2nd doggo walk done.
Still hopeless.
He does attract the ladies though, just not when he’s passed out under a table with his face in a puddle of drool.
Discussion Thread: 🌞 Saturday, 22 March 2025
Submitted 4 weeks ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Catfish@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Zzzzzz 💧
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
aw, what’s not to love. 💖
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Public Service Announcement for people who use drink bottles with straws in them: you need to get a brush and clean inside the straw regularly. If you use the bottle for liquids that are not water you need to clean them every day. If the bottle has a built in piece that you put inside your mouth you need to clean inside that too.
I’ve just been cleaning up some stuff from lost property so it can go to the op shop and some of those bottles are really nasty inside, with algae and mould growing inside the straw and mouthpiece.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
So true! I use those little brush thingies that come with reusable straws and then put the straws and the tops through the dishwasher. The bottles have to be hand washed because they’re stainless steel and can’t go through the dishie. I’ve learnt the hard way that some bottles have these overly complex flip out parts and whatnot that are just ridiculous and not worth buying because, while kinda cool and fancy, you just cannot clean every part of every part.
Also important is to let them dry out thoroughly before the next time you use them. I’ve got a collection of them which I rotate. Be prepared to replace them every few months. Man, the bottles I’ve bought over the last 13 years 💸 It’s like pegs: when you’ve got kids you need 2 or 3 times as many as you think you’ll need!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Ewwwwww
But thanks for the psa!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Migraine + cat purr = relief
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Miniest wanted to go for a walk today. I really didn’t feel like it but went anyway. Then while we were at the local park some relos turned up with their girls and we were there for much longer than I wanted to be. I wasn’t in the mood to be social but I willed myself through it. I’ve been so tired lately, on the weekends I feel like I’ve got just enough to push through the laundry and cook a meal or two and then anything else feels like an imposition. My social battery seems always on about 50% or less. I try to do something with the kids every weekend otherwise it’s not fair for them, but I’m sick of having to push and force myself through everything.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
From what you post here, I think you’re doing an amazing job with everything that’s on your plate.
Please try to take some time for yourself. You need it and you absolutely deserve it. Easier said than done I know, but if it goes on like this for a long time it’ll take more of a toll on you.
Maybe for the next couple of weeks, you can take the kids out on the weekend on alternating weeks?
I don’t know if that would help, but maybe it’s worth a shot?
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Thanks Gibson, you’re very kind to say that. I’ve got to think of a strategy for energy management lol
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
so many hugs
time to ask husband to do specific things if he’s up to it, to ease some of the burden
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Of course you’re tired. You’re working a job plus doing all the housework and all of the childcare by yourself. :(
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
weight loss continues, I think I’m getting my face shape back, it’s supposed to be oval, not round 🫠
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Unfortunately my face shape changes very little, I just grow extra chins. This happens with disappointing ease as a result of having been an obese child in late primary school.
I’m loving your gradual weight loss; it really is the only way to get it off healthily and keep it off. Go Goonsy you good thing! 💪🏼
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Thank you. 😘
StudChud@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
It’s pretty wild how face shape changes with with weight loss! I look back on photos of me from 5ish years ago and I can see the difference now!
Clothes suddenly become baggy/looser, jeans aren’t tight! Belly becomes more loose skin than fat.
I’m so happy for you that you’re feeling more comfortable in your skin on this journey!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Thank you. 🫠
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Lamb roast is already done for kebabs tonight 🤤
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Yum. Lamb is my spirit animal.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I just dropped my soup, and my attempt to catch it just meant I threw it against the cupboard door instead of having it go directly on the floor. I called Mr Woof hoping for some assistance, but he just looked at it like “I don’t see how your floor soup is anything to do with me” and walked off.
Duenan@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
On the bright side you didn’t break the bowl, at least I hope not
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
It hadn’t even made it into the saucepan yet. I did actually catch the jar it was in so that didn’t even get dropped. It’s just unfortunate I caught it upside down.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I’m sorry but this made me laugh lol
I’ve done that exact thing thinking I’m magic and somehow going to catch it.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Packing continues. Onto the kitchen now. Finishing packing clothes, just leaving enough out for a few days.
The cats are enjoying the sunny day out on the terrace. 🌞🐈⬛🐈⬛
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I miss the people from labouring jobs so much :(
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Can you reach out to any of them?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I had a dream I was doing labouring again. It was fairly realistic and I woke up missing the hell out of the people and the atmosphere.
The work itself fucking sucks.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Belated Happy Equinox.
shiny_idea@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Equinox… equine ox… a horse-like cow.
