Lounge but Australian

[night hound]

And I am just thinking of getting a camera cube for the xt5 for my trip next week.

I don't like backpacks and don't like camera bags. Unless i can convince someone to buy me a billingham bag.

[errant linden]

I have so many photos to edit >.>

tbh id rather walk on lego or stub my big toe on the coffe table as im so drained from editing

[night hound]

Walk away from this point. Not a good idea to edit when your eyes and brain are tired.

[errant linden]

true that

[coral crescent]

Don't shoot and edit on the same day

it never goes well in my experience

[errant linden]

im not but im blacklogged 10 shoots ahahaha

WHATS IT FEELS TO CHEW 5 GUM

[quaint comet]

today on " @fleet edge doesn't realise they have allergies": they told me that coconut water makes their mouth itchy and didnt get why i made a face and took the coconut water away

[night hound]

Ohhhh dear……

[fleet edge]

But my water :(((

[night hound]

Mind you, I only realised that I was allergic to pineapple and eggplants only last year. For years, I thought having itchy tongue was normal eating them.

[night hound]

I wonder if fresh coconut water will give you allergic reaction or if it’s stuff they put in store bought ones that give you reactions…

[errant linden]

@night hound I hope it shows I am taking your advice very seriously

[acoustic lark]

you are the epitome of a stubborn toddler

[fleet edge]

I got to have another mouthful :3

[errant linden]

[night hound]

Oh! I think these are your best photos :)

[serene ibex]

Hallo

[errant linden]

finally 😏

[errant linden]

doins

[serene ibex]

How r ya @errant linden

[errant linden]

alr Just came back from a rally in batemans bay

had to wrap a big plastic bag around my camera and duct tape it to my lens

ghetto solution but it worked

[static ruin]

Remember, it's not janky if it works

[errant linden]

right after I took this pic I found out how dusty it was actually gonna be

[foggy steppe]

Pretty good way to do it

[willow rivet]

for rally stuff idk that you need to try for pans, movement is shown in the trail and blured dustclouds may not land

[errant linden]

tbf pans were really my only option, my 18-55 is only F/3.5 at its lowest, and my camera shits itself above ISO 200 so I couldnt really freeze the action properly

[static ruin]

D3400 shouldn't struggle above iso 200

[errant linden]

my max i can use is ISO 400 but I wanted to keep the noise down as much as possible

[static ruin]

Can you post an example? No camera setup is going to be basically noise free under every situation, you just have to learn to accept some amount of it

[errant linden]

example of an image at ISO 400?

[static ruin]

Yes

[errant linden]

one sec

[static ruin]

ai denoise tools in LR/PS if you use that would probably solve your issue anyway, though even without it should be no issue at iso 400 unless you're just under exposing

[errant linden]

The pic came out noise when I edited it, but thats becasue it was very dark aswell

I probs should have used ISO 400 but I liked the motion blur

[static ruin]

Yeah so that's more an issue with under exposing rather than noise per se

[errant linden]

Already shot the rally anyways

[errant linden]

yeah fr 😔

[static ruin]

Yeah it's fine, just trying to help for future reference

[errant linden]

imma try really hard to freeze the action properly next time I get a chance

[static ruin]

Goes without saying a faster lens can and probably will help with what you shoot, though higher iso and correctly exposed is better than lower iso and under exposed

[errant linden]

I didnt use my F/1.8 primes because I was really close to the cars so I wanted to use the widest lens I had

[willow rivet]

Oh gotcha you do you, thought it was a specific choice not limitation lol

[coral crescent]

Isn't this where we shot the car at the meet?

Also look and cool bird

[errant linden]

shot that between wynyard and circular quay im pre sure

[night hound]

Home and dead.

[coral crescent]

@fleet edge @static ruin @foggy steppe @night hound

Is this where we shot it

[night hound]

It is the same spot.

[coral crescent]

Knew it

[coral crescent]

Back from work?

[night hound]

No, family gathering.

Northern beaches.

[coral crescent]

Equally as tiring

[errant linden]

[coral crescent]

Oh right you sent a few pics in lounge iirc

Looked nice at sunset

[night hound]

We are going there again in a few weekend overnight so I will be prepared with some telephoto lenses this time. Damn it.

[coral crescent]

Should be fun

[night hound]

Since I'm dead, are you going to offer me some incense?

Or a leica?

[coral crescent]

https://tenor.com/view/incenseburner-backflowincense-incensewaterfall-backflowburner-gif-19998014

I want this now

[errant linden]

[coral crescent]

@gentle wind I got the incense you cover the Leica

[night hound]

no thanks i keep it for myself -augie who cbf to grab her phone

[coral crescent]

Just pretend like you'll sacrifice a Leica dammit

[night hound]

Should I buy it?

Not quite worth sacrificing Augie for, but maybe her Japan trip next year's allowance...

boooooooooooo 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎 -augs

[foggy steppe]

Yes

Best camera

[night hound]

$2800 even if it's only the x1D II

[foggy steppe]

That's actually pretty cheap isn't it

Gfx 50s is like 3300

[night hound]

Yeah.

I am thinking of buying and then reselling it.

[foggy steppe]

If xcd lenses weren't so much...

Reselling is a solid profit

[night hound]

Yeah....

[coral crescent]

Anything for a Leica

[foggy steppe]

Hassel>>>>leica

[night hound]

yup

[coral crescent]

Topic of Japan trips, I need to fkin learn Japanese

[night hound]

Only thing is if I buy it, I may want to keep it. Although, in hindsight, my gfx II is better ...

[foggy steppe]

Gfx better if only to avoid 10k lenses

[foggy steppe]

Just get good

[coral crescent]

I'm just Lazy

[night hound]

You think I can resell the hassie for $4k?

[foggy steppe]

Man x1d ii regularly goes for 5k

[night hound]

Its in damn good condition.

[foggy steppe]

In good cond Ive seen 6 or 7

[night hound]

It's fucking tempting.

