Just had a look at windy.com. Big mob of rain coming in from Western Vic. I reckon it’ll be here by morning. So much for doing a perfect two weeks of biking to/from work every day. Now to find my myki … Sorry studspud, won’t be going to Night of Power if it’s raining.
Lol so there’s a weird situation going on in my fridge. There’s a basin of red and yellow capsicums swimming in water because I don’t really know what to do with them. I’ve had them for a couple weeks but they feel firm but I’ve got this fear that I don’t know what I’ll find if I slice them open.
Seeds will come out.
You could possibly roast the caps whole, slice and store them in oil until needed. Or freeze the roasted strips. Fresh caps don’t freeze well cos they collapse into mush, but cooked ones are just fine.
Or if there are manky bits inside, cut them out, then blitz the good bits to a puree and freeze in useful quantities. Add to soups, stews and stir fries or even tray bakes in lieu of tomato sauce.
A note saying ‘we are prisoners please send help’ put in there by workers at the capsicum factory. If a capsicum has gone bad it will usually show as soft spots on the outside, so if the outside seems fine it’s unlikely it will be bad in the middle.
My department at work is collapsing. Our budget was dramatically cut, and my direct team in Melbourne has dropped from 8 or 9, down to 3 (farewell drinks for one tonight), and they aren’t being replaced. Other big changes coming… Interesting times. Mood and motivation is down in the team. It will continue because it must, and will be profitable in some form, but I don’t know what that form will be at the moment, it’s all still up in the air. My job is safe I believe, I’m too expensive to make redundant and can be moved elsewhere. I’m just kind of a fly on the wall of my first major shift like this in a business. Just venting a bit I guess.
Not sure what it means yet. A whole other team is being dissolved and others are picking up their work. Big restructure underway. I think most of the lay-offs are done with, but still remains to be seen where things will end up. Our advertising budget was cut too, so in theory less work coming in, and less for us to do, but it’s still very new and developing.
I feel like this is happening quite a bit across the board. Companies have made cuts before the EOFY and either there will be no replacement or any roles not filled will be challenged and made difficult to approve. Other than people who may have got a promotion out of the latest restructure, everyone else is confused, pissed off, or both. Weird, uncertain, and crazy times.
Can be rattling when most of a department is set loose. I ended up leaving my last long-term job (in 2019) when a new GM came in and fired half of our billing and customer service teams. Told her to suck my dick on the way out and now can’t use her as a ref lol.
If you do end up leaving, because the culture and attitudes have changed, do not burn bridges 😅
Yeah. Good advice. Try not to burn the bridges on the way out unless you absolutely don’t need their reference or don’t think you’ll get work from them.
Also if networking is close, it’s better to keep your reputation.
No, but HR did ask me to resign. I told them I had already sent them my resignation two weeks earlier and that this was actually my last day, did they not get my email, or read it? I had also printed it and gave to the GM at the same time, so I asked her if she did not remember me handing her the unfolded, un-enclosed letter that I watched her read and acknowledge.
I could see they felt awkward, so I told them to pay me for the rest of that day and I left early.
Hi DTers! I’m here from Reddit (same username). Good to see people from the OG DT here.
Kicking things off with a super random question, as I always do on the DT: I’d like to make oven baked tandoori chicken with basmati rice, but I’m not sure what to do for veggies. Chutney isn’t really a replacement for veggies, but more of a dipping sauce, right? Can I put chutney over veggies like broccoli, cauli, carrots, etc? That probably doesn’t sound right, but can anyone please recommend an easy Indian-style veggie side dish?
Hopefully it’s something easy and basic, because I’m a lazy and terrible cook :-(
vegetable medley!! broccolini chopped into half or thirds, spinach, cherry tomatoes, sesame seeds, and any sauces/oils. Put the broccolini into a pan first, then tomates, then spinach last. Add/remove other veggies as wanted (i like adding sliced capsicum) and it goes with most dishes. Sauces/oils can be changed up depending on the main dish it is being served with.
