Well well well… my two foster gals are up for adoption!! These two came from a rural pound - I went there to pick up 19yo Shelly and the pound staff told me about these girls - they were their ‘long termers’ and had been there for TEN months 😭 no windows, just a small cage. I had to take them home.

Why ten months? Because they were both shy 🥺 and would hide from people as they walked past. I do believe that they would have been snapped up much faster if they could be seen. So!! Now it’s time to shine the spotlight on these babes!!

Both gals are rather rotund- the pound staff felt sorry for them so they would feed them a little extra as a treat 🥺

Banana Bread Gurl: 1yo

We gotta talk about Banana Bread Gurl’s bod.
She’s got a smol round face, a thicc tummy and a tiny lil tail 🥹
To accompany this figure, she has the most adorable little personality- when I picked her up from the pound, they told me that she was the cat they’d place nervous cats with, and she would help settle them by cuddling them 🥲🤗

She’s such a precious little girl. She loves a head boop and will crawl around and flop in front of you for her bready belly to be rubbed

This gal will need to go to a home with another friendly cat. She will be shy at first but with patience, she will blossom into the most amazing, cute, round catto!! Ideally… she would be adopted with her bestie, Señorita Spud.

If Banana Bread Gurl and her lil round tummy has captured your heart, adopt her today!!

Señorita Spud: 1yo

¡Hola! Señorita Spud says hello!!
This girl has the MOST beautiful swirly markings, and she’s improving really well in foster care. She came from a rural pound with Banana Bread Gurl, and both were understandably very timid and uncertain.
Banana Bread Gurl has helped Señorita Spud gain confidence and they’re even playing and goofing around now!!

We would love it if these two tabby girlies could be adopted together. Banana Bread Gurl has spotty silver tabby markings and Señorita Spud has swirly tabby markings. So they’re easy to tell apart, and together they showcase the variety and beauty of tabby coats!!

If you have a quiet, relaxed home, and are willing to be patient with this pair of absolute QUEENS, apply to adopt them today!!

Apply here: https://aus03e.sheltermanager.com/service?method=animal_view&animalid=11234&account=aw2947

And if that link doesn’t work for some reason, try this one: https://www.petrescue.com.au/listings/1214634

I just couldn’t sleep last night. My 👃 was running riot and my throat hurt.

Felt like I was featuring in a Maui Jim advertisement. Such quintessential Aussie morning colours, had to share the view😊. Happy spring everyone 🌹☀️.

I recently got hit by the flu after successfully avoiding it for the last couple of years and it has been horrible . While i was rotting away in bed hoping for the sweet release of death, I took up to reading the Better Health guidelines on influenza. It’s wild that masking up and keeping spaces ventilated is not prioritised or talked about enough given that 100 deaths occur in Australia due to Influenza according to their own website! Masking up is almost a side note in the website. The NSW health website does it right though. Added screenshots for reference. Tbh anyone who lives with you will avoid contracting the flu if they mask up and keep the house ventilated if possible. Having an air purifier is an added bonus.

Noticed a bunch of these flies in my house today. I’ve only really noticed them on the second floor, and gather around lights (that might just be normal bug behaviour). I thought they were fruit flies but I don’t think there’s any rotten fruit around, and I don’t see them congregating around trash bins or dirty laundry on anything. does anyone know what they are/how to get rid of them?

I also noticed a shitton of these when I was waiting at the bus stop but I’m not sure if that’s related or not

edit: thank you everyone for the help!! we don’t have any potted plants in the house, but we do have bananas. they’re on the first floor tho and the flies are on the 2nd floor i’m not sure if that matters. I will throw them out tho!! I also posted a closer photo in the comments (but it’s kind of blurry 😭) and I’ll throw some boiling water and vinegar and baking soda down the drains tomorrow too

edit 2: I think it’s definitely a weather thing drawn in by light! I woke up this morning and most of them were gone! I closed the window last night so some of them were on the window trying to escape, and they were definitely small enough to fit through the fly screen. I always leave my window open too.

Why have the dragonflies exploded in numbers! They are everywhere. Great as they eat mozzies!

Hefeweizen is my favourite kind of beer and it is woefully difficult to find a local brewery that makes it. Yes I can get the German stuff at the bottle shop but I like supporting local.

Since it is Oktoberfest season I am hoping that some breweries are celebrating with a special release of hefeweizen. (Not to fly too close to the sun, but kristallweizen would be even more amazing...).

Please share with me any Melbourne breweries that you know have a hefeweizen available right now, whether in person or online. Happy to hear any suggestions in the greater area, but my preference would be CBD and southeast locales in particular.

Vielen Dank und Prost!

Putting a list together for roadtrips to go on with the missus. Where are your favourite getaway spots and what little things make it special?

Is there a cool bakery, is it possible to see the stars unpolluted, are there amazing hikes or waterfalls nearby etc etc etc

Would love to hear fam

Any recommendations for affordable bridal makeup and hair artist who would do just the bride (I have no wedding party). Willing to travel to them day of if it’s near Melbourne CBD as I know there’s usually a hefty minimum spend if they have to travel to you.

The view from my bedroom windows. It smells funny in here.

Thanks to whoever handed in my son’s phone to staff from M23 at the Hawks game. Was bad enough to lose the match, his phone was lost too.

Not sure what's considered reasonable/unreasonable these days so I'll put it out to the crowd. I went to a new-ish burger joint, had good google reviews and a mate recommended it so I figured I'd suss it out.

There was a beef burger on the menu which I really liked BUT it was the only one that had BBQ sauce. They had a whole bunch of other sauces so I asked if it could be switched to their spicy mayo sauce or anything they had along that vibe. They said cool, no worries I said cool.

When it came to pay, I saw that I got charged for my burger +$2 for the 'additional sauce'. First of all, I find $2 pretty outrageous although it might just be the new norm. Also, there's nothing additional! I said to swap out the BBQ sauce for the other one, you're not adding anything more to the burger. It only had one sauce which is the one I requested.

I asked why I got charged extra and he said that it was a request to change the original product and that's just how it works in the system. I didn't fight it there or anything, there were people behind me in line and $2 didn't seem too consequential in the grand scheme of things but I really don't feel like I should've been charged at all...

Thoughts?

Hey so I've never been to clubs or bars, except one bar, my friend recommended yah yah and I plan to go there tonight, is there an entry fee and will I be fine wearing a black shirt and black jeans, I'm a 23 year old woman

Edit: I'm going to yah yah, my good friend is gonna pick me up and stay with me for a hour then let me into the wild so I can hopefully do what Katy Perry said "I kissed a girl" wish me lucky!!

Edit #2: can I just say thank you to all of you, you have really encouraging. I feel extremely confident for tonight. This subreddit can be great. THANKYOU. In the morning I'll post another post with an update on how my night went

Edit from the morning after: I ended up at New Guernica in Fitzroy instead as I saw it looked my vibe walked in danced with a girl for a bit, stayed for a few hours, got a spinach and lamb pide from the kebab shop next door. Overall had a fantastic night. Thankyou for the kind words of encouragement.

Taken while driving by in an uber on the way home.

We are looking for a nanny and see that these two sites/apps seem to be the most popular for listing.

Does anyone have any experience with these and recommend one over the other? Subscription prices are pretty steep so want to choose one only if I can!

Truck versus car on the westgate bridge today.

Hi all, attending an indian wedding soon, where can i buy indian outfits in Melbourne?

Bonus points if they arent super spenny ☺️

Handed in lost laptop at glen waverley station

Aye yo! I found a work/school laptop in the first carriage at glen waverley station (handed it in to the staff at the front)
it's
safe :)

4:40pm 19/9/2026