• MeanElevator@aussie.zone
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    11 months ago

    Kids and I are going through videos on YouTube and we stumbled on The Tea Party (Canadian rock band from the 90s and 00s)

    Is it appropriate to tell my kids that I've hung out with the band at a bar and the recording studio.

    And yes...many, many lines of Columbiab marching powder are featured in the stories.

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zone
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        11 months ago

        That's what I'm thinking...at the same time my son asked me the other day how do I get my rice paper rolls , rolled so tightly.

        I told him it was luck and about 20 years of unrelated practice

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zone
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        11 months ago

        The bar we used to hang out at was near a local recording studio.

        Tea party were recording and would go to the bar for drinks.

        I recognised the singer and introduced myself and my mates. He was super nice and thrilled that we knew who he was. My mates were musicians and he would talk shop with them.

        The other guitarist/bassist was chill and would talk hockey and movies. The drummer wanted nothing to do with us and just sat on the side drinkinig.

        At one point I went to the toilets and heard a loud snort. Two band members exited a stall, saw me, laughed and offered me a line.

        I accepted, as one should.

        Went back and kept chatting.

        We probably ran into them 3-4 times in a span of a month and they remembered us each time.

        Few months later they were shooting a video at my uni and had no idea who we were, but we're still nice.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
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    11 months ago

    Thank you to all the people who gave me words of wisdom yesterday. I love this little community. And it's nice to have people on my side. 🫶

    I've got some self-care to do. Unread books, movies to watch, doggo to pat, new gym to try. Yesterday my dad made me stand in the green waste bin to squash down the leaves and branches. It's the little things.

    These bad feelings will pass. I will feel moments of joy again. I will focus on me and ultimately live the life I want to live. I will be okay.

    P.S. I'm plugging this now, if you're into seeing your music listening stats - last.fm! Also good to keep up with what friends are listening to (and see who listens the most)!

  • wscholermann@aussie.zone
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    11 months ago

    Remember folks it's more efficient to start your air conditioning early in the day and keep it running to manage the temperature, rather than cranking it up when it's already hot to cool down.

    • Taleya@aussie.zone
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      11 months ago

      We used our powerpal reader as a meter when the sun was blazing and cranked the aircon as far as possible while reading zero grid use. Now maintaining comfy as shit with very little oomphing.

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zone
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    11 months ago

    Oooh juicy shit.... neighbours are having a blue (again) on the street and I'm standing in my driveway cheering them on.

    Nobody likes this lot, and I'm not worried about it getting violent.

    Looking for song recommendations to blast on my phone to get them riled up even more.

    This is a regular occurrence and the rest of the street is tired of it, but I'm the only one that is willing to kind of engage.

  • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone
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    11 months ago

    Well, your resident weirdo was walking the Noojee Trestle Bridge at 7.30 this morning…

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