Discussion Thread 🥠 Friday 6 June 2025

Well the punches keep rolling for the ol' girl.

Just learned yesterday big C. in the bowel. Looks like IV.

The last 8 months have been hell for her ever since that fall and now completely unrelated.. this. Pretty limited therapy when pushing 80yo. She'll be going in for an op but chemo/radio is out of the question. Working out the spread basically means just working out (guessing) how long.

Universe can be cruel.

e: Thanks all for the kind words.

Fuck, i'm sorry.
His lordships's grandma got hit with pancreatic at 96, there's something incredibly cruel about life pulling this shit that close to the end anyway
That's shit, dude. I'm so sorry to hear.
Fuck. This sucks. Thinking of you and your family at this hard time ❤️
Shit, that's awful. It's like an avalanche of medical suffering. I'm really sorry mate. I hope you'll be able to spend some quality time with her in the coming months
I’m so sorry.
Oh shit. I'm so sorry.
I'm so, so sorry mate ❤️
I'm sorry 😔
I'm so sorry, that's just terrible! Sending you and your family my love and good vibes, and I'm knocking on all the wood in my home!!
Sorry to hear that bro. Hoping for an easy and painless path forward.
so many hugs for you all
That's hard news to get. Wishing you all comfort and clarity.
I’m so sorry to hear :(
That sucks to hear. I'm sorry you're all going through this
I'm so sorry to hear this. We're all here to support you anyway we can.
Dammit, that sucks the big one. Bowel cancer got both my maternal grandparents too. Many many hugs.
Oh shit, that’s awful. I’m so sorry
I’m so sorry. I hope things go as well as they possibly can for your mum and that she’s well supported

My mother was in my dream. We were looking at family photos. I lost most of mine in the bad years.

I miss her dearly.

I don't really have a concept of an afterlife but I like to think dreams like that are my mum coming back to say hi when she knows I need her. Hugs.
- ❤️
so many hugs
- ❤️

Erin Patterson, a proven liar, sitting on the stand and claiming that everyone else is lying about her and what she said is actually wild.

There's a bloke in the US like that and he's currently the President.
If you believe your own lie, it'll manifest itself as truth.
- Woof, well done.
She keeps asserting her lies until she gets completely cornered by the evidence and then changes the story and comes up with some excuse for the lies. Excuses like, oh I was embarrassed, oh I got confused, etc. I think she did it.
My wife has been fascinated by this case and listens to the daily podcast about it. She's gone from "oh she definitely did it" to "maybe she's innocent, I can't be say beyond reasonable doubt" after this week's testimony. So Erin is clearly doing some good for her case on the stand.
I haven't been following the case closely, but I listened to one recap podcast a week ago where they describe the multiple phones, the missing phone seen on camera that wasn't provided, with the one provided to police being factory reset first, and taking her dehydrator on CCTV to the tip after telling police she didn't have one - it was all pretty damning.
- but she didn't have a dehydrator, she used to have one
  I would like to see the police questioning, I bet it wasn't very good
- Shows that the defence is doing a very good job! I think Erin is destroying it for them though.
She says 6 were made, one each for her guests, one for her and one that her child ate part of minus the toxic mushrooms which she scraped off.
3 people dead, one seriously ill, one made herself puke because she ate too much cake and one unscathed. Something doesn't add up.
It’s wild that she’s saying ‘I never’ in relation to plates and announcing cancer, when her FIL says the opposite
- I reckon the only reason she recited those plates are because they're the ones that were shown on the evidence video earlier in the trial.

Gosh I feel like I've been a total shut in this week with what happened to me, catching up on work and the cold weather. Winter hibernation mode is activating big time. I've got a birthday dinner tomorrow night and actually looking forward to some social time with friends, I really need it.

How are you feeling?
- Much better today! My head is still sore to the touch where I was hit but the headaches are reducing. Still a bit sensitive to super bright lights and loud people but I was never a fan of either to begin with haha
Have a great time. You deserve it.

It's miserable weather, but at least I can now be confident my heater is up to the task.

I've now done the setup for the outdoor security cameras, I just need the weather to improve enough for me to go outside and mount them. It's just a couple of screws to clamp on to the gutter so it shouldn't take too long - the hardest bit will be deciding the best postion for the one in the back yard.

Unfortunately my leave is over and I have to go to work tomorrow. My first night shift in ages, hopefully the novelty of meeting a bunch of new people and learning how to do my job in a different place will stop me falling asleep.

