Well DT, I got the place... and at the original rent no less (thanks, sloppy REAs!). Payment has gone through so it's official.
I'm relieved but also... now that it's real my heart is also filled with incredible, crushing sadness. I know it's going to be good for me to downsize and cull and open up my life to new options but I am so, so, sad to have to let go of my comforts here under such ugly circumstances. I can't even bear to look at my plants, it breaks my heart. Such is life though, isn't it. Change does not always happen the way we want it to. (and this isn't by far the worst experience I've had having to leave a house)
My plan for tonight is to just make a meta-list of tasks so that I don't feel too overwhelmed, but after that I'm going to just let the emotions flow through and watch an episode of Shrinking and take it easy. No stiffer up lip tonight. The work will start tomorrow. I know I'll get through this, there is joy on the other side. ❤️🩹
I can’t even bear to look at my plants
Honestly again I'm more than happy to look after them in the interim until they either follow you and/or for when you find them a new home (I promise I won't eat them).
Second this!
I appreciate the offer! But many are not long for this world anyway (biannuals/annuals that i didn't bother replacing).
I've got several offers of good homes for the big plants from friends and colleagues (helps when most of them are into plants heh). Could even take the manzano to the office courtyard. I'm pretty fond of that lil dude
so many hugs
Oh kitten 😿 let it out and be free
As difficult as it is, it really is such good news. 🖤
Here's to a new chapter for you. 🥂
I’m so glad to hear you were able to get a place but sad for your plants.
I’d offer to take them up but I’ve have not had a good time with plants myself and I’m sure they don’t like me back due to neglect.
Celebrate tonight and over the weekend.
I hope you’re able to sleep better now that you don’t have to worry about a place.
Haha, I wish I could feel celebratory but it's more a blunt/muted sense of relief. For now I'm just enjoying relaxing to some tunes and tucking into dinner in bed. Got some smoked salmon in the fridge as a treat for tomorrow am.
I'm going to make an early start on culling and packing because my brain will need to feel like it's doing something productive otherwise it will eat itself. I think I'll sleep alright tonight at least 😊
Sending you my love, I am glad that you have a place to move to.
I'm sorry about your plants, it's difficult to let go, especially when the circumstances are so lame. But there will be a time when you will have plants again to pour your love and care into. This is a temporary stop on your journey, and you have already proven yourself to be capable, intelligent, and motivated. Trust yourself, you are awesome.
Wherever you end up, you're always always welcome in the DT here. And we'll always be here rooting for you and waving our flags for you 💜
What kind of plants and what sort of setup? (Not asking for anything doxable, just an idea of what you could be working with in the new place.)
There’s a lot of creative ways to have plants, even ones that are just indoor plants. There are also small hydroponic indoor garden kits that could fit on a bench top or windowsill for herbs, bonsai, or air plants.
(I’m so sorry, I’m not good with emotional support and tend to be a fixer but I understand if this is not helpful or wanted)
I can probably take most of my indoor plants over, there's a decent south-facing window ledge. Bedroom is west facing (ugh) without a ledge. The outdoor ones are gonna have to go as they're not suitable indoors esp without so much light
This is a really small apartment so there won't be much bench top space. It's alright tbh, I've been neglecting my plants the last few months due to exhaustion and I won't have that much time over the next few months either. I'll head to a friend's place to garden if I need a green fix
Congratulations!
Im sorry it's such a big change. Having some time to let it out can be incredibly cathartic
We've decided to campervan around NZ. There will be a luxury hotel at the end.
omg, that sounds awesome 🙂
It makes sense because then we don't have to book into anything.
ooh nice.
I wanna visit a winery. This way I can stagger back not too far.
That sounds soooo fun!! Both islands?!
Just the south this time.
That will be such a fun holiday. So much beautiful scenery when driving too.
I'm really excited because it's my first trip overseas. So many people said you should campervan NZ so we looked into it and said "why not".
Bribe:
Oh, she likes you!
She's a good one :) Just need cheese though or all bets are off.
What a great shot!
Picked up a half chicken and chips and the cats loooooooove me right now
I just could not be fucked going out to get some beer, so I found some vodka, plopped some ice in it, and a bit of orange juice.
