Anthem for the Year 2000 - Silverchair still hits hard.
Fuck that album is so damn good
Discussion Thread 🍉 Wednesday 30 July 2025
Submitted 1 day ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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StudChud@aussie.zone 5 hours ago
Taleya@aussie.zone 7 hours ago
Bunnings chicken salt: 10/10, do recommend
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 6 hours ago
Hold up WAT
Taleya@aussie.zone 4 hours ago
Currently in random aisles they have Butcher’s Axe chcicken salt. At least moorabbin doth
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 hours ago
Bunnings have a food section in the BBQ equipment area
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
Hotel club lounge have got me pegged. Take the empty plate, leave the empty glass because it will be refilled.
Snorkelling today, was absolutely stunning out there. Calm, sunny and filled with beautiful fish and coral.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
sounds like heaven 💖
so jelly re the snorkling,
here in wintry Seaholme I pick up bits of coral and shells and use my imagination
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 5 hours ago
Are you in QLD?
just_kitten@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
screams into void
hopes that void cat might appear in response
Eagle@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 9 hours ago
happy dance 😊
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
Melbcat has been checked out, given a vitamin b shot and blood test, and her blood pressure med is going up to a whole tablet.
The little black spot on her nose will be monitored as it could be precancerous, and if it gets large again there’s a cream that can resolve it.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
so , Melbcat is being looked after well and everything is under control 😊
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 9 hours ago
I’m still worried as the black spot may be precancerous and could turn into squamous cell carcinoma. What’s currently happening is very slow growing and might not turn bad but it’s not a nice thought
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
Sorry for the repeated negative posts but still feel shit from the sleep thing today.
I just want things to go back to normal. It’s fucking me up at work. Tired, demoralised.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
You’re ok mate. Vent all you like. I’m about to get personal…
I know you were having constipation problems. Is that still the case? Because that can have a big impact on your sleep and well-being. If your not shitting every day or atleast every second day something is wrong.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
I appreciate it, I just hate being so negative.
That other issue cleared up. It’s this anti depressant that’s the problem. Since I started taking it (also works to quit smoking) sleep has been shit but it does a great job with other stuff.
Now it has to be one or the other.
It’s tough tbh.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
Between 3/day and once every three days is medically acceptable.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
Having chops for tea tonight. You bet I’m gonna pick the best looking ones for me.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
Chef’s payment.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
Always
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
Thank you for introducing me to this term!!
Duenan@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
Well my day didn’t as planned in regards to my toe.
Needless to say I freaked out and got quite stressed.
Toe details
When I got home I checked the dressing around my toe and noticed a coloured spot. Turned out I had agitated it a bit and it was some sort of liquid and made my toe wet. In addition to that I noticed my toenail was lifting more than what it seemed to be a couple of days ago, I may have made it worse by going to work today. I’ve booked into another clinic with a new doctor but I think I’m going to have to face reality that I’ll end up losing my pinky nail.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
Last day of in-office work before I go away for a month (where I might do a bit of occasional remote work because the money would be nice…) Really dry and boring document review to do today but it could be worse.
Things remain generally very quiet though (compared to the utter craziness that we had all of last financial year), so I’m actually legitimately a bit worried about how the business will keep up especially after I come back. Eh, that’s not a problem for today. Maybe it’s the universe prompting me to think a bit broader.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
I saw the band Ulthar are playing the Bendigo Hotel this Saturday. They’re the sort of band I thought would be too small to ever come here.
Check them out if you like the idea of an album being two 20 minute songs full of blackened death metal rifs
Duenan@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
Why, why do people keep coming to interrupt me during my lunch break?
I’m playing games on my Switch, is that not sign enough that I should be left alone?
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
So glad I’ve trained my workplace to NOT do that. If I’m in a bad enough mood, I closed the lunch room door - but the people whoever share my lunch break time know they’re perfectly welcome.
Duenan@aussie.zone 9 hours ago
I have no door :/
I was trying to play Splatoon 3.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
omg, The young Seagoon’s local beach is under tsunami alert, luckily they live on a hill about a km away
just_kitten@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
That earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka has set off so many tsunami warnings across the Pacific! 8.8 is big though.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
NZ far away. They are saying the risk is strong currents and surges, but no evacuations needed as there are no land areas at risk. Just don’t go swimming or boating until the warning is lifted.
