danwritesbooks
@danwritesbooks@aussie.zone
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧋 Tuesday 17 June 2025 2 days ago:
I know I should get over it, but do you think it’s ‘ok’ to be miffed about donating something to someone and not even getting a thank you in return?
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧋 Tuesday 17 June 2025 2 days ago:
The dream somehow turns into action movie about guitarist saving a country from some kind of chemical warfare.
Desperado in Australia. I’m down for this.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍕 Thursday 12 June 2025 1 week ago:
How is it I started work at 9, I’ve been here 18 hours, yet it’s not even 1:30? (Today is going soooo slooooow)
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐢 Wednesday 11 June 2025 1 week ago:
Mainly just work and uni and placement and writing and just trying to have a non-tech life at times. Too many irons in the fire.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐢 Wednesday 11 June 2025 1 week ago:
Howdy all.
I have not been here for a long long time. Life has certainly got in the way of everything.
Hope you are all doing well and life has been good.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐢 Wednesday 11 June 2025 1 week ago:
I got into westerns a few years back as well. I even wrote some western short stories set in Tasmania and have a couple more planned.
The 2010 remake of True Grit is fantastic. Hailey Steinfeld was amazing in it. High Noon is a movie you have to add to your list. It’s my favourite western (and top 3 overall movie for me. Funnily enough, Out of Sight is top 3 for me too and that’s a Elmore Leonard novel - add that to your Leonard novel reading list).
Anything Clint Eastwood western is going to be good. Justified TV show for a neo-western (also based on Elmore Leonard). They adapted Get Shorty into a TV series too which was pretty good.
Jackie Brown is based off Rum Punch.
The Tall T, 3:10 to Yuma are westerns based off a Leonard short stories too.
Honestly, you are spoiled for choice with Elmore Leonard and westerns/adaptions.
- Comment on Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 4 March 2025 3 months ago:
I loathe them. The revving, the constant rumble, it grates on me to the point I might turn into a mindless murderer. We have a guy who uses it almost daily at work, and just lets it idle and…urgh.
- Comment on Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 4 March 2025 3 months ago:
After an almost 2 month wait I got my final 2 assignment results back from last teaching period.
I was pretty certain I nailed one and the other I was iffy about.
The one I nailed, I “only” got an 82. Which is good and I am happy about but I thought I would have done better.
The one I was iffy about, 90. Now that I am chuffed about.
- Comment on Discussion Thread: Friday, 28 February 2025 3 months ago:
I put on Iron Man the other day and AC/DCs Back in Black comes on and my daughter goes “I like this music. Is it old people music?” I swear my back started aching as soon as those words left her mouth.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday 18 February 2025 ☕️ 3 months ago:
I usually have veggies with dinner - snow peas, beans, 1 or 2 types of capsicum and zucchini. Sometimes carrot if I can be bothered peeling, sometimes mushies
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday 18 February 2025 ☕️ 3 months ago:
How did my package go from NSW to Launceston to the Ausport Depot 5 minutes from home in Tassie to Adelaide and now in Melbourne?
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday 18 February 2025 ☕️ 3 months ago:
Cold certainly ain’t an issue.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday 18 February 2025 ☕️ 3 months ago:
That would be the only issue. If something happens, there wouldn’t be anyone else to be able to get her. I’d (hopefully) be teaching in the area.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday 18 February 2025 ☕️ 3 months ago:
I haven’t been to Ballarat in many many years. What’s it like now?
It seems so much bigger and I think it has a lot of what I need in terms of moving back to Melbourne (well Victoria) and housing prices is within my budget. It also has gymnastics and other things my little one would want to continue doing so it definitely sounds appealing on paper.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, 17 February 2025 3 months ago:
This is awesome. Thank you :)
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, 17 February 2025 3 months ago:
Hadn’t considered oil…
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, 17 February 2025 3 months ago:
I have floured the board and hands previously, but my work area isn’t the best and I need a bigger board too (and one that doesn’t move). Thanks!
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, 17 February 2025 3 months ago:
Thanks! I’ll take a look. Might save me a headache.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, 17 February 2025 3 months ago:
I have tried flour to the hands, and it does seem to improve it a bit. But the rest of what you said I haven’t. I will give it a go. Thanks :)
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, 17 February 2025 3 months ago:
Thanks. I’m going to try make a pizza from scratch next weekend to put in the smoker so trying to figure out ways to avoid the sticky problem. I’ll see if I can grab a dough scraper as well :)
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, 17 February 2025 3 months ago:
I have a question for our bakers and chefs and general kitchen superstars - whenever I try to make something doughy - like pretzels or scones - the mix is always way too sticky. I follow the advice on the ingredients, but yeah, too sticky so I end up essentially eating half the mix off my fingertips.
Any suggestions on how to combat this? Is it simply needing to add more flour?
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Monday, 17 February 2025 3 months ago:
What kind of bike did you get?
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Friday, 7 February 2025 4 months ago:
Hey you! Play this game!
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: ☄️ Monday, 20 January, 2025 4 months ago:
She has a shelf life.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍝🍟🌭 Friday, 17 January, 2025 4 months ago:
My not pet peeve today is little ones mum has (essentially) given the all good for little one to move to Melbourne with me so that is one gigantic hurdle cleared.
Things may change and we will discuss it more in depth later on, but for now it means I can move ahead with preliminary plans. It’s a relief.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🍝🍟🌭 Friday, 17 January, 2025 4 months ago:
My irrational pet peeve today is seeing these cooking videos on social media where the people are just so aggressively doing things. Jerking oven doors open. Very deliberate and slow deep cutting of meat. Throwing seasoning on food.
Saltbae would be rolling in his grave.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🌖🌕🌘 Monday, 13 January, 2025 5 months ago:
Had a great time in Melbourne. The Jurassic World exhibition was a lot of fun. Took little one into the city and the National Art Gallery which she enjoyed.
But more importantly, Slurpees were a hit and she is more convinced than ever to move back to Melbourne.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🚏 Thursday, 9 January, 2025 5 months ago:
One night back in Melbourne and sleeping in an oven has me reconsidering moving back here. Dear lord…
- Comment on Daily discussion thread: 👨🔬 8 January, 2025 5 months ago:
Has anyone been to the Jurassic World Exhibition in Brunswick? Is it any good? Thinking of taking my daughter there tomorrow or Friday.
- Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🎆🎇🍻 Tuesday, 31 December, 2024 5 months ago:
Wishing you all a Happy New Year! Have fun and stay safe :-)