, poor workplace safety, bad payers and awful employers. Hospo voice cleaned the industry up somewhat, but they're not around anymore and there's still a lot of really shit behaviour you're supposed to tolerate from behind the bar. Much of it comes from the other staff and the customers. Most of the guys I worked with over the years turned out to be complete fucking creeps, not all, but it's a toxic masc culture and security are usually much worse and get away with it, cos macho bullshit and not being directly employed by the bar in a lot of cases.
Yeah I think I was romanticising a bit. I'm just super anxious about a situation at work that I'm worried is going to blow up in a week or so and I'm anticipating needing a new job in the next couple of weeks. I'm a casual working full time hours but in this economic climate I haven't been able to accrue much savings. So I'm just very stressed out and looking for any solution and thought getting my RSA and going hospo and start studying would be it.
I'm definitely not saying it's a bad idea, just to be aware to follow your intuition when staying in a workplace. If something smells like shit, it probably is. There are a lot of places which are good also.
Have not done any courses there, but very glad you are feeling a bit better.
Thank you :)
I'm gonna shock you Melburnians here but I like instant coffee.
It's come a long way from the catering cans of International Rust that I've unfortunately partaken in, that's for sure. It all depends on whether I'm drinking for pleasure or need. It is after all a drug, and if instant is my only option then I'll gladly partake rather than go without.
I drink it everyday
I’ll raise you instant decaf
Edit: It’s also generic brand
Woah. The Clayton's of the coffee world.
I tried it and I don't understand how it can be called coffee when it tastes like hot bad weetbix juice.
I also like instant coffee but I like drip coffee better.
get a Bru or an aeropress. I can't stand the smell of coffee, so no machine for His Lordship but between the bru and the instapress he's snootin' it up.
Never been able to tolerate drip coffee since the offerings at the Grill Room (now the West End Cafe) at Monash. Eurrrgh.
It's good if you make your own, have nice fresh ground beans and do not let it sit for hours. Make fresh a few times a day and it's good. I generally buy a 4 cup size max.
Snootingly sipping my machine made coffee while reading this post.
Instant has its place. When I want a second coffee at work but don’t want to spend the money. The office has those instant coffee bags and they’re not bad.
I love instant coffee!!
Though the Cafe Aurora stuff I bought smells like chemicals; usually I get the homebrand stuff but they were out of stock lol
I get the big arse jar of Vittoria or Moccona when it's half price.
They do have some great ads - https://youtu.be/w8LeCJtKjEI
I like this one https://youtu.be/97bjWCQjUm8
Yeah I really like instant coffee and I also like Starbucks, I don't care.
I love starbucks. The coffee is really good and they have good customer service and amenities. In the US they are so reliable and welcoming so I always look for one when I travel.
Yeah home made real coffee isn't worth the effort. I lived on that cheap home brand stuff for a couple of years. Annoying it doesn't seem to be around anymore, but the big jar of moccona on special are fine.
While we're at can we laugh at the word barista and coffee artists in general? Sure, its a skill like any other, but lmao. My first part time job was in a cafe. I wasn't a barista, just a short order cook basically. The pretentious single origin cold pressed $8 stuff for those with a pallette makes is a lot like the "vinyl revival", it's all fucking overpriced hipster marketing with no substance.
I always joke that my local barista works at Coles express.
There's nothing wrong with taking pride in your work etc and being good at things but calling casual bartenders rock stars? hahahah. yeah, nah.
Yeah there's a big difference, I love good coffee, but after years of using a stovetop percolator I changed to instant after a neighbour used to make it for me and I realised it wasn't as bad as I thought. It's not the same and I still enjoy making real coffee when friends visit, but instant is just more convenient and cheaper. Horses for courses, I think people gatekeeping anything is annoying though.
That is the first ever soccer game I've watched all the way through. I need a cigarette.
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Thanks for the darts. I'll dual wield both.
I haven't had a cig in like 3 years but need one now too.