Taleya@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
wonderful day to tackle mount washmore.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
I did most of my washing a couple of days ago, so only had to tackle Molehill Washmore. But the load of towels is outside drying with a touch of sun and a bit of a breeze.
Taleya@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
THE DEMON CLOUDS APPROACH MID-BEDDING WASH grrrrrr
indisin@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
Jfc I’m pretty damn glad I pirated 28 Years Later and didn’t go to the cinema to watch it like I’d planned. I hadn’t watched any trailers or read any reviews.
And, what in the ever loving shit was that pile of utter wank thrust upon my eyes?
1/10 and it gets the 1 point purely for the Power Rangers scene because by that point I genuinely didn’t think it could possibly get any worse but nope, to my utter disbelief they managed to subvert my expectations and pull it off.
That film has no redeeming features and I want money back for my time wasted.
Fucking hell, I really hated that film. I should’ve turned it off 5 minutes in when it became apparent that the opening scene wasn’t a parody.
If they’d have called it “Monty Python’s 28 inches later” it would’ve still been a shit Monty Python film by their standards, but at least I would’ve known what to expect.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
This is a wildly hot take. Love it.
StudChud@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
I have not seen it, but I am here for your rage
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
This is beautiful enough to make me wonder if you downloaded a Monty Python Parody. Well done.
Duenan@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
Managed to get into work.
Not to most comforable to walk around unfortunately.
Going to try and do as little on my feet today as possible.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
I hope you heal quickly. Nails are one of those things that give me the heebie jeebies.
Duenan@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
Thanks Ceo.
Nail might be ok but my toe was swollen and I spent most of the day with ice on my foot.
I’ll do another ice pack session today after I finish work, I hope I haven’t aggrevated it today by coming back to work.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
can you ice up during lunch break?
Duenan@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
Possibly?
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
I recently read that ABC article on how a faecal transplant allegedly treated a woman’s bipolar. Would you do such a transplant?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
Shit yeah
Pilk@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
I would want a gastro specialist to really go through the risks for my specific circumstances before I signed up for it.
The reason it can be so powerful are the same that can make it risky – people have died from poop that contained bad infectious material that was not picked up in screening, but also it might result in a transplant of traits from donors (food preferences, susceptibility to mental health concerns, weight changes etc.). That said, I also have an illness for which I would try any reasonably achievable treatment, even if the possibility of cure was low, and I’d be willing to take on more risk.
I used to conceptualise FMT as a very broad spectrum pro-biotic, but probiotics typically just pass right on through. An FMT really is a total re-colonisation an important system we still barely understand.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
I don’t know much about bipolar but it seems like a pretty awful experience. The chance of a a permanent cure would be tempting.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
They’re using faecal transplants for a number of issues now. Notably obesity and diabetes and other such issues linked to the gut biome. Even regular depression and some addictions. Makes sense to me. Yes, I’d give it a whirl.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
If nothing else seemed to be working I’d consider it. Definitely a strong link between the gut and brain so it doesn’t seem that out there even if the thought of it is gross (it’s not like I have to see or ingest or touch the stuff at least).
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
I would take a da poo.
Pretty crazy to think it works.
Catfish@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
Yes. The idea is viscerally revolting, but same asmedical maggots makes sense. I could deal with the poop as a msy invisible process. Not maggots!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
there is a better way
I think I would kiss people on the face lips to get the germs/biomass I need
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
Thoughts on Deb mashed potato? Seems to be all that’s in supermarkets for instant mashed potato. I have been randomly craving mashed potato and wanna try.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
Deb is fake mashed potato. It also goes very very gluey unless made up veerry carefully and not stirred too much. I wouldn’t bother with it. For shelf stable spuds, buy brushed potatoes, put them in a brown paper bag with a dry wettex/foam sponge in your fridge crisper drawer - they will last 6 months at least and maybe longer. Toss any that grow green sprouts or get very wrinkly, but most will still be good at least that long and will taste much much better than Deb. Also a shittonne cheaper. If you can, go to Vic Market and get a 5kg bag which will last a long time.
