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[โ€“] 12 points 11 months ago*

Thank you email sent to that job. Just to like, remind them I exist and enthusiastic ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Please, Universe ๐Ÿ™

Call me! On the line!
Call me, call me
Tell me the job is mine!

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  • [โ€“] 11 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    Loafs!I seem to have a bit of a high/low thing going on with the white loaf this time

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    [โ€“] 11 points 11 months ago

    I went to the dentist and this was the conversation

    Dentist: Just a check up and clean today?

    Me: Yeah and a little bit of laughing gas if you've got any spare.

    Dentist: laughs You're due for some x rays

    Me: Not today but if you give me some laughing gas I'll consider it.

    Dentist: laughs Oh yes then we can all have a go laughs. Next we'll do the x rays and if we need to do any work I'll give you a needle.

    Me: And laughing gas?

    Dentist: no laughing. Completely ignores me

    I tried. Now I'm wondering if I'm on some sort of "list".

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  • [โ€“] 11 points 11 months ago (4 children)
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    Mr Woof was at the Lost Dogs Home, after being picked up off the streets and not being claimed. When I first saw him he was bouncing up and down in his cage like he had an inbuilt pogo stick. He was very stressed as he had made good friends with another little white dog who had just gone off with a couple of strangers and was nowhere to be seen. I had my current dog with me for a greeting, but he was so focussed on trying to see his friend he pretty much just ignored her.

    When we got to the waiting room his dog friend was there too and he was thrilled to be able to hang out again, then when he left with his new owners Mr Woof really started freaking out and howling in the waiting room. He took a while to settle in, the poor boy does not like change and becomes very attached to his pack.


    Miss Meow was aquired through a small rescue via Facebook, and because it was Covid times we did the handover in the carpark of the vet's office just after she'd been spayed. So she came into my life groggy from the drugs, and was also skinny with very patchy fur and was still on antibiotics to treat infections in her skin and mouth. She also had a booking to have some teeth removed too, which was the start of the infection that never quite cleared up and ended up with her having all her teeth removed and being diagnosed with FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus).

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    The Young Seagoons are coming today. ๐Ÿฅน

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    So this is weird (although I'm sure there's an easy reason). I only use FB here in Melbs to look for music events here in Melbs. I've never used it down the beach. When I'm down the beach I only use google to look at the local IGA for dins lol. All the suggested events on FB are now for the Bellarine (I've never gone to an event down there let alone searched for one). It used to be all DnB raves.

    So I can only assume that googs is now selling location shit to FB. Don't have FB on phone either.

    Weird.

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  • I walk to the train station from work and it's now raining quite heavily.

    Fark.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    So my phone heard me talking about needing a new belt and started feeding me ads about belts. Ratchet belts in particular. It arrived yesterday, and holy cow it's a game changer. has a cool ratchet sound as well.

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    [+] 6 points 11 months ago* (7 children)
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  • [โ€“] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Air fryer, pressure cooker and slow cooker are used regularly at home.

    Yes they take up some space, but worth the minor loss of bench space.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    We got a ninja foodi combo unit that does all three of those. Freed up much space.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I kept the slow cooker only because the Instapot 'slow cook' function isn't great and some recipes I make really need the slow cooker.

    It stays out of sight and only comes out on special occasions :)

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 11 months ago

    yeah instapots I've read are a bit dodge But the foodi we got is a full bore system that actually did better than our old slow cooker. The only bugbear we had was having to relearn the cooking times as it's a smidge off the air fryer performance of our Phillips. Not hugely, just enough to be annoying lol.

    Does make it better at cupcakes though, I've found.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

    Kinda wish I had today off but eh. What can you do.

    Have a great day โค๏ธ

    Edit: Aaaand it's unexpected replacement buses. Fuck me dead.

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    They're both good pets but have very different requirements. My dog feels like way more work than my friends cats - mostly the twice day walking, but I don't really have a litterbox (I pick it up), nor does he try and take a dominant position in the relationship.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Was wondering what the noise was last night.. Turns out it was AC/DC.. I'm like 4kms away lol. That wouldn't have been safe for the ears up close.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 11 months ago

    Aussie tshirts and some sew on patches have been obtained for the kids of Miss Seagoon's bestie.

    I remember her bestie from when she was the same age as the kids I just bought presents for. ๐Ÿฅน

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Partner had never had a cat and was hesitant when I proposed the idea. He said yes after a few weeks of thinking, and I immediately jumped on petrescue to look ๐Ÿ˜‚

    I saw Mickey's picture, he was 4 months, give or take a few weeks, and was (IS) gorgeous. I called the rescue group, had a little phone convo, and booked to come in to meet Mickey and see if he liked us.