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Flavour country it is
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Thanks for the darts. I'll dual wield both.
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Just picked up that carolina reaper hawt sauce from woolies someone on here recommended.
Much excite.
These fajitas for dins are going to be a seething, raging orgy of scoville units.
Woohoo that was me! It's so tasty, enjoy!!
Just put a dollop on a teaspoon to test. That is very tasty sauce with good kick!
Holy crap that penalty shootout! That was stressful to watch.
Lordy that was tense there at the end.
Left over roast and veggies reheated in the oven makes a fantastic early dinner. I'm stuffed 🥔
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Bill Cat snoring . Be sure to switch the sound on. 🤭
::: spoiler spoiler https://imgur.com/gallery/b4z118Z :::
Yay snory cat.
That was exciting soccer
We were absolutely screaming!
The downside of France losing is that their anthem is a straight up banger, and we're now deprived of it.
the only way forward is to colonise france
I'm down with it
Our combined cuisines would be unstoppable!!!
snail sausage
Anyone watching the Matilda's? Quite a lot of excitement from kidcalhoon1&2.
Trying to explain offside to a 10 & 7 year old is tricky. Their questions are based around, but why?
One thing I absolutely love about women's soccer is the lack of diving.
If someone goes down it's for a reason
and none of the off field bullshit from the fans.
Yeah. I love soccer. Grew up with it, played it, saw England at Wembley, saw Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires. It's refreshing to see committed fans cheering without crossing the line.
It's sport in the purest form.
I’ve been watching and still am.
It’s really tense at the moment going into overtime.
well that was quite wonderful but fucken ell, talk about get wrenching
Christ ..... C'mon
This is too intense.
I will say though, where is the ultra smooth slow no.... They are showing the frame by frame in the replays. I mean, c'mon, I can do ultra slowmo on my phone.
I'm not sure why the goal was called back
One of the French players (Wendie Renard) pulled a defender (I forget who) down. She was caught of course, you can't pull that sort of shenanigans at the world cup. Too many cameras watching everything.
Yeah, I've stopped bothering with watching sport but this is good.
Day 17 of exercises completed. Baku's interstate adventures inspired me to get my lazy weekend arse out of bed. 3 loads of laundry done, one hung inside and 2 outside. It'll probably get rained on but I don't care. Better outside than loitering in my bathroom. Now just waiting for grocery delivery.
Yessss smash those chores!!
Life is about experiences more than things, so it's important to get out there and have them! Well done on being brave and bold!
Melbcat is a sleepy cuddly baby lately. She’s in her heated bed or on me all the time
Ahhhh what a hectic few hours it's been but between last night and this morning I got 95% of what I wanted to do done and I am frankly amazed at myself. Frantically washed and dried the sheets, doona cover and towel as soon as I got out of bed (two quick loads), finished packing everything including random shit of mine in the fridge and freezer, last round of dishwashing and cleaning the surfaces, cleared the bins, cleaned the coffee machine, chased the cat down after she did a runner while I was loading the car ... And I remembered to have breakfast too. Couldn't vacuum, but I'd already done most of it yesterday.
15 minutes late for psych appt after all but it still turned out to be an amazing closing one (I'll really really miss this dude)...
...and I think most miraculously, I only left behind TWO things - rusty old secateurs and backup gardening gloves. Got home and have unpacked everything so the rest of the day is free. That's a pretty damn good ending to my month away as far as I'm concerned.
Although reportedly they've just come back and the cat is very cautious around them and even hissed at her favourite human :( :( :( poor poor kitto is probably confused as fuck and feeling betrayed. Hopefully she warms up to them again pretty soon.
Well done! Time to put ye feet up and chill ☕
Quite literally chill - fuck I desperately miss being in a centrally heated house with double glazing and proper insulation. I used to think my apartment wasn't that bad but I am freezing. Back to the oodie and thermals and regular hot beverages...
