Successfully put holes in the wall. Pinboards hung. Too many years as a renter makes it so hard to believe I can just hang stuff.
Discussion Thread 🎳 Saturday 13 December 2025
Submitted 2 weeks ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Guess what? You can put in network cabling
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Actually this apartment actually has MULTIPLE Ethernet ports. That and the dishwasher were the first things I noticed in the inspection!
phant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Released the 2nd single off my upcoming album today :) This is the music vid, featuring clips from a Europe trip earlier in the year. Hope you enjoy! youtu.be/XWzt0QLNFiM
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
That was lovely, thanks for sharing. 🙂💖🎶🎵
phant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Aww, thanks so much :)
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
This is great! I’m loving your stuff man!
phant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Cheeeeers! :)
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
The dog’s outside barking at the thunder. He’s not coming back in until it’s over. You might think that’s cruel, it’s not. What’s cruel is him startling me with his barking two feet away from my ear.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Resident magpie has turned into a no fucks given thief. Stole my toast.
I’ll forgive her as she’s taking out the resident mudlarks (which are very hard to get out of the house when they get in).
But I think the oddest thing (and I might be imagining things) is that she understands the concept of ‘inside’ is a no go zone. She’s come in a few times but it seems like she respects the boundary and just hangs outside the open door.
The few times she has come inside she’ll just waddle out no stress involved. Never chased her out of the house, she just casually follows.
She’s a sneaky one food-wise but I swear they know difference (b/w inside and outside) which is pretty wild to think about. Very opportunistic creatures but with self imposed limits.
tone212_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Client event attended, I did not know a soul and felt super awkward at the beginning but had good chats with a few people there. It pays to put yourself out of your comfort zone. Back to hotel to shower this disgusting humidity off me.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Top of the mornin’ to ya!
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
G’day
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
And the rest of the day to your self
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Operation UnKAOS doing well, am adding a day and a new task, Sunday is organise the upcoming week day
the past two weeks my diet has been going well, 85% of the days I eat a good diet , the other days I have a small lapse, like the small pack of gummy bears I had yesterday , but still doing ok 👍 I don’t calorie count, just give a green tick, red tick or a mixed tick on a calendar
Catfish@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
This morning I have rolled out of bed and Boyo has bad dream punched himself in the dick. Probably best stay away from power tools.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
After raining just enough to make my washing wet again it’s cleared up into sun and blue skies. 🤷♂️
I’ve spent a productive morning in the kitchen. A couple of loaves of bread in progress. I’ve done the sauce to go with the fish curry, made a salad/raita and put the rice on timer so I just need to take a few minutes to cook the fish and add the sauce for dinner (and there are 7 more serves in the freezer ready for future me too). I’ve also made lunch, breakfast and snacks for the next two days at work .
After lunch it will be planting time, the plan is to get all the tomatoes and beans planted. Then I can come inside for a shower and rest on my laurels for the rest of the day.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Blurgh. Pizza was tasty but because I’ve been eating super healthy it’s fucked with my mood today.
Hopefully gym makes things easier.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
I am finding the industrial/construction noises particularly annoying tonight
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
storm, thunder, rain 🙂
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Alright.
Work Xmas thing is starting at 7pm. Clothes are sorted, various cats will be fed shortly.
I reaaaaaaaalllllyyyyyy dont want to go but it is what it is.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
I forgot to bring in the washing from the line yesterday. I got up and it was bright blue and sunshine, I thought “I’ll be able to walk the dog and then bring the washing in before any rain gets here”. No. I didn’t even get dressed before the rain started. Now I have slightly damp washing, not much but just enough I need to hang things out so they don’t go musty.
At least the tomatoes will enjoy being planted in this weather.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
At a party. They started playing never have I ever. Sister drunk to some things that I didn’t expect. I have deduced that she might have a crush on the co-worker she always talks about. He is ten years older.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
That game is a doozy!! Gotta be sober enough to know when to lie!
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
ugh . Was gonna fit together the corten and prep the area where it’s gonna sit.
