Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 16 Aug 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 16 Aug 2023
Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 16 Aug 2023
Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Put an offer in on a house today. Pray for Mojo.
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Is this the fixer upper you mentioned yesterday/day before?
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I still want to be Mackenzie Arnold when I grow up
I'm older than most of the Matilda's and I still want to be them when I grow up 🥲
I always laugh at the serving suggestion on like leggo's tortellini, ravioli extra. Serves 4 apparently. I assume that is children and not a grown-arse man
Oh yeah. The suggested serving sizes of dim sims or whatever it is.
I feel bad when I eat 6 times the suggested serving size.
As if I’m going to stop at one hash brown!
That's like Allen's mixed lollies. 3 lollies = one serve. Um no it doesn't. Not even close.
Made some nachos. I think stuntman Mike would approve.
Looks amazing but like... you enough sour cream for two chips there
Nah. At least 5 chips.
Yummy but what are the others having? 😂
I've just realised it's Wednesday, not Thursday. Goddammit.
look at it this way, you have an extra day of life. 👍
Lmao howling at the comment I just read under an actor interview that said "she just does it for the money". My guy I hate to break it to you but everyone needs to be able to pay the bills, no ones rocking up for anything that time consuming just because.
I swear to God the gardener at work gets some weird satisfaction revving his petrol leaf blower. It's the most annoying, infuriating sound that makes me want to go all Liam Neeson on his ass.
Probably similar to people who like the rev their cars to feel the power.
Pretty annoying as leaf blowers are super loud.
Just devoured this.
Most of my fizzy drink gone.
I am content.
Chips to come soon after resting while watching the Matildas. Come on, you can this!
God, I'm tired. The Matildas are going to have to (please God) win without me.
I just woke up. I came home and collapsed in bed and straight up went to sleep for 3 hours. ...And I'm going to have dinner and drug the cat and go straight back to sleep I think. Sorry Tillies ;_;
Same. Night. Good luck Matilda's 🥱💤
Night night.
Hope you wake up to some good news.
Please post your pre game meals, snacks, drinks, platters etc tonight. You'll make me very happy 😊 Go Matildas ⚽ 💛💚💛💚💛💚💛💚 ⚽️
Will do though nothing fancy.
Home brand cheese corn chips, bottle of homebrand orange drink and my bargain of the day, a 700g of smoked ham for $2.80.
I went crazy and ate about 1/2 of the ham already.
I’ve got a whole pizza as well in the fridge ready for game time.
Tea and biscuits
You know, I just might need some snacks...
I'm not fussy. Anything will do!
chicken schnitzel on rice with tomato and onion
salt&vinegar chips with some kinda sweet drink
I had a bowl of air fried cooked brown rice. One half desert spoon of olive oil and half a teaspoon of vege real gourmet stock with about a cup of cooked brown rice. Ten minutes air fry, its crunchy and tasty like potato chips, but cos brown rice / olive oil, super healthy. For game snacks its rice cakes and promite. I'm keen on keeping this figure.
Corn chips, generic brand Pringle type chips, salsa and some dips. We already ate the party pies and sausage rolls. Also home brand soft drink. Tea for me.
I am having some sweet chilli and sour cream chips. Will be having bean and beef burritos with guac and coriander sauce and a side of rice.
Yum. We'll be having nuggets, little boys and chips with cheese and gravy. Assortment of sauces and dips to go with.
I think I might have a drink tonight while watching the game. The question is do I sink a couple of beers, g&ts or pull out the big guns and make margaritas? Big choices.
I vote criminally strong g&ts
I think this might be the way. I've got a crook back atm and last night my egg exploded in the microwave so today I need to clean it more thoroughly. I am not impressed. I need to medicate.
Margs! Margs! Margs!
It's so tempting ngl.
Margs all the way! We've got some fresh lime juice in the fridge and a couple of whole limes in the fruit bowl. Very tempted. Very.
Trying to look up rules of soccer so I can watch the Matildas with some semi understanding, other than put ball into goals, don’t use hands. Apparently the whole world knows how to play except for me and it’s hard to find a basic video. Doesn’t matter, will be cheering anyway.
I'm in the same boat as you. Elder minipeeler will act as rule remembering person for thee evening because he's the only one who's actually played the game recently enough to remember any rules!
The hardest one might be the offside rule.
Everything came up milhouse at the gp today. I'm healthy af, ideal weight, hormone levels are exactly where they should be and my bp and ecg are so bloody normal I feel basic.
If the matlidas win and I have a nice walk along the beach in the sun it'll be perfect. Wish the game didn't start at 8pm though, there's no way I'll stay up for the whole thing.
