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[–] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 13 points 4 days ago (3 children)
[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Definitely the weather for it. Well done.

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[–] Eagle@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 11 points 4 days ago

My nephew just asked me who to vote for...stand back kiddo, aunty has got this πŸ’ͺ🏻

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

ted has a new cat tree, he has chairs and soft beds, this cardboard box lid on the balcony is his favourite spot

[–] anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sounds like normal cat behaviour to me

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago

yup 🐱

[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Alright.

No big surprises it's music and cat cuddles this evening.

I'm doing some work over the weekend but it's actually fun adjacent, so it's not too bad.

Cheers 🍻

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 4 days ago

cheers 🍻

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago

Sahtain 🍺

[–] phant@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (3 children)

The band I'm in just released our debut album today! Eeeeep 😱 but also woooo πŸ₯³

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[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 7 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I think I have an ingrown toe nail. Hurts like a mf.

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[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 12 points 5 days ago

Slowly working down the moving checklist. Power & gas connection is organised, and mail redirection done. I need to look at insurance, which is a bit of a nuisance as my current policy ends 3 days before the moving date. Removalist is the next major thing to organise, and then lots of lots of address changes.

I looked at NBN yesterday, it looks like it has FTTP installed already. That will be good, as I'm looking at getting a Ring doorbell and some security cameras. Money is just flowing from my accounts like water at the moment!

Countdown: 1 week from key collection. 1 month from final move date.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 11 points 5 days ago (3 children)
[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Haiiii Ted, you are glorious!

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 5 days ago

he is and he has a great personality too, I love him very much

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[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I just opened Excel and the columns now use numbers as well as the rows. Formulas need to be written differently and now row number goes first instead of column.

What is going on? I feel confused, I feel sick, I'm dizzy, am I smelling toast?

[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Try the cesspit that is "new outlook". Fucking yuck.

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 9 points 5 days ago (3 children)

So, pakige arrived

are you shitting me

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 13 points 5 days ago (6 children)

very early breakfast for Ted, who woke me up by walking up and down my body

he's been on a diet too, lost so much weight, he must be real hungry to wake me up

so hugs and half brekkie for the little guy who is not so round anymore πŸˆβ€β¬›

[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"walking up and down my body"

I would like to hire the shiatsu kitten alarm clock please

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 7 points 5 days ago

Unfortunately shiatsu kitty often comes with enthusiastic amateur acupuncture

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

yeah, today I found a dead penguin washed up on the beach. Called wildlife services and they said this area has loads of penguins and it's a natural event. Poor little guy.

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[–] kruetz@aussie.zone 7 points 5 days ago

Here's hoping the school down the road will have a barbecue going early tomorrow when we go to vote 🀞

[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 7 points 5 days ago

Home early yay.

Let the journey of Expedition 33 continue!

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Cheers voters 🍺 and 'ave a good weekend πŸ‘

*This post was brought to you by Democracy Sausage v's Bunnings Sausage

[–] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 6 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Pah! Last election my local election booth had CAKE STALLS! I will have first dibs on the first passionfruit/cream sponge I see! Plus sossiges of course but compared to a nice passionfruit sponge .... no contest!

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[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

My local polling areas don't have anything πŸ˜’I have been known to visit a neighbouring suburb in the electorate who's local school knows how to do it right and vote there. Sossig and cake stall, come to mumma!

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 points 4 days ago

I'm going to the one my kid is working at purely to embarrass her.

She'll be working for the greens. πŸ‘

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[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 7 points 5 days ago (4 children)

All the exciting things I've ordered lately and the first thing to arrive has to be the mop bucket. Still, it is a very nice mop bucket. And it has wheels, so it can roll with me as I move around the room. Plus it's in a nice bright hazard warning yellow with "wet floor" warnings on the side, so Miss Meow and Mr Woof will know to be careful. Although it would probably be more useful if I actually had the mop.

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[–] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Attempting Swedish meatballs tonight. Must find zee Lingonberry jam.

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[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 4 days ago (14 children)

Back in the day (mid 90s, Saturday night) my local night club was The Grand Hotel in Essendon. Where was your's?

P.s. Friday night was Shooter's in Glenroy. $2.50 drinks.

[–] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

The Chevron in St Kilda Road! Also the Croc, the Parkview, and the Dan O'Connell. But just about any pub had live music on Fri/Sat albeit of varying quality and volume back in the early 70s. If you could be bothered with a long tram ride, then the Three Weeds on Plenty Road often had good bands just starting out.

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[–] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I was too busy in the 90’s for a local. 😭

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[–] tone212_@aussie.zone 6 points 4 days ago

I like it when clients ask a lot of questions but my god, this one has gone to absolute town. Getting their money's worth I see.

[–] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Gooooood meowning everyone 😻

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[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago

Managed to squeeze in a real full-body massage that had me being knelt on and every last knot massaged out, every finger and toe and every muscle in my shoulders and even my eyebrows got a massage. Ahh, bliss. I can sleep well tonight

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Oh shit, is the election tomorrow? And the ballot has to be completed on or before it? Even with the constant spam texts that snuck up on me. I’ve been really sick for weeks.

I guess I just do it tonight and mail it tomorrow, and hopefully even with the weekend it arrives within 13 days.

Edit: I’ve filled out the ballot slip and voted above the line with 6 candidates. Already second guessing my choices but it’s done.

Tomorrow someone comes so they can witness my signature and take me to post it.

And if it is too late then they can just fine me. I don’t care. I’m struggling severely with my health and am doing my best.

Ticket inspectors southbound on St Kilda Rd @ commercial rd

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 5 days ago

On day two of β€œonboard for delivery within 24 hours” and you know, you KNOW the instant you poke them it shoots to NO DELIVERY FOR YOU

…but on a far more hilarious note hubs just tried to infolecture me on DNS somehow completely forgetting that I have worked for multiple webhosting companies and know way, way more than he does. Oh and sweetie, you are incorrect.

[–] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I’m having a quiet night in watching the footy, as I’m expecting a busy quokka filled election day. Bought a salad and a Woolies quarter chicken and settled in.

Also bought Masters spearmint milk, because that’s A Thing over here apparently…and it’s legitimately great? I don’t understand why we don’t also have minty milk?

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 5 days ago

wakes up
rolls over.
summons bagagwa

[–] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)
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FRIDAY!!!!!

Working on building an internal LLM agent for work. Pretty exciting tbh.

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I've started off with removalist quotes by getting a couple online, hoping for a rough ballpark figure. One was over twice the cost of the other. Accidentally including a trampoline in the list of things I am moving may have had an impact, although the total m3 they estimated was roughly the same. I almost added 35 outdoor umbrellas to the list on the other, due to resting my finger on the touch screen, but fortunately realised before I submitted it.

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