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[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trying my hand at digitising the slides from Nepal from 1998/9 on the cheap.

Basically 1970's high end german projector (with its original bulb!) showing slides on a white wall in the living room.. piccys / slides originally taken by a 1980's olympus analog cam then taking a photo with my pretty ordinary dslr.

Actually surprised it doesn't seem like the worst idea.

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago

looks great on my screen

[โ€“] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 15 points 2 days ago

5 minute sketch whilst putting off doing food shopping.

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The new footstools are a touch small for a cat bed, but Miss Meow is giving it her best shot

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago

The contrast of her black fur against the pink lining almost looks 'shopped. Look at that cute bundle!

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[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 10 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Thank you all for voting in the f&c vs. home salmon competition. Your input was greatly appreciated in assisting with this monumental decision. Strong start for the f&c party but some very compelling arguments for home salmon later in the day. I was changing my mind every 5 mins. My entire ethics and personality were at stake...

However, i regret to betray everyone's enthusiasm and inform you all that out of nowhere a third, unexpected candidate appeared about an hour into my salon experience and increasingly gained on the others despite a complete lack of campaigning. In the end, for the reasons outlined below, I went with this reliable third party.

The winner: fish curry and calamari masala from MKS Spices.

please find below my reasoning for this upsetting result

  • Haircut got delayed by halfa.
  • Google maps showed a 30 min plus drive back and the f&c wasn't going to stay fresh.
  • Didn't want to eat at the shop and get full whack of traffic.
  • But also increasingly convinced I didn't want to cook tonight after waiting so long. Wanted to eat as soon as I got home and not have to brave my local overstimulating shops. Did not want to clean up oil etc after frying salmon. Got started on an ebook that I wanted to get back to straight away.
  • Developed craving for spice due to unexpected pangs of comfort-seeking.
  • F&c is everywhere but MKS-style food is few and far between. Unlikely I'd go for weeks.
  • MKS was just a 4 min drive away and didn't add much to my overall travel time.
  • Remembered I needed to buy frozen green chillies anyway.
  • Bought like 3 meals worth of food (sans rice) for like $25
  • Had leftover rice at home
  • Bonus: got to buy some fresh string hoppers to eat over the weekend (definitely not easy to get anywhere else near town).

thank you and please enjoy your respective dinners. ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿ› ๐Ÿฒ

[โ€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is the equivalent of if Pauline Hanson unexpectedly won the federal election somehow at the last minute

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago

No, it's the Greens goddammit! Pauline wouldn't put up with curry. She's the original f&c proprietor

[โ€“] dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

out of nowhere a third, unexpected candidate appeared

boo

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I feel cheated!

Glad you were able to stock up though. ๐Ÿ™‚

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[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Wrecked.

Cat brushes and bed.

Goodnight all โค๏ธ

[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Long ass day.

The extended cat family and the fluffy freeloader have been fed.

Maybe I get to eat now?

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

they look so healthy and their fur so silky

you must be feeding them the best food there is ๐Ÿฑ

another thing, I bet they keeping the local mouse population down ๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm in such a good mood tonight and there's a vanilla slice and a cuppa waiting for me. ๐Ÿ™‚

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago

yay and yum ๐Ÿ™‚

[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

New attitude makes work a lot better.

While I'm there I'm in the zone. Then I'm done.

Nice and easy.

[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's great to hear. I am glad. I hope the new joint is working out better too.

I've had a couple of long days and have done four days in the office but that's actually helped my put it down after work. And finally starting to feel that work life split again. Stopped and stared at the water for a bit on the way home. Baby steps.

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[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

it's oodie time โ˜ƒ๏ธ

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[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 7 points 2 days ago

May harvest (!).

Throwing a habs in dins tonight which I'll probably regret. Because the watering system has been off for a bit they could be a bit hawt.

[โ€“] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 10 points 2 days ago

I broke the connecting strap of my little shoulder bag ๐Ÿ™

As today is a chill day before footy tonight, I'm venturing out for a new one

Iโ€™m on a mobile and wondered why the bot chose the poo emoji for todayโ€™s thread, lol

[โ€“] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I was summoned by my first name from my kid last night. The nerve of toddlers man! I was a bit disappointed. I was like "noooo.... my name is daddy" which I'm pretty sure just made it funnier to him.