What to eat for the game though? I think the usual rice cakes marg and low salt vegemite will do fine. Staying away from processed foods, sugar and booze are obviously doing wonders for me. After the total glum and transphobia of last week, I feel positively fucking on fire. Thanks Milho
I love women too! Defo watch the fit women play that ballsport lol
Yeah I don't know a thing about soccer all I know is that I'm gay so... I'm sure that cancels it out hahah
Feel that. I went a bought a long cable so I can watch it on the tv in the bedroom I got free last week. Apparently half the Aussie team have partners in the English team. Gonna be a great game, with extra tension. I doubt I'll see it all though. I get up at 5 for work and I'm just super opposed to living tired anymore. I love women a lot too, and I feel like my current shape is quite Matilda's player-esque so that's nice. It's lovely to be excited about women's sport and know the rest of the country is too. It's about time.
Honestly I'm a hypocrite because I support women's sport I just don't watch it.
But man... women.
So in preparation for the Matildas match tonight I've decided i might splurge a little on some comfort/junk food tonight.
I'm thinking maybe chips and a bottle of soft drink for tonight. It was also suggested that maybe I do a hot chocolate as well.
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions, preferably not too expensive.
Seconding soda water + cordial. Soda water bottles are under a dollar, and Bickfords cordial lasts ages.
Open the soda water bottle and drink a little bit of it, to make room, then add the cordial to the bottle. Voila!
Healthier too I reckon, as it's mostly angry water with a bit of flavour and sugar lol but honestly, a bottle of Coke is unbeatable.
Treat yourself, friend, you deserve it!!
You can always add a bit of grog to the soft drink to kill the germs.
I'll have to have a look at that and see how it goes. In truth I am saving for something next month where i'll be able to treat myself to something a little bit more substantial.
Been doing occasionally the homebrand/Aldi fizzy drinks as well so they're good enough for me.
Hot dogs. Get them from the deli section at the supermarket. Get the rolls from the bakery. Cheap as. Or just get cocktail franks.
Soda water and cordials often cheaper. Soda water by itself is actually pretty good too! But the Aldi cola is not a bad substitute for real coke.
I'm doing burritos tonight, I have all the fillings ready.
might get some chips and stuff from aldi for special, eh. For special is key, not everyday. 😊
hmmm. yeah, i will get a bag of rice cakes and a jar of low salt vegemite.
Soxcat has been sadly quarantined to the study and bathroom (with all electronics removed as she has once almost sprayed on a laptop...) No comfy couches or the bedroom for her lest she pee on things that are significantly harder to clean. Left out a heated mat for her on low heat for 8 hours though.
Poor girl, she seems to have lost weight - she's so light! And she snoozed on my lap for over an hour and it hasn't even been 12 hours since she arrived - that's record time - but I think it's because she's being all hormonal and affectionate.
poor kitty :(
She is in good hands though :)
Good game England 🤝 Not even fresh legs could save us.🦵
Those poms are unreal. Really impressive. Maybe next time for us ;)
Buckley's and Nunn.
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England played bazball. (Only you and me will know what that means)
Alright, the cat's booked in for a hormone blood test tomorrow and I need to give her gabapentin tonight and tomorrow morning to sedate her beforehand. I have never given a cat pills before, let alone a squirmy one who's acting particularly wack. By the end of all this I think I'll have gone through all the hoops of being a cat mum, without ever having actually owned a cat...
Good luck catto, be strong 🙏
Why is the delete button right next to the edit button on mobile…
It’s work experience!
If it’s the hard capsules you can crack it open and mix the powder with her meal, Melbcat doesn’t seem to taste hers. I do the same with Zylkene too.
Meat baby food is also a good mixer if they like it (without onions or garlic - I use Heinz pumpkin potato + beef or Smiling Tums beef + vegetables. There may be a suitable chicken kind as well.). Or Churu treats if she likes them.
If it’s truly a no go you mix it with a little water in an oral syringe and drip it in their mouth. I’ve never burritoed a cat before and can’t offer tips but that’s an option if truly desperate
Hahaha, I saw your original reply seconds before it was deleted and was wondering what was up with that. I was all worried cos I thought the pills were tablets, but after reading your reply I've had another look and actually they are hard capsules, thank $deity! I've definitely had luck giving her Zylkene before mixing it into food.
This time around she's hardly eating anything out of the bowl - but she did go absolutely insane for the churu last night, so I think I'll try that. I also have an oral syringe I can use if it comes to that, thankfully. Had to give her bupenorphrine before so I've done the burritoing (once. Thankfully she didn't actually mind the taste so I didn't need to do it after).
That's so good to know that gabapentin doesn't have a really awful taste. I've got enough stress on my plate with work tensions and I'm really not looking forward to this evening :(
Had a manger try and scold me for something that was kind of their fault (they missed a couple of emails and a meeting invite).
I'll be riding the wings of smugness for the rest of the week.
