I made it to Sydney for my birthday today and the weather really put on a show. Short sleeves and sun hat and 500% good mood despite feeling like I nearly died a few times on the fucking roads. Getting thoroughly spoiled for the weekend. Made a few professional contacts this week too which was rewarding

E: thanks everyone for the lovely wishes!! Somehow lemmys notifications weren't working so I saw nothing until now when I'm just about to go to bed and thought I'd check the dt. It's actually great not being on a device all day. I've decided I'm going to go on more long trips and get through the backlog of Conversations with Richard Fidler

Man. Both my parents recently did ancestry kits. My mum’s dad was adopted so it was nice to work out where she really came from and she’s connected with a long lost uncle (I think I’ve mentioned that in the DT before)

But 90% of the stuff that has come out has been both fascinating and a headache. As the family academic historian, the job of wading through the shit has fallen to me. I love it but god damn once skeletons are out of that closet there’s no way to put them back.

Through ancestry we’ve found out that adopted grandfather is likely the result of family sexual violence, which is why the family wiped all record of him and long lost great-uncle never knew he existed; mum’s mum is not related to her parents at all, not anyone else in her family. She’s actually the child of a young girl that lived down the street who was 16 at the time she had nana. The father is the 46 year old father of her friend; it’s likely that the woman who, according to the new family tree, is nana’s niece, is actually also her sibling, which means old mate had a sexual relationship of some kind with his daughter.

I was just helping dad this morning. Populate his family tree and BAM. Ancestry gives us his grandparent’s marriage certificate, but also 4 OTHER marriage certificates in the name of his grandfather, with other women all over the world. And no divorce certificates. 🤦‍♀️ old mate had 5 wives and god knows how many children.

Is it too early for wine?

Jesus Christ.
- That’s putting it lightly
Holy fuck that's a lot to unravel.
Bottoms up on that wine
- At this point I’m just like, come at me. Oh, incest? Is that the best you’ve got? Bigamy? Unregistered adoptions? Child’s play.
  You wanna know the worst of it all?
  Mum was always interested in the family history, but the older generations were VERY cagey about it all. When mum’s nana died, mum went around to the house where the will had just been read out to her grandfather. He told her, “your grandmother wrote you a letter explaining the family history and left it in with the will for me to give to you. But I was too incriminating to too many people, so I burnt it.”
  To this day, when me and my cousins get together we get drunk and ask each other
  What 👏 was 👏 in 👏 the letter 👏???
🍷
- One is not enough
hands you all the wine
I know they say be prepared to Find Out Things with DNA tests, but bloody hell.
Holy actual shit.
Well, at least that's a perfect excuse for early drinks?
Dear lord. I'm the sort of family tree person in my family and thank goodness no skeletons like that unearthed on my mum's side. Mostly just war survival stories or unfortunate alcos/gamblers. There's one pedophile but that's been known for over a decade.
Dad's side, we already had the bomb dropped on us when I was 18 and found out he had a whole 'nother TWO families in different countries and three children between them, one of which was born after his first grandchild. I'm not interested in finding out any more.
But your mum's parents, christ on a bicycle. I wonder how she's been coping with the revelations too

I just want to eat all the things, so I have assembled an emergency vegetable stick plate with garlic yoghurt dip. Hopefully this will distract me from less healthy alternatives.

Yum

My first tip is really more a superstition than a tip. If you spill salt, you have to flick some over your left shoulder and you might as well flick some over your right too for good measure because my Nana said so and she lived until her 80s.

I wonder why this is such a prevalent superstition. Salt as a means of purification is a big thing in Japanese culture and Shintoism as well. That’s why the sumo wrestlers throw salt over their shoulders before they run at each other. A lot of restaurants have little bowls of salt at their front door too and sprinkle on the sidewalk to ward off bad luck.
I know a few grannies who throw salt outside the front door when they’ve had a visitor that they did like/didn’t want to come back
- Agree it's pretty universal. Wicca uses salt a lot to reset to neutral status, religiously speaking.
- The devil reportedly sits on your right shoulder, so you are throwing salt in his eyes so he doesn't steal your soul.
- Without looking it up I'm gonna assume it has to do with salt once being a precious commodity so using it to ward of evil spirits would be like giving it all you've got. 🤷‍♀️
What if you spilt sugar? 😜
- Ants, you get ants.
- Then you just clean it up and carry on.
- You get ants. Clean it up immediately including vacuuming.
- Your floor will be sticky!

