Daily Thread: TGIFriday 23 June 2023 Edition
This is DJ G bringing you all the good beats to get you through this day
Haha hello Melbourne DT’ers! This is your host Ms GA and I’m back and hosting another Friday thread.
Hope you have a marvellous Friday irl. And if not then I hope today’s thread will turn that around and you have fun here! ☀️
Found out old mate from my old work who used to treat me like shit was pushed out the door yesterday.
Huzzah!!!
Couldn’t have happened to a nicer dickhead. Good riddance!
Really tickled me to hear how it went down
Buy him tickets on the next mini sub thing as a nice departing gift
Haha!! Just desserts are awesome
This one will keep me warm at night for a while 😄
As it's Pride month (love all my gay/queer/trans homies and homettes) I'd like to share that we have had three separate friends of our kids, come out to us before telling their parents.
My wife responds with a motherly hug and I put the kettle on.
I've told all the kids that if they need adult backup when (if) they tell their parents, I'll happily accompany them and offer sanctuary, just in case.
I may not be their parent, but I'll pretend to be one if it makes them feel safe.
I don't share this a lot in real-life to keep our space safe for the kids, but felt like saying it here tonight.
Forgot to say hello to everyonehere, I finally made it here today.
I was wondering where everyone from the DT went when it came back and I stumbled across a stray comment after Epicpillow said someone was impersonating them here.
Good to see all the familiar names I used to see!
Had an influencer encounter at the gym this morning. Their session lasted about 10 minutes before a staff member escorted them out.
Local council gyms don't play that shit it seems.
That would have been pretty funny to see
It definitely was. Grins all around.
Oooh what happened?
A fitness influencer (or wannabe one) was recording an exercise set at the gym. The gym has very strict policies about recording equipment (forbidden without a permit). Several people complained, including a trainer who was running a class behind this person. Staff member came over, grabbed the phone, turned it off and essentially said "Let's go" and started walking away.
Person didn't even have a membership and were on day 3 of a free trial too.
“Safety isn’t important” says man who would later go on to implode under the ocean taking 4 other people with him.
Probably the single greatest win for climate change in a while.
Darwin award winner of the decade
I feel bad for the young dude who went with his dad and the Titanic expert (professor) who has done the dive previously.
The sub operator was an absolute tit with his attitude to deep sea diving.
I have a little story to tell. I'd never been interstate so for our first trip together we booked a flight to Tassie and booked a nice cabin out the back of the pub with a "continental breakfast" included. How good is that we thought. I wonder what a continental breakfast involves. Bacon, eggs maybe some sausages and mushrooms thrown in if we are lucky. Now we couldn't google this because internet wasn't really a thing back then. It was so long ago that we flew there on Ansett.
Anyway we arrived at the pub to book in and thought we'll stay for a meal. Half way through, old mate calls us over and says "Here, I may as well give this to you now so I don't wake you up in the morning" and he hands us a freezer bag with 4 slices of white bread and a small carton of long life milk. Still nothing jerried.
We get to the cabin and we do what any respectable couple does. He checks the TV for channels. I raid the fridge. And there I discovered the open jar of jam, Vegemite and margarine. "Um Dear, I don't think the continental breakfast is what we think it is" "What do you mean?"" Well there's condiments in the fridge. I think it just means toast".
Everytime we here those words "continental breakfast" we laugh.
Many years ago I went to Tasmania for my honeymoon. One night we went to the local fish and chip shop, and attempted to order grilled fish. We were told (in the most toneless and expressionless way possible) "we only have fried." So we changed to fried fish. Tried to order a steamed dim sim, were told "we only have fried." Eventually we managed to work out an acceptable order containing only fried food, including a minimum serve of chips. Which turned out to be a small bucket full. We pretty much gave up at that point, ate our minute serve of chips, and "we only have fried" became an oft-repeated comment whenever we ordered food.
😂. I knew a fish & chip shop ran by an old guy. He never changed the oil and when people came in and ordered say a hamburger he'd point to the sign and say "NO. JUST. FISH. AND. CHIPS". Locals knew to stay away. It was basically a front so he can listen to the races on the wireless out the back away from his wife.