I would have to do it tomorrow if I decide.

[foggy steppe]

Id consider it myself if the lens I want wasn't $9k

Xcd is so ridiculously good but the money lol

[foggy steppe]

If all works and whatnot it's a pretty likely big profit

[night hound]

Christ.

[coral crescent]

These are numbers I'm failing to understand for cameras

[foggy steppe]

but theyre about the best lenses on the whole market

and the x2d is about the best mf cam on the market (under 50k)

at least for people who care about nothing other than the quality of that one photo they take lol

[night hound]

Damn this thing apparently is slow....8 seconds just to even turn it on

[foggy steppe]

its like a gfx but your sooc photos are even better and its even slower

[night hound]

Oooh.

This is too dangerous.

[foggy steppe]

oh yeah that

the app is apparently not the worst

unusual for camera companies

[night hound]

I will dig in a little more to see if I can realistically resell with good profit. It will be dumb of me to spend money again and not be able to get it back. Sigh. thank god the lenses for these are stupidly expensive, otherwise I get stupider.

damn.

[foggy steppe]

yeah they are very expensive cams haha

xcd series is my endgame atm

[night hound]

I sent a message to the seller.

[foggy steppe]

niice

[cobalt blade]

[static ruin]

Ridiculous o'clock wakeup mission success for the hike, question is now did I get a good picture in the panic chasing the good light

[coral crescent]

When the fuck did Orion come back

[static ruin]

That was around 5am, it starts rising just before sunrise

[errant linden]

Ahh i hate living in NQLD the model scene here sucks

[night hound]

Damn, you're a sucker for punishment. But I love your dedication to your craft.

[static ruin]

Was worth the effort, sunrise was great

[errant linden]

what a view

[night hound]

One of these days, I will wake up earl------

no. No I won't. I will just suck at early morning landscape photography.

[errant linden]

real

[static ruin]

lol

[errant linden]

can only be fucked to wake up for carmeets

[night hound]

Go to Cuba.

[errant linden]

but thats at like 6am earliest

[static ruin]

Also the first time I've had to bracket in quite some time

[night hound]

Although vintage cars aren't your passion, eh.

[static ruin]

Even the z6 with that dynamic range was like nope

[night hound]

Time for a hasselblad.

[static ruin]

lol

[errant linden]

nah I like all cars

[night hound]

Tsk. Ben's updated server status:

Level: DOWN.

[errant linden]

vintag car exampl

[errant linden]

[foggy steppe]

Beautiful shot

[night hound]

I972 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000. Used to own this. Beautiful car. Fast.

This car is more real than a lot of shit I see on the road now.

(those are not my photos)

One of the very few regrets in my life was when we sold this car.

[errant linden]

the blue car? or the red one next to it

[night hound]

?

[willow rivet]

past tense?

[night hound]

Yeah, we had to sell it because we didn't have a garage and was parked on street.

[willow rivet]

it hurt

[night hound]

Yes.

[errant linden]

your telling me this is an alfa romeo GTV 2000

[willow rivet]

either selling it or parking on street

it hurt

[night hound]

Both.

[night hound]

No no, the attched cars with that post is the alfa.

[night hound]

Worst thing is we can't buy another one like this now as they cost over $40K AUD. We bought ours for $4K.

[willow rivet]

yep

this is also why you buy gud cars and actually them

people who like cars keep the resale way higher than a 99 camry

[night hound]

yup.

We miss having vintage cars. I would love to also own another Mercedes SEL from early 70's or late 60's. Ugh. Not going to happen now.

[willow rivet]

Well like even now, daily a miata, 86 or whatever

You sell it in 10 years for 12k instead of 3500

[night hound]

I guess husband has his miata, at least.

[willow rivet]

Yeah that'll hold some value no matter what

[errant linden]

miata

[night hound]

I think I'll do a car shoot with that stupid car at some point.

[willow rivet]

Bed sheet leaf blowers and speed lights taped to a wall for a softbox

[night hound]

I;ll just tell Augie to put on short shorts and sit on the hood.

#motheroftheyear

[willow rivet]

Um

[night hound]

:D

She's a tomboy. Ain't gonna happen.

[willow rivet]

I know too many strippers for you to be doing that I got it covered

[night hound]

Party time! I knew you'd save me!

Or more of, Augie

[willow rivet]

Augie it's fine to do the hot girl on car modeling thing, but the main requirement is that you under no circumstances, have your mother's approval

[fleet edge]

I just learnt I can trade in my car for like $15k

[errant linden]

do it

[fleet edge]

A new Subaru is like $45k top of the line

Hmm

Need more work lol

Then maybe

Next year or year after perhaps :P

[errant linden]

took this on the way back from mt koz

a while ago

[fleet edge]

Waiting on actually decent phev offroaders

[static ruin]

Ah, charlottes pass?

[night hound]

Enough for the Leica

[willow rivet]

crap i keep forgetting both you and punther want offroads

i should go flex my shitbox of a 4runner

[errant linden]

think it was opposite charlottes pass

couldnt tell u tbh 😂

[static ruin]

Yeah just looks somewhat familiar, was there twice since November... But it all looks the same eventually lol

[fleet edge]

Lmao

[static ruin]

Yes, took my falcon offroad again today

Well "offroad", fortunately the road had recently been regraded this time, was ez

[willow rivet]

what on the back of a trailer?

[errant linden]

https://tenor.com/view/ott-tänak-ott-tänak-jump-ott-tänak-wrc-wrc-hyundai-i20-gif-21693452

[static ruin]

It's amusing on some of the worse roads when you pass 4wd's, they're probably like wtf is this guy doing

[willow rivet]

4wd is just code for 0 wheel stop might as well send it

[static ruin]

You see, I actually value the resale value of the car for when I do eventually change

And rather keep the bottom in one piece

[willow rivet]

thats more shots fired at drivers treaing 4wd's like "ill be fine its 4wd" like dumbasses

the 1 random honda civic or w.e I see on the mountain? they're not stuck, its some idiot in a jeep

[static ruin]

lol

The time I did get stuck I managed to free the car anyway, had to chuck a 3 point turn in the most awkward spot on this dirt road

Suddenly there were some rock steps (granted small) I wasn't convinced I'd be able to make it up unscathed so just turned around, reversed onto some mud, being rwd I quickly realized it wasn't good lol

[fleet edge]

It's 4wd, that means it's essentially a tracked vehicle right?

