Daily Discussion Thread: Fri 20 Oct 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Fri 20 Oct 2023
Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Daily Discussion Thread: Fri 20 Oct 2023
Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
someone ate a whole packet of mint slices while working away at their desk...
I looked at these on the supermarket shelf last night and didn't buy them because I knew I would've done the exact same thing as you
After dinner mints require very little chewing therefore I can plough through a box of those.
I see zero problems with any of this
I used to do Tim Tams.
I was actually looking for the new gluten free Tim tams... Found the GF mint slice. When I do find the holy grail of the GF Tim Tam rest assured it will be dealt with in the proper manner.
Fuel for the afternoon!
I am officially diagnosed with ADHD combined type! After waiting so long for my appointment and feeling so anxious that I was somehow wrong about it, it's a huge relief. I get to try medication and looking forward to the bonus weightloss that comes from it lol
hugs and good luck
bonus weightloss that comes from it
I'm on day 3 of starting my meds and I feel like the loss of appetite is real. Like, I used to forget to eat at regular times because of the ADHD, now I'm not eating that much because of the ADHD meds. I could barely finish half of my dinner last night and as of 1pm today I've had half a banana.
Oh damn, it really is hitting you hard. For me it hasn't been too bad overall, my appetite seemed to not be too impacted, but I'm wondering if it's the low dose I've started on.
god that was weird, I had to call Daycare back about something. I called and introduced myself with full name. They go "Who sorry?" I repeat, a few seconds of silence and I go "I'm X's Dad" "Ooooooh, X's dad, hang on a second I'll find who called you". I think its the first time I've said I'm someone's dad out loud. it has a very sobering effect.
There was a cat sitting on the side fence yowling during the night. Mr Ps bedroom is that side, so he scared it off by poking the rubber chicken toy out the window and gave it a few good honks 😂
That’s brilliant! 🤣
'm fucking screaming that is genius. And the mental image is a delight.
We have had problems with yowling cats, and I’m going to steal this idea and buy a rubber chicken. Genius!
look at your highness basking in the morning sun
The End
I think you could get a job writing rants. That was top notch.
It's one of many talents I have.
It’s just price gouging at this point. I wish Aldi was more accessible for me.
Aldi are going to start delivering soon.
I get the Aldi flat bread. $2/5pc.
We normally get lebanese bread (made that day) for $1.60 for 5 but sometimes it's nice to mix it up. I'm seriously thinking about making my own.
I’m with you. Bloody Woolworths rises their homebrand soft drinks to 1.10.
Original they were about 69 or 75 cents.
Pretty soon it’ll be double the original price.
Ran 10km this afternoon. I think I've earned a Ferrero Rocher.
lol Perth Water. I want to meet the public servant who named that!
That was probably John Septimus Roe nearly 200 years ago. He's kind of a big deal in Perth history. Major highway named after him, High school etc.
He is Perth's equivalent of John Batman, but revered more like John Monash. It's all Johns for days.
cats are definitely adoring the new house. Oh that giant window facing north - not in my office, where I make noises at them for shoving everything off my workbench to sprawl, but in the dining room, where boxes and beds are placed for their use. Screen doors without modesty panels so they can breeze their whiskers and see everything and not wait for a human to put a little stool up so they can try and peep out. heating vents.
Plus now they can see the entire back yard....and they're gonna absolutely lose their shit when the corellas invade the fruit trees.
Sounds like cat heaven
Hahahaha ok so I just brought my golf bag up to my apartment and I'm looking through all of the pockets to clean it out/try to find my glove (found it) but I also found something completely unexpected AND telling of how long it has been since I played golf. I found 3 old porn DVDs in the big pocket, which were my friends DVDs he asked me to hide for him (I know how this sounds but I swear it's true). This is a friend I haven't seen or spoken to for about 10 years.
Hmm my apartment building has a free public library shelf thing.. maybe I should make a donation.
I have to say it, an oldie, I can't resist.....suuree for a "friend".
What are the movies? Anything good?
'Driving it home' '3 wood madness' 'David leadbetters' guide to putting'.
Hmmm ok I'm going to say what the titles are in a spoiler because one of them might be a little.. well you'll see..
I can't remember if he was genuinely into that last title or if it was bought as a gag gift between the boys back in the day. No pun intended.
Who has DVDs approx 10-15 years old, internets already existed 🤷♀️
So, were these fave DVDS and were they niche 😉
Coulda been home made 😏
Pfffbbllt! I still have audio cassettes and use them
Um, I still buy Blu Rays. You get loads of extras on them that enhance the viewing experience. Some of the commentaries are as good as experiencing a second movie.
