Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Fat cat close up
Just big boned 😞
Them bones be extra jiggly
So gorgeous. That belly is just asking to have a face buried in it. I love a standard issue cat - my old girl looked exactly the same. 😍
She’s all about belly play.
It’s a total go-zone
If it came down to beer or wrath of cat I’d weigh that up and get a tetanus booster / update life insurance.
Kids fetched the beer. Death has been postponed
Your cat’s living the dream.
She’s now passed out in front of the fire place.
So yes…the dream indeed
I wish I was a cat and I could do that and be pampered forever.
There’s always room on my couch
What a gorgeous stripey chublet 😍
She was waking around meowing her displeasure for a good 15 minutes.
Once I put the blanket down she made biscuits and fell asleep.
Good fatso
Image is of a tabby cat with a paw over her eyes/nose
Finally home!!! God I missed fluffy butt. She was a little hesitant but that’s OK. It couldn’t have been easy to have a stranger in the house for a week.
Oh shit you joined Lemmy!
Welcome homey
Thank you 😊
May we see picture of fluffy butt?
Indeed! https://imgur.com/gallery/dlpyQzB
BTW is there an app I can use to access this website?
Jerboa seems to work. You have to specify aussie.zone in the settings. Plenty of other apps.
I prefer the app Connect. Jerboa for me had jank-ass scrolling where Connect is smooth AF.
Gibson is gorgeous!
presenting my little self sown 10th generation patch of coriander:
Haven’t weeded it in years because it IS the weed.
Edit: Image is of coriander
You must share your secrets. Have never had success with coriander. It either dies or goes instantly to seed.
I think starting from seed is the secret. these have been accidentally selected over the years for slow bolting traits (just pulling out the ones that go to seed early).
They seem to enjoy being neglected heh.
So jealous. I cannot get coriander to do its thing for me. It just dies on me.
Gorgeous! Will be coming over soon to help you weed it.
oh wow, that is awesome
All you/us Aussies are such talented gardeners 💗💗💗
Look at that fragrant little forest. Much better than parsley if ya ask me. Coriander hawt sauce incoming?
I haven’t been to my place in over a week, heading over later today - hoping my plants haven’t dried up too much
Ew just got a thing for a 10 year high school reunion. Would it be rude to reply “hated you all then, would probably still hate you all now.”, or maybe I could ask if they’ll still bash me on sight for being bisexual and having a gay Mum.
The polite thing to do would say you won’t be coming and not elaborate further.
If you’re not ready or able to move on from the shitness of high school, you don’t have to go. I didn’t attend mine either. But the way you’ve framed it here says to me that you want conflict, you want to pick a fight with someone over something ten years old…and ultimately no one involved, including you, would get anything good or healthy out of picking that fight.
Fuck polite, bin it unanswered. You owe them nothing.
Changing my name meant nobody could find me for the 10 year. Unfortunately, someone figured it out before the 20th. Still a fuck no. What a special sort of Hell.
Nah fam, don’t give those cunce any more power over you. Those teenaged arseholes can’t fucking touch you any more. Treat them with the contempt they deserve
I don’t think anyone even bothered to invite me to mine and I was very glad to have it that way haha.
“Not at this address”
A quarter of an hour until the good local pizza shop opens. Chewing nails down to the elbow in anticipation. And they’re doing a two for $20 deal right now.
as a fellow thornburyian, which pizza place?
Plain Jane’s in Miller St. Not quite as cutting edge as it used to be, but does a solid quality trad pizza ideal for Sat night in front of the fire. The other much more upmarket pizza place in Miller St is more for large groups - they only do one size and are much more exxy and have fashionably minimal toppings. Both the fush & chup shops in Miller St are good too. The pub does a decent feed too as well as live music (various). Spoiled for choice really, but I am craving a nice capricciosa avec anchovies tonight.
Oh yeah Plain Janes is pretty good. I used to LOVE Enzo’s but the new owners took over and it went to shit.
When you say pub, do you mean the Merri? I haven’t been since it was vegan. What’s the food like these days (nb. I’m not vegan)? Is the music out the back still?
