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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Art supplies have been obtained . I got 4 tombow calligraphy pens in classic ink colours

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Things feel pretty hopeless lately but I’ve got a furry baby asleep on my chest so I stick it out

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

I'm glad you two have each other <3

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Went to a barbie tonight. Had a few drinks. Cleaning Sunday maybe compromised.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Go bacon, bacon go…. Go!!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

DON'T GET TOO DISTRACTED THOUGH WE STILL NEED BREAKFAST.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Other persons might need breakfast more 🖤

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Ahahaha thank you! I don’t think we’ll date because of circumstances. But definitely friends and I am very happy about that. Most importantly we had a great time!

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Can we all just bask in the lovely warm feeling that hanson has zero legal recourse now if you refer to her loudly and publicly as a racist

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (6 children)

There really should be more politicians of a working class background representing the interests of ordinary people… instead we get that. :(

Also it’s a bit rich for an Aussie to tell anyone to go back where they came from…

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Maybe she'll stop getting a weekly spot on Sunrise now

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Onions and mushrooms cut and fried. Massive bowl of it that should last a good few days.

Air frying chicken tenders to be all assembled with Turkish bread and some sauce.

Bon appetite!

southern chicken tenders with onions and mushrooms in Turkish bread

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (10 children)

Bank locked my account due to suspicious activity. Can't unlock till Monday.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuckity, fuck.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That doesn’t sound right. Isn’t there a 24/7 number?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

House got cleaned. Cars have been washed and detailed. Nap has been had. Time for some Pho!!!!

Perhaps a movie later.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (7 children)

Went for a walk down at Point Nepean and checked out some of the old structures. Fascinating stuff. So bloody thankful to live here! Now time for some drinks, music and chilling out!

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Super grateful I got the ps5. As much as I love music, the spark isn't always there.

Final fantasy rebirth is so good so far!

I have to admit though, I do find it hard to just relax. This intense need to be productive at all times hangs over my head.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I hope you’re having a good time and fluffy isn’t annoying you too much as you play.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (6 children)

Took the Minipeelers out for an ice-cream and walked along the local creek. It's a windy, polleny kind of day but it wasn't unpleasant, not along the creek path anyway. Cut some of a plant outside that had keeled over for some reason. Did a couple of loads of washing and cleaned the bathroom. Am procrastinating on the kitchen.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

One of my neighbours has been playing classical music over the last week or two and it's just so lovely to go out on the balcony and listen.

Some opera singers, classical instrumentals shame I know the songs but not the names of them.

Edit: O Sole Mio!!! That's it! That's what my neighbour is playing right now

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Back in one piece and now the process of operation de-bug guts begin…

They just love going kamikaze on me. Just me. ‘Cause I fully look like I love massive amounts of bug guts smeared across my line of sight.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Ended up making a shit tonne of food, in addition to the dal and the slow cooked jackfruit, made a massive broccoli and pea and cashew curry that is bloody delicious if I say so myself. Not much progress with the jars and haven't started pantry cull yet. But I don't mind because I have momentum and a plan... and had a few nice family chats today so that was worth it.

Downside is I've picked up a nasty headache out of nowhere this arvo. I'm going to dish out this food, chuck everything in the dishwasher (I will fucking miss this dishwasher), finish the leftovers and call it a day. Gotta love winding down to Fresh Produce on PBS

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Yeah I'm definitely finding it hard to relax. There's always this nagging in the back of my mind "you're wasting time, do something more productive".

It sucks and I don't know how to stop.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's self care. It's okay to have leisure time, in fact it's normal and human and healthy. Do your best to quell those self sabotaging thoughts and enjoy! You're allowed to enjoy things guilt-free, but if you require permission then it is granted 😂

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, and I was so antsy I couldn’t even focus to be productive. Make it make sense.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (5 children)

my hooooooles

we ran out of gravel and fucks. off for more tomorry

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Second breakfast was a success. Met with friend/colleague from last job and sat in a cafe playing chess for two hours. Won 2/2 games which is rare, she's better than me, and the second game was an absolute epic. No blunders, really long and spicy end game. Lots of fun!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Whenever it’s a long sort of weekend, I always forget.

TF. The traffic at nothing, heading down to Geelong. Such a joke.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Second batch of soap (the one I messed up and had to re-cook) is now out of the moulds and looking good. Now I just have to wait a couple of months for drying.

Soap

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I would definitely accidentally eat one of those.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

No shortbread this time, just fake brownies. Lies!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Pausing from painting for a snack break, saw those and thought yum

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

That looks so much like fudge…

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (9 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (4 children)

The pollen today is super fun. I think my face is actually exploding.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Yep, partner and I went across the city and sneezed so so much! I should download that pollen app again...

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Drove all the way to Preston to fill up at the last servo still doing 169/L (forgot I gotta drive to Ballarat tomorrow). Saved $7 compared to the other joints at 189, probably worth it as it would've only been about 50c extra of petrol. Dropped off some insanely overdue library books. Worked out how to undo the key lock I had my spare keys in. Laundry done. Now time to make a brunch of spinach, scrambled eggs, smoked salmon and toast.

Next up, grab some boxes and sort out empty jars (colleague has offered to take em all) and expired/unlikely to be used food in pantry. Might use up some of the pantry stuff to take tomorrow, maybe a big batch of BBQ jackfruit. E: nope it's going to be rice and curry, so jackfruit curry it is. And toor dal with spinach.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Good lord now things are warming up again my m. deliciosa is cooking up a new leaf. This thing is already nearly touching the ceiling. If I stop shitposting on here it's because it has claimed me as fertiliser.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In my dream someone was making breakfast cocktails. Something with blitzed pears.

My cup of tea is fine, but I could totally go a fancy pear cocktail.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This rain noises sleep track isn’t working. It just makes me want to pee a lot.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (7 children)

@Catfish - sent you a DM with the source I have that's nsfw (discussed earlier in this thread)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Saturday morning insight into the weirdness that is my brain:

  • Dream recollection #1: being unable to breathe (scary, I have a feeling of being somewhat aware that I was dreaming but couldn’t quite wake myself up).
  • Dream recollection #2: randomly eating a piece of 5 day old bread.

How did I even get this far in life?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In an exciting start to the morning I have done some more updates to my budget spreadsheet. I have now mastered the use of TRUNC, ROUNDUP and EVEN functions. Hopefully my pay calculations will now match my actual payslips without rounding errors.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (9 children)

Chef is going on a date and cannot sleep.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Some rather impressive model tram work here. I think the guy made these models himself and the overhead wires actually deliver power

https://youtu.be/ctBP3PXOAHc?si=ND7HmfNTPZw2mGzw

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