Happy Fish Fingers and Custard Day
This week has been a lot more cruisey at work after getting through the backlog. Thank heavens for the school holidays. Go away everyone!
I’ve figured out my next audiobook now that I’ve finished World War Z.
I’m going to try and work my way through Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books. There’s like 41 of them though and figuring out a reading order is pretty complicated. Peoples “guides” online are more suggestions than guides. One thing everyone agrees on though, even apparently Mr. Pratchett himself, is not to start at the beginning.
I’ve started with book #4, Mort. Which is the first in the “Death” sub-series. Like I said, it’s complicated.
Also I found a site with a torrent of aaaaaall of the audiobooks which makes me very happy.
Ha I started these over the long weekend. In defiance of all advice I am starting from the start (but will probably wander later). I am enjoying them.
I hope you love them all. The Witches series was my favourite, my toddler is starting small, with “Where’s my Cow?”, but it’s just as good as the rest of them.
I went to this party the other day. There was this lady there that kept staring at me whenever she was near by and I was chatting to someone. I introduced myself but didn’t get a chance to talk to her again that night.
I’m going to be in a group of people and she’ll be there as well on the weekend.
Do you think it’s worth trying to ask her out?
I know how this sounds but I missed a lot of this stuff growing up due to bad decisions.
I feel like a teenager with this stuff.
maybe just chat at the party for a while and see how it goes , then ask her out 😊🤞
Does the staring thing mean she wants me to talk to her? I know it’s a dumb question but I honestly don’t know 😔
I stare at people who I find attractive, before I realise I’m doing it. No harm in chatting with her next time you see her, and asking if she wants to get a coffee sometime :)
Worst case: she says no (no biggie)
Good case: you make a new friend!
Great case: you dare for a number of years
Best case: you grow old togetherMy metaphor lost it at the end, but my point is, you don’t know until you do :) give it a shot!
Most probably
Alternatively you may have spinach in your teeth, or she’s trying to figure out the seams in something interesting you’re wearing. (Guilty of the later many a time)
Yeh this weekend sounds like a good chance to actually get to chat to her a bit and get a bit of a feel of things. Then if it feels good absolutely ask her out :)
w00t I did an online crossword in less than 3 minutes . pen and paper is always faster tho
I have started watching suits. Only about 10 years too late. It’s hard to find interesting shows that I don’t need to supplement with phone browsing.
My partner is watching the 3 Body Problem at the moment, truly some hard sci-fi. I want to but my attention span is dismally tiny. I’d be better off reading the books I reckon.
The bits I’ve seen indicate it is really good! Rare for me to stand there and read the subtitles for as long as I did haha!
I also like finding smaller YT channels (100k subs rather than 2mil subs) in niches that are interesting. There’s a channel called Ants Canada thats made like a weekly serial about his HUGE terrarium ecosystem: he has a few different species of ants, mantis’, lizards, spiders, crickets, etc and does introductions or culls (culls as in he accidently put in some vegetation that had fire ants and had to figure out how to get them out before they fucked the other animals). Anyway! It’s good!
IDK what my point was… I just also have issues keeping my attention on a movie or show ugh
The 3 Body Problem trilogy books are far superior to the show. Recommended reading for any sci-fi enjoyer.
That does tend to be the case with books adapted to TV/film. Looking at you, Eragon and ATLA.
Tangent: LOTR is the exception imo, Peter Jackson and crew did a great job in adapting a fictional history tome into a movie. Getting rid of Tom Bombadil was a good move, despite him being so cool in the book.
I’ll have to pick the books up and give them a read, I liked what little I saw in Wikipedia. Thank you!!
No need for Tom in the movie, the movie viewer take his place as the out of time, out of place witness to the world.
When we watch the trilogy, we are all Tom Bombadil hehe
exactly 😊
I smashed through 3 body problem, loved it. I tried the audiobook a year or so ago and it was far too dense, had to give up quite early. I think it is translated from Mandarin too so it can seem a bit clunky. The tv series I find a lot of fun though. I don’t think you need to pay toooo close attention, just enjoy the ominous spooky vibe!