This is acceptable
That's a Screw driver my friend 👍
I forgot I was out of vodka and now I can't be bothered going to get some. Please have one on my behalf!
Aye aye captain!! o7
Oh I've got a slot next Thursday at 8:15pm at Lyrebird lounge again if anyone feels like hanging out :)
Will get there if I can. I like your music.
The highest compliment :)
It was a pleasure meeting you!
Really going to try and make it to that one :)
No stress at all mate, see how you go :)
Count me in! You were so fucking awesome last time, and I was rapt for you when those strangers gave you praise for your set after! That was so damn cool!
I wouldn't miss it :D
Oh damn I’ll be out of town. Next time!
Count down til xmas when the young Seagoons come to back to Aust and stay with me for a month 🐱
Ted better behave.
He loves them and is a little angel for them. 👼
Instead of November, our can-do attitude says YESvember
It's FriYAY the 1st of YESvember!
Don't forget it's Movember too, so if you have a couple of dollars to spare please support this worthy cause and laugh at the hilarity of some people try to pull off a tache all month!
Can do = bin putting in
😂 I just realised last week that I didn't have to do that crappy xmas dinner in July shitty deal. MIL#1 really wanted me to cook a xmas dinner and have all the celebration but without presents. So last year I did, I made a lovely three course xmas dinner then made everyone watch two different Scrooge movies so they truly understood the meaning of xmas. They did not expect to celebrate the meaning of xmas, they just wanted a fancy dinner and to be fashionable. They did not like the Scrooge. They have never mentioned xmas in winter/July again. 😄
Your work is done! 😂
I suppose that wasn't very nice of me. 😔
I'm a true believer in the spirit of Christmas is all and they didn't mind me doing all that cooking and the cleaning after. The hypocrisy gets to me some times. They wanted xmas, they got it.
It's PS5 niiiiiight. I'm so fucking lame lol
Don't say the word "lame" around Cup weekend.
How dare you call nerds lame
Pfft. If you’re lame I’m lame but to fix that we’re certainly not lame!
Its perfect normal!
I'm spending the weekend filling holes i spent the past month digging, redefine lame
About to walk to the shops down here on the foreshore and I reckon I'll get 13 'hellos' Gonna count that shit then when I get back to melbs in a few days going to say hello to randos and I'm going to compare how miserable we all are.
Glowing quarterly feedback. Hooray
yay 🍻
It might be radioactive be careful
Yay!
In the news today: It's official. Pauline Hanson is a racist.
I nearly made a post about it - but I decided it wasn't actually news to anyone.Today? She always has been... I thought this was well known to everyone thats ever heard a word leave her mouth.
Now she's legally defined as one XD
I do wonder if she did good potato cakes though (not that'd I'd buy one but I'd eat it if it was free).
dont really need a ruling to confirm that. I'd call her a c word, but that seems an insult to genitals.
Lacks the warmth and depth. She's a douche. Claims to fix a problem that doesn't exist and is actively harmful
it bothers me how when she first started she was mocked for being a woman, for being a red head, for being working class, for having a working class business
and then people wonder why she got votes 🙄
few people reported on or cared what she was saying, nor that what she was saying was normal LNP party policy
there are few good guys in that whole fucking drama
It isn't, but it's like when you have someone that everyone knows has ADHD who finally gets a diagnosis. It's good for everyone that it's finally on record and they can get the support they need.
Actually I don't know if that last bit will happen for Pauline 🤔
Have you been living under a rock since she came on the scene before I was born 😂 she's always been a piece of shit racist lol
why are you making shit up, I never said I agreed or supported her
I am saying how she was reported and what the public response was
it pissed me off how the LNP lied when they said they weren't racist and that Hanson doesn't represent them, she exposed them all as being racist. She was originally a LNP candidate.
Hanson was quoting the policies in the members handbook the LNP gave her
the racist LNP were angry at her for exposing their hidden racism, the city middle class mocked her , this is such a fucking classist country
the news did not focus on her racism and nativism, just her class
I hated Fraser but at least he wasn't a racist cunt like Howard and the rest
Hello everyone,
FYI I posted a meme about this community on [email protected] : https://aussie.zone/post/15001506
I'm always impressed with how active your daily threads are, what is your secret? 😄
A pre-existing community, mostly. Three quarters of the people in this thread all joined at the same time (the same day, many of us) and for the same reason.