Music is still out the back. No, it’s no longer vegetarian - they have outsourced the food to another mob that actually does meat too. Tho vegetarian is still available and gluten free too. Quite a nice pub now. Saw a stretch limo arrive outside while I was waiting for my pizza, and disgorged a largish group who promptly went upstairs to the function room. Music tonight was vaguely blueish, with a harmonica that should have been confiscated at an early age. For not being up to at least Dan O’Connell standards.
Anchovies are God’s answer to saltiness
that’s a good deal!
best my local does is $36 for two. Used to be $25 3 years back.
Hahaahhaa hahaahaha I have another phone interview first thing Monday morning!
All shall love me and despair! MWAHAHAHAHAHA
Edit: instead of doubleposting I’ll edit; a thought: should I update my username to SpudChub? It gives me the giggles, but that may also be the hangover talking 🤔
Go you, doing well!
If you are going to update your name I would much prefer StudSpud. An elite breeding potato, much better than a fat/horny potato.
I approve of this
We have entered the era of StudChud
I am an experience
I’m so happy for you. Good luck 🤞
🤗👉👉
Ringin’ hawt for da chudstud.
🤙😚💜
🤭🤭🤭
IMMORTAL, WISEST AND FAIREST OF ALL BEINGS
Nice one. You’re on a roll for sure.
Hope you knock it out of the park!
Hahahaha. SpudChub cracks me up!
just got the 50% increase letter from Lumo.
lol no.
bye.
I guess I’m lucky mines only a 33% increase. 😬 A small mercy since it’s an embedded supply.
Where people are heading to though. They’re all going up so much
I’d just use the govt. comparison site, which can compare based on your energy use. Make sure you tick the boxes on the left to include the plans with time of use pricing, as they may be cheaper for you but are not included by default.
For me the cheapest was Sumo, but it will vary depending on how much and when you use power. It’s still more expensive than the current Lumo plan, but I knew this cliff was coming when I signed up for the fixed rate initially.
Yeah, I’m on a fixed rate plan that’s ending soon as well. Am housesitting elsewhere through most of winter but all these messages are a kick in the butt to switch before August as well. I did hear that with the govt comparison website you have to check that they’re showing you the most current/upcoming plans and not ones that are about to expire. Ugh, I hate that we have to do this every so often
Just think, once upon a time the utilities were owned by the government, and everyone got the same deal. There was no shopping around, no “tax” on people who didn’t spend their time comparison shopping (or don’t have the ability to do so). But hey, we got a quick boost of cash the government could waste, and this wonderful privatised system that gives us such cheap rates due to the wonders of “competition”. Ain’t life grand.
I wasn’t in Australia back in those good old days for the eastern states. But I have family in WA - and it was my first experience of Australia when I came over. I remain envious of how much more sensible energy bills are over there
Am now full of capricciosa. I could get to like this feeling.
I love this time of year when the garden just starts coming to life again. Enjoy some photos from my garden just now:
spoiler
ID: photos of new green shoots on a maple tree, the first baby daffodil of the season, some white jonquils, white and orange poppies, and a bee munching getting drunk on poppy pollen
Eeeee so pretty and cheerful! (Also hi broccoli in the background!) Although it seems a bit early for bud burst… Hopefully the bebe leaves don’t get cold damaged from prematurely emerging.
I was feeling too flat the last few days but you’ve inspired me to get going with revitalising the veggie bed at the place I’m housesitting :) the weeds came out on Tuesday, today I’ll find the compost bag in their garage, dig it in and put in snow peas, scented peas, spring onion, garlic chives, and some radish and coriander. I should look into poppies and recommend they look at bulbs for seasonal delight.
Poppies are fantastic for planting along the edges of a veggie patch at this time of year. They like the cold, don’t take up much space and bees fucking love them. These guys opened up overnight and there are already a bunch of bees floating around them. Hopefully they can work their magic on the broadbeans which are still doing JACK SHIT.
Love it. I’m going to go look for some, the owners of this place love cheerful flowers but since having a baby haven’t had the time to do any of that.
Have patience with those broad beans… Like wait until October kind of patience… and then drown in bushels of the stuff.
bulbs are one of the best easiest things to grow in a garden, just make sure it’s right for the climate and they will be magic. From tiny muscari to giant ginger and elephant ears.
I just can’t seem to do much in the way of vegies, tho the chillies and lettuce was good last year.
