Daily Discussion Thread: 🎄 Wednesday, September 18, 2024

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I was given the present of love. Baklava.

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I am deeply jealous.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    omg, that is the best

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  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I 🧡 baklava

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have a lot of tedious, unfulfilling work I REALLY don’t want to do today but need to clear by COB before I go on leave. I’ve had a slow start to the day and a battle of Feels. Thankfully, the sun is shining so that makes it easier to stay on the good side for now

  Today’s strategy:

  • keep reminding myself of the reward after getting through today
  • remind myself efficiency is a good thing too
  • enjoy all the good food - today’s medicinal carb is a Woodfrog bakery croissant. Dumplings for lunch
  • go out and weed my planter boxes at lunchtime for some serotonin 'n shit
  • blast all the feel-good 70s/80s pop rock. Currently on Toto, next up is classic Chicago
  • celebrate the end of the day by calling/messaging people I love

  I got this!..

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  • mysticgreg@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ha almost sounds like my day, I’m on leave at COB and on a plane first thing in the morning, but have a STACK to get finished here at work.

    Downsides for me are being onsite in a windowless dungeon (yay for IT getting the least habitable spot on the site…!) and not having the awesome music!

    Plus-side, I have some kickass leftovers from last night for lunch - I’ve been looking forward to today’s lunch since I finished dinner last night!

    5 hours 18 minutes to go…

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I am infinitely grateful to be wfh on a gorgeous day like this, ngl. Blasting the music and regularly getting up from my chair when I’m bored/frustrated has been helpful. How are you going with the work? I’m making progress, bit spotty but I’m 30% of the way through the shitty reports. If I can get all the worst done by 2pm leaving just banal easy work for the rest of the day, I’ll be winning.

      Also what leftovers are these?! I love a good lunch that you can look forward to.

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You have to put on Eye of the Tiger, it’s just a good rev up song for me.

    Please look after yourself!

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This upcoming break couldn’t come sooner, although it’s unfortunate timing for work as it’s a busy period with all the storms and shit. Thankfully they have never made me feel bad about leave as I generally tend to deliver otherwise.

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  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You can do it!

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  • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yass! You have! ✨

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well that was a relief. All made it.

  Image

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• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I found that real estate ad I mentioned yesterday

  Scroll through the photos to see. Kinda NSFW.

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  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In one way, I get the idea to help people picturing themselves enjoying the space, but on the other hand, oh my god, what the heeeeeck. That bath picture, lounging on the bed in her bra, wtf.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That was a dirty weekend for sure.

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  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ok that is 1000x icker than I was thinking.

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  • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ummm. There’s staging, and then there’s staging.

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  • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s the agent in the photos?

    Kind off weird she’d be treating the house as her own private photo studio.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Lol thirst trap real estate agent. Yuck.

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    yeah… 13 year old me absolutely coulda made that work hey.

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    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Here here

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s really weird. I don’t mind the house though, especially if it comes with the goat.

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    • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The river it sits on is nice. Has a nice view.

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Homer: “Do you come with the house?”

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  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That bathroom will be a bitch to clean - so hard to get behind and under a clawfoot bath. The naked woman is an interesting selling point, though

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, I detest those raised sinks especially for cleaning reasons

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    At least the bath has a nice view… of a fence.

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wtf?? Hahahaha that is gross. Did she get the photographer to do both the house and her Instagram pics then uploaded them all? That bathroom pic, seriously unnecessary

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  • bull@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    youtu.be/bqsTmF2Oicc?si=401Ndl7ct6IvpquO

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  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This isn’t the first Tassie real estate ad I’ve seen with a random surprise female agent lurking about.

    Maybe it’s starting to trend over there ? I actually don’t mind adding a human element to an otherwise sterile advert. Seems like most ads have a human element for relatability.

    We did show a different example of this type of ad(also located in Tas) to a mate who owns an agency in WA. He thought it was ridiculous haha.

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    • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I saw a video yesterday of a house and the real estate agent was in it. She wasn’t saying anything just all this dramatic music as she flows through the house and looking longingly from the balcony.

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Whew… Finished up at 7pm, well past when I’d hoped to finish at 5pm, and there’s a couple of small outstanding but non urgent items. But I got through the worst of it - all the yucky stuff that made me renew my deep dislike for humanity. Dobby is free!!!

  …From one job, at least - next two days are gonna be real candle burners as well with the huge backlog from work trip last week and my not being available the next two weeks. I love that place though, so I’m kind of looking forward to getting stuck into it to help the team out.

  48 hours to go before I’m on the way to the airport, yippee. For now, is dumplings time (swapped from lunch), and this week’s episodes of OMITB and Slow Horses :)

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• oztrin@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh poo. Thought I had the afternoon off tomorrow but the client is back.

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  • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They have always discharged them too soon.

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• imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Just watched as the local daddy magpie gave a swark at someone who overreacted, swung around and started jogging…so Maggie gave them a bit of a swoop. Guy jogged off shaken and then I went up to the magpie and got a swark too. Said my normal “hello Maggie”. We had a few quiet words and swarks back and forth and I wandered home.

  Not gonna lie, I feel a little bit special as a chosen maggie friend.

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You know in 10-20 years time we’re gonna regret not asking Martin Sheen to take a crack at being the president IRL. Its worked out ok for Ukraine so far…

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I read that as Martin Short, and thought, yeah if I was American, I’d vote for Martin Short. Steve Martin as his VP.

    Martin Sheen is a close second choice 😂

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  • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    He was asked and declined :)

    Personally I’d prefer someone who didn’t start out as a celebrity in the first place.

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    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Oh man really?! Missed opportunity :-D

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I wish we had a competent party that would keep labor on their toes.