Hell hath no fury like an elevator with an impeccable beard scolded
I've had to stop actively watching the game as it was making me too anxious.
Hahaha plans cancelled again, so guess who gets to play BG3 for the next few days?
Me! Me me me! Haha!
AWW YEE!
You you you?
Sometimes people being flaky is perfect.
Op Shop find of the day. $6 A natural tumble faceted peridot necklace, the beads are pretty big, some flaws , yellow green but nice none the less. 👍
So good news and annoying news.
I can work from home tomorrow but I have to essentially video chat/screen share the whole time with my... assistant of sorts. Like she's not an assistant but she does assist me in things. Iunno. Anyways, I'm basically giving her free reign to reply to all the emails I can't get to. Because the place I work for, one of the websites they look after you can't have just anyone logging into the emails which is annoying but I understand.
In other good news and annoying news, went to the doctor's and the doctor didn't even print of the referral and the poor receptionist was trying to print it off but it wasn't printing correctly. I got to the doctors at maybe 5:15 or so, and I only left at like 5:35. Like the receptionist was checking all the papers from this doctor and I just go "I have a feeling she didn't print it off because she thought she could email it to me." and yeah pretty much. Then I got picked up by a yank tank and I hated it. I hated getting into it, my chronic pain hated it. I just hated every second.
And now I'm overstimulated and I just want to cry and die. Possibly at the same time, maybe one after the other. And then I've gotta cook dinner, but I'm excited for dinner. I just... UGH. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk guys.
I feel you. I had to do the whole training/screen sharing thing for new hires in India. Generally I keep it to a 2 hour session and then get them to practise/slack questions in combination of “busy” work to keep them occupied. No way I could do that for a full day.
Luckily I only work 5 hours. But even training her has been draining af.
We still get 1/3rd a day off if they're 3rd right? right?
technically we already get ⅔ off…
That was NOT a fun 24 hours. Kiddo had his MCH nurse appointment, and his growth is not what we want it to be so that's triggered a medical review. Went to a parents group. They were all talking about their nap schedule and how they get their kiddo down. And we're like "We cant get him to sleep". Then he had a fever thanks to his vaccinations. Super common apparently, but no one told us that. So he didnt go down till 1am. Fuck me.
Our first wouldn't sleep either (about 20 minutes at a time, until about 16 months from memory). It's so tough, and we ended up stopping going to the parents group because they were all about how much progress they were making with their sleep schedules....after we had just explained again how much trouble we were having... It's really hard, but it will get better. Someone once told me to think back a month and see what had changed, improved, etc... Even if it was a tiny thing. Helped a bit.
I was lovely and cosy until I stuck out an arm to pat a cat.
Then... 🥶
I almost never have the heater in my bedroom but I brought it in last night and set it on a timer. No regrets
I bring good news my brethren (and sistren and all others)!!!! Someone has watered the pothos at Richmond Traders - its actually showing some green shoots! So it is true that you can't kill pothos.
I read this as someone water the potholes and was very confused as to why.
I know someone who did manage to kill pothos. But it took them a solid year of neglect and it wasn't a very established plant.
we need another public holiday, let's gooooooo
hereee we gooooo
I'm onto my 3rd g&t and it hasn't even started.
My pre game dinner/snackapoos. Nuggets, cocktail franks, chips, cheese and gravy, bbq and tomato sauce and a couple of g&ts. Also I did a little research and found I'm low on the gin so Gentleman Jack might make an appearance tonight. Also when I said post your meals I meant pictures people. PICTURES. My bad.
Oh I posted something to your earlier thread. Oops!
That’s a nice spread there.
I’ll do one closer to game time with a ready pizza since I already did my snacks a few moments ago.
I saw it and I upvoted it.
I'll wait till game time. Sorry
Don't be sorry. I'm looking forward to it. I was just hungry 😔
Have to stay up for night shift prep, so put something gay and sad on thinking I'd be alright because it takes a bit for me to get worked up, but jesus fuck! I just am so insanely lucky to have my parents and their unwavering love and support. My Dad struggled a bit but he always reminded me he loved me, and his awkwardness around the subject had nothing to do with me. I don't know man, should not have done that, going to be thinking for a while and telling my Mum I love her.
Yeah, I feel lucky to have parents who are supportive of my sexuality and gender. Like they get very confused sometimes because I use they/them pronouns, but I understand that it's hard to get. My ex-stepdad was an absolute fucking dickhead, I'm glad he's not in my life anymore. But yeah, a lot of these stories about queer people being kicked out or killed really just hurts everytime I hear it. Like recently there was a dancer (who was my age!), O'Shae Sibley, who was voguing to Beyonce at a petrol station was killed. Like... it hurts, it really hurts.
