• TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Forgot to check this year’s Ignobels cos Munich etc. til today - link

    Not the best ever selection this year, though I didn’t know that drinking alcohol improves one’s ability to speak a foreign language. Proven by scientists. It’s hard to beat the electrified chopsticks of 2023 imo.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Thanks everyone for reading and responding to my rant yesterday.

    Lotta good advice and things to think about so thank you :)

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I swear to god with these regional cafes. I don’t think I’ve ever paid for an eggs Benedict where it was just served on regular white toast

  • SpinMeRound@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    The ballet has been watched and the hot pot meal devoured. May have had a bit much spicy for my tum, but we’ll see! All round an excellent day and traffic was EXCELLENT. Getting and out of the city was just about the easiest run I’ve had!

      • SpinMeRound@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        Okay full confession: I forgot there was no speaking/singing in ballet. I remembered 20 seconds into the performance but I definitely had “ohhhh yeah” moment.

      • SpinMeRound@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        We went to Panda Hot Pot and there’s an RMIT/public parking garage right behind it, so just parked there. Super easy!!

          • SpinMeRound@aussie.zone
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            2 months ago

            Suchhhh a win! Probably could have scored some street parking, but I had a plan and was thrilled when it worked out.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      What did you see?

      How was the orchestration and how was the choreography?

      Was it a good show?

      • SpinMeRound@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        We saw Dracula! It was interesting! The music was a jukebox of classical pieces. The Brides, Dracula and the Wife were amazing, the Husband was great but a little wooden compared to the rest. Fantastic use of lighting and great set pieces. There was sadly less cape tossing than I was hoping for!

        The crowd was amazing though, so many fantastic outfits.

        At the hot pot place we saw a performance of face changing and it was so well done!

        • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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          2 months ago

          That sounds really interesting and modern. 👍

          I think in the original story the husband is meant to be repressed.

          • SpinMeRound@aussie.zone
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            2 months ago

            That’s an interesting point!! It was more that he was very focused on the dance and when he was interacting with others you could tell he was paying attention to where his hands were. However he was still great to watch!

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

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  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Productive and relaxing day.

    Grocery shopping and house cleaning done.

    Quick nap, good Japanese restaurant for dinner

    Few drinks, few puffs and the new Fantastic 4 movie at home with the family.

    Seeing my wife and kids snuggled under blankets across the couches, fills me with immense joy.

    Kids are almost adults but they’ll always be my babies.

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    So today I managed 11,522 steps and most of that was done while watching the TV. I was determined to not sit idle so I grabbed some small hand weights and did some of the step exercises from the routines I’ve done that I don’t mind. I basically did that on and off all day, whenever I was in the lounge room and while watching the Grand Final. My kids are used to me doing odd things so they didn’t think anything of it lol. Also I don’t really want to become a calorie counter but I’m starting to learn how much exercise it takes to burn the kilojoules and it makes me more conscious of whether I’ll have that lamington/licorice allsorts or not. My clothes are starting to fit differently and I’m really pumped for that!

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Off and away out of town again for the birthday of an old family friend. Not sure of the wisdom of being in Brisbane on the same day as the Lions in the final AND the Broncos playing a home semi in the NRL … At least I am getting really good at this travel malarkey again. I used to travel a lot in and job but I had gotten rusty.

  • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Noooo my perfect ancient pair of grass shears have died. Now i must to the land of shitty modern manufacturing

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Home from the beach, it was really lovely down there. A bit windy so I put my hair in a pony tail and it was warm in the sun.

    Took a nice pic of the city, found some nice shells and saw a flock of small sea birds that I hadn’t seen before. As small as sparrows and so cute. I think they were Wood Sandpipers.

    I’m not sure if you can see the birds in this photo, they really were very small. They are on the sand.