• underwatermagpies@aussie.zone
    15·
    3 days ago

    I survived day one of my new job and nobody is obviously crazy, I’ll take this as a win.

    The good news: there is an office dog (!).

    The bad news: the office dog (and her mum) is on leave for next few weeks and the office is currently dogless.

    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
      8·
      3 days ago

      How unfathomably mean to provide office doggo and then renege! But that’s fantastic that your first day has not yielded any red flags. Hopefully it continues to be decent.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    15·
    3 days ago

    Just want to thank everyone again for the support w/ all this stuff. Means a lot.

    Today’s activity is spraying oxalis w/ aerogard, glyphosate (hate that shit) and burning with the weed burner thing. in a few weeks getting a large unsafe branch lopped so will have the mulch to double down.

    I was told I won’t win but with a ‘fuck everyting if you’re oxalis’ mentality I have a chance.

    I’m surprised the aerogard works so quickly. Literally within the hour it ded. Just hope it’s transported to the bulbs. The ones I did a few months ago haven’t bounced so… with any luck…

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    8·
    3 days ago

    Cranky janky mood dissolved after a fantastic, uplifting and inspiring one on one with friend (and great food, and a walk both ways due to being in my hood).

    I feel blessed to have friends like her - so deeply intelligent, capable and adventurous yet more than happy to get in the weeds with little ol’ me 😊

    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
      5·
      3 days ago

      Oxalis is one of my sworn foes (stupid thing leaving little bulbils in when you try to yank em out) so that’s pretty rad that there’s a way to really deal with them. I could really go for some therapeutic weeding atm

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
        3·
        3 days ago

        My mother used to grow oxalis flava, light pink ones and white ones, as a traditional Dutch flowering bulb

        I love the soft grey leaves. They are very resilient too, surviving harsh sun and drought.

      • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
        2·
        3 days ago

        can you actually kill it?

        Tbh probably not lol :(

        The weed burner for me (this one at least) is sort of half way between pointless and maybe effective-ish sometimes. Safety wise no issues yet but I’d be hesitant using it in summer in the garden. Paths maybe but not on mulch.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    8·
    3 days ago

    Lonny sea wall doing its thing:

    There was a poor doggo that a couple was walking on the foreshore just as that wave hit and the little thing wasn’t very impressed.

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    9·
    3 days ago

    My PC has the ability to connect to WiFi, except it won’t. Password and whatnot are correct, but it just won’t get the internet. BUT! If I connect to WiFi on my phone, and then hotspot it, the PC can connect to that. 🤦‍♀️

    I’m gonna have to go into the router settings or something to have my pc be able to connect to the WiFi. I just have big CBF vibes today 💀

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    11·
    3 days ago

    Nice personal day off so far. Nap in the sun with cat, time for some video games.

    Edit: damn was a great nap. Destiny 1 is a great game.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    7·
    3 days ago

    YL bought this for her dad today. With her own money too. She says she bought it because she always buys stuff for me and dad would like it.

  • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
    5·
    3 days ago

    Slow roasted a chunk of deboned lamb shoulder for dins. Marinated in lemon & garlic and a bit of star anise (not much but it made a tasty difference from the usual). Even though I made a total pig of myself there are plenty of leftovers for tomorrow. I feel a real shepherd’s pie coming on.

  • tone212_@aussie.zone
    9·
    4 days ago

    I wrote my work to-do list for the week and it’s depressing, I have really fallen behind. I really need to be productive this week. Hopefully the small thrill of crossing off items keeps me going but for the last few weeks I have been really lacking motivation.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    6·
    3 days ago

    Just SO cranky and short-fused today. Didn’t help that I woke up late and realised I was late for a job I’d been assigned. I was super perfectly productive after but I feel no satisfaction at all. Meeting up with a friend for dinner and feeling kind of ugh about not being in the right frame of mind, hopefully it gets better after! … though I haven’t heard from her all day despite sending a message to check in, if she’s forgotten about it or had to cancel less than an hour ahead of time I’ll just be all justifiably sad and angry in my cave lol. okay never mind she replied. Me and my oversensitive nervous system today

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
        2·
        3 days ago

        so much mist it’s nearly impossible to see the waterfall straight in front of the camera, the mist was composed of water droplets travelling horizontally!

        and it was so wet down at the foot of the waterfall and so cold too , glad I had my waterproof jacket on