I wasn't sure if I should say what they are. One of them is fairly niche..
Oops, apparently I accidentally fermented the cat
pickled the puss, as they say
Do they?
stout?
I did brew some anise seed stout awhile back, amused me to label the caps ASS
Just a bit 😉
Scooted myself down to a pub along the river. Cricket is on the big screen, the beer is cold and $10 a pint and they haven't played a song newer than the year 2000 yet. Life's good.
82-0 we are on a roll.
Looks like it's going to get ugly lol
Is taht Dan Murphy's pub still at the end of the walk near you? I used to enjoy that place.
Dan Murphy's pub? Not sure which one you mean
If sneezing was an Olympic sport then I'd be on the podium.
I think these are meant to be waratahs but all I see are scotch thistles
I've gone with the gumnuts.
We made our own it says : go away or I shall taunt you a 2nd time
Hahaha. I've seen ones that say FUCK OFF.
I think scotch thistles have flat tops - thistle pic
Yeah they do but I still see weeds. Haha.
Terrible decision, absolutely shocking. I'm appalled.
Edit: are you actually trying to offend?
No but I'm sorry if I offended anyone with my new door mats I guess.
Melbcat is fussing around giving indignant huffs. She’s had breakfast, meds and a treat so I think it’s because I won’t let her out. Accidentally letting her slip out behind me into the yard made her forget she’s an inside cat.
got a screen door that's in the sun? We placated ours by opening the sliding door and letting them breeze behind the screen in the sun
Unfortunately it takes until late afternoon for the sun to slant through the window and screen door. Cruelly she can even see it approaching without being able to bask.
I could drag myself through setting up her little pipe frame house and wedge the opening against the window to let her out in a controlled way but the intruder cat would come fight with her
I sometimes see posts on social media that have such poor grammar & spelling that I can't even figure out what the person is trying to say. Then someone else will relpy as if it is perfectly understandable and I'm just staring at it wondering how on earth they managed to work it out. Is it the same superpower as understanding toddler speak, or a complete skill set on its own.
One of the more recent ones I saw a woman was talking about going shopping, and had something along the line of "git husband fine I have ordered more" and someone managed to translate that to wanting to know if she could return some items for a refund because her husband received a fine. I was just trying to figure out why she was calling her husband a git if he was fine with her shopping spree!
I see this on Reddit often. It’s either intentional for engagement purposes, autocorrect shenanigans, or a bot post.
Continuing my schedule of taking a day off every fortnight (so much sick leave). Goals for today are as follows.
I may or may not be in their particular state right now.
I've been enjoying Mirage. it feels very old school in a fundamental sense.
I'm digging the smaller map that's not saturated with icons. The last few games had waaaay too many things to do.
The change of pace is very nice.
What would you do if people at a workplace were organising lunch and openly invited everyone around you, but not you…. And you were sitting at your desk only metres away from the conversations.
I'd feel sad. Then I'd order a big pizza and eat it while making yum yum noises and licking my fingers and talking loudly on my phone.
Ps That's a pretty shitty thing to do in a workplace. Big hugs mate.
Woo hoo. It's that time again folks where I like a 🍺 🎶 🏏 and a little chat so 🍻 everyone and 'ave a good weekend.
Cricket sucks but beer is awesome so 🍻
I'll disregard the first bit. 🍺
Cheers!
Tonight is a hawt wrap with a side of goon.
🍺
Here I am!!
Cheers 🥂 stopping off for a cheeky drink on the way home I reckon
🍺
Cheers to you. I have no alcohol sadly here so this is the best I can do.
🍻
With you on the cricket and will be watching!
🍺
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Full French and a coffee please :-)
🐌🧄🧅🥐🥖☕️
An albatross *please
🦅
One squid swimming in a bowl (anti-clockwise), a live crab topped with a taco, and a champagne glass full of grapes please.
🦑⬅️
🥣
🌮
🦀
🍇
🥂
Full English with lots of tea please.
🍳🍳🌭🥓🍅🍄🫘🥔🍞🫖🫖🫖🫖🫖☕️
Full Welsh please, go heavy on the special sauce!
🍳🍳🌭🌭🥓🌱🍞🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
fruit salad and a cup of tea please 😊
🥭🍓🥭🫐🥭🍊☕️
Full break pants with a statement dress sock thanks
🩳👢
Asparagus with the lot thanks
🎋🅿️
Sitting in the bank. First, Thong Song played over their speakers then immediately after Sweat by Inner Circle. CommBank has their Frisky Friday playlist on.
