Thornburywitch
@Thornburywitch@aussie.zone
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍷 Friday 31st July 2026 2 days ago:
Its’ been a weird ass day at work. Nuffin happening. I’ve even caught up on the filing and shredding. Next week could be brutal or could be a wasteland - atm we are just waiting to see. Might go home early.
The entire accounting profession is holding its breath for the implementation of the Anti Money Laundering (AML) rules that kick in on Saturday. If your accountant hasn’t contacted you about this, they probably will soon. Cos they have to verify your identity on a regular basis before they can do anything more than process your tax return. And we have to verify their identity before we can do anything for them too. The double handling of simple processes is going to be the true debacle imo. We’ve automated as much as we can as permitted by the legislation, but there’s a limit to what we can do in that respect.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍷 Friday 31st July 2026 2 days ago:
Just take you 16 marrowbones, and make him eat them all …
You devil you. Looks yum though.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍷 Friday 31st July 2026 3 days ago:
Is those 100s & 1000s? Or very small smarties?
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦌 Thursday 30 July 2026 3 days ago:
Pretty!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦌 Thursday 30 July 2026 3 days ago:
Never too late to start.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦌 Thursday 30 July 2026 4 days ago:
Toasted ham & egg sammo and coffee please chef.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥳 Tuesday 28 July 2026 6 days ago:
Bill Oddie was keeping her in power. Once he was gone …
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥳 Tuesday 28 July 2026 6 days ago:
Thanks chef!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥳 Tuesday 28 July 2026 6 days ago:
Hot dog with mustard and onions and a LARGE coffee please chef.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 27 July 2026 6 days ago:
Awaiting superpowers …
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 27 July 2026 6 days ago:
Chef, that’s choice.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 27 July 2026 1 week ago:
I think my dna has been irretrievably altered - I’m looking forward to seeing what new superpowers are unlocked for me.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 27 July 2026 1 week ago:
I am alert but not alarmed (yet) - just over 4 hours to go.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 27 July 2026 1 week ago:
Earplugs and a large whiskey and soda please chef.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍜 Friday 24 July 2026 1 week ago:
He’s still around. Gets on/off the 11 tram at the Houses of Parliament most days. He recently got a new or possibly repaired carrot.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍜 Friday 24 July 2026 1 week ago:
A nice beefsteak with 2 eggs over easy, hash browns and a pot of tea please chef.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦜 Thursday 23 July 2026 1 week ago:
And spuds & sweet potatoes wrapped in tinfoil and baked in the ashes.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦜 Thursday 23 July 2026 1 week ago:
Kibble only until they realise just how lucky they usually are. They will not starve.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🤓 Wednesday 22 July 2026 1 week ago:
I believe so. The ones to watch out for are Vitamin A and Vitamin E for overdoses which can kill you or make you very sick. Excess quantities of most other vitamins just get pissed out and don’t do too much damage en route. Vitamin C in particular gets pissed out if taken in large quantities.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🤓 Wednesday 22 July 2026 1 week ago:
You can get B12 vitamins by injection from a doctor. Cost might be a factor. I haaaaated taking Maltofer. If you can source stinging nettles these are one of the richest sources of easily digestible iron after meat. But they gotta be steamed/wilted or they sting. If you want to go on a forage for nettles up and down Merri Creek this coming weekend - I’m up for that. Its prime nettle season right now.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥪 Tuesday 21 July 2026 1 week ago:
I think mine would be 'Plan? What plan?". The follow up self-help book would be “The Untapped Power of Impulse Motivated Action”.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🚀 Monday 20 July 2026 1 week ago:
Or ex-kindergarten teachers.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫠 Friday 17 July 2026 2 weeks ago:
username checks out
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫠 Friday 17 July 2026 2 weeks ago:
Thanks chef!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🫠 Friday 17 July 2026 2 weeks ago:
Tepache and croissants with pineapple jam please chef.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🙂 Thursday 16 July 2026 2 weeks ago:
Flower of skin???
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🙂 Thursday 16 July 2026 2 weeks ago:
There’s a reason why kids back in the day had to earn their ‘pen licence’ to use a fountain pen in class. And it wasn’t just because they had to be trustworthy enough not to poke out the eyes of the kid in the next seat.
Actually writing with one is dead easy in copperplate or chancery hand, but standard round script is a lot harder with a fountain pen as that script is designed for biro usage. So it depends on what script you were taught as a kid for handwriting.
The real problem with fountain pens is re-filling it. If it’s a cartridge refill, that’s fairly easy but the consumables aren’t as easy to find nowadays. If the refill protocol is from a bottle of ink, then things can get messy very fast as the bladder arrangement inside the pen that holds the ink ALWAYS leaks. Also finding suitable ink, as not all inks are suitable for writing nowadays. A lot of the bottles on sale at Daiso etc. are intended for art/craft/calligraphy, and are formulated differently. eg take longer to dry.
The nibs are important too - the correct nib for the job makes using a fountain pen sooooo much easier. You’ll need a pen-wiper of some sort and a supply of blotting paper too.
Best of luck! Fountain pens can be fun but are not really a substitute for a biro for everyday usage. Hard to transport in a pocket or bag too.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 😃 Wednesday 15 July 2026 2 weeks ago:
Sometimes in winter gang-gangs are seen down on Merri Creek - presumably escaping the cold of the alpine terrain that they favour in summer. Maybe the black cockies are doing likewise.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 😃 Wednesday 15 July 2026 2 weeks ago:
Went outside just now and a flock of yellowtailed black cockatoos just flew overhead on Bridge Road. Never seen these before in Richmond.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍎 Monday 13 July 2026 3 weeks ago:
Crocodile burritos please chef.