Today is 7 months off suboxone. Sleep is better regulated, music is going really well.
I'm half excited half nervous about tomorrow.
I still can't get over the fact that of all the possible buildings in Melbourne, it's the one where my mum used to work.
None of this would be possible without the sacrifices that she made, and the hell she endured.
She will always be my hero โค๏ธ
13
Seagoon_ - 1mon
this is so awesome
so happy for you ๐๐
( I am sure she would be very proud of you, as we here are )
4
LowExperience2368 - 1mon
Your mum would be so proud of you mate. You've gone through so much crap, and worked your way out of it. That's really admirable and a testament to your character!!! She lives on through you โค๏ธ
2
Bottom_racer - 1mon
Fucking hell.
Just found ol' boy (81) up a ladder checking gutters (about 2m high), base on an incline on wet grass. No tether, not staked.
Yes I got grumpy.
What is it with people thinking 'she'll be right' on ladders.
Stupid af (esp. at that age).
11
anotherspringchicken - 1mon
Seems to be a thing. When my OHโs dad was around the same age he (frail & blind in one eye) did the same thing.
Iโm glad your dad is ok & hope he listens to you. Geez they can be stubborn
E: I say that a stubborn person myself (didnโt mean to be ageist)
5
Bottom_racer - 1mon
Seriously stubborn.
He said 'don't tell me what to do'. He's not frail and in good shape though. I said 'well I'll tell you what you won't be doing if you fall and break your hip.. you'll never play golf again'. He mumbled something and walked away lol.
5
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
I've put the heater on again today. This is ridiculous.
10
force_majeure1234 @lemmy.world - 1mon
I just slipped on a pair of trackies hot from the dryer ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
9
Alamutjones - 1mon
Luxury
6
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
What happened to the "short and t-shirt. Not going back" attitude?
6
force_majeure1234 @lemmy.world - 1mon
I never said shorts! I'm still wearing a T-shirt
5
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
My apologies. Enjoy your warm trackies.
4
LowExperience2368 - 1mon
I've been thinking about this everytime it's cold
3
Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 1mon
Same. Wild shit.
7
Seagoon_ - 1mon
I put the heater on yesterday
3
Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 1mon
This is the last Sunday where I'm excited to start work tomorrow lol
9
StudSpud The Starchy - 1mon
Every Sunday hereafter will be filled with Sunday Blues
4
force_majeure1234 @lemmy.world - 1mon
I woke up thinking it was Monday. God is good ๐
9
Seagoon_ - 1mon
it's like getting another day for free๐
3
Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 1mon
It's my birthday next Sunday.
You know how I know I'm getting older?
Knowing what the weather is seems to matter waaaaaay more than it ever has before.
9
melbaboutown - 1mon
Appetite is good today! She just had a third now fourth small helping of wet food and some dry biccies!
And is still trying to convince me to let her outside lol
9
Seagoon_ - 1mon
Happy for you both. ๐
5
Alamutjones - 1mon
I'm going to the market. Please leave requests (and necessary bags) below, thank you children
8
PeelerSheila - 1mon
Flour please. Using a lot of it lately! ๐
5
Alamutjones - 1mon
๐พ ๐ชจ
Sorry, thereโs some work involvedโฆ
4
PeelerSheila - 1mon
No worries, I'll hitch up the horse to the wheel
2
Seagoon_ - 1mon
some thai chicken sausages, fresh fruit and some turkish halva please ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ๐ฐ๐ฐ
5
Alamutjones - 1mon
๐ญ๐ถ๏ธ๐ซ
๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
๐ฌ
5
imoldgreeeg - 1mon
Cheeeeeeese. Went to three different shops yesterday and managed to forget cheeeeeeese three times
5
Alamutjones - 1mon
๐ง
6
imoldgreeeg - 1mon
Thanks Mum
5
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
Leg warmers and a balaclava please ๐
5
Alamutjones - 1mon
๐งฆ ๐งฃ ๐งคโ๏ธ
a selection of warming items
5
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
Thanks AJ โค๏ธ
3
TheWitchofThornbury2 - 1mon
A bitter melon (if available), some cucumbers, 3.5 kilos of kestrel spuds and 500g goat biltong. ๐
5
Alamutjones - 1mon
๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐
5
TheWitchofThornbury2 - 1mon
Thanks! That's saved me a trip.
