• Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone
    11·
    6 months ago

    I’ve accidentally learned to play piano.

    So, I use a keyboard to play melodies on my PC to make songs. Usually playing one finger on each hand, like how some people type lol

    Tonight I wasn’t really thinking, just noodling away and realised I can play with all fingers on both hands!

    Still awkward, but it blew me away.

    Edit: later in the evening, I was listening to something I’d recorded on my phone. This is how Gibson felt about the noise:

    • Mittens_meow@aussie.zone
      7·
      6 months ago

      That’s a very dirty look!!’ My cat is terrified of my piano. Feel guilty when I start to play and she runs out of the room

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      Hey, I’m one of those people that only types with one finger on each hand :(

        • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
          3·
          6 months ago

          My GP is a fucking machine when it comes to typing. He has to type at like 200WPM

          I blame phones though. I learnt to type on a phone, and it’s a bit awkward to use more than 2 thumbs typing on a phone (at least with the size of them these days), so I think I just sort of applied that logic to computer keyboards but with my pointers instead of thumbs

  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
    11·
    6 months ago

    Eerrrrggghhhh. Late to the party this morning. We had some excitement opposite me in our street last night - 3 am firetrucks and cop cars. Cops carefully saying nothing, but the firetrucks were all hooked up to the water supply, and lots of firies everywhere in gas masks. The houses opposite and me and my next door neighbours all got woken up and asked to leave for a safe space up the street. Presumably a gas problem/leak of some sort I reckon as no smell of fire. After an hour or so they let us back home and the trucks packed up and left. PSA: Oodies and ugg boots are fantastic for evacs of this sort - pocket holds all sorts of things and very very warm. They did offer us blankets but I didn’t need one with the oodie.

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
      6·
      6 months ago

      Ugh! As somebody who doesn’t typically clothes at night this would be very extra. Upset cats stuffed in boxen and no pants. 😝

      • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
        4·
        6 months ago

        I’ve always been worried that the one night I tried to sleep without clothes, my house would catch on fire. Or I’d get up at 2am for a dunny run really tired and forget I’m not wearing any clothes

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    10·
    6 months ago

    I am now at a point where I have lived more of my life in the 21st century than the 20th.

    I knew it had to be close to that point and was thinking I should have a “half life” party to celebrate the occassion, but apparently it was nearly 2 months ago so I missed it.

  • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
    10·
    6 months ago

    I was visited by a new fren :)

    Apparently it visits our yard every few months. I fed it some ham and it stayed for a while then walked to the fence gate, meowed, then walked off down the footpath

    It has gorgeous eyes

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      6 months ago

      I’ve found that strangely, I tend to get that way on Sundays. Not Mondays, not Saturdays, only Sundays. I’m better these days, but a couple of years ago, almost every Sunday I’d feel like shit and really depressed. It didn’t matter what I was doing, even if it was something I really liked, I still felt sad all day

  • wscholermann@aussie.zone
    10·
    6 months ago

    Saw a woman at the butcher spend $250 dollars on wagyu steak, and bought another 2 kilos of lamb cutlets. Not everyone is feeling the pinch!

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    9·
    6 months ago

    Booooo. My landlord wants me to take off all my plants from the balcony because apparently a crack (that was already there long before I moved in) has gotten worse. Fair enough because they want to get it fixed. But it’s a lot of plants to lug down two sets of stairs, and then across and up another two to put in the common area…

    I don’t know how long they will take to get the balcony fixed - in the meantime, watering and maintaining these plants is going to be a pain and a half. I absolutely can’t be carting water from my unit to the common area so I’ll have to use the communal tap 🤷‍♀️

    What I’m worried about the most is if they say I can’t put any plants back on at all. I’ll be absolutely fuming if that’s the case. Let’s hope they’ll be reasonable. I know they’ve appreciated seeing the veggies and flowers on it and I know several of my neighbours have appreciated them too.

    Trying not to spiral into negative thinking and assume they’ll up the rent after this fix as well >_< mustn’t jump to conclusions…

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
    9·
    6 months ago

    I am over the worst of the cold but pretty fatigued and have a lovely hacking cough… I am getting really depressed about the state of my home though - haven’t had the energy to tidy/clean/cook much or generally adult all week.

