One of the kittens squeeks at me.
MY DAY IS MADE!!!
Discussion Thread đ Monday 19 May 2025
Submitted â¨â¨5⊠â¨days⊠ago⊠by â¨YarraByte@aussie.zone⊠to â¨melbourne@aussie.zoneâŠ
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Duenan@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Adoption pending�
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
If I buy a house this year, Iâll take all of them tbh. But thereâs still a bit of credit history to clean up.
Taleya@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
currently watching a mate midlife crisis himself into a destroyed marriage and redpilled victim spiral that will eventually make him a pathetic, sad old man. Sadly, his reaction to some of the best friends he doesnât realise he has trying to pull him out of it means that sympathy is running thinner and thinner on the ground. It sucks.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Assuming youve already had a really blunt conversation about it? Dont think there is any room for subtlety in a situation like this.
Mrs B is lucky. Shes been prewarned of my mid life crisis ambitions. Sheâll just come home to find a WRX parked in the driveway one day.
Taleya@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
yeah His Lordship just got really into running and festivals
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
That sounds like a lovely gift for Mrs B, you are a treasure đ
just_kitten@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Ah man, sounds like the train has reached too much velocity to change directions. That sucks to watch. You think you know someone, and thenâŚ
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Oooh⌠The tingly throat of dooomâŚplease just be the cold weather. Scotch and honey and bed
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Have a gargle of Listerine. Sometimes it works if you get it early enough. Sometimes it doesnât.
SituationCake@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Already down to 8C outside. Gonna be a very chilly night hope everyone is staying cozy.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Snug as a bug in a rug.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
yup, i have been very snug
but ted woke me up, heâs hungry since bill stole all his food yesterday
I am going to have to do something about that
just_kitten@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Got in bed early, wearing my thermals to sleep and maintained warmth with a hot mug of chamomile tea. I should be able to stay warm enough.
Getting up tomorrow morning will be the challenge. Thereâs not much space in this current room to place my heater, which I normally had timed to turn on at 6:30am in the depths of winter to help reduce the inertia. Weâll see.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Just listed something on Marketplace, and a fake profile messaged with a name combining two authoritarians from WW2.
Taleya@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Tell 'em to meet you in the bunker
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
TitoBenito: Is this item still available?
TinyBreak@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Bro you met Adolph Stalin?!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨days⊠ago
Virtually yes.
I listed the item for free and he asked how much I wanted for it.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
since Iâve been fairly negative heres a positive thing: Really impressed with Vodafone so far. Seems to work better along the dandenong corridor than telstra ever did.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Credit card number got stolen over the weekend. CBA flagged a large purchase in the USA.
New cards are on the way, time to update the automatic payments again.
Pain.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Bugger.
I hope itâs not a personal Q but what did they buy?
MeanElevator@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Not sure, but it was like $1500 amazon purchase from amazon US in the US.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
any idea how it happened?
MeanElevator@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Not yet. I havenât heard of any breaches recently. Will check with CBA once the new card is sorted.
I did make some online purchase recently, but from places I bought before.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
-1.2, feels like -3.4
I should move to Ballarat, itâs 2.2 degrees there!
This sudden cold is a bit of a shock to the system. Iâve turned on the old panel heater for a bit to give the reverse cycle a hand. The temperature inside has now reached double digits.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
It might be a cold year this year.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
I have just discovered Don McMillanâs stand up. It is gold. Engineer jokes by the bucketful.
Example : ebay - the internet = garage sale.
Example : a physicist, a biologist and a chemist go to spend a day at the beach. The biologist goes out snorkelling, gets entranced by the underwater plant and animal biota, forgets to check his air flow and drowns. The physicist sees that the biologist has not returned and goes out to check his last known location. He gets entranced by the pressure gradients, wave effects etc., forgets to check his air flow and drowns. The chemist looks around, canât see either of them, gets out his notebook and writes âbiologists and physicists are both soluble in waterâ.
Creative use of venn diagrams is a bonus. Love the guy.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
I road tested the Aldi peanut butter block of chocolate up against Whittakerâs and I was quite underwhelmed.
Aldi: It was very sweet. Gritty. It scratched the itch but I probably wouldnât get it again because there are better ones in that range. 3.5 / 5 yum yums.
Whittakerâs: Perfection 5/5 yum yums.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
I love the Choceur Hazlenut block from Aldi. But Whittakerâs is yum. I tried the Hokey Pokey at the weekend, delish.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
The coconut one slaps too imo
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Whittakers is soooo good. I do really like the Aldi pretzel chocolate though, yummo!
Duenan@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Iâm about to be outside for awhile.
Iâll come back as a snowman.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Iâve just come back from walking Mr Woof. It wasnât too bad once I got moving, but I did have on a jumper, jacket, fur-lined fingerless gloves and my finest peruvian alpaca scarf and beanie.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Hard rubbish bonus: as well as the corflute there was a large carpet mat in good condition. It should work well for the shoe area Iâm planning in the garage.
Duenan@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
A lot of people sick from work, itâs that time of the year again.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Iâm fighting something off. The usual winter head cold has arrived a month or so early it seems.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
sniffle sneezy cold is still colding
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Oh no. Get well soon âď¸ đ
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
thank you đ¤§đđ¤§
TinyBreak@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
the longer I work at this place the more convinced I become that half of the office should be fired for gross incompetence.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Iâm nearly two months into my new role and have found zero kindred spirits.
