Hear ye hear ye. This has already been mentioned but I'm repeating the PSA:

Our escape pod has (an) impostor(s). Last night one pretended to be epicpillowcase and attacked Hongohones. Another pretended to be MissDarylC.

Please remain vigilant for anyone sus. If in doubt, contact the original crewmate on reddit to verify identity.

Just posted my “resignation” from the reddit Dt. Hopefully it’s not permanent, but I’m confident it’s for the best. I wanted so much to be a part of the gang when I started out, to walk away feels a little like losing some mates. But I don’t know how to stay when I’ve lost respect for the platform, the mods and tbh some of the community members.

Turns out it's reddit admin making automod remove all lemmy links, not the r/melbourne mods

I'm definitely staying here.

All the dt people!! I've missed you! Thank you for sharing the link Sir Lister!

Happy Winter Solstice Everyone!

Happy thursday. Got up and am just finished chairing my first online AA meeting. Service and volunteering are in my blood. Service is the last step and I have a lot of work to go to get to that bit, but I've been doing volunuteer work since I could. I started in cubs all those years ago. Another place where all the boys called me a girl and I didn't mind at all.

Have the transgender victoria job fair today so I have to try and get some normal looking outfit together. Being female makes this a lot easier than wearing a fucking suit and tie and having that corporate rope around my neck.

Then I have my usual volunteer work to do on a thursday, counselling and another aa meeting specifically for trans people and allies, then probably more aa with my normal 24/7 group.

I'm over what happened yesterday, but everyone be aware that trolls impersonating our old friends from the reddit DT are here spreading their vitriol so if something seems a bit off from a familiar face, message the og so you can confirm who it is I guess,

Thanks to Briongloid for super prompt action dealing with it and for everyone for reminding me that for every doucebag transphobe I have 50 allies or more! Have a beautiful winter solstice everyone and get some dirt under your toes and hug a tree or whatever connects you to mother nature. She's my guide at the moment. Bless her.

Lotta skewers! Tried to upload the piccy straight but no dice:

https://imgur.com/0zu1LXn

Great night. SIL's fambam is great.

Got to sleep in, have scrambled eggs, didn't need to rush to make a coffee. Now it's time to get ready and go to work. Start of my birthday is going good! Can't wait for whatever shit show happens later.

Knockout sleep. Woke up before alarm. Caught the early train to work. Made myself a coffee and ready to suck the day's dick at work....and some fucknut comes in all chirpy and shit and greets me with 'Happy Thursyay!!!'

Sometimes violence is the anwer

Oh no, trapped, so sad

I'm a feeling a bit upset around how things have been going recently. I'm not necessarily disappointed about the sub returning to how it was, but it just all feels so pointless. Like what the fuck was that? Everyone (myself included) hit the roof and there were sub despicable comments about the mods and a handful of others, and what was it even for? The subs just gone back in time 2 weeks, all the hatred, negativity and pessimism was all for nothing. I was all for protesting, and as I said, I don't necessarily think things should've continued as they did, but it doesn't seem like there was any way to win

All the recent goings on combined with the usual mid week blues and wintertime SADs has led to a whole lot of mindfuck for me

I'll be back, probably. Boredoms a mofo and reading what everyone's up to is a good cure.

I wish everyone peace and love ☮️✌️♥️ and I'll catch you all later in the week

My partner got his working holiday visa! Now he can get back over here and we can start working on our partner visa next ♥

Given a few trolls have followed the team here, I was thinking if someone is sus on an account, send a confirmation message to their counterpart account on reddit.

i really like how modlog is public and searchable

Day 2 of stress leave and I think I'm going to order lunch in and then spend the arvo working on my Dutch. My lessons are getting a little harder as I get into verbs, pronouns, and formal/informal language. Also "de" and "het" and the rule for which one to use being "you sort of just memorise which goes with what" is so fkn funny.

