Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

  • Sir_ListerOfSmeg
    24·
    11 months ago

    Met my future dog yesterday.

    Long story, but the owner has breast cancer and needed to find a forever home for a staffy (my dream dog).

    Spent about 2 hours with him yesterday making sure he’d be happy with me as his human. He’s very shy but we both fell in love.

    Meet Adam the new love of my life 😍

  • just_kitten
    21·
    11 months ago

    Eeeeee!!! I accidentally found the cat’s cuddle spot!!! 😻😻😻 it’s much closer to the TV than I would normally sit but I decided to sit there while petting her and she CRAWLED ONTO MY LAP. I nearly died. I didn’t have my phone but when she got up for a bit I grabbed it and sat back down and here she is purring up an absolute storm. She hasn’t cuddled at all the whole 2.5 weeks I’ve been here - I’ll sit here all day long to feel her purring contentedly against me1. Oh please kitty cat don’t let this be a one time thing. We can chill any time. Any time at all. <3

    prrrrrrrrrr

    sleeping striped tabby curled up with her head resting on a navy blanket draped over a pair of human legs

      • just_kitten
        4·
        11 months ago

        Teddy is adrift without the baby boy that usually lives in this house… (who probably just drools all over him at this stage tbh)

    • Bacon
      5·
      11 months ago

      kitty head on leg is THE best feeling.

      • just_kitten
        3·
        11 months ago

        I could die happy right now, but then I might not get to experience this again tomorrow so no dying for me today.

    • PeelerSheila
      3·
      11 months ago

      Aww so satisfying when they do this! The elation of being chosen! And a beautiful kitty 😍

      • just_kitten
        5·
        11 months ago

        Cats are so good at making feel like a piece of useless garbage but they also make you feel so special and divine when they choose to lavish their love upon you. No, I am not a battered cat slave, don’t send help…

    • melbaboutown
      2·
      11 months ago

      Oh when she settles in you’re going to be pinned under her

      • just_kitten
        2·
        11 months ago

        She’s not at that stage yet. She prefers to stay mostly adjacent. I went to go feed her (I’m guessing this cuddliness was all a ruse…!) and now she’s back to ignoring me from the other side of the house. But if I can be cat trapped by her before I head back home that would be an accomplishment indeed.

    • Bottom_racer
      7·
      11 months ago

      aww good kitty.

      Doubt it’s saying goodnight it’s wide awake with them eyes.

      • just_kitten
        5·
        11 months ago

        Hey just so you know, the image description for vision impaired users was actually already in the alt text of the photo in that comment (which you put in the square brackets when you use markup). That’s how image descriptions are meant to work. If you hover over the photo on desktop or long press to open the image in another tab on a mobile browser you’ll see the description.

        Just fyi about accessible tech if you’re going to keep wanting to label peoples photos.

        • Goddess_Amaterasu
          2·
          11 months ago

          Ok well I use the safari version of Aussie.zone on my phone only, to me it just looks like it’s just the photo of your cat with nothing else. I tried long pressing and it didn’t do anything. Whatever the case, I must be the only person who didn’t realise this and apologise for adding the ID and I promise never to add an ID to any future image from anyone :) thanks for letting me know

          • just_kitten
            2·
            11 months ago

            Ok so I looked into this and amazingly enough the only way it seems that you can access the alt text on Safari iPhone is to actually turn on VoiceOver in Settings>Accessibility - which most vision impaired users (those would need alt text at least) would use anyway in order to navigate the OS, but sucks if you’re testing. When VoiceOver is activated, and my comment is read out (you can try it by selecting it with the image in Safari), VoiceOver does indeed read the alt text.

            You won’t have the same issue with Chrome on iPhone, you can long press and see the alt text.

            • Goddess_Amaterasu
              2·
              11 months ago

              All good. Thanks for looking into and figuring how it all works. And patiently explaining it all

  • halibutherring
    16·
    11 months ago

    I trusted you, Goddess. I could have hung up my laundry indoors last night, but I remembered your comment saying today was going to be 18 degrees. So I waited and hung out my stuff on the line this mroning and it dried perfectly throughout the day. So - thanks! I’m glad I held off instead of having clothes cram up my house. Cheers!

  • Baku
    15·
    11 months ago

    Tomorrow marks a week since I moved into the new place. I’m feeling so much better, and feel like I’m in a much more healthy place mentally than I was in the last place. And honestly, a lot of it is just the little things, like being home alone, and having access to knives, and administering my own medication

    • melbaboutown
      5·
      11 months ago

      That’s fantastic. The environment of the last place didn’t sound healthy for anyone

      • Baku
        5·
        11 months ago

        Based on the sheer turnover of workers, I’d say you’re right

    • Seagoon_
      5·
      11 months ago

      You’re going to feel stronger and more confident everyday. :)

      • Baku
        5·
        11 months ago

        It’s already started! That European festival thing I decided to give a go, I wouldn’t normally do because of all my people anxiety. Who coulda thunk that healthy environments make healthy minds?

