Cats of Australia have made their choice. Snappy Tom. Snappy To-o-om. 🎶

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    13·
    8 months ago

    Got called for references for the job I interviewed for, feeling pretty confident I’ll snag it 😎 Especially as despite my ex-boss still being a shit from what I hear recently, he was more than supportive on the phone when I gave him a heads up.

    If it all goes well the employment checks shouldn’t take more than a week or two, it’ll mainly be up to the medical provider for the pre-employment medical.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    11·
    8 months ago

    Well, I called it. Melbcat has potentially had a reaction to the antibiotic and has definitely got an ear infection and super itchy skin. I’ve been advised to stop the antibiotic (normally something you should never do) and give her eardrops and transdermal pain relief. They couldn’t get urine today so not sure about the UTI situation but if she worsens it’s specialist time.

  • Dalek Thal@aussie.zone
    8·
    8 months ago

    Anyone else feel really sleepy at work this morning? I mustn’t have slept a wink, the way my body’s feeling

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    8·
    8 months ago

    anyone else wake up in the morning and first thing they do is to check the news to make sure the world hasn’t ended overnight, hoping for an excuse to not have to get out of bed?

    • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone
      8·
      8 months ago

      Must feed animals or the furry little drama queens will perish ! Oh the suffering they have endured without food for 8 hours is immeasurable.

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
        5·
        8 months ago

        Same.

        Ted Cat pats me on the face to wake me up if I am too tardy with the food. Bill just stares or yells at me.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zoneOP
      4·
      8 months ago

      No the first thing I do is stretch to make sure everything is still working. Then I let the dog out so he can have a piss.

  • tone212_@aussie.zone
    8·
    8 months ago

    I can’t understand how we’re going to end up with another Biden v Trump election. And that Trump has a very good chance of winning. Scary stuff.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    7·
    8 months ago

    How good is oyster sauce? The good stuff, especially (I’m still on a bottle of Megachef that’s lasted me over a year). Lifts up any tired old vegetable stir fry. The perfect balance of sweet, salt, and savoury 👌🏽　especially with a dash of rice wine thrown in. Don’t need much else.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zoneOP
      4·
      8 months ago

      I love it. I add it to sauteed mushrooms. Special shout out to hoisin sauce. A fantastic little dipping sauce for all meat delicacies.

    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      8 months ago

      My partner puts it in the noodle stir fry he makes, along with sesame seed oil. It makes it taste like an amazing restaurant dish 🤤

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
      3·
      8 months ago

      I love oyster sauce!

      Add to veggies or soups with 2 minute noodles and I’m in heaven!

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        3·
        8 months ago

        Oh it is such a great addition to 2 minute noodles. But in soups, I have never tried that before… I’m not a huge soup person but I should give it a go in winter. I can imagine it’s a nice alternative to stock powder for cheap and easy seasoning

        • Duenan@aussie.zone
          2·
          8 months ago

          I add the powder packets and stuff and then oyster sauce as well.

          It’s quite nice with some flavours but I totally forgot about the stir fry noodles I used to cook with oyster sauce, water, dash of sesame oil, lol bit of sugar from memory, so delicious!

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    7·
    8 months ago

    Fun fact: on September 26, 1983, an officer in the Soviet millitary, Stanislav Petrov made a good decision. He oversaw the early-warning system for the Soviet nuclear arsenal. His warning system’s computer signalled that five American missiles were incoming. So he had to make a decision - does he report the missiles to his superiors? If he did, the Soviet military likely would launch a retaliatory nuclear strike.

    Petrov decided the reports were false. Thank goodness he did, because 2.5 billion lives were at stake.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      2·
      8 months ago

      yum

      I make this at home, I make instant custard with powder, hot, and then when cooked I add either nutella or a couple of squares of real chocolate

      it is so yum

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

    Today’s preserving report: Lots of mixed berry jam made. I’m not sure at this point if it is going to set well enough, so it may be reclassified as mixed berry sauce before labelling. I ended up not doing the grilled vegetables and made 16 serves of overnight oats for the freezer instead, full of lots of yummy summer fruits.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      3·
      8 months ago

      I sometimes reboil jam the next day and use a cheat, I add will add some jamsetta. Of course that means recleaning all the jars again, which is a pain.