Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

  • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zone
    18·
    1 year ago

    Only a few days until Adam comes home. First vet visit all booked in, and have bought all sorts of supplies. Mostly marketplace so I’ve saved a fortune.

    Enjoy the dog tax

  • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone
    17·
    1 year ago

    Hey all,

    Hope you all had a good weekend. I forgot to show you guys the cover for the next book in my Van Diemen’s Valley series.

    I absolutely love how creepy it is.

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    14·
    1 year ago

    It bodes poorly for the rest of the week that the CBF rating is at “catastrophic” and its not even 10am on a monday morning.

    • heyheyitskay@aussie.zone
      4·
      1 year ago

      I was close to pulling a sickie this mornjng which it usually never gets that bad lol. There’s something about the weekend and this Monday…

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
      2·
      1 year ago

      Been feeling like it too and nearly pulled the trigger today because my health is not the best.

      I don’t know what it is about my workplace but i can’t stop scratching my legs and they’re really bad now.

      Anyway I did manage to get to work but I only have maybe 1 sickie left before I need a certificate.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    13·
    1 year ago

    LATE NIGHT CHEESE TOASTIE TIME!!! 🧀 🍞 🍳

    e: I am reliving my late teen 70s prog rock obsession and rediscovering how unbelievable Yes was (RIP Chris Squire the most insane bassist ever).

    e2, 3:42am: we have now moved to Jean-Michel Jarré. Garlic powder is a game changer in cheese toasties BTW. Also this decaf tea is pretty awesome. I feel awake but not hyper. Calm, even. I could go to sleep on it if I wanted to but it’s also keeping me awake

    e3, 5:54am: looks like it’ll be a rare true all nighter. And also, I have vastly underquoted for this project.

    e4, 6:24am: fuckit, that’s the best I can get through right now, a damn good set of data and maps that was crafted through an absolute mess. Time to get a few hours sleep before the psych appt.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    13·
    1 year ago

    !!! I have achieved LAP CAT AT THE DESK STATUS

    it turns out she just wanted a cushion to lie on instead of directly on my lap.

    I am most beautifully trapped, but she has a clear message for me…

    striped tabby lying on cushion on lap, sprawling onto work desk with a paw decidedly extended over the keyboard as if to suggest that use of it is henceforth denied

    • Cendana@lemm.ee
      4·
      1 year ago

      😻 Congrats!! Good kitty, keep up the good work, make sure Just_kitten gets no work done.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        5·
        1 year ago

        She’s going to have to stand in for me at my purrformance review… Not sure if that arm twisting tactic will work with my boss.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        7·
        1 year ago

        I think she’s just very concerned about proper OH&S procedures. Here she is following LOTO (lock out tag out) with my dominant hand.

        sleeping tabby cat on her side with paws outstretched trapping a human hand trying to reach a computer mouse

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    11·
    1 year ago

    Falling asleep at the computer but I have a very hard deadline of 9am tomorrow to get this thing out. Drawing on those last reserves of self belief and confidence to trick myself out of how pointless this is and that in fact I am awesome at being succinct and presenting data in an elegant and concise manner. I’ve broken out the emergency matcha Quadratinis from overseas.

    e: in happier news my shakti mat should now be arriving by Thursday or Friday. Come sooooon 🥺 🙏

  • Outlier1031@aussie.zone
    11·
    1 year ago

    I’m so sick of owners/directors/managers who make a workplace toxic. I work with really good people but I don’t think I can work for the owner of the business I work for anymore. Pre-covid I had the fortune of working for two employers who took workplace culture very seriously and made sure that work was a positive, welcoming and supportive environment. Including my current role I’m now two for two on toxic workplaces. I’m really sad because I thought I had finally found my people, but my boss is awful and conniving and doesn’t care if I’m thrown under the bus. I know the future will be fine, but it just sucks right now. The job hunt begins…

    • 00Steve@aussie.zone
      4·
      1 year ago

      Awww yeh!! At home i have your typical above stove cupboard with 2 shelves that is completely full, 2 deep on each shelf. I then have an entire basket under my butchers block full of spices and another full of sauces haha

          • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
            2·
            1 year ago

            I rarely have that problem with spices. I am missing tarragon at the moment and I will hopefully be purchasing that today. I don’t have a lot of herbs because I buy them fresh. I refuse to buy rosemary because that’s a weed I scab off friends and family.

      • 00Steve@aussie.zone
        3·
        1 year ago

        My faves are mountain pepper and saltbush currently. I also have a ginger berry and Riberry plant growing at the moment but neither have fruited yet but im excited to try them when they do

    • Hongohones@aussie.zone
      2·
      1 year ago

      The best bit of advice I got early lockdown was to get all the herbs and spices. Because, I ate a lot of frittatas, rice and kale.

  • Goddess_Amaterasu@aussie.zone
    10·
    1 year ago

    I refuse to let this Monday get me down as it’s persistently trying to. The Sun is shining warm and bright. Friends if you can go outside for at least 15 mins, get your dose of Vitamin D. Shine on and hope the rest of your Monday turns out better! ☀️

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    9·
    1 year ago

    I went outside to have a quick look at whether the beetroot seeds I planted had sprouted, and ended up doing 45 minutes of weeding. It’s beautiful out there.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    9·
    1 year ago

    My dinner tonight was really good. Cheers all round

    Image of a plate with a vegetable slice named All in brawl, corn relish, a lettuce leaf, a couple of baby cucumbers and some cherry tomatoes.

    Could I have made it more pretty? Yeah
    Could I be bothered? Nah

    • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
      3·
      1 year ago

      Nice. I have my own version of All in Brawl in the oven now - it took longer to make than I planned for, so it is going to be a late dinner. I also made more than I was expecting, so will have lots of extra servings. Hopefully my version works as well as yours.

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    9·
    1 year ago

    Rest day from exercises today but tummy exercises completed. T-shirts look different now, look strangely stretched like I just pulled the pillow out from there!

  • Goddess_Amaterasu@aussie.zone
    9·
    1 year ago

    Looks like some of us collectively caught Mondayitis today. Today can shove it. Everything has gone wrong since I’ve woken up. I’m ready for Tuesday