Traffic over the westgate was horrible this evening. Three and a half hours to get home. I was very happy to finally get to the toilet after that. The nice bit was that I got to see all the sky pretty today - sunrise over fog, hot air balloons and the lights of Melbourne this morning, sunset with both pretty colours and the light illuminating clouds from below on the way home.
Discussion Thread (Where is Yarrabyte?) Thursday 31 July 2025
Submitted 3 weeks ago by TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
SituationCake@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Fluffness tester.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Catputer.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Going go-karting on Sunday with friends for a bit of fun. Not a competition but I plan on winning.
Catfish@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Today I am building bugs
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
That’s cool! I’ve seen a favourite doll artist make bee/fairy wings with wire and resin like that m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf__Z2l5Tks
Catfish@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Crepe paper & pva here, but yay 😺
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
That looks so cool. They would look great in a hanging mobile
and does anyone else remember that craft where you could make shapes in wire loops and dip in some kind of liquid plastic that would dry?
I found a video of it 😊 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQXKtLuDcIQ
Catfish@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I keep meaning to make garden defender moths out of deceased pantyhose. Same basic idea, loop of wire & cover it. 🦋
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Movies/shows/music where someone involved is a shitty person but their art is great?
I’m watching Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and I almost don’t want to because Matthew Broderick hit and killed two people and only paid a $150 USD fine.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
John Lennon. Great song writer. Alleged wife beater and adulter.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
agree on that one
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Arthur C Clarke’s science fiction. A damn fine scientist and science communicator - a thoroughly nasty human being. Love his books, but I don’t want EVER to meet him in real life.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Oh no… That only leaves me with Phillip K Dick :(
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
TIL 😔
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Hard to watch anything with Kevin Spacey in it (especially because I find it weird his accusers died 👀), but I’ll still watch Se7en because I love Fincher films and that one is in my top 10.
I loathe Taylor Swift. I dislike the lyricism of her songs, they feel so “I’m 14 and this is deep”, she smears her exs in her music while having them sign NDAs, she’s dating a known moron and MAGA supporter, giving up the façade of being a feminist.
And she’s a billionaire. I think billionaires should either be forced to give up their wealth or face execution by stoning.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I don’t loathe Taylor Swift, I just find her lyrics very young teen and/or also mean spirited, they don’t appeal to me at all
on the positive side she’s a good philanthropist and a very good boss
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Kanye West - late registration
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I really don’t know what to think about him. Is he mentally ill or an arsehole? Does he have a grip on reality or has he been surrounded by manipulators and yes men for so long he no longer knows what’s right or wrong?
bacon@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Jackie Chan
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
it was that or be disappeared like Zhao Wei ( who was as famous and influential as, for example, Emma Stone. )
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Scenic rail with unlimited drinks and a cute little cheese plate. Worse ways to spend a Thursday afternoon.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Lots of running (driving) around for gifts and things today. Used to be so much more excited about hunting down truly local gifts from Melbourne but idk these days I haven’t got the energy.
Leo’s in Kew is apparently closing down - after the Heidelberg one was shuttered - so that’s a big loss of random imported fancy groceries. Gonna grab my Monsieur Truffe for the last time in a long time I guess…
sigh I came home for a pit stop that lasted 45 minutes but it’s time to get my arse in motion again before traffic becomes deathly
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Leo’s in Kew is apparently closing down
Heard that :(
Will become apartments I guess.
I will miss the in-house pizza things they do.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
It makes sense to put apartments there but boy the traffic is going to be even more heinous. I guess they were planning on shutting the place down anyway, it’s so dingy and unrenovated, and all the other shops in that block have progressively closed down (first the vegetarian restaurant, then Laurent, and I suppose the $2 shop is next)
I hope this doesn’t mean the excellent (in terms of range) Kew Woolies doesn’t start enshittifying because they have less competition. And that toscanos can up their game.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I think Leo’s said 12 months until they close. Probably the time they need for apartment plans and approvals.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
The one in Heidelberg used to have really good sushi.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Damn, we’re losing both Leo’s? When I lived in Heidelberg during the height of the pandemic I’d hit that place up all the time. The bottle shop was really good too
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
another day of resting so my back can get better , just to be safe, I really hate this 😔
in good news I have been reading books all week, I’ve been buying books the past few years I know I want to read so now I can just go to my home library. I’ve read some short books on Australian landscape painters ( am further motivated to start art classes ) and am also dipping into Past Imperfect, History According to the Movies, which is fun, interesting and informative.
and today the weather is beautiful and mild, the sun warm and the sea breeze smells nice 😊
Duenan@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
The side of my back is hurting too. Not sure if it’s because I kept my right foot elevated too high in relation to my body.
I’m with you on the rest. !
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
gentle hugs
any change can cause back pain, injury any where else on the body, new shoes, a new chair, bed, change in habits , anything that can cause a change in posture or gait
and now I am going to the sofa near the big windows to read a book and get some sun
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Why is it that my security camera sometimes fails to miss things like a person walking up to the door but today it has notified me of a crow on the driveway?
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Crows are inherently suspicious.
bacon@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Crows belong to murders
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Feeling better today. Back to the norm which works for me.
Have an appointment next week to review what’s happening with sleep and what can be done to deal with it.
The night I have a full nights sleep, I’ll be going out to celebrate the next day lol
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Duenan@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Night night!
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I got the game Hundred Line for my girlfriend a while ago and I swear it’s “Video games when mum walks in: the video game”.