Good luck. 😊

That was invigorating. I got to start my walk with a game of Pick Up the Rubbish Bin and Chase Down my Rubbish Strewn Down the Street. Just in time too, the truck was collecting it just as we got back.

My new laundry rack and remote control for the garage have both arrived. I think I'll need to move the van to access the controller to program the remote, I might wait until it's not so windy to do that, I'm likely to lose half the contents of the garage if I open the door.

Had a dream that guests arrived early and we didn’t have the cheese I planned to serve. And another absolutely awful dream (like fucking WHY brain. WHY did you show me that?!), but I’ll choose to think about the cheese.

I think the universe is telling you that you need to buy Emergency Cheese.
- Cheese shopping is on the cards for this evening!
- Emergency Cheese has a tendency to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. If I have emergency cheese in the fridge, I find I suddenly have an emergency that requires cheese.

My dentist was late for the appointment. Her car was updating and she was left stranded for a bit. Both funny and sad.

As if I didn't already have a problem getting out of bed in the mornings...

Miss Gibson is cuddled up in bed and I want to follow her example. Sadly half my team is off sick today so I can't take a sneaky leave day.
- Having a cat at home is definitely disastrous for one's purroductivity
  But infinitely better for one's mental health. Weekend looks good for some cuddle time!

Man I miss cooking and eating. I wasn’t “good” but enjoyed doing it and my health has ruined all that

then buy simple food that needs no prep, like fresh fruit, healthy yoghurt, nuts and dried fruit,
make healthy platters like CEO does
it's not cooking per se but it is good 👍
and hugs too, can't have too many hugs 😊

I think, therefore I don't know.

elon just broke up with trump and it’s the best popcorn

A few months ago, was having drink with a mate and we both predicted that the Musk-Trump love affair is gonna be gone by mid year.
Should have put some money on it with a betting agency.

A while ago I confiscated a couple of vapes. Tonight we tried them out. Fuck. No wonder the kids are addicted to this shit.

It's pretty bad these days. They can get the disposables pretty much anywhere without ID.
The government got rid of the good guys and opened the gates to the blackmarket people to sell to kids.
What happened when you tried them?
- Nothing happened. They taste fruity.

Happy International Donut Day

Yesterday was International Sausage Roll Day

Wevver is about to fall in a heap. Stay warm, everyone!

I'm still safe and warm in the uni library greedily using up their heating. My bedroom heater will click on very soon (to help make it less miserable for poor sox who is also in the dark), but the rest of the house will be rather sad. I'll be booted out of here in 45 minutes and home is just a 5 minute drive away so hopefully I can rescue the place from being too much of a freezing prison.
- Maybe a nightlight and a heated kitty bed are in order 🥺
  Edit: This one from Pawz is down to $40 from 80-ish, Temple and Webster has one on clearance at $35. This one is $46-50 at Harvey Norman, Big W, and Bunnings.
  Melbcat’s was $40 at Kmart but they don’t seem to sell electric ones anymore
Feels like it already has. Water bottle and blanket just made me fall asleep.
Now I’m debating if I should make bolognaise tonight or tomorrow.
I'm thinking of anyone brave/silly enough to go camping this weekend. I'll be outside for a bit tomorrow and that'll be quite enough.
On the couch in warm house about to watch a movie. Yay for heating!

Cheers everyone 🍺

*This post was proudly sponsored by Melbourne heaters working overtime today

Alrighty. I have soft mattress topper. Yay lol

I just got one of those.
- I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't have one before. Just one of those things I never really learned or thought about.
  Time for a test nap lol
  Edit: wow. I've been missing out lol

Checks the clock "oh shit it's almost 9:30!" Feels very, very old suddenly.

I’ve been struggling to stay awake since 7.30, so think I’ve done pretty well lasting this long. Am also feeling old
yep, I'm going to do a little end of day tidying and then it's watching some tv time

I'm so tired but I don't want to waste my Friday night. I haven't even had the weekly doughnut fries.

Might take a longer nap with Fluffball.

Resist, try and stay up!
- The new soft mattress topper calls to me lol.
  I've got dessert on the way, went for a wake up walk and now I'm settled in for the night.
  I want to play Claire obscura but I don't want to start till I finish doom. I'm one of those "one game at a time" people.

