Old pic, very suitable mood
Discussion Thread 🐈⬛ Friday 27 March 2026
Submitted 2 days ago by melbaboutown@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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Catfish@aussie.zone 2 days ago
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Dog sitting update.
Neighbour asked me if it’s okay if him and his missus stay out till late and can dog stay here.
I benevolently agreed…not letting onto that the dog has been walked, fed and is currently snuggled up to me on the couch.
I’m sleeping on the couch tonight it seems.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Neighbour is dogsitting an Australian shepherd this week. The dog’s owner is a mutual friend.
Neighbour had to run errands today and the dog is crying. Messaged neighbour that I’m taking the dog to my house (have keys to his joint) and he can stay out longer.
Doggo is snoozing on the couch right now and has made himself at home.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I understand there’s a connection with the Basque sheepherders of early California - I believe they were the first to develop the breed. Only reasonable I reckon to call a dog with absolutely NO connection to Australia an Australian Shepherd. We already had kelpies and heelers so not needed by us as working dogs.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Kind of like Outback steakhouse, which has zero to do with Australia. The founders never even been here.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Is that a blue heeler?
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Tis it’s own breed, bred in California from imported collies.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
aw
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I messaged the dog’s owner and said next time he wants a dogsitter we’re here (literally next door).
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Do a little dance 🕺💃 Make a little love 💕 Get down tonight 👇 🌃 Get down tonight 👇 🌃
🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Cheeeeeers 🎶🍷
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Cheers Habib 🍻
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I’m so enjoying having functional internet. I didn’t for most of yesterday
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Pizza time at work today because we work off a whack ass financial year here
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I wuz nearly blown away. 🫠
the beach was clean and new sand sand laid down, very few shells but I did get some big cart rut shells
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Oh that’s beautiful
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
😊 This is my little beach that is 5 min walk from my front door to sand and it’s so nice to have a clean beach, so sick of piles of seaweed everywhere. No hiking here , just easy sand.
The cart shells are drying. 🐚
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
It’s wild and wet out there. Not sure where little dude goes in bad weather because it’s not home. I bought bedding straw to put in the round plastic bin I have and a tarp for now. Hopefully set up a dry area tomorrow
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Aw puss will be alright. They’re tough little guys, true survivors. I’m sure he’ll be rapt with the straw :3
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
If he even comes back into the area… I’ve been changing the area a lot which cats hate
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 days ago
That’s incredibly kind of you :)
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I’m doing too much but have been getting genuinely anxious over this cat.
duncan_bayne@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Not sure where little dude goes in bad weather because it’s not home.
If he’s anything like our past cats, to the nearest place with an open fire that feeds him treats.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 2 days ago
How do you know he is not going home? I think you mentioned he has owners?
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
It was raining and when it slowed to a drizzle he went past in all the wet. At night. (My council has a cat curfew.) There’s also a flattened area in a nook under the eaves which he may be using as shelter.
Afaik he’s “owned” but there’s a lot of owners who let them live as outside cats and do jackshit to care for them. And it has happened before that a cat was suddenly coming to me much more because his owner had moved away leaving him behind :(
tone212_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Has anyone had a “canker sore” on their tongue before? I just woke up with this sore yesterday. Eating has now become a painful experience. Food has to be in liquid form to go down and even then it still hurts. Booked in with the doc for later today.
Dinner will need to some kind of soup.
Stress caused apparently, it’s amazing how much stress messes up our physical health too.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Rub some Vegemite on it, that stings but can help. Or get some Chlorofluor oral gel from the chemist.
Make sure you’re up on B12
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 days ago
yup.
Xylocaine. Gel. not ointment. Safe for oral use. Available at chemist. will numb like the dickens.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Oh yes. I got sick as a kid with something that caused them and now I get one or two mild ones often if I am about to come down with the flu. Salt water gargle bit weirdly avoid salty or acidic food. Bonjela helps (do they still make that?)
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Happy birthday YarraByte! Thanks Melba for the thread. I see YarraByte is off celebrating today
_miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Ugh! Random agoraphobia while out at the shops for ramen ingredients. Do not want. What the heck.
At least the ramen slaps.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I feel you
SituationCake@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Hope you got to somewhere where you felt better.
_miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Thank you! Was a very quick whip around the shop and felt safe when I got back to the car.
Probably just a convo if lack of sleep with the storms last night and a busy work week. Weekend recovery is on the cards.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I ventured to the local NQR store for the first time today. I’m not sure if I like going there for the value or because they have different things to buy. I’ve stocked up on salmon, in the form of both burgers and frozen cooked chunks. I also got some turkey schnitzels and a frozen veg mix.