People are nice, and good at their jobs (I guess) but just boring and too serious.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
2 of 3 isnt bad! Most of mine are assholes with a few exceptions, but they are all waiting for someone else to do their jobs for them. And there is no consequence for fucking around and doing no work.
hard to imagine what this place would be like if everyone gave a shit rather than just a handful of people actually trying.
just_kitten@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
After a whole lot of fighting with chatgpt (âNO, THATâS NOT WHAT I ASKED FORâ) and about 204920392039 âfinalâ versions of the script (very human in that way), I think Iâve managed to spit out my most important plots the way they should look, formatting 'n shit 'n all.
Now to start getting that skeleton together as I inch ever closer towards the Vortex of Reading to flesh out each section. Iâm usually the best at literature review type things but only if Iâve got (a) incredible structure, and (b) a looming deadline⌠câmon brain. You can do it!
TinyBreak@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Had the forethought to prewarm bed with the electric blanket. The bathroom is so cold the floor hurts if youâre just wearing socks. Cold usually doesnât bother me this much, I think itâs just the sudden transition.
just_kitten@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Slow slow start today but Iâm finally in the uni libary and have written down some big dot points. Yes, today is another day, and maybe it will be different from the previous two days.
I did have an L-theanine capsule with my coffee today in the hopes that it helps with more focus. Iâm down to three left; maybe I should place an order on iherb nowâŚ
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Yay! Iâm so excited to see your progress!
just_kitten@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Thanks! I am making slooow but positive progress with fleshing out the discussion section points. Omg but my brain is just dying for dopamine at every stage. It is so hard to get myself to care about this. I think the L-theanine has definitely helped though so I am happy I had the presence of mind to do a click and collect for tonight (remove all barriers to get appropriate help).
just_kitten@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Definitely too early to say anything and may be placebo effect but reading about L-theanine has taken me down some rabbit holes about the COMT gene and interaction with neurotransmitters - I definitely know I should take it all with a grain of salt especially with no training in this shit, but a slow COMT gene would seemingly explain so much about why Iâm so sensitive to stimulants and have to be careful about balancing them with other things so that I can use the energy and then relax at night (I havenât been able to fall asleep without distractions for years). And why moderate exercise works much better for me than intense (not that Iâve done either in ages tbh).
I mean, the human body is so complex I do wonder if this is only a few steps removed from woo supplement science. But Iâll see if the L-theanine continues to work and maybe look at whether I can get tested in Australia (Iâve previously had pharmacogenetic testing done for various psychiatric drugs but not stimulants).
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Iâve been drinking matcha for years, which has L-theanine. Iâm starting to wonder if my matcha consumption is whatâs leading to my sluggish cognitive tempo because of the caffeine. Iâm also really sensitive to stimulants.
It would be interesting to see the results of the test!
just_kitten@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
So matcha can make me feel wired but in a different way to coffee. I do feel more organised but no matter what stimulant Iâm on itâs hard to get that initial focus and not feel like Iâm chewing away at nothing (and then invariably it takes me ages to fall asleep).
Matcha has some of the highest natural content of L-theanine but apparently to get the ideal ratio of L-theanine to caffeine you usually have to take a supplement.
What happens when your donât take any matcha or stimulants at all? Though, the body gets habituated to it so it can take a long time to get through the withdrawal effectsâŚ
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
BLOONS!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Good weather for floating
Duenan@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
These Hokies noodles I bought last week are horrible. Theyâre all soft and gluggy and not very nice.
The aldi ones are way better.
9 more days of this sadly :(
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
sky pretty
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨days⊠ago
YT has started to flag AI generated fake Jordan Peterson videos.
Interesting.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Plans for today:
Menu planning. I have a bunch of free food kit boxes here and ordered, I need to sort everything out and make sure I have no foodz left over on moving day.
Bunnnings trip. I need to get keys cut and organise some potting mix so I can pack up some of my plants. I was going to look at getting some corflute to block off a couple of gaps in the new fencing, but I noticed a hard rubbish pile this morning that has a stack, I will stop off there instead.
Pot up a few of my plants I want to take with me.
Fridge cleanout. I need to toss everything I wonât be moving, and will pack some stuff up to take to Ballarat tomorrow - I have a small chest freezer and new fridge/freezer up there already, so will be moving most of my frozen food. All the meal delivery boxes and ice packs will be very helpful for that.
If I still have any time/enthusiasm I can start packing up a few boxes of things I use least, but most likely that will be done later this week.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Wake up at 7, give doggo food then he goes outside to lie down on bluestone for 10 mins.
Just set up a google nest thing for aunt yesterday.
âHey googs, what temp is itâ
âit is 2 degreesâ.
i think my favourite thing about this toy is finding all the different (rude) ways to turn it off when streaming. âShut the fuck upâ actually works to my surprise.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
I use it for a lot of things. Weather, timers, lights, TV, quizzes, radio. I have one in the kitchen and one in the lounge. Theyâre fraternal twins. One wants to answer for the other at times. I have said bad words to them.
Taleya@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Mrph
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Why must it be 1 degree when I wake up for work in the morning?
Goodnight all đ§
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
I must have needed that 3 hour nap
bacon@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨days⊠ago
đĽ
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
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Iâm being bullied while Iâm eating dinnerâŚ
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
You can see just from her face sheâs cheeky.
I donât have this problem tonight
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
So cute!
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Nah⌠youâre not holding up your end of the bargain as servant to your supreme overlord
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Maybe, but that poor cat is clearly being STARVED and has never eaten before in her whole life, so whoâs the real bully here?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
âSkin and bones!!â she cries lol
Eagle@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
She is so beautiful.