We came here already accustomed to talking shit all day
Because we love each other and respect each other's opinions.
This is true.
Lies, you're all stinking muskrats and i dream of the day i unleash the minks
It's a secret we have sworn never to tell. You posting from the UK?
I'm in Europe, but we chose feddit.uk so to host that community so that you guys wouldn't be experiencing the usual issue you are facing with lemmy.world: https://aussie.zone/post/14298464
We respect each other.
Part effort, part luck, I reckon. 😅
Yeah we already knew each other. Plus Aussies are talented shitposters.
Edit: I’m trying to get discussion threads going elsewhere, in the past I’ve found consistency of posting them helps so people are used to there being a thread.
Unfortunately the instances are a bit slow even for weekly so I do a monthly thread and try to show activity so more people feel it’s current enough to jump in.
For whomever it was that liked the llama
Oh that’s lovely
is that a count dracula llama?
Yes…
Stay calmer
When you wanna harm a llama
Call a llama farmer!
Have discovered a fantastic little cafe near my work that does the most amazing toasties. The first time I had one I had my mind blown, thought it could have just been a fluke, but nope, 2 different toasties later, tis confirmed delicious place, completely with excellent vibes! Anyone near Moorabbin Airport needs to checkout Milhouse!
Milhouse canteen in mordi? Very relevant to his lordship's toasty interests
Yup, that's it! Highly recommend it!!
I’m somewhat in the area. I’ll have to look it up.
Europa has very cheap and decent toasties from what I saw but it’s a diner inside a supermarket.
My holiday has begun with a pint of Guinness at the pub, and a lamb kebab n chips grabbed on the way home. I will now find something brainless to watch and enjoy it in the happy knowledge that nobody expects me to do anything for several days
Someone smells like they've bathed themselves in aftershave today and it stinks, I don't know how they walk around without knowing how bad and strong it smells.
I feel like my senses are being assaulted, let the day end quickly!
I once used lynx africa on a tram and still feel guilty.
I was once in a lift with someone wearing lynx and am still scarred
so you should
Better than smelling like BO!
The ones I haaaate are the girls who get on a crowded tram and proceed to spray themselves with perfume. A known hazard of Friday pm public transport. Or anytime on trams that pass a secondary school.
Swarms of teenage boys on a bus are one of my worst smell issues
depends. have they showered in the last few hours?
so many stinky people out there
the way to do perfume
spray 3 short spritzes in the air and walk thru the cloud
after shave, put a few sprinkles on your hands and dab gently on all the shaved areas of your face. It's an antiseptic.
I got some cans of cat food from the food cupboard this arvo - diet chicken mousse that someone else's cat presumably didn't like. Miss Meow seems enthusiastic about it so that's definitely a win.
meet has dragged on. Finally we get to the "Ok if no one has anything else...." when some idiot pipes up "Oh yeah just one more thing" Dude STFU. No one cares. its Friday. Shut up.
Fucking wankers, eh?
I've cleared my schedule this morning to get high and watch hockey whilst working from home.
Wait. Hear him out. If he's offering beers, I might be interested!
Goodnight everyone ❤️
Sweet Gibson!! Look how happy she is!
That's her "Jabba the hut" pose lol
Been leaving before tinyest wakes up the last few days, get home and he wants almost nothing to do with me. I am home today though so he woke up with me and wanted all of the cuddles.
So cuddles only happen in the morning? I can live with that.
What's with all the people complaining about kids taking all the Halloween treats? They just leave a bowl out there , what do they expect.
You're supposed to decorate yer house a little, make a welcome sign then wait for kids to knock on your door. The kids say trick or treat and you decide. If no treat they can trick you. Give nice treats and maybe have something Halloweeny to do. They wear cute costumes and you get to talk with kids and community. It's meant to be interactive and fun.
the videos look like karma farming exercises. 🙄🙄🙄
I honestly can't remember the last time I had a trick or treater.
