@CEOofmyhouse56 @PeelerSheila Reminds me of a few years ago, when I had to go along to a friend’s kids’ birthday party.

I really didn’t know what to get as a prezzie. I ended up picking a stuffed pink unicorn toy that cost maybe $10.

Fast forward to the party.

The kids parents and grandparents absolutely spoiled this kid.

I’m talking hundreds of dollars worth of toys. It was just obscene!

The living room of their house ended up filled with them. A Barbie doll house that was taller than this kid. A ride-on toy car. Half a dozen battery-powered things that made annoying noises.

Anyway. Eventually the kid opened my present.

Hrr eyes lit up. She grabbed it, cuddled that unicorn, and left all the other toys on the ground.

Her grandma and grandpa were visibly miffed.

So yeah. Sometimes a cheap, fun toy trumps hundreds of dollars of overpriced plastic crap. 🧸🦄🎁

@Duenan @Bottom_racer And people wonder why I’m scared of ladders!

@melbaboutown @Seagoon_ I’ve definitely noticed a decline in their quality, especially with their elastics, stitching, and fabric quality.

Also, any “lace” trims will begin to fray in a wash or two, even if you handle it carefully.

It’s very frustrating.

@underwatermagpies @Seagoon_ The only thing about Uniqlo is that their sizes all tend to run a *lot* smaller than most other stores.

Normally wear a medium?

Okay, at Uniqlo you’ll want to try a large and an extra large.

@RustyRaven @dumblederp @Baku There’s a whole thread about these guys over on the Choice website: https://choice.community/t/online-websites-that-appear-australian-but-are-not/29603/9

The short answer is that NineLife is not owned by or affiliated with Channel Nine, or its TV channels 9Life or 9Now.

NineLife looks like it’s based overseas, possibly in the UK or the US.

@Seagoon_ Let’s get the ball rolling…

Much on over the weekend for everyone?

At my end, some of it will be spent planning last minute anniversary surprises for wifey. It’s on the 12th of August, so I’ve really left it to the last minute 😔

Suggestions welcome…

@LowExperience2368 No wukkas, hope thd lessons go well 😊🎹🎸

@Duenan Leave for the snowfields?

Just 16,246 showed up for their game last week against the Giants.

So safe to say most have already been hitting Mt Hotham and Falls Creek for a few weeks already…

@Duenan A few years ago all their players wanted to return to the southern states.

Well, they fixed that problem.

Unfortunately, now none of their players want to play footy outside Queensland 😁

@LowExperience2368 @Seagoon_ If rock songs on piano are your thing, you might want to check out VKGoesWild on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@vkgoeswildofficial?si=k5IGWqsX27rU_AKE

She’s a classically-trained pianist from Ukraine who’s built a career doing cover of rock songs.

Here’s her doing Bohemian Rhapsody. Seriously talented: https://youtu.be/rptV6K7nqu0?si=pRIGbSF5j8dwOoz8

@Duenan @Seagoon_ With Gold Coast’s track record away from homethis year, they have a lot to look forward to in September.

I mean, there’s DreamWorld, Wet N’ Wild, Movie World, surfing at Broadbeach…

@CEOofmyhouse56 Haha You’ve got great taste 👍😁

A couple to add:

Theme song to the film Boronia Boys: https://youtu.be/yRebOoCvBAg?si=BppkmDhO9Hci0XXC

And worth checking out if you like '80s-style Aussie rock: My bestie’s partner’s band Kandy Kobras: https://youtu.be/OMmA_j_9cwA?si=bzoRMWC7IdaaiK2C

@CEOofmyhouse56 @Seagoon_ Barnzy and Tina: https://youtu.be/crAgnI9BF6M?si=3hYFC5FPECPrMq-H

Barnzy and Farnzy: https://youtu.be/AU_bCchDWF4?si=QH_nwvz2o7Hd20-Y

Barnzy and Hutchence: https://youtu.be/OqSrEhuWrgY?si=Hcofpl9WmEsXUdEq

Barnzy and The Living End: https://youtu.be/HO5shojBCQ8?si=v-Tt8AN8_nE849AU

@CEOofmyhouse56 @Seagoon_ Farnzy, circa 1990 or so, doing You’re the Voice, live: https://youtu.be/1em08fq8of0?si=vkiMK90cEQUj0B8M

@CEOofmyhouse56 @Seagoon_ Is there a theme, or just Aussie anx Kiwi rock?

If so:

Killing Heidi: https://youtu.be/01aq2JWk3d0?si=Y82AAlD4bjpBLfl2

Silverchair: https://youtu.be/8KHwuOtcALQ?si=kIzHfNTdoz5fC9wR

More Silverchair: https://youtu.be/ShiShrR_nh8?si=uJ_noi5P2AhF4xkO

Easybeats: https://youtu.be/rBJLoYd8xak?si=Kf4bOFeXuvPypmgf

Norman Rowe: https://youtu.be/rBJLoYd8xak?si=Kf4bOFeXuvPypmgf

@CEOofmyhouse56 Haha I like your thinking!

Any ideas on what I should say? I’m open to suggestions 😊

@Seagoon_ My boss (this is not the “manager”) insists on having a team meeting every Friday afternoon.

She insists on having another one first thing Monday morning.

Are these meetings happening so we can talk about what we’re working on?

Well, not really. That’s what the Wednesday meeting is for.

No, I’m now 99% sure the whole point of the Friday meeting is so she can tell everyone how much fun she will have skiing or bushwalking this weekend.

And the Monday one? That’s to force people to listen to how much fun she had skiing or bushwalking this weekend.

@Duenan @CEOofmyhouse56 Parsley and fish definitely can work together 😊

Do you have any lemons?

Any neighbours with a lemon tree in the front yard?

If so, you might want to try a lemon parsley butter with your fish: https://www.recipetineats.com/lemon-butter-sauce-fish/

@LowExperience2368 @Seagoon_ Female friendships are the best ☺️

(The only catch for me is I tend to be someone people come to with problems. So there’s been days when my bestie has come to me with troubles, and then my other bestie, and then mum, and then wifey 😫.)

Anyways. Grateful thoughts.

One of the ways wifey and I split jobs is that I do the dishes at night and she, in theory, puts them away every morning.

In practice, most days I end up doing it.

Well…

A couple of days ago, I waited to see how long it would take for her to do it.

6pm — nope. 7pm. 8pm.

Are you going to put them away? “In a minute!”

9pm. 10pm.

Eventually it gets to midnight. Still not put away and she’s fast asleep.

So I put them away. At midnight. I might have made a bit more noise than usual in the process.

She wakes up: “Why are you doing that now? It’s midnight!”

Oh sorry, it got to midnight and the dishes still weren’t put away from this morning, so I’m doing it…

Anyways.

I woke up this morning, and the dishes were all in the drawers.

Grateful ☺️

@Baku @Seagoon_ Hope your tooth’s feeling better this morning? 💜