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Discussion Thread 🍞 Monday 18 May 2026 (aussie.zone)

submitted 4 days ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 points 3 days ago

UnKAOS did what it was meant to do.

Give me structure, routine and self discipline

help me not feel bad when I don't have everything done, it taught me to be ok with a mess or a job that needs doing because i know I have already allotted time to it, iow, I'm already on it . It trained me to stop being so random, to just keep my mind on the tasks and no others. No mission creep.

and now when i cbf i have the self discipline to do the jobs, i do them because it's the time to do them. Even tho I have no boss I do them. One foot in front of the other.

Imma use those skills now for the things that I really want to do, reading, art work, study, writing . And some life goals

baby steps. Taking back agency after being subjected to chaos

[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pretty sure I have the flu.

I swear to god the gym is a fucking Petri dish of communicable illnesses.

[–] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just like kindergarten ....

[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago

Except there's more grunting and tantrums

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 8 points 3 days ago

so we may finally be getting a handle on Cerys' blood sugar and now Sammy's decided to start walking around like an old man with a foot up his bum so now we're back to the vet again this arvo, probably to find out the silly bastard broke his anus or something falling off the curtains he knows he's not allowed to be climbing.

Little miss "oh noes I live in plenty" disease and master "I'm an idiot teenager with a Hapsburg jaw" and meanwhile the cat with ACTUAL problems, Max, the one who's entire back end has been horribly twisted and broken and healed wrong just bites everyone's feet and insists you shove him across the floor with a broomhandle

[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 8 points 3 days ago

A coworker bought in a 10 week old golden retriever and I got to spend 10 minutes parading it around the office. Puppy cuddles make any day so so so much better!!

[–] Pilk@aussie.zone 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I just got asked for a phone app permission: "Gain a deep understanding of your life"

It was needed if I wanted to enable an AI feature. Times are changing fast.

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

Well, do you now have a deep understanding of your life?

[–] Pilk@aussie.zone 5 points 3 days ago

Far too deep, Seagoon

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

SomEoNE decided that her insulin needed to be at 9am and so now i'm sitting here pulling an all nighter in case she bombs below 3mmol at 3am again

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm a bit confused. When I had a diabetic cat he got zero say in timing. 7 and 7, no wobbles.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

We caught it so early it hadn't even manifested symptoms yet (showed up in pre-dental blood check) so we've got an extremely good shot at getting her in remission.

Night before she was in a normal bgm range and our instructions were that if she was below 12mmol come her timed 6am shot then no insulin, test in an hour, repeat. She bipped riight before the "three hour fuckit we bail this shot" mark.

Last night she was green from 2 until 8, small hypo at 3 so she got a churu, still below 12 right now.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

hugs

you are the best cat mum

and sending healing vibes to SomEoNE 🐈

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

The arsehole is snoring and farting all over me while i watch misfits

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I've got incredible brain fog today.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm taking iron in hopes that it helps with the brain fog and back pain reduction.

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

I take creatine which does help. I'll be making kedgeree for tea tonight with lots of brain boosting ingredients.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

ok, I'll look into creatine too 👍

kedgeree sounds good too, ( never had it, I should try it )

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago

Creatine can upset some tummies.

Kedgeree is amazingly simple. It's basically fried rice. In this case I'm gonna make it with cauliflower rice.

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[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Me toooooo.

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

I've popped a berocca. It took me way too long to get the lid off. Lol.

[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

Good idea, I probably should have had one of them this morning. I've got a solo in my handbag but can't even be bothered.

[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

First day of placement today and I just feel really off and shit. Trying not to make any decisions without experiencing things first. Have spent most of the time observing

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

This is what happens when you got no brain power and you surge ahead anyway.

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

More room for icing.

EDIT: red icing with white spots on it to look like amanita mushrooms. Or a pale brown/green to look like deathcaps.

[–] SituationCake@aussie.zone 5 points 3 days ago

Look fine to me. I’ll take them off your hands.

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

yum, the edge bits are delicious 😋

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 3 days ago

update: "yeah he's got a fever, dunno why, we can draw bloods if ya want, here's some kitty paracetamol"

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 6 points 3 days ago (8 children)

I restarted my work laptop so many times this morning and it still works :(

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

Have you tried starting it with a hammer?

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago

Hammers leave marks. The Removalists taught me to start it with a phonebook instead

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

How big are chicken crimpys? I just saw they have finally done a GF version but they are tiny? Like roughly the same as a BBQ shape?

I remember them being much bigger but maybe that's because I haven't had them for so long? Are Arnott's shafting the coeliacs of the world here?

(They taste great tho)

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I hate Arnott's, the company that owns Arnott's, the people whose idea it was to fuck with the pizza shapes.

[–] SituationCake@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It’s all the flavours. I used to love the sprinkles at the bottom. The generous seasoning was what made them so addictively tasty. They are a ghost of what they used to be. The bastards ruined it.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

I haven’t had them in years. I remember they changed to where the tomato salt was oddly much sweeter and there might have been a time they didn’t have a lot of topping. The remaining seasoning was the best part.

Anyway if I was still able to eat this sort of thing I’d definitely give the Aldi versions a try.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago

That was the reason you ate the whole box so nobody else gets the treasure at the bottom. No treasure no pleasure anymore. 😔

[–] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I was already in my post gluten era then so I was spared the tragedy

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

I'm still dirty about it.

[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm still peeved about the BBQ shapes. They did the "new improved flavour!" thing and everyone complained vigorously, so they made a public thing about changing it back. Then down the track when the fuss had died down they quietly did it anyway and stealthily turned them to shit. They were a special snack that 3 generations of my family enjoyed before they stuffed them up. I've never bought them again, cheap arse bastards tinkering with classics can get bent.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

Notice you don't see the ad anymore "flavour you can see" that's because you can't see it anymore. You can't even taste it anymore. Arseholes.

I've boycotted everything Arnott's except the Monte Carlos. I'm lazy and shit at baking otherwise I'd make them myself.

[–] Eagle@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago

The crimpys are a larger biscuit, but they make mini crimpys in snack packs.

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

Good night everyone. Sweet dreams. 😘

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

Tonight I have been listening to Bernard Herrmann soundtracks. Vertigo has to be one of my favourites. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txvgd60hLPk

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

I'm on tech doing stuff stint now

finally got my phone in order, ( only tried 5 methods and many times 🤨 ) now for the xbox ,

[–] bacon@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago (9 children)

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[–] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Mushroom tamagoyaki with rice please

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[–] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Two Banh Mi hot dogs with extra chilli thank you

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[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago

Took the work Rav4 home today because I've got a long work trip ahead of me tomorrow. It will be interesting to see how it goes, it's the best selling hybrid on the market

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