This has been today’s That’s Definitely Where The Word Comes From, No Need To Look It Up.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Nah, its “equi+nox” = nuts that split in half. Or possibly serves of poison (like in noxious).
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
now you bastards have made me look it up
directly from Medieval Latin equinoxium “equality of night (and day),” from Latin aequinoctium,
Catfish@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
For the third time a so called friend has scheduled a belated birthday do on my actual birthday. That will be a Regrets, none at all.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
“Sorry can’t come, doing stuff for my birthday” is a valid reason not to go.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Fuckers.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Extended complaining
I’m feeling so frustrated at how disability and other environmental barriers make hobbies so difficult, especially outdoorsy ones. Before things got like this I used to enjoy forest walks, gardening, tai chi (on top of the solitary indoor stuff which is now getting worn thin). You get the picture. It leads to being terminally online which wouldn’t be so bad in the circumstances… but there seems to be a massive generational divide and culture shifts that make it the opposite of good. And yeah, the internet always had a shittiness to it but there were at least some norms around managing it then (like ‘don’t feed the trolls’ and ‘not your personal army’ and ‘don’t like don’t read’) and I’m finding the behaviour to be ruder and more maladaptive now. The users are inappropriately young and somehow more obnoxious than they used to be. (And yes, this is an expected function of getting older, but I have always hated kids and teens. I’ve been a cranky old person since I was 8 years old. This crop just have managed to worsen or invent new bad behaviours. Become more invasive. Social media is getting very toxic.) The people I actually talk to are drifting away. I really feel like all of the online platforms except this one are just a bad fit for me, and I feel like the area I live in is also pretty incompatible for me. Plus I’m in pain all the damn time. -_- Quality of life is pretty low right now. I have things I’d do but I’m not up to it. Not really workable until I get my health managed and possibly move out of my current shithole. Which may never happen.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Sorry Melba :(
Do you have any updates on your living situation? Any news on when you can get out of there?
In the mean time, it’s different to real life gardening, but Stardew Valley has always been there for me in times of need. I spent ages getting immersed in it - it’s like a mindfulness exercise, because it kind of forces you into the present. I’m sure there are similar games that are low cost / free if you’re interested. Although I’m sure gaming communities are full of youth, you’ll have the game to talk about.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I second Low.
A move might be what you need. Find some where quiet, friendly and easy.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Ahhh… ahaha… I actually stopped gaming because of the kids and the other players got a little bit much in general.
Don’t worry about it, I’m just a bit salty right now. I don’t think I’m getting out of here to be honest.
I’ll find something I’m able to do, I’m just mad at being curtailed.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Give me your most overrated actor that somehow is critically acclaimed.
Mine is Sean Penn. Apart from being an arrogant douche that beats women, his acting is pretty shit.
Dude just mumbles his lines and acts surprised at random shit.
StudChud@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Gal Gadot - she can’t act, every line is said without feeling, and she has no emotion. It always feels like I’m watching Gal, and not the character she’s portraying.
If it has to be a male actor though, then Brad Pitt. He says his lines with emotion, but I can never see the character he’s meant to be - just Brad Pitt being Brad Pitt
dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Gadot is a god dam plank of wood. Treated pine at best.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
No arguments about Gadot. If she wasn’t a knockout, she’d be nothing.
Brad Pitt is interesting actually. Perhaps his fame has overshadowed his acting, cause he’s got some chops.
I think he’s great, but not Oscar calibre. I do enjoy his movies though.
And he can take the piss too (Deadpool 2)
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I don’t know what the deal with George Clooney is. Apart from Ocean’s Eleven I can’t think of another good movie he’s been in.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Yo what?
Syriana
The Descendants
Out of sight
Burn after Reading
Monuments men (I loved it)
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Anthony Hopkins.
he did one really good role where he actually seemed to do some acting, Dr Kellog, and he was passable in Elephant man. Everything else he was very ordinary.
Al Pacino. I just don’t understand the hype.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Wow.
That’s controversial as hell, and probably justified.
His Hannibal lector was great, and honestly he was great as Odin in the Marvel flicks.
World’s fastest Indian was a treat too
Apart form that I can’t remember seeing him in many flicks, but his performances have always been memorable.
Great pick for this silly question.
StudChud@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
The only good film I’ve seen Al Pacino in was The Devil’s Advocate
spoilers for The Devil's Advocate
He does The Devil extremely well!
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Dwayne the rock.
j. Statham to an extent
Julia Roberts to an extent (probably won’t win that argument though).
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I mean… Rock and Statham play the same roles each time. And neither are really acclaimed as actors.
