• PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I did it! It took me a while but by god I did it!

    Homemade Monte Carlos. All thanks to you guys in the thread yesterday spurring on my dissatisfaction of bought biscuits. Thanks guys! 🫡

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    A question for those who filter and re-use their cooking oil. I use a filter or paper towel over a pyrex jug to catch the floaties then use a funnel into the empty oil bottle. Is there an easier way? Should I be double filtering? I just use the second hand oil in the frying pan. It’s rice bran oil.

    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      My mum had a fine grade steel mesh filter as well, that sat on top of a metal jug. She’d put a layer of paper towel on top too (she used it to drain freshly fried items). Once it all filtered through she’d reuse the oil in curries. Nowadays she doesn’t fry enough stuff to do this any more. Neither do I.

      Though one time I used too much oil when roasting some fennel so I poured the excess oil (infused with dry thyme) off the baking sheet into a glass jar and used it later to fry up onions and garlic and veg for a pasta dish. That was delish.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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      2 months ago

      I used to have a a very fine grade steel mesh filter funnel for oil and then use coffee filters to get out the tiny particles like flour

      I don’t use enough oil to reuse anymore

    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      I just use paper towel (2-3 layers) in a colander over a bowl. Slowly drips through. Seems to work and not much mess.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Super deep sleep last night.

    Also didn’t get any afterdrop after the swim last night. Puts monocle on… One theory is that afterdrop happens when your core tries to continue to warm up peripherals (due to peripheral vasoconstriction from the cold).

    So the experiment is what happens if you dilate them blood tubes with chilli before jumping in. Body wants to restrict blood to limbs but can’t, so core temp drops more quickly, but that activates the trusty brown fat (BAT). The idea is to see if chilli can reduce the symptoms of mild hypothermia (mainly shivering and lethargy) by inducing it before jumping in.

    Seems counter-intuitive af BUT not the first person to think of it

    “Capsaicinoids have another advantage in that they could be administered to patients in the field as an initial response or could even be used in combination with physical cooling methods to reduce the need for sedatives and muscle relaxants and create a stable, more controllable hypothermia in people.”

    Thank you for reading my pseudo probably incorrect scientific report.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Confession: I didn’t get around to watching The Bear last night, and I didn’t get out of bed when I meant to this morning to walk across the suburb for a coffee 😑 I lolled around in bed reading about “pretendians” in Canada until I truly felt sick in the head from hunger/dehydration.

    But! I have had a good day nevertheless.

    Still had a coffee, then did the grocery shop, and cooked a heap of food, some for the freezer. I’m onto a new bag of basmati rice that is banging - real game changer, worth paying the extra $1/kilo, my hoppin’ John/pilao dish came out beautifully. I also teed up a couple of easy social events for the next two weekends which is great.

    This is banal but I’m also proud of myself going to Officeworks to get two monitors and a dock on the very last day of the FY (couldn’t spare the cash until I got paid). It’s an oblique act of self care: a gift to myself to be able to WFH properly when needed, so I can manage my time and energy when I can’t handle people or early starts.

    It was a lot of money (why are docks so fucking expensive) and i felt uncomfortable and could’ve just procrastinated on it even further; part of me wishes I bought everything second hand, like nearly everything in my house, or researched better brands… But I’ve accepted that right now it’s better to get something good enough and move forward, rather than insist on perfection and waste time and energy in limbo for too long. Like how it took me 2 years to get a second hand vacuum cleaner at the cost of a clean house and my sanity. Action is important. I’m glad I managed to be an adult for myself and get this done.

    The biggest accomplishment for today was…

    journaling!

    I also sat down at the cafe and the library and had a few uninterrupted hours of journalling after a long, long time. Last weekend I cleaned my house; this weekend was about tidying up my mind a bit. I wrote down the things that are and aren’t working for me with my living situation, jobs, finances, etc.

    It was so important to acknowledge both, and work out how to maintain the good, while also acting on or reframing the things I’m not liking. Getting the wfh setup was part of that. Taking back some agency, and not developing resentment against something I acknowledge I do actually have some control over. Worked out when I can afford to drop my hours and how to stay financially comfortable enough. It does mean negotiating a higher salary at my three month review…

    It was a really welcome moment of evaluation because I really want to head into this last bit of study with a clearer intention and not fall into old, bad habits of WHEEE and then self-hate. Wanted to be aware of my unmet needs this time, so I don’t try and pile all my expectations on my new activity and then inevitably get disappointed/burnt out. I want to pace myself, seek balance, and still do some great stuff BECAUSE of moderation, not by pushing myself insanely.

    I’m just watching a bit of The Bear now which is timely because Carmy is a great reminder of who I’d be if I didn’t wise up. And then bedtime so I can wake up recharged and ready tomorrow.

  • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Cleaned up and threw out all the vape shit. Chest still sore from that disposable one I bought today.

    Hopefully everything’s back to normal tomorrow 🤞🏾

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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        2 months ago

        yes, all habits are sets of behaviours, keep some of the behaviours and it will be easier

        like having decaf or milo instead of coffee after 1 pm 🫠

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    This is so scummy and sounds exploitative as fuck. “Doing tenants and landlords a favour”. Not to mention ‘installing guardians’ as if the people are only put there to serve the property… (Which probably is the priority.)

    It looks livable I guess… but sounds like substandard housing with extra steps. Namely inserting themselves for the purpose of taking two payments on a property they don’t even own. This isn’t brilliant business, it’s preying on a housing crisis to pull slumlord shit.

    (Yes, I know this article is old and UK based. I’m looking at various ways of managing housing shortages.)

    https://www.core77.com/posts/68626/This-Brilliant-Business-Lets-Young-People-Live-Cheaply-in-Abandoned-Buildings

    Edit: Then again tech bros were reinventing dormitories https://www.cracked.com/article_26540_for-241200-month-you-too-can-live-in-tech-bro-flophouse.html

  • tone212_@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    No eggs at the supermarket! I keep hearing of the shortage from bird flu but hadn’t encountered empty shelves until today. Better luck during the day maybe?

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I have coffee!

    Freshly brewed. Profile today is chocolate fudge and raspberry.

    Early lunch has been had too so I can relax

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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      2 months ago

      still sleeping a lot too, Seems that having only a few hours of fitful pained sleep for weeks on end wears a person out

  • bacon@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I think the T. Rex exhibit has cured my son’s fear of dinosaurs. We showed him a mask from the Jurassic Park TV show today and he loved it.

    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      Grateful for my efficient reverse cycle heater. Grateful for knowing how to cook with minimal ingredients. Grateful for my colleagues who believe in me and want me to do well and make me feel a little more alive… and extra grateful to my boss for letting me take tomorrow off in lieu to get shit done. I feel a million times better knowing that I don’t need to be at work tomorrow.

    • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      I’m grateful for this space

      I’m grateful that I received some good financial news this morning which will make life a bit easier soon

      I’m grateful for fluffy butt and her antics

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      I’m grateful for you all listening and being such supportive and kind people! I’m grateful also for a full belly, a warm bed and a roof over my head for my kids and I after reading yet another article about homeless people sleeping rough on wet, mouldy bedding in the cold and rain.

    • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      I’m grateful for an upcoming trip with a friend. Some yummy chocolate. And I’m lovely and warm in my new oodie, even if I am a good four years behind everyone else in getting one.