• imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
    12·
    1 month ago

    Miss kitty has decided she wants lap cuddles a week into her stay. Guess I am here for the afternoon?

    Title

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    10·
    1 month ago

    It’s been almost 2 months since I bought myself the guitar pedal to celebrate 10 years sober.

    Been playing every night for a couple of hours.

    Still haven’t gone through all the sounds it makes hahaha

        • phant@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 month ago

          Oh wow! Haha I can see why it’d take a while to get thru all the sounds and ways of using it. Have fun

            • phant@lemmy.world
              2·
              1 month ago

              Yessir. Only been taking it a bit more seriously in last few years and joined a band. Been super fun. The world of pedals seemed too serious and daunting 2 years ago 😅 for some reason, but yeah, been really enjoying exploring that side of things.

              • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
                2·
                1 month ago

                Awesome! I’m kinda the same. Been playing since high school but got a lot more into practising etc during lockdown.

                What kind of sounds have you been exploring?

                • phant@lemmy.world
                  2·
                  1 month ago

                  Totally. Lockdowns really highlighted the importance of music to me.

                  Oh man that’s a trickier question than it seems. I recently got a dunlop wah (coz MJ lenderman) and a TC digital delay so figurin out how thosd work for me.
                  Have one grungy song with an Opamp Muff and then a Boss Chorus over that during an arpeggiated section. I like that.
                  Mostly listen and play Indie/alt rock.

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    9·
    1 month ago

    We got back today. The trip was alright overall but everyone was a bit sick in different ways. The room was tiny, so I’ll have to be not so cheap next time I decide to go somewhere.

    It would have been alright but my girlfriend felt like she was going to throw up most of yesterday so we didn’t have dinner out, which means the boys spent all evening wrestling each other in a tiny hotel room.

    Otherwise, we did the dinosaur park, the mornington tourist steam train, and got a great tour of the flight training airport next to the hotel. It was a good trip but a little exhausting at times dealing with the kids.

    There are things to do down that way if we went there again, but I don’t think I’m going to rush down for another trip straight away

    • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone
      5·
      1 month ago

      I lived and worked on the peninsula for many years. I even helped build the Mornington pier!

      So I can tell you it’s definitely better in the summer (beaches, markets, carnivals , festivals etc) yes a bit more crowded but a bit more action so book early.

      • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
        1·
        1 month ago

        We might do it again at some point. There was no point going to beaches or piers because of the weather so that could be on the cards for next time

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    9·
    1 month ago

    Right. 3/4’s of the house is clean.

    Seems like the antibiotics I’m taking for the finger infection are pretty brutal.

    Enjoy your day ❤️

    Edit: taking tomorrow off to try to recover from this cold.

  • melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone
    8·
    1 month ago

    As a non smoker, I am sitting on my upper terrace right now, in an absolutely deadly still night air, having my first alcohol in a long time (a small glass of whisky), and man I would kill for a removed/joint…

    Have good nights, all. I dont comment much at the moment, but I enjoy your company nonetheless.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    7·
    1 month ago

    I just want to roll up in a blanket burrito and sleep the day away but doing that will make me feel worse by night.

    Wishing there was some kind of comfort to be found in life -_-

  • SituationCake@aussie.zone
    7·
    1 month ago

    Went to the big shops today, bought 2 pairs of jeans and 2 jumpers in the sales. Was a bit busy in there but the sales were good and jeans were needed and a good buy.

    • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
      4·
      1 month ago

      Saw this - I’m glad people are talking about this stuff. It’s so important.

      In the culture of my parents, it was normal to stay with someone who’s treating you like complete shit. For the kids who are growing up today, learning about this stuff in schools makes me hopeful about the future. Of course, not everyone will act appropriately. But the fact that we are even talking about stuff to do with relationships is so, so good.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    5·
    1 month ago

    Accountability thread!

    Starting this for anyone who needs to do A Thing today. Will report back in eight hours with a unicorn if I’ve done anything.

    • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
      7·
      1 month ago

      I am awake also, which is good because falling asleep at work is frownded upon.

      I definitely haven’t missed the rampant possums from Melbourne, my old place had a very high possum density.

      Mr Woof spent about 6 hours looking for me tonight, but does not seem as frantic as he did yesterday. Hopefully he doesn’t take too long to start feeling secure here without me.

      • bacon@aussie.zone
        8·
        1 month ago

        We miss possums, but squirrels are rampant here and they invoke childhood memories.

  • Catfish@aussie.zone
    4·
    1 month ago

    Panic upon learning all the big four sewing pattern brands are being liquidated! I can’t draft from scratch that well! Panic somewhat reduced it’s the US branches, the UK may yet save everything 🤞🏻

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    3·
    1 month ago

    I took Mr Woof on a bit longer walk today.

    We found the neighbours who I've been hearing yelling a lot in the distance.

    There are some really nice parks around here. They have retained all the old trees that were in the original paddocks and put native plantings around them, and there are a string of ponds that I assume were originally farm dams. There are also a few kid’s play areas, sports areas and outdoor gym equipment. The park area runs along the side of the new estate, so at the moment you are looking out over farm paddocks as well. We saw lots of kangaroos, which is definitely not something I was coming across on my walks in Melbourne.