3
anotherspringchicken - 1mon
Same as usual - hot cinnamon donuts, please
4
Alamutjones - 1mon
๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
4
imoldgreeeg - 1mon
That was the wrong time for a walk ๐ง๏ธ๐ง๏ธ๐ง๏ธ
8
Bottom_racer - 1mon
Bugger there's a wattle bird that made its way inside.
This might take a while :(
edit hooray it's free. Threw a towel over it and it calmed the f down.
So my resume now includes 3 mudlarks and 1 wattle bird. Magpie is the only bird with manners who just trots out when it gets in lol.
8
anotherspringchicken - 1mon
How are you with possums? We had one wander inside then climb the curtains. I made the mistake of trying to pick it up in a towel, like a cat. Eventually got it outside but I had some interesting tooth-mark bruises for a bit.
6
Bottom_racer - 1mon
Ouch.
I think I'd set a trap (non-kill) and hope for the best lol.
6
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
Lol. I would've shit me self. Those eyes are creepy.
5
StudSpud The Starchy - 1mon
::: spoiler he's the prettiest boi
:::
7
Seagoon_ - 1mon
look at those whiskers ๐ป
3
SpinMeRound - 1mon
What.
A.
Stunner.
2
CEOofmyhouse56 - 1mon
Well that's a little embarrassing. Cleaning out the booze shelf and found some relics that people have gifted over the years. Might have a taste later. Probably all vinegar though.
7
anotherspringchicken - 1mon
You can make a nice trifle using that port
4
tombruzzo - 1mon
That Hanwood Special Reserve is from where I grew up
4
Alamutjones - 1mon
My life is enriched by much market bounty. The parsnips, they are enormous
7
TheWitchofThornbury2 - 1mon
One of my fab fave vegetables - the parsnip. Love them. One of my best soups is a grated parsnip simmered in 1 cup good chicken stock till tender, then add a grated golden delicious apple. Add sliced red chilli to serve and if you dare, a half shot of vodka. I call it sunshine soup. Warming, comforting and fresh flavoured and colourful.
6
Alamutjones - 1mon
Iโll have to try that
3
Seagoon_ - 1mon
I make a parsnip bake with eggs , milk, thyme and black pepper
it's quite good with roasts
2
TheWitchofThornbury2 - 1mon
Oooh must try that. Sounds delish! Thyme goes so well with parsnips.
3
Seagoon_ - 1mon
peel and slice into 5 mm rounds, lightly steam, then make an egg milk and herb mix. put parsnips in a pie dish and pour egg mix over. bake. if you like sprinkle some tasty cheese on top
2
TheWitchofThornbury2 - 1mon
Thanks! This is going on the food roster.
1
Seagoon_ - 1mon
it's super easy ๐
1
LowExperience2368 - 1mon
I'm convinced everyone has a hidden talent.
::: spoiler spoiler
I didn't think I had one, but recently learnt that many people haven't committed close families' / friends' phone numbers or birthdays. I know everyone in my close circle's phone number by accident because there was a time my phone would just show the phone number. Plus people you live with, isn't it common to know their numbers?
I unfortunately remember my ex's phone number (it had a specific pattern), my friends' phone numbers, and a fuck ton of birthdays of people I no longer speak to. My best friends in high school would never remember my birthday, even though I remembered theirs, and her excuse was always not being able to remember birthdays. There is a thing called a calendar. I wonder how common this is! My prediction is relatively common.
:::
7
Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 1mon
Mine is being oblivious to romantic interest until years later when I suddenly realise what was going on.
7
Seagoon_ - 1mon
twins
5
anotherspringchicken - 1mon
I have that one, too :-(
2
Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 1mon
So much regret...
2
Alamutjones - 1mon
I'm very good at falling over - even a full body faceplant dramatic one - without doing any harm to myself. Mastered the "safe fall"/"stage fall" as a kindergarten kid.
I've also got what seems to be an exceptionally high tolerance for pain.
Possibly these two things are connected?
