Oooh, NGV's bringing out a heap of cool Ancient Egyptian stuff for their winter exhibition. That'll be fun.
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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
oooh, kinda like the MMA or BMC stuff. Nice. π
I had the beginning of a root canal today and it was the first time I was in pain even with anaesthetic. Poor dentist had to squirt the stuff straight onto my tooth.
So afraid to bite anything using that tooth...
Product review: Lime Mojito in a cask, from Aldi.
I got carded buying this for the first time in many years. This is classy stuff. Not sure I've ever actually purchased a cask before?
First sip: is this just lime cordial?
Several gulps later: oh there's the kick, this is really quite strong isn't it.
Verdict: goes ok. Pretty tasty. Would be better in a fancy glass with some mint and fruit and shit but I couldn't be bothered. 3.5/5 πΈπΈπΈ, a solid almost-holiday in a cask.
Does it say what alcohol they use? I don't like Aldi-Baileys because its based offa white goon.
It's vodka and white rum. Tastes reasonably legit.
Can we go back to the golden age of appliances where they sung a song when finished and then shut up pretty please
We have a washing machine from 2009 and it's very nice and respectful. It does its job, then it sings a lovely little song and then you won't hear from it again until you start pushing buttons. The dryer is much newer because the last one conked out. This one will make a long beeeeep that ascends in tone 3 times every 5 second until you go and open the door AND turn it off (just doing one of those isn't enough)
The air fryer makes an annoying sound, but isn't obnoxious about it like the dryer
Everything should have a "mute" and "lights on/off" button.
My microwave beeps at me every minute when it's finished to let me know to open it and yell "Are you happy now?".
Those beeps are useful for things that you're supposed to microwave and then 'rest' for x minutes
If I want it to time my resting period I just set the timer to run after the main cooking time.
True but if you're only cooking peas then it's a bloody nuisance when you're trying to organise the other parts of the meal.
How else do you know to rescue the potato inside?
The potato can wait. I'm busy.
I actually unplug the microwave if I don't stop it before it beeps. Every beep feels like an audible knife penetrating my brain. And for the dryer I just firmly tell it like an annoyed parent to stop being disrespectful and to show some respect to its elders. If I'm feeling particularly annoyed, I'll give it a lecture about how dryers should be seen and not heard
Agreed. How dare a machine beep at me. Impatience is not a good look on a machine.
My washing machine makes 3 too many beeps for my liking.
I appear to have taken on too much at work.
Still going through papers?
oh yes. many papers.
Close resemblance, but definitely not Miss Meow. Based on the positioning of the back legs I believe this particular feline may be a ballerina.
Oof I didn't even notice that. I hope kitty is alright :(
It looks like he's had his adoption fee waived, but he's only 4, so it seems likely there's some issues. The site also mentioned he'd been with the RSPCA for a while.
We got an older border collie who reached the end of his working life and got dumped on the side of a road out in Gippsland for free. He was a good boy
Black cats have a statistically poor adoption rate. Becauseβ¦. People are dumb.
He looks like a sweet smoochy boy. I canβt have a 3rd cat!