Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
    15·
    1 year ago

    Goals for today

    Chuck a sickie - done

    Grab coffee and pastry from Lebanese bakery

    Purchase new Assassin’s Creed game

    Get high and play new game

  • Electronic_Owl@aussie.zone
    15·
    1 year ago

    Oh man, I’m so embarrassed. It was my birthday yesterday and many beers and cocktails were had. In my drunken stupor I mistakenly texted the word ‘fuck’ to my mother-in-law in the UK. I was mortified when I realised but it was too late, she’d already seen the message. I am cringing just typing this.

  • bananafungus@aussie.zone
    12·
    1 year ago

    Have my start date for the new job!!! One last fuck you to my current head is taking a week of annual leave and peacing the fuck out.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    12·
    1 year ago

    I has done a pizza

    Was hot only got half way through rest is for tomorrow… had jalapenos, that bullseye sauce and some home fermented habanero sauce.

    Hawt.

  • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
    11·
    1 year ago

    There’s a guy I work with whose lunch becomes a community experience very often.

    He’s Korean and his wife is an excellent cook, so the transition from “his lunch” to “Food For The People” is swift

  • Pilk@aussie.zone
    10·
    1 year ago

    The “no” voting reply guys are relentless and, call me paranoid, it’s hard not to conclude that we’re being subjected to some kind of large scale attack.

    And could we just be the testing ground for disinformation campaigns that will really kick off for the 2024 Presidential election?

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
      7·
      1 year ago

      I feel like this happened before with the gay marriage referendum? Or is it worse?

      I tend to tune the background noise out

      • Pilk@aussie.zone
        3·
        1 year ago

        I was quite involved in the marriage equality campaign, it was nothing like this! This referendum is way, way worse.

        • just_kitten@aussie.zone
          2·
          1 year ago

          I definitely don’t remember the same amount of no propaganda in public/publicly visible areas with the marriage equality campaign. Fucken stickers pasted on the inside of one of the trams I took today - someone had torn as much off them as they could but it was all “urban Aboriginals getting more handouts” and “this will divide Australia”. Nothing that vicious and pervasive for the marriage equality thing

    • dumblederp@aussie.zone
      6·
      1 year ago

      Have a look at their account age and posting history, I reckon there’s totally a disinfo campaign going on. Mostly I blame the evangelicals but there’s a lot of people who benefit from conservatism enough to maintain it.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
      5·
      1 year ago

      Voter manipulation is already a thing. Have a look at the Cambridge analytica documentary, The Great Hack, on Netflix. In one country, they did a campaign to convince young voters to not vote out of protest (now if you apply the tiniest bit of logic, not voting is the worst way to protest anything, you are letting the opposition win unopposed). But people fell for it and it swung the election against the targeted demographic. Victory for the manipulators. So yeah, it’s real. Aspects of the no campaign are using similar tactics with ‘don’t know vote no’, convincing people to give up their participation. Be very very wary of people trying to convince you of staying ‘unknowing’ or throwing away your vote. On any topic.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    10·
    1 year ago

    Tried talking to my parents about how shit my mental health is.

    I only got to talking about how I feel, not some of the things that were bothering me and was met with,

    “Grow up!”

    And

    “Oh no, is an ant crawling on you again,”

    And

    “Just get off social media,” (which I have reduced my intake of)

    So I don’t know if I’m just bad at communicating how I feel. I think it’s because I got emotional, and that made them might’ve made them feel threatened.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
      9·
      1 year ago

      Some parents are not going to be a good choice to talk to about mental health. It’s hard to process this about someone you want to share stuff with, but it’s better to accept it. It can worsen mental health if you try to open up to someone and they belittle you. Do you have other people who you can talk to?

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      8·
      1 year ago

      many big hugs

      it’s not you

      one would hope expressions of feelings would be responded to with empathy and caring

  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    PSA: Today I found out how to cook easy peasy cheesy crusted crumpets. And they are YUMMM. Strong recommend. Perfect with a light fruity white wine, or possibly a crisp light beer.

      • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
        7·
        1 year ago

        OK, if you insist. I only have a flat surface sandwich press, so don’t know if this would work with a ribbed one. Probably would.
        Put crumpets on heated press base side down until underside is crisp. Flip and do other side until golden brown. Remove, butter lightly, and top with a couple of slices of pickled gherkin, and then about 1 cm thick of shredded tasty cheese (or two slices thick of sliced tasty cheese). Put back on sandwich press, cover tops with a strip of baking parchment paper and put the top of the press down and leave for at least 5 mins. The cheese melts, and forms a beautifully crispy top to the crumpets and another crispy cheese frill around the base of each crumpet. When it starts to smell ALMOST burned, remove with spatula, and devour. Even the drips are tasty. And there are lots of drips so plate/napkin/apron is essential. Next time I try this I’m a gonna put some hawt sauce under the cheese and pickles.

        • just_kitten@aussie.zone
          3·
          1 year ago

          May you be blessed for the rest of this life and all those to come for your guidance - blessed with delicious cheesy crumpets especially. This is a genius idea getting the cheese to go through the holes but also stopping the top from getting burnt or stuck! I’ll have to try this some time soon for an indulgent breakfast.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    9·
    1 year ago

    Shoutout to the 2 people at woolies just then who were displaying majestic coinslots looking for pasta sauce on the bottom shelf and the horrified older couple walking past. You made my day.

    Also this Pelargonium thing is in full swing

  • Ntcc661@aussie.zone
    9·
    1 year ago

    I saw a young asian man today wearing a red robe (silky or satiny) with a thing black belt and a silver or white cirular embroidery of a dragon or Phoenix design on the front. It was over his normal clothes.

    I was with my son, in the car, on the way home from his martial arts class. We both noticed the man and decided he looked like a mega cool modern warrior monk. Going shopping (he had his phone and a personal pull-along shopping trolley).

    Maybe he was going to or from some traditional performance or practice. Either way, he looked cool, triggered our imaginations and made our day.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    8·
    1 year ago

    I wanted to say something important regarding aliens and climate (we’re fucked) and shit but I think my true belief is in carbohydrates I need these carbs.

    • Taleya@aussie.zone
      6·
      1 year ago

      Ohhhh i hate the idea of alien saviours so damned much it’s just hanging our species’ ‘daddy save me!!’ issues on another hook

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
        2·
        1 year ago

        If aliens existed they probably would come as pest control, to prevent us spreading this bullshit through the galaxy and destroying more planets.

  • landsharkkidd@aussie.zoneEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Yesterday was abysmal. Lost an earbud tip, lost one of my earrings, got stuck in the rain, but I walked 11k steps AND that stool I bought was such a brilliant idea!

    But time for PAX day one, hope y’all have a fantastic day!

    • Force_majeure122@aussie.zone
      6·
      1 year ago

      Totally off topic, but a few nights ago I was listening to an audiobook about the start of the zombie apocalypse from the perspective of a group of people who had a stand at Comic con. They were all trapped in there as everyone turned to zombies and ate eachother.

      I hope you have a fantastic time ❤️

        • Force_majeure122@aussie.zone
          1·
          1 year ago

          Yes!!! Im listening to the Newsflesh combined works, which is all of the books from that universe chucked together. It’s great

      • landsharkkidd@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        That sounds ridiculous. I’ve gotta give it a read/listen then.

        Edit: also thank you! It’s big three days of talking to people and telling them “sorry you can’t get in without a ticket” and thinking “why did you decide to ship your badge to you via auspost when you could’ve just… Brought it here with you?”.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    7·
    1 year ago

    Neighbours irrigation system has either failed or just been left on. Their front garden is basically flooded and they’re away at the moment.

    Same neighbour which destroyed my shed wall and hasn’t bothered to build a retaining wall.

    My mind is conflicted. Do I care or do I not care.

    But I do think there are lessons here.

    1. Be on good terms with your neighbours
    2. A tap at 600kPa with a pipe diameter of 12mm if left running will cost you $1500 a week at current yarra valley water rates