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[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

spoilerRemembering Melbcat. She was an absolute sweetheart and also a hilarious prankster. I just want her back

[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Happy Saturday! Boyo is now officially unemployed. Post is cordially invited to eat a giant bag of dicks.

โค๏ธ

Sleeping with oodie tonight. Brrrrr

[โ€“] Heinous@feddit.online 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

dammit I was thinking of you just the other day when I was watching Project Hail Mary

there's the whole waking up from stasis to find you are alone in space, meeting aliens and talking with the ship computer, in the case of PHM Grace and Rocky calling the ship Mary

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (3 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”‹

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

cup of tea please, coffee is not agreeing me with lately

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

โ˜•๏ธ

[โ€“] Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Spinach and ricotta Tortellini and a rocket salad please

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿง€๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿฅ—

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Pancakes with lemon & sugar and a cup of coffee please chef.

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿฌโ˜•๏ธ

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thanks chef! Have you had a good brekkie too? We gotta look after our chef.

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thank you. We found the best Colombian coffee and are planning to bring it to the food truck.

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Off to gym nice and early. Get it out of the way and get some energy crankin for this inside day.

[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Anyone got recs or avoids for cat wheels? We got runners!

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I have no idea as I actually havenโ€™t cared for a cat with this issue, but perhaps you could trial different rentals before you decide what to buy?

Iโ€™m not with any organisation, this just Google

https://melbourneanimalphysiotherapy.com.au/wheelchair-rentals/

https://www.melbourneveterinaryrehabilitation.com/wheelchairs

[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think she means the fun exercise/scratch wheels, not a wheelchair

[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

Nah, don't need a wheel chair, looking for a running wheel for Sam

Perhaps in a previous life they were turnspit dogs.

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I think it's read a book kinda day.

[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

Absolutely. I have made it to the couch but not planning on venturing much further

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

I'm putting a movie on and doing some sewing

and if the weather clears a bit more, beach ( I am going crazy wanting to see what has washed up on the big beach )

[โ€“] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

Iโ€™ve dawdled over lie in, breakfast, shower and rain observation long enough. Slow to get going, as Iโ€™m a wee bit sore from a lot of walking last nightโ€ฆbut itโ€™s time to go do my shopping

[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

So having had a full nights sleep the other night, and then last night having the standard 2 hour blocks, I'm really fucking down and out today.

I'm thinking "is this how I've been the last 2 years and I stopped noticing?!?!"

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Are you taking your medication in the morning or afternoon?

If you're not sleeping well then that would be the first thing I'd look at.

[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I take it throughout the day. I've got a doc appointment Monday to go over it and see if some adjustments can be made. Hopefully.

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

hugs

I'm super old and late to the game but I have figured so much of life is just organising to make it easy to do healthy things

so what is it that makes it easier to get a full night's sleep for you? Do that.

Going to the gym. So I've done that today, just worn out. Hopefully tonight I get a decent sleep.

I don't care if I have to go 7 days a week. Whatever works.

[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (6 children)

p's got back yesterday.

OPERATION DIET DAMAGE CONTROL. 40.5kg weigh in for ol' girl. Here we go again. Wish I could say I'm confident but not much room for error at that weight. I'm running out of options.

In brighter news I fixed the subwoofer with shoe glue lol. If it works it works!

Also found me ol' great grandpas cobblers last: checkit!

Missing a foot but they don't make them like they used to.

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

that's not good

seriously, if possible, I would be sitting with her and making sure she eats just like if she were 3 years old , every meal

or a nurse

[โ€“] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

That's what I ended up having to do with my mum. The phone would ring, or the doorbell, or the dog would look at her or something, and she'd immediately drop what she was doing and want to attend to it. I had to be a bit of a bouncer with people. She was the sort of person who used to have dinner at the same time every day too, you'd think people would have some damn brains.

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Does she like or tolerate sweet flavours? Is there any ability to chew (and able to swallow soft solids)? Because if yes to one or both the options expand exponentially

Sugar is very helpful for calories and solids might be more variety

[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

Ooh! Covet the last.

Wishing you so much luck with the food thing!

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Have seen them used as doorstops, at which they are very effective. Being stable in multiple aspects.

[โ€“] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We've got one, never knew what they were called. It's been a doorstop, but ExMrP put it in the garden for some reason and now it's all rusty.

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[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Try something called Sustagen. I've used it in the past when I needed to put on weight due to a degree of malnourishment.

[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yep. Throwing everything at it lol.

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[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago
[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

The tarp came down in the most important place, that doesnโ€™t stay. Trying other things

[โ€“] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Back on the bike again. Even with how wet it was riding home this morning, as soon as you get on a bike you just make this massive sigh of relief to be riding again.

The worst ride is better than the best drive

[โ€“] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. I'm umming and ahhhing about what bike to get. I've got a few options and am mostly stuck between something suitable or something nice for 50% more money. I've hardly been riding the last few years because I didn't like my bike so the spend more on the nice option is tempting. Ideally it doesn't get stolen, and being middle aged I'm hoping it's the last bike I need to buy for my cycling career.

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[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I hate vaccuming carpet. Fuck carpet. Should be illegal lol

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

Itโ€™s the worst.

Itโ€™s a shame that rugs are hard to clean and a trip/slip hazard. (I know washable ones exist but donโ€™t know how well they pull up and also a decent size would be too large or heavy for the machine)

[โ€“] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

Chilling with my big boat podcast. Thank you Paul McGann, you have a very soothing voice

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

I'm tired. I can tell as I have zero patience for illiteracy today.

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Lately I feel like Iโ€™m drowning. Slogging through life with all the responsibility to deal with it but none of the control required. Canโ€™t a bitch get a break?

spoilerThis grief counseling is likely going to consist of โœจ10 sessions under a mental health plan โœจ (with out of pocket fees ๐Ÿ’ธ)

Iโ€™m going to borrow a weighted blanket and see if that acts as some kind of thunder shirt, and am considering a cheap lava lamp for night. No idea if these things help or just yoink money

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