them remembered I’m gonna inset it in ground, and ughhh out comes the sander pull of the surface rust now I clean and dry them and now I crommelin them and god damn humidity extends curing times means what shoulda been three of them done on a fine day is one done and I’ll do another one tomorrow and another one on Monday and then wait a week before putting the fuckers in so it’s got time to fully cure.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
I have a feeling some of those are new words
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Please stop negging me when i comment about my day
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Fish curry was a success. I was a bit worried the sauce was missing something, but once cooked with the fish & marinade ingredients it was perfect.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Not much storm here. One distant rumble and a brief shower, then back to blue skies again. Looking at the radar it mostly started north and east of Ballarat, with Werribee area across to Melton getting most of the worst of it so far.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
I thought I heard thunder just now. But nah, was just the neighbours wheelie bin.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
sunny skies here
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Oooh storms INCOMING from the west. Woke up from my nap in time to close the windows at least. Now next job is some washing and chopping of framers market haul and then to stop second guessing about where to hang the pinboard and just do it.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Magpie sees cat
That was weird. There was a magpie sitting on the fence just chilling and watching me for ages. I didn’t make any wrong moves so it kind of relaxed and turned its back to me, had a sing, had a scratch. Then Melbcat wandered out of her spot under some plants and it was paying a lot of attention. But not flying away? I told the bird it was fine, she couldn’t see it, be cool. I turned around acting like the situation was fine, and Melbcat already laid down in another spot. It sat there for a little while watching us before flying off the fence and I heard it singing next door. She probably would have got swooped if alone though. Hopefully my presence vouches for her but if the magpie hurtles down I might regretfully have to umbrella it
SituationCake@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Not all magpies swoop, and those that do only do it during nesting season, which is over now. Befriend your Magpie, they are awesome birds.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
It’s time to put the air con on. First time this summer. Went to the garden shop this morning, bought some flower seedlings and strawberry plants. Will plant them out later this afternoon when it’s not too hot.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
That is a good plan. I just finished planting my tomato seedlings, and it was definitely too hot.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Last night Melbcat petitioned to go outside. Not a chance, not at night.
But she’s not going to let me walk this back. 30 minute timer got put on and if I’m not up to any longer we go back inside.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Will she tolerate a harness? Go for a walk or means you could tie her up on a long lead for some outdoor time and you can rest inside?
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Oh we’ve done that. She wouldn’t tolerate it and managed to get her arm out out of the strap style harness, then I bought a vest style one and she refused to walk on the leash. I actually gave away the leash itself after disuse.
I could try again and see if she gets used to it when allowed to just sit but she wants to roam around further than a leash allows and finds wearing it a stressor.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
nice day to go into the city/brunnie
will look for some vintage LPs 🙂
later guys 😘
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Blacksound records have a VCR TV that plays old love concerts of metal bands. They have a bunch of old and new metal vinyls.
I don’t have a record player so I haven’t gone in there, so I can’t tell you what they have really. But they seem to specialise in metal.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
big ass spider in the shower
in bathroom, getting ready, look in shower, what are those black things poking out from under the plastic shower mat. Too thick to be some of my hair, and there is no way threads could be there. I have an inkling, lift mat from other edge, legs, big ass spider hiding under there. He tries to escape but down the drain he goes, I feel a little a guilty. It was a nasty looking one.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Huntsmans get a free pass from me this year.
So many bugs down here this year (which is good). Just not in the house. Leaving it to the experts.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
not a huntsman, a nasty black one
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Gesso’d two canvases. Two more layers to go and then I’ll leave them until I think of something. But this dumbarse technique of mine may get more elaborate.
spoiler
Because I’ve remembered that water based gesso can be tinted with acrylic paint for a toned ground rather than onerously grinding it in, acrylics can be used for quick dry underpainting before putting oils over the top, and gesso can possibly be used in place of Magic White. So start out with my already modified acrylic wet on wet for the base to get that blended Bob Ross perspective fade and block out some areas, let it dry, and then add in the details with either acrylics or oils (for better texture or to cover any streakiness)? It would certainly make producing paintings faster. And neither added linseed oil or solvent enters the picture at any point so it is safer fumes wise for people who don’t have a separate workspace and/or have kids or pets.
When something becomes workable I’ll call it “mixed media” and claim it’s a “Masterclass” that allows you to learn multiple techniques in one course. Then sell classes to rich people on Class Bento /s
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Ooh yay that’s a start!!
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
So something that amuses and bemuses me, is that the Owners Corp of my building got contractors in to install double glazed windows.
Except, they only installed them on our back bedrooms. They neglected the sliding doors and windows of the first bedroom and the entire wall of the living room being sliding glass door and window.
There’s no heater or aircon in the back bedroom; that’s in the living room.
Is installing double glaze in the bedroom furthest from the rest of the apartment really going to help anything?
diagram of my apartment to show you how stupid they are
I’m still losing heat and cold through the big wall of normal glass IN FRONT OF THE SPLIT SYSTEM
SituationCake@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Seems odd to me, but maybe you could write them an email to ask?
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Happened a couple of years ago now, but I won’t stop being annoyed when it’s really hot or really cold lol!
bacon@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
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A roast boar and a barrel of ale Merci
bacon@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Eye shadow experiment continues. Today is sparkly lime green with dark bronze eyeliner. Looks ok, very much a statement, not natural at all.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Celebrating our 20th this weekend in the city.
Fancy hotel, nice restaurant, drinks at bar.
We gonna tear it up…as long it sensible to get in on the breakfast at the hotel
But seriously, we love acting stupid and harmless in public.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
sounds cool
congrats and have fun,
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Congratulations 🎉🍾
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Sounds great, congratulations 👏🏼🍾🥂
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Congrats and have an excellent weekend!!
SituationCake@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Congratulations! Hope the food is good and the cocktails delicious.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Congrats and have a fantastic time!