Mine is worse, LOL (since I didn’t participate in yesterday cutlery drawers):

Not an artist I’m related to, but I saw a photo in a meeting and the photographer sent me a copy. They took this while trekking in Nepal. It’s been post-processed a few times over the years by the photographer. The other is a Matisse print: Empotés jusqu’aux constellations.

They’re currently mounted a little further indoors now.

That is sick! Love it.

I vote posting artwork or photography on your wall next. Slightly more interesting innit?

I vote for the pantry if it’s not too personal.

That’s why I like this Joseph Joseph garlic crusher I bought. It’s a kitchen gadget, but it’s just a curved but of stainless steel. It doesn’t take up much space and it can’t break compared to other kitchen stuff you can buy

I missed all the show me your drawers, show me your art stuff yesterday. Damn it, I had some good interesting art too.

Edit: oh, you’re still deciding. Just ignore me, I’m catching up on this thread sorted from “oldest” just ignore me lol.

We doin sock drawers next?

I don’t, but I’ve been with people. I doubt I’d get much value out of a subscription, personally. I don’t think it’s worthwhile unless you run a business, or have a very large family and the funds to buy gigantic bulk lots of food (and can use it before the use by)

$1.50 hotdogs are probs my standout tbh 😂 They also have cheaper fuel, and they’re building a new servo in the west atm, but I keep an eye on petrol spy and it seems like it’s routinely beaten on price, so while it’s usually the cheapest in the immediate area, it won’t be the cheapest if you drive 5-10km away or drive past a cheaper servo in your travels

They used to do a hot chocolate with marshmallows. That was good. Last time I had one was 7 years ago, so I dunno if they’re still around and worth it

I know American Costco also allows you discounted medications and glasses/eyecare as well, I don’t know if we have that here though

Also, sometimes they put coffins at the front entrance so it’s the first thing you see when you walk in. I thought that was funky

I got it once to buy a white goods item that Costco had which was a couple hundred dollars cheaper than anywhere else. Membership was worth it just for that one purchase. I used it one other time for groceries that year, but I don’t have a large family so bulk goods are not that useful. My normal shopping method is to keep an eye out for colesworth specials and buy extras of the things I regularly use. So Costco wasn’t useful for me for regular grocery shops, but if I had a big purchase to make I would check Costco prices against JB/good guys etc. If I lived quite close to one I might consider it for the discounted petrol though.

My boss does. He buys cleaning related stuff for the business and gets the seafood (mostly salmon I think) for home.

My aunt goes there for general shopping, but she does it twice a year and gets everything bulk. So stuff will last a good 6 months. Bulk TP, bulk essentials, bulk flour, dog food, etc.

I’ve never been but her next shop is in Feb iirc, and she wants to take me along and buy me bulk stuff as well, so my partner and I don’t have to struggle as much financially. I’ll let you know how it is :D

I don’t have membership but went with my bestie who does. Before you go you need to know your unit pricing in the regular stuff you would but there in bulk, because sometimes is not cheaper than a Coles worth special. It’s easy to spend a lot of money there on big stuff but not all of it is a bargain. And one visit was enough for me to work out I didn’t need a membership.

Probably my favourite is this one. It’s called “The in-laws” and I bought it from a local art show. Excuse the bad cropping but it was a funny angle to take a pic of without reflecting light. Aside from that I have about fifty paintings and drawings my kids have done, of course!

Refresh and see above lol!!

That is epic!!!

The other thing is signing up / logging in for various things and the many many hoops you have to jump through sometimes. They get frustrated and quickly. I always point out to the p’s that there’s no point getting frustrated at inanimate things, take a breath, someone else has likely had the same problem, and we’ll work it out.

I hate iPhones and apple products. My first apple product was a second hand iPhone and I found it so hard. Next phone was android and I’ve never looked back. Android feels more like a PC interface, and I find it waaaaay more intuitive than iOS. Maybe in dumb, but iOS is so hard for me to use.

Besides, I really like the customisation of Android, it’s feels more mine.

The problem is most buyers of phones and tvs don’t realise they aren’t buying a phone or tv, they are buying a device with many many functions .

The stereos of the 80s that had a hundred functions still had simple on off switches , basic functions were simple, and few people used the hundred functions. The buttons were just a selling point.

Now you need to go through hoops to use a phone or tv for the simplest function and if people are anything like my husband they love to add gadgets and extra layers of functions, making it even harder. It’s nearly impossible to ignore the hundred buttons.

They just want to call someone up, to answer a call or watch their favourite tv show. And that’s how I would teach it. Just the most basic uses they want, then when they are familiar with that then maybe add some more functions.

cries in war and peace

What about books that cover more than one season? Like, a book about somebody’s year in a new town?

You get an immersive experience that way

I’ve been there and I can’t remember which city. Antwerp perhaps

I’d be less annoyed if they put any effort into the designs.

The Red Balloon one has their logo. It’s on a GIANT RED BALLOON YOU DON’T NEED THE LOGO

The one I like is a patchwork of different materials, with very obvious seams on it. The logo is ‘Craig’s Balloon Repairs’.

Hook suspension is crazy but I find it so so intriguing!

Your paintings are beautiful. Also, have you seen pics of the installation Stellarc did where he was suspended? He’s also done lots of other body-modification / science themed work

Wow! 😮 and the tattoo looks like a Rorschach sample very cool.