Today’s weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 18°C, max - 32°C. 95% chance of no rain

Tomorrow is back down to 22°C with 3 days of rain, so make sure to get your washing done today!

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    4·
    18 days ago

    I worked fucking hard to day. Washing, organised my linen press, cleaned bathroom cupboard. Threw out a heap of shit. Donated a heap of shit (good shit that I don’t need). I’m having a beer soon.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      1·
      19 days ago

      Pay no attention to the theatrics, it’s a distraction to the much worse things they are doing.

      Trump has shown he has received his shopping lists from Putin and is proceeding with the purge of Putin’s enemies and the enemies of crime ( thankfully only administrative purge, so far )

      And Trump has received his payment through money laundering grifts of cyber money releases

    • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      1·
      19 days ago

      I swear we can’t even go to sleep anymore without America or the yanks doing stupid shit

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    2·
    18 days ago

    Never seen the reddit algorithm so brazenly trying to trigger an emotional reaction. The amount of American BS when I haven’t clicked on any of that stuff in over 2 months is really really… pathetic. that’s the word for it. Its like a socially inept person trying to bate you into an argument. you almost feel sorry for it.

    I know i pitched it yesterday, but I cannot overstate how great it is to just not give a shit. If you dont have to engage then dont. Its not our fight, and your mental health will thank you.

    • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      1·
      18 days ago

      I generally like laughing at it and saying “typical American”. That said, my Lemmy has been a lot nicer since I added these words to my third party apps blocklist:

      And my third party app for reddit never actually stopped working. Something to do with being a mod apparently. So I just put the same words in over there and it’s a lot nicer!

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
        1·
        18 days ago

        Oh damn, I looked. The elongated one barely even tried to disguise that gesture… 😬

        Tomorrow Belongs To Me from Cabaret plays

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    2·
    18 days ago

    Felt mega tired today and had blurry vision, and so I just lay on the couch listening to jazz music. Managed a bit of guitar and then the dog was pawing me to pat him.

    We also got news on Geoffrey the dog’s lump. It was cancerous, but the vet thinks they removed it all because they also removed a 2mm margin around the lump.

    Now I’ve got some friends coming to pick me up, and I shall go outside properly.

    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      18 days ago

      Aww so glad for Geoffrey! Such a strong boi!! 💪🏼

      Enjoy! Today has been too hot and sad, go enjoy yourself and the cool breeze! ☺️💜

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    2·
    19 days ago

    Warm bad. I need to wake up early to make phone calls but don’t see myself sleeping soon.

    I’m also thinking ahead to Autumn when an arsehole neighbour’s tree always drops all its garbage leaves in my yard, and wondering if I have the energy to maintain a compost bin. It might also deal with the grass clippings from where another neighbours creeping grass has taken over…

    That however would require shelling out for a big inexpensive plastic bin and a drill. And being able to do the physical work.

    I don’t even know what the cheapest drill is that is ok. Or if it’s worth buying for occasional use. I could try a tool library but it seems like a hassle

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    2·
    19 days ago

    Felt quite gluggy when I woke up this morning so I’m working from home. I have a bit more of a cough and a runny nose now so I’m sure people appreciate me not going into the office

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    2·
    18 days ago

    Whaaaaat, catch.com.au is finally shutting down after being around for so long. Barely used it but I wonder why, I guess they can’t compete with the likes of amazon/temu etc

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    2·
    18 days ago

    My local IGA does pork crackle. Making banh mis is simple as now. They also do fresh sushi rolls and coffee. I want to know what other IGAs do out there.

    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
      0·
      18 days ago

      Piedmonte’s in North Fitzroy does nice fresh home cooked meals packaged for one - ready to heat and eat. I’ve lost count of the number of chicken stroganoffs with rice & veg I’ve bought when I cbf cooking. Their lasagne is meh, but the porchetta with noodles & veg meal is pretty legit too. Also their Italian Rice Salad - which is deeeelicious when heated up a bit in the microwave. They also do a nice roast chook too - bit heavy on the salt for my taste but always well cooked and juicy. They also sell vacuum packs of the ends of the smallgoods rolls all chopped up and ready to go on pizza or whatever. Yummmmm. Very cheap way to enjoy very expensive smallgoods. Like $4 will buy 300g of a variety of amazing sausages like regional calabrese and sopresso and expensive wood smoked hams of various sorts all costing over $30 per kilo and some of them over $70 per kilo. Great way to add amazing flavour to stews and cottage pies and stir fries and things.

      Pricing generally is a touch above Colesworth standard but worth it if you cbf cooking. They price their just before due date meat very well, and I’ve had a lot of delicious bargains from them. Particularly the flat iron steak which is a fab fave of mine. I tend not to buy veg/fruit from them as Psarakos Market is better and cheaper, but for ready meals and meat Piedmonte’s is excellent. They also stock 1000 lire pasta as ready meals as well as the usual suspects like Corelogic - these are nice but pricey. Good range of vego and vegan stuff too.

      The Miller St IGA has a limited range of fresh stuff, and has a good range of frozen stuff but don’t bother going there for a major shop of ingredients. Good for emergencies when you can’t be arsed going further afield. Their range of speciality chocolate is impressive. Good stock turnover, which makes me think that people are shopping there quite a bit even if I don’t.

      I’m missing my local bakery, which is on holiday until late January - their banh mi is superb! Also their tiger rolls. Only 8 days to go until they’re back in business. Can hardly wait.

  • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
    2·
    19 days ago

    I did the meat of my work. The written questions and assessments are done now. But I’ve also got emails to write. Which is easy enough, I write emails all the time! But I have to read through work health and safety policies for a fictional organisation, cross reference with the irl occupational health and safety act, and then reference things in the emails. So it requires a bit more brain capacity than I currently have the space for. That’s a tomorrow job

    Night peoples

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    2·
    18 days ago

    My old manager is happy to advocate for the pay rise!!! It’s no guarantee but it’s a start :)

    Edit: She’s going to try for the amount that I asked for which is all I wanted really. Still going to interview for new roles just in case though.