It's a bit half arsed isn't it? Here's a bowl. Take one. It's an honesty system. Meanwhile I'm gonna be on the couch.
Get up when you hear the doorbell. Compliment the kids costume. Give them a treat. Repeat. Not hard.
Gonna wander to pub. Back later
The illustrated edition of The Hobbit is back in stock at Kmart. You can get it from other places, but Kmart sells it for half the price of everywhere else all the time.
Of course I'm only sharing this after I finally ordered a copy: https://www.kmart.com.au/product/the-hobbit-by-jrr-tolkien-book-42864189/
That looks like a lovely edition. 🙂
I heard it's one of the best illustrated editions so I had to get on it for when the boys are ready
I’m crawling out of my skin but have no energy to do something physical but mindless… also no focus to do something more mentally stimulating.
I wish I was out of here, had my health more in check and had the room/reserves to be doing things
Pinch and a punch for the first of the month
Good morning children. Have you had your fruit today?
Coffee bean water counts right?
I had a mimosa, that counts
i am currently eating overnight oats with apple, peach, strawberry and cherry in it. I also have watermelon cut up for a snack later 🍎🍑🍓🍒🍉🍉 🙂
No, but I carry emergency 🍎
Gotta keep those rabid doctors away lol
Nope. It's Fruit Free Friday. (ok raisin bread doesn't count, or does it?) Overindulged yesterday and me bowels are suffering in consequence.
Yes, Witches brew has fruit in 🍹
No dad, I ran out of fruit.
I will make sure to add banana to my pizza
Finally paid off the toy sale laybuy. I tell you what, I'm not doing that in store again. Next year I'll add whatever can go through laybuy online and buy what can't in store.
All this for $300 worth of toys as well. I almost used laybuy to not have to hide everything at home for 6 months
I used to take the toys to my mum's house to hide. Now we just put cash in her bank account. So much more convenient.
Wat. Bank how. I have 2824 in my bank acct, you give me $9.36 bonus interest.
I have 11048 in account you give me $18 bonus interest???
Been going to bed real early but still feeling so so tired. I made it to school on-time, but I'm stuffed.
I fell asleep slightly earlier than normal last night (about 11) and was awake at 530.
It be like that sometimes.
Belly is full of food. Got some dranks handy. Heat pack on my poor sore back. Favourite movie on TV. Cat snoozing nearby.
It's a good night.
So I got 9 hellos on that walk and 2 dog pats so not far off. Now let's try it at southern x.
You might be lucky enough to get one "whatcha lookin at cunt"
heh yep.
Eh I’m bored. I’m usually happy to chill in front of tv most nights but am feeling like there’s nothing I really wanna watch. Maybe I should read a book? I’m too tired to go anywhere but not too tired to want to do something. First world leisure time problems.
Music quizzes on YouTube are a good way to kill time.
Ikr!
There was possibility to go to a sold out event a bit later and I just could make my mind up. So I had my own chill/metal party at home.
Reckon my liver and wallet will be happier tomorrow anyway!
awesome, I found a 25cm cymbiola magnifica at the op shop for $8. A large spiral shell. Not a perfect one, this one has been thru the wars when alive and has regrown it's shell. But still a cool find of a shell native to Victoria.
I feel link since Filthy Friday has been kicked off by @[email protected] and @[email protected], gimme your filthy songs…
Let me get some drinks in and I'll think of some more.
Something by Amyl and the Sniffers
That just sent me back to POP at metro on Saturday nights.
this is hardcore-pulp
Professional Widow - Tori Amos
“give me peace, love, and a hard cock”
Glory Box - Portishead
Blue gillespie did a cracking cover of this as well
Alright! now we're in my element!
Hot Action Cop - Fever For The Flava
Electric Callboy - Tekkno Train
Honestly, EVERYTHING Electric callboy!
Pet shop boys - we all feel better in the dark
Lords of acid ...well anything really, but show me your pussy or young boys top (heh) the list
HOW DID WE FORGET SPEED RACER ORGASMIC REMIX
and why can't i find it online
EDIT: hahah found it A thousand '90s JJJ flashbacks for you all
You dirty little speed racer!!
