• Taleya@aussie.zone
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    9 months ago

    Sisyer just sent me the pics she took. Me, hubs, niece A all sitting nice and grinning…and niece B rolling on the couch on her face with her skirt up around her ears

  • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Someone recommended something from somewhere in Anglesea to me a while ago but I can’t remember who, what or where. Maybe a pie? Or something sweet? It’s frustrating. Thinking about going for a drive out that way today mostly to get a few hours of audiobook in but also just to be out and about.

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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    9 months ago

    Just braved highpoint to grab a click and collect. That joint is chaos at the best of times. Stupidly grabbed a few more things and now I’ve got bulky items to carry home🤦🏻‍♀️ At least I bought myself a treat: The Body Shop vanilla eau de toilette and a white musk deodorant roll on. Love those two fragrances and haven’t bought anything from body shop for myself for about 30 years. I will wrap them and put under the tree as gift to myself.

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
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    9 months ago

    Chores and shopping done. Hopefully now the only reason to go outside in the next week is to enjoy the sun and/or eat myself silly with others.

  • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Aww! Just came home to find this hanging from my door handle. The other doors on my floor have the same.

  • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I stopped on the way to Anglesea at the Waurn Ponds plaza because I remembered they had a shirt I wanted in stock at their Target. Got a park 1 spot away from the entrance immediately. Bought 2 shirts without waiting in any lines. Walked right up to Donut King and got 2 cinnamon donuts, no line. Drove to Anglesea and got a park immediately in front of the shops.

    Even got a free surprise chip!

    Today is going pretty well!

  • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
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    9 months ago

    I was right. My wrapped presents look like eldritch mysteries unto God.

    On the bright side, this means no one is going to have a clue what they are until they unwrap them…

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    9 months ago

    I was just watching something before about becoming professional mermaids/mermen. Yeah I’m not talking about kids parties but actually grown ups making this a career. Not sure how it works, whether you need a sponsorship or perhaps advertise KFC on your backside but it’s a thing. So if you are sick of your office job you too could become half human half fish and somehow get paid for it.

    • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I was contacted through LinkedIn by a recruiter asking if I’d be interested in becoming a full-time merman for a Queenscliff based company, but something about it seemed fishy.

    • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I went to Costco on a rental scooter (not going near that carpark… Costco weekend parkers are ALREADY bad enough) and every register had decent lines even 20 minutes after opening. Wasn’t too painful though. Glad to have that done, was getting the last part of a xmas present. No more shopping required now, it’s all leisure all the time!

      Think I might pick up some of those Hard Solos on my way back from my drive today and give them a whirl later on. I hear they’re pretty decent and taste just like regular Solo.

        • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
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          9 months ago

          That’s the one which is the most popular drink in Japan or something right? I might grab one to try too. I think I remember someone saying they were underwhelming though.

    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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      9 months ago

      Times like these I’m glad our family never did xmas. A relative in the 'Rat has invited me this year though so I got something for the little kiddo months ago… nobody else gets anything though.

      I’ve got to bring a fancy salad though, and I almost never make them. And it has to be disassembled so it can survive a 2hr drive tomorrow afternoon to be reassembled on the other end.

      I will have to steel myself and tackle the fancy grocery today.

        • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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          9 months ago

          Fancy salad is very similar to a normal everyday salad but with pomegranite seeds and possibly some sort of fancy cheese. Or I might be out of date and there is a new definition of fancy this year.

          If you go back in time you will find a fancy salad involves jelly. Hopefully this is one trend that will never repeat.

          • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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            9 months ago

            That’s funny because I was thinking if you want a pretty salad you just add pomegranate seeds but they’re not in season. Couldn’t think of anything else that would make it fancy. Haha.

            • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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              9 months ago

              I think the trend before pomegranate seeds was flowers on top, probably with a large amount of rocket.

              If you can’t get pomegranate you could probably do something like pear and blue cheese.

                • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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                  9 months ago

                  Orange can be fancy, but you need to make sure each segment is peeled with no white bits. Which is either incredibly fiddly or requires a soak in a pectin disolving enzyme.

          • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
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            9 months ago

            I imagined a Caesar with a little Top Hat on it and thanks to AI we can make this come to life!

        • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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          9 months ago

          My cousin sent me recipes of pear and walnut type things and honestly even that is too much for me. I don’t even eat basic tomato and lettuce salad. I eat lots of veg, just can’t be bothered making salads… I can’t “think salad”.

          This is too hard. I’m going to change tack and suggest some top notch broccolini or green beans with a tasteful sprinkling of garlic infused olive oil and sumac and stuff like that. Maybe my aunt’s excellent julienned-cabbage stir fry that makes a great side even if it’s cold.

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
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        9 months ago

        Does it need to be fancy?

        I’m not good and don’t eat salads really but I made a Wombok salad with the crunchy noodles.

        Super easy to do on a budget and it’s simple.

    • notleigh@aussie.zone
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      9 months ago

      I’ve (foolishly) ended up needing to go to Officeworks to get a photo printed… I’m expecting to be there most of the morning.

      • Taleya@aussie.zone
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        9 months ago

        If ya gotta do this, honestly, gift visas.

        It’s a gift card you can use for a new hat…or your groceries, or bills and things are fucking hard

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    9 months ago

    Psa. If you are having trouble with log ins and replies and such it’s not you it’s technical stuff going on. Don’t make me explain in more detail because I couldn’t possibly. Details are on the home page.