Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Bill and Ted relaxing
Bill Cat’s not impressed that Ted Cat let one off the chain.
Big game on tonight guys. India vs Australia for the Cricket World Cup.
Oh thank you. Waiting for a mild headache to go away but don’t want to sleep. Cricket’s perfect.
Oh my mate is in the crowd for this one! You might be able to spot him, he’s in a blue shirt.
Hahaha. Well he’ll be shitting his pants about now.
How funny was that? They were SO QUIET hahaha devo crowd
Five runs an over. C’mon boys, you can do this! Work tomorrow is going to be amazeballs if they pull it off.
This cat is so funny. She was doing her jumping up on a wardrobe door thing to get my attention, and led me to what she wanted… the sun only starts to slant into the house at around 3pm and it was a few handwidths from coming in. She wanted me to bring the sun to her faster.
Bats took up residence in the huge eucalyptus out the back a few weeks ago. Now there are hundreds of them every night, making that creepy chattering sound and flying around in circles doing their bat thing. The dog does not like them.
They’ll be snacking on flowers, and should move on once the tree stops flowering.
I think you’re onto something there. Parrots all day long, bats all night long. At least the parrots are pleasant to look at and listen to.
and neither will any close by fruit trees or vegie patches
Haven’t been awesome. One of my kitties has had some health issues (they suspected skin infection but after shaving and testing they’re not sure…) so she’s home and pissed off, and my other cat doesn’t recognize her because she was bathed and shampooed so she’s being hissy…
But in general a bit off. I’m kinda burnt out with work, and a little burnt out relationship-wise*. It’s been a long week.
*Would prefer to talk 1:1 vs. publicly about it
so many hugs
I just watched “The Creator” by Gareth Edwards. Top shelf sci-fi. Fucking mint. 4.5/5
Stuck in this weird limbo where I’m really not sure if my arm is fractured or not, some of my symptoms match those of a fracture but the swelling and the bruising aren’t there yet. I’d also be naturally relieved if there wasn’t a fracture but because I’ve been taking care of my arm, the idea that it’s not there makes me feel like I’ve been dramatic. It doesn’t make sense but it’s just me trying to process it all. I also realise if it isn’t fractured I still would have to miss some work and that’s frustrating, might as well just be fractured to justify the time off. lol.
maybe it’s bone bruise? though even that involves swelling
Yeah, there’s a small amount of swelling but nothing to write home about, the pain is there.
Kinda had that with one of my ankles. It’s been cracked but not officially broken twice. Loads of weird aches and twinges but no diagnostic specific Thing
I’ll be sad that a lot of people died.
Assuming I wasn’t already hit before Melbourne. Perth has a Naval base, an Air Force base and SAS barracks. It’s a legit military target.
Nath are you talking about our hypothetical hydrogen bomb scenario or do you know something that we don’t?
Yep, mini-freak out here w/ no context.
Well the question was about what I’d do if Myer in Melbourne CND were hit by a nuke. I’m 3,000km away, that wouldn’t affect me.
On the other hand, Perth has half the population, and a bunch of military assets. It’ll probably be targeted before Melbourne. The first targets won’t be the biggest population centres, it takes a round or two for people to justify just killing civilians.
i should move to perth
It’s a good week for it. Summer has just started, mid to high 30’s all this week.
Alice Springs/Pine Gap is a big strategic military target
Took the kids on the train to [Perth’s Frankston] this afternoon. The oldest kid is the biggest train nerd, and they’re shutting down the line at midnight to do a level crossing removal/track elevation thing for a couple of years. Armadale is dead: walking through its shopping center during trading hours, and without a lie, 90% of the stores were closed. It was surreal. Now it is about to lose its train line.
Was a nice day to get out fam…
Slabs smashed, holes backfilled and we also got His Lordship’s hammock frame back together in a grove under the apple trees so there goes getting him to do anything for the rest of the summer
Day 19 of The Diet round 2. So far I have lost -2kg. It looks like I’m going to have to take drastic measures. I think I might have to actually eat less food. Apparently just saying I am on a diet and committing to losing weight is not enough to manifest that result into reality. Disapointing.
Smaller plates and/or bowls. So what looks like a full meal is actually less food, but still has all the nutrients in proper balance.
Volume eating is what helps me get into gear. Same sized plate as always, but a smaller, more reasonable portion of the actual food, served on a gigantic bed of lettuce, cucumber, cabbage, shiritake noodles, etc.
I’m feeling full immediately because of the volume, I stay full because the meal itself was an appropriate portion of something nutritious, and after a few weeks of eating like this I find I’m naturally gravitating towards smaller portions of more veggie-heavy meals, recognising when I’m full, and no longer eating with my eyes. I no longer need the bed of cabbage to satisfy my hunger.
Perhaps it has something to do with the gut microbiome and the fibre in the cabbage that just re-wires my stomach to be happy with a diet.
Anyone know where I can get an old postie bicycle? The red BMX sized ones.
Have you checked the Yarra?
I just painted my nails. I am now unbearably itchy in many places.
Of course you are. Silly TRex hands while you dry. Maybe play Thriller…
I’ve set up a budget friendly meals post in !foodaustralia@aussie.zone. If you could contribute that would be great. Thanks.