Lol ah well. Yes oodie, thermal and hiding under the electric throw
While furiously looking up energy plans. At least with a lower supply charge!! $1.10 / day is mad esp as I'll be housesitting for another month in Sep and I do not want to pay so much just to keep my fridge running
I've stopped looking and find the Victoria energy comparison thing so ironic now lol. What's the bloody point
I can hear so many bars and balconies of people cheering, it's so amazing!
Today on Melbourne roads:
Mate, Calder is the number 1 highway for fuckwits.
People that complain about the Ring road or Monash don't appreciate how good they have it.
I'll take being stuck on either of those than dealing with knobs between the airport and King's road.
So much anger and arrogance, without the skills and awareness to back it up
Yeah the word "freeway" on the Calder is a fucking joke.
Sleepy kitty https://imgur.com/gallery/NMXdeSp
delicious mousse cake notwithstanding, I think I have overcome my sugar cravings :)
For someone who eats very little chocolate and sugar anyway I am over the both of them for a very long time.
FUCK YEAH MATILDAS!!!
Somehow the Bunnings site randomly set itself to another store which permitted delivery. So I have managed to secure two self watering herb planters, some potting mix, and some seeds.
My physical state is actually really bad at the moment but I seem to do better mentally when I have plants. Hopefully keeping the pots inside and the self watering pots help me keep them alive
May the gardening fairies smile upon your plants!
Thanks
hmmm, I think I have hay fever, Bill Cat has it too.
Has Bill cat been sneezing? My cat has and I was thinking she might have a cold
Bill sneezes and he has weepy eyes 😿
Wattle season
Shower had, lemsip made and in bed about to listen to Vikki Petraitis's podcast on the frankston murders. Oddly, listening to it has been helping to distract my anxiety about life.
What are you taking Lemsip for?
Not odd. A good podcast, tv show, book, movie etc can be a good way to get some respite from anxiety. I think distracting the brain lets it calm down a bit. (My totally non medical opinion)
Can I recommend to you the podcast Ridiculous Crime. 100% murder free. They talk about such classics as Succulent Chinese Meal man and the Max Headroom incident.
Hello dandruff, my old frienddddd
You've come to visit me againnnn
There's a little recipe for this in my book of Vinegar. So mix half apple cider vinegar and half water and use it as a rinse after shampooing and conditionering. Then rinse again with just water. I can confirm it is extremely cold but it worked for me. I mixed the vinegar with warm water. Not shocking that way.
Oh damn I think I finished off the apple cider vinegar cleaning the fridge last time. Might just have the normal type...I'll give it a go. Think it should be OK if I'm in the shower...thank you!
Make it 1 part white vinegar and 3 parts water then and that might work. Good luck.
Might I ask what’s the basis behind this home remedy and does it work for more than dandruff?
I have no idea why it works I just know it worked for me. I have dry skin particularly in winter. I get little patches of eczma on various parts of my body but my shins are the worst due to the skin being thinner in this area so what I do is put a cup of milk powder in a warm bath and it softens the skin. Then I'll put Nivea creme on the area. Nivea creme is thick and works as a barrier cream. No medical substances in it. It just works for me. I have been using it for years and then I read something the other day and found out other people have been doing this. It doesn't "cure" eczema it just relieves the itch.
Miss Meow had developed an underwear fetish. Hanging them to dry too low ends up with her pulling them onto the floor and rolling around on them. I also hung a towel over my weights frame because I was out of room on the drying rack and she has decided that makes a good cubby house.
Every time it rains those plastic sensory footpath bobbles become express tickets to death. I get why they are there but surely we could have some that aren’t zero friction when wet.
Say that to basically all the walking surfaces throughout the CBD.
Heading out to a 1-year old birthday party soon....God give strength....
Aren't 1st birthday parties usually more for the adults? I guess it depends on how many of those adults have older children attending though
Yeah... I went to a 1st birthday last year and I think there were a few kids but it was mostly for the adults.
passes over earplugs
I think it's quite acceptable to bring a large bowl of beef pho up to one's lips and slurp if there are tissues on the table rather than serviettes.