It's not even on the continent all the way down there separated from the mainland.
After pushing through to finish out the work day (bossy boss & my last day before a week off), I found and booked in with the Richmond Priority Primary Care Centre, to have my increasingly painful ear looked at. Now have confirmation of an infected ear.
That clinic takes in urgent cases that can be handled without going to emergency, and was such a great alternative given all the standard GPs seemed to have closed for the weekend. They were super easy to book in with via HotDoc. Highly recommend.
I don't know how some find it hard to sign up here. I just googled aussie zone, followed the prompts to login (I think Chrome keeps my deets) and I'm in and I'm technically challenged. Like I only learnt how to screen shot last night.
Also I think we do need to come up with a new name like Tinybreak suggested. Something like The Melbourne Literary and Microwave Potato Society.
See I don't know what that means having never facebooked. My husband has always said to me If in doubt back out. The back button is your friend.
I may have been known to do that. But excessive alcohol consumption was involved.
i found it difficult - not conceptually, it just didnt work.
Tricky. The Personal Engaging New Interesting Stories thread?
I don't want to join the Dick Thread
you know what is tricky though, successfully searching for other fediverse communities. like on beehaw & kbin. seems to work somethimes, then not work others. i followed guides to it so i've got the syntax down. it just doesn't work sometimes.
undefined> Also I think we do need to come up with a new name like Tinybreak suggested.
I missed this - what's the idea behind changing the name? Is it just to separate us from the Reddit DT?
Yeah I think so. The Fun dt vs the reddit dt. No competition though just friendly fire.
I had problems this morning signing up. It looked like it was forever loading and not going to the next screen or registering or logging me on.
Oh. I hate when things don't work straight away because I immediately think is it me? What's happening? Back out, back out, back out.
BEHOLD!
The paupers Pop-Tart!
Image shows a crustless jaffle-like food with Nutella filling, sealed around the edges by pressing with a fork.
Bogan pop tart? Either way, keen as shit! Was it just a bit of butter on the outside?
No butter, but I might next time actually, sounds good.
Paup-Tart!
Genius! 🙌
I'm not a fan of Nutella so I made some of these with cheese and Vegemite not long ago. You enjoy those babies on this cold morning. Well done.
Well I know what I’m having for lunch now.
I'm loving the individual greetings for the daily threads - such a great way to come in and say 'ello. Thank you @Goddess_Amaterasu@aussie.zone!
Adds a bit of spice to it doesn’t it?
It's that welcome dusting of chocolate on a cappuccino, that's for damn sure.
You’re very welcome!
I just try to be a little silly and hope to pump some joy into people’s day if I can. I hope it made you smile.
It very much did, so thank you :)
I've been up for 6 hours. I've had 4 hot drinks and I just realised I didn't give little dog his breakfast. He didn't even complain. Bad mummy.
Isn't it a horrid feeling! I feed our cats in the morning when I wake up, but noticed if I sleep in on the weekend they help themselves to their kibble (which they're very good at rationing). If I feed them later in the morning they still eat it but then likely throw it up, so I usually feed them in the afternoon if I have slept in.
I forgot for the first time ever the other week, and we've had them for nine years. They didn't complain but it wasn't until the next morning when I got their food out that I realised. I felt so fucking terrible.
Sometimes he does his little dance so I feed him (he gets dry stuff in the morning) takes a nibble then goes back to bed. If it's still there in the afternoon he scoffs it down so that he still gets his wet stuff.
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🥪🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥫🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉
Tea with lemon and honey, please. I don’t feel well
Hope you feel better soon!
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One dry cracker and a glass of water please.
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Chef’s choice for me today, please chef
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Camomile tea with honey. Toastie with free range ham cheese and tomato, please chef
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Yay friday! Hopefully i can get some errands done in the morning
My asian pantry delivery arrived and now i have crab tempura snacks 🦀
Snacks 🤤
Yummmmm
Friday off means a good gym, sauna and spa session this morning! Looking forward to steak and wine tonight!
