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Cake day: June 12th, 2023
  • 🇦🇺Baku@sh.itjust.workstoMelbourne@aussie.zone•Discussion Thread 🐏 Sunday 26 April 2026English
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    4 days ago

    Hello DT people!!! Long time no speak, how is everyone?

    caaaaat

    (I know it looks like the harness is ridiculously tight and must be cutting off his circulation, but I promise he’s fine! He’s not chonky, just a super long haired flooooof. That also means when the floof is displaced, he looks a little lopsided)

    Cat brag

    I seriously think I won the cat lottery with this little guy. I don’t think I socialised him enough when he was young, he’s pretty scared of visitors and absolutely terrified of tradespeople. But he’s so, so confident and easygoing around me. If I leave him alone enough to sleep, he will let me do pretty much anything. He’s also a big fan of water! And he genuinely loves belly rubs and being carried around. The least cat-like cat I’ve ever met

    Caaaaat in triplicate! (also a request)

    On that last note: I do come with a request: does anyone have any reccos for a cat or animal rescue? I’ve looked around, and it kind of seems like the common consensus is that pretty much any shelter in Melbourne is fine. I’ve been to that cat protection society and quite like them. Looking into getting a second cat later this year, he’s a pretty playful sort of a cat, so I think he might benefit from a friend.

    Also, I’m particularly interested in a shelter or rescue that does some level of personality matching. Although he’s quite confident around me, I have seen that he is not a fighter. He is a bolter. He doesn’t even hiss at the vet, he just tries to slink away and hide under the examination table. So I don’t think he would cope well with a strong personality or rough play fighter

    So, keen for reccs. I know most people here are cat people, so figured you’d all have thoughts. Super appreciate any suggestions! I’m still in the inner west, but willing to travel

  • 🇦🇺Baku@sh.itjust.workstoMelbourne@aussie.zone•Discussion Thread 🎉 Thursday 1 January 2026English
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    4 months ago

    Happy new year and happy quarter century, DT peoples!!!

    The cat is not amused, but calmed down pretty quickly

    I watched the 9:30 ones at Footscray park, and was planning on heading into the city but I was surprisingly tired so just went home

    Got some nice photos (in my sole opinion), though!

    The only thing I don’t like about watching the fireworks on the telly is that they’re always like 2 minutes behind what I’m hearing. But I forgot to wash the one nice jacket I own, and evidently the weatherman forgot that it was hot yesterday

    P.S as a bonus, I can see my real Spotify wrapped through lastfm now, without a large chunk of listens after like October when they stop counting being missing

    spoiler

    I wish you all the very best for the new year!

    ♥️

  • 🇦🇺Baku@sh.itjust.workstoMelbourne@aussie.zone•Discussion Thread ☕ Tuesday 16 December 2025English
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    4 months ago
    bondi

    Yeah it was for me too. I ended up deleting the ABC app because I was compulsively checking it every 20 or so minutes for most of yesterday. They showed photos of the victims (taken before it happened) and that broke me. I just couldn’t deal with it and broke down. I’ve still checked the website too many times today, but I’m slightly more composed than yesterday.

    I just wanted to drop in and make sure everybody was holding up okay, or i guess better than I was. Hugs, and “I can relate” not that that feels very helpful at the moment, at least not to me :/