Also it's come to my attention that I have had a lot of liquid in me in the past 24 hours.
Is it good pho? :)
Magnificent. It was more like a basin than a bowl.
Where at?
Melton Pho.
Noted. Bit further than Sunshine but could be worth it if it's bomb
We don't have many good places here but this one is pretty good.
Sometimes you find gems in the most unlikely places.
Plenty of bowl slurping at Springvale Pho houses.
There are few feelings as awesome as going for a nap on brand new, high thread count sheets....
Some nostalgia for the Gen X kids: and now a word from our sponsors.
The Reach toothbrush. The GOAT of toothbrushes.
Lol kids are gonna love that back to school can of chunks n gravy!
Heads-up: Petrol at the nearest service station was up to 224.9.
Everywhere else was around the 185 mark but that servo is generally a canary for impending price rises...
oh yes neopets games
I was going to buy some things and they’re all in stock at the closest store but ‘not available for delivery’. That’s a new one
Edit: Oh yeah and it wasn’t like that before. I hesitated on buying until I’d got something more essential then went back and the site suddenly went ‘nope’. Adding other items as a test give the same result.
Edit 2: Emptying the cart and putting them back in seemed to fix it til checkout. I guess Bunnings just doesn’t want my money /shrug
Maybe they ran out of boxes
Australia vs England on Wednesday.
I reckon we can do it.
pounds desk ONE MORE RUN OF SUBSPACE RHAPSODY
I'm using all my French swear words right now.
So I tried the sardines in oil today. Mixed it in with a bowl of pasta for dinner.
Not quite as tasty as the herring and was quite….grainy at times?
Little bit of a tougher sort of fish as well, I’d still eat it but if there was a preference it would still be the herring.
I’m not sure if the taste was influenced by it being 90c a tin as well.
If it was 90c a tin, it was almost certainly packed in SE Asia for the export market. Check the packet. The one good thing worth paying for with the more expensive brands is the source of the fishies - SW Africa and/or SW America is prime. As is Alaska. The upwelling of cold water along the SW American and SW African coast is where sardies bloom. And fush from there are the best.
The grainy feel is almost certainly the bones of the sardies. Yes, just crunch them up - extra calcium and useful collagen. Not a problem imo but I can see that a newbie might be confused by the texture.
Oh ok. I didn’t realise that it could have been from bones. It wasn’t really a please t experience when I came across some though.
Maybe next time I’ll try a more expensive brand but Herring for the same price point per gram was more to my liking.
Fair enough. A good herring is seriously yum too.
that was insane
I just watched Beau is Afraid.
What a steaming pile of dogshit of a movie.
you monster, it's all about people with problems. s/
I don’t normally whinge online about anything but this one compelled me haha. I need a cleanser.
strong review
lol. Yeah. I had high expectations from Ari and feel betrayed. Don’t mind me I’m weirding out about nothing really.
At least I can avoid it. Thanks. I am not a fan of steaming piles of dogshit.
(spoiler the
gifmp4 for rusty)(There is no gif)
::: spoiler spoiler :::
But..... There's a gif in my feed..... ?
No mate. It’s a space station. Soz.
it's a space station
Moon
moon moon
Saudi Arabia is hot, dry and salty. Sound's about right lol
And now i'm back to 'in two weeks i'm going to be out of a job and i'm going to lose my apartment because i can't pay rent and be homeless or dead" fuck I hate anxiety so much
Sorry to harsh your buzz there friend. If you need a change of scenery while you decompress the shitstorm of your old workplace, bar work would be fine. I was in the music business, as a performer for the last 17 years. So I worked in hospo by proxy. I never got my rsa by I dealt with a lot of drunk people and was still treated like a sex object by a lot of bar staff. Bartending is not without it's pitfalls but an easy job you can probably leave at work in the short term.