The teeny tiny daffodil 😍
How gorgeous is she??!!? I forget what variety she is. I’ll have to search through my garden journal to see.
Finally took the plunge and made the decision to block an overbearing friend on social media (he was spamming me with memes, getting angry if I didn’t respond, declaring that he would leave me alone forever, then spamming me with memes the next day). I guess I felt a bit bad for him as I know he doesn’t have many friends, which is why I never cut him off completely…but he’s really worn that down (and I’m really worn down by this as well).
How old is he, 10? Good on you. I tell my teenager not to tolerate that shit from friends. I know people can have their own Stuff that makes them think this is an acceptable way to treat friends but it boils down to looking after yourself. I had a friend like this years ago who was exhausting and I was so glad when she dumped me in the friendship. Amazing how much my mood lifted after all contact stopped.
RIP Tony Bennett. You were a Legend
Jazz on Saturday had a couple of tracks in tribute.
I’ll try not to spam this, but please, DT, don’t sleep on tinned fish. It has a strange historical bad rap. But holy shit… As a recent convert… It’s insanely tasty and consistent and CHEAP. Sardines are literally a superfood you can get from Coles for next to nothing. Give them a fucking chance. Herring too. But the main point is to give tinned fish a chance - i truely believe that were currently in a time where it is undervalued, underpriced. Get ahead of the curve friends. I’ll share basic recipes if you like, but I pretty much just eat them with chopsticks over the sink
I like my cadmium via IV thanks.
😂 😂
I have been a sardie and kipper convert for many years now. You are singing my song. Tuna can get in the bin.
One of these days (if you are very good) I shall confide at least some of the secrets of baccala. Which is fish bacon or as close as anything can be to that. Your world will be changed. Not as cheap as sardies though.Also I agree re: tuna. How is that the most popular tinned fish??? Is garbage. Sure it’s macronutrients are good… But the taste and texture is so lame comparatively
The only decent tinned tuna is Sirena. When they’re half price at the supermarket you pounce on them like a cat.
The others barely rate in comparison, I completely agree. I’ll get Sirena even if it’s 30% off
My friend. You are speaking my language. Do you hint towards candied salmon or the like? I am familiar.
Candied salmon? An improvement on candied tuna, but not by much. Give me sardies or herring any day. I will accept tinned red salmon in a tray bake or as part of a starry gazey pie. In a salad? Maybe.
Sardines and mackerel are great.
So much goodness in them little bastards
You are an enlightened one. I understand spreading the word may result in increased tin prices, but where do you draw the line? When to stop spreading the word?
when it results in a holy war
As much as I enjoy smoked mussels on bikkies or a bit of tinned salmon tossed through pasta, it’s not worth fighting the cat over them. He strongly believes that Food In Tins Is For Cats. Sometimes it turns out to be corn, or tomatoes, and he’s annoyed and disappointed, but sardines he will absolutely do battle for.
An occasional work treat only.
sardines absolutely bang
on toast is like a flavour explosion
sounds fishy
Don’t sleep on tinned fish? Waaaay ahead of you on that one, my friend.
I haven’t gotten to the ones I bought the other day. Just that I enjoyed the the herrings from Aldi a lot and they were cheap as well.
Yes I know you’re disappointed that I haven’t gotten to the kippers yet.
It’s okay. Once you get stuck in you’ll understand everything 🙏
So things have calmed down today.
Health issues are still there though. I really need my tax return to come through. Wish they processed and refunded on a weekend.
My partner’s going to need some surgery sadly and we’re going to need to purchase something that prevents an artery transfer from being rejected.
Trying to sort out some stuff think I’ll sell some of my video games to try and make up the cost difference.
Friends bday party tomorrow. Tea and chess themed. She is a beautiful dork and I Iove her
Go for the Fools Mate - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fool's_mate?wprov=sfla1
Naww she’s too advanced for that
I posted this on the other dt and I thought I’d share it here.
My kitchen sponge holder
Image of a green wire basket with sponges dangling from pegs so they dry
That yellow guy looks way too happy. What sort of detergent are you feeding him?
The natural, mushroom-derived kind methinks
Are those scrub daddy things any good?
Yes. The best scrubbers out there.
I shall invest then
I picked up a 4 pack for $19 at bunnings. They last forever.