Crisis averted: Kmart found a halloween house for Miss Meow and it is on the way.
Since you liked that one here's another one. This is more of a caution. I'll refrain from swearing. The My Dog 24/100g cans was $24 then it went to $27. Ok no worries my little dog likes to eat. I'll pay anything for the little mutt. Last time I have a look, yellow tag says $27 locked in until Jan 2024. I look under the tag usual price $34. Bull fucking shit it's never been that price. EVER because I always look. Give yourselves a pat on the back. Your shareholders will be happy with your record break profit next financial year you greedy bastards.
Take care out there consumers. I think I'm done now.
Oh yes, pet supplies have been getting jacked up. Blatantly so.
And poor old baby has been fiending for more of the tiny expensive tins. I’ve been supplementing with tuna and sardines because people food is cheaper. Unfortunately none of the wet food is balanced.
I hate how long it takes to download games. Decided to download Skyrim, it took an hour or so which I thought wasn't too bad - then it had to download a whole lot of other stuff, and has taken all afternoon. It's currently downloading wild horses. Meanwhile I'm downloading various mods on my tablet while I wait - I haven't even started playing but I'm ready to mod the game until it is unrecognisable 🤣
Edit: Apparently wild horses was what we were waiting for - it's ready to play!
If its your first time, I recommend avoiding mods initially. Once you start down that path, forever will it dominate your destiny.
Got tix for the new Scorsese film. 😌
I just went to have a look at tickets.. 206 minutes??? How long will the directors cut be???
I love going to the movies but I'm not going to go and sit for 3 and a half hours. I'll watch that one at home.
I did The Batman that's almost 3hrs, but I was also in Gold Class (or maybe it was Hoyts Lux), that wasn't too bad. Though when I watched The Eternals that was 2hrs and 38mins that was in regular cinemas though and man I hated it.
But I was also dealing with my back injury at the time so sitting is very uncomfortable.
Ok ?
I’m interested in seeing that one … do report back
I rarely go down the beach, but going in the water to cool down and then lying down is just heavenly.
It is a proper warm evening, very summer like. My house is still 23 degrees. Have opened windows to see what that will do. Drinking a bevvy outside in shorts, not cold, feels nice.
Same homey(homegirl)
I'm barefoot on the driveway with a drank and a spliff
Loving it
ARGFHHH bindiibindiibindiibindii
Bindi or Bidgee-widgee? Both hurt when stepped on. Nasty little buggers.
Bindii. I like the extra I because it express the noise one makes upon stepping with bare feet . The peril of the new house, unlike the old it hasn't undergone sixteen years of genocide at my hand.
My physio taped my knee pretty strongly and my leg hair is not liking it. I want to shave that portion but won't it look weird to just remove the hair around the knee? Solutions please!
fuck'em. Look weird. Don't place your comfort behind the opinions of some random fucko.
Thank you, love that!
Sorry mate, it’s either go the whole lot off or the patchy mange look. Both will be itchy.
I'm guessing it's extra weird/funny if I wax only one leg as well
I used to shave my ankles for strapping.
I shave my knees and leave my calves hairy anyway 🤷♂️
I might just shave the knee hair then I guess 🤷♂️
Did they use the tape that goes underneath the sports tape at all? It doesn't help 100% but it's better than nothing.
Yep! I forgot what it's called though. Its a white tape. Do you know what it's called? I need to buy one 😅
Cousins birthday tomorrow. Need recommendations on what gin to gift - ideas please!
Four pillars is popular
Or visit Dan Murphy's (the OG one on My Alexander road has some good staff working there)
Four pillars
https://www.fourpillarsgin.com/products/four-pillars-bloody-shiraz-gin
Any idea about this one? Altho its a bit exxy
Oh I got a doozy for you: https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_694619/never-never-distilling-co-triple-juniper-gin-500ml
If you can't get that, Ryan Reynolds' Aviation gin is very smooth and nice.
tyty bull
I've been gifted this nice little bottle of Japanese Rocu shop around. If they're a young person a nice bottle of Gordon's would be perfect.
Thanks CEO!
Almost all of my goals for the day have been accomplished...still can't C walk but getting there.
warm
Getting a bit toasty out there in the sun.
I've given all the new seedlings a good watering and given them some temporary shade with bamboo leaves and a few other odds and ends so they don't burn to a crisp. I even managed to move a few barrows full of soil and put out some more hard rubbish.
