Today’s weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 13°C, max - 25°C. 95% chance of no rain.

Effective immediately, all emojis are permitted in the daily thread again!

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    16·
    23 days ago

    Had to go to the emergency room the other night. Lost vision in one of my eyes for about 45 minutes. After some scans they’ve concluded an ocular migraine. Freaky shit! Felt pretty average the last couple of days but looks like it’s finally sorted.

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    12·
    23 days ago

    Mr P and the MIL are arguing again. She was up early and woke him up to ask if he’d make her bed when he had the chance. If there was no urgency why wake him to ask? Caused a lot of angry stomping, door slamming and ranting. Might have to take the Minipeelers out for a bit after I’ve finished doing today’s laundry. So sick of this toxic shit. If I had the money I’d be out of here like a rocket.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    10·
    23 days ago

    I’ve been doing an end of year review of my finances (which is a halfway through the financial year review) and unless I manage to pick up an overtime shift on Tuesday I am not quite going to meet my overtime goal. But I am way ahead on my savings/sales goal, managing to put aside close to my years’s goal in just 6 months.

    Actually, I just realised at some point I put the overtime goal up for some reason, I’ve just adjusted it back down a little and I am now magically back on track! yay me 🥳

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    10·
    23 days ago

    I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve made so many mistakes over the past few days, that I’m asking how many mistakes is too many. I think it’s about time I give ADHD meds another go and stop thinking that the one shitty experience I had with one med means they’ll all be like that.

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

    Here’s a cool etymology thing - Arctic means “bears”, because you can see the Ursa constellations from the North Pole. And Antarctica (anti-arctic) means “no bears”, you can’t see the Ursa constellations there. It’s coincidence I think, that the Arctic does in fact have Polar Bears, and Antarctica doesnt

    Latin and Greek retained the original Proto-Indo European (PIE) root word for bear, “*rtko”, in their words ursus and arktos, respectively. We use the word “bear” now to describe that species, and “bear” also comes from the PIE word *bher, meaning “bright/brown”. It’s theorised that hunters had a taboo on the “Ursa/arktos” name, and instead used euphemisms and nicknames to describe the animal.

    Just thought that was neat :3

    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
      9·
      23 days ago

      Ursa constellation

      “According to legend, Ursa Major was once the beautiful maiden Callisto, whom the god Zeus had an affair with. In order to protect her and their son, Arcas, from his jealous wife Hera, Zeus turned Callisto and Arcas into bears. He then picked up the bears by their short, stubby tails and threw them into the sky”.

      The ancient greeks had some really good drugs.

    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      23 days ago

      Also King Arthur (of Round Table fame) was probably named that to cash in on the bear’s prestige/status. Consider also ‘berserker’ warriors - the bear-shirt warriors.

      • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        23 days ago

        I’m upto the part at the resort. Not a huge fan of mini games, so I’m taking a break till next weekend.

        Story is awesome, combat is amazing!!! But not a huge fan of the mini games at the resort

        • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
          3·
          22 days ago

          Yeah, a lot of the mini games stuff just feels like annoying filler. Along with the world quests in general. But the game is SO pretty.

          • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
            1·
            22 days ago

            Absolutely. I don’t mind the world quests too much as there’s usually a decent reward.

            It is a great looking game!

            Just need to get the fuck out of the resort lol

  • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
    8·
    23 days ago

    Been a long time since I did a garden update!

    Most stuff died off, and I’ve come to the conclusion I don’t really have the time or energy for active or regular gardening. By which I mean getting out every week to rip up weeds, watering every single day, getting rid of pests and insects, etc. the gardens at the last place went fully feral, turned into a jungle. Mostly coriander and kale taking over. The garden beds were never really my domain though, the old LT handled that and I was mostly just in it for the sake of getting into the sunshine for a few hours a week and having a good chat with him on weeding day

    The planter box I had packed to the rafters with herbs and such completely died. Not sure if it was the lack of watering, or the overwatering that did them in. But yeah. Completely 100% dead and beyond repair. I’ve been watering it hoping that there’s something still there just waiting for the right moment to come back up through. Worst case, it’s a nice planter box still, so I kept it and might just dump the soil and plant something new

