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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (11 children)

Oh Temu. You impress me with your shit. I don't need a dumpling maker.............or do I?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Cat has fleas. House is probably infested.

I'm a law clerk. It's suits every day. My suits are dry-clean only, and there's a very real risk that they could be infested too.

What the fuck do I do here? They're new suits. I can't afford new clothes right now, and we need to start flea treating everything, and apparently it can take a year to deal with the problem.

Very stuck. Thoughts guys?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Generation interruption is the key. Send everything vital to the laundry. Pill bomb or neck drop cat. Cat to a friend or board for the day. Fume bomb house. Vac like a lunatic.

Fleas aren’t as bad as bedbugs. You can kill them.

Do NOT give a cat flea kill pills for dogs, you will have no cat.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just the 2 of us tonight for dinner. Had 2 chicken thighs in the freezer. Diced chicken and dusted in plain flour and flavours (S&P, garlic & onion powders). Once all cooked tossed in the pan with some teriyaki sauce.

Should've used cornflour. Coating on chicken went a bit puffy. Great for soaking saucy flavour but not quite that great takeaway chicken texture I was hoping for.

Served with mixed veg & ramen noodles with a bit of chicken stock for taste.

No photos (quickly devoured) but all eaten by my fussy 8yo boy so a MASSIVE win!

Pretty happy considering I hate cooking and was in no mood for it tonight.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sounds divine! Breast enjoyers can get out. Thighs are where it's at

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Thighs are impeckable

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

So, on the other site I came across the term "terminal uniqueness" in relation to a discussion about diagnoses of neurodivergence and whether people are quick to jump on labels to explain why they feel they struggle with life and to try and feel special and exempt rather than working productively with the diagnosis.

It's a fascinating phrase that has its roots in addiction recovery and is also known more simply as "personal exceptionalism". But honestly I think the concept can be applied much more broadly to many aspects of modern life and mediated discussions of mental health. and I'm embarrassed to admit I definitely felt that way about myself when I was younger. Maybe sometimes I still do.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Damn straight it's a fascinating phrase. Haven't heard it before, but I've seen the phenomenon many many times in various ways. I think part of it stems from simple lack of a large enough database of experience. And it's so so tempting to slap on a label, pop the fashionable pill and stop thinking and receiving information and examining alternatives. Have you read Temple Grandin's marvellous book An Anthropologist on Mars? Or any of Oliver Sachs' works?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Seeing all the camping/hiking stuff out has me HYPEDDDDDDD!!!!!!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Plant package #2 arrived today. I planted one of the four plants, and mulched and watered the ones I planted yesterday. The beans I planted a while ago have now sprouted too. I was a bit worried about them as they were taking a while, so I'm happy to see them up.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Bunnings guy suggested I use expanding foam instead - so that's what I have gone for. It's gross ew. Last try, if this doesn't work then I will get it done by some dude on airtasker. Gah why couldn't this have been on a wall instead would've been much easier

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