Here is chonky Ted fast asleep after dinner.
Daily discussion thread: ⚒️ Thursday, May 2, 2024
Submitted 6 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Baku@aussie.zone 6 months ago
TED CAT
StudChud@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Only four hours of restless sleep, because the cat was a fucking monster last night.
So many bite marks up my arm 😭
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Oh Mickey what a pity
You won’t go to bed
When you’re biting on my arm all night
You’re messing with my head!
StudChud@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I cacked so hard 😂😂😂 this is brilliant!!!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 6 months ago
We’ve taken to given our cat his own bedroom as night because he drives us up the wall, leaping on the bed at all hours and howling for food from 3am. At first I felt like a bit of a monster, but last night I noticed he was hanging out in “his room” while we were getting ready for bed, so that made me feel better and we’re both sleeping soooo much better.
StudChud@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Sadly, the layout of my apartment impedes the ability to give him a room to chill in. Plus, he has bonded to me considerably, and at 3ish years old I don’t want to cause him more anxiety lol, he’s so needy already.
I’m going to try and play with him more before bed, so he’s tuckered out. In the long term, I want to get him a big cat wheel to work off the energy. As a top floor apartment, I don’t want to keep running around to wear him down and annoy the neighbors by stomping 😂
But this is certainly a good idea! I’ll think of ways to implement this within the environ.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 months ago
And then they have the cheek to sleep all day.
Aradina@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Same. Now he’s curled up asleep on top of me.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I made this.
Kind of like a smores but with stale anzac biscuits, marshmallow and raspberry jam so more like a warm Monte Carlo. It didn’t disappoint.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 6 months ago
God that looks amazing!!!
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 6 months ago
It is magnificent.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Hehehe. Thanks mate.
Catfish@aussie.zone 6 months ago
It looks impolite. Excuse you.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 months ago
The marshmallow tried to escape. It did get far.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I’m pretty confident we’ve hit the point where Tinyest is trying to talk to us not just saying words because he can. You can see him actively trying to communicate. We got “Ta” very clearly last night for the first time so we’re up to 3 clear words.
Its a real shock when they go from “baby” to “toddler” in your brain.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Wait until he learns ‘No’. Won’t be long.
Catfish@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I thought ‘why’ was the most pss as indulgent one
Baku@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Today’s going to be a good day. I declare it so.
Catfish@aussie.zone 6 months ago
What would you do? A sibling having a wedding an another State assigns you cake duty. This means buying a weddin-ish cake, getting it to an airport, lap flying it for about 2hr, a 2hr train ride, and something more to venue.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Bugger the weddingish cake. Ask them straight out if there’s a colesworth handy where you can buy a packet of lamingtons before getting to the venue. You won’t have a kitchen, the transport will be extremely anxiety inducing, and you’ve got no idea what facilities are available at destination for assembly/decoration. Not to mention the microbiology aspect of transporting food over such distances. In quantities appropriate for a wedding. This is a bloody thoughtless requirement loaded onto you. Lamingtons, packet lamingtons, is all they deserve.
Catfish@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Bonus. The sister involved was a chef.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I would order and buy the cake at the destination
Catfish@aussie.zone 6 months ago
That would be sensible
StudChud@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Depends on how much I like the soon-to-be sibling in law.
If I like them, if try to find a local place that does wedding cakes and I would try to get there a day or so early to pick it up before wedding.
If I don’t like them, I’d tell them to take a long walk off a short pier.
Catfish@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I did like her before this. The multi -state ask utterly baffled me. It ended up being part a last straw situation.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 6 months ago
lol what? Surely you wouldn’t hand carry a wedding cake that far?
“Place all metal objects, laptops, and wedding cakes in the tray!” 😂
Catfish@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I’m not kidding. Peculiar Ex actually did do that.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 6 months ago
That seems like an inefficient way to go about it, and inviting disaster. Also freshness.
Why not have a caterer or bakery in the same state deliver it??
dumblederp@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Nine colesworth mudcakes covered in canned whipped cream then pour Pauls custard over it.
Baku@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Whoever came up with this is on either end of the intelligence bell curve, but I really want to try this now
calhoon2005@aussie.zone 6 months ago
So that $25 Android Auto Wireless adaptor I got from AliExpress… Totally works 😳
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Great to hear! Lets hope it stays that way.
Baku@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Wild
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 6 months ago
My cat snores. Always learning new things about this fluffy little thing.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I bought the kitty’s Zylkene. Buying higher doses and dividing the capsules works out cheaper.
She’s good on food and litter for now, I just try to always stock up if I spot deals.
Art book rambles
I think the issue I’m having is lack of focus. Random art tutorials and tips really do help but there’s not really any framework there. No plan of attack. Man, physical copies of respected art books are expensive. I found ‘Drawing For The Absolute Utter Beginner’ on eBay for like $23 Aussie dollars from the UK. The ones in Australia are more around the $40-50 mark. But if I’m depressed and struggling with motivation/regular practice, maybe I’d be buying something that would just add clutter and gather dust. Hmm. I’ll leave it in my cart and think about it. Edit: Wait - the cheap one actually has a hefty postage that works out to more. There’s a copy of ‘How To Draw’ by Jake Spicer for like $25 citing damage but the listing doesn’t say how bad it is - it’s listed as new with no defects, and the description says cosmetic wear. I don’t mind if it’s very tatty or has a few small rips, I just don’t want something unusable like half torn or missing pages. The Morpho books are free online via Google Drive but I know those are still under copyright. I could dig up Andrew Loomis books too but they’ve been taken down from a few places. Plus I don’t want to click random links or download from unknown sites. ‘Drawing On The Right Side Of The Brain’ is on the Internet Archive but is still under copyright so I’m going to just peek at it in browser real sneaky. Call it a free trial to decide whether to buy it ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) I’d borrow books from the library and scan them for private use only except I got rid of my scanner years ago - also the cost of ink. Oh well. For now I’ve got a few genuine public domain books I’m reading in the browser. I might try a fineliner to avoid the ink streaks and blobs I’ve been having from the biros, and find something engaging to listen to while I build up layers of lines.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 months ago
hugs for kitty, I hope she, and you, are feeling better this evening
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Thanks, we’re battling on
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Scanning’s usually free at the library, small charge for photocopying. And regardless, it can be worth borrowing reference books first (cookbooks, parenting etc. as well as art) to see if they work for you & you’ll actually use them, then buy your own copy if you think it’s worth it.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 6 months ago
photocopies an entire book with a straight face
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Day 37: The chicken, it haunts my dreams. The rain is gravy and underfoot; broccoli and green beans.