So the bride of the wedding I'm attending is Butter's the burmese owner. The cattery the cat is at in Melbs just sent a piccy whilst we were at brekky and she burst into tears :(

She's so attached to bboi I love it.

After 40 years of pretty much exclusively wearing Adidas shell-toes (thanks Run DMC!), Vans and Converse, my feet are fucked and I've had to come over to the dark side with some fitted fat-soled New Balance runners. Oh my! It's like walking on air and I love it lol

Went to the optometrist to fix my eye pads on my glasses and this cuddly bear of a man fixed them and also tightened the screws, cleaned it, and was also really nice

10/10 customer service

Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🥪🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥫🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉

So the one thing I've noticed about here in Indo is that there are no public bins. But people don't just chuck their stuff. I've asked a bunch of people what's the go and they thought I was mad.

☕️☕️🍪^☕️^

There are surprise bikkies

Tinyest is so funny. I was trying to unzip his stupid jammed Wondersuit the other day, my hand slipped off the zip and I (very lightly) bonked him on the nose. He stared at me for 2 seconds before slowly screwing up his face and screaming “bahhhhhhhhhhhh” at me. Mrs b just dropped a toy near him and he did the same thing cause he was scared. I swooped in to calm him till she started laughing at how funny it all was which set him off again cause I think he felt mocked. Poor little fella, but it is hilarious! It’s like he has to charge up the cry before he unleashes it.

If anyone else was wondering, I just tested if you can put a spoiler inside a spoiler, and the answer is yes.

The cats are going to kill and eat me. No breakfast by order of the V.E.T.

I'm listening to the music to Dune, it's so hypnotic

Fire lit and burning well. Cats are happy.

Some drinks before dinner! Hope I did the picture/spoiler correct!

(Pictured is three cocktails, one is a Pina Colada with whipped cream and lime, another is a blue-green drink with lime and then the third drink is a more deeper blue)

I'm a fairly heavy gym-goer and feel pretty good with my deadlifting as of late, but I still have issues with my mobility when squatting. I keep listing to one side which is preventing me from progressing. My PT has been recommending mobility warm ups/exercises to do before my set...but I'm also just sooo lazy when it comes to doing them so I just...never do them. I should try and fit them in before I go to the gym so I don't have to worry about them once I get there.

Attention all UniQlo Heattech clothing lovers. I just had a look at their website looks like some items are on sale now. I would suggest picking up an item or two if you need to before stock runs out.

Two Birds Brewing and their Spotswood taproom is being shut down. I wasn't a great fan of their beers, but it's a shame to see independents taken over and then spat out by the big conglomerates.

Went to one of the RISING festival events last night, the shadow spirit. Really enjoyed it and there were a lot of interesting works on display. Some of the works are a lot better than some I saw at the Dark Mofo this year

I am so goddamn done with today. I’m going to eat my chicken nugs and my mash and my peas and my gravy….and then I’m going to bed

Current jam and I regret nothing

Brrr. Zooks woke me fiveish and proceeded to her 'feed me, bitch' mode rapidly i.e. biting at my fingers. Horror.
All fed now and I'm back under the doona with more tissues.
Morning all. shivers

For those still so inclined to check any sniffles for COVID, Melbourne city council is handing out boxes and boxes of free RATs that are set to expire in August. Just go to the customer service office (not the visitor info centre) and they'll sort you out. Better they get used than don't.

Just noticed there is a Bot Blocker on the aussie.zone registration page. Neat.

Welp.. it has been a day. Suddenly I have flights booked to the US in 7.5 weeks time. Premium Economy baybeeee lessgoooo!

Turns out Citibank got sold to NAB so their excellent debit card is no longer the best option for cash withdrawals overseas. My Latitude 28 Degrees credit card is still going strong for purchases, although I'm reading I might not be able to use it at any venue (food etc) inside a casino which is a bit shit. Been doing research into what's the best for cash now but I'm not loving any option I can find.. RIP Citibank debit card 😭

I found the place that makes Sandos and now I’m salivating so much I regret not wearing a dark shirt today.