I took a cleaning job with a great small business. At some stage I'll do something else, maybe. This employer is the best I've ever had and actually cares about my quality of life and not just making super duper profit. If you're at the end of your rope, no matter what industry you're in, it's probably for the best you do something low pressure for a while. I was a nervous wreck after my last job. Drank way too much etc, kicked up too much fuss and got spat out after incredible loyalty and severe mistreatment. I as anxious as fuck. It takes time to work through that's for sure. But I quit drinking, am much healthier and have a less bleak outlook despite only scraping by really.
No need to apologise friend! Sometimes a dose of cold water reality is needed. Something low pressure, where i just have to be responsible for me and my output and down have to work for a cowardly, manipulative boss would be an absolute dream come true right now.
Wagwan mandem
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🥪🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥫🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
i had chicken schnitzel with tomato and onion on rice
Avocado, kiwi fruit and lettuce salad with bacon please. I feel it's a lapsang souchong tea morning today, is this available?
🥑🥝🥬🥓🍵
Thank you.
you're up early 😊 just tea please
and what are you having?
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Cake for me, please chef. And coffee
🍰☕️
Troubling times call for a troubled breakfast. You know what that means...
Potato, and then some more potato. 🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔🍠🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔 And then spuds
Oh man, I was not prepared to see that!
You're married to him according to your user name
No I only skinned and boiled him
Put that shit under a spoiler tag :'(
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I will blow the bad juju away
one of those days where I feel like a (pc) kitbash but can't be arsed doing the actual physical things required for such. I have the parts to physically replace the OS drive and update the file server, as well as new fans and building Zoidberg and I'd like to do it but it involves unpacking boxes and ugh I can't be having with that today
:)
(:
Me: finishes changing to go get groceries
Rain: arrives
Me: Oh. .....Oh.
Sorry everyone - it's because I just watered my plants. Sorry sorry sooorryyyy
I left my car not undercover so it could get washed by Mother Nature and washed she got 😎
I slept in this morning and now it's started raining. Mr Woof and I will have to get the raincoats on it seems. The garden's happy at least.
Edit: the coats worked, there was no rain while we were walking.
I was gonna unwind by finishing The Bear s2 but after a hectic day, between the shock of the cold at my place and, I suspect, drying clothes in my living room with the heater on which I think messed up the humidity (or maybe there's something going on with the reverse cycle splitty), I've ended up with a sinus headache/cold feeling. Great.
Then I ill advisely chose to watch the SBS doco on the Argos taskforce in Qld (that recently made the news with that childcare worker arrested with thousands of child exploitation images). It's called The Children In The Pictures. That was a heavy watch. Not graphic or sensational but just... even seeing the very edges of the surface of the forums these people have had to infiltrate. And the kinds of words used in the posts and stuff. I need brain bleach but alas I am catless.
seeing real evil changes people 😔
hugs , remember that victims were saved, past victims can be helped now , future victimisation prevented
It's a difficult watch particularly because ::: spoiler details - no, no personal experience a close family member - someone I've trusted a lot and the only person i could really talk to about mental health who understood depression, etc - is serving time for consuming such material. (I was never at risk as I didn't grow up with him and he isn't into girls anyway).
He would've used forums like these... and I just want to throw up visualising that side of him on the screen. Like seeing him actually do it. Juxtaposing that with all the good qualities I know about this person and how long I chose not to think too much about the offending. It's a mind fuck.
On the one hand you're absolutely right about the ongoing work to chip away at the abuse and that there are people working at it. On the other it is just so... The desire for people to seek more and more gratification seems unprecedented and partly a function of our modern lives, I feel. Leaves one feeling uneasy
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hugs, I'm so sorry
It's hard watching that stuff ugh - have a picture of my cat Mickey; I hope he helps 💜💜💜
When my mind has a thought
That was caught
In the river that runs through my head,
When it catches a snag and sticks around full of dread,
I hold it in my hands and stop breathing,
My heart ceases beating, while my mind is retreating
From a threat that is fleeting,
I'm begging and pleading
For my body to let me take a breath
Let me catch my breath.
