It’s Melbcat’s birthday today! (Well one of the dates I have on her paperwork.)
17 years old 🎉🎂🥳🎈
Daily Discussion Thread: 🍲 Tuesday, October 1 , 2024
Submitted 2 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Eagle@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Happy birthday wishes to your beautiful girl! 😻🐱🎈🎊🎁
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
😘😘😘🐟🐠🐁
Catfish@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Woo! 🐟🐠🐡
bacon@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Happy Birthday! 🐟🍤🍣
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Happy birthday, Melbcat!
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Happy Birthday Melbcat!
calhoon2005@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Nice pic!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Beautiful
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Tuesday night scotch… It’s school night but day was botched I will only have one Because I must be up with the sun… But oh I need a Tuesday night scotch
(Far from the best of the DT poets but my little contribution to open mic night for Spud)
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I think this is a great poem!!! 😍
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
🤞💖
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 months ago
A few weeks ago an old codge ran into the side of the man’s car. Today we’ve fostered a 2024 Toyota Kluger so we took it to macca’s.
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I shouldn’t have said anything 😓 Mickey has gone back to nomming Dine and turns his nose up at Hills.
Having a cat is like having a fickle live-in fey.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Tommy’s on a new wet food only diet and I’ve bought his favourite Dine in bulk, it was on special and we’re going through a lot. So I’m sure any day now he’ll decide it’s disgusting and turn up his dainty nose at it.
oztrin@aussie.zone 2 months ago
That’s a cat for you. 😂
Eagle@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I don’t wanna say I told you so but… hopefully you didn’t buy too much!
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I didn’t really buy it, but it was in a showbag from the Royal Melb Show I bought (the kitty showbag). He got a few other treats from it and a new wand toy he adores, so it wasn’t a waste.
I’ll just alternate between Dine and Hills until it’s gone haha
just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 months ago
T- 60 hours until CAT. I am desperate for some feline therapy. Feel completely dead and miserable today again. Even though I had a good run with the traffic - had time to grab a coffee despite the queue and got to enjoy it in the carpark outside work…
Eagle@aussie.zone 2 months ago
😺
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
😺😸😺😸😺😸😺😸🐱🐱🐱
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
the boys have settled down for the night already , they have clean soft blankies and the heater is on 🐈⬛🐈⬛
Eagle@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Fluffy boys ❤️
just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I’ve been craving broccoli for days since having a delicious yet extremely simple stir-fry of it at my aunties. Just broccoli, oil, garlif and mushroom seasoning at the end (all of which I now have).
She has a magic touch with cooking - and a much hotter burner - but I watched her make it from start to finish so I really think I could replicate something similar… broccolibroccolibroccoli I’m gonna eat a whole head of it tonight 😋
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Ooh, that sounds delicious
just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 months ago
It didn’t come out as nicely as hers - hers was more evenly cooked - but still pretty decent. Very moreish. My jar of mushroom seasoning has been languishing in the back of the cupboard for years, it’s about time I started using it again
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I’m pretty sure cat
adoptedenslaved meCEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I tell people I have a recycled dog.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I used to say we had a 2nd hand cat
dumblederp@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I’ve got an op shop dog.
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 months ago
So tonight I’m going to an event that I have never been to before; a poetry reading at a local pub by a modern author. They have an open mic as well, but I am not even close to confident enough to consider that.
But I do consider this my first step towards the culture and being a part of a community, after dabbling so long with prose and only reading poetry books since I was a small child. I think my first book, that I can remember, is one I still have: a book of Childrens Poetry (Lewis carrol, William Blake, etc) that contributed heavily to my love of the artform.
I have no idea why I feel so anxious and nervous, or why I want to back out. I guess avoidance and the fear I’ll make a fool of myself, despite not performing at all. Idk, I hope I can find a welcoming community within that space, but even if I don’t, I’ll still write. I don’t think I could writing, even if I wanted to.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I know people that have been active in the poetry and spoken word scene. I can get going to something for the first time can feel daunting, but you’ll be surprised how welcoming everyone is. You might find a place with a crowd you gel with and maybe you might even go up and read something.
One thing I noticed from doing standup is the bar is so, incredibly, low, and people are supportive of anyone giving things an earnest shot.
bacon@aussie.zone 2 months ago
we love your work and i’d attend and clap very loudly had i not have work
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I’ve done open mics, storytelling, and I can agree that mostly the crowd is welcoming. You may get a few self-absorbed shits that are only there for the strokes, and these can usually be ignored. Which really pisses them off so is worth doing on those grounds alone. Consider using a nom de guerre - at least at first. It’s an effective way to manage the feeling of threat to one’s personal identity. A ‘poetry name’ is very traditional so I think you are in good company if you choose to use one.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
So many hugs.
