I wish I could do this sometimes
Gibson has been reading too much recent news :(
Omg 😱 beautiful! I love when they do that 😍 a true loaf
Reminds me of Garfield. Exactly what he would do.
Whenever one of us is eating, little dog makes it a point to show us he's a good boy by sitting inches from you with some very intense staring. He even does it if I'm putting lip balm on or hand cream.
Party two doors down and over the back fence. Two bouzoukis and a mandolin are having it out live and kicking, and the guests are cheering them on. Who needs recorded music???
I'm really enjoying it.same, but no music, just thumping bass makes the place shake
i hate it
Heated wheat bag and hot water bottle, check.
Coffee check.
Blanket check.
Footy check.
Now I’m not moving.
Good plan. I feel like shit which is how I'm justifying doing sfa and chilling on the couch.
Lol I feel this. Besides putting on some washing I haven't gotten out of bed yet because this electric blanket is just so toasty1
Sitting outside in the sun check
T shirt check
Beer check
Admitting I no longer live in melb check (although I'm only 1.5 hours away)
Oven just went ping. Biscuits are done.
Might have one now while they’re hot, and the others can cool for the tin
I want to own enough cookie trays that cooling between batches isn’t a thing. I also don’t want to own 38 baking trays…
I've been struck with a sudden midnight motivation to tidy my room! Huzzah!
Thank you for doing the daily thread 🤗
You're welcome goonsy. I was on so figured I may as well do it
Went to the footy today with my daughter. On the way out had to stop at the gent's. some young lads were kind of trying to chat her up whilst I was absent, nothing rude or lewd.
The looks on their faces when she said 'Hey dad' and I stood there towering over them.
Kind of feel bad for their egos, but watching them scurry away was pretty comical.
Don't mess with the elevator's daughter after a whizz because the only floor is THE BASEMENT
I'd hate football a hell of a lot less if it wasn't for there being 95 gambling ads per minute on every form of media capable of displaying ads, and how obnoxious drunk footgoers are. I don't go out anywhere on footy nights because I don't want to be subjected to the musings of the 975 football people, half of whom are sulking a trying to start brawls with the other half, which are cheering and gloating, and all of whom had about 12 drinks too many
I gave Ted Cat a small serve of prawn pate in a bowl , the bowl being placed on top of his new harness on the floor. This is to train him and was not his dinner.
Now Bill is yelling at me, telling me his dinner of fresh beef mince meant for cats is not good enough.
They are now both asleep under the heater after a busy day of sleeping under the heater or yelling.
Spoiled.
I'd put the harness on for some prawn pate.
Brothers... maybe Bill cat should wear the harness so Ted cat will want it
I tried that first. They both hate it but at least Bill let me put it on him.
Washing on, breakfast dishes done. I’m going to the market, and then…
Then it’s time to cook. I have big plans
I have yet to get up and I want it that way
Is it 'fill the freezer' day?
Something like that. I've felt culinarily productive all week but had very little time to cook...today, I go all out
Finally have some decent weather so I'm going to tackle the garage and hopefully get the last of it cleaned out.
Hey hey it's Saturday!
I watched border security for the first time in yonks. I don't know what it is about "woman tries to bring in 9kg of undeclared rotting food" of "man tries to bring in 17 dead lobsters" that's so fucking funny but this and highway patrol are like peak television. Who needs strange things or blue is the new beige, people breaking the law and getting in deep shit is all you need
Haven't watched border security many times but every time I have I have been astonished by the number of people who try to bring pork into the country. Like wtf it's pork, we've got plenty here! It's not like it's a rare commodity or anything.
My butt hurts 🤕 ow
Kilts are comfier than pants
Remark subject to misinterpretation given the time stamp. It's a good thing we know you fairly well.
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I sense you were too ambitious.
Oh dear... last night I pulled a (very light, empty) chest of drawers out of the wardrobe so I could vacuum inside the wardrobe and spray Frontline inside the fabric drawers. I put it by the window and lay a small bookcase on its side next to it.
I thought Melbcat could use the bookcase as steps to get up on the low wide chest and lie there in the sun. It's wider and more comfortable than the sill. But she's just doing traumatized little howls because I'm cleaning and have moved things.
I love cooking pumpkin. I love eating pumpkin. I hate chopping pumpkin
Oh man, I just realised some of my rants about scent and chemicals on here come off as a bit cooked.