Was thinking of going to the gym but Jesus Christ it's cold
Edit: OK apparently I'm not going to the gym because I've just prepared myself a hot chai. Great
Every time I watch soccer i think of this
Aryaga, Aryaga II....Baryaga
Look at you all warm and toasty there. Still negative temperature where I am.
Pizza sauce made, now waiting on the dough in the breadmaker. With 20 mins to go, it's looking a bit wetter than I'd like at this stage of the cycle.
What dough recipe do you use?
If the dough is looking a bit too wet...knead some fine semolina into it before it starts proofing/rising. Saved many batches this way
4 hours sleep. Calling it early. Work can take a hike today
Didn't get back to sleep but fuggit I'm going to work. I have no sick leave left and I don't wanna be home for rental inspection today. Might see if I can finish at lunch or something
sigh
Wasted so much of my break time today trying to organise things for to make sure everything runs smoothly at work and nothing achieved apart from losing most of my break time today.
I'll be glad to get out of work today as soon as it all ends.
Sky dark.
Update: sky light.
🎼🎶I'm addicted to stress, that's the way that I get things done,
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If I'm not under pressure then I sleep too long,
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And I hang around like a bum,
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I think I'm goin' nowhere, and that makes me nervous.
Everybody's out to get me but I feel alright,
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Everybody's out to get me but I feel alright,
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Everybody's out to get me but I feel alright,
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Everybody's thinkin' 'bout me!
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It's the little things that get you,
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It's the little things that get you when you work in addiction.
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It's the little things that get you,
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It's the little things that get you,
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It's the little things that get you when you work in addiction 🎶🎶
0.7 colds outside. Hope everyone is staying warm.
It's currently -0.4 at my place, (feels like -2.5 !).
So very grateful to have the new heating - I set the timer so the house was warm when I got up. Unfortunately I still have to go outside to get to work.
I am truly appreciating a house with insulation and ducted heating. As are the cats. At the old house we woulda woken up with cats on heaters and under the doona trying to crawl up our arses, but this morning they sprawl with delights.
Another day, another asymmetrical neckline on my beard. 🙊
I get my beard trimmed, shaped and, most importantly, lined up every few weeks. Bless the barbers. I'm useless at keeping the lines straight.
lol I just saw a truck in the Home Depot carpark which would give /r/Melbourne conniptions. The ones we see are BABIES.
Yeah
it’s 0C outside. I’m very awake. Not sure if I should get up.
Woken at 2.30am by someone yelling outside 😑 They’re still yelling
That was weird, I woke up about the same time thinking I heard my Mum yelling 'oh for God's sake ' or something along those lines.
For the newbies here, Mum died last May.
💙
USA TV advertisements are fucking weeeeeird
edit: switched to 7plus stream, American accents hurt
Never not weirded out when I see an ad for prescription medication when streaming US telly, also shit tons of fast food ads like absolutely insane amounts of fast food ads.
Burger King ads followed by Tums ads. maybe you shouldn't eat burgers, eh
Sumo were also a bit unclear about the details of what you are signing up to and what the differences between their plans is. I was going to go with them, but they seemed a bit dodgy and another company became cheaper anyway when I did the compare again.
I ended up with Nectr for electricity, GloBird for gas. Nectr did have a dodgy estimate of the total price on their website, but the actual rates were the best. I have found that the Energy Compare site is the best resource if you enter your meter number, as it uses the actual use patterns you have. Make sure you select the option to include time of use plans on the left hand side to see all the options, depending on when you use power you may save money.
Damnit, sucked into Alice in Borderland S2. Should have been in Snoozeland hours ago. Pray for me. Today’s work gave me a raging headache. Tomorrow might just lay me flat.
Have a fire going in the fireplace full bore thanks to those wax firefighters and the column heater going because Sammi made straight for my lap as soon as I sat down.
Sammi is basking on my legs and Zooks is stretched out on her side with her back to the heater and her front to the fire.
I just hope these cold mornings are over by the time I go back to work.
Dark mode is just so much easier to look at
Struggling so badly with fatigue and being woken up also didn’t help. Cheers for shouting outside my house at 2.30am cunt. I would possibly have been able to sleep through the night without that
I slept poorly. I am not running at 100%.
I made a mistake yesterday afternoon and am wasting time today correcting it.
My August 31 deadline feels a lot closer this week than it did a week ago.
Today is a struggle.
Day 21 of exercises completed. Kids are still home sick. Mr Peeler also unwell, woke me up for medicine during the night and I didn't get back to sleep properly. Then when I did finally get back to sleep I had a weird dream that I was wetting the bed, which was so vivid I awoke immediately and launched outta bed and checked. I used to have dreams like that when I was a kid, but haven't had one like it for literally decades. Very disquieting way to begin the day!
Kids are still home sick. God tell me about it. Something doing the rounds at the moment.
omg sam kerr