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

today at the beach i found 60% of a tenner, a ball of fishing line ( which I picked up and threw in nearest rubbish bin)

it was cold, nek time I wear a slicker over jumper and a wooly hat

blue heron was there ๐Ÿ™‚

[โ€“] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't know if it's still the case but you used to be able to redeem partial bills in Australia. Who knows, a bank might give you $6 for it.

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[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 9 points 2 days ago

right, that's it. today's over. Everyone go home.

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago

Got a new vet today and he refused to perform cystocentis due to Melbcat having had 2 recently (?). Sent us home with pain relief to get a sample the traditional way despite how hard and unreliable it is with her.

Cut to Melbcat being very sooky and unwell tonight, getting a sample hours after closing but being unsure when she did it, and having to uber the dodgy sample in tomorrow while exhausted with no supports on. Iโ€™m going to ring the clinic on opening tomorrow and ask that antibiotics be dispensed when I bring it in because she absolutely has a uti.

If he had just listened to me she could have begun treatment tonight ๐Ÿ˜’

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The bed and bedside tables have now been picked up. The dining chairs and Miss Meow's new cat trees are in the van as well, I'm going to pack as much other stuff as I can around all that to take up tomorrow.

The mop to go with the mop bucket arrived today, so I'm all set to give the floors a quick once over to remove whatever dust has settled. The carpets can get a quick vacuum on a later visit.

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[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Time to watch a new episode of Poker Face ๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŽด๐Ÿšฌ

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago

Once I finish Animal Kingdom I'll definitely be watching S2 of poker face!

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago

Miss Meow fully approves of the new L shape scratcher. So far she has been indifferent to the corner scratcher, I'll have to wait and see if she feels like investigating it after a nap.

I've also put plastic guards along the front of the couch and armchairs, which is her preferred scratching area but not mine.

[โ€“] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Got home from work yesterday and had an absolute meltdown on boyo, so took it as a sign to have today off and apply for some more jobs. Beach walk, yummy brunch, some applications done, following along with Erin Patterson's trial.

Also bought Expedition 33 last night!

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[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 points 2 days ago (13 children)

I wonder what the food's like in the conclave. I'm thinking a choice of 3 pastas, 3 sauces, carvery, soft serve etc. A bit like Smorgy's.

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[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 7 points 2 days ago (15 children)

Sniff Sniff ๐Ÿคง๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿšš
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€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh no Bacon! Don't stay out too long. Here is a ๐Ÿ›๏ธ (I made sure to chase the ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿค ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ‘น๐ŸงŸ๐ŸงŒ๐Ÿ•ด๐Ÿฝ away)

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[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

More Temu has arrived. I may have gone a touch overboard on the suction cup hooks.

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[โ€“] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 8 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Ants ๐Ÿœ ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿœ

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[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Chilling in Pender Park before my haircut. This is a pretty cute little park, great trees, gorgeous in the autumn sun.

Help me decide, should I get f&c nearby the salon after my haircut or should I go buy some salmon to pan fry with some air fryer chips? I'm a bit loathe to cook and clean but it might also be good for me nervous system to do something with my hands and I can probably get more salmon for less $ if I do it myself. Otoh, I'm not that tight for cash atm and I kind of like the dopamine hit of the f&c. I have plenty of time to bulk cook this weekend.

[โ€“] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Salmon and air fryer chips. ( mix together some wasabi and mayo for a little zing sauce )

The idea of takeaway f&c is better than the actual thing and thereโ€™s always a comedown period of regret after.

Excuse me while I shower in downvotes now.

[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The idea of takeaway f&c is better than the actual thing and thereโ€™s always a comedown period of regret after.

This is too true.

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago

not for me, I just have a small amount, from a good place and not very often

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[โ€“] dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago

#DIY. It's not much cleaning, likely more healthy and better for your wallet.

Fish and chips cooked at home is nice but it doesn't scratch the specific itch that fish and chips does. Do it.

Maybe some craft to keep your hands busy? Or cleaning?

I nearly bought a unit overlooking that park, but in the end chose not to. The local f&c is good though.

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