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[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I love my cat so much. I wish he could understand me just enough to hear me say it.

[–] bacon@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago

he absolutely does

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago

Cats can understand human speech, similarly to dogs. They know πŸ’œ

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[–] oztrin@aussie.zone 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (11 children)

Just back from dinner with the guy who organises the local Meetup dining group.
I'd dropped into the conversation when he invited me to a cafe that I wasn't looking for a relationship right now, just to lay it on the table, then after some messaging that was pushing the boundaries and some blatantly flirtatious behaviour in front of others I had to have a stern talk of the You're Making Me Uncomfortable Back Off variety.
So he walked me home, came in briefly to meet the cats and then I drove him home making it plain that I was just going to drop him home and run.
So what does he do? Ask me to stay the night!
Firstly NO, secondly I've never left the cats alone overnight and I'm not going to start now, thirdly I Told You I'm Not Interested Several Times Jesus Christ. πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™€οΈ I think he's more of a clueless scungie type - I know the breed from Uni God knows - but seriously, which part of I Am Not Interested does this guy not understand?

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago

Hun. Not after a relationship. Just a root. Urrrt no. Kick.

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He understands, he just doesn't want to accept it. It's not about swaying you it's about making you so uncomfortable that you'll say yes just to get it "over with".

He doesn't care about your feelings or consent. And do not let him into your house again.

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[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 15 points 1 month ago (4 children)

What's for dinner, mum?

Poor man's ceviche

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[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 13 points 1 month ago

Long day... cranky... not a drop of moisture all day, but I just managed to miss the rain and got to come home to silky kitty and a bit of silliness (=much-needed energy expenditure) with the feather toy. Thank god I have food in the fridge... rest my tired soul with the sound of rain and a nourishing meal. I'm spent.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Fed the kitty this morning and we went back to bed, cuddling sweetly… she stretched her arm, dropped it and punctured a single secretly sharp claw into my eyelid like a fishhook.

After a delay of refusing to get up it was washed with antibacterial hand soap and dabbed with Betadine so fingers crossed. I have a spare box of antibiotics ready to go.

But yeah, that was literally half a centimetre from my actual eye.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Reaching out
Touching me, clawing you

Sweeeeet Mother of Jesus
Fuck fuck fuck 🎢

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago

🎢 Bedtimes never felt so sharp

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

My WhiteBoy used to wake us up by delicately inserting a single claw into a nostril

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[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

Just had a company meeting about raises. I don't quality because I just started, but they gave everyone:

2%

You should have seen everyone's face. The mood in the meeting plummeted instantly.

I'm expecting some resignations in the next few weeks.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago

The beatings will continue until … every employee is 18 and doesn’t know any better

[–] Pilk@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We love an effective pay cut

Exactly. I'm staying for 12 months and grabbing the certs I need then I'm out.

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[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Tonight it's singing practice. I cancelled my plans so I could have the evening to myself to get my voice back to a usable state.

I miss performing so much. I just love the vulnerability that you feel when you're giving a part of yourself to strangers for a short while. Putting yourself out there.

Music had been such an important part of my life. Every step of the way music has kept me going when I felt I didn't want to. I could always rely on making music for catharsis.

And I think that's what makes it such an important part of my life. I feel like everything is bottled up unless I'm playing regularly.

/end over sharing rant

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[–] bacon@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago (5 children)

It’s ~mandatory~ Fun πŸ‘πŸ» Family πŸ’•Friday 🎊!!! Team Group Hug!

[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

HR policy expressly forbids any shows of affection in any form. Now please, go back to your desks and continue to sob quietly.

Remember, there's no I in team, but there is a U in unemployed!!!

[–] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Happy FriYay πŸ˜‰ everyoneeeee πŸ€— thanks for all your GREAT efforts this week gang! πŸ™ Get some well earned rest πŸ›Œ this weekend so we can all be full of Zing ⚑on Monday, ready to smash our targets 🎯 next week! πŸ₯°

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I am hearing this in smarmy American blonde

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago

The male version has a loud comedic tie, the female an impractical manicure in something named shimmer

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] bacon@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Please be warmly advised that you may only eat during your meal break πŸ™‚

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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago

🎢Team Building Exercise ’99

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[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago (5 children)
[–] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Blowing pollens directly up my nostrils

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[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago

Had to pick up a few bins that had ended up on the road. They were all terribly drunk.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago

Laundry rescued from several non ideal locations

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[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Congratulations Mumma and Pappa Peregrine Falcon on the safe arrival of chicky no.3 only minutes ago. Cheers 🍺

However some of youse here have disappointed me greatly today. Lucky I don't hold a grudge. Cheers 🍺

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[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 11 points 1 month ago (14 children)

Speaking to my therapist last night. We were talking about my anxious mind craving distractions and the amount of screen time I'm racking up on my phone. He was talking about just sitting, no noise or anything and just taking in whats going on around us. I've never been so proud of myself cause I stopped short of shouting "RAWDOGING! Gen Z call it rawdogging when you just sit on a flight and do nothing!"

Fuck i'm weird ey.

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[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Today is reports day. Excel and PowerBI can fuck right off lol

1 down, 4 to go!

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[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 11 points 1 month ago (24 children)

Clothes are drying in record time!!!!

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[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I was flash flooded down here on the bellarine. Holy fuck I've never seen rain like that. Every gutter was overflowing. Here was the start:

Been spending the last 2 hrs having an intimate conversation with a bucket. I have not seen this level of water down here before.

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[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 10 points 1 month ago (4 children)

One good thing about being flooded is a double rainbow:

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[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 10 points 1 month ago

Well that's a first. Found a stick insect on my subwoofer. I don't think I've actually seen one before in the wild:

It has been put back outside on a tree. But glad to see there's another real junglist saying wicked.

This most definitely calls for a rave choon:

Considering it was on the subby... Suicide bassline!

[–] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago (5 children)
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[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Whoop de doo... I knew I had it going well for a while, but just as I'm looking at having to drop my overall hours because I am simply not coping with doing it all and trying to finish degree, I get an email from the landlord about upping the rent to 550/week (15% increase).

Pour one out for me, this has just ruined my weekend. Landlords do be collecting more and more for adding zero value...

She's said she's open to negotiation but I really suck at working out a middle ground. Too many emotions. I'll have to sleep on it. Why did she have to send this on a Friday night.

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[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm not impressed with your heavy breathing, mother nature.

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago

Gosh she's such a mouth breather. BLOW YOUR NOSE GAIA

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[–] Mittens_meow@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago

Was running a bit late this morning. Missed the train by 45 seconds. And had to wait 25 min for the next one. wtf. It’s not the weekend

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago

Sometimes when I hoover a pill down my throat I wonder if I accidentally swallowed a bit of foil with it.

[–] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I have absolutely no idea what I want for dinner

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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah I’ll order the motion activated light and see what I can do. Then if that doesn’t work out things are about to get stinky. I also have some creative plans for bike locks.

Ultimately though I’d love to just move somewhere less eventful and have a proper little garden, catio, maybe a shed to tinker. Maybe a fire pit. In my dreams. Maybe if I win the lottery

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

suns out quick do the stuff that requires power!

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[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago

That's a good look radar blob happening down near the heads, wowee!

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