Can I just say that I kinda love that there's more comments in here than over on /r... teehee!
Sounds like a great day to start the weekend. I did the gym thing this morning, but thinking of hitting the sauna after work just to shvitz in the weekend.
Oh yeah we're all about talking shit here. And good shit too.
The good vibes here encourage people to engage, and I love it!
It's such a great space! <3
I'm not stepping on bacon's shoes but if anyone wants a croissant I'll sneak a few out from the ridiculously large hotel brekky spread.
Here you can borrow my shoes 👟👟
Ooh yes please!
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Ahh Friday. Today my partner comes over and I'm so excited to see them. I haven't seen them for like three weeks! (Usually we see each other each weekend but they had work all weekend both times) I can't wait till we can live together because ugh.
I very nearly bailed on a social occasion last night, and I'm so glad I didn't. Much fun was had.
But have you told them about the microwaved potato? Or are you gaining their trust first?
I have some pamphlets that I carry around with me, I ran out halfway through the night I'm afraid... So many more souls could have been saved
There's been an out of cycle fare increase. Myki fares raising to $5 for an adult 2 hour fare from July.
Goodnight all, see you all later on when I check in before work.
Sleep well, stay warm!
Just got cc’ed on an email from our corporate overlords and in the thread is one of them saying, basically, I’m not doing my job. They trash talked me to a customer. Would you complain? I’m thinking I’m gonna reach out to his manager. I’ve recently been told we all have to be buddies and respectful and this just rubs me up the wrong way.
Can you go to HR about it? That’s incredibly unprofessional and shitty
Very unprofessional. If they have an issue with your work, they should go through the proper channels.
You've got every right to be miffed. Any adult with half a brain would know, that in an professional setting, you only ever write what you don't mind being published. Very little self awareness from this individual.
Nah, that shit don't float - I would go to HR. What they've done is go about things in the worst kinds of way. Going to HR will at least start a more formal approach should more shit like this go down later on.
God. As horrific as it is to say, I am so glad that it likely happened instantaneously.
They would have been reduced to visceral sludge, way before the brain could think about pain.
Oh my god I feel this so deeply. I have social media but never, ever look at it. I also can’t stand messenger because all my friends insist on having multiple group chats, so I’ve just muted them all and don’t have notifications turned on. I might check messenger once a day or every 2 days. I never check Facebook. The amount of times I’ve had friends (well just one in particular really) get shitty with my because I’m not responding to their message when they KNOW this.
If it’s so urgent that you’re going to get genuinely annoyed at me for not checking messenger more often, why not take 2 minutes out of your day to call me? Or at the very least send me a text? Why get so passive aggressive about it when you know that there’s a simple solution to this.
Probably if I just got rid of all social media they would be more understanding, but as it is, few of them expect me to be as glued to messenger throughout the day as they are and get kinda hostile when I’m not. It shits me to no end. I’ve been this way for the entire time I’ve known them. Nothing has changed in 10+ years. I’m not changing my ways now
why is it that very hot coffee is more satisfying than hot coffee?
The relief after the burning pain adds a bit of that 'je nes sais quoi'
maybe the increase in blood supply to mouth and throat means that more caffeine will be absorbed on the second sip
Could be the way your tastebuds are tuned - it's the reason why some beer can taste differently depending on the pub even though it's the same brand. Beers is often stored at slightly different temperatures, and even 0.1 of a degree can make a big difference to the way our tongues interpret taste.
I reckon there's a difference in taste with hot vs cold coffee, maybe not too much between hot and very hot though.
I feel the same. Also a very cold drink is nicer than just a cold one. Crisper. I suppose the extra hot element adds a kind of sharpness too now that I think about it.
I necked mine and forgot to stop and appreciate it. Now I feel like I missed out.
Have I been shadow banned already? My comments haven’t shown up all day.
I had the same issue coming from the lemmy.world instance. Hence my new account on aussie.zone Smaller instances seem to be having less problems as overall users increase.
Walking among us, god.
I see you.
You are great and exist.
i see god
I can see this comment.
Here? I see you
I have faith
I can't see you my lord but I can hear you.