OMG, such a blast! 😂
Dt. I'm gonna dedicated a song to youse
We love you too. 🥰🥰🥰
Bluuuuurgh
Edit: I'm burnt out today. Just want to turn everything off and go back to bed.
This is my first burn out day, and I'm in week 14, so pretty good by usual standards.
These last few days have been Hell-ish.
Cleaning stresses Melbcat out so with the big clean she’s been overgrooming :(
I haven’t had her on her anti anxiety stuff lately because she’d been going ok. I was sweeping instead of continuing to vacuum and thought the cuddle breaks were calming her down enough. But seems I really should have restarted it well before this. Dropped the ball.
I’m not even finished…
At the off leash dog beach yesterday a doggo ran up just as I was about to jump in and it tried to push me in and not save me.
They normally try and save me.
I was offended. I'm the fragile self questioning apex predator here not you.
Lol when I go to the beach a whole lot of environmentalists try and push me back into the water
When I go they start screaming and running out of the water
I feel bad for how much this made me laugh. Will be saving that for future references to myself.
Finished work. A week of happy downtime - I have all of next week off - will now commence
Beep Beep 🚚
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋No thanks. I'm full from all the unattended treats left out last night.
Here's some for you 🍭🍬🍫
Much appreciated
Ooh, perfect timing. Can I have a giant heaped platter full of all the fried foods you have, with pavlova on the side please.
🧅🥔🍳🥓🍗🍖🍟🫔🌯🌮🥠🥟🧁
Some nose plugs and something to help with the nausea.
🔌
Can I plz have a less than a fist full of lollies, a dinosaur nugget, some deodorant, some horse poo (which I will actually pay for) and a consultant paid by the hour.
🍬🍬🍬🦖🌊💩👾
A bitter pill and a spoon full of sugar please
💊🍬
Dinosaur chicken nuggets make my inner six year old happy, but there is seriously fuck all chicken in these
All errands done. ✅✅
Home with a coffee and some fresh crusty bread 😋
Online supermarket shopping completed ✅
So my ukulele capo vanished into thin air. I'm sure it will show up somewhere. Whilst looking into that, I investigated studying engineering, and realised another four years of uni is not up my alley. All whilst juggling competing deadlines. My psychologist asked me if I can see a psychiatrist because she thinks ADHD meds would really help, but then I'd be out of pocket. Now I'm making an appointment to see the GP who gave me the wrong dosage of Vyvanse initially which caused a literal and spiritual headache. Too much going on.
I really really loathe how inaccessible mental health services can be. My partner has untreated ADHD, and his psych recommended a psychiatrist too. But it's just so expensive, and he's had a rough time with work (we have the union and fairwork involved, it's a cluster-f), so it just feels out of reach.
It's so annoying you had a dr who prescribed the wrong dosage, it really leaves a mark on the trust we place in medical professionals. I hope you are able to find a way forward.
Regarding uni, yeah, my one experience with uni in 2021 left a lot to be desired. It was so much stress with so little support, and no leeway. It's one me for choosing unimelb, but it's on them for being so utterly lackluster. I'm having a much better time with TAFE in all honesty, even better than HS too. It might be worth checking out the list of free TAFE courses that the vicgov offers, there may be a different pathway you could take to what you want to do? Or even just whatever looks interesting :) sending you my good vibes!
Thanks Spud!
Same experience here but at another GO8 uni.
I'm looking into the different options right now :)
Dinner made and eaten. A somewhat poor replica so I’ll go back to something tried and true tomorrow.
I am full though I think. Now time to relax with the WBBL tonight and I’ll figure out the rest later.
On the bright side grocery shopping is done until I need more food and I really held back on buying junk food to save money.
Also got some cheap mushrooms and onions from the independent supermarket. I actually should have bought more mushrooms in light of that.
Against better judgement I did some work and let time get away from me while the WBBL was having a rain break and subsequently the game got called off due to heavy rain.
Finished working and now I don’t have to do any over the weekend and I have the entire Monday off now to look forward to.
I know minimalism isn’t for the poors cos you always need that thing again. But I’m having a strong urge to bin everything I own.