Also, for the absolute best mashed spud, chop well-scrubbed brushed spuds into largish chunks (no need to peel), put in COLD water and bring up to a boil very slowly. The 15 mins starts as the water begins to simmer. This does wunnnderful things as the cell walls of the spud slowly degrade but the starch grains don’t, so the resulting mash is never gluey and tastes intensely of potato. Once tender, press/rub through a colander or sieve and beat a bit with a wooden spoon rather than using a potato masher, then steam off residual moisture before adding salt/pepper/milk/butter/cheeee to taste.
This mix can also be used to make pretty damn nice hash browns. Chill the mash in a lined loaf tin, then slice into convenient size(s), dust with seasoned flour and fry. You can even egg/panko the slices for extra crunch. Coated slices can be frozen for instant hash browns as needed. And you are fully in control of the shape …
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 9 hours ago
That was an excellent post. However. YOLO Deb
SituationCake@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
Have never tried it and have no intention to. Leave that ultra processed chalk on the shelf. If you can boil water you can make mashed potato. No skills required. Peel and chop potato, boil in salted water until done. Drain, mash, add some butter and milk. Fluffy goodness done.
bacon@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
Make your own
tone212_@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
A mashed potato craving will only be satisfied making it yourself, Deb is not good. It’s for school canteens.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
It’s bland as hell.
Peel a couple of spuds and cut into quarters. Put them in microwavable bowl with glad wrap on and nuke until soft (about 5 - 8 mins). Add a splash of milk, pinch of salt and a tablespoon of butter and mash the shit out of them. Adjust with milk.
Personally I boil my potatoes but I have done it this way and it works fine.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
Inspection done. Mr Woof was as upset about the invasion as expected and Miss Meow is still in hiding.
The sun has come out and it’s a fairly decent day outside, I’m hoping it’s enough to get a load of towels dry.
Edit: Miss Meow has just emerged from underneath the couch.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
geebus, I’m reading the local Detroit newspaper with no adblock, I’m getting ads for tasers, engine blocks and scales that measure in grams 😧
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
okay guys I gotta change seats and do some walking at home to ease my back
Catfish@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
Meeting cancelled is perhaps the best mail notification ever
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 18 hours ago
I have a rental inspection this morning, which means I can’t slob around in my pyjamas all day. I should probably find somewhere else for those random things I threw in the bath tub yesterday to give me more room to sort things. Mr Woof is going to be very upset, two visitors in the same week, that’s like a full on invasion of our territory!
StudChud@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
Every day I worry all day
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 20 hours ago
I got Spaghetti Kart working on a laptop at home, it’s a decompiling of Mario Kart 64 that makes it work more like a native pc game with improved resolutions and framerates.
It makes a huge difference and the game feels so much nicer. Also, I’m proud to announce my boys are more interested in chasing the train in that one level than doing the race, as you should be.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
got a really nice small lamp thru aliexpress
when aliexpress do good they do really good 👍
and it’s such a beautiful day, I won’t go to beach or do errands because back so I will read by a sunny window ( I have so much to do 😔) I read a short book on Australian landscape painters yesterday , I really like Charles Condor and Lloyd Rees but Heysen landscapes are the places I grew up with, they resonate. The bright yellow skies, colours faded from the sun , the dry air, the heat, the quiet, old old trees, and farms.
bacon@aussie.zone 21 hours ago
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cup of tea and panadol, let’s fix this sore back
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 19 hours ago
I’m wavering on getting rid of this tv. Maybe I could get a PS2 off eBay as they play dvds too. I regret getting rid of my old one.
But then I’d have to find games and dvds I wanted to play/watch and find a non-awkward place to put it. I’m trying to pare my possessions down dammit
StudChud@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Me starting a new Baldur’s Gate 3 save: this time I’m going to have Wyll and Gale in my party!
Me meeting Shadowheart and Astarion again: yes my beloved! Come with me on this grand adventure!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 hours ago
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Goodnight all ❤️
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 7 hours ago
Hope you feel better tomorrow