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[โ€“] Nath@aussie.zone 12 points 6 months ago (4 children)

My father in law loves jigsaw puzzles. This one is his latest. I think it's borderline evil, and question whether it should be legal to sell in shops. He seemed to like it, though.

[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I once did this one. Forget how many pieces it was, but it was pretty evil. Mordillo cartoon of field of flowers

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

I thought it was a tub of textas.

[โ€“] Pilk@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

He might like many of the The Play Group puzzles, including this 1000 piece jigsaw in which the pieces change colour depending on the direction you view them. Aussie company too.

[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

I think Iโ€™d be justifiably murdered if I bought that. Boyo is colourblind in a way that causes disco strobing. That puzzle would be way beyond evil.

[โ€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago

That's nasty

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[โ€“] Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Goodnight everyone โค๏ธ

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[โ€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 9 points 6 months ago (7 children)

I've decided that all I'm going to eat today is cheese and crackers. I'm an adult, I'm allowed to do that.

[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Um if you live anywhere near a CBM it will be worth your while to venture out.

cheese & crackers

[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

That's a goddamn sign from the gods if ever there was one

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All I have to do tomorrow is clean the house and work on my resume. Easy peasy.

Goodnight everyone โค๏ธ

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

slept half sitting up in my oodie , I am so sick of this sore back ,

the thing is that by the end of the day I'm really sore, this makes it hard to sleep, sleep heals my back so this means I sleep best later in the night and morning

probably should go to bed a few hours earlier , eh

thank you for listening to my lame whine

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[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Somebody has learnt how to open the cupboard and break into the UHT milk. We are doomed

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Resting my feet at my accom in Tokyo after many hours of train rides. I'm not going to bother going out for dinner tonight, I have ekiben I haven't eaten yet. I really feel flat and exhausted. No sake tonight, just lots of sleep and tomorrow I shall be up and on my feet for some vigorous walking in the rain. Found a coffee place nearby that is actually open from 7:30 - a rarity in Japan where most cafes open from 10 or 11 (๐Ÿ˜ข) - gonna head there and then just ramble around and explore. I realise I have some people I need to get gifts for or they'll be a bit annoyed, so time to start looking...

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[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

95% of my google feed is food, cleaning and workouts. The other 5%, I have no interest in but they're hoping I will.

[โ€“] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Went to see some Valais sheep today. Those lambs are cute.

The boys knew exactly what to do as well. They went straight for the Lucerne and started putting it through the fence

[โ€“] underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Pilk@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Imagine posting about baby animals and not supplying imagery.

[โ€“] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Here's the best I got of the sheep. I think my girlfriend will have more of them, I was focusing on the boys

[โ€“] Pilk@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

So cute. The kids and the lambs in one shot would be too powerful anyway.

[โ€“] SituationCake@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Got my flu vax yesterday, and have a sore arm as a result. Woke myself up several times already by rolling over onto it. Sleep is very light and tossing and turning anyway, which is probably why. So Iโ€™ve given up and am phone scrolling in the hope Iโ€™ll get sleepy even though I know thatโ€™s the wrong solution. Havenโ€™t had this with previous flu vax. Annoying.

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[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago

Going to be a cold night tonight. Stay warm. ๐Ÿ˜˜

[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago

I went for a walk when it was still morning. I think I've outdone myself today.

Time to get the laser out for Mickey and work off his winter blubber lol

[โ€“] Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

So I have Night Eating Syndrome. This is because I'm calorie restricted during the day as part of my weight cut.

Now it's serious. I'll be adding extra food to dinner just to make sure this doesn't continue.

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think the trick is to eat later and go to bed earlier so you close that gap. Easier said than done.

I'm giving that a go tonight. Eat at 8:30ish and crash at 10pm. I have insomnia so I take a sleeping pill. Makes it easier to crash whenever I want.

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago

I have to eat something when I take aspirin or nurofen, makes it a little harder to restrict food

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Cripes, the prices on electric trikes.

Also where I live the bike infrastructure is 'there' and has a good reputation but was not actually that great in my personal experience. (Back when I was still strong enough to somewhat ride.) Bike lanes can have parked cars encroaching on them, obstructions like cracked asphalt or tree roots, or still force you to ride across an intersecting road. Some merge unexpectedly into a main road and there can be long stretches of pedaling uphill.

On the few rides I was able to manage before selling my (heavy, unpowered) trike on, I was literally riding on the road with the cars and having to chuck Ueys across lanes just to get to the local shop and back. That was before having a pet. I don't think I'd feel ok doing that with Melbcat on board.

And knowing my area the thing would probably get stolen, either from outside the vet/shop or out from under me.

It'd be great if there was more bike friendly infrastructure like in the Netherlands. Or some alternative to mobility scooters, which don't let you carry anything.

[โ€“] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

It's not cheap bit have a look at the Cube hybrid trike. It has cargo storage and a joint in the middle to be a bit more nimble. Otherwise there are a bunch of electric cargo trikes. If you're already paying a premium you might as well get some storage space

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[โ€“] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

Went to Superpark yesterday morning with the family, got us all moving and had a ball! I consider myself to have a degree of work fitness, but still have a bit of a sore glute this morning! Loved it, the coffee was also acceptable but the food was pretty basic. Then we went to the biggest lolly shop in Australia (highpoint) and was underwhelmed to say the least. Very pricey, lots of shit American lollies and not much European. Would not recommend. Some cool animatronics. If you must go, do not under any circumstances purchase loose candy which is not prepackaged.

[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

Smoke alarms at 5am is not my idea of a nice Sunday morning.

[โ€“] Baku@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I watched a "horror" movie tonight with the housemate at the cinemas, tarot. It was an odd one. Mostly just cheap jumpscares mixed with a couple of funny scenes. The plot was okay, I guess, but nothing spectacular. The whole scare factor was basically just comprised of jumpscares and without much actual creep. I mean look at this shit. I stopped paying attention because I was trying to contain my laughter. So bad it's good kind of thing

[โ€“] Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The last horror film that got me was "Get out". Admittedly I'm black so maybe that had something to do with it.

Rich progressives terrify me.

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

do nightmares count as horror movies

i dreamt i was the prisoner of an evil dwarf and i couldn't get away, i think i called out in my sleep waking my self up

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Breakfast ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

[โ€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Cheese and crackers please

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago

๐Ÿง€๐Ÿ˜

[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think Chef fell asleep again.

๐Ÿง€๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง…๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿฅ’๐Ÿง€

[โ€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Damn your cheese and crackers are fancy. Chef better watch out

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[โ€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago (6 children)
[โ€“] SituationCake@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago

I got 15/50 mostly guesses. Tough one today!

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