We can see this comment
Snuck home at lunch to avoid pub time at work. Cosy in PJs with some popcorn and my housemate playing ff16.
Man, I wish we didn't have to go into office.
PJs, food, friends and FF16 > pub time. Any day of the week.
Hundred percent! Got myself a club bar from mum's latest deposit of Random English Snacks at my house so I am VIBING.
It is no DT Breakfast Special, but a honeycomb up and go is not bad
Something has happened on the web client for this where top level comments/replies in a post (like in here) are treated like 2nd level replies with the red lines to the left. Makes it difficult to spot where a comment thread starts and looks like they're part of the same comment thread. Not a fan.
My granpa told me no one remembers who comes 2nd.
He wasn't wrong but it's not the sort of thing you say to a 4 yr old.
If you're on Android, Jerboa has had an update too, and is quite a lot better now.
I’ve realised a random thing about myself: I hate when people make “observations” about me and tell me. People do it a lot about my style. I guess I like to look nice, but have a fairly simple style and a clear colour palette because I don’t like to buy lots of clothes, so people often say things like, “You really like to wear X colours don’t you?”
It’s the kind of comment that isn’t a compliment so maybe I’m just defensive but it feels like a judgement or I’m being asked to explain myself and it sets me on edge. I don’t know how to respond either.
They are probably just trying to bond and show they’ve noticed but my whole life I’ve attracted unwanted attention and commentary on my appearance so it’s annoying to me. Do other people have their appearance and clothes commented on a lot? Is that just something people do? It never occurs to me to say such a thing to someone else unless I’m giving a compliment or being like, “Ooh is that a new jacket?”
Hmm. I dont really get what the diff is between you asking if thats a new jacket and soneone asking if you like particular colours?
I used to work in a design oriented industry and yes it was very common to comment on / receive comments on the appearance (clothing, hair, glasses, shoes etc). My last job was full of engineers and a lot of male, and nobody seems to care what you look like. My current job has a lot of female in the office and they do tend to notice more and do make comments on what each other’s wearing.
I usually just say thanks and compliment on something they wear/ have and then move on. It’s almost like “morning, how are you?” Type of small talk.
That makes a lot of sense! I don’t mind commentary and discussion on clothes I guess, it’s just the way some people say it. Sometimes it feels more judgemental and I’m sensitive to it. But a favourite tactic of my bullies at high school was to “compliment” or take a tone like they were “innocently commenting on” something about what I was wearing or how I looked but they meant it as an insult 🙄 I think I just have an over sensitive anxiety response to such things now. I’ll try to get more used to it!!
I think a lot of it depends on the delivery. Those sorts of comments can come across as judgemental and/or an attempt to put you into a box (which has high potential to then lead to comments if you ever do anything outside what they have decided is "your" style).
Sometimes it can also be hard to tell what is intended, until you have a pattern of similar comment from the same person.
Exactly - now that I’ve thought about it I do feel there’s a difference. Ie. I have friends who will make a comment and it doesn’t bother me as I know they’re not trying to categorise me.
But there’s a way some people go about it that just feels off to me. Like the much older man who was my tutor who decided to take on this weird paternal attitude toward me. His commentary on my clothes in front of everyone was not wanted lol.
“You really like to wear X colours don’t you?”
yeah that's not a compliment. That's a backhander
See that’s what my gut says! Just a weird way to phrase it in my opinion.
Hmm, I don’t know. I pretty much wear the Melbourne uniform. Although the nice upside has been when friends/acquaintances point out something they’ve seen that they associate with my style. It’s nice sometimes, especially if I feel I’ve been really lazy and haven’t made much effort lately.
But I totally hear you. Unwanted comments are not fun.
Yeah, since socially transitioning people comment on my appearance a lot more. It's one of joys I'm finding of living female but for me it's pretty new and I'm still clunky at putting together outfits. I don't have a big wardrobe and I don't want one so I'm often in the same clothes. I also tend toward the same colours. I understand why you feel it's a bit of backhanded "compliment". Like they're thinking, they always wear the same clothes...