Korean fried chicken and crispy lettuce sleeves 👌

Awwww yes!
We had KFC too. With some mandu and bibimbap.
My stomach is grateful today
Bowels will not be, tomorrow
- Okay but serious q arent bowels supposed to be regular and um efficient? So wont they be grateful in fact?
  I could be wrong cos i havent eaten kfc in years

Tinyest is still not happy. We’re trying a dummy. He hates it, but refuses to let go till he spits it out. I tried to remove it and got smacked. I didn’t know he had that level of hand control!

What Am I?

I have eyes but I can’t see
\ I have skin but I can’t feel anything
\ I can be sweet but I’m not a piece of candy
\ I can be baked but I’m not a cake
\ I am best prepared in a microwave

Good morning spud
- Good morning sunshine 🌞
You are a 3hr old coffee on sensor reheat
- I want to know what baked coffee tastes like.
Are you sure they can’t feel anything?
- Please don't cause me more existential dread
boil them!
- Mash 'em!
- 🤮
“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers”
-that Voltaire guy or whatever
- That was Solitaire, who also loved microwaved potato
I think I know 😉

Hmm, there is a suspicious smell in the lounge room. The dog is blaming the cat. The cat is blaming the dog. I think going for a walk until it clears might be the best option at this point.

guilty party makes quick exit
- well the dog certainly leapt up to join me too, so if that is true only the cat is absolved.

I asked the google lady what Ballarats weather will be like this weekend and I swear I heard laughter from the speakers.

I've strained my neck and shoulder with too much crocheting. Very rock & roll.

When I first learnt to crochet my hands were in the claw position the next day.
- I'm picturing Gollum but covered in granny squares :)
  My poor blanket will never be finished, and I'll need to find another destress activity. Maybe I'll try colouring.

Screw it. Just ordered the triple cheese toasted sandwich with gochujang butter from Drom.

Lactose intollerance be damned. I have my tablets. This is happening.

I might have also ordered a chocolate pecan cookie which is basically a brownie in cookie form.

You keep on living your best life, Smeg. You deserve it.
I only just checked out the website 2 nights ago. I wish they delivered
- It'd be a wild ride if they attempted to enter the delivery market.
  Place is constantly going off and always has a queue.

Bootcamp ✅

Breakfast with bootcamp ladies ✅

Dental appointment 👎

Homework 👎

Woke up ✅
Trip to the loo ✅
Cup of tea ✅
Thinking about breakfast ✅
Fed and patted little dog ✅
- Your morning sounds pretty damn good.
  Regret my dentist trip. New guy gave the mega cleaning of doom. Teeth feel raw AF

Today started off as a bish of a day. But I wasn’t about to let that keep me down. Made a successive purchase at UniQlo . Got a couple of errands done, the others will have to wait until next week. Did a bit of walking. Just need shower, something to eat then chill for the rest of the night I think

Yay for successful purchase! Hope it gets better tomorrow hugs
- Thanks. I’m not in a bad way, more like idiotic people. I’m personally fine. How was your day? Good?
All in all sounds like a good day overall.
What's for dinner?
- Lazy eating. Rice, tuna and can of corn. Taste good and takes all of a minute to make 😅

Didn’t have “watch a Coup d'état go down” on the cards for my weekend. But hey, I’m here for it!

Wait what. What’d I miss?
- Russia. Leader of the Wagner group is looking for revenge against Putin and the Kremlin. And the other story is a coup happening.
  Edit: no wait leader of the Wagner group is staging the coup.
- Wagner vs Russia - 2023
Prigozhin probably on the wests payroll now.
The really surprising thing to me is that none of the 'stans have done likewise. The 'stans are supplying most of Russia's troops that aren't criminals apparently. To the point where more than 80% of the males under 40 are now in Russia's army. Like, most of their tax base and productive citizens. Prigozhin would do well to enlist their support. Interesting program recently on ABC RN about Trans-Nistria (part of Romania next to Ukraine) that was enlightening about the choices available to ex-soviet countries during this conflict. Prigozhin is clearly nearly as big a bastard as Putin, but appears to have the guns on his side for the moment. The abc live blog made the interesting point that Prigozhin took control of the Rostov airport 'so that the planes would be shooting at Ukraine and not us'. Says a lot I think.
- Prigozhin is def not a good guy.
The only person I know in Russia is pretty close to Rostov. We fell out cos he wouldn't accept me for who i am but I'm trying to reach out to him.
No one saw this coming but he may have been a little more across it. Luckily he's between Rostov and Ukraine

