• Tofu@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

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  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    *shitty mood COVID rant

    Still no smell or taste. Busied myself with laundry and mopping to try and stop being angry. Can’t go out in the backyard for too long because MIL had a dude over to cut down the bottlebrush tree and rip half the garden out. She hasn’t got a plan really, just felt like replacing half the garden beds with more bloody lawn 🤦🏼‍♀️. It wasn’t necessary and looks shithouse, just like the barren wasteland of a front garden I try not to look at. Still strongly positive test, looks like I’m out of work until at least Wednesday. As a casual worker this isn’t good.

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      I generally despise lawn. It’s boring, water hungry, and itchy. Use clover or chamomile or something instead.

      • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        I’d love to do something like that out front. Eliminate lawn altogether, it’s boring and redundant in terms of our particular household. Nobody plays on the front lawn, it’s just useless. Out the back I’d have food production for humans and native birds as my priority. And as little lawn as possible, preferably none! I have to admit, the back lawn is about 60+ years old and has been well looked after (bout the only thing that has lol) and it is pleasant to walk on, but for the amount of time anyone spends actually doing that it’d be better off as something else.

  • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Sorry for the trauma dumping yesterday. I feel a bit less shit(mentally) today I think.

    Physically I feel like complete shit lmao. Might be coming down with something. We’ll see.

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      You need to let it out sometimes. It’s better than bottling it all in.

      It can really help knowing you were able to speak and talk about it even if nothing changes.

      The sun is beautiful outside. Maybe take 5 mins to go outside and soak it up a little.

      Hope you’re feeling better soon.

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      It’s totally fine. It’s understandable to want to keep everything under wraps but sometimes you just need to yell about it

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Have you never read any of my comments? That was nothing. Insert “that’s not a trauma dump, THIS is a trauma dump” meme here

      Jokes aside, don’t feel embarrassed or apologetic for the trauma dumping. Gotta get it out somehow. Sometimes random internet people are the best option. I’m glad you’re feeling a bit better, and hopefully after a nap you start to recover

  • Catfish@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    House now in possession of a calendar of semi clad firemen with cats. Not my fault.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Dog revoked his spot in the sun to lie to the shade. Spot stolen!

    My sister and my aunt decided to get cinnamon scrolls, so I am awaiting those.

    Hopefully the rest of the day will be enjoyable.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    What happened to the inquiry/trust busting of Colesworth? Last time I heard they were being made to give suppliers a less exploitative deal I think? But I don’t think anything was done about the price gouging.

  • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’ve been seeing that cute fluffy cat from may around on the camera feed a lot. It seems to visit us a lot, I’m not sure if it always has, and I’m only noticing because of the camera saving the video, or if it’s gotten lost

    In any case, I got a notification that it’s in the backyard so I went out and gave it some scritcheys. Then it was gone just as quick as it came. It seems to have a routine though, it comes in from the driveway, walls last the front camera, sniffs some plants, then goes down the side of the house, squeezes through a gap in the gate, pops up on the back camera a couple of minutes later, goes to the other side of the house, does who knows what there, then does it all again in reverse.

    Sounds like I’ve been adopted! Obligatory photos (same ones posted in may, I didn’t take any today):

      • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I thought the same thing at first, but on further petting, it’s actually just really really fluffy. It feels quite skinny underneath all the fluff

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Procrastinating watching my uni lectures by trying to play Sweet Child O’ Mine on the ukulele. I don’t know how to read tabs.

  • calhoon2005@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I’m feeling like I need to reduce my tetra-pak footprint. Has anyone tried one of those “make your own oat milk” powder things …?

    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Kerrrist, you don’t need to buy a special powder for oat milk. You need a food processor, water and rolled oats.

      Grind 1 cup dry oats in the food processor as fine as you can. Put in a bowl/jug/whatever with 1 tsp salt and 3 cups cold water OR to cover and then about 5 cm over the top. Stir. Put in fridge overnight. Stir again and sieve through muslin into a jug, pressing firmly to extract as much juice as possible. Hey presto oat milk. Stir briskly before using.
      If the oatmeal swells more than the water you put in, add l-2 more cups of water and stir briskly and leave for an hour to soak. You can get at least 2 soaks out of a cup of ground up rolled oats if you are feeling frugal, but one is better.
      The drained oats make quite a nice breakfast cereal with fruit, yoghurt etc. and can be used up in make your own bread. I have used them to crumb fish. They will keep for 1-2 days in the fridge in moist condition. After than toss them or feed them to the dog. Unless you will use them to make uisghe of course, in which case you’ll need to add a lot more water - refer @taleya.

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Something just clicked for me with this “raygun” contraversy: Its the outfit. I mean the dancing is… whatever look I’m not one to judge anyones dancing I still cant figure out “Big Fish Little Fish Cardboard Box”. But the green and gold getup is OK for a a cricketer or something, but just embarassing for a dancing routine!

    • Nath@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      Did anyone actually watch the whole event? She had both the Gold and Silver medalists among her first battles. She frankly never stood a chance.

      Not that I could really get through the event, a lot of it was too weird for me, I kept skipping through the routines. She was by no means the only weird one. But yes, turning up in uniform was a bad choice. A few of the girls had “street” versions of their uniforms, but Raygun was the only one who turned up lime she was at the opening ceremony.

      My favourite bits were the sign language the girls employed and the sassy things they were saying. The US dancer signed that the neat moves the Chinese dancer did were choreographed and not freestyle. The Chinese straight-up said ‘that was shit’ to something the US girl did.

      Nobody said anything about the Aussie girl’s stuff. Maybe it was genuinely too weird to even comment on? Maybe the girls she was facing knew they were in another class and didn’t feel the need to comment?

      As a sport, I don’t know that it’s my thing. But there are plenty of traditional sports like dressage and fencing that aren’t my thing either.

      The Chinese girl was great - I actually agree that she had pre-programmed moves, but those moves were quite good. The Japanese girl (Ami) who won it was a little battery of joy and energy. I’m very glad she won gold. She was the favourite in our house.

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      Someone mentioned that to me as well, really did look like a part of the cricket team.

      It was interesting to say the least but I don’t think it was up to the same standard as her opponents.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Oh no. While constructing my mega mousse I think the chocolate cooled down too much and it looks spotty. It tastes delicious though. Ah well. You live and learn and laugh.