Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

  • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
    15·
    1 year ago
    • ✅ First class XPT train tickets between Southern Cross <-> Sydney
    • ✅ South Pacific cruise booking
    • ✅ Mandatory travel insurance (free through credit card) + $10 upgrade for cruise features
    • ✅ Work annual leave submitted (taking 12 days of leave gives me 22 days of holiday woo)

    I think I’m just about done! Holiday SORTED!

    Once I’ve figured out Christmas presents, I can go into the holiday period stress-free 😎

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    11·
    1 year ago

    I thought I was so smart putting my drink in a travel mug so it wouldn’t get spilled.

    Cat tmi

    Melbcat spewed on it, hit it bullseye along with the carpet. The concave cup lid acted as a little basin 🤢

    It’s rinsed off and in the sink while I decide how best to deep clean it or whether I can face using it again after that.

    The carpet has been blotted well and soaked in biological cleaner so hopefully that should be okay. I’ll scrub and reapply if I need to.

    Edit: the spinnos look a bit less happy today. They’re still valiantly pushing up leaves but one looks very slightly chewed, others have tiny pale bumps and pin fine light trails on them, and a few look wilted with dark stems near the soil. I wonder if they’re damping off

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    11·
    1 year ago

    I woke up this morning to the news Afghanistan beat England in the cricket. It’s their second win ever in a World Cup the first being in 2015.

    • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
      5·
      1 year ago

      Oh dear, did you finish the night on the floor, or did you manage to negotiate some space?

      Miss Meow spent some time sleeping on my shoulder while purring loudly in my ear. Which always sounds nice, but 3kg of cat in the wrong spot gets really heavy, and the purr directly into the ear is a bit like having someone starting a chainsaw outside, and is not condusive to sleep.

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
        1·
        1 year ago

        I was hanging slightly off the edge. I managed to stay on by curling in a croissant around her, putting my shoulders and legs more on the mattress and providing counterweights.

        Oh dear. Melbcat is quieter but is around 5kg now and likes to lie on my throat. She used to be 6kg, possibly down from 7.

        • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
          2·
          1 year ago

          5kg directly on the throat would be a bit much. Miss Meow was 2.3kg when I got her, she is now somewhere over the 3kg mark, which for her is getting a bit overweight.

          • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
            1·
            1 year ago

            Oh yeah it’s something. My girl is actually looking really slim though at 5kg due to the size of her frame, she’s really tall and long. Probably should weigh more.

            She has to do three point turn in tight spaces and her bum hangs over the edge of a standard litterbox.

            • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
              2·
              1 year ago

              There is definitely an advantage to having a compact model of cat, all the standard sizes of things are plenty big enough for Miss Meow. Plus she can’t jump onto the kitchen benches.

              • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
                1·
                1 year ago

                I considered building a custom cat tree for Melbcat.

                Unfortunately the ikea stuff I’d want for the bones is expensive and I’m leery of potentially infested hard rubbish

    • Taleya@aussie.zone
      2·
      1 year ago

      They’re making their moves, misha has two of mine and half the bed. The invasion has begun!

  • Ntcc661@aussie.zone
    9·
    1 year ago

    I had a dream last night that I owned a golden Labrador called “King” and he was such a good, gentle and kind boy.

    I’ve never owned a dog. Our house and yard are not suitable for a dog… But I kinda wish King was real.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    8·
    1 year ago

    Mr Woof must have sensed I was thinking of moving the dog bed on the floor that he doesn’t use as he is curled up in it tonight. I guess it stays where it is after all.

    He does know how to do cute.

  • jaybb3rw0cky@aussie.zone
    8·
    1 year ago

    About to go on holidays, and the longest time away from work for quite some time and man, I gotta tell you, I’m feeling down af. I don’t know why. Hoping that when I finally get away that it’ll change my mood.

    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
      5·
      1 year ago

      Be careful of what you wish for, your low mood might be because you know deep down inside that you’ll enjoy your time away so much that when you come back you’ll feel even worse…

      Jk - I do hope you get the best of it all, refreshed and energised in a way that sustains you after you come back.

      • jaybb3rw0cky@aussie.zone
        4·
        1 year ago

        God, isn’t that the truth though - we’ve had this trip booked since, I think May? But also in a way this trip is a bit of a signpost since I know when I get back (even though it’s the end of the year) there’s a few hard truths I need to think about and act upon. There’s the smallest dust mote inside trying to tell me that there’s a massive possibility that the path before me, whichever I choose, will be really good. I gotta find that little dude a megaphone so he can shout it a little louder for the people in the back.

        • just_kitten@aussie.zone
          4·
          1 year ago

          The bigger the change the bigger the feelings? But yes, I highly encourage feeding lil positive dude and letting him shine - it’s something I’m still working on after mine disappeared while I was away in Brisbane. Good on you for noticing him!

      • jaybb3rw0cky@aussie.zone
        2·
        1 year ago

        Thank you - I definitely need the time off, I know that much. As does Mrs J. I wanna turn this mood around for her if nothing else :)

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    8·
    1 year ago

    I was hoping for pakidge today, but sadly it’s not looking likely. The air will have to remain unfried for a bit longer. The rest of the week should be pakidge full however, as I’m expecting seven deliveries 😁

  • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    Got my “Peony Bouquet” wax melts delivered today and with no shock to anyone, they’re super florally. I’m not completely sure these really fit my whole vibe but I’m still going to melt them flowery motherfuckers nonetheless.