• StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zone
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    19 days ago

    Fell asleep on the couch last night, because the cat curled up on me.

    Woke up, and he was snuggled in next to me, resting his little head on my knees. I can’t believe how much I love him.

    He turns 6 next month, I’ll have to think of a delicious treat for him lol

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      19 days ago

      How gorgeous are moments like that? Aw! I think it’s in Alfie’s DNA to just not snuggle without scratching, licking or biting. It drives me crazy. I’ve seen him curl up on Boyo’s lap twice without being a pain, otherwise he’s just so much!

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        19 days ago

        LittleOne is the same, always licking and kneading. If he could just keep the pointy bits put away when making biscuits please?!

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          18 days ago

          Aw I just put up with the pain, it’s such a joy having an affectionate cat.

          I do need to trim his claws though, they’re quite long and he doesn’t really scratch his posts or whatever. I need get a proper cat claw nail clipper thing, I’ve been using big sized human ones or nail scissors, which tend to fray the claw a bit.

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    19 days ago

    I got another one from “Mark” today. It’s my favourite magnet. Mark is absolutely winning at life. He is crushing the plumbing world and loving every minute.

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        18 days ago

        Now or Never. We went to Time Remaining by Chunky Move dance studio, at the town hall. It was an okay show, not great. I felt it would’ve been a better 30 minute show than 50. Contemporary dance can get pretty contemporary at time.

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      19 days ago

      Is it actual training, or the ol’ " do you retain knowledge that was given to you five seconds earlier that will immediately fly out of your head once a new day dawns and be useless in a real life situation? Jolly good, we’ll tick the box" deal?

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        19 days ago

        I work for an insurance company. I see a lot of sensitive info about people. Full names, addresses, bank info, several sensitive diagnoses because it’s health insurance…

        Yearly compliance = do I remember my legal obligations in handling this info correctly so we don’t have huge privacy breaches? Which memory hole do I shove it down when I’m done?

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          19 days ago

          I think the appropriate memory hole would be the circular filing cabinet. Seriously, if your current policy/procedures are solid, this is just a reminder not to be stupid or careless. An exercise in ticking boxes to be sure, but when it matters it REALLY matters.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    19 days ago

    I have another dog story. YL went outside to the bins and all 4 dogs followed. Then when it was time to go back inside she found the door was locked and the dogs were already inside via the doggy door.

    They were SUPER excited to see her head pop through that flap. There was licking, kisses, and jumping the entire time she crawled back through. 😂

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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    20 days ago

    old people talk

    so instead of panadol for my hand arthritis, which gives me headaches and makes me itchy, i’m trying nurofen

    or maybe I can just put up with the mild ache

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      19 days ago

      Even though it doesn’t contain dairy, paracetamol for some reason can be a cause of concern for those with dairy allergies. They are processed differently in the body, so it sort of doesn’t make sense, but people be peopling and not fitting in boxes. Be careful of your gut with nurofen and other anti inflammatory meds. And they will affect your blood clotting with long term use.

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      19 days ago

      Is aspirin a possibility? Yes it’s a blood thinner, and can trigger gut issues, but it IS an effective painkiller. Not very fashionable atm though.
      Paracetamol scares me - the gap between an effective dose and a dose that kills your kidneys is quite small.

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    19 days ago

    doing a home delivery shop

    I think tonight I will make mass quantities of chicken cottage pie

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    19 days ago

    Something has come up on the Guys podcast again that I still can’t believe is a thing:

    Do you use the Cut Up method or Chop And Eat As You Go when eating food?

    Apparently this causes a bit of culture shock amongst Americans, who like to cut all their food up at once then just eat it with a fork. Whereas Chop And Eat As You Go (as described by the OP they were reading from) is some weird European way of eating.

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      19 days ago

      People actually do that? So you can eat like a toddler? Wtf? I do that for my dog because he sometimes forgets to chew.

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        19 days ago

        That was the joke the other host that’s Canadian made. He said “I never do that, oh wait, yes I do, when I’m cutting up food for my child.” They had a guest on this week who said she cuts all her food up at once as well.

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        19 days ago

        This was a point raised as well, especially for something like steak. You want it hot and to hold as much juice as possible

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          19 days ago

          I actually do cut up my steak, in my head it was to keep it from overcooking in its own heat, even after the resting period.

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      I guess I use a hybrid version. It’s as you go for the first part of the meal, then towards the end I’ll start focussing on making sure that everything is divided up into portions to make sure there is a bit of everything to go into each bite. I’m the opposite of the people who want all their food segregated and eaten separately, I want all meal components to have equal representation throughout the meal.

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      I assume you’re talking mainly about steak. I didn’t know it was a thing until the last 3-5 years I started noticing steaks on the various food subreddits that were all cut up before serving.

      It makes sense if it’s a big sub-primal cut that is shared amongst the table but other than that I would cut as I go.

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      Few meals I make require cut as you go. For those that do, if I’m eating with somebody I do so. I’m alone and faffing about on my phone the chop it all up heathanism comes into play.

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        19 days ago

        I get it. Those moments where you’re like, “Ugh, I wanna be on my phone but I’ve gotta Chop And Eat As I Go”

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      18 days ago

      don’t look at me, I have to eat things in a specific autistic sequence based on mouthfeel and desirability.

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    19 days ago

    Today’s overnight oats were particularly delicious. Although I put so much fruit in them I’m starting to think I should refer to it as fruit salad with oats.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone
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    20 days ago

    Last time I logged into insta my feed was anti Zionist.

    Today after 2 months of not logging in its a bunch of sad loser cunts complaining about women.

    All the anti Zionist pages I followed are no longer in my feed.

    I’ve never followed these pathetic incel cunts. So I guess this is social media manipulation.

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      I remember reading about a researcher that created fake insta accounts posing as a teenage boys to see what turns up, and the incel stuff showed up within 5min of scrolling. The social media giants know what keeps users engaged in each demographic. I reckon don’t engage with the posts and it will go away as the algorithm figures out it hasn’t caught you. Scary to know what other users are seeing though.

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      The work account follows 200 people and has been around for years. If you scroll the feed you start getting those generic movie fact posts about 3 images in. Shit is cooked

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    19 days ago

    No dental Botox for me, yet. Must try physio first. More people touching my face, Ugh!! 🤢

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    19 days ago

    It’s interesting watching my cousin react to setbacks.

    It’s hard to explain, but I don’t think I’ve been seeing the full scope of my life.