  But no, we have a dipshit that looks like a fucking potato.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I truly hate the politics here.

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      From my observations it’s the same or worse everywhere else. At least we can vote people out without violent riots.

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• Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Totally forgot I own a train engine biscuit cutter. One miniature women’s weekly special added to the schedule 🚂

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    toot toot

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This should totally work, yeah? Two layers of engine glued together, then mini loaf carriages

      baking equipment

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• Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Fried my brain last night by staying up like a teenage gamer but binge watching after I couldn’t assignment any more.

  Slept like the dead, though.

  Out for feed to face, but not enjoying this wimdy.

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I literally stayed up until 4am, watching a YT video on a wild af Doom Map (MyHouse.wad - Inside Dooms Most Terrifying Mod) essentially someone took House of Leaves and made a Doom Map inspired by it. Complete with a google drive of journal entries lol.

    I just woke up and hour ago.

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    • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Haha, YT is the devil. The devil that I love. Just. so. much. random. content.

      Also, that is freakin’ cool.

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    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That map looks fucking awesome lol

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I watch Premodernist. Today it’s 115 minutes of vexillology. 😀

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    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Bit of a red flag that.

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• MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In yet another sign of the apocalypse, there is an Australian version of The Office releasing soon on Amazon Prime.

  The trailer is…well…the trailer.

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    truly the darkest timeline hey.

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    • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Whoever is in charge of development for Prime Australia needs to be shot into the sun.

      10 years too late and absolute shite. Like it misses the charm of The Office and charm of being Australian.

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh that wasn’t a joke? 😭

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    • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Unfortunately no. It’s legit and it’s happening.

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  • tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m sad that I watched the trailer. The US version is one of my favourite shows… why are they just remaking the same main character traits? The boss is acting like Michael, there’s a Dwight character in there, what the hell.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  so beautiful and sunny out there. Fuck it, I;m going out for a walk.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Nice looking day today, I really need to try and get outside for a bit. I should probably pull some weeds while I’m out there too. Or clean the back paving, it’s gotten quite gunky and slippery.

  I received my first ever order from Ali Express yesterday. Their website is quite dreadful to deal with, but I managed to get some thread I’ve been struggling to get from any Australian suppliers. Some sewing needles I bought were not all the right type, and I got a refund without having to return - which is nice, because 4 out of 5 were right, and the others I can use eventually, just not what I wanted.

  It is frustrating how expensive sewing notions are in Australia, it is generally much cheaper to buy ready made items than the materials to make it yourself.

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Dinner has been eaten. Just some left over pasta amongst an entire day of eating cakes and cupcakes.

  Time to relax for the night and out my feet up.

  Weather was also delightful for most of the day as well I might add.

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Got a pigeon nest in the tree outside my guest window. Loving her dedication sitting there in the wind and as the dogs run past. Must’ve been a shortage of good options this year cause its barely 1 meter off the ground in a tree that sways pretty dramatically in the wind.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think I have my menu plan sorted for the next few days, which should clear out everything perishable from the fridge before I am away for a few days next week. I’ve also fully cleared out the vegetable drawer, which was nowhere near as bad as I feared - I did find some very gooey celery and some tomatoes that were more liquid than solid. I’m going to freeze a few things I have excess of (cauliflower & leek bake, some mushrooms and some stewed apple & pear) and have put some excess bananas in the freezer for future cooking. Plus I’ll be freezing the planned camembert and cherry muffins. This whole “cook everything from scratch and focus on reducing food waste” hobby is very labour intensive some days!

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Finally dragged myself to the closest op shop to get some clothes… I spent more than planned and am second guessing almost everything I got, but had to sort something out.

  Other than a few basics I haven’t really bought clothes for years and both my size and needs have changed.

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• bull@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Really considering telling the boss I need the rest of the week off, jumping in my car and driving somewhere untill Sunday. I have done zero to prepare for this but I could make it happen. Feeling pretty low this week.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Another bad dream. Fuck.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Goodnight everyone. 😘

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• SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Person on public transport was playing music on phone at full blast. Then looked up and started loudly yelling at passengers. Luckily got off after a few stops. I’m used to occasionally seeing this kind of thing, but today I wondered, does the mentally ill person know they are mentally ill? Are they aware they are frightening others, including kids. What are they feeling when they do these things? I guess whatever is in their heads is logical. I hope to never experience it.

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• tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Melonball on a warm-ish day going down a treat. I purchased this melonball as it was on sale and regular sliced watermelon was not. It’s sweeter, tastier, and you get more fruit from it because the skin is super thin.

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Cleaning out my laundry. Feels kinda good.

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Heading down the bellarine today. Left the chillo seedlings on the heat mat outside since Sat. but I’m expecting some loss after that coldish snap :( With any luck a few made it.

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Dunno if ya’ll are already on it, but the apple and cinnamon sourdough from bakers delight is incredible!

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Etymology Time:

  Fajita, Fa**ot, and Fascism/Fascist - all come from Latin fasces, just meaning bundle or group

  I edited the bundle of sticks word because it is a slur these days :(

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• Aradina@lemmy.ml ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did speak out despite not being a trade unionist because I know the next lines.

  There’s a rally in support of the CFMEU today at 10:30, starting from the Victorian Trades Hall. You don’t have to be a member of the CFMEU or any union to rock up in support (though you should join a union).

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I am listening to an old LP of Til Death Do Us Part. 1966

  ohmygaawwd .

  What really sticks out to me is that the characters talk over each other , just like in real life. It’s that 1960s kitchen sink drama stuff.

  it’s a load of cobblers, innit www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8qSRu6b4Go&list=PLgeGcX2…

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