Roberts is interesting. I think she’s great but hasn’t done anything significant since the late 90s, acting wise.
However, she’s a solid performer.
StudChud@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Could lump in Vin Diesel with them too lol!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
It feels like I only woke up 2 hours ago.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I had a glorious time today wandering around Clunes at the Booktown festival and buying second hand books.
It’s continuing tomorrow if you fancy getting out of Melbourne.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Clunes is a really nice town.
StudChud@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Just went out and bought a new vacuum, and been using those moth pheromone glue traps. Seems to be doing the trick!!
I swear to Ahura Mazda that I’m never moving to a place with natural fibre carpet ever again.
If I can’t get rid of them with the vacc, pheromone glue traps, and white vinegar, then I will contact the RE - preferably after I get a job and can afford to get Mickey into a cattery while a hardcore pest controller comes in. I’m not giving Mickey neurological damage and death with pyrethroids ffs
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I’m always down for natural fibres, but for clothes. Our carpet is acrylic (or whatever) and it rocks. Medium pile, nice and soft, creepy crawlers hate it.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I once lived in a place with old wool carpets, The moths got into my mattress. 😠
I don’t like wall to wall, I like rugs that I can beat the crap out of and wash.
StudChud@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Ugh! That’s so fucky! Luckily my mattress is synthetic so the moths/grubs don’t care for it.
My whole apartment is carpeted except the kitchen-corner (open plan) and the bathroom. I hate it!!
Thankfully the vacc I bought can be either a stick/standing one with a normal carpet head, or can be converted to a handheld with a crevice device - so I’ve been able to suck up every jerk moth, cocoon, and grub I’ve seen. I’ll do another round tomorrow and get some more moth pheromone glue traps. The traps have been incredible! As soon as I opened them the moths freakin swarmed me and it!
Next place I rent will be tiled/wood flooring throughout. Fuck this shit! I want to smack rugs dammit!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
The birds won’t stop kick flipping their water bowl to the ground. At least it’s no longer humans doing it? -_-
These fucking tree suckers are now coming up in my backyard.
Yesterday I used the rotary tool to drill holes in the bin but I really don’t know if I have the energy to start raking leaves and putting stuff in there.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Heeeeeeeeyo
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I had a brilliant day. Sun. Got bought two coffees by different friends and got a puppy cuddle and a toddler cuddle (don’t worry I know the puppy and the toddler). Had an amazing haul at the salvos - dishes to put under my pot plants, a denim jacket and a nice blazer for work, even a bloody calculator that I have needed for ages. Shopping done and food washed and away. Kitchen cleaned. I am ded.
Only dark spot was mould on the pizza base I was planning on cooking …boo. having a wine and thinking about what to cook instead…
I love these autumn days.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I love autumn too
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I grew up in the tropics where it’s perfect 4 months of the year and a sauna hell the rest and I find autumn with its perfect days then four seasons magical even after all these years. Dark cold august can get in the bin but autumn 👌🏻
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I don’t wanna go to work!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
It’s a lovely day to be outside today. I’ve just been out taking some cuttings from my rosemary, hopefully I will have somewhere decent to plant them when I move. I have blue, pink and white flowering varieties. The blue flowering one I originally planted over 20 years and three houses ago, mostly moving in a pot, but now growing in the garden along with a child plant grown from a cutting.
I’ve also pegged down a bit of thyme into a pot for it to hopefully root so I can take that too, but I only grew it from a seed last year so I’m not too concerned with that one. My mint tends to grow rampant in the garden so I’ll probably grab a few rooted pieces of that to take with me too.
bacon@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Beep Beep 🚚
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Big breakfast please
bacon@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
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RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Soup, served in a spill-proof cup, please.
bacon@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
🍲🛢️
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Banh mi and a large cup of delicious tea please chef. Such a glorious day - perfect autumn.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Katamari Damacy is surprisingly good housework music
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Sky yellow.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Gon cook some dumplings
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
After another session I think there’s a real need to help old people with better photo storage. They all have photos on external hard drives and use Windows explorer to sort through them.
It’s really apparent how terrible Windows explorer is when you see less computer literate people use it. So many UI elements are small or hidden, and commonly used functions, like going back or up a folder in the directory, aren’t clearly telegraphed.
A NAS would be perfect for these people, but it can’t be too complicated. A set up once black box would be perfect. I did some looking and the Synology Beelink may be exactly what these people need. I may need to get one to check it out
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
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SituationCake@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
An early good morning to all. Just want to let you know I really appreciate this place. The banter, support, friendly advice, cute animal pics, all of it. It really is a wholesome corner of the internet. May you all have a superb weekend.