Nap weather.
i was up early this morning, went for a long walk in beautiful weather, had a disgustingly healthy breakfast and lunch and now feel fully justified in finishing my hour-long bath and heading straight to the couch for a snooze.
My mind is mush, my heart's pumping fast,
At the thought of kissing you, finally, at last.
😍😗🥰
❤️
Still awake. Time for a wander down to the lake, some guitar time and video games to end the night.
I thought I was ready to get up. I was not. Back in bed I go.
How do I post a video from my iphone? I took one of Bill Cat snoring.
I'm gonna take a guess and say it's probably the same way as a pic.
thanks, I'll try that 😊
I'll let you know if it works.
the file is 130mb, I think it's too big
Can you try it anyway?
Ok I see your problem. The spinny thing just keeps on spinning so maybe it is too big :( I really wanted to hear snory cat too.
Goddamn it Tyranitar, get in mah pokeball you stupid green jerk.
Edit: 43.18GB/108.87GB of Baldur's Gate 3 downloaded. 9 hours left. 💤
Rewatching Pride & Prejudice (2005) and I still stand by my opinion that Matthew Macfadyen is far more attractive as Arthur Clennam in Little Dorrit.
I think I have a crush 👀
Is it Peter Dutton? I haven't been able to get him off my mind since the pic earlier 🥵
We all love potatos
Baldurs gate?
Anyone have good ideas for securely disposing of 500 business cards?
roaches
Oh no
My man.
I only trust fire.
This has been my fantasy. Starting a bonfire and burning documents like a shady crim.
Have been doing this in the fireplace - I can vouch for its therapeutic value.
Wish I had a fireplace 🥲
I highly recommend the Office Space approach of taking a baseball bat to the offending item(s) where appropriate
I really need to revisit that film
I'm gonna need to go ahead and get you to revisit that film tomorrow, so if you could get onto that around 9 am that would be greaaaat, thanks.
Lol yes boss
Or a shady lawyer
This is gold. Lol
Hmm you have a point
Wtf is up with Worldle today?? It’s not a country!
has no population or currency
It had a population before the US decided they wanted to use it as a naval base, and the British helped them round up the population and dump them in the slums of Mauritius.
It was an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini that she wore for the first time today.
One two three four tell the people what she wore!
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Annoyingly called out of work again, so time to take enough cold and flu to see God and then remain horizontal until tomorrow. This latest bug wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the cough and my stupid asthma.
Baldur's Gate 3 is 110GB. Reckons 12 hours to download. I should've started it days ago but I'm so rarely sitting at my PC these days.
Just glad this was the last pre-ordered/pre-purchased game I bought when I had a job. Couldn't afford it now - thank you Past-Stud 😎
What is the go with this game? Why am I seeing it everywhere? ...
Edit - I am aware I'm out of touch..I didn't used to be though...
It's a game based off D&D 5e. Same rulesets with a few tweaked to make it easier for video game vs tabletop. I've been playing it on and off in early access, as I pre-ordered, and it's a great game.
Larian made it this time, and I am a huge fan of their other series Divinity, which is D&D inspired but not based on any of its rulesets.
There’s also a bit of media attention being drummed up because of it being a complete product with no micro transactions and dlc while being an excellent game at the same time.
Late night snack run completed
What booty did you get?
Mini m&ms chocolate yogo, clinkers (on special), those bakery apple custard scrolls. Frozen apple crumble, tendies, and oven chips.
I may have the munchies 👀
sounds delicious.
For dinner I had home baked fish in batter , I shared mine with Bill, some roast sweet potat and a salad. A few spoons of fruit and plain yoghurt for dessert. No snacks at all.
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Underrated babes of the 90s
Gavin Rosedale
Lisa Loeb
Fight me cunts (and cuntettes)
If I could have a signing voice, it would be Gavin Rossdale's
Him or Ed Kowalczyk
Gavin's looks all the way though.
Wordawazzle 🦘 784 3/6
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