A movie I ordered from eBay more than a month ago finally arrived. Can't wait to watch some Unicorn Wars. It grabbed my interest when I first came across it before.

Decided not to waste the day and took mini peelers to Broadmeadows shopping centre. Aah, suburban shopping centre food court Asian food, how I have missed you! I know some people hate it but it's like the bogan Chinese food of my childhood and I have a soft spot for it when it's tasty. Mmm black bean beef 😋 Got myself a Dr Strange tshirt as well!

This following post is well overdue due to the protest.

Indonesian village life:

• Chickens everywhere. Sometimes playing games of chicken with motor traffic

• 5 minute trips turning to 20 minute ones. The extra 15 minutes comes from pulling over multiple times for chats because you just passed a friend or family member

• Wood fire cooking

• Motorcycles everywhere

• Congested 4G mobile internet

• Greeting almost everyone you pass by. Special emphasis on the elderly.

• Well water. OR walking to fetch water from a nearby river or creek.

• Burning rubbish (for waste disposal)

• Use of water and leaves to clean yourself after shitting (no toilet paper)

• Groups of kids asking passing truck and bus drivers to blow their (sometimes musical) horns, then cheering them on once they do.

• More chickens everywhere.

Thanks to the DT for microwave potato hype; this tip meant the dinner I made for friends tonight was on time (and delicious) 🖤

Hello hello, feels like Friday but it's not.

Lunch note theme for this week was space. Friday will be fantasy day. ::: spoiler spoiler :::

I'll tell you what, I'm pretty over this seemingly constant cycle of my kids being sick and needing to stay home from school. Too many people in the house all the time make familycalhoon go crazy!

I feel sorry for Tassie, completely absent from the Aussie Zone logo

Unconsciously coloured coordinated my outfit today lol. Usually I’m that oddball but grabbing clothes to wear in this wimdy day, I just so happened to pick black and gray and I’m 😆

Time for some peanut butter toast.

Daily Damnation Thread:Day Shift

🔮🐕

Hand Drawn Humour Stain edition

Didn't get back to sleep although I had a nice snuggly doze sandwiched by the kitties.
Decided it was the perfect day to make the congee recipe from recipetineats - with brown rice, yet. Now settled on the couch in my hoodie with a chai latte and a cat.

Didn't sleep enough last night, got cat hair in my eye and seriously irritated it. Almost home for a nap before work again tonight 😴😴 Bonus bit of happiness tho, a coworker gave me a lemon from her tree!

@CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone omg your Asian blue bowl does it have dragons on the bottom because if yes I hit jackpot and there’s several different shapes

It's not often I am bored, I suppose I could read a book.

I overslept and I don't like it

Bah I’m not home yet. Please hold off the rain for at least 30 mins please Mother Nature

Ugh. Mr Peeler got his medical appointment date wrong so I have taken the day off for no reason. The mini peelers have a curriculum day at their school today (the day before the end of term- my god, why?) Will probably engage retail therapy to compensate for the grey mood 💸

Have woken up with what feels like really inflamed tonsils. That's a new one for me. Cough reflared a few days back. Thanks, body!

It is certainly a cold day today to remind us it is winter solstice. A good day for warm food and lots of extra layers I think!

I had salmon (lemon pepper marinaded) and stir-fried bok choy for dinner. The bok choy in the garden has been so successfull I will need a lot more bok choy recipes to use it up. A very good return on my discounted $1 punnet of seedlings.

I’ve woken up to a sore & kinda blocked inner ear that is relieved when I blow my nose. Hoping to just drink a lot of water & nasal rinse later on will deal with it cos another GP appointment is too expensive right now. Home remedies welcome!

I've been away overnight so the heater has not been on for a while, came home to 12 degrees inside. 🥶

Miss Meow is making up for lost time, demanded lunch & and has now claimed my lap.