6
anotherspringchicken - 1mon
Thatโs a skill that stunt people have, too (the falling, not sure about the pain tolerance - although it would be useful for that job)
1
Alamutjones - 1mon
Iโd stopped crying when I fell over by the time I was two. People used to comment โhuh, she never cries - sheโs just properly stacked it, and sheโs fine? How?โ
2
Seagoon_ - 1mon
It's because you care. ๐
5
StudSpud The Starchy - 1mon
I can make a loud click sound with my tongue. Most people can click their tongue and it sounds rather small and kinda wet, and it's often a double click because the tongue hits the bottom of the mouth. When I do it, I can stop my tongue from hitting the bottom of my mouth, and it makes a very loud "knock" sound, like someone knocked hard on a wooden door.
It hasn't been very useful in my professional life, but it has been extremely amusing using it to scare people. Or compete with my dad to see who can make the loudest click ๐
5
Alamutjones - 1mon
Iโmma curl up in my recliner and watch Spooks
6
Rusty Raven - 1mon
I thought I was going to spend yesterday gaming, accidentally spent all day and a couple of hours past midnight into today too. Oops, I had intended to do some other things as well.
Today I plan to do a few more things in the garden, as long as it doesn't rain on me. If it does rain on me I have lots of indoors sorting I still need to do, cleaning up the junky corners I never quite got to after I moved.
6
SpinMeRound - 1mon
Gahhhh, tired of giant cars that don't fit in parking spaces.
6
Seagoon_ - 1mon
I might go for a very short walk to the beach
will try the new boot inserts too
boots not too bad
6
melbaboutown - 1mon
::: spoiler Cat medical, skip if it brings the thread down
Iโve emailed the vet asking about the risks of surgery and if there can be safer compromises. I forgot to ask about things like cryotherapy, damn. Anyway Iโve asked to discuss options.
I might have found another larger lesion, donโt know. A photo has been dispatched to the specialist.
:::
Iโve got the electric blanket on low and am snorgling the pudding. Sheโs had breakfast, meds and treats then we both went back to bed.
6
LowExperience2368 - 1mon
Give her lots of snuggles ๐
5
melbaboutown - 1mon
Sheโs been getting warmed like an egg and had second breakfast
4
Seagoon_ - 1mon
I slept 6 hours without waking and fairly uneventful too, just a small nightmare on waking
I have also run out of hay fever tablets for the past 2 days, I wonder if the two are related
I'll switch orders with whatever the next person gets, I'll takeeee... Peanut butter, jam and banana on toast and an English breakfast tea - white with one
5
bacon - 1mon
๐๐โ๏ธ๐ฅค
3
force_majeure1234 @lemmy.world - 1mon
Yummm. Didn't know I wanted that but it's perfect
3
Alamutjones - 1mon
I got your order and approve of it
2
Alamutjones - 1mon
Banananana smoothie?
I know how to start spelling it, just not how to stop
4
bacon - 1mon
๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐
๐
โ๏ธ
3
Alamutjones - 1mon
Aren't I a lucky bugger
4
TheWitchofThornbury2 - 1mon
Hot soup, hot rolls and hot coffee please chef. It's cold here today.
3
bacon - 1mon
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐๐ฅโ๏ธ
2
TheWitchofThornbury2 - 1mon
Thanks chef! Warms the cockles of my heart.
2
anotherspringchicken - 1mon
A Caesar salad with extra crispy bacon please chef
YarraByte in melbourne
Discussion Thread ๐ฆค Sunday 9 November 2025
Tomorrow feels like the start of a new chapter.
Today is 7 months off suboxone. Sleep is better regulated, music is going really well.
I'm half excited half nervous about tomorrow.
I still can't get over the fact that of all the possible buildings in Melbourne, it's the one where my mum used to work.
None of this would be possible without the sacrifices that she made, and the hell she endured.
She will always be my hero โค๏ธ
this is so awesome
so happy for you ๐๐
( I am sure she would be very proud of you, as we here are )
Your mum would be so proud of you mate. You've gone through so much crap, and worked your way out of it. That's really admirable and a testament to your character!!! She lives on through you โค๏ธ
Fucking hell.
Just found ol' boy (81) up a ladder checking gutters (about 2m high), base on an incline on wet grass. No tether, not staked.
Yes I got grumpy.
What is it with people thinking 'she'll be right' on ladders.
Stupid af (esp. at that age).
Seems to be a thing. When my OHโs dad was around the same age he (frail & blind in one eye) did the same thing.
Iโm glad your dad is ok & hope he listens to you. Geez they can be stubborn
E: I say that a stubborn person myself (didnโt mean to be ageist)
Seriously stubborn.