There was one small mess up - I thought I was buying a bottle of shampoo and two of conditioner, but it was actually two shampoos and one conditioner. As I always use the conditioner quicker this will lead to a significant imbalance.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I accidentally bought the wrong soil for orchids 😵
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Just skip Autumn and go straight to Winter I see.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Gimme dat cold ocean.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Autumn is always windy so this is normal
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Made it home from footy.
I’m going to bed with a glass of water the size of my head
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Yeah this tarp has liberated itself from half the clamps and tried to sail the world. The sheer size of it lets it catch too much air. It’s also released a flap that’s in the way of where he jumps out of the yard.
Will try to order a couple of shitty Kmarget tarps and reassess.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Today is the worst day to have a tarp outside
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
It was wanting to go around the world in 80 days
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I’ve had a pleasantly productive day at work (a nice change from this week’s programming) and have footy tickets tonight.
Ver good
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Got my first bunting from Sammy today, and Cerys gave them their first hiss (not a bad one, she zoomed forward to eat a snack they’d accidentally bunted under the door and they were all up in her business so she said back off. Ears up and tail unfloofed). They also saw the electronic shutters open for the first time today and it blew their kitty minds
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Bunting already, happy boy.
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 days ago
oh he’s full on cuddling at this point. Pick him up and he lies across my chest, head on my shoulder purrr purrr purr.
Most animals tend to do that anyway, IDK why but everyone loves the boobies.
Eagle@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Oh the joys ❤️
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
They all sound like they have settled in well. 😸😸😸
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Puffer jackets are blooming in the streets of this town like flowers in springtime. Tho I did see one holdout wearing shorts & thongs - with a puffer jacket on top. People are weird.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Shorts and a puffer is premium.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Not gonna lie. Trackies and hoodie this morning is 100% my vibe.
Pity we’re back to high 20’s next week.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
This crappy ebay reader claims that this cat doesn’t have a chip, but due to its quality it can’t really be trusted. And he was trying to come inside 😭
No idea what the future holds… I’m currently barely able to look after myself let alone have another pet. But I might see if I can get hold of a higher quality scanner. I’ve rehoisted the sail and set the bin up with the straw bedding so I hope he finds it.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
hugs, you’re doing great, really 🫂
and so kind to black cat, straw is like the best bed for cats, so warm and healthy 🐈⬛
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I need to rebuild the frame of the enclosure he was initially hiding under and half hide the bin-bed… that might feel more secure to him
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Well, I’m playing Doom Eternal. Lets just say it won’t come up on my steam profile if you get what I’m sayin
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Did you know denuvo has been bypassed?
Games are “coming out” days after their official release.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I saw the update about that. And it actually gives a performance boost comprable to a graphics card upgrade
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
If the wind dies down a little I might nip on down to the close beach to see what the storms have brought in.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
cats like oodies
just sayin’
SituationCake@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Filled up the car today. We are lucky that due to work from home options, and most things we need are close a drive we won’t need to fill up again for a good while. Feel bad for those driving diesels that don’t have such lucky circumstances.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I definitely bought way too much tarp for my needs… I’ve quickly secured it the best I can but that thing is billowing like a spinnaker. It’s probably not going to stay. Adjustments will have to be made to redirect runoff or prevent pooling too.
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 days ago
not just for her comfort, but yours. She’s there with you.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I wish she was :(
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 days ago
❤️
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Weighed myself today. Lost 5kg in less than two weeks due to the depression. Jfc.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Would you have a postal box to send a can of Ensure powder to?
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Nah I don’t have a PO box, but I’m honestly not adverse to giving you my address lol, I trust you.
I also appreciate your offer immensely 🙏 I’ve just lacked an appetite at all, so eating has become a major chore. I have soup I can reheat tonight, but I’ll let you know if this doesn’t stop 💜💜💜 you are truly the kindest soul
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I am just 1000 steps away from completing this weeks fitness goals. 💪🏃♀️
At the moment I’m still focusing mostly on just working out a baseline for what I can actually do and what timing works out best. I have definitely lost a lot of strength since the last time I was doing exercise, I’m tired out by a very low level of work at the moment.
The treadmill has been working well, being able to watch a video while I walk makes it much easier to motivate myself to get a few extra steps at the end of the day if I need to (and will definitely be much easier once winter hits). It also has a wi-fi connection to a phone app so I can create my own programs, so I’ve got a basic interval program to start with to try and up my capacity to be able to do some running as well. It does fold away really easily too, so I can also use the same space for doing my weights and it is still usable as a study. I
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
beach
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I GOT A FUCKING FULL NIGHTS SLEEP!!!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 days ago
This makes me so happy to hear!!!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Thank you!
I destroyed my body at the gym the day before so it seems like that’s the key to all this lol.