Would you guys like me to give you household tips everyday? Because I have a lot of books on the subject and I have done many experiments over the years. My mum and dad were cleaners in past lives. We call cobwebs "Christmas decorations".

Yea please. Bonus points if you also include some crack/snake oil historical ones or dumb misogynistic household tips from the 50s.
- "Take a moment before your husband is due to arrive home from work to freshen yourself up" said the generation that had real cocaine in their coke.
- I’ve got a book that recommends doing your hair and putting on lipstick before sewing
- I do have books on those subjects.
Yes please. I need all the help I can get...
- Anything in particular i can help with right now?
Absolutely! Like u/anotherspringchicken if it can't be solved with bicarb soda, vinegar or gaffer tape, I'm SOL.
Yes please! My repertoire extends to bicarb soda and gaffer, and if things can’t be cleaned or fixed with either of those I’m out of ideas
- I think I can improve on that.

My daughter just called me a "doonasaur" and I am fully there for it.

🤣🤣🤣

Why am I sick again? I was sick last month? Not bad thankfully, but I'd love a few month stretch of no cough and no nose issues thanks

I have forgotten the taste of food, everything tastes like menthol
My body is going through its 3rd sickness in as many months and I'm pretty over it. Every time is different and it's frustrating me.
Hope you feel better soon!!
- Thanks SM! I'm getting sick about once a month as well. I hope you're doing alright and get better soon as well!

I was supposed to have a gym workout this morning, but I pulled out of it so my sore throat and I could stay in bed

Hope you feel better soon!

Tinyest is in near meltdown. He’s tired as shit but won’t sleep, and has slobbered so much he’s soaked 2 sets of clothes tonight. Bit worried we might be teething but he’s still under 3 months.

Wondering how long we let this go on before we give him some baby Panadol.

gentle hugs, and he could be teething . Do his gums look white and are his cheeks a little pink?
- No. Just lots and lots of slobber. Though he’s finally having a feed and not pulling away and crying every 5 seconds so hopefully we’re getting somewhere.

I have procured strepsils and betadine gargle. I actually feel okay at the moment otherwise, but I felt awful last night so I’m being a bit precious

Another day or two of resting won’t hurt. Good to have those items for future usage regardless
Better to have them and not need them than the other way around. /voice of experience

straps defibrillator on your chest. CLEAR!.. ⚡️
Ok you’re fine now.
Hands over cup of tea and plate of cookies
💀

Thanks for new thread @Goddess_Amaterasu@aussie.zone

You’re very welcome

Had a borderline productive day today, wife went to get takeaway for dinner and some other errands, had a shower, got my cozy clothes on....it's motherfucking nap time!!!!!

Toasted sangy for lunch. Caught in the rain in the way home. Pea n ham soup in the slow cooker. Finally installing heated grips on the bike. Listening to Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666. VV a bit gaunt these days, but thanks for the love metal anyways. 😂

So excited for toasty hands that I can feel when I’m riding, instead sad frozen hand that make me manoeuvre like a mannequin. 🖤

Pea&Ham is GOAT

Another day another bunch of hours doing volunteer work for my organisation. Felt so good to be among my tribe all day and help some members of our community live better lives. Between that and some aa meetings I'm going to feel pretty damn good about myself.

Not much else to report other than it was bloody cold and hand warmers are fantastic.

I was going to do Useful Things but this weather is just demanding that I curl up with a cuppa, a book, and a blanket. And maybe a wee bit of shortbread. Oh well.

I'm in that weird state where I feel like I'm hungry but I nothing sounds appetizing. Been smashing big glasses of water which is probably just adding to the confusion.