Contemplating whether or not I can be arsed cooking, or if I pick up takeaway on the way home

I'm going to be making a German meatloaf called hackbraten. Pretty straightforward until you get to the part about the GHERKIN. The idea about squishing meat inbetween my fingers does not appeal but eating meatloaf does. Ah the things we do for love.

Hackbraten

So lemmy.world has been really slow and unreliable over the last few days. Signing off from this account, and will sign in with a new !aussie.zone account once it's verified. Way quicker

Alright then. New account. For anyone else, aussie.zone is miles quicker than lemmy.world. Also - stringent vetting process, but fair play

My German meatloaf and it was delicious

It's a bit sunny, should try to get some of those anti-sads rays. 😊🌞🌼

370 comments rn on r/melb dt. 560+ here.

Currently thinking of making a bot to notify people of VicPol Search areas, as Elon has broken the Twitter API, breaking the current bot.

What would be the best channel though? Facebook? Email List? Lemmy?

sooo....i made this account here but dont remember my password. if I delete this account, will i be able to make a new one with this name?

Oh, and happy FF XVI to those who play it. Mrs B is super duper excited.

Stupid shitty work program collapsed for the third time today. It won't let me back in!

Should we consider new titles rather than daily thread? DT was reddit. We’re our own thing now. Curious to see what folks think about starting our own traditions.

I don’t have to go back to work until Monday after getting back from a two week holiday in Fiji yesterday. I’m not looking forward to the shit show I come back to as I know it will be a thing and then training a new hire remotely a few days after I get back.

Oh well, I’m currently just enjoying my wine and later me can worry about that.

Edit: It’s also fucking cold here and I want my warm island life back :(

Anyone else getting those romantic (read: horny) ads for Gold Coast? It’s got a couple romantically frolicking in pretty locations and I’ve gotta be honest, that’s kicking me on 2 fronts at the moment.

calligraphy done, oodie on, might make a warm drink

also, slipper report. $50 slippers from peter alexander lasted 2 months and were so so $8 slippers from woolies are just as warm and practical

That's it. I'm out

Would people like me to make the thread for Friday and Saturday? Or does someone else want a go?

Just found out I need to provide proof of an agreement I've made with my manager, and that he has never responded via email for this particular thing, always just verbal...surprise surprise I still think he is a dick

Utterly confused. PTV just refunded money to my Myki. What is this?

Wife’s playing ff16 and I’m playing tears. Ff16 is the superior game because she can pat the dog!

McVities digestive biscuits are very pleasant indeed with a nicely runny camembert and a glass of wine.

you know what's annoying? mucktorok

night all, stay warm and cosy 😘

Anyone been watching From? I got into the first series and was excited for the second, but I'm finding it a little laborious tbh. I haven't seen the most recent 2 episodes but I'm trying to persevere.

Has any one found a good drawing/sketching community yet? I've had no luck

Which jacket should I wear tomorrow with a black sweater dress and probably black shoes but also possibly olive green boots. Haha. I'm going out straight after work and I can't decide.

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t|       `.             |         |       :     t
s`        |             |        \|       |     s
e \       | /       /  \\\   --__ \\       :    e
x  \      \/   _--~~          ~--__| \     |    x
*   \      \_-~                    ~-_\    |    *
g    \_     \        _.--------.______\|   |    g
o      \     \______// _ ___ _ (_(__>  \   |    o
a       \   .  C ___)  ______ (_(____>  |  /    a
t       /\ |   C ____)/      \ (_____>  |_/     t
s      / /\|   C_____)       |  (___>   /  \    s
e     |   (   _C_____)\______/  // _/ /     \   e
x     |    \  |__   \\_________// (__/       |  x
*    | \    \____)   `----   --'             |  *
g    |  \_          ___\       /_          _/ | g
o   |              /    |     |  \            | o
a   |             |    /       \  \           | a
t   |          / /    |         |  \           |t
s   |         / /      \__/\___/    |          |s
e  |           /        |    |       |         |e
x  |          |         |    |       |         |x
* g o a t s e x * g o a t s e x * g o a t s e x *`