For people who aren't familiar - I have an elderly asthmatic cat who used to require emergency vet trips and use inhalers before I eliminated nearly all scent and aerosols from the house, have extremely sensitive skin mild asthma and migraines myself, and used to be really mindful about chemicals because I was caring for a bird. (Birds can die if you cook in a non-stick pan around them.)
Using simpler and fewer products is also cheaper and more environmentally friendly.
I promise I vaccinate and don't have an issue with 5G.
Haha omg melba, I never had the assumption that you're a cooker! Don't stress it!
I took your advice about vinegar for carpet moths and it's worked a treat! No more grubs have come out of the carpet. Apparently the acidity damages the grubs and eggs, so I hope I've broken the cycle. But I'm super thankful because I was stressed about that bug spray chemical that cats can't metabolise. You are a legend! 💜
No problem! Vacuuming super regularly and hot washing/drying all the cloth in the house is what gets them too. (I've done some more today)
If you're still struggling for a cat safe insecticide there's the Frontline spray (out of stock at Petcircle but also a similar cheaper price at Budget Pet Products). Or there's the Sundew flea control spray which I don't use because scent and aerosol, and which doesn't seem to be in pet shops anymore.
I think most people understand you are a diligent cat carer.
laughs in trying to avoid more vet bills
Everyone that ever cared for a chronically ill animal or human understands!
lol we're both chronically ill
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Hmm. Potential problem. I dropped my bowl of ice cream on the floor and told it it was an arsehole. My computer wasn't a fan of that and turned off. Then it got stuck on a black screen and I had to switch it off at the PSU to make it stop. Then it booted up perfectly normally like nothing ever happened which I don't know is meant to be better or worse than a BSOD.
I dug through the event logs and the 2 errors I noticed were both related to graphics card issues. I really hope it's not a graphics issue (at least one I can't fix) because I do not have new GPU money, and my CPU doesn't have integrated graphics. But like most errors in windows, it can either be a direct or refered error. Apparently although the error comes from the GPU, it can be caused by anything stretching from a minor driver glitch to memory (RAM) problems.
It's never done it before and hasn't done it since, but I suspect it's probably because of the damage the fan sustained the other day. As far as I can tell, the wifi card only damaged the fan, so my suspicion is perhaps the fans not doing a very good job anymore so it overheated and shut down. But because windows doesn't believe in descriptive errors I can't really confirm or rule out anything
^ leaked footage of me trying to get any useful info out of windows
(That was meant to be a gif but uploading gifs to Aussie zone turns them into webMs for some reason so I just embedded the MP4. You'll probably need to click on it to animate)
TL;DR: I dropped my ice cream on the floor and called it an arsehole. My computer heard that and was like "mate if that's how you treat your people I'm going on fuckin strike you don't pay me enough" and windows is covering for it
Not my field of expertise but can you replace just the fan? Might be cheaper than the graphics if you suspect damage and subsequent overheating. Then if issues persist it's possibly something else
Not my area of expertise either, it looks like it is possible. Voids the warranty, apparently, and I'll need to redo the thermal paste at the same time. I've redone my CPU thermal paste before and although I hate it and probably don't do it very well, it still worked afterwards. Although I'm not sure if GPU fans are soldered or not. If they are that'd way beyond my level of technical skill and I'd have to take it to a shop
A GPU upgrade has been on the cards for a while now, but stalled because the people at centrecom said I wouldn't notice any performance increase with an upgraded GPU as it'd still be bottlenecked by my mobo and to a lesser extent my CPU. I might look at upgrading GPU anyway and worry about bottlenecks later
I've tried out the new stick vacuum briefly, and it's not too bad. It is reasonably quiet and I'm glad of not needing to wrangle the cord.
I did not end up making the korma, because just the stew turned out to be So Much Food.
Four meals worth in the freezer. Three meals worth in the fridge. Plus dinner tonight, and the realisation that I’m out of plastic tubs with lids.
i'm up
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Online is being legislated again
Oh wow these new laws are something else... pr0n is gated behind age verification in Texas and under-18s are now barred from having social media accounts without parental permission in Utah. I'm still trying to work out what the latest with KOSA is
It seems like something that might not affect all of us, but the thing is that many sites are hosted in America and subject to US law. And the material being gunned for also includes anything to do with LGBTIA+, sexual health information, or seeking terminations.
