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[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 20 points 3 months ago (5 children)
[โ€“] Duenan@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago
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[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 17 points 3 months ago (10 children)

going to do the good old fashioned walk into a place hiring with a smile and a CV and maybe a handshake

big pay cut if i get it but it is the line of work iโ€™ve always done and enjoyed instead of this random job i have right now

it will also bring regular breakfast back

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Good luck chef! Applying for jobs is daunting but you sound like you've got it together ๐Ÿฆพ

There's definitely something to be said about doing work you enjoy even if it pays less. We won't complain about regular breakfast returning either.

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Thank you!! Itโ€™s the exact line of work Iโ€™ve been telling people I want. I will feel much more relaxed too given it is work Iโ€™ve been doing on and off for a very long time. Offers some future too unlike what I do right now.

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[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

bought ticket for 1pm deadpool

i should really get up

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

got up 12 minutes before the bus arrives

[โ€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago

Performance: optimised

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

My anxiety could never

[โ€“] wscholermann@aussie.zone 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

For the first time in what seems like ages I haven't needed to turn any heating on. It's nice. I could get used to this.

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I had a night like that last week but I aired out my house today so it's gotten a little cold again. I can't wait to not need heating daily. Just about a month to go...

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[โ€“] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Straight into the mud.... At least he's now ok with getting in the shower.

Aaaaand....

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)
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[โ€“] AJSadauskas@aussie.zone 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's been a tough day in the office for Mr Snowy, who's now falling asleep at the desk.

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[โ€“] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 10 points 3 months ago (3 children)

So Mr P tested positive for covid today, but via some miracle or misadventure all the rest of us have tested negative. Thank goodness, as Miniest was at a party earlier and if she'd tested positive I'd have had to contact the parents ๐Ÿ˜ฌNow he is quarantined in his room moaning and demanding things lol.

[โ€“] AJSadauskas@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Oh that's no fun โ€” poor thing ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜ท

I remember a couple of months back when my partner had covid, it was a logistical nightmare.

She got the bedroom, I got the living room and slept on the couch.

We both wore masks if we had to be in the same room for any reason.

And then one day I gave her a bowl of soup and she managed to spill it all over the bed. (Thank heaven for mattress protectors!)

Making the bed while wearing gloves and a mask is not an experience I'm keen to repeat anytime soon!

The good news is she started getting better after a week or so. And had completely recovered after a month.

She first noticed her sense of smell was returning while walking past some smokers in front of Woolies.

"Do you smell that? Wait โ€” I can smell that! I can smell the smokers!" I don't think I've ever seen a nonsmoker so overjoyed at the smell of cigarette smoke! ๐Ÿ˜†

Anyway wishing Mr Peeler a speedy recovery. Yeah, it'll be tough, but hopefully he'll be feeling better in a week or two. Take care ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿซ‚

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[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 10 points 3 months ago

I want cooookiiieess to go with my evening cuppa... but I'm too lazy to wear real clothes to go to the shops... I'll save myself some calories tonight then ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Politics/classI feel like Australia is increasingly becoming stratified. There are people who are still a bit more protected but the people at the bottom are left fighting each other for scraps and dragging each other down like crabs in a bucket.

Occupy Melbourne was incoherent and quickly squashed but these are the living conditions that were predicted and protested

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago (4 children)

It has always been like this.

For a few decades the middle class forgot they were still part of the proletariat and weren't really independent bourgeoisie.

Occupy was a Russian front, ignore it.

What the Marxists never say, or maybe they never figured it out, is that America and Australia only had good post war living standards for the working classes because they were the only western countries that hadn't had their factories bombed to the shithouse. It meant we became primary and secondary industry powerhouses. But once industry had enough money again and factories could be built in places with cheaper labour we were doomed. That's what capitalism is.

me and my husband had to get professional jobs overseas to escape the old boy network and that was 25 years ago

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[โ€“] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)

Anti-gratitude thread.

Got like five hours of sleep and woke up late for work. Was a minute late. Every Sunday it's the same and I feel like I'm sacrificing my mental health for the sake of this three hour shift. But it's the only consistent shift I get. Time to look for a new job I reckon. Once I finish uni, I shall exit retail.

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

It's a beautiful looking day outside and I am once again trapped inside at work.

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[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

My first headache in years. Ouch. I think it's dust from the new old cupboard and spring glare

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[โ€“] Cendana@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago (5 children)

A major difference between my wife and I:

  • I spent 10 minutes banging a wooden spoon on a standard kitchen knife trying to open a coconut. I give up after the wooden spoon disintegrates, the coconut still closed.

