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[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

Buckarooos buckle up.

looks to be a clean ferment :)

[-] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 points 19 hours ago

What's the bluish thing in the jar?

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 2 points 19 hours ago

Just the colour of the ziplock bag to weigh it down.

[-] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Well, well, well. "I love you" slipped out today. I don't regret it.

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Aww..

Embrace the love.

Rain incoming. Not particularly heavy, but quite widespread. I reckon will be here within the hour. radar

[-] _miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago

Hoping it moves my noisy neighbours indoors so I can get some sleep. Would also be nice if it put out the smokey fire they have going.

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

My garden rejoices and my newly planted seeds are now in with a chance.

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

I have a list of things I am planning to cook on my days off that I think will far exceed the actual time I have available. I think I need to triage.

[-] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 1 points 19 hours ago

Can you overlap any of the cooking?

[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

I have a question for everyone. Apart from the obvious soap, deodorant and toothpaste, what is a beauty product that you use the most, can't get enough of, can't live without?

Mine is rosehip oil. I've used it on my face for years and now I'm using it after shaving and for eczema. Love the stuff.

[-] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

A decent hand cream. I wash and sanitize my hands all day and frequently change food handling gloves and they get so dry! I'm not fussy about the brand, but it has to readily absorb and smell gorgeous because it gives me a brief aromatherapeutic mood boost. At the end of the day before I walk out the door I slather it on my hands and walk out of work rubbing it in. ATM I've got Ovidia next to the bed and Freshwater Farm in my work bag. Also paw paw ointment for the lips and occasional cuticle application.

[-] _miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago

A decent lip balm, as otherwise I'm prone to cracked lips. My go to is the standard Palmers Cocoa Butter.

Generic brand Vitamin E cream with a sunscreen. Use it on face and body. Cheap, good and not at all greasy. I HAAAAATE wearing makeup, but this stuff I don't feel at all like I'm wearing anything. Also cheap generic lanolin for dry skin on heels & elbows - slathered on at night and cotton socks over the top. I've had dry skin all my life and these two items have been gamechangers for me. Not so much as beauty as for comfort.

[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Lanolin is so nice and velvety. I also have dry skin and during winter I use the heavy duty Nivea creme.

[-] Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago

I'd say.... Beer ๐Ÿป ๐Ÿบ

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

No wonder you're so youthful I swore there was a secret.

[-] Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

My course costs 1 x 6 pack per hour

[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Fun fact. In the 1800's water was contaminated because fish fuck in it so from the moment you woke up it was beer o'clock for the whole family.

[-] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Small beer - <1% alky. Basically barley kombucha.

[-] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Either unscented moisturiser or face sunscreen/spf moisturiser.

But if I had to pick out of them all the answer is probably spf moisturiser tbh

From like age 18 to when it was reformulated to sting and then discontinued I just kept buying the same spf15 Nivea tube and used it every single day even if using nothing else.

For a while dry shampoo was popular too until scent was an issue and I found out about the benzene thing

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Salt ocean water cold swims.. no shower.

Free too.

[-] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Laundry, market and haircut done

Grass done. Laundry is drying? Humidity is so high it's hard to tell. Glass of wine o'clock.

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 8 points 1 day ago

Starting the hot sauce ferment today eee.

This should be wikkid hot (and hopefully don't get botulism).

[-] StudChud@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It won't be botulism (I don't think) lol the fermentation for hot sauce (and other things) is caused by Limosilactobacillus fermentum (also known as Lactobacillus fermentum).

It can cause Endocarditis; a bacterial infection in/on the heart! Enjoy!

[-] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Mmmโ€ฆ a hearty sauce

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Hrmm well that doesn't sound too umm.. bad..

Buckle up I guess lol.

[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago

Don't use flip top lid bottles. I had a batch over ferment and Boyo coped it to the face. As did the ceiling.

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago

Owch to the face :(

I might ferment these outside knowing my luck.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

Being sat on by cat. Can't get up. So sad.

[-] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

We just put on the Magic Pudding movie and between the animation quality and the cast I thought it came out in 1989. But not too surprised to learn it was actually 2000

I have to admit that I was disappointed with the movie - they downplayed/omitted all the political stuff. The original is a wicked sharp satire on the process of Federation. The movie loses all that stuff and turns it into a wholesome fairy tale. FYI the magic pudding is Federation itself - the other characters are the people who created it for better or for worse. I love the characterisation of NSW as the rooster, and South Australia as the bandicoot. The original illustrations too show who all the participants were very accurately. Barton as Bunyip Bluegum, Parkes as Bill Barnacle. The pudding paddock they all end up in is Canberra. Mr Lindsay has to be congratulated on his drawing skills.

[-] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

I read they cut a lot out when they adapted it. I might find a good hardcover version soon for the kids

[-] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Check out the original text & drawings on Project Gutenberg - and decide whether the very dated language is suitable. It was originally published in 1918 after all. The poems are fun and very quotable. My family still uses the "Eat away, chew away, munch and bolt and guzzle" one as the official start of xmas dinner. Recited in chorus. Would recommend reading it aloud to kids - the book's a lot of fun that way. And you can gloss over the hideous fate of Curry & Rice if you prefer.

Laundry day today. Sunday is going to be cold & wet. And next week likewise. Also gotta cut the grass. Work work work.

[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago
[-] StudChud@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago

Ah a festival held in my good, starchy name? Excellent!

[-] Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago

Blessed be thy starches ๐Ÿ™‡โ€โ™‚๏ธ

[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Enjoying watching my new telly in bed. May not even get up today.

[-] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Got a couple of jobs to do today

[-] bacon@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Beep Beep ๐Ÿšš
๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

[-] Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Veal tortellini with sundried tomato and pasta sauce please

[-] bacon@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

^๐Ÿ„^๐ŸฅŸโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅซ

[-] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Cรถrnflaken. The people desire

[-] bacon@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿช’๐Ÿฅ›๐Ÿฅฃ

[-] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

I tried out Assetto Corsa Rally and it feels alright, different to Dirt. Also, it's amazing how easy sailing the high seas is on Linux. I downloaded a portable version, just opened it with some Proton GUI tools and it ran. Some slight texture problems, but nothing game breaking and you can't complain for free and working out of the box

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