So there's the possibility that even if you're not a citizen you may be asked to provide ID to use American social media or general websites. Or the owners may try to scrub the site of that information/certain users.
I was aware of this stuff being fought but now it's slowly starting to go into effect.
Edit: Yikes. Mental health resources/information and political information could be targeted as well
Just in case anyone was mistaken about how ancient I am
no way, she's awesome and could be modern
and if you are ancient then I am archaic, this was one of my fave radio songs when I was a teen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcWVL4B-4pI
this one for mr seagoon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STV9u3b-g7k
I love The Mighty Quinn. Such a good song.
My first ever LP I bought
I think my first album was Venus and Mars. Before that I just bought singles or listened to the radio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cG7ztHUFJw
I remember on a road trip to nyc with my bestie Tam we talked the whole way and she told me this was her album too. We are so close in age, just a few weeks difference. It was just amazing to think that me, a teen growing up in a country town in Australia was listening to the same music at the same time as my friend growing up in a small town in Canada.
A shared experience. Gees i miss her 😿
Love Wendy!
I'm a bit embarrassed about my first LP with my own money:
https://youtu.be/S_E2EHVxNAEI'm my defense, it was a huge song/album at the time and my brother already had loads of better albums that I probably would have picked over this one.
I wouldn't mess with the two dudes weighing <65kgs holding back the barricades @1:09
Balloons went by, pretty
I’m gonna get my biweekly run outta the way, though it would’ve been better in the rain
Returned from the market with everything I need for the week, including a bunch of gerberas.
Let the games begin
Gerberas are so cute 🐹 🐹🐹
And now for something completely different , it's a Led Zeppelin night 🤭 🧙♂️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7fdZnuCY6A 🧝🏻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_AfMHCVoxA 🐉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwG9iRFmY1I
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I didn't feel like making pasta or anything to go with my leftover chunky meaty spicy peppers bolognese so I just ate it like a chilli. Is that weird? I put some cheese on it.
I approve 👍
Whatever works for you, no shame involved.
I’ve done it with bread and and cheese or as jaffles and cheese and it’s awesome.
Seems fine. Couldve stretched further but YOLO
So this is all in (rest of chillos and the end of the season).
4L of I hope it ferments correctly and doesn't explode.
The rules are you need to eat the ones that float on the first night, the rest we leave Drowning
Brings us to a rave choon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V42l7t4iDM&list=RDe4HIsOUKXfI&index=9
I love Brunswick
I'm on a journey to find a regular coffee supplier after the people I bought from packed up business.
There's a company I've bought beans from in the past, they're great but I'll try get cheaper if I can. There's a coffee and nuts place that does coffee beans by weight near me selling beans for half the price of the other place.
I got some Brazilian dark roast, but its way too dark for espresso. If I can find a decent bean at this place I'll be making decent coffee at bargain prices
Let the simmer begin
Several hours later, things smell goooood
this is lovely late night music, The New World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ6VmiI5ylc&list=PLF58BABF8997A9930
This footy match is very odd, but I’m rather enjoying it
🎼🎵*Uranium fever has gone and got me down,
Uranium fever is spreading all around,
With a Gieger counter in my hand,
I'm going out to stake me some guv'ment land,
Uranium fever has gone and got me down. 🎶That's a real song!!
All the songs on the Fallout radio are real! There's so many amazing ones!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_the_Fallout_series
Civilisation and Personality are definitely my favs, and I always sing along to Undecided by Ella Fitzgerald. All of them (the radio songs) are just so good!
Lol football
Ok I tried to watch the godfather and I just couldn't get behind it. I managed to get an hour and a bit in but then I started nodding off. Finished off the other half of crocodundee, now that's a movie I can get behind
Try the book. It's one of my favourites. Read it basically in one sitting whilst solo camping in the Daintree about 20 years ago.
The book ruined true movie for me.
Read it before watching and thought the movie was overrated.
Godfather II is better anyway
TV and movie review.
Dark Winds, tv series on SBS.
This is the only fiction series I have ever seen based on Native American people and their lives. There may have been other series.
If just for that this series is worth watching. But it's also really well written, well acted and has a good story. The scenery is beautiful too.
5 hobbits
Children of Heaven. 1997, Iran.
I cried the whole way through. This movie depicts the intense inner life of children. They feel everything so deeply. Inspired I think by The Bicycle Thief but this is from the point of view of children.
4.5 Hobbits