[static ruin]

Was a dead tree next to it, so just had to stuff a bunch of branches and such under the tyre behind, reverse on, then just had enough traction to get it to keep moving out

[willow rivet]

yeah sure why not

nothing is more satisfying than driving past stuck idiots in lifted trucks in a 35 year old mr2

[static ruin]

lol

[willow rivet]

my cars lower than your fucken tire how are you stuck

[static ruin]

I imagine you get a lot of 4wd drivers that also just buy the cheapest regular road tyres thinking it'll be fine because.. 4wd

[errant linden]

https://tenor.com/view/mr2-toyota-drift-toyotamr2-drifting-gif-12106775

[willow rivet]

yep

[static ruin]

Then as soon as they hit any actual bad terrain/mud or whatever they just get stuck

[willow rivet]

that comercial is a fucken masterpiece btw

[errant linden]

all old commercials especially toyotas are the best

[coral crescent]

Car talk

[errant linden]

new ones are mostly boring now

[willow rivet]

that ones literally just pinball but the ball is a mr2

like 10/10 fucken nailed it

[errant linden]

except for that one inital D thing toyota did

[willow rivet]

can you even drive olive

[errant linden]

[coral crescent]

No

I've driven buggies and shit before which was fun

I nearly crashed

but

[willow rivet]

wait

[coral crescent]

It was fun

[willow rivet]

i just realized something

[coral crescent]

What

[willow rivet]

i dont think i've done the obligitory car fight with ben yet

[errant linden]

hm

[coral crescent]

[errant linden]

oh no

whats that

[static ruin]

🍿

[willow rivet]

you'll find out should you say some dumb shit about cars

[errant linden]

😳

[willow rivet]

[willow rivet]

some new dude - car thing is bad
discord - reqy is typing...
PL -

[static ruin]

Just about sums it up

[willow rivet]

I fucken love it when the lurkers pop out to drop the emotes and shit

[coral crescent]

[errant linden]

https://tenor.com/view/gatordone-nhra-tmr-fast-car-gif-15322215

[cobalt blade]

[woeful belfry]

[willow rivet]

[woeful belfry]

Now I feel like tacos

Is that racist?!

[night hound]

Hell no. I want tacos.

[woeful belfry]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUwTnJ8yFXY

pretty sure there's a goat scream sample in there

[static ruin]

Forgot about this picture also from yesterday, could see Sydney quite easy from up near Katoomba, not often the visibility allows it to show that clearly

[errant linden]

woahhh

[timber spruce]

Holy moly with a super tele this would be nice

[static ruin]

Well I do want to visit this area with the 180-600, mostly for the birding, but yeah some landscape will be.. interesting with it

[timber spruce]

That is indeed nice

[errant linden]

was this shot from megalong valley?

[static ruin]

No

Lockleys Pylon

[errant linden]

I havent been to the blue mountains in a minute

[foggy steppe]

sunrise there with a 600mm sounds great

[static ruin]

Would highly recommend it, one of the nicer spots around there imo. Only real thing is there's around 8km of unsealed road that can vary in condition a lot if you have a low car (like me)

Though right now the road is in really good condition, didn't really see any ruts like I have before there

I do need to revisit megalong valley, funnily enough one of my previous solo astro spots overlooked it... until the council decided that there must be a bright light installed in the middle of nowhere

[foggy steppe]

my car does alright on offroad

writing it down for future holidays

[static ruin]

Most cars can make it, just something to be aware of. If I can make it in a falcon, just about any car should work

Just other times when the road is in less than ideal condition you have to take it a lot slower if the car is low

[foggy steppe]

gotcha haha

[static ruin]

So apparently some parts of Tasmania hit 200km/hr wind gusts today

[errant linden]

200km?!

[coral crescent]

Shit nice

[errant linden]

tf

[static ruin]

Some island just off to the south of it, but still insane wind speeds

[coral crescent]

Australian Cuisine is interesting

this assignment explains a lot

[static ruin]

What even is Australian Cuisine? bbq?

Pub special?

[coral crescent]

True Aussie cuisine is defined as "outback dining"

like emu n shit

emu, kangaroo, essentially aborginal cooking

the rest is all influenced from Europe, Asia and America

[static ruin]

Ah

I'd still be curious to try kangaroo someday, somehow never have

[errant linden]

I had a kangaroo sandwich ages ago

I dont remember exaclty what it tasted like, but I do remember it being good

[static ruin]

Main thing I've heard is it's just more difficult to cook properly, don't cook it right and it's just tough

[errant linden]

hmm Im interested to try kangaroo jerky

[coral crescent]

Suprising

It's alright

Just had to write a quick essay on it lol

[fleet edge]

Not a lot of fat

So even slightly overcooked is tough as since it's just meat

[coral crescent]

Sorta gamey

[woeful belfry]

they have it in the supermarket ... I've bought the skewers they have a few times. They're pretty damn tasty IMO. But as soon as you overcook it's way way less enjoyable

[acoustic lark]

Yknow what is really tasty?

Camel.

Camel burgers hit the spot

[fleet edge]

Camel camel camel

🐪

[errant linden]

yo

morning my fellow aussie lads

[woeful belfry]

good day sir

[errant linden]

just got back from school

[woeful belfry]

that's early?