  • My wife comes into the kitchen and swings the same knife at the coconut a few times. Less than a 30 seconds later, we have access to coconut water.

[โ€“] Pilk@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You obviously loosened it for her

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[โ€“] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Planning has begun for a trip to LA28 Olympics. Might as well tick that box before departing this mortal coil.

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[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago (10 children)

Back from the bellarine with yet another big bag o' lemons. Never ends! will have to give more away.

Starting to get thoughts about doing icy poles though.

Basically squeeze them into ice cube trays. thaw them out come summer. Chuck it in moulds (with water / sugar and some berries).. wait for it to freeze. Grab a drill, pour liquid-ish icecream in the holes, partially re-freeze, jab the stick in, then back in the freezer... hrmm.

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[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I had a dream last night that the woman buying my sewing machine on Marketplace accidentally gave me way too much money (like a couple of thousand instead of a hundred). I knew the right thing to do was to let her know and give the extra cash back, but holding a big wad of money was way too tempting. I was still wrestling between my decision as to whether to do the right thing or keep the money when I woke up.

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[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago

I am not ashamed to say that I cried at the end of Deadpool when the song came on.

[โ€“] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Random sunday braindump:

Had a BIG reset sleep last night. Feel asleep at 5:30. Woke up at 8 for a bite to eat and listened to podcasts for.a while then back asleep round ten for around 11 hours.

I knew I had not given myself enough rest to get over that flu and my brain has been ramping up in tighter and tighter circles all week. I feel calm finally today.

Today I will clean the sheets and make some food basics for the week and catch up on a little bit of planning work.

I think I need to reset my bujo rhythm too - it's turning into an unmanaged Todo list of doom. I think I am going to try to enforce 20 mins at either end of the day to sit down with a cuppa and review/plan/organise.

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (5 children)

That's awesome that you achieved a big reset sleep!! Envious - I seem to be getting it in bits and pieces but never quite enough to feel fully recharged. I think I got 60% of the way there last night and hoping to try and get the rest in tonight.

I haven't got the discipline to BuJo but my general to do list is chaos too, everything needs doing so I feel like doing nothing. Inspired by your comment, I shall grab onto a wisp of good mood/motivation with the sun this morning to prioritise tasks and de-doomify the list

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[โ€“] wscholermann@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago

Just had some Portuguese chicken. Definitely challenged my spice tolerance levels. Mouth and lips still tingling 10 min later.

On an unrelated note, I find it astounding that new builds, even ones that look relatively expensive still have single glaze windows.

[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (14 children)

Random question: have you heard the phrase "(he / she /it) went mad and we shot them" in response to a query, or even just answering the phone? It's something quite commonly used in my family, but when i answered a work call with it "not here, she went mad so we shot her" the zoomer on the other end lost their shit.

Edit: might be worth dating yourself, genX here

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

Yep. Most frequently used when people are looking for the Team Leader at work.

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

I have never heard of it.

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[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

My hair turned out really nice today. Not sure why, I washed it with a detergent โ€™soapโ€™ bar and havenโ€™t cut it yet.

I think the issues I was having were only from hair being a bit too long and not remembering to brush it enough. I might grab a large paddle brush to make it easier

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is a really lovely win amongst the sea of other challenges you routinely face!

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

Sanity check: Iโ€™ve got a little bit of chicken alfredo pasta left over. Not enough for a serve by itself, but I was thinking maybe chucking it in the jaffle maker for lunch tomorrow? Mrs says that sounds horrible, but she also says a bakedbean jaffle is gross and hates a hot chip sandwich so Iโ€™m not sure I can trust her judgement.

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

Pasta in a jaffle? Go for it!
My late bloke used to shudder when I put leftover curry in jaffles, but he and the boys still ate them. I recently sprung my older boy doing curry jaffles to impress his girlfriend.

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[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago (5 children)

This just appeared in the abc newsfeed - home sewers welcome apparently Still fairly exxy by the metre. Just better than fabric lab or rathdowne remnants.

[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ohhhh. Sew-ers. ๐Ÿชก

That's cool and much nicer then the "home sewer" my brain visualised... ๐Ÿ’ฉ

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[โ€“] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Gratitude thread!

The sun :) and only a few weeks (??) left hopefully of super coldness. Every year, I forget when it starts to warm up.

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

I have both bocconcini and bolognese sauce to use for dinner tonight.

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[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago (7 children)

๐ŸŽถitโ€™s a DAAAAMN COLLLLD niggght๐ŸŽต

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[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (20 children)

Beep Beep ๐Ÿšš
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