I don’t mind janky translations, should read what they did to Vampire Hunter D after the first two books. Man, that was a jank-ass translation. (I’m pretty sure it was VHD, but it was some Japanese anime novel (not a manga) I grabbed from the library 20 years ago haha.
My partner found a streaming site, so I don’t need to sub, I may put that on my other screen today while I colonise Mars haha
I enjoyed 3 body problem except the cancer stuff. Don’t need that when I’m trying to unwind. Was that it or is there another set of episodes coming? (Or a book to buy)
I think what’s out is it for now, not sure if they’ll do a second season.
But the show is based on the first book for the trilogy Remembrance of Earth’s Past (the books in order are The Three Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death’s End). I think they were released in China around 2008 onwards, and translated to English early 2010s. Critical of China surveillance and control, but hard sci-fi. That’s about all I know besides some plot points here and there picked up from the internet.
Who wants to post tomorrow’s DT in 3 hours?
If you get busy or fall asleep it’s alright! If you sign up but haven’t posted by 12:15, it’s first in best dressed
I’ll have a go. 👍
Understood
Does anyone have a cat wheel for their cats? If so what did you get?
Hey guys
I just wanted to let you know I will no longer be making the new thread at midnight. If I’m awake at that time I’ll do it otherwise I’ll be asleep like a normal person.
I have enjoyed steering this ship the last few months and I hope you laughed at least once at my stupidity. I guess this is my resignation letter. I look forward to going back to my regular bedtime.
Many thanks @CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ♥
Thanks mate 🤝 maybe the bot can be resurrected one day.
You’re welcome 🤝
I miss him/her/them 🤖
dammit, we need the bot
What ever happened to it? Things were fine and then I went off for a few days and then the bot just stopped posting and nobody ever mentioned it again
The program I was using stopped working when there was a Lemmy upgrade. I don’t really have the knowledge to fix it, unfortunately. I intended to put in some time to try and work out a solution again but now have some real life issues going on which mean I just don’t have the time at the moment.
Thank you for your service.
😂 you’re welcome. Thank you for yours.
Thank you! I would offer to take over but no force under the sun (or moon) sees me up at midnight unless things have gone very wrong. We’ll figure something out. Maybe I can suss out a bot one day if I ever get time and space
No worries.
Thanks for the efforts, protect ya sleep.
No worries
Thanks for your service 07 It’s been much appreciated. Get some rest.
Thank you
I wondered when you would.
The rest was very welcome, thank you.
I did it because I’m a team player and I honestly got a kick out of sharing what popped into my head at midnight.
I was starting to get unexplained headaches and I’ve put it down to staying up way past my bedtime. I appreciate your thank you. ♥
I was just too sick with sciatica for the last few months. I’m only just now nearly better. I can do it most evenings now.
Sciatica’s a bitch.
If you can do the thread then do it but if you can’t don’t stress. The people here are very forgiving.
Agreed it’s a real pain in the ass pardon the pun.
I loved doing them but everyone else did too, so I mostly just stand to the side ready to take the reigns if everybody else falls asleep. My sleep schedule is so fucking wild I can’t ever guarantee I’ll be awake at any time at all, I don’t even know what time I’m going to bed tonight, just what time I have to be up in the morning, but most nights I am up til after midnight
Maybe we should start making a comment a few hours to midnight and see who wants to do the posting that night. If they fall asleep or get distracted, no worries, anybody else can post if they haven’t within 10 mins of midnight or something
That sounds very sensible.
Can we say that if there’s no post 15 mins after midnight, it’s first in best dressed? Until Botbot comes back on line after his/her/their rest cure. After midnight, we’re gonna let it all hang out …
Good idea Baku 👍
This sewing thing would go considerably faster if I could do any while the cats are awake. Pin thieving varmints!
Shout out to the homeless bloke screaming at me on my way to the station this morning. Just a great way to start the morning. Also love that after having a go at me for what ever imagined sin he calls out “help me” after I’ve walked off and ignored him. Yeaaaaah, not gonna do that dude. My empathy extends as far as not taking your crutch off you and belting you over the head with it.