So my plan was to give the electric piano/keyboard whatever you call it which has been collecting dust in my apartment to my niece for her birthday. I just dusted it off and plugged it in to make sure it's all good but it's a serious bit of kit which I bought for myself for like $500 back in like 2018 I think. It might be a bit too much equipment for a 4 year old. Now I'm thinking I should just go and buy her a more kid-appropriate one like this one and hold on to this one for now. If I still have it when she's a bit older maybe she can have it then.
I think the smaller one might be the right call for a four year old. We started on real piano sizes at six, and even then the tiny fingers couldn't really reach the keys.
Thanks for the reply, I went out and bought the little one this afternoon and I hadn't even considered her tiny fingers!
Hey @[email protected] have you tried these from Aldi? They've got a very nice kick to them. Highly recommend.
I've tried the curry pineapple one and love it but it's mild and sweet.
I'll have to try it! Also the game on tonight is AUS vs PAK. It should be good.
That's herring I believe, but yeh it's yum
A whole tin of these is only 761 kj - and that is 50% protein. Hmm... I'll need to investigate.
There's a few flavours to choose from.
I have not! I'll keep my eye out next time I'm at Aldi. I normally source my fishies elsewhere because aldi never has any in olive oil which is my preference.
Ooooo. You are in for a treat my friend. Make sure you get a bit of bread to soak up the chilli oil. Delicious.
Nearly finished getting the apartment ready for the Young Seagoons stay. Can do the rest tomorrow. 😴
I have got the process for an excellent iced coffee nailed. Double shot using these Aldi Lazzio Medium beans, stir through a teaspoon of sugar into the espresso, pour over ice in a cold glass and then pour milk over ice and stir. Simple and delicious.
Definitely a good thing to be making in this weather.
I do a Vietnamese style, with condensed milk. Looks really good in the double-walled glass mugs, with a layer of milk at the bottom and coffee on top. Makes a quite sweet drink though.
Hmmm.. I tried one once but it wasn't for me, but that was very early in my coffee drinking career so I should probably give it another whirl because they SOUND amazing. It'd need to be a "sometimes drink" though, being so sweet. I also have a childhood-fondness of condensed milk from memories of mum making rice pudding, so I need to make sure I don't overdo it with that stuff.
Last night I made a playlist for Paul McCartney's Adelaide setlist for tomorrow night, because I know maybe the 1 or 2 Wings song and some from his Egypt Station album, but that's it. I know more Beatles songs.
I'm devo that he might not play Yellow Submarine. It's my fave Beatles song (and something I want tattooed because it's more of a tattoo for my Nana who introduced me to the Beatles through it), but he did play Let It Be which is my second favourite one so not bad.
That was short and sweet from Maxwell. 🥇 🦆
Not a bad score Australia. Second highest of the tournament so far.
David Warner must of had his Weeties this morning.
They were just past 100 partnership just before I left the pub and now I get home and they're at 200?! Woah
100 from 85? Bloody oath
Indeed. Who gets the century first. Marsh or Warner?
Open windows to try and cool the place down. If scent wasn’t an issue it would be nice to have some nag champa going in the cross breeze
Need sleep.....zzzz
I'm actually getting back to sleeping ok, I just need to sleep earlier or in the case of weekends, sleep in more.
Can't wait to be more rested than I have been of late.
Also coffee!!!!!
Any recommendations on a service I can use that isn't paypal to send money to the USA? TorFX seems to have good reviews and no fees which is a win.
I've used Wise (formerly TransferWise) for international transfers a couple of times. They use "mid market" exchange rates so tend to be on the cheaper side as far as total loss of value on a transfer (fees + exchange rate losses).
Admittedly it's been a couple of years since I last looked around at these services though!
I'll take a look at their rates. Thanks.
Western Union.
Fees are a bit high but they are very reliable and have offices all over the world
maybe also try the post office and see what services they have there
Anyone had eScript issues before? My doctors receptionist seems to think I'm full of it when I say I'm not recieving them. I usually grab a paper script to avoid silly issues like this, but for the last couple of times I've relented, this is my 4th script and it appears my fears have been realised.
Yes, although in my case the eScript text arrived and then the prescription un-validated itself after 5 minutes so when I got to the chemist I was left hanging. Check if your local chemist will do Active Script List, that saved my arse when I reset my phone and lost the SMS with the prescription link and my psych was on extended leave. If you consent for them to have your details they'll be able to look up all previous and current eScripts and dispense any current ones even if you don't have the link/QR code
Never heard of the Active Script List, so will definitely check that out, thank you!
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