[errant linden]

yeah I get to leave at 12 on wednesday

but monday thursday friday I start at 7:30 so I have an extra period each of those days

[woeful belfry]

school was always 8-3:10 when I was attending

maybe not 8 ... i don't remember ... it was along time ago

[errant linden]

for me monday thursday and friday is 7:30-3:05 and wednesday is 8:30-12

then I have tuesdays off

[hot gulch]

G’day Aussies

[errant linden]

doins

[errant linden]

https://tenor.com/view/totowolff-toto-wolff-mercedes-f1-gif-24029189

[hot gulch]

No no Ben this is so not right

[errant linden]

I love watching F1 at 4 in the morning to see the same dutch man win for the 120th time in a row

[static ruin]

What, you have the entirety of a day off, and half a day? The joys of being at school

[woeful belfry]

I vaguely remember what he was so angry about there ... something Red Bull did

[errant linden]

Wasnt it that lewis couldnt overtake lapped cars or smth

idk forgot

[gentle wind]

I cbf to stay up that late so I just watch the replay on Monday after school lol

[gentle wind]

max was able to overtake lapped cars on new softs and then caught up to lewis on well used hards

so max was given a free way through to overtake lewis and win

[errant linden]

I just watch WRC and WEC now

[woeful belfry]

how many times did you watch that ep?!?

[gentle wind]

once but i had to refresh my memory on it a bit ago because i had some friends ask what happened lol

[sweet egret]

Just started working and I'm so mad that I'm forced to take leave over Christmas 😂 which means the 4 weeks of leave is effectively only 2 weeks

[woeful belfry]

some businesses shut up shop for a couple of weeks .. some don't. Some go on skeleton staff.

I get to choose whether or not I take leave beyond the public holidays

[static ruin]

15 weeks of leave built up and it's still a struggle for me to get more than a day occasionally lol

[woeful belfry]

I went into the red for my leave .. that's what happens when you have young kids on school holidays

the idea of taking timeout for yourself is pretty much off the table

[static ruin]

lol

Eventually I'll just say f it and plan something, getting to the point where I just don't care if shit hits the fan

[woeful belfry]

you gotta take time out/off

[static ruin]

Think 2016 was the last time I had a full week off, minus covid isolation

[woeful belfry]

fuck that

that's not healthy

[hot gulch]

massi did a massi-ve fuck up

got the sack

[hot gulch]

not good for your mental health

gotta focus on yourself a bit man

[fleet edge]

Telstra people are the most useless shitcunts on earth lmao

[sweet egret]

Wtf how have you not milked it yet

What area do you work in?

[sweet egret]

That's fked

I'm paying to get my leave 😭

$340

[static ruin]

In aviation. Can't really milk it short of resigning which will probably happen someday, get it paid out + the 17% loading

I just refuse to do any overtime now, I figure if getting any time off is a struggle, I mightaswell keep some sanity by not having super long hours, not paid hourly or enough to bother lol

[woeful belfry]

Our account manager there has changed at least 4 times over the last 12 months.

[woeful belfry]

2016-2023 ... 7 years = long service leave

[versed lily]

oi lads

[static ruin]

Oi

[errant linden]

doins

[woeful belfry]

I attended a wine tasting event last night

and I'm at work today

IT's hard

[static ruin]

No point in wineing about it

[fleet edge]

I have 1 bloody class today lmao

It's a 1hr too

Gotta go to campus for a single class smh

[errant linden]

i have double legal studies rn

Might dip and go home in lunch

[coral crescent]

Who sent message but deleted

[feral herald]

Says the Arm Rest

I mean Angel Hair Noodle Arms

[errant linden]

Yo

[coral crescent]

@gentle wind I took a pic of an emu and turned it into gojo

[gentle wind]

yo mama

[coral crescent]

gojo

If jjk was aussie

[willow rivet]

Quality edit

[timber spruce]

lmfao

[icy nymph]

¿ƃuᴉop noʎ ǝɹɐ ʍoɥ 'suɐᴉlɐɹʇsnɐ ollǝH

[static ruin]

ǝɔuo ɹoɟ ǝƃɐnƃuɐl ɹno ƃuᴉʞɐǝds ǝldoǝd ǝǝs oʇ pooפ ¿noʎ 'pooƃ ʎʇʇǝɹd ɥɐǝ⅄

[sharp steppe]

˙ʇǝʎ sʇunɔ ǝldoǝd ɥƃnouǝ ʎlɹɐǝu pǝllɐɔ ʇou s,ǝH ¿uɐǝɯ noʎ op ʇɐɥM

[static ruin]

ɹǝɥʇᴉǝ ǝʇɐɯ ǝldoǝd pǝllɐɔ ʇ,usɐɥ ǝɥ 'ǝɹǝɥʍǝɯos ʇɹɐʇs oʇ sɐɥ ǝuoʎɹǝʌƎ

[sharp steppe]

ʇsɹᴉɟ ƃuᴉuɹoɯ ǝɥʇ uᴉ 8 ʇɐ ʞɔǝu ƃuol qΛ ɐ ʞɔǝu oʇ pǝǝN

[timber spruce]

How the hell can i understand this

[sharp steppe]

˙ǝɹǝɥdsᴉɯǝɥ uɹǝɥʇnos ǝɥʇ oʇ ǝɯoɔ ʇsnɾ 'ʎsɐƎ

[timber spruce]

True

[fallow perch]

handstand

[dull copper]

AUSDM has a special place in my heart ❤️ (not that all these cars are ausdm)

[woeful belfry]

I grew up being driven around in a Kingswood ... I don't miss it

[fallow perch]

Kings wood has a bad vibe to it

[woeful belfry]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReR2iSew0FY

[night hound]

@coral crescent australia vs france game on now

[coral crescent]

Might watch

[coarse meadow]

Oi aussie m8

[static ruin]

Oi

[night hound]

oi

[sharp steppe]

That penalty shootout was insane

[acoustic lark]

fuck it was intense

[sharp steppe]

Never seen one go so deep into sudden death

[acoustic lark]

im not one for soccer but the guy i was watching with is and he was going mental

[night hound]

Augie with daddy is watching Columbia vs England tonight at the stadium. It's going to be nuts.

