Any suggestions for an easy option for “German food” that I could take as a plate for a morning tea at work? I’d like to make Bienenstitch but I don’t know if I’ll have time so want a backup option.
Speculaas
I thought those were Dutch. My life is a lie.
This could be the winner - both simple and the dough and cookies can be made in advance. I actually bought a textured rolling pin to make these sorts of biscuits, unfortunately it is unlikely to arrive in time for this 🙁
Is it one of the House on the Hill ones? I covet those so bad.
Nah, a cheap roller from Temu.
Kartoffelpuffer? Just don’t grate your knuckles.
This could be an idea:
https://www.craftbeering.com/brotzeit-and-butterbrot-german-butter-sandwich/
This one looks easy
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/raspberry-custard-kuchen/
I have a sample of Lancome moisturiser that’s too rich for my skin, so I used it as hand cream since I’d run out out, and my hands feel lovely.
I looked this stuff up out of idle interest, with no intention of ever purchasing it:
It’s $575. For a 60ml tub of moisturiser.
I’m horrified. Are there really people out there who pay that much just for moisturiser? When so many can barely afford food? I’m spiralling a bit. But wow.
I leave this for your consideration.
Edit: I have not and never will buy this item. (Knew a woman who worked selling this stuff at a department store counter.) I feel guilty buying a $20 hand or face cream!
I use either savlon or a cheap lanolin. Lanolin in nearly exactly the same as our natural skin oils and works very well.
expensive doesn’t necessarily means awesome
I thought my $15 (only buy it when it’s 1/2 price) 100ml Bulldog moisturiser was expensive…
Holy moley! I have a ‘special’ moisturiser that costs $50 bucks but I only buy it every now and then because its too expensive. That’s a whole other level
Surely there’s a dupe.
I’ll stick to my cheapo Cetaphil from the chemist for now I reckon.
stares at screen
ok I know I downloaded the installer image so why am I looking at what appears to be a portable USB version
How’s your pf qualsys-ing going?
No good, thought the box had a p4 proc, turns out it does not. Freebsd reports “CPU does not support long mode” , meaning no 64 bit capacity. Too old. Debating scavenging for parts, or possibly turning it into a hat.
I had a daydream about wearing a pi zero as a bowtie once, maybe we need to team up!
I hate my handbag again, it’s black and very practical but it’s looking uglier everyday. Time for a new one.
so I was looking at what bags people have , I would say 80% of the people around carlton have a black bag. 🫥
Mine is hot pink 😊
Cool.
I just bought a backpack for my travelling and one of my requirements was it not be black. I chose khaki.
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Everything in Melbourne is black/grey in the winter. I used to protest it as much as possible with bright scarves, Bright coloured laptop bags etc.
I now use a backpack 90% of the time, but I loved my old bsirius tote - so pretty https://bsirius.com/collections/bags
Either a black leather look backpack or a grey and orange backpack
🙋🏻♀️ 😂
Lego yellow says hi!
I go to the opshop and buy the weirdest looking thing that can fit a fat novel.
sold, I’m getting the one with the weird smiley clasp
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I hope it went well ❤️
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Good night everyone. Stay warm. 😘
But seagooooooon, it’s cooooooooooold
Gratitude thread :)
Grateful for Stardew Valley (even though I did spend three hours playing tonight). It helps me take my mind off of bullshit thoughts.
Grateful for Mr Seagoon, again. 😺 He is really cool with me doing all kinds of projects . Never butts in but when I have a problem and gripe/ask he always gives good advice.
Grateful I took the day off. It’s only early but the CBF factor is high. Also grateful for nasal spray.
Big wind make doors go bang bang. Sleep no.
It’s gotta be today
It will be 🤞🏾
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I got the dirt on my new client.
Very high maintenance and will argue down to the hour for project work.
Everyone I mentioned it to yesterday gave me this look and laughed lol. And word travelled really quickly around the office.
Document everything.
Absolutely. Calls are followed up in writing to get agreement to points of discussion. Extreme, but need a paper trail.
will argue down to the hour for project work.