    The pineberries and strawberries completely died, then they came back, then they died again. I kill them everytime they start flowering and fruiting. Not intentional, and not from overwatering. Mostly lack of attention and forgetting about them. The pineberries (I think) are flowering a little bit, so I might get some fruit soon. The strawberries aren’t flowering, but I’m hopeful once they realise it’s safe, they will

    I gave most of the front patio plants back to the old LT before I left because I don’t have the capacity to look after them all, and he bought them out of his own money for the sake of licensing the place up. Seemed a shame to either let me kill them, or leave them behind, and let them die themselves. I took most of what was left

    Everybody keeps telling me all about how mint is invasive and will go everywhere with basically zero care BUT I’VE KILLED 4 FUCKING MINT PLANTS, ALL BEYOND RESURRECTION

    Anyway, photos:

    2x plant photos

    • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
      7·
      23 days ago

      Mint has a tendency to die off when it gets too dry, then pop up again when there is rainfall. I’ve had mint growing feral in the lawn that would appear to completely disappear over summer, then pop up again overnight when conditions suited it better.

      Planters are tough, and gardening in general involves a lot of stuff dying - being a good gardener is often a matter of persevering when things go wrong more than getting things right.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      6·
      23 days ago

      hugs to you too

      contrary to popular belief gardening in containers is more difficult than gardening in beds

      they dry out so quickly, or get over watered too easily, the food depletes quickly, weeds and bugs can take over , they can get too hot or cold

      Just do what you know works :)

      my vegie pots now consist of fast to grow lettuces, a few herbs , radishes and chilies. Nothing the birds want to eat either. The rest are easy bulbs like gingers , succulents and orchids.

      • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
        1·
        23 days ago

        Thanks, but no hugs needed! I’m actually fairly okay with it. I haven’t personally invested in most of it, I kind of just got it all through gifts or cheap from Bunnings

        I know garden beds are kind of easier in some regards, but I prefer planter boxes for a few reasons. Largely because I hate having to bend over and kneel down. Not a mobility thing, I just don’t really like having to kneel down into the garden beds or suffer the consequences of hunching over while weeding or whatever

        Also I’m very arachnophobic, and contrary to what everyone also keeps telling me, trying to remember they’re more afraid of me than I am of them, or its their home, or they won’t harm me, or trying to do DIY exposure therapy has not helped at all. Bugs in general freak me out a bit. With planter boxes, they’re mostly isolated to the rims of the boxes, with the occasional small ones building homes in the strawberries. But they usually move on pretty quickly when they feel the water from the hose. The lack of weeds also means I don’t have to stick my hands into deep foliage and hope for the best (a terrifying proposition for me, even with gardening gloves!)

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
      5·
      23 days ago

      It’s fine, they’re mostly annuals anyway. There are those watering spikes for bottles or drought resistant plants.

      Even a rock garden.

      It’s totally fine to take on only what you can handle or even give it a miss if it’s not manageable/fun

      • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
        3·
        23 days ago

        I like those self contained ecosphere things, the ones you start off with a small amount of water and develop their own little closed off ecosystem. I’d really like to do one of those. But I think the initial setup is a bit sensitive and fiddly because it’s such a small system

    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
      4·
      23 days ago

      Killing mint is an ACCOMPLISHMENT. Not many can do that. Have you thought of hiring out as a weed control specialist? If so, I have a garden that could do with your services.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
      3·
      23 days ago

      Don’t feel bad. I’ve killed bamboo and cactus.

      I have however grown a human successfully so that kinda trumps everything but I do envy the green thumbs at times. Now days I prefer to appreciate and admire their work from afar.

      • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
        3·
        23 days ago

        Haha I almost killed the old LTs cacti when he went on holidays for a month 😂

        I forgot to water for the first 3 weeks of his holiday, and then realised “oh shit, everything’s almost dead” so compensated by overwatering. They weren’t happy about that, but did eventually dry out and calm down. I find aloe to be the easiest thing to grow, because it never seems to fully die, at least the big nature plant I have. It’ll just go brown then bounce back. It also doesn’t seem like it can be overwatered, not that I’ll be testing that

        Growing a mini human is definitely more of a feat!

  • Pilk@aussie.zone
    8·
    23 days ago

    I’m in my happy place (slouched in my chair with a belly full of Japanese curry)