[sharp steppe]

Should be a good game

[coral crescent]

Fkin hell I've never seen penaltys go that far

[static ruin]

Nothing worth chasing, starting to see thunderstorms show up on the forecast though 😀

This for Monday afternoon

One of the few parts of summer I like

[coral crescent]

Fires still going here

2 major ones have been shut down but the big yellow one is still going

[static ruin]

Hopefully it improves

[coral crescent]

It has

the huge orange haze is gone rn

[static ruin]

also F, just looked at alice springs forecast, >30c, sure am glad I don't live that far north and see those temps this early

[coral crescent]

26 rn

[static ruin]

Next month however

[fleet edge]

Lucky, burning now instead of later since it seems to be contained

[static ruin]

If it's contained I wouldn't be surprised if it's intentionally left burning

They often do that here once a fire is under control, just keep it going to remove some fuel

[fallow perch]

yeh its been raining today

[fallow perch]

theres a bunnings that far inland?

makes sense ig but wow

[static ruin]

Rain is boring though, storms are where it's at

[fallow perch]

i was gonna go take some pics today but grey clowds and small showers scared me away

[static ruin]

Does seem to be a bit of wind shear with the storms on the forecast, make take the camera in tomorrow.. Don't think much will happen, but never know

[errant linden]

It was raining last night but it didn't rain at all today where I am

[fallow perch]

Raining rn

[woeful belfry]

It was raining on my way down to mornington peninsula yesterday, but once I got down there it was glorious ... glary but glorious

[fallow perch]

It’s baddddd now, I’m in a car and it’s louder than my phone

[static ruin]

Sadly no storm though

[errant linden]

it was pissing down like 30 mins ago

nvm still pissing

[woeful belfry]

well winter finally hit melbourne proper this morning. rather late compared to most years

[night hound]

Just when I was about to put away my coats, winter said, "na uh, I aint' done yet."

[static ruin]

Friday night/Saturday mornings forecast also keeps bouncing between snow and no snow up the mountains

Fingers crossed.. (and hope it's not too windy)

[woeful belfry]

standard melbourne

[static ruin]

This is for Sydney

I'll enjoy the cool weather, winter has been rather warm

[woeful belfry]

I tried to snap some pics of frosty things before heading to work, but I rushed it so not sure what I actually ended up with

[fleet edge]

Help

It's cold

[errant linden]

wya rn

got pre sunny where I am seems to be drying up

[fleet edge]

It's cold

[fleet edge]

Canberra

[errant linden]

nah im in sydney

north shore

[static ruin]

Yeah cold doesn't exist on the Sydney coast

Snow forecast still holding for Friday night/Saturday morning up the mountains, just windy as heck.. no doubt it'll change before then

[errant linden]

cold asf in the morning

for me at least

[static ruin]

If there's no ice on my car in the morning, it's warm

[errant linden]

were u livin

[static ruin]

More inland, so don't get that seabreeze

Colder than the city during winter, hotter during summer

[woeful belfry]

I had to de-ice the car this morning

[eternal moat]

Oh shiiit ayee

[coral crescent]

Started off as the place for organising the syd meet

but then turned into a better version of the lounge

[eternal moat]

I'd be keen for Sydney meet if that is a thing at some point

[coral crescent]

It was

happened a few weeks ago

I was flying out to Sydney at the time as well

I think there were around 8 of us?

[night hound]

Sydney meet in December.

[errant linden]

[static ruin]

We're just going to start at a pub this time to get away from the zoomers right?

[night hound]

Yeah let's do things backwards. Start at the pub :D

[errant linden]

[lost perch]

get wasted then take photos

[fleet edge]

We'll hit up a strip club

[errant linden]

yep meet alice springs

[static ruin]

Money better spent on camera gear

[feral herald]

Take drunk photos on film*

[static ruin]

Precisely, photos will look good at the moment.. then the next day you go wtf was I thinking

[night hound]

Oooh. Let's fight for the "The Drunken Photographer" Role

[feral herald]

This screams Olly

[night hound]

Shit, you're right. Olly already has the role.

[feral herald]

Rather call him the Drunken Scotsman

[willow rivet]

Wtf invite me

[night hound]

I was waiting for you to come in lol

[willow rivet]

I was busy getting a date @lost perch set me up with

[lost perch]

[night hound]

Photos or it didn't happen :D

[willow rivet]

How do I take photo of a phone call

[night hound]

You don't. You take a sneaky photo of your date when you go as proof that you had the conversation about it

[willow rivet]

Oh, no deal

Best I can offer is a non sneaky one

[night hound]

Skill issue.

But I'll take it.

[willow rivet]

I could sneak a photo but that feels like street photography so I refuse

[woeful belfry]

I've only went to a strip club for the first time when I was 48 ... and that's only cos my GF insisted.

I still maintain that is/was money better spent on records, synths or lenses

[willow rivet]

you're not wrong

but everyone should reach that conclusion themselves

$20 or $50 or whatever to wtf is this shit is worth

[coral crescent]

[errant linden]

😏

[night hound]

Alright kids, it's time for the game!

[gentle wind]

Let’s go tilliesss

https://tenor.com/view/sam-kerr-kerr-matildas-celebration-celebrating-gif-21029152

[errant linden]

we winning yet

[coral crescent]

0-0

Oh shit

Kerr got hit in the face

@night hound You seeing this shit

[gentle wind]

I’m having a heart attack and nothings even happening

[coral crescent]

fkin

they can get one here

I BELIEVE

[gentle wind]

we can do this england are shit

[coral crescent]

Convicts vs Colonisers, we win this

fookin shite

ENGLAND CAN'T KICK FOR SHIT

[night hound]

I need a drink

[coral crescent]

ENGLAND CAN'T KICK FOR SHIT

OHHHHHHHHHHH

ENGLAND

YOU CAN'T KICK FOR SHIT

[coral crescent]

If the game keeps going the way it is I won't blame you

FUCK

SHE MISSED

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

[night hound]

That's the best sports photo you've taken yet :D

[coral crescent]

I actually have done sports photography lol

I just can't send them here cause school

but back to the game!

