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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago

Cat pic because cute idiot in action. (Also sofa progress)

tabby cat kicking a toy fish

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And some serious airplane ears for fairness

a grumpy black cat on an ironing board

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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

This morning's harvest

Not a bad return on investment for the potatoes - I had a small patch in the front yard I planted about a dozen sprouting potatoes from the cupboard.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Have you studied the Dutch masters ? lol. Thatโ€™s a pretty awesome photo

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

"Still life with pumpkin"

I give all the credit to the random beam of sunlight coming through the kitchen window.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Just transferred the last of the deposit on the unit.

breathes into paper bag

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

You got this. It's a weird sensation, spending that much money on something you won't hold in your hand for another 30/60/90 days. Once the buyers remorse fades out, there's a wonderful sense of security coming your way too. And the power to hang pictures and shelves wherever you want them!

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

I understand the gut wrenching sickening feeling. But for what it's worth it will subside.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

Last minute decision made to go down to Geelong for Chemical Brothers. I'll be going alone but I've heard good things about this show so I think it will be worth dealing with the nightmare that is Mt Duneed estate parking.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

The little one seems to be getting hit hard by this antibiotic. Sheโ€™s really not feeling well. I might ring the vet today and check if thatโ€™s normal

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

mustard, thyme, garlic and butter marinaded chicken is in the oven

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Good week overall I think. Work has been a bit crazy which I'm trying to sort out with management to slow things down a bit for the sake of my team and my own mental health. Plus being at conferences doesn't help...

Been losing a decent amount of weight too, about 10kg in the last 3-4 weeks and starting to 'regain' the muscle I had when I was younger and a gym freak. I think this is more just getting my muscles used to regular exercise again so it'll plateau soon. Just trying to get in to a health(ier) routine all in all.

Sadly missed the weekly online co-op gaming session with friends since someone messed up the days. Also bought some new furniture to make the place feel a bit more homely.

So all in all, doing pretty well.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Just had excellent tacos with a friend

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, apparently things are normal. Melbcat is unhappy though. She didn't want to eat her usual medicated dinner so I tossed it (to avoid double dosing) and resorted to mixing a meds cocktail in an oral syringe. Then gave her the hated antibiotic. Plain cat food was also given as a chaser but I can't see from here if she ate it.

She's having a cuddle while everything kicks in. I'm hoping the anti-nausea pill that was crushed in there helps.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I may not be available to make the next Daily Thread. I'll be here, just might not be able to press buttons. So if anyone is up at that time could you please do it. Thank you.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

No probs. Someone will step up - might even be me.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I really can't overstate how amazing exercise is for mental health.

Woke up feeling like shit. Went to the gym and mood has improved 10 fold.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Yep, whenever Iโ€™m in a funk I go lift heavy things in the gym or even just a walk outside and I feel instantly better. Love those endorphins.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

art supplies have been obtained ๐Ÿ˜Š

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

We watched Hot Fuzz. Very good. Very funny.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Just finished eating a pita bread when I realised it was moldy.

So I guess I'm going to die soon ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ tell my dad I said... Hello.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Whew it's been a long day of non stop social stuff from 10-5:45, after several hours of dinner last night. Happy to have a break before more social stuff tomorrow arvo/evening then interview on Monday. My physical and social muscles are so out of use...

Now's a good time to use up my desperately flowering basil and make some pesto, picked up some orzo pasta and mushrooms to go with. Been ages since I've made orzo/risoni

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Good morning.

Last week was awful, but the weekend so far has been good.

Collingwood documentary last night. I would follow Fly McRae into the mouth of hell.

Peanut butter bagel and a cup of tea this morning, and gym soon to follow.

Afternoon to myself. Might back up my hard drive and potter around

Dinner with a friend tonight

Life is good

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Feeling better about what happened today. Onwards and upwards as they say.

Enjoy your day everyone โค๏ธ

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (13 children)

I miss the days when there were fun little phone game aps that didnโ€™t have a billion pop up adds or ongoing subscriptions or constant nagging to buy treasure chests. Sometimes I just want something a bit mindless to occupy me while waiting for appointments and feel like that golden era has gone. Now Iโ€™ll browse social media or news websites but itโ€™s not really the same.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Apparently trimming ones fringe after a few gins isnโ€™t wise.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Anyone ever had to remove a paper wasp next even though they are allergic because it's right next to where the kids get out of the car....was quite nerve wracking.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

She is a stellar example of โ€˜be yourself and do not give a damn whatever your ageโ€™. Sad.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

I think I'm officially giving up on trying to clean the baked-on grease in my air fryer. I might leave it downstairs at the "free to good home" shelves in my building and go buy a new one. It's a shame because it's a pretty good one but cleaning it sucks (and I was lazy for too long and now it needs more serious attention than I'm willing to give it.. I've tried a few things but I'm done).

Note that is one of those times where I think of doing something, write about it online then will likely have bought the new one inside of an hour or so. That's just how things happen here.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Screams in 'waste not, want not'. Still, I do understand how bloody hard it is to clean baked-on grease. I assume you have tried all the various iterations of baking soda? And oven cleaner spray?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (10 children)

Breakfast ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A very large cheese toastie and a bathtub sized latte plz chef

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

๐Ÿง€๐Ÿฅช๐Ÿ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿฅ›

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Coles rotisserie chook, loaf of bread, mayonnaise, red onion, lettuce and cheese please

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (5 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

I had a Herbert Adams beef and mushroom pie and it was the most tasteless pie I've ever eaten. They were bought because they were half price. Even that was too much to pay.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I had salmon with salad for dinner and both Miss Meow and Mr Woof were very pleased to get some scraps.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

โฐReminder to clean the filters in A/Cโฐ

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Yes, I'll accept that! Aaaand it was me out front instead of the doggo for once.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (3 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

lek shom ay zim

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Woke up early and can't get back to sleep.

Ah well, at least I don't have to get up drag myself around the open for inspections today. ๐Ÿ˜

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I found out Dragon Ball Super is on ABC iView. Back in my day you had to convince your parents to get pay TV so you could watch Dragon Ball Z on cartoon network

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just had a Subway sub for the first time in about three years. Not bad. Quite satisfied

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

ooh which length satisfies you?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

No one talks about girth anymore :(

They are thinner these days.

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