Not every line of dialogue is voiced, so the characters just make these moaning and grunting noises, which can sound like something else when you’re speeding through dialogue
Duenan@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Hundred Line Defense?
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Yeah, I think the tagline is Last Defence Academy or something. The teams behind the danganronpa and 999 games worked on it, if you’re familiar with those. It’s pretty much every type of Japanese visual novel in one game
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Quick! Someone lend me some motivation to vacuum!
💀💀💀
bacon@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
that sucks
SituationCake@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I currently have negative motivation credits so sadly none to lend. But I’ll leave this here. Jog on the spot, a few air punches, then show that floor who’s the boss. m.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4&pp=0gcJCfwAo7Vq…
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
You can do it! I believe in you!!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
it starts when you cbf to vacuum
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Oh I love this guy! I often use this to keep me company when I clean
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
When the Sirena Tuna ad comes on and it’s just me and the dog, I like to serenade him with the tune.
🎶 Just the two of us we can make it if we try. Just the two of us. Just the two of us.
He gives me nothing back.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I haven’t seen the ad but this is me and Melbcat
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
gmta 🐱
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Lol
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
you need to train him with treats
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
If I sing loud enough he does
howlcroon with me.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Sirena is the best tuna.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
tone212_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
The amount of loud assholes in my co-working office today is unreal. Phone calls in open plan area instead of phone boots. A team of people I’ve never seen before sitting near me who think I want to hear their conversations and are not capable of using meeting rooms. When I arrived this morning, one of them was sitting at my desk using my monitor. I politely pointed out MY monitor and cables are not common property and asked them to move. Food crumbs left on my desk once they moved. I can barely concentrate even with headphones on.
I think it’s time to move somewhere else. I’m starting to not enjoy coming here, which defeats the purpose of paying for a membership.
Taleya@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
report them to the management, they tend to look very dimly on behaviour that drives other customers away
tone212_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I have complained in the past about another disruptive group (not there today) and basically the staff there did nothing because the leader of the group is “difficult” to deal with. They kept saying they’d talk to them but never did. I suspect because the group brings in more $$ in membership fees that they didn’t want to annoy them. Plus the other people in the area where I sit that were annoyed by them all left, so I was the lone complainer.
My membership works at other locations so I might go check another out and see if it’s less crazy. I don’t have to stay there.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I’ve bought more imitation cheeee
spoiler
I’m really annoyed that currently my options are very processed expensive products but the more whole food options cause me issues or I’m intolerant. At this point I’m just trying to find anything I can eat.
More tofu has also been boughten and maybe I’ll invest in a blender.
I’m really disappointed that Mouthwashing is among the games being cracked down on. It’s a confronting game with heavy themes but not cheap shock value at all. It’s a mature game in every sense of the word.
Catfish@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Are you within range of a Cheaper Buy Miles? They often have loads of vegan stuff. If you need to dietary experiment it mighT be worth a go.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Good idea, ty
Duenan@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Back at the doctors but at a new different clinic.
Decided to wear an Ugg boot on one foot but I’ll need to buy a new one as this one’s breaking apart.
I might be able to get away with wearing an Ugg boot to work.
Anyway more to see what information I can get and how to treat it as it wasn’t really given to me properly from the other clinic I went to which could have potentially saved the nail.
I think I’m consigned to losing it now.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Not the end of the world if you do. Just keep the nailbed clean and protected from bangs and bruises. Wide bandaids worked for me. Have lost a toenail before - it’s painful but the nail grows back just fine. You might need one of those foam “corn protectors” inside your socks to protect the toe from rubbing on your shoes.
Duenan@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I’m back from the docs.
So apparently it’s healing well and looking good but the nail may or may not come off. Still a bit swollen though.
There was a differing opinion from doctor and nurse if the nail would come off.
Anyway it’s splinted up for a couple of days then I’ll just keep using band aids to make sure the nail doesn’t get caught on anything.
I also have another couple of days off so I’ll just rest up now.
Also as an unexpected bonus it was fully bulk billed at this place.
I’ll try not to worry too much now as that was my main concern. If it happens it happens.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
nothing beats soft wide shoes when you have a foot injury
and I would consider using a cane for a week just to take a bit of weight off the foot when walking
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Took the day off yesterday, had an out office message on teams and email, come back today to several people sending me messages and asking for a quick reply.
We really need to bring the R word back from the 90s for such individuals. There’s other names we can call them, but none of those are harsh enough.
bacon@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
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Quick! Funny NSFW video before it gets hidden behind a sign in!
(NSFW, butts) youtu.be/Orv0Yy-dXdg
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Feeling really shitty about losing my playlists. Wondering if I should screenshot for the songs that are hard to search by name but that’s a lot of clutter to go through.
I wonder if the internet friends I’ve sent my email address to will actually stay in touch once I’m off social media.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I gotta rest my back again, so time for background movies
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Me: gets home. “Giiiiiibsoooooon”. Silence.
“Giiiibsoooooooon”.
Faint meowing
Look around
Loud, sad meowing
Open the blind
There’s Gibson outside looking very unhappy.
Rescue Gibson from the cruel outdoors. Is somehow both happy to be saved and annoyed I’m carrying her.
Once inside, hassles me for treats in .002 seconds
Note to self: replace the fly screen on the bathroom window.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Lucky gibson didn’t have a run in with the outdoor kitty gang.
I would put my monies on gibson though
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Faaaark
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
You brute!