May I suggest practising speaking out loud at home. Maybe even record yourself. Think before hand what rhythm you want and which words you will emphasise.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I never performed, just lurked. Maybe do that until your nervousness goes
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Nice work! That’s a good way to ease into things. Have fun, don’t put any pressure on yourself.
bacon@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Going forward, the DT will put our heads together every morning to touch base and set out the granular of the meal plans. We will start with low hanging fruits, while centering the foodie artifactual lens. Go team. We are all in this together.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Let’s take this offline, but not until after we raise it up the flagpole and see who rallies around it
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I wish to forget this comment thread - I feel triggered after 10+ years in corpo call centres 😭💀
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 2 months ago
[deleted]bacon@aussie.zone 2 months ago
TEAM CHEER!
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Pork barrelling the low hanging fruit. How did we miss this one.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I swear to god if I hear the word “granular” at work today I’m going to lob a mandarin at the person who says it.
Just say “detailed”. What’s wrong with “detailed”?!?!
Ah corporate life. I’ve missed you lol
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 months ago
It’s frustrating when you know exactly how your voice should sound, and you can’t quite get it right. Especially when you know you’ve done it before.
It’s been so long since I’ve taken singing somewhat seriously. It’s a lot of fun!
Just have to be patient I guess.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Pinch, punch bitches
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I legit did not even realise it was the first. Nor I even realise it was the GF on the weekend.
I have been under a rock.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Can I please add pre-owned and thrifting to the list of shit words.
It’s used or second hand and it’s shopping for cheap things, typically used.
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Payroll just went off their shits at something that turned out I didn’t do anything wrong but they misunderstood something and it turned out another person missed another thing but that wasn’t me but is somehow still my fault and I just…wat.
reading her emails was like having a random chicken fly into my face out of nowhere and explode.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Stew turned out to be decent. But TBH (and no offense here) I regret listening to ya’ll cause whilst edible it turned out nothing like what I wanted.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I am trying to order eggs online and their system has decided I am not human. If I was a robot what would I do with eggs? Surely ordering eggs is itself an indication I am human, being able to identify animals sitting down seems a bit superfluous. And in any case as long as I pay for the eggs should it matter? Why can’t robots have eggs if they want them? Seems clear discrimination to me.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 2 months ago
My annoying cold seems to have turned into pneumonia. I’ve had very little sleep over the last two nights, just coughing and when I do manage to nod off, waking up soon after in a sea of mucus. Off to the doctor this morning.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Made it down the bellarine to check on the chillos. Asked the p’s over the w/e to water them as it’d been over a week… said they didn’t need to they’re fine. Got down and sure enough they certainly did need a drink. Dry as a chip.
Glad they all made it. Currently tucked in under the led disco light. A lot are getting their 2nd true leaves :)
Should start speeding up soon. This part is slowww.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Looks like my work team is going to have some big changes coming up. All good news - just people having good life changes and bigger and better things. But did they all need to confide in me today? Separately and quietly?! Walking around not saying anything but feeling sad but happy but also stressed about workload and next things.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Hand curated. 🙄🙄🙄
Unless you’re a curate or it’s an art show or museum exhibition you aint curating shit.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I was in bed by nine last night, and I still feel like more sleep would be nice
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Melbcat thanks you for her birthday wishes! She’s just having a chill one today, enjoyed a slant of sunlight and then some snuggling.
I wish I’d been more proactive about getting on the Internet Archive or watching stuff in general before the options got cut down. Couldn’t find the classic slashers but that’s ok I guess, been a bit stressed lately so probably don’t want to watch anything too full on.
I watched Suspiria (1977) which I’d heard about. It was… alright? Interesting in terms of shots and effects but I found it a bit hard to pay attention and some of it was a little corny.
I expected to be into it because of the soundtrack but while it was good music well executed it was also a little overwhelming, it was meant to rev you up and give a sense of panic and dread like jangling nerves and a pounding heart - but it more gave me a headache with the sound effects and banging, like over application of a heavy perfume. It was all just a little too much sensory wise. The flickering lights also probably didn’t help.
One thing I did like was the shot of the scene which the girl ran through showing that it was a reflection, and the way her own shadow seemed to be chasing her. It was really nicely done to imply a topsy turvy reality and a sense of paranoia.
It definitely did have a dreamlike/nightmarish quality with the way the scenes ran together without much context for what was going on, and the mood lighting.
I can see why it’s a cult movie.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Ok so there’s a concert I want to go to and it’s nearly all GA. Unfortunately, I am only about 4’10. It is an extra $60 for a seat in a booth. I am on a uni student budget.
I guess I’ll be going for GA. Should be an experience.
bacon@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Today is International Coffee (all hands pick your brains) Day
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Goodnight everyone, sleep well and sleep silent. 😘
melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone 2 months ago
so…haven’t been around for a while, so I thought I’d launch myself back in with a random question:
Would it be really fucking weird to get in touch with a teacher who went above and beyond to help me through some really, really tough shit 30 years ago to just say “hey, I’ve always remembered you, and I have turned out OK and am pretty successful, thanks”?
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 months ago
No go for it. I wanted to do this a while ago only to find out that teacher now has dementia 😞. Really wish I had reached out sooner.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 2 months ago
No. It would be lovely. I’m sure it would make their day/week/month
just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Do it. I see mostly positives and no real negatives.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 2 months ago
That sounds like a lovely thing to do, and I reckon they’d really appreciate it