    • PeelerSheila
      4·
      11 months ago

      Awesome! 💯 So glad to hear it’s all happening for you after your hospital trip and all that stuff last week.

      • Baku
        5·
        11 months ago

        Thanks! Yes last week was a shitshow, and the anxiety about the move definitely didn’t help

    • SituationCake
      3·
      11 months ago

      Glad to hear! Your list of little things is not so little, it must feel great to be entering a new stage of life where you are getting more autonomy.

    • StudSpud The StarchyEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Things are looking brighter for you everyday! You got this! You deserve only good things 💜💜

    • Duenan
      7·
      11 months ago

      Neither can I.

      Bit windy but I’ve been outside for a bit today several times and it’s so nice to be out in the sun today.

    • hasteeeEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      This is all because we got a bullshit summer last summer.

      I’m taking every minute of it I can outside!

      • Bottom_racer
        8·
        11 months ago

        I still can’t believe fabio was hit in the face by a goose on a rollercoaster.

  • Bottom_racer
    13·
    11 months ago

    Went out…

    16 bucks a pint.

    can feed a family of 6 fo that.

    obscene.

    • Bottom_racer
      9·
      11 months ago

      I downvote when someone says they don’t put butter on toast.

      I exist… we exist.

  • heyheyitskay
    11·
    11 months ago

    Ending the week on a positive note. I wasn’t expecting it but I feel like I’ve finally made progress this week. Still lots on the list to do and learn but it’s nice to feel that I’m getting somewhere. 💪

  • Rusty Raven M
    11·
    11 months ago

    I’ve been invited to fill in a survey on my experiences as a student. The email says I am from a “unique group of students”. I think this might be a polite way of saying “you’re really old for a student”.

    • ThornburywitchEnglish
      10·
      11 months ago

      I am amused by the phrase ‘unique group’. If unique, then by definition not a group. If they meant ‘small group’ why didn’t they say so. Fancy word syndrome strikes again.
      I have a Melb Uni tshirt with ‘minimise sesquipedalian circumlocutions’ written across the front. I cherish it.

      • PeelerSheila
        3·
        11 months ago

        ‘minimise sesquipedalian circumlocutions’

        I want one. A quick google search revealed that I can buy many tshirts with just the word sesquipedalian on it in a variety of fonts but not that tshirt :( can you still get them or no?

        • ThornburywitchEnglish
          4·
          11 months ago

          It was from the early 2000s. Doubt if MelbUni has them anymore. I got it from their shop on campus, even though I wasn’t a student.

    • Seagoon_
      5·
      11 months ago

      old student is when your own daughter is older than the lecturer 😬

      • Rusty Raven M
        5·
        11 months ago

        I do not have a daughter. Have I discovered the secret to eternal youth?! One weird trick doctors don’t want you to know…

  • Rusty Raven M
    11·
    11 months ago

    Ok, lunch is packed. Camera battery charged. I’m ready to head off for the day. Be good while I’m away, and keep your finger’s crossed that the rain holds off long enough this afternoon that I don’t come home a soggy Raven.

  • Bacon
    10·
    11 months ago

    i am going to splurge and get a tuna mornay for lunch today

      • Bacon
        3·
        11 months ago

        Ohhh I will see of my walking distance smol Coles has it

    • useless_modern_god
      4·
      11 months ago

      You have inspired me to make this for dinner. Thank you, but I want to put an additional ingredient for a point of difference.

      What could I add?

      • Force_majeure122
        6·
        11 months ago

        Blue cheese. Cheese in general. More cheese than you think is reasonable, and then a bit more after that

      • CEOofmyhouse56
        4·
        11 months ago

        Peas, corn kernels, lemon, chilli flakes, herbs. Any of these will taste good.

      • Duenan
        3·
        11 months ago

        Sweet corn kernels were always my favourite in a tuna mornay if you weren’t already using it.

        Maybe peas?

      • ThornburywitchEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Water chestnuts for crunch. Just don’t chop them until they resemble fingernail parings, which can lead to domestic disagreements. Ask me how I know.

  • MisssDarylC
    10·
    11 months ago

    Went to the doctor this morning, turns out the dizziness which increased immensely today is due to Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Eg I get dizzy from looking up and down and I have crystals in my ear canal. So I’ve got to shake my head 10 times, 10 a day to fix it. Lol.

    On another note, I’ve never seen this doctor before and they asked in Straight or gay?? I answered without thinking and it wasn’t until I left that I questioned the necessity of that question. Lol.