• tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    The boys lasted until 10:30 before I got the call. I knew I should have kept them home but it was worth a shot

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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      1 month ago

      my kid was iffy this morning too. Fully expected to see him back home before lunch time but so far he is still going.

      • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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        1 month ago

        That’s what I was hoping. I thought he might have been in a better mood with all the other kids and toys, but nope, he missed his dad too much

  • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    1 month ago

    The other night I thought “I wonder when Madame Web comes out online, I’m curious to see how bad it is” and then found out that it had been out for a while, I just somehow missed it. Odd considering how often I check recent releases.

    Anyway I tried to watch it and I made it maybe 10 minutes in before I couldn’t take it anymore. They were not kidding about it being bad. It has some of the worst acting I’ve seen since The Room, and I’ve seen Morbius.

    I’m a big superhero movie/content fan but this will just be one of the very rare superhero things I’ll never watch.

  • Nath@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    I think my sports itch has been soundly satisfied for a while. That was a fantastic Olympics. We were in third place on the medal talley right up until the Japanese wrestlers wiped the floor with everyone over the weekend.

    The heartwarming little video of the US Long Jumper and her husband got me to wondering how many similar stories were untold among the Ten Thousand athletes. A couple of the Marathon Walkers kissed at their introduction. Because they’re engaged.They keep talking about the thousands of condoms issued to athletes in the village, but some of those hookups turn into something more. It’s all very sweet. I love how positive the tournament has been in general.

    Anyway, I still have a few events left to watch - probably tonight/tomorrow night. Maybe the Closing ceremony. Then I’ll go back to not really watching sports all that much any more. At least until the 2026 World Cup.

      • Nath@aussie.zone
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        1 month ago

        I would probably watch some of it if it didn’t cost another $27. I’ll have to satisfy myself with the YouTube highlight clips.

        We paid the $27 for the Olympics on the day of the opening ceremony, so our month runs out the day before Paralympics starts. It isn’t only the money, we honestly have overdosed a bit in the house for sport. The kids have gone to bed late pretty much every night over the last two weeks. We justified it a bit with “it’s only a couple of weeks every four years”.

          • Nath@aussie.zone
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            1 month ago

            I think it was mostly money well spent. My biggest complaint was the Stan editing team didn’t bother editing the field events, like at-all. The Pole vault competition for example could have been edited out to under an hour if they cut all the waiting around, but they didn’t bother. Same with pretty much all the jumps and throws. Most of them also had no commentary. No editing at all - just the raw feed.

            Same story with many of the less popular events. Just the base feed. This wasn’t always bad, though - in fact I’d like the option to turn commentary off sometimes.

            My best Olympic experience was when I had access to the British iView service during the London Olympics. It was like what we had with Stan: Every event live or on-demand, ad free. But the interface was loads better. That’s probably the other bad thing about Stan - the Interface sucked sometimes. They did try, to be fair. But finding some events was just not doable. I wanted to find the final Archery match between India and Canada - I never did.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    Making glacial progress on the readings… feeling very easily distracted… I technically have a sickie to last me from today to Wednesday (more for uni purposes), but I’d feel bad taking time off work and creating more work for my colleagues, when I’m actually well enough to work, after being sick for 2 weeks last month.

    Maybe I could use it for Wednesday. Or at least ask to work from home on Wednesday. Time is crucial, this thing is due next Sunday and I want to finish a draft by this Friday. (I have also applied for an extension, but I refuse to let this drag - plus there are time sensitive components that need to get into motion soon)

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    I had a dream last night about water some sort of edible plant and it was starting to wilt by the end of the dream.

    I remember also eating one leaf or stem or something and it was the most flavourful delicious thing I’ve ever eaten.

    Being awake now and it being a vegetable I know that’s a lie.

  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    My new drivers licence arrived! Relief. I’ve been waiting for that to submit my stuff to my new job’s third party ID/police check company which I just did. Also pretty nice to have unexpired photo ID for the first time in three years.

    Now I just need to hope they don’t have an issue with the murders I’ve committed.

  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    🦫Now Wynona took her big brown beaver

    🦫And she stuck him up in the air

    🦫Said, "I sure do love this big brown beaver

    🦫And I wish I did have a pair"

    • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone
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      1 month ago

      INGREDIENTS-

      4 lb. Beaver Leg and Back Meat, Cut into 1 inch pieces

      8 oz. Smoked Bacon, Chopped

      1/2 C. Morel Mushrooms, Chopped

      8 oz. Onion, Diced

      12 oz. Celery, Diced

      12 oz. Carrot, Diced

      1 C. Tomato Juice (or a chopped whole tomato)

      2 C. Water + 2 t. Beef Base

      6 oz. Salad Oil

      1 oz. Chef Depot Wild Game Seasonings

      1 t. Dry Parsley

      1/2 t. Salt

      1 t. Black Pepper

      Flour, As Needed

      Method -

      Soak the beaver meat in a brine solution of 4 cups water, two teaspoons salt and two teaspoons of cider vinegar for at least 1 hour, drain brine and reserve. Soak the morel mushrooms in a cup of hot water for 10 minutes. Dice onions, carrots and celery and reserve. Toss the beaver pieces in flour. Heat oil in a heavy pan until very hot, and beaver pieces and cook until brown, place on a sheetpan. Pour off oil and add bacon, cook it almost crispy and add the vegetables and morels, cook until onions are transparent. Add all remaining ingredients and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 60 minutes, or until tender. Serve it hot with warm bread!

  • calhoon2005@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    4 days later and my toe is basically better. Still can’t fully move it, but it’s definitely muscular rather than bone-ular… Also massively overstretched my calf and shin muscles in the incident, which is the main source of discomfort now. Always tuck your backpack straps away people.

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    That classic balancing act of whether to take the kids to childcare and risk getting a call to come pick them up, or have them stay home and deal with them the whole time.

    My boy is in better spirits now the rest of the family is up, so I’ll take my chances taking them in