Zucchini with this 👍👍👍 I like to add a little water in the frying pan to start it, pop the lid on, cook like that for maybe 5 mins until it cooks some of the veg a bit without burning the oil and stuff. Once water evaporates, add oil (or in my case, butter, which is way better), some garlic paste and chilli. Finish the cooking for another 5m. Beautiful
Normally I might suggest a light dal with tomatoes, carrot, and cauliflower - the moisture would nicely round out the dryness of the chicken and rice while still being hearty and filling for a winters night. But that is perhaps a bit overkill.
Stir fried green beans and onions with a pinch of turmeric would go nicely. If you have any whole spices, a small amount of black mustard seed and cumin or fennel seed quickly tempered in the oil at the start really adds that Indian flavour without being overpowering. I add chilli flakes to the oil as well when I add the onions. Here is an example using powdered spices and no onion but it’s a very versatile and simple dish - as the link suggests, use frozen sliced green beans to make it much faster.
Or, quite honestly, a plain raw salad - tomatoes, shredded carrot, lettuce - with a very light dressing lemon or vinaigrette would do the trick, lots of south Asians will have it that way at home - again for the freshness and moisture, and acidity from the tomatoes, but without the intense flavour of a chutney.
I think some people just have an old mindset. Not open to fun or play or new experience. Two people with a fun, playful and adventurous mindset will help keep each other young at heart. but sadly the body doesn’t follow
TW I supposeI am not entirely sure why or how I survived being 7, or 12, 13, 15, 16 or 18 to 26, to be completely honest. If it wasn’t for a random night in Oct 2018, I wouldn’t be here. Probably explains why I am an actual fucking weirdo who cannot keep friends hahah ugh If it wasn’t for mein liebe giving me the confidence and freedom to discover who I am. Two people and one friend can make all the difference between a headstone and a beer, ranting on the PC lol.
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I have just always loved that quote from Through The Looking Glass, it’s quite dark yet humourous haha
One of my favourite books, don’t think I would have stopped at seven though, maybe about ten? I could do without the adult responsibilities for a while.
I found a really good way to think of fat/weight control.
Everyday there are three possible outcomes. We get fatter, we stay the same, we get thinner. Mark each day on the calendar. The trick is to slowly move from “get fatter” to “stay the same”, then from “stay the same” to “get thinner”. Then it’s stay the same thereafter.
It probably means No Junkfood. Diet. Stay on diet.
Look, I’ll be brutally honest. If you have excess fat, it will scream at you to feed it. You need to simply not listen to it. Skip the rice with dinner. Just have fruit and yoghurt for breakfast. Don’t eat until you’re full. Stay active, do aerobics. It will get pretty bad after a week or so, but once you start to starve the fat off, you can start noticeably losing fat every day.
I lost ~30kgs (went from 100kgs to hovering around 70kgs) because I got poor, couldn’t afford takeaway, and had to start living super frugal. Starved the fat right off. I don’t have a car, so I forced myself to walk around for good deals, markets, etc. It does get easier, but the first few weeks of reducing food intake was pretty brutal.
I look good now tho (i think 😬😬😬) so win-win haha
I am sad I went down a bra size or two, bc I liked my titties, but now I can walk around without a bra, so again, win-win lol
It’s a big confidence boost when you realise the clothes are now too big. I’m glad you are seeing results! Losing weight (fat) can be difficult; I hope you feel good and accomplished about it!! <3 <3 you ought to!
also, many kudos on losing 30k, a lot of people would have just bought really cheap food that is unhealthy, it took skill and knowledge and determination to eat cheap and healthy 🤗
Miss Meow thought playing with the clothes hanging on the drying rack looked like fun. She successfully subdued the lingerie bag, but got stuck in my bra. I had to rescue her (and the bra) but she looks completely unrepentant.
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