    So give me your best tips for focusing and moving and cleaning when you don’t feel like it!

    (and I will rest but the mental health impact of the clutter is bigger than the physical illness plus I think moving will help clear the snots)

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
      6·
      6 months ago

      When I’m super super sick, it pays to differentiate between “untidy” and “dirty”. Deal with “dirty” first, and take frequent rests. “Untidy” can be done any time after that.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
      4·
      6 months ago

      Pick the thing that’s making it feel the most messy, eg kitchen. Then do the dishes and wipe the benches and make it tidy. If you have no more energy for anything else doesn’t matter, the worst is done and the place will feel enormously better.

    • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone
      4·
      6 months ago

      My washing machine runs for about an hour. I pop on a load and then use it as a timer: I’ll clean until the washing’s done. Might not work as well for a slow front loader!

      Some upbeat music or an interesting podcast helps too.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        2·
        6 months ago

        I use this tactic too. Doesn’t matter how shit I feel, if I have something else running in the background (washing machine, dishwasher, even the rice cooking) my brain will be more likely to get stuff done in between. Music also helps.

        I think the inertia for me comes from this sinking feeling that the work is unending. having an inbuilt timer in the form of the background machine activity, and the music, helps me trick my brain.

    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      As per PeelerSheila - sort the problem. My prioritised list would be - kitchen (including washing up and countertops but not floors), bathroom, bedroom then living room. In short, do small bits with big impact, then work down through the list. The floors can wait, the washing up can’t due to microbiology. A big area like the living room - find a dump zone (eg tabletop/sofa), then put all clutter there. Then straighten up the furniture (and floor if you have the energy) then depopulate the dump zone item by item into its proper place. There’s a hundred ways to do this - it’s finding one that’s doable for you right now.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
      2·
      6 months ago

      First I would have something to eat. Next pick up any rubbish and dispose of that. Then dishes. Then I would tidy the lounge room because that’s where I spend my time when I’m sick. I just do a bit at a time.

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      Ha I managed to avoid most of it. Fell asleep at 9ish with the electric blanket on high. That translated to my dreams taking place in northern WA with the temperatures hitting 49°. It was fantastic. Although I did wake up with hiccups and feeling like I hadn’t consumed any liquids in about a week

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    7·
    6 months ago

    Yesterday was Lucha Fantastica day and we absolutely loved it! It was at Collingwood town hall and we got there early, so first we went around the corner to Raphs for a coffee and snack, a nice tiny cafe that Mr P said did a great moussaka.

    The kids could get right up close to the wrestling ring and my eldest (the keen wrestling fan of the family) was particularly enthralled. He was very interested in inspecting the setup of the ring and how it was put together. I never thought I’d spend a Saturday enthusiastically cheering a wrestling man dressed as a giant taco but there I was. Captain Chipotle chugged Valentina chilli sauce from the bottle. Chico was a crowd favourite, throwing lollies into the crowd throughout the show. I hear during the later adults show it’s tequila getting poured into the crowd ringside. One dude was wrestling dressed as an alien 😂 Mr P was happy there was Mexican beer and a margarita which was surprisingly strong, it really slapped. It was the kind of light hearted entertainment I’d been missing. At the end they had a couple of pinatas for the kids to have a crack at (some of those kids were swinging for Australia lol). An all round excellent day.

  • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone
    7·
    6 months ago

    The cold is finally gone. Can’t wait to do some physical activity tomorrow. It’s been almost two weeks between injuries and being sick.

    I need my happy chemicals stat!

    Also, bedtime 😴 goodnight everyone!

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
    7·
    6 months ago

    I managed to potter around and get the house respectable. Tidied, clothes away, dishes washed, light vacuum. Need to wipe down the bathroom but I will do that when I have a shower.

    Took all day because of an accidental naptime - the sun was streaming in on the bed and I had no choice but to be a cat.

    Also what a gorgeous day out there.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    7·
    6 months ago

    It’s taken me a while to get here, but I’m sat in front of the computer now about to research shit I need to get done for this trip. Sun streaming in the windows, Nujabes’ Modal Soul playing, looking forward to work this coming week. Trying my best to channel the good feels, which I can’t seem to hold onto very well…