Daily discussion thread: 🎖️ Thursday, April 25, 2024

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I am finally taking advice from here and getting out of my relationship.

  The boyfriend is doing exams. I didn’t initiate anything for a few days. Heard nothing from him. Couldn’t even fit in a five second text message in his day or a five minute phone call. It’s like the relationship didn’t exist. He knows how much consistency means to me as I have told him countless times. I understand being busy but totally disappearing off of the face of the Earth and me getting worried is not fun. I thought I was being unreasonable but I have needs and wasn’t asking for a lot? My birthday is soon and watch him not even send me a message then as well.

  I call him out and explain how I feel (over text but still - he lives kinda far). He replies saying he doesn’t have time to deal with me and wants to put the relationship on hold for two weeks until he can see me again in person. Also that if I messaged him, it could only be bare minimum stuff and light-hearted. Great way to make your partner feel like they can’t talk to you, particularly when they’re constantly anxious! So I am detaching and treating this like a breakup, and then when I see him in two weeks, it will officially be over.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Exams are serious and it’s not as easy as taking five seconds.

    he has to stop what he is doing , change his thinking, then try to pick up where he left off

    I suggest you set a time, the same time, everyday or every second day , so he can plan around it.

    also, waiting for calls to come all day because it’s random sucks, it creates worry

    set a time so you can stop worrying

    big hugs

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    he doesn’t have time to deal with me

    To me I’d have to say I really wouldn’t like that.

    it could only be bare minimum stuff and light-hearted.

    I wouldn’t like that either.

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• Cendana@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  On the phone in bed.

  6kg worth of cat jumped a 2m gap onto the most sensitive part of me.

  Cats.

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  • Mittens_meow@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Cat launches off boobs frequently and gives zero fucks.

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    • oztrin@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sammi’s going to think her name is “Get. Off. My. TIT!” at this rate.

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  • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I once received a clawed paw somewhere there shouldn’t be one and I’m still annoyed by it months later b

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    • Cendana@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Ouch :( are you feeling ok?

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They definitely know what they’re doing.

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      My departed WhiteBoy used to ask for breakfast by very carefully inserting a single claw into your nostril. Nothing accidental about it.

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    • Cendana@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It’s also our asshole alpha female that steals the other two’s food and turns OFF my laptop while I’ve stepped out for 30 seconds to grab a snack or use the toilet.

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  • ajsadauskas@aus.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    @Cendana @Seagoon_ Wifey has a habit of eating in bed, and then just leaving the bowl on the bed head instead of taking it back into the kitchen.

    (I've given up asking at this point — she never listens.)

    Anyway.

    One night a few weeks ago, after I'd already done the dishes, she decided to eat a bowl of ice cream in bed. And, as usual, left the bowl on the bed head.

    Sometime around 3am, I'm awakened by a noise.

    Bump! Splat! Scream!

    I switch on the light.

    There's poor wifey with a bowl on her side of the bed, covered in the melted ice cream at the bottom of the bowl.

    Mr Snowy was laying down on the spot on the bed head where the bowl had been moment earlier.

    I just looked at her for a moment and deadpanned: "I did say to put the bowls back in the kitchen when you're done with them."

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Well here’s an ANZAC story from my fam.

  WW2 my gramps went to tubruk as a doctor. Aus captured a bunch of Italians late jan '41. The Aus docs and Italian docs that they had captured apparently really hit it off, let them out of captivity for a bit, drank / smoked together and shared advice on battlefield medicine.

  Gramps was very quiet about his experience but to my old man he did say a few stories (which to me are only second hand).

  He never marched in the parade, never watched it apparently. The blinds would come down when us kids asked about it.

  So I think today means something different to everyone.

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  • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I always reflect on my grandparents stories.

    Grandma’s barn (Europe) was hit by an errant shell back in 1941 a few minutes before she went to milk the cows. Livestock died, she survived cause her parents were giving her a taking to for sneaking off with a guy…my grandpa

    Same grandpa was captured by the germans twice in a span of 4 weeks, and managed to escape both times.

    Neither ever elaborated on the stories and we never pressed them.

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Bored, so I decided to have a look at my old Reddit comments. Hard to believe it’s almost been a year since rexxit.

  It also made me remember how damn negative Reddit is. So many of my comments are either at 0, negative, or have a little controversial icon next to them. And the ones that aren’t (outside of the DT at least) are mostly just upvoted because I was being a dick to people who were getting downvoted.

