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coming to terms with and accepting your illnesses is good and healthy it does not mean you’re “giving in” or “letting them win”
also: there are no medals for getting off your meds, stopping therapy or no longer needing regular appointments.
You are not weak for needing ongoing treatment. Accepting your condition and getting the help you need is HARD but it’s a massive achievement and you should be proud. You got this.
reasons i haven’t replied back:
– i’m socially exhausted
– i don’t have the time right now
– i don’t know how to reply
– i have a bad memory and got distracted
– i’m having a depressive episode and don’t have the energy to socialisenot reasons i haven’t replied back:
– i’m ignoring you just because
– i hate you
– i’m fed up with you
– i don’t want to be your friend anymore
Today’s experiment: How much honey can I stand to put in my tea before I can’t drink it, and which of the various honeys I have are best for it?
Why? Because the prescription cough suppressant isn’t keeping up with all of it, and my ribs are sore from coughing and advil doesn’t fucking work on that pain. And honey in my tea? Keeps the coughing down that the prescription doesn’t.
Now, on with the experiment!
I have half a dozen different jars of honey, most of them crystalized, just for reference. Orange Blossom, Killer Bee, Palmetto, Wildflower, Cotton, and an unlabeled jar which bugger if I remember what it was.
I already know that using Cotton Honey in tea means the tea tastes like I’m drinking it through a piece of cotton fabric, which is just. Bleah. So that one I’m not even bothering with.
Orange Blossom is my usual go-to for honey in my tea, and is currently possessed of a tiny amount of liquid honey and a lot of crystalized honey. One large spoonful of the crystalized honey from it requires a little lime juice to balance it out, but is still within tolerance limits for sweetness.
Palmetto is still liquid and transparent. Wildflower is liquid but cloudy with the beginnings of crystalization. Unlabeled, like the Orange Blossom, has a tiny bit of liquid on top. Killer Bee is crystalized but soft.
Unlabeled may be a run of cranberry or radish that never got to labels before people were buying them, or it may be holly if that isn’t a toxic honey, because my brain insists on remembering it being holly, but they hadn’t gotten the labels ready in time. Whatever it is, is tasty with a bit of a bite.
And the Wildflower is a Mid-Atlantic wildflower, so while not necessarily very very local, is still at least regional. Even in-state, since I get from The Bee Folks, who are in MD.
Cup of tea just finished: Palmetto Honey, about the same amount as I’d added of Orange Blossom before. I think I can add about twice as much before I start making faces about the level of sweet. Also somewhat tempted to pour a spoonful of this honey down my throat without the tea.
… Ok, scratch somewhat. Did just swallow a spoonful of honey straight. *makes several faces about the level of sweet* Throat is making the same itchy feelings of right before a coughing fit, but no coughing. This is nice. Still not doing that again. Needs some not sweet to balance it or I’m going to not be able to deal with any sweet for a week.
Limit of honey in a mug of tea: three spoons of liquid honey, or one large spoonful of crystalized honey.
Limit of honey in a day: reached. Bleah. Too much sweet, and even the thought of another mug of tea with honey and lemon is just. Bleah.
I’m really tired of hearing that bards get outclassed easily at high levels. It’s like people expect them to be able to cast spells as well as a 20th level wizard *and* fight as well as a fighter or barbarian. Like, of course they’re not going to outperform specialized classes, otherwise the game wouldn’t be balanced.
No one seems to understand that bards are meant to be a powerful jack-of-all-trades. In fact, there’s a class feature that bards get at level **2** that spells that out for the player. Bard’s aren’t supposed to be able to cast incredible spells like Wish or attack five times in one turn, they’re supposed to be able to fill every role in the party to some extent so that they can make up for any weaknesses that the party might have. That’s why they get both powerful healing and attack spells, like the literal one-shot instant kill Power Word: Kill. Bard’s are also one of only two classes that can bring characters back to life.
I honestly have no idea why anyone thinks that bards are useless or outclassed because they are EASILY the most versatile class in the game. The fact that they are both capable fighters and healers make them really good, and the bard colleges of valor and lore make them really good support characters too. The new College of Swords from the unearthed arcana also makes bards *incredible* melee fighters, and I would almost argue that a college of swords bard could replace your melee fighter or DPS while still being a good support class on top of that.