Wind's howling

Edit: I'm going to brave the outdoors anyway. Feels like temp is still below zero out there, so if you don't here from me again assume I turned into an icicle.

very windy, house creaking 🫥

The wind seems to have died down a bit here. The feels like temp is now 0.3^o which is the warmest I've seen it all day!
Our house backs onto a reserve and it's pretty open and north facing.
When it's windy, it's windy.
If not for roller shutters, our windows would have caved in several times now.
- 😧
Had to go outside to throw some stuff away.
That wind out there is quite strong.

Let’s say you’re at the supermarket; Is it against social norms to open a few punnets of strawberries and gather only the ripe ones to put in the punnet you eventually purchase?

Edit: also no, I have not done this personally

Given they are sold as a pre-packaged item I think it would not just be against social norms, but could also be illegal. Especially if you have to break a seal to do it. It's like openeing a few bags of jelly snakes to consolidate the red ones because you don't like the mix.
It's not the same as the bag of grapes which are still weighed at checkout and just divided into bags for convenience.
They're in a punnet for a reason. It's not a pick n mix. WASH YOUR FRUIT & VEG PEOPLE.
I think it's fine if you sort the non-ripe ones into their own punnets of similar ripeness at the same time, and arrange those punnets in order of ripeness such that is clear to other shoppers that what they are seeing is indeed punnets of strawberries arranged in ascending (or descending, I guess) order of ripeness.
Edit: you would also need to be leaving at least five punnets as described above
I wouldn’t open them if they’re packaged in a punnet, feels wrong.
Only if you also leave a bonus needle in once in a while, anything else is simply un-Australian.
- Oh no ! I forgot about that 😭
I do it grapes but I guess that's different because they're open bags. Not sure I would pick and mix strawberries, but ya know what, if I saw someone do it I wouldn't pay them any attention.

I have a splitting headache. Had 2 Panadol and a coffee about an hour ago, has dulled it a bit, but it’s still there. Today will be unproductive.

kinda busy day

first some admin

In today's edition of flat-pack assembly:

Very basic, but functional and very cheap.

Lots of little pieces involved in this one.

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

Tentacle of the giantest octopus ever, wrapped around a ham and cheese croissant like it doesn't want to let it go
- A plate of tiny little tentacles, lightly spiced and deep fried
- 🍗🧀🥐
  🦑

I've made another temu order. The one from a little while ago was the first package I'd received in over a decade

But how did you survive lockdowns with no packages??
- Buying music stuff from stores that required pick up lol
on line shopping can definitely be fun 😊
Whatcha getting?!
- Band shirts, 3 cartoon cat tshirts and a couple of posters. Also this

I’m now nocturnal and kind of withdrawing from everyone. I think I’m getting really depressed.

15 more sleeps until the solstice. Then the sun starts to come back. Keep posting. We are here
Stick with us, Melba. We care about you!
Updates about melbcat are sweet, but I find it sweeter to read what you're up to, even if it's nothing at all. I care about you.
Fixing sleep is hard, and lack of vit d wouldn't help (I mean just even the sun on your skin, not even necessarily vitamin d)
Sending you my love and good vibes 💜
There's a lot of good in you Melba. I don't think anyone else would've shown Melbcat the commitment and love that you've shown. Your care for her embodies the ideal of every being deserving a loving chance at life. Not many people can say that.
Keep posting here, we care about you.
so many hugs
What the others said! We are here for you ❤️

I preemptively bought more pseudo cold and flu tablets and good thing I did, I'm really feeling it now.

At least I have enough hard drugs to get through the long weekend

It's time to go meet The Paintress, OH BOY!!!

Is The Paintress a band?
- It’s a pivotal character Expedition 33.
  It’s my fault since I hooked a few people on it by posting up videos.
It’s a wild journey, have fun!
- Thanks for reminding me. I've been playing the new doom this whole time.
Probably the best game I've played all year. Nearly finished but kind trying to platinum on the side.
For those that come tomorrow
- We continue.

I just watched How to Train Your Dragon and I thought it was excellent.

But then I read reviews. People have said it ruins the books and turns them into a generic coming-of-age plot, and also if you liken Hiccup to an autistic person, it describes how society shits on autistic people and glorifies them when they exhibit savant like moments.

was this the life action or the cartoon?
But also; fuck the reviews. Your experience is your experience and what you take away is just that.
- Cartoon!
If you enjoyed the movie then it was a good movie. Don't listen to the naysayers, your opinion counts. 😊
I haven’t seen this movie or read this book, however I enjoy other perspectives on art. It actually helps solidify your opinion in some cases or it can open your eyes to ideas you might not have considered.
- Absolutely!