I'm guessing your palette isn't the usual black and beige?
Yes that’s a bit how it feels! Years ago I basically only wore black and white as I was very very poor and just stuck to those as it’s easier to make outfits. But when people would comment on it it’s like, no I’m not making a fashion statement I just have no money 😂
Now I incorporate richer colours which I suppose you don’t see as often.
Hey Goddess! Thanks!
Woke up and had the opportunity to chair another meeting which was nice. This AA group have become my newest family. They are teaching me things I'd never thought of and making me be incredibly honest with myself. If anyone's been in aa you'll know what I'm talking about.
Going to the wonderful cafe around the corner for breakfast then get some groceries and I'll come home and make a vege stew. Got a bit extra work to do as well but looks like a lazy-ish friday. Maybe I'll do some music and start looking at all the work leads I got yesterday. Really need to start taking time to do some exercise for it's own sake as well.
Enjoy today, its a bit longer then yesterday!!! Weather looks grim, but we don't have to be grim in outlook.
oh be still my beating heart she is filled with such joy everytime you right a poem something which rhymes with joy is thought.
I'm not very good at poetry am i?
Sodding Flybuys.
I was doing the spend $50 for 4 weeks promo at Coles except I did week 3 online and they omitted an item which took it under the total. I phoned Flybuys and was told by the CS rep that she'd done an override and all I had to do was phone them when the points for week 4 came in.
So of course when I phone I get clueless CS rep who couldn't find my details, my week 3 points or any details of the previous interaction and "The points weren't added because it was an online transaction" and "I'll have to send in the receipt." Which I just did and got the generic 'we will endeavour to answer your query within 5 business days'. Sure, Jan.
modlog is now community-based. You can view others by changing the number in the URL.
I too am not a fan of that red line.
That is definitely an improvement. Not much has been removed from here so far. But it's probably not a good idea to spend too much time looking at the rubbish, like reading the comments on many sites it is probably not good for mental health.
The open nature of the log so you can look at it is good though, having things removed in secret with no oversight is a bit problematic IMO. There is way too much potential for mods to abuse their power when decisions are not open to scrutiny.
Yeah now I remember why I blocked someone on reddit.
Where do you see this?
On desktop browser on the right above the mod list: https://aussie.zone/modlog/58
Took me a hot second after reading the replies to this that we were talking about modlog and not menulog.
I was so confused
A good change. For some reason it will show the log for the community only if I open in a new window, not if I open in the same window. Odd.
Ditto re the red line. Very annoying
Gah, last thing I need today.
Cut myself slightly on my finger with a paperclip trying to unzip a stuck zipper.
Right where I bend my finger as well. Just to add to feeling down today. :(
Graphite fren.. graphite. It won't help your finger but it will help the zip.
ooo I realised with the climate controls in the Fuckton Of Room we have in new place I can start cultivating mushrooms again!
the fact I use these skills for buttons is the despair of all my festival-going friends
Ooh just saw that you've joined the light side over here. when did you sneak back in?
couple days ago, although I've been lurking here and there. Mostly watching the shitshow unfold, but the way the transphobia has ratched up with impunity on reddit is sealing the coffin for me. Slowly extracting my saves / watched threads (mostly on reno stuff) and getting ready to nuke the history.
Can't sleep. Moving pictures. AAAAGHHH!
Spoilers! pretty please?
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Cheers everybody ☕ It's dry day Friday here cos the man has to work tomorrow. I'll still be here to keep you company though I'll just be sober.
ohh it's 5pm in Melbourne (!)
It's dry everyday for me, and I don't want to go anywhere.
Anyone going out? Because I just went "out" for about 10 minutes and the cold is unforgiving and I don't think I'll be doing that again today.
Only to the supermarket for food. Then I am 100% done for the week
Yeh i just got back and it is collddddd
I was just typing a request for you to change the title to Daily Thread as it changed in front of me.
Yeah as soon as I post it I realised I had forgotten and adjusted 🤣 thanks for keeping your eyes peeled. It was a week since last I hosted a post, took me a few seconds to figure how to edit my own post 😅