Anyway, I've been binging the mystery/horror TV show "From" this week. I've been really good to not read anything online about where it's going but I'm only 4 episodes from being caught up. I was a sucker for Lost when it aired, so the mystery part of this has me curious. Hopefully the answers aren't lame.

Noodle cup is the answer!
- I actually have noodles here but sadly all of my forks are currently in the running dishwasher for another hour or so :(
I'm watching it too! I'm 2 episodes behind. The first series had me enthralled but I've been struggling a little with the second season. I think some of the newer characters have taken some time to grow on me though
- Honestly I'm still struggling with the season 1 characters haha they do that classic thing of not communicating, and being suuuuper annoying/making insane decisions. I find myself just internally screaming "JUST EXPLAIN WHAT YOU SAW/HEARD!! IT'S NOT GOING TO SOUND CRAZY, EVERYTHING IS CRAZY!!" oh but then when they DO explain something, their friends/loved ones are like "bitch you crazy".. WHAT?!?
  Also, Jade yells too much. That's the end of my ranting.

Sorry fam no gyoza you're stuck with 2 day old croissants. They're still good though.

At this point in time I'll take it!

My cat has well and truly entered his parasitic phase for winter, he's basically suctioncupped to me for the remainder of the year now.

Mine is currently making angry biscuits next to me cause her regular blanket is in a different spot . Only one couch seat over but that's enough apparently

One of my favourite youtube channels has put out a video on the submarine thing, explaining how it was built, what might have gone wrong to lose it and how it was found

I was waiting for him to comment.

Ooh thanks for this. These kind of YouTube channels are my favourite kind
jeez. nightmare stuff

I am planning a day in the city, now I just need to wait for a day that I am both not working and that does not look likely to be rainy. It might be a while.

Cool! What sort of activities are you planning?
- Primarily a visit to the museum (possibly with an Exhibition Building tour) and to the Systems Garden at Melbourne University (which I put a link to on the main page). Depending on time and enthusiasm I might do a breakfast at Birrarung Marr and the self-guided tour of the State Library.
  I keep finding lots of interesting things though, so there will probably be more days to come. I haven't really been doing much like that since pre-Covid.

Watching Wayne's World (thanks peeps) and the teenage nostalgia is hitting me hard.

Also Tia Carrere is a babe and a half

Shwiiiing

In French, she would be called "la renarde" and she would be hunted with only her cunning to protect her.
- If she was a president she'd be Baberaham Lincoln
- Thanks homey/Homegirl
  It's a riot and a half

Creatives of the DT, the boss of Aussie Zone is keen for suggestions for a new icon/logo (one that contains Tasmania perhaps?)

https://aussie.zone/comment/281653

Anyone reusing their Reddit handle here?

I am. Not sure why given I didn’t comment much on reddit over my 10 years but the community here seems nicer so I’m more open.
At least 85-90% I want to say are
Of course.
My Reddit handle is my handle in a lot of a places. So yes.
- Me too
Yep. Using my Reddit name here.
Sort of.
Yus, but only because I wanted other Reddit DTers to recognise me (although maybe one could argue it was a missed opportunity to start over with a clean slate 😅)
Seagoon reporting
Sure am. Otherwise I'd have to use my real name but it's quite the mouthful
- Speaking of DTers who used their real names, did that one guy make it over here? JebusJones or something? I don’t remember his handle exactly

Spotify liked playlist + Briqs burning in the open fire = very happy Chez Trin.
Also I'm reminded that I have... eclectic taste in music.

🍿

for anyone following the news coming out of Russia

blame the generals not Putin seems to be the theme
I am but it's hard to wrap my head around it
Absolutely wild 🍿

Some days they hand over the coffee and immediately I can sense it's a bit light and I'm like maybe they just made it extra frothy which is crap but whatever. Then I open the lid and sure enough it's not filled to the rim - like I mean a good 2cm under. My eye starts twitching and I'm like is that too petty for me to get pissed? At what point do you go this is bullshit and ask them to fill it right up (which reminds me of a simpsons episode where Homer was getting a dessert or something and was asking that acne teenager to "fill it up...righttt up")

Hmm I wonder if they don’t fill it to the brim incase people spill, if they’re the type to open the lid. Hot liquid splashes wouldn’t be fun?
- Mmm yes maybe if it was a work day and I was running to the station or something but no. It's ok...it's ok...
It’s not petty, you pay for a coffee which is the size of cup that you bought. 2cm under is a lot. Sometimes if theyre making multiple coffees, they may have misjudged the milk needed and you got the short end of the stick.

