• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    11·
    7 days ago

    Had a pretty good day. Nice end to the week. Had some time to chat with the CEO which was good. He’s really chill.

    Guitar and rest tonight I think. I haven’t been able to play most of the last 2 weeks because of my shoulder which has been pretty rough tbh.

    Have rehearsal tomorrow so will do the best I can tonight.

    Here is one of the newest additions to the stray family:

  • indisin@aussie.zone
    11·
    7 days ago

    They just won’t stop growing. This is my fourth harvest and I’m barely half way through and the harvested ones are still fruiting.

    I think I may have went a tad too far this season. My tummy hurts.

      • indisin@aussie.zone
        3·
        7 days ago

        Haha, yeah Bottom_racer does sauces and that’s far beyond my skill level so I’m just dehydrating them and giving excess bags away to friends :)

        • just_kitten@aussie.zone
          2·
          7 days ago

          I am generally too scared to do sauces, but I made myself do a fermented one last year using exquisite yellow scotch bonnets, and it was SO totally worth it (then I had to move and it got contaminated).

          I definitely recommend having a go at it some time, even just a tiny batch for yourself. It was actually not as hard as I thought - despite the many gurus out there who overcomplicate things

    • dumblederp@aussie.zone
      4·
      7 days ago

      I’m gonna ferment mine then blend them with roast capsicum (and a little chickpea, garlic, salt and vinegar).

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
    9·
    7 days ago

    free noodles, free stew, free soup, free ice cream

    i am beginning to think i am a cat

  • dumblederp@aussie.zone
    8·
    7 days ago

    Just grated a potato, soaked and rinsed it, stirred in some pakora batter powder then deep fried it till crunchy. Holy shit I need to be careful with this culinary heroin I’ve discovered.

    EDIT: I’ve also made a mix of 50/50 bbq sauce / siracha which is pretty good too.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    8·
    7 days ago

    OK so if work is making me give up my lunch break to go to someone’s going away lunch, I think it’s fair that I not have to pay.

    Thoughts?

    • dumblederp@aussie.zone
      9·
      7 days ago

      EDIT: 0. Go and just HIT the booze, have like four beers and a dozen tequila shots. If they sack you for getting drunk at a work function sue their asses into your retirement.

      1. Pay and accept it as part of work social life, it’s a chance to bond with new colleagues.
      2. Go but don’t eat anything, claim you’re in a bit of debt while being between jobs. Eat your packed lunch on the way to the lunch. Maybe come across as a bit difficult.
      3. Refuse to go saying that if they’re not paying for the meal or your lunch break they can gargle your fucking nuts.

      I reckon I’ve listed them in order of acceptability and reverse order of what I’d want to do.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        6·
        7 days ago

        2 is a really good option, probably what I’d do as well. The other time we had a work lunch at a nearby pub that was eye wateringly expensive, I didn’t eat and later when the idea of going there was floated again I just straight up said it was nice but out of my budget. Only then did some colleagues chime in to agree. Just gotta be brave sometimes

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
      6·
      7 days ago

      As dumble said, tell them that out of pocket lunch expenses are not in your budget at the time and you prefer to eat what you brought from home.

      I’ve never actually attended a farewell lunch, especially for someone whom I barely know.

      Hopefully this won’t affect your standing with your colleagues, but they should be accepting of your situation.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    7·
    7 days ago

    I woke up at like 6:30am today for some reason and got out of bed at 7:45 am. It is now nearly 3:45 pm and only NOW have I finally gotten a tiny bit started on that mindless desktop digitising stuff I was supposed to do for uni. I spent 15 minutes importing my field data and downloading a bunch of raster images and now I’m done. I’ll do the next step over the weekend. I could laugh, but I’m just glad I finally broke through the inertia - the first layer is always so hard.

    Now that I’ve done at least THAT much, my reward is a shower, the last of that delicious fish curry with pappadums, and then the finale of The Pitt! 🩺

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    6·
    7 days ago

    Edit: OK I’m a lot more chill now. Yeah she threw away their food, because of her “spiritual beliefs”. Where I feed them is not on her property.

    I just think it’s a vile thing to do.

    I’m not stopping, and I’m not doing anything illegal. I’m ready for a confrontation.

    The idea that someone’s beliefs are more important than innocent creatures lives is repugnant to me.

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
      2·
      7 days ago

      There’s always some nutbag who can’t mind their own business and has to touch things that aren’t theirs…

      Can’t believe I didn’t remember this before. I think Klever Cages might have gone under now but they had enclosures you could snap together out of pipes and there was the option to add a waterproof partial cover.

      spoiler

      A few of the specialised parts (door hinge etc) could be tricky to find but for a simple open rectangular shelter it can be done with pipes and connectors from Bunnings plus a tarp. There are free plans online. You could even make the waterproofing full length and in an inconspicuous colour.

      Perhaps that would hide the food bowl from her and offer the cats protection from the rain.