He said 'don't tell me what to do'. He's not frail and in good shape though. I said 'well I'll tell you what you won't be doing if you fall and break your hip.. you'll never play golf again'. He mumbled something and walked away lol.
I've put the heater on again today. This is ridiculous.
I just slipped on a pair of trackies hot from the dryer ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
Luxury
What happened to the "short and t-shirt. Not going back" attitude?
I never said shorts! I'm still wearing a T-shirt
My apologies. Enjoy your warm trackies.
I've been thinking about this everytime it's cold
Same. Wild shit.
I put the heater on yesterday
This is the last Sunday where I'm excited to start work tomorrow lol
Every Sunday hereafter will be filled with Sunday Blues
I woke up thinking it was Monday. God is good ๐
it's like getting another day for free๐
It's my birthday next Sunday.
You know how I know I'm getting older?
Knowing what the weather is seems to matter waaaaaay more than it ever has before.
Appetite is good today! She just had a
thirdnow fourth small helping of wet food and some dry biccies!And is still trying to convince me to let her outside lol
Happy for you both. ๐
I'm going to the market. Please leave requests (and necessary bags) below, thank you children
Flour please. Using a lot of it lately! ๐
๐พ ๐ชจ Sorry, thereโs some work involvedโฆ
No worries, I'll hitch up the horse to the wheel
some thai chicken sausages, fresh fruit and some turkish halva please ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ๐ฐ๐ฐ
๐ญ๐ถ๏ธ๐ซ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ
Cheeeeeeese. Went to three different shops yesterday and managed to forget cheeeeeeese three times
๐ง
Thanks Mum
Leg warmers and a balaclava please ๐
๐งฆ ๐งฃ ๐งคโ๏ธ a selection of warming items
Thanks AJ โค๏ธ
A bitter melon (if available), some cucumbers, 3.5 kilos of kestrel spuds and 500g goat biltong. ๐
๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐
Thanks! That's saved me a trip.
Same as usual - hot cinnamon donuts, please
๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
That was the wrong time for a walk ๐ง๏ธ๐ง๏ธ๐ง๏ธ
Bugger there's a wattle bird that made its way inside.
This might take a while :(
edit hooray it's free. Threw a towel over it and it calmed the f down.
So my resume now includes 3 mudlarks and 1 wattle bird. Magpie is the only bird with manners who just trots out when it gets in lol.
How are you with possums? We had one wander inside then climb the curtains. I made the mistake of trying to pick it up in a towel, like a cat. Eventually got it outside but I had some interesting tooth-mark bruises for a bit.
Ouch.
I think I'd set a trap (non-kill) and hope for the best lol.
Lol. I would've shit me self. Those eyes are creepy.
::: spoiler he's the prettiest boi
:::
look at those whiskers ๐ป
What.
A.
Stunner.
Well that's a little embarrassing. Cleaning out the booze shelf and found some relics that people have gifted over the years. Might have a taste later. Probably all vinegar though.
You can make a nice trifle using that port
That Hanwood Special Reserve is from where I grew up
My life is enriched by much market bounty. The parsnips, they are enormous
One of my fab fave vegetables - the parsnip. Love them. One of my best soups is a grated parsnip simmered in 1 cup good chicken stock till tender, then add a grated golden delicious apple. Add sliced red chilli to serve and if you dare, a half shot of vodka. I call it sunshine soup. Warming, comforting and fresh flavoured and colourful.
Iโll have to try that
I make a parsnip bake with eggs , milk, thyme and black pepper
it's quite good with roasts
Oooh must try that. Sounds delish! Thyme goes so well with parsnips.
peel and slice into 5 mm rounds, lightly steam, then make an egg milk and herb mix. put parsnips in a pie dish and pour egg mix over. bake. if you like sprinkle some tasty cheese on top
Thanks! This is going on the food roster.
it's super easy ๐
I'm convinced everyone has a hidden talent.
::: spoiler spoiler I didn't think I had one, but recently learnt that many people haven't committed close families' / friends' phone numbers or birthdays. I know everyone in my close circle's phone number by accident because there was a time my phone would just show the phone number. Plus people you live with, isn't it common to know their numbers?