    As soon as the animal attendant opened his enclosure door, he trotter out up to me. Put his front paws on my thighs and mewled. I melted. I picked him up and he was instantly purring and dribbling, making biscuits. Partner held him and the same thing. So we took him home that day ๐Ÿ˜‚

    his advertisement on petrescue that I saw

    I screenshot this after we adopted hi, so I'd always have it heh

    a few photos from the first few weeks of being with us

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Toby!

    spoilerI met Toby at an animal shelter in Bendigo while dropping off a donation one day. Decided to cheer myself up and pat some dogs while I was there. There was 2 rows of kennels and all of the dogs were barking as I walked through. About three quarters of the way down, there was a kennel with a little white dog that was just sitting on the ground, no barking, no jumping. I decided to say hello to him and when I went into his kennel and sat on the ground, he immediately got into my lap and tilted his head back to look at me and I just fell in love.

    While I was sitting in there with him, the shelter photographer came by to take Toby's promotional photos and I panicked and said not to because I was going to adopt him.

    Honestly don't even know how I passed the adoption process, but I came back a week later to pick up my little man who became the absolute love of my life.

    Alfie!

    spoilerAlfie is Boyo's cat. My best friend worked with a pet rescue and messaged him one day about 7 years ago and said "I've got a cat for you, his name is Alfie" and sent him a photo of a tiny little kitten. Boyo was unsure about the cat, unsure about to name, but met him and absolutely fell in love.

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Pepper popped out from under a hire car at Melbourne Airport. She then ate a Turkey sandwich and a muffin and made her way home. Did all the due diligence because she had a collar on but given the location we're pretty sure she was dumped. This is her in the truck on her way home.

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    Here's my old kitty Sheba. Met her at a very nice (and proper) breeders place in geelong. Place was absolute chaos w/ all those cats (all abys). As soon as I walked in one jumped on me from the top of a door lol. Sheba though was just sitting there all quiet. Nicest cat I've ever had, but she was fearless. Used to jump off the second story for fun. She also didn't like silverside and would only drink water on the bench out of one specific cup.

    If i get another cat it'd be that breed.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I have no baby picks of the current two as they were adopted mostly grown. WhiteBoy I got as a tiny one from Lost Dogs. We went in to get a friend for another cat who was rather brain broken after being locked in the neighbours basement for much of a week. a mostly white kitten

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 11 months ago (7 children)

    Misha showed up randomly in our back yard after the neighbors moved out, moved into our yard then promptly got railed on the hood of our olโ€™ datsun. Which is where Cerys and Punkin came from. And others.

    So I got ALLL the baby pics.

    TW: little bit of birth gore here.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 11 months ago

    I was pet sitting for a neighbour while he was in hospital, and helped care for them after he got out. Because he was terminal he began rehoming the pets to ensure they would be looked after when he went. I adopted the senior kitty - Melbcat.

    I was shown her baby pics briefly in a photo album but unfortunately donโ€™t have them. Iโ€™m not sure what happened to that

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (6 children)

    Randomly my landlord rocked up one day and goes, do you want a cat? Daughters friends cat had kittens.

    I thought about it for a couple of mins and was like, yeah sure why not.

    Went to kmart, filled a trolley with cat stuff. Went over to meet em all and Gibson just kinda waddled over.

    She fit in my hand pretty much but she was weaned, eating solid food and toilet trained.

    And so began the adventure lol

    Edit: oh and I thought she was a boy that's why her name is Gibson. By the time I realised she'd already gotten used to it.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    My kid wanted a dog. I tried to convince her that there were other pets out there like fish, stick insects and silkies but apparently you can't cuddle them so they're not worthy.

    So the man and kid went to the RSPCA where little dog was located. The man thought "he looks more robust than the chihuahua that we had previously looked at. Atleast she won't kill him on his first night home".

    He has not forgotten the "wheelie bin incident".

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    [โ€“] 6 points 11 months ago

    The pet thread is making me want to cat hoard

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    This handwriting is difficult but I seem to have discovered a person with improbably fabulous name Ethelred Keith Manning-Bennett

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    I am feeling much better this morning after a good night's sleep.

    Today is fridge cleanout day, the new groceries are being delivered tomorrow. It's also dog food mixing day, which works out quite well as I can put any leftover vegetables straight into that instead of freezing them. I also have plans to make bread, I'm in need of both plain and fruit loaves again.