So it goes.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Chicken is quite an affordable lean meat but could you occasionally mix it up? A steak with low cal mustard sauce or something, or salmon if it doesn’t stink up a small flat. Salad with vinaigrette on the side. Just so it isn’t identical meals forever
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Mate, I think you need to get out in the fresh air a bit. Or stop listening to Hot August Night. earworm special
Catfish@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Buck bcc buckaaaawck
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I remember a couple of years ago, I burned my immune system to the ground doing sport and gym, and caught pneumonia.
So what did this genius do? Not wait long enough before he went back to physical stuff and caught it again a week later.
This is what I remind myself of when I’m getting antsy sitting around sick now.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Rest is a kind of work , even tho we aren’t moving our limbs doesn’t mean we aren’t working. Rest is letting your immune system focus on fighting bugs and rest lets your body repair itself.]
I cried with frustration at having to lay in bed 23.5 hours a day for 8 weeks, but it was the only way my vertebrate would mend, only way my spine and nerves would reduce swelling. Rest. Let the body repair.
Just rest.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 6 months ago
You’re right. I’m taking your advice and lounging in bed and reading.
Might bring the laptop in here to play some games.
Thank you ❤️
Duenan@aussie.zone 6 months ago
bull@aussie.zone 6 months ago
that’s a lot of fungi… there isn’t mushroom for many more
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Noice but why isn’t that bread toasted.
Duenan@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Toasted very lightly. I like my toast ghosty.
Duenan@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I figured I had more mushroom than I could eat that i might as well fry some up and throw it on toast.
Taleya@aussie.zone 6 months ago
because then it won’t suck up all the mushroom juice and melted butter
Baku@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Unaddressed mail is wild. I just opened a letter addresses to our address but with no name, not even a return name (although strangely, a return address). It’s in cursive and I can’t read cursive but I’m pretty sure it’s some sort of conspiracy theory. All I can decipher is something about new governments and children of God. They also addressed this letter as “dear neighbour” even though the return address is 9 suburbs away
Even stranger - it’s a proper letter, like with stamps and an envelope and all the works. But the letter is a page ripped out of a ruled notebook
Catfish@aussie.zone 6 months ago
CBM advertisement. I am totally not admitting to just buying several kilograms of milo. They also currently have cheap period knickers if you are a size 12, and a metric butttonne of truffle stuff.
Duenan@aussie.zone 6 months ago
It’s cold today.
Got a dressing gown on and a hot water bottle on my lap.
Hardest part of my day is going to be taking out the bins today.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Today on audible I am listening to* Stolen Focus by Johann Hari * read by Johann Hari.
irl I listen to, watch or read the video/movie/documentary or book 3 times if I want it to stick.
In the United States, teenagers can focus on one task for only sixty-five seconds at a time, and office workers average only three minutes. Like so many of us, Johann Hari was finding that constantly switching from device to device and tab to tab was a diminishing and depressing way to live. He tried all sorts of self-help solutions—even abandoning his phone for three months—but nothing seemed to work. So Hari went on an epic journey across the world to interview the leading experts on human attention—and he discovered that everything we think we know about this crisis is wrong.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I’ve now pulled out my old rotary beaters. Infinitely variable speed and a free aerobic workout with every bowl mixed!
Catfish@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Neighbours beware, CHESS soundtrack on Catfish vocals on Active!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Dishwasher leak identification step 1 has been completed. I have a puddle of water on the floor after every wash and I was concerned it was coming from a leaking hose connection behind the dishwasher, so I pulled it out to check. No sign of any water there, so it appears to be coming from the door. There is a hole where a screw is supposed to attach to the cupboard which was not used so I’ve put some tape over it just in case water is getting out there. There is no sign of any wear or damage to any of the door seals so I’m not sure what the next step is.
Baku@aussie.zone 6 months ago
So I’m looking to buy more nerd electronics from core, and apparently if you choose their cheapest shipping option (conventional mail), they don’t cover anything lost in transit. That has to be illegal, right?
bacon@aussie.zone 6 months ago
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MeanElevator@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Got two old wisdom teeth removed this morning (not impacted, just decayed).
Total time spent in dental chair…28 minutes.
5 minute chat explaining what’s what
20 minutes of injecting local anaesthetic and waiting for it to kick in
3 minutes of the smoothest tooth extractive I’ve ever had.
Now the suffering begins
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I had mine out under a general aesthetic. Went private. Sent me home with the good drugs. I was high for a week. Didn’t feel a thing.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Gelato is your friend.
Eagle@aussie.zone 6 months ago
May I offer a snap lock bag of frozen peas for pain relief?
Catfish@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Wow. Mine was all 4 in hospital and I was bruised green & purple from eyeball to nipples
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Mine have been out for over 20 years and were just regular teeth. No deep surgery was required thankfully.
My missus had hers out about 15 years and the had the same experience as you.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I had no wisdom teeth. Considering the pathway my life has taken, it all makes sense.