This is so sad. It’s like he had a moment of clarity .
He’s angry at society ( and he has cause to be )
but he can only take it out on individuals, but then realises individuals are the only people who can help him .
Doesn’t mean you should put up with it tho, he needs professional help.
I reckon more likely trying to manipulate me cause I’m pretty sure he insulted me for not helping him.
he doesn’t sound rational
I have great sympathy for people who live on the streets, it’s very traumatic and they end up with ptsd very quickly
beggars is different, most beggars aren’t homeless
Before I moved to downtown Detroit I had a plan for interacting with the homeless people. It was intense there.
If I had time I would listen to their story. Every homeless person or beggar got a dollar or two. If there was a problem I would try to help them out. Anyone sleeping on a warm grill on the sidewalk got some money. Anyone going through a garbage can got money.
Con artists from the suburbs got nothing
I also taught my husband to do that.
We never had a problem downtown. Husband’s colleagues would get harassed, but not him.
By the town I moved locals were calling me sister.
But not once in over 6 years did the Nation of Islam guy handing out pamphlets ever acknowledge my existence …lol
Bit chilly this morning. I had to put pants on. They have sloths on them. ☺
was 10 when I left my place at 6:40. Its been colder though, I think 2/3 weeks ago was single digits.
I put the heater on because Bill had cold paws. 🐈⬛🐾❄️
The radiator heater has been taken out of storage and is ready to go
First morning in UGGs and trackies for me, this year.
Not gonna lie, I dig it.
Myki inspectors on 64 heading out of city along St Kilda Rd, now at commercial rd
I could really go a good hot Shepard’s Pie right now.
Aldi have individual ones in the freezer. They are divine.
My homemade ones consist of beef mince with flavours and mash potato on top. No base. Just slapped in a pie dish and baked.
HEATHEN! A shepherd’s pie is made from lamb. Beef makes cottage pie. Identical in almost every respect, but for the beast of origin. Mince is allowable nowadays, but for both sorts really should be (and in MY household still is) made with slices of leftover sunday roast and leftover roasted veg, all moistened with leftover gravy and the leftover roasted spuds roughly crushed to make the top. There is no dish better than that. Try it. I dare you.
I already know this but these days they are interchangeable.
Secondly. Leftovers? Next roast you make I’m popping over and I guarantee there will be no leftovers to put in your pie.
Ok, calculate how many veg & spuds you need to feed the male teenagers and selves, then double the quantity to cook with the roast. When the veg come out of the oven, put the extras in a separate pot with a sticky note with the skull and crossbones drawn on it, which is the signal that if said teenagers eat them, then there will be Blood For Breakfast. Their Blood. Works most of the time. The skull & crossbones sticky note is very effective, except for chocolate cake.
Hahaha.
I don’t know why, but this is non-jokingly something that really irritates me. The clue is in the name, dammit!
But… Cows don’t live in cottages 😭😂
The people that eat them do.
If they’re in the freezer, they’re hardly going to be hot, are they? Sheesh!
Ah I will grab some on the next shop!
Presently we have roast lamb and vegetable noodles leftovers to finish up before getting more food lol
Ingredients for shepherd’s pie right there. Just add mashed spuds on top. Yes, include the noodles in the filling.
Oooo true! 🤔
Made with avocado?
I make vegetarian pie, with mushrooms and vegies in a garlic gravy, mash potato on top made with a little sour cream, butter and paprika on top
I’m 100% sure I’ll regret this in a few months but right now the cold is really so welcome. I love not sweating!!
I fucking love the cold. I’m genetically predisposed to being warm all the time. So the cold is the only time I feel comfy in normal clothes
It was such a purrrfect last few days.
I have the most freezing house on top of a hill. Was 11 degrees today, too cold.
He creep
He peep
But most importantly
He seat
Hi cute doggo 👋
Mickeypuss is so cute. Look as his little paws and those beady eyes.
