Today’s weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 14°C, max - 30°C. 95% chance of no rain
I have a plan on how to get a full night’s sleep. Let’s see how it plays out.
Goodnight all ❤️
Daily discussion thread: 👨🔬 8 January, 2025
Submitted 2 days ago by Baku@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 day ago
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Do share how it goes!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I thought the night flu tabs would help me sleep, but they didn’t. I’d really like to sleep but can’t get comfortable ☹️
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Meeting up with a different late friend today. First we said 11:30 and then she pushed it back to 12:30 this morning. I said okay.
I had a feeling she was going to be late because she always is. So I go to leave the house at 12:30. Her house is 10 minutes away and so I’m going to meet her there and then we will go somewhere.
I tell her I’m leaving and she says she’s still changing. Of course she is.
I think I need a new set of friends at this point :D
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Lenovo hand held running steam OS? HECK yes!
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 day ago
The handheld space is getting very interesting. I look forward to what happens when SteamOS officially makes the jump to desktops
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I need it to run games pass before its a serious consideration for me.
I love steam, most of my games are in steam. But I cant justify ~1k on a steam OS handheld then 100 bucks on a new AAA title if its on gamespass for free.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 days ago
What’s the price?
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 2 days ago
499 USD. I think TBC here.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Has anyone been to the Jurassic World Exhibition in Brunswick? Is it any good? Thinking of taking my daughter there tomorrow or Friday.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I have made good progress today. I acquired good drugs, managed to spend all day sitting up and even managed a proper breakfast and lunch. Dinner was an iced bun from the freezer, but two outa three ain’t bad. I even managed a shower and brushing my teeth. Tomorrow I might even feel well enough to floss!
Mr Woof is definitely hoping the progress continues, he has a physical therapy program worked out involving many walkies that he wants me starting ASAP
Pilk@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Someone posted this in the other place, it’s a live stream of a fuck off massive titan arum in Braeside blooming:
www.youtube.com/live/Hgj40CAyr4c
If you go back about 1.5 hours to compare you can see it is (quite) slowly opening right now.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 1 day ago
That thing is grotesque. It looks like two decomposing legs pointing up out of a huge Venus fly trap
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I thought it looked like a synchronised swimmer being eat by a cabbage.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Got definite feed me Seymour vibes
Duenan@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Well that was a waste of 30 minutes with my car insurance people trying to ask for a discount with failure.
I need a good movie for tonight.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Something with lots of car crashes to make you appreciate the value of your insurance more?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 day ago
the cars that ate paris
Duenan@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Hmm nah. I don’t need something to validate my insurance.
Mass destruction is welcome though.
I almost feel like doing the original Star Wars trilogy.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I was out getting Melbcat’s antibiotics and other stuff so I got a chance to hit up 4 shops looking for a liquid that wasn’t the huge bottle of Finish. Finally I found two different brands in an IGA.
More experiments. More bitching.
I thought Somat Excellence Duo Power Gel was like $9 but it rang up at $17 making it more expensive than the Finish for half as much. (The laundry liquid bottle leaked in the bag so I don’t think I have a receipt to take back.) It claims to have a degreaser and something to make things shine which I assume is a rinse aid. Be careful with this one. It has two holes in the top, the liquid is very runny and pours out of the bottle fast and excessive. I wiped out the excess and carefully poured in a few drops. Ran the rapid cycle and opened it to be hit by perfume. Ran a water only rapid cycle as a rinse. Verdict: There was less residue and no visible spots of detergent however I could still faintly taste the detergent and ended up manually rinsing everything under the tap. Also the utensils weren’t properly cleaned. I could have added more of this detergent but was trying to avoid re-rinsing under the tap. The Morning Fresh dishwashing gel was $6. I don’t like the smell of the Morning Fresh you use in the sink but tried this anyway. It’s thick and came out in a small glob. More generous usage than the first detergent so we’ll see. I’m using it on the pet bowls and the utensils that didn’t get cleaned properly the first time. Same deal, rapid cycle followed by same for rinse without soap. (So I’m not doing 2x 1-3 hour cycles.) After the wash I opened it and could distinctly smell the soap. The utensils looked clean this time but after a second wash, putting the forks points up this time, and using more detergent I would hope so. Ran the ‘rinse’. (There doesn’t seem to be a separate rinse cycle.) Verdict: Still taste detergent. Filter was clean, the second rack not in use was folded down. For the stacking I could get a smaller utensil holder to take up less space (as putting them on the wine glass holder doesn’t really work) because the dishwasher doesn’t take much for its size. But I don’t know. I paid a lot for this thing and while it kind of cleans and technically helps me shift the dishes, it is so much more hassle than it’s worth. I’m already flat out dealing with constant other crap and instead of making life easier this dishwasher leaves me buying expensive detergents and I end up doing things twice anyway. I may save this for emergency use only because kind of just ends up as hand washing and drying it yourself with extra steps. If I knew it would be like this I would have just kept my money.
TL;DR
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I’m working my butt off but it feels like anything I do backfires or needs to be redone. I’m so tired.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 2 days ago
its that time of the year for sure. 1 step forward 2 steps back.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Wait, you guys are getting steps FORWARD?!?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 day ago
The house spring clean begins today. A lot to do. Going to get the bathroom and bedrooms done.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone 1 day ago
But not the cables… 😜
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I keep looking at the audio cables and feeling guilty lol. I need to get it all sorted for the January shows. But I just cannot be fucked lol
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I found my Nella Last books. Nella was an Englishwoman who wrote diaries and filled out questionnaires for Mass Observation during WW2 and continued for years afterwards. Somebody then compiled several books out of her 12 million words. A fascinating read written by a housewife and volunteer at the time.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 day ago
This made me laugh (I hope the link works)
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 2 days ago
insert memory here:
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 2 days ago
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
sky pretty
MHLoppy2@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Stimulation Clicker, a comedic browser-based incremental game from the same person who made Absurd Trolley Problems and many other fun little things
Pilk@aussie.zone 2 days ago
It was so over the moment I realised I could cheat with the DVD bounces.
bacon@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Beep Beep 🚚
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Just helping the young Seagoons pack. 😭 not having a good time
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone 1 day ago
big hugs
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Hugs