Bards get a lot of flack for being a “jack of all trades, master of none”, but everyone seems to forget that the saying goes “Jack of all trades, master of none,
But often better than a master of one.”
“they are EASILY the most versatile class”
*record scratch*
Writes down in headcanon bible; All… bards… are… versatile… confirmed.
Everyone knows that all bards are gay
*writes in Pyronomicon*
Bards…are…easily…defeated…by…burning…their…instruments…
Anything else, professor?
Bard’s not need to use their instruments to cast spells, as is implied by the fact that a College of Valor bard can wield a sword and shield and still use spellcasting and bardic inspiration.
Burning their instrument would only leave you victim to a very pissed off bard
The X-men have a weird relationship with Magneto ‘cause he’s their arch nemesis but at the same time he’s also their gay,Jewish grandpa
Dad!Plo stepping in when Quigon neglects young!Obiwan
“This stops now Master Qui-Gon.” Plo rumbled deeply, tucking the
pale looking boy against his side as Obi-Wan looked around in tired
confusion. “I know the Fall and loss of Xanatos has hit you deeply
but your neglect of your padawan is too much. The council sees no
other choice then to remove Obi-Wan Kenobi from your care.”The babe he had once carried away from an abusive home and tended to
was no longer a babe but a padawan. And yet in Plo’s eyes, he was
still in need of rescue. This time from neglect inside the order.So whhy not the man who had once tended to the burns and scars of a much
smaller Kenobi to the rescue?The worst part of the entire thing, from Obi-Wan’s position at
least, was that Qui-Gon didn’t argue.The man stared at them then turned on his heel and left the chamber,
leaving Obi-Wan to his, at the time unknown, fate.The redhead trembled and looked up at Plo Koon. “…What happens
now Master?” He whispered, trying to be brave, trying to not cry.“Now little one, you stay with me.” Plo smiled at him, mask
hissing lightly as he spoke. “You become my padawan young Kenobi.”Obi-Wan blinked, staring up at the kel dor. “…I…I get to stay?”
He whispered, relief settling into his very bone.“Of course. Lets go collect your things, my quarters has a padawan
room already ready for you.” Plo chuckled warmly, gently guiding
him along into the hall towards the master dorms.Obi-Wan breathed out, a tiny hiccup escaping him. “Oh…wait, don’t
you require a different atmosphere, can we really live together?”
He stared up at the master, his mind desperately latching onto logic
to prevent him from breaking down in snotty tears at being
abandoned…again.His chuckle getting a bit louder, Plo nodded. “Indeed I can little
one. I’ve had oxygen breathing padawans before. Your room will have
the atmosphere you require while mine will have what’s best for me.
For the livingroom I wear my mask. I must admit that the kitchen has
not been used much since my last padawan but you are welcome to it
young Obi-Wan.” Plo squeezed the boys shoulder, still having him
tucked to his side.He knew that Obi-Wan couldn’t be as calm as he was pretending.
There was bound to be questions for the future.
There was a bond to be formed.
And Obi-Wan was going to need so much meditation to help the self
doubt Plo could see plain in his face.But Plo would deal with it, would help Obi-Wan deal with it and the
kel dor would be karked if he allowed such a promising bright light
of the Order to become anything other then the capable knight and
master he could already see the stirrings of in the child.“He wasn’t hurting me.” Obi-Wan suddenly whispered, shivering a
bit against the master’s side.“There are more ways then physical to hurt Obi-Wan. He may never
have raised a hand against you, but neglect and emotional abuse still
happened.” Plo kept his voice as soft as he could through the mask.Obi-Wan had nothing to say to that and Plo could see the boy visibly
latching onto logic and the task at hand, walking to his room to
pack.
Representation matters
Representation matters.
Representation matters.
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how insidious to make young girls buy hundreds of dollars worth of makeup, to force them to read up on its theory, to make them practice it for hours in order to escape mockery, to make them feel safe only when performing this hyper femininity, and then to even have the audacity to package it in feminist