[night hound]

England's got possession. We can pick our noses.

[coral crescent]

60 passes to englands 180

shit

[gentle wind]

Shhhhh ignore the stats

[coral crescent]

[gentle wind]

Passes and possession doesn’t matter

[coral crescent]

yes yes

[gentle wind]

BROOO

[coral crescent]

only goals

[night hound]

England has been passing a lot at the back though taking their time

[gentle wind]

NONOONOJO ENGLAND FUCK OFF

[errant linden]

AHAHAH

[night hound]

ohhhh noooooo

FUUUCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKK

[errant linden]

oh shit

[coral crescent]

wait

[gentle wind]

[coral crescent]

what are you guys on

what time

[night hound]

FUCCKKKK

[gentle wind]

uhhh idk

olive you’re so behind LOL

[coral crescent]

tf

I'm watching on 7 dammit

FUCK

ENGLAND SCORED

NO

SHIT

FUCK

FUCK OFF

FUCK

[static ruin]

No, not my public holiday!

[night hound]

I mean. that was a ice goal

[coral crescent]

FUCK IT ALL

[errant linden]

OH SHIT

[coral crescent]

THESE CUNTS

FUCKING

NOOOOOOOO

[errant linden]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[static ruin]

Why are you complimenting them?

[woeful vapor]

[night hound]

It's not over yet, kids

[errant linden]

we are done for

[night hound]

It's only been 37 minutes

[errant linden]

might aswell forfeit

[coral crescent]

nah nah I have faith

FUCK

[errant linden]

is this the finals I forgor

[coral crescent]

nah

semis

[night hound]

Benjamin.

Tsk

[errant linden]

ion watch womens futbal mb

[terse breach]

Gooday

[coral crescent]

My group chat is going crazy lmao

We're all just screaming

[errant linden]

doins

havent seen u before

[gentle wind]

You’re not allowed to say that

[coral crescent]

nah my gc is going crazy

FUCKING

ENGLAND

[night hound]

Are you one of ced's spy minions, Ferret?

[coral crescent]

TEAL AND ORANGE

[errant linden]

AAHAHAH

[coral crescent]

[gentle wind]

GC is going crazy IRL we got a watch party

[errant linden]

OH GOD

[coral crescent]

lmao

wait good idea

[night hound]

cmon, nothing you can do with that goal

[gentle wind]

Mackenzie Arnold you’re my god please

[errant linden]

your hallucinating

teal and orange everywehre

[gentle wind]

No

But you can’t indicate that England is good

Australia is better

[night hound]

they're european champions

[gentle wind]

Okay but we’re the only team to beat them in 36 games

[static ruin]

If the english players commit a crime, are they forced to switch to the Aussie team?

[coral crescent]

fuck europe

[errant linden]

I have no idea who any of these players are but they seem good

[coral crescent]

AUSSIE ON TOP

[errant linden]

just coughed up mango juice all over my desk cuz I read punthers fucking message 💀

[coral crescent]

holy shit

[static ruin]

Good to know I may have damaged a keyboard

[coral crescent]

that push from england

fkin better be a yellow

[night hound]

Level: UP

For the mango juice

[errant linden]

[night hound]

Ok it's a corner now

le'ts gooooooo

[coral crescent]

Corner we got this

[errant linden]

COME ON

[coral crescent]

fuckkkkkkkkkkk

saved

[gentle wind]

We’re finding our pace that’s good

[night hound]

I wanna see goalkeeper vs goalkeeper

[coral crescent]

Overtime

COME ON

[errant linden]

OZZY OZZY OZZY

[gentle wind]

OI OI OI

[coral crescent]

fkin all of australia is watching this

SURELY

GOAL

PLEASE

FUCK

[static ruin]

I'm not watching it, the chat here tells me all the info I need

[gentle wind]

Sam Kerrs on fire YOUR DEFENCE IS TERRIFIED‼️‼️‼️

[coral crescent]

ITS OUT

FUCK

farkkkkkkkkkkk

yep half time

fuck

WHY IS IT PLAYING I WANT IT THAT WAY

[night hound]

WTF IS THIS FUCKING MUSIC IN THE STADIUM

[coral crescent]

[gentle wind]

They play that at half time at stadium australia

[night hound]

https://tenor.com/view/backstreetboys-tellmewhy-gif-4514326

[gentle wind]

They did it the last two games I was at

[coral crescent]

AINT NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE

TELL ME WHY

AIN'T NOTHING BUT A MISTAKEEEEEEEEEEE

[errant linden]

SO TELL ME WHY

[coral crescent]

I JUST WANNA HEAR YOU SAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[gentle wind]

Oh yeah when england won the quarter they played Sweet Caroline

[night hound]

what's with the half time karaoke

[coral crescent]

I WANT IT THAT WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[errant linden]

DAMN HAYLEY RASO

[coral crescent]

Aussie spirit

[errant linden]

😏

[gentle wind]

You saw through my screen didn’t you

We were screaming

[night hound]

I bet I can hear you kids if I open the kitchen window

[static ruin]

That should be us up there!

[gentle wind]

Probably

[coral crescent]

GC agreed on watchparty if we make finals

[night hound]

Bet! December karaoke-off between you, me and Robin

[gentle wind]

Mackenzie Arnold

Please

[errant linden]

[gentle wind]

You’re a god

[night hound]

https://tenor.com/view/i-want-it-that-way-backstreet-boys-boy-band-90s-music-gif-17865718

[cobalt blade]

England will win

[terse breach]

@night hound I admit to not knowing who or what ced is, was or will be. Unsure why you would entertain such a thought.