Nap and dinner has been achieved.

Time for warmth, whiskey and maybe some weed.

Just need a movie that starts with W to complete the set

W for Wall-E!!!!
- Good call, but need something less kiddy....feel me?
Wayne's World. Weird Al. Withnail and I. Welcome to Whoop Whoop. Wilde. The Wackness. Watchmen. Waterworld. Where Eagles Dare ('68 Western). Wyatt Earp.
- Thanks brother. I'll go with Wayne's World
  Never understood the fascination about Withnail and I
  Saw it a while back and it was just meh.
  Maybe ain't enough of a film buff to get it.
  Where the Eagles dare is a fucking classic though
Wolf Creek
- The first one is the best out of all 3 and the tv series is only a little above average
- Too scary. Need to hug teddy bear

I'm all for new experiences, but this ear infection is some bullshit.

Be careful as well if it ends up being inflamed and causing a blockage. It can cause vertigo or cause you to be severely unbalanced as you move around.
It’s not fun sadly :(
- Yeah, the Dr warned me bout that. Am taking it easy and not leaving the house till it settles.
It can take up to a week for it to feel normal again but it should be getting better everyday. Hugs friend.
- Hmm, I worry that today has been worse, but I only started meds and drops last night. Good to know it should only be a week tho.

Going through some old paperwork as part of Operation Sort Shit and found my father's birth and death certificates in an old envelope of tax stuff from two decades back.
I was that close to putting it aside for disposal without checking... 😳

This is why I’ve been going through all the boxes of stuff I’ve ‘inherited’, instead of just chucking it. Feels like a never ending task but finding occasional important or sentimental things makes all the stress and effort worthwhile. Good luck with the sorting, I’m with you in spirit!
- Exactly! And it was just that one envelope from H&R Block I thought 'eh, old tax stuff from the 90's, can just get rid of that' and something just prompted me to open up and check...
  But been finding some amazing stuff including stuff Mum said she couldn't find years back.

Links to other community instances now redirect natively within our instance;

!news@beehaw.org

So you should be able to share communities more easily.

Thank God I did the night grocery run yesterday evening even though the little shits don't seem to like chicken thigh. Hmph.
A well-earned puttery day is on the cards.

Drivers need to learn to use indicators more when they are turning. Mother chucker. What is it with so many drivers not using their indicators anymore!

Wake up to a home loan increase email. That’s not what we want.

That’s a real bummer. I’m sorry to hear that. It’s so depressing hearing about it on the news all the time and then having it hit hard in reality.
I’m praying for a miracle in the next week or so with tax return or I’m going to be in trouble myself.
i seem to be getting letters about that every other week at the moment 🙄

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Will I regret getting stainless steel cookware?

It's not really non-stick, but lasts forever.
Easy to clean too.
Use oil and take care of it.
- Use oil and take care of it.
  Is this what people refer to as 'seasoning'?
No.
No, they will last for decades
No. Stainless is very forgiving in the way if you burn shit it's very easy to clean.
- That has always been so paradoxical to me and I'm so sceptical or maybe I just don't trust myself lol

ow fuck, I hit the funny bone on my knee 😬

Peroneal nerve / Fibular head.

Car shopping went well, organised a mechanical check for Monday. Fingers crossed this is the one, the hunt has been a nightmare.

I have just tried Bombay Bramble gin. It’s awful! Paint stripper with a hint of ribena. Do not recommend.

Smoked cheddar o'clock.

My brain is fried. I need a good rest. I’m going to have to come up with creative ways for food for the next few weeks.

Thankfully I’ve got a bit of a stock of food to fall back on and the never ending boxes of chocolates that I get as gifts every year.

If you can use today to rest up as much as possible and do meal prep tomorrow afternoon
- That sounds like a good idea Doctor Amaterasu.
  Got a headache and potential migraine coming as well.