  Maybe I was just aligning myself with bad crowds, but that feels like it was a common theme on Reddit, I noticed it almost everywhere. Also their new web UI is disgusting and clunky and I don’t understand how anybody is able to use it

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  • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The place reeks of negativity. Even when I go there to browse these days, I feel myself getting sucked into the void of shittiness.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      choose nicer subs

      I am in illegallysmolcats, lotrmemes and some hobby subs

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I slept like a log last night, from having finally released so much stress. Now I can start tackling other parts of my life…

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Wouldn’t life be so much easier if I could just hire a bloke on Fiverr to fix it?

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Someone just help me coordinate all these decisions and also please serve me breakfast in bed so I feel like I have enough energy to go plant out the seedlings I bought 10 days ago

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You can, it’s called a personal assistant, it just takes more money than a fiver

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Someone asked for stock tips in one of my Facebook groups. My suggestion of Knorrs chicken stock concentrate is currently the most popular answer. I am very proud.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m going to be controversial and suggest massel chicken stock cubes

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    • ajsadauskas@aus.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      @Seagoon_ @RustyRaven I'll second that vote for Massel.

      Better yet, it's plant based, which makes it good for adding flavour to any vegetarian or vegan dishes you have to cook.

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Thirded. I like the lower salt ones. Not as keen on the “beef’

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Atleast it’s real chicken. Sorry guys, Massel should be renamed Clayton’s. I’m an Oxo gal all the way. I like flavour.

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m an absolute wanker and splurge on San Elk vegetable stock powder. Look, I don’t use stock powder that much, but when I do, I want it to be goddamn delicious

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  • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    yes to knorrs

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Tomorrow is a sickie I reckon. Fuck that its obvious

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  • ajsadauskas@aus.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    @Force_majeure123 @Seagoon_ That's a nasty cough you got there, Force majeure. Sounds to me like a severe case of fakenitis. You don't want that spreading across your workplace. Time to see Dr Howlong to get the day off, I say...

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Well I’m actually legitimately sick now so you can most definitely borrow my sickness to take an extra day off.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yay. Beer o’clock starts early 👍

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Apologies for giving you Covid

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  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Who’s gonna help me turn the wheels of progress?

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• bull@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’ve arrived in Mulwala. Staying at the golf club resort and got myself a balcony. How’s the serenity?

  Image

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  • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I don’t know whether you mentioned precisely which day this weekend is your birthday, so I’ll get this in now: Happy Birthday, Bull!

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    • bull@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Thanks, it’s tomorrow :)

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• Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Still riding high from venturing into the city yesterday. Can’t wait to move closer to civilisation. Soon. Very soon.

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  • ajsadauskas@aus.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    @Gibsonisafluffybutt @Seagoon_ How far out are you at the moment?

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• wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Can I just say my sinuses have really cleared up in a tropical climate.

  I often find at night I’m particular in Melbourne I do suffer nasal congestion. It’s like the tissues themselves in my nose swell. And I’ve done all sorts of things to keep on top of it which to be fair helps but it’s not bullet proof.

  I regularly change bedding. I regularly thoroughly vacuum. My floors are not carpet. I don’t have pets. My pillows are relatively new. I’ve tried shutting the window at night.

  And given this problem has gone away in a tropical climate I can only deduce I’m constantly surrounded by pollen and dust in Melbourne.

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  • kudra@aus.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    @wscholermann @Seagoon_ my sinuses cleared up when I stopped living in Melbourne most of the time - I still visit very regularly, but I live rurally and the difference has been dramatic. Not tropical, far from it - but I'm originally from Perth, and I developed a few different health issues when I moved to Melbourne. I think it's unfortunately got pretty poor air quality generally compared to many other places in Australia.

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    • ajsadauskas@aus.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      @kudra @wscholermann @Seagoon_ Same here.

      Every time I return to Melbourne, I get hayfever within the first week.

      It clears right up when I'm away.

      I think it's just the weather and the pollen in the air?

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  • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There should be a campaign to change Victoria’s number plate slogan to something along the lines of “allergy capital”

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    But… but… the HUMIDITY?

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    • wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yes it’s unfortunate that it comes with an unbearable climate.

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Perhaps the universe is telling you to move to a tropical island?

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    • wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Hmm I’d still prefer a drier climate. Maybe Perth or Adelaide.

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• Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m feeling really good for an unknown reason and my first thought was “shit what’s wrong” lol

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Day 5 of the 4L chilli ferment and all is well! Moved it to the back bathroom shower incase it explodes but so far lots of little bubbles when you shake it a little which is great (means I didn’t fuck up the salt / water ratio which is a relief).

  Spilt some brine on my hand and hoo boy… brutal.

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Don’t know if anyone’s a superhero fan but a new trailer came out a couple of days ago for Deadpool

  I have to say that the trailer was pretty awesome and the expected use of a song from my childhood was a really big surprise.