[errant linden]

ban worthy?

[night hound]

[errant linden]

/j

[cobalt blade]

statistically

[night hound]

CED. A server shitster. Literally. Also happens to be an admin

[cobalt blade]

it's not looking good for y'all

[terse breach]

Really? Shrug

[cobalt blade]

[night hound]

Yeah. That's just numbers

[terse breach]

I spy for ............... no one.

[night hound]

Not an indication of how Aussies play.

[coral crescent]

Ced is Ced

[terse breach]

Nuff ced, eh?

[errant linden]

LETS GO AUSTRALIA

WOOO

[night hound]

Uh oh. Someone is trying to take over @static ruin 's job

[coral crescent]

Wonder how many people are watching this

[night hound]

All of Australia is watching

[errant linden]

HAYLEY RASO CAN SCORE ON ME ANYTIME

WHAT

[coral crescent]

better be

[night hound]

Someone is in love

[coral crescent]

[night hound]

It's a huge thing, the matildas making it this far and the world cup being here.

[coral crescent]

these ads need to fuck off

[gentle wind]

Australia

No english fans

[static ruin]

Nope, still not watching it

[coral crescent]

Fuck england

[coral crescent]

[gentle wind]

Mum you should ban them if they come in here supporting england

[coral crescent]

yes

[gentle wind]

@night hound

[cobalt blade]

chat mods can't ban

[errant linden]

im jus going off u lot

[cobalt blade]

[gentle wind]

Idc

[errant linden]

not rly watching

[coral crescent]

@woeful vapor

[night hound]

No, worse. I'mma call their mums

[static ruin]

Woo, go England.... I mean Englands convicts!

[cobalt blade]

I think u and my mom would get along well

[coral crescent]

I think punthers british

[cobalt blade]

1 problem she doesn't understand english

[errant linden]

LETSGO AUS WOOO

[gentle wind]

https://tenor.com/view/the-door-point-its-there-shocked-gif-14096039

[coral crescent]

FUCKING WHAT

[night hound]

Oh wuuutttt

[errant linden]

LETSGO MATILDAS AND THEIR VARIOUS PLAYERS

[static ruin]

Nah I'm just being silly, I'd rather Aus win

[coral crescent]

ok its fixed now

its fine

[coral crescent]

too late

Brit

[night hound]

I need to make a drink!!!

[static ruin]

But I don't drink tea

[errant linden]

!ban @static ruin

[static ruin]

How can I possibly be english if I don't drink tea

[errant linden]

[gentle wind]

Can you bring me a drink too @night hound

[coral crescent]

[static ruin]

Don't make me use my powers!

[coral crescent]

To do what

[gentle wind]

I’m stressed

[errant linden]

[static ruin]

I can stop him from being able to chat

[errant linden]

im sorry

[coral crescent]

Oh yeah

wonder how much it cost to buy an ad here

[cobalt blade]

England better

[gentle wind]

https://tenor.com/view/the-door-is-open-you-may-leave-gif-15357849

[errant linden]

[coral crescent]

https://tenor.com/view/reee-pepe-frog-angry-angery-gif-18421495

[woeful vapor]

balkans have no say in the matter, even if it's the good part

[coral crescent]

who's this donny

[cobalt blade]

[coral crescent]

he looks fuming

[fleet edge]

Why are they kicking the ball instead of each other

[coral crescent]

God tumbalong park holy shit lmao

[fleet edge]

I reckon we give them weapons

[coral crescent]

jfc

[cobalt blade]

we have some of the best football players

[errant linden]

OZZY OZZY OZZY

[cobalt blade]

lots of criminals

[coral crescent]

OI OI OI

[errant linden]

https://tenor.com/view/raso-ptfc-thorns-portland-oi-gif-15992918

[coral crescent]

HERE WE GO

HERE WE FUCKING GO

[errant linden]

🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺

[coral crescent]

Final score 2-1 to Australia I'm calling it

[quaint comet]

man 7plus is carkin it

crunchy resolution

[coral crescent]

is what it is

[fleet edge]

Australia 3-0, they're gonna break the ref's kneecaps and keep going up the chain of command until someone gives them England's point

[coral crescent]

Oh Raptors here, you watching the game as well?

[sharp steppe]

1-1, goes to extra time, 2-2, goes to penalties. Coin flip to decide from there.

yeah

[quaint comet]

doggy is not watching tillies, he is cold pup

[coral crescent]

Wonder if Seth is as well then

[fleet edge]

That blanket mound is the doggo

[coral crescent]

[cobalt blade]

no beers on the table?

can't watch football like that

[quaint comet]

robins a lightweight and i have work tomorrow

[static ruin]

It's unaustralian

[quaint comet]

also the only beer i like atm is korean

[cobalt blade]

beer is beer

[coral crescent]

SCORE PLEASE

[night hound]

I made cointreau, limoncello, pink lemonade

[quaint comet]

we have wine and sake and soju in the house does that count

[coral crescent]

This england goalie ffs

[cobalt blade]

probably

[static ruin]

Acceptable

Haven't had sake for many years, I just remember it being good

[fleet edge]

69-0

[cobalt blade]

here the choice of drink when watching football is beer for sure though

no one watches football and drinks wine

[coral crescent]

Fkin

Mojito

go watch the game

https://7plus.com.au/live-tv?channel-id=Seven

[fleet edge]

7plus is shitting a brick

[sharp steppe]

only way the underdog scores is on a counter attack. Aus won't score if they try to slowly set something up.