It’s fine. I’m putting everything away, doing a cheeky shove, and I can sort the cupboards out later. What matters is just getting things tidy and wiped down. Spring cleaning isn’t finished yet.
Edit: The guy showed up before I was quite done but it’s fine. The inspection was structural
Remember this song
Oh my God this game is fucking awesome!
I forgot what a banger this was:
I listen to APC. All. The. Time.
Damn....PBS was pumping for school drop off
I think my smoke shop has finally been barbequed. It's hard to tell because the only article is in the hs. I guess after the 100th, it's no longer news. It was a good run. RIP.
Update: It's not my shop. It lives another day. Phew.
Copy the article link and paste it into this site
Have fun bypassing all the paywalls now :)
Hun-gee Hun-gee Hippoooo
My crocs have arrived. I’ve not taken them off since I put them on try, my feet have not known such comfort. I think they just beat out the Birks on the comfort level. More squishy.
And waterproof. I love mine - they are ratty and worn out but putting them on is like coming home after a long journey.
I’ve never worn or had crocs before.
What makes them so desirable?
Comfort! Max comfort. Also close to indestructible. I have strange shaped and very wide feet for their length, the beginnings of arthritis and so all fashion shoes are more or less painful to wear. I can't wear thongs anymore so crocs are my summer go to. Lovely resilient soles, can't be destroyed by water or walking, don't rub or blister my feet (something I've had to deal with all my life due to fishbelly white skin) even when sweaty. So they look like shit - but who cares? It's worth it for feet that don't hurt. I do flip the backstrap forward and wear them as slides though. I like that the front bit protects my feet quite well from sunburn and tripping hazards. Only downside to crocs is packing them in a suitcase - they take up a shittonne of room. And they're not really suitable for gardening as the soles are a bit squishy for using a spade (at least for me) and weeds/seeds tend to collect inside.
They’re just very comfortable rubber slippers. Passable to wear for a quick run to the shops when you can’t be bothered with shoes.
omg omg omg, have you chosen your croc charms yet?
I’m not at that level of crocs fanatic…. yet haha
Alright, bunnings still had TONS of veggies left so I've loaded up and ordered some veggie mix soil to fill up my raised planters. How do I decide what goes where? i've got 4 raised planters and 2 stand alone smaller pot things. Gotta plan 2 strawberries, 2 Tomatoes, 4 beetroot, 1 capsicum, punnet of carrot, zucchini, punnet of cos lettuce and punnet of green beans. Dunno where to put stuff.
Idk but maybe look at companion planting guides, or what type of sacrificial plants to lure pests off more valuable veg
Might give some ideas
Edit: I know tomatoes are heavy feeders and beans have that nitrogen fixing thing that enriches the soil, maybe that’s a good combo and they both climb so could share the stakes/lattice. Maybe even plant the beans tomatoes and zucchini interspersed.
Just throwing out ideas. Someone experienced weigh in
Edit: Also I saw something once about people planting things with deep roots and shallow roots in together so they made the most of the shared small space but I haven’t tried it.
If I tried it it would be baby spinach and carrots because those are what I’m familiar with. But strawberries spread over the surface of the soil with runners so maybe they have relatively shallow roots and can bunk in with the carrots?
Idk though. It also depends on their sun water and drainage needs, and if they inexplicably don’t work out together for some other reason. You’d have to check proper sources whether they combine well
Lemme see if this pic comes out...
Planning a trip to Sydney and trying to decide whether I should stay in a hostel or a hotel. The hostel I'm looking at is super close to everything I want to visit and feel it would be a tiny bit safer commuting back there at night, compared to taking public transport 20 minutes back to a hotel. Not to mention, the hostel is way cheaper.
I've been planning a book for about 6 months, was thinking first I should practice all the art skills. Now I'm thinking I should just do it and practice each page as I go.
And perfection is not a requirement. 🙂
Got a chance to drive a hybrid today for lessons. The regenerative braking is surprisingly subtle.
Also, is it a long weekend this weekend? Talked to some people who said that it was, but I've got no holidays marked out on the calendar. Or is it a school thing?
EDIT: Turns out to be the Melbourne cup. It just didn't show up for some reason.