  Here’s the link for anyone who hasn’t seen it.

  youtu.be/cen0rBKLuYE?si=wy3Hd8QsvF_JGVJR

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  • bull@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m on media blackout for this film. No teasers, no trailers. They show too much in them and I’m already going to see it so I’ll wait and be surprised.

    I’ve been keeping an ear out for if they put out anything which is a promo without footage from the film though.

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    • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Me too, only I’m like this for every film. I much prefer going into a cinema unspoiled.

      I just learned this week that the trailer for Captain America civil war trailer had Spiderman in it. I can’t imagine how annoyed I’d have been if I were denied that as I watched the movie.

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think I might break my no big screen run for this

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Coming together.

    Let’s fuckin’ go.

    Let’s fucking go.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I forgot to bring my noise cancelling headphones to work and now I have to listen to noises. ☹️

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  while we slept, five horse in london ran away, throwing off four horsemen. one of the white horses turned red from bleeding.

  the big ben stopped before chiming the wrong time an hour later

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  • bull@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The end is neigh 🐴

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  • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I thought it was 4 horses to signal the apocalypse.

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    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You have to add Pollution to the canonical four. Or possibly E Musk esq.

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      extrapocalypse

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    • Kanzar@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Kaos, according to Pratchett.

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Something exciting with helicopters here…

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  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Oh dear …

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The Young Seagoons have been living in NZ for a while now and have been telling me stories of their visits to Hobbiton. It’s so adorable and awesome. 🤗🧙‍♂️🧝🐉🧔‍♂️🧌

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• Mittens_meow@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Football game on Anzac Day really seems disrespectful to me. War is really sad and distressing, and can’t comprehend football being enjoyed on such a somber sad day.

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  If you’ve ponder this question today: Is it possible to make cappuccinos using a plunger and an Aldi’s milk frother then I’m here to say I think so yes. The 2nd attempt is getting closer. Whoa. I MAY NEED TO LEAVE IT FOR ANOTHER DAY. WHOA.

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• Pilk@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I can’t believe I’m saying this. I’m running out of tealight candles.

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  i desire salt & vinegar chips

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• oztrin@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Been using the back room as a (metaphorical) crap catcher while Operation Sort Shit has been going on; it’s taken me the better part of two hours to clear and clean the floor. Oops.
  Now having a breather before I clear and clean the rest.

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• melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  so I’m showing my age but I went to the black box gig at the forum last night and im still riding high! riding on time, one might say

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yay: car! public holiday! picked up some goodies today with ease thanks to both of these factors

  Eh: insurance is a bitch to sort through.

  Nay: my friend who drove me down to the seller’s place last night tested positive for covid this morning 😭 haven’t tested myself yet but after an OK start to the day, definitely feeling poorly this afternoon, so I’m fairly certain I’ve got something…

  Yay in the end: the goodies I picked up today were premade meals, I have enough to last me til Monday. Was gonna put most of it in the freezer but now I’m just grateful I have ready made delicious and healthy food to get me through the next two days so I can rest up.

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Finally the cleaning job is done and I’m tired.

  Need to fix a few more things, had someone who came to help me today, grateful but missed most of the footy :(

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• Alamutjones@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Right. Morning work complete.

  I’ve seen the same few minutes of several Dawn Services this morning. You’d be amazed how much more people like your friendly neighbourhood trumpet player on Anzac Day 🎺

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• underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Pretty moon out tonight, if you need something to howl at.

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• SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Just finished watching Baby Reindeer. There’s no spoilers below but just in case:

  spoiler

  This show is heavy. Each episode leaves you thinking why is he letting this happen to himself. But doing things you know are bad for yourself, day after day, maybe for years, is something that happens to people. And then the shame of the self destruction is intense, so it’s rare for people to talk about. I have never seen it depicted with such rawness. Baby reindeer nails it. ___

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• underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It took a while, but the cat has finally discovered that cheese is Good For Cats. Little bugger tried to pinch my smoked cheddar (and gave it a good lick). Luckily he’s much prettier than he is smart, it’s not hard to outwit him.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  How is it that I’m obsessed with art but can’t buckle down and practice.

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• PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I made a casserole recently and it was pretty good… none left for the freezer kind of good. So I was going to make another and bought stuff for that. Miniest wanted me to experiment with a chicken and broccoli casserole, so I bought stuff for that too. With today and tomorrow off I’d have plenty of time, I reasoned. Came home yesterday to a freezer which contained a goat’s leg, a whole skinned rabbit and some duck breasts. Mr P was so proud, you’d think he hunted them himself (a friend of his has dropped it round). No room for casserole 😬. Also not a fan of duck or rabbit. Don’t know a thing about goat. If anyone has any tried and true family ways of cooking a whole goat’s leg I will need to hear them please!

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