[coral crescent]

[cobalt blade]

football is boring to watch

playing is better

[coral crescent]

THIS IS IT

NOOOOO

YSSSSSS

NOOOOOO

[cobalt blade]

and even then futsal>

[quaint comet]

takin pics can be fun too

[errant linden]

yes

[coral crescent]

FUCK

[static ruin]

It's alright

[coral crescent]

HOW WAS THAT NOT A YELLOW

[errant linden]

UGSHGLDG

[night hound]

Neah, not a yellow

[static ruin]

English plz, I don't speak zoomer

[coral crescent]

Thats gotta be a fuckin yellow lad

[coral crescent]

CARD HER

[night hound]

Neah, she was kinda playing for the free kick

[coral crescent]

CARD HER FFS

[coral crescent]

gotta love 7

[static ruin]

You happy olive, I'm now watching it

[errant linden]

CARDD CUYT

[coral crescent]

good

[night hound]

Alice Springs issues

[cobalt blade]

how does that work

[static ruin]

Streaming fine for me, am on 7

[night hound]

Yup. Clear as day for us too

[cobalt blade]

"Ajshfhdhdhd" = bottom?

[sharp steppe]

steaming fine in NZ 😄

[night hound]

NZ > Alice springs

Except Alice Springs has firehawks

So that is level up stuff

[coral crescent]

anyday

[night hound]

And Alice Springs has blOlive :D

[coral crescent]

Fkin

Still can't get over

[quaint comet]

all hail blolive

[coral crescent]

that fkin ref

[night hound]

Neah that ref is doing fine

[cobalt blade]

england 9 fouls australia 1 foul

[sharp steppe]

counter attack too slow

[coral crescent]

They have time, but at this rate

well lets just hope they change smth up

[night hound]

England is on defense mode so...

[sharp steppe]

only way aus score is 1v1 with keeper.

[static ruin]

Have they thought about just kicking the ball into the goal

[sharp steppe]

and they wont get that without a killer counter

[coral crescent]

The keeper is just fkin amazing here

the english one

and the aussie one too

but the english one holy

[fleet edge]

Drinking game: A shot of meat pie filling everytime someone kicks a ball

[night hound]

Youre ON

I like this game

[coral crescent]

fkin

they better win this

fucking hell

[quaint comet]

LOL SHE NEARLY KICED THE MULTI THOUSAND DOLLAR CAMERA

[coral crescent]

fkin

https://tenor.com/view/reee-pepe-frog-angry-angery-gif-18421495

[night hound]

Olive needs a drink

[coral crescent]

Another day regretting being 15

[quaint comet]

olive needs tequila

[sharp steppe]

You're in Alice Springs, isn't the drinking age like 8?

[coral crescent]

I need a lot of things my freind, tequilas at the bottom of the list

now vodka

[quaint comet]

oof

[coral crescent]

vodka

[static ruin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27IqVo5-Oc

Just remembered this from an old nerdy tv show

[quaint comet]

thats me and robin rn

[coral crescent]

I need fkin copium if matildas lose

[static ruin]

lol

[coral crescent]

I've seen it before shit you not

saw an aboriginal walking around with 3 bottles today

[static ruin]

People are handed a beer on birth there

[errant linden]

ASRE WE WINING

[coral crescent]

NO

0-1

[static ruin]

Nice

[night hound]

AHGHHGHHHHHHHH

OMNG

[sharp steppe]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ns15eHLDv1I

[night hound]

DAMMMMNNNNN

[errant linden]

i am going to take a shower then cme back

[night hound]

what a gucking goallllL!!!!!

[errant linden]

GO AUS LAD

[gentle wind]

YWASSSS

STESS

[night hound]

SHIIIITTTTT

[errant linden]

🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🔥🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[static ruin]

I see people with those on trains time to time

[coral crescent]

ITS BACK ON

LADS ITS BACK ON

WE CAN WIN THIS SHIT

[gentle wind]

OLE OLE OLE OLE

[coral crescent]

WE CAN FUCKING DO IT

WHAT A FUCKING SHOT

ENGLAND CAN'T BLOCK FOR SHIT

ENGLAND CAN'T BLOCK FOR SHIT

[gentle wind]

that was amazing

[coral crescent]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

ENGLAND

YOU CAN'T BLOCK FOR SHIT

[night hound]

God, what a goal!!

[sharp steppe]

killer counter attack

[gentle wind]

SAM KERRS ON FIREEEE

[sharp steppe]

defence not there

1v1 with keeper more or less

as I called

[coral crescent]

BURNING BRIGHTER THAN ALICE SPRINGS IN SUMMER

https://tenor.com/view/reee-pepe-frog-angry-angery-gif-18421495

[fleet edge]

GET COUNTER COLONISED

[quaint comet]

YESSSS SAM KERR IS THAT BITCH

[night hound]

Ok corner

let's go

Shiiitttttttttt

[gentle wind]

Ohhhh my godddddd that was close

[night hound]

awwwwwwwwwww

fuck

that was close!!!

[coral crescent]

kerr is fkin carrying

[crystal wolf]

engerlund is playing auss rillyia

cool

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if aus wins

[left ridge]

Oh dang i didn’t know this was here

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we get a public holiday

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[crystal wolf]

cool

[quaint comet]

howdy aussie!

[left ridge]

Hallo!

[night hound]

Let;s go team!

[cobalt blade]

more australians

[left ridge]

(I’m not an aussie :0)

[woeful vapor]

let's go sports

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Its fine as long as youre not a brit

[errant linden]

nice try fed

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Ced you should watch this too

[static ruin]

Oh he's already kind of back tracking on that lol

[left ridge]

Filthy geezers

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yeah I saw

[woeful vapor]

I'm watching you guys

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fkin

these guys

saying

[woeful vapor]

funnier without context$

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"well we could give you the holiday, but that would be 18 million out of tax money"

[static ruin]

But in the famous words of Bob Hawke, "Any boss who sacks anyone today for not turning up is a bum"

[night hound]

FUCK almost had a heart attack

[quaint comet]

when was this said

[errant linden]

dude the matildas arent even that go-💥 🔫

[coral crescent]

Albaneasy

said it

a while back

[static ruin]

It was never official, just an idea that was floated a little while ago

[quaint comet]

big words from albo

[coral crescent]

better hold his word