    Everything outside is quite damp, I'm hoping to see the soft green fuzz of sprouting grass soon. I'll probably need to do some watering again towards the end of the week as they are predicting sunny days again, but once they actually sprout and can find their own water it will become a bit easier. I definitely understand why people get turf laid, it's like the difference between and adult dog and a puppy!

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I'd be interested to know what you put in your fruit loaf, if you're happy to share.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    Nothing too exciting. Just a few handfuls of whatever sultanas/currants/mixed fruit I have, a bit of mixed spice and a spoonful of brown sugar.

    If I'm feeling fancy enough to use an actual recipe I use a hot cross bun recipe that works nicely for a loaf too:

    600g flour ( 4 cups)
    1 tsp dry yeast
    1 tsp nutmeg
    1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt
    80g caster sugar (1/3 cup)
    80g butter - rub into dry ingredients
    1 egg, lightly beaten
    1 cup milk
    1/3 cup water
    180g sultanas

    Prove, divide, prove & bake

    Makes 12. 200 degree oven 15 mins

    loaf: 1/2 quantity, 110g fruit, small tin.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Smoke alarm just went off for no reason, waking up the kids (I was already awake). Wouldn't turn off either, had to pull the battery out. After a check of the house there's nothing to report.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    That is not fun. My brand new one did that once, I was worried it was faulty but it never repeated it.

    Do you know how old the detector is? It could also be a sign it's getting old and needs to be replaced.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 11 months ago

    You are absolutely correct! I took it down and on the back it says it's from 2014, it's as old as Miniest! So guess who's going to grab a couple of new ones on the way home.. Funny thing is, someone from the council came through and "checked" them less than a year ago as part of my MILs home care package ๐Ÿ™„I think the "check" involved them "checking" a box on a clipboard, if you know what I mean ๐Ÿ˜‚ And they weren't supposed to just check they were present, they were checking the devices themselves ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I heard there's something to do with batteries getting cold and delivering less power that makes smoke alarms go off, and why it only happens at night time.

    It's similar to blutak getting cold and losing its adhesive strength which is why posters only ever fall off your wall at night time as well.

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  • Thanks to random replacement bus I left work at 5pm and got home at 8pm.

    And now it's bedtime. Sigh.

    Goodnight all โค๏ธ

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  • Ahh the replacement bus line

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    The girlfriend is into anime figures so I get some emails from some pop culture places. One thing I don't understand is who would get like a 60cm tall figure for a couple of grand? Like, where would you put it? And who is looking at it?

    I could get some type of business in a public setting like a cafe or whatever, but it's not like there are a bunch of pop culture focused places around. They're just so expensive and take up so much space.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

    I've seen anime fans put their expensive figurines in glass cases. It's like any collection: coins, Funko, labubu, beanie babies, stamps, Pokemon (cards, games), etc. they show it off to other people in their niche community. People like to collect things ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

    Edit:

    example

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 11 months ago

    Anime fans I almost understand more. There's much more of a market for smaller figures you can display like this. Japan produces a lot more smaller and cheaper figures. I'm talking about like a massive bust or statue of Batman that would either be wider than one of these cabinets or take up at least two squares.

    It's always the western properties that have these ridiculous statues as well. You can get anime statues for less than $100, but it feels like you're spending at least half a grand on some hyperdetailed DC/Marvel figure and costs just jump from there.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

    Bill Cat

    After the sad loss of Allie Cat I decided it would be nice to have another cat to love and look after. So I scoured the pages of the RSPCA , wrote them an essay and was lucky to get him. We picked him up from Epping and in the car park as it was the height of Covid restrictions.

    After spending a few weeks hiding from me Bill finally relaxed and came out. Took another week or so to finally meow.

    And then I discovered he loves tv and especially loves watching Puss In Boots. he loved Dulcinea.

    https://imgur.com/gallery/ted-loves-puss-dulcinea-tglDs97

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Today sucked, just a crap day all around. Work is a lot right now, and on top of that some family drama popped up that I really donโ€™t want to be a part of. Hereโ€™s hoping for a better rest of week.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 11 months ago*

    Ugh. Iโ€™ve been using Brave to listen to YouTube (avoid ads and hopefully traffic) but now itโ€™s redirecting me to the app for some reason.

    Hate YouTube for this shit. Viable competitor when please

    Edit: Ok I changed the settings to open YouTube links in Brave and put background sound on for good measure

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Beep Beep ๐Ÿšš
    ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

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