RustyRaven

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[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I've been sorting out my spices etc. and some of that stuff has been around way too long - expiry dates 8-10 years ago! I think it's time to toss most of it and buy fresh.

I would also like to question my past self as to why she bought so much of so many different types of salt. I have rock salt, ground salt and salt flakes, all with iodised and non-iodised versions. Plus pink salt and black salt. The only saving grace is that salt doesn't go off. Although the black salt smells like it has and I haven't liked any of the uses recommended for it, so I've made the executive decision to toss that one out. Now I only have 7 different types of salt to manage!

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 6 points 3 hours ago

I just went to post my bowel screening test back and realised I forgot to actually put the tubes in the envelope. I actually had the envelope in the delivery slot when I realised, luckily I hadn't let go yet.

The Temu return was much more successful. The dodgy ill-fitting shoes are now out of my life.

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 7 points 18 hours ago

How does tempura manage to be so simple and still be so yummy?

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 7 points 21 hours ago

I made a chicken casserole for the freezer and the chicken pieces shrunk a lot more than expected. So I ended up with less serves than I was expecting and a lot of excess gravy. I've frozen the gravy seperately, it should work well as a gravy to pour over a pan-fried piece of chicken, so I guess it wasn't too disapointing.

I think it's available at 45 but they don't send it unsolicited until 50? I just did my 'welcome to 50!' bowel screening, and the nice thing about having that out of the way is that I no longer have to go to the toilet thinking 'poo! I should save that for science!'

I'm glad I got my mulching done when I did, working outside in this humidity is pretty icky. I'm trying to chip away at the rest of the work a little bit at a time but it's definitely not the weather for sustained effort.

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have evaporative cooling, so on warm nights I generally leave the fan on and have the window open to keep the air moving through. The bed fan is nice because it blows air under the covers (which is a very light cotton doona - I can't sleep uncovered) and it has a remote control, so if I wake up too warm I can turn it on/up without moving. It also helps to remove moisture from the bed so it doesn't feel quite so sticky.

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

My bed fan was on all night, it helps to reduce the stickiness a bit.

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Many years ago I started making porridge mix and putting it into individual serving containers so I could take it to work. Then I decided that microwaving porridge was too messy so only make it at home now. But I've continued putting it in individual containers, and it's only just occured to me now that it would be much easier to make it in a big container and measure it as needed ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ

So, once the three containers I have now are used up I'm changing to a big container instead, which will reduce my porridge hassle factor considerably.

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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You might feel like you don't know how to process what has happened, but what you are doing is processing it. Busy work is a way to distract your conscious mind and give your subconscious the room to process - your conscious thoughts might grab all the attention, but it is the subconscious that does all the real heavy lifting.

The grief of loss is extremely painful to go through, but Melbcat loved you and was loved in return. Death cannot take that away, and moving from present to past does not diminish it. The time you had together and the relationship you had will always be there, you are just viewing it from a different angle.

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A prawn cocktail, a chicken burger and a sickly-sweet and gelatinous cheesecake, please.

I don't think I could choose between them.

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by RustyRaven@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone
 

Remember the clocks go forward 1 hour at 2am on Sunday (Saturday night).

The hour will not be lost completely, it is being given as a no-interest loan to the Gods of Time, to be returned to us on 5th April next year.

Edit: Corrected my grammatical error, because https://aussie.zone/u/dan@upvote.au is right, even if I don't want to admit it. It is Daylight Saving, not Savings.

 

Oh where, oh where, has my YarraByte gone?

 

TL:DR The clocks go back an hour Saturday night, giving us all an extra hour sleep on Sunday morning.

 

This just leaves me with so many unanswered questions.

 

A TOTAL FIRE BAN has been declared for the whole State of Victoria on Thursday 26 December 2024.

No fires can be lit or be allowed to remain alight in the open air from 12:01 AM until 11:59 PM Thursday 26 December 2024. Visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au/firebans

 

Official VEC results can be found here

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