I unfortunately remember my ex's phone number (it had a specific pattern), my friends' phone numbers, and a fuck ton of birthdays of people I no longer speak to. My best friends in high school would never remember my birthday, even though I remembered theirs, and her excuse was always not being able to remember birthdays. There is a thing called a calendar. I wonder how common this is! My prediction is relatively common. :::
Mine is being oblivious to romantic interest until years later when I suddenly realise what was going on.
twins
I have that one, too :-(
So much regret...
I'm very good at falling over - even a full body faceplant dramatic one - without doing any harm to myself. Mastered the "safe fall"/"stage fall" as a kindergarten kid.
I've also got what seems to be an exceptionally high tolerance for pain.
Possibly these two things are connected?
Thatโs a skill that stunt people have, too (the falling, not sure about the pain tolerance - although it would be useful for that job)
Iโd stopped crying when I fell over by the time I was two. People used to comment โhuh, she never cries - sheโs just properly stacked it, and sheโs fine? How?โ
It's because you care. ๐
I can make a loud click sound with my tongue. Most people can click their tongue and it sounds rather small and kinda wet, and it's often a double click because the tongue hits the bottom of the mouth. When I do it, I can stop my tongue from hitting the bottom of my mouth, and it makes a very loud "knock" sound, like someone knocked hard on a wooden door.
It hasn't been very useful in my professional life, but it has been extremely amusing using it to scare people. Or compete with my dad to see who can make the loudest click ๐
Iโmma curl up in my recliner and watch Spooks
I thought I was going to spend yesterday gaming, accidentally spent all day and a couple of hours past midnight into today too. Oops, I had intended to do some other things as well.
Today I plan to do a few more things in the garden, as long as it doesn't rain on me. If it does rain on me I have lots of indoors sorting I still need to do, cleaning up the junky corners I never quite got to after I moved.
Gahhhh, tired of giant cars that don't fit in parking spaces.
I might go for a very short walk to the beach
will try the new boot inserts too
boots not too bad
::: spoiler Cat medical, skip if it brings the thread down
Iโve emailed the vet asking about the risks of surgery and if there can be safer compromises. I forgot to ask about things like cryotherapy, damn. Anyway Iโve asked to discuss options.
I might have found another larger lesion, donโt know. A photo has been dispatched to the specialist.
:::
Iโve got the electric blanket on low and am snorgling the pudding. Sheโs had breakfast, meds and treats then we both went back to bed.
Give her lots of snuggles ๐
Sheโs been getting warmed like an egg and had second breakfast
I slept 6 hours without waking and fairly uneventful too, just a small nightmare on waking
I have also run out of hay fever tablets for the past 2 days, I wonder if the two are related
sunday quiz
35/50
30/50
50
who knew that my knowledge of stable water soluble purple colours would ever be useful ( there are none )
An astounding 45/50
40/50 !
30
35/50
40/50
Morning everyone.
I don't WANNA get up
beach walk was much warmer than I thought, I had to take my jumper off!
the tides were strong over night and the beach was clean, which is nice , it smells better and no flies
but few shells
a small ray washed up
The beach and I weren't friends today.
But that's okay.
Friendship and respect are different things and I'll bow to her everyday.
She deserves it.
Beep Beep ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅญ๐๐ฅฅ๐ฅฆ๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฅฌ๐ฅ๐ฝ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ง ๐ฅฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฅจ๐ง๐ง๐ฅ๐ง๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅฉ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ฆช๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ชผ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฅฎ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐ฐ๐ง๐ฅง๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฅโ๏ธ๐ต๐บ๐ถ๐ฅค๐ง๐ง๐ฅ๐ท๐ฅ๐ธ๐น๐ง๐
I'll switch orders with whatever the next person gets, I'll takeeee... Peanut butter, jam and banana on toast and an English breakfast tea - white with one
๐๐โ๏ธ๐ฅค
Yummm. Didn't know I wanted that but it's perfect
I got your order and approve of it
Banananana smoothie?
I know how to start spelling it, just not how to stop
๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐
๐
โ๏ธ
Aren't I a lucky bugger
Hot soup, hot rolls and hot coffee please chef. It's cold here today.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐๐ฅโ๏ธ
Thanks chef! Warms the cockles of my heart.
A Caesar salad with extra crispy bacon please chef
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Good night everyone, sweet dreams. ๐