I swear by Grindstone for time tracking. I’ve been using it for many years.
That looks really interesting. Cheers!
I look forward to the inevitable malicious compliance post
Is it normal for an apartment (one of those 2-story ones) to not be perfectly flat?
I received a desk and chair from my employer… the chair has a tendency to kinda roll in one direction.
Given the quality of builds here it’s not surprising.
Should it happen? Hell no.
I opened this message while eating, put my legs in the chair, and I started rolling back and only stopped after crashing into the couch behind me.
Currently writing this from my bedroom where it’s 2° below what it is outside! Low quality uninsulated house gang REPRESENT!
Whistling Windows crew raise your hands up!!!
My windows don’t do that anymore, but I used to live in a house in the country that had a hole in the floor from where a large air con pipe (like on those portable ones) had been pushed through the floorboards, and 4cm gaps under all the doors. Being a 6 year old in a house that whistled was fucking terrifying, especially when my mum had the bright idea to go and tell me ghost stories
Also we had an illegal fireplace with an illegally blocked off chimney (nobody told us!) and our roof caught on fire, so after that there was no more warmth
I have a big hole in my floor from an old ducted heating pipe, but I have shoved a doormat and set of drawers on top of it so it does not whistle. I probably get a bit of air leak through all the old vents though. The worst wind incursions are through the laundry, which has a big gap under the door and around the pipe under the sink. Every time there is a big gust of wind the metal sink cupboard door rattles loudly. It used to have a dodgy sliding door to the room that would rattle too, but that broke a few years ago and I’ve replaced it with an insulated curtain that works well to keep the cold/hot out and definitely does not rattle.
I do have a completely blocked off chimney, but unless the possums who live in there start a fire there should not be a fire risk.
My biggest stress with this sort of weather is water leaks and the fear of a sheet of iron coming off the roof, as I’ve had issues with both of those things in the past. Every time I hear something rattle or drip I’m trying to work out if I have water coming inside - the idea of rain on the roof being a soothing sound is something I have not had in a long time. Maybe one day I will live in a house with a trustworthy roof and be able to experience that again.
Good lord…
Baku :( I really hope you will be in a better situation asap, seems you’ve been having really bad luck with everything.
Nah that was all years ago. 2014 I think (I don’t know how time works anymore - COVID kind of broke it). I’m in a better situation now
I saw a video yesterday where a building inspector put a level on the ground in a new build and it wasn’t level. Also had water leaks and the like.
I wish more building inspectors actually inspected. All I’ve seen from most of them is they take a quick squizzy at the front door, and as long as it closes, all good!
peers out window
…what a wonderful day to finally get around to reimaging that old Qualys to pfsense.
Alright, coffee in hand, outstanding emails all responded too.
Lots of admin work to do today, wonder if I should start now or a little bit later. Decisions, decisions.
how goods a coffee on a rainy day?!
Absolutely wonderful, would be better if it wasn’t instant coffee too!
Someone get Duenan a coffee machine!
I might think about it one day for home though I need something really compact.
There’s a pod machine here at work but I don’t have the confidence to work and use it here without stuffing it up.
I had instant too haha. Used to have a delonghi coffee machine, it was awesome and pretty compact.
Can’t sleep, am lung hacking snot monster. Don’t know if allergy thing or a bug. Gross either way.
Why not both ? I got floored by hayfever on top of the tail end of a bad head cold. Bless the flying spaghetti monster for antihistamines!
allergy, even Bill Cat is suffering with it
Poor Bill Cat. Don’t know if cats are allowed Phenergan but it’s helping considerably. Still feel like shit though.
Knocked the coffee on my desk over while on a work call, said “shit” very low as the other person was speaking but don’t think they heard me. Had to frantically clean the spill up while talking as coffee was dripping onto my carpet. A fair amount went onto the carpet… I’ve got this carpet stain remover that I’ve never used before, hopefully it does the trick.
I’ve been lucky - I’ve worked from this carpeted room for years and the worse floor spill has been water.