Had many errands to run this morning and meant to be at a mates place right now. However the tiler that was meant to come next week turned up this morning. Very tempted to send them away but I just want to get the job done and Gavin to stop dealing with traddies. Some traddies are just a different breed.

Considering the wait on getting anything to be fixed best you don’t send them away

Bugger. Thought I'd cancelled the Spotify subscription but it must not have gone through.
Ah well, time to use the hell out of it (which I don't usually do due to noise sensitivity).

I try to refrain from hot takes... it's a lot of work.

But here's one.

A heated toilet seat on the equator is pointless.

I don't intend to occupy a toilet long enough for it to matter. Hey: what's the yummiest thing you've eaten over there so far?
- I'd say skewers. Really excellent skewers.

Hehehe I got the Nissan Skyline GT-R Lego set. My Fast and Furious Lego set is complete!

See you at the quarter mile 🏁😉

Had a couple of baby sweet potates with avo and corn but....think I'm gonna need a brie toastie too.

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Just heard Mrs B growl: “dog 2! Use your brain! TinyBreak keeps saying you’ve got one but your yet to to prove it” and I’m sitting here trying now to howl with laughter. Before you feel sorry for dog 2 know that he has been inside for 2 minutes before he tried to eat the cat food right under Mrs b’s nose. He is smart, in his own very unconventional way.

I’ve finished 2 books from my ‘currently reading’ pile today! Now the exciting bit where I get to pick what to read next.

Is it worth adding a profile summary to my linkedin? I haven't really done much there other than add my current job details. My current job is ok but I am also keeping an eye out for other jobs....

If you're going to change your status to open for work, then yes.
Have a think about updating your skills and what key phrases you use to attract recruiters or apply to jobs on it

NO.. I haven't seen the spam that was good spam.

I've pulled a muscle in my arse. I figure it happened while I was mopping the floor at work yesterday. Worse than a paper cut. It's been a while since I felt something this painful. Stupid muscle! Why is it that the things that you usually have no cause to think about give you such grief when you do/are forced to think about them?

My apologies Goddess for the content of my posts this morning.

Edited to remove some gratuitous expletives.

I hope you reported it to your OH&S representative. Not only will you be covered by a WorkCover if you injure your arse again, you will give your HR department something humorous to see them through the week.
- I only realised this morning when my bladder woke me up. I work for a very niche gourmet food manufacturing industry hiring >10 people, so there's no HR department, only my boss. If it still hurts Monday then I'll have to tell the boss about my arse. 🤦🏼‍♀️🙆🏼‍♀️

FYI : Newer version of Mlem app for iOS 👇

https://lemmy.ml/post/1477373

It looks like the developers are using the Apollo 3P reddit model for the Lemmy experience. Which is amazing.

Lol reply button is missing? Massive effort to get a new build out the door, but that’s like the car coming back from the mechanic missing a wheel.
- Swipe left to reply or long press comment you want to reply to
- Yeah. No reply button. You can swipe a comment left to reply to it though.
  I think depending on how far you swipe gives you a different function.

I feel like I'm cursed when it comes to tech lately... yesterday the LCD backlight on my phone died, last night a gift card (www.ultimategiftcards.com.au - not recommended) my wife bought in 2021 at 15% off at Coles a couple of years back that we finally decided to use for the first time on dinner refused to work, and then this morning I had a hard drive issue on my RAID array in my computer, that exposed a problem with grub not being properly installed and caused a cascade of other problems that I've only just got working again (fingers crossed).

Hopefully the run of tech failures is over and my whole Lemmy server doesn't fail or something when I post this!

Who sends an email notification at 12:25am about a change to a flight at 11am....I mean, c'mon! Dicks....

End of last year Qantas emailed us that we had been moved to an 2hr earlier flight, giving us about an hour to get to the airport after the email. Had to argue with support that it wasn’t enough notice and we won’t be able to make it to the flight on time.

Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🥪🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥫🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉

Something to quell the existential dread I now have from thinking about the sentience of potatoes, please chef
- I really hope they are not sentient. I have some growing just outside. What if they are looking through the windows at me and planning to take over? I am greatly outnumbered.
- 🥔🧀 face your fears
Comfort food please. Upon waking, it would appear that I've pulled a glute :( probably from enthusiastically mopping the floor at work yesterday.
- 🍗🍝🧃
1 eyed Texan stack please
- 🍳🍔
A bowl of strawberries and cream, please.
- 🍓🥛🥣
Pulled beef rump and gluten sticks please
- 🥩🥖

I hate replacement busses, but I'd rather deal with them then have to take the coach busses. They suck.

Just wait for the over 40s ones.

Has the city been this dead Friday nights since Covid?

Haven't been out in town after hours, since we got married and moved to the burbs a while back. The whole place felt.. deserted? compared to 2018-19.

nah, its just cold. plenty of nights it has been heaving. though I would say there's a tendency - in my experience - for the middle nights of thebweek to be way busier woth all the TWATS than used to be the case.

Rando question... anyone got any advice on an outdoor rated smart plug? struggling to find any that get good reviews, but I know nothing about this. not looking to set up a smart home or anything, but the wife just bought outdoor lights for the garden and terrace, and I reckon she'd be stoked if she could just turn them on with an app/"hey google".

Unpopular opinion. Kylie Minogue's song Padam Padam is not a good song.

I'm a fan! It's a little overused though. Set to be a good album I think.
- I thank you for your honesty
Agreed. Like her stuff but this is a bit bland.
- I think she's gone for the earworm. Again.
Agree. Don’t like it
- It's like a little kid trying to say papadum but can't quite manage it.
I don't love it, but full power to her looking that hot at her age.
- I do think she looks good. I also think the video clip was shot in my neighbour's yard after it's been cleaned up.
It passes the whistle test though

Watching "A Walk in the Woods"

I lolled at the wife who didn't want him to go. If it were me I'd be the one suggesting the trip. "Sweetheart, do you have a spare month or two so we can go on a hike or somethin'?" ( but may be an easier one than the one in the movie , I'm old!! )

Going to be doing some planning tomorrow for the US trip but if my calculations are correct.. we will drive from Boulder, Colorado to Las Vegas.. which is the route the characters travel in The Stand! I've been reading the Dark Tower series for the first time so this is pretty exciting.

I've had to draw the last bit of the route because Google Maps said I've got too many destination but this is what I think it'll be, maybe.

Devils Tower. Nice.
what a wonderful trip , you'll love it, American people are so welcoming and the country side is so beautiful :)

Hello all, just wanted y'all's opinion on sales. I'm looking to buy a super nice swanky coat but I'm not in a rush, I'm happy to wait for end of winter sales. However I'm wondering if the EOFY sales deals will be better than the end of season ones (plus I've been seeing so many winter sales already? are they just EOFY sales?)

The longer you wait the smaller your choice of style and size will be.
- yeah that's true..
End of season is likely to be cheaper.
- ok cool thanks! That works out better for me, too

Across the Spider -Verse was so FREAKING GOOD!

I have acquired YYY’s Fever To Tell on vinyl. For a 20 year old album it still sounds so fresh.

The way Jamie Kah was "allegedly" racking up that "unknown white substance" shows this isn't her first rodeo.

well that was a fun quick trip into the city 💧💧💧💧💧🤓

Hey what's with the red line? I keep thinking there's an original post up the chain but there isn't. What happened?

Update of the Lemmy version on the instance. There are a few other changes to the layout as well.
The red line is not a popular change, but I am starting to get used to it now. I do find the way the lines for other comments stack make it a bit easier to see which level those repies are.
- I'd prefer no line for parent comments.
- Ah thankyou.

Wow for the first time ever, mecca didnt ship in 24hrs, the world is truly ending

Whose doing the Sunday thread?

I'll do it. If the procrastinata doesn't beat me to it again. 12.01am is the target.
- All yours! Sorry again for jumping in last time. Username doesn’t check out lol.

The first time in 5 years someone was waiting on my apartment building floor for the elevator as I was arriving at my floor and I'd just unleashed hell on it between floors 6 and 10. I'm so sorry, neighbour just trying to take some recycling downstairs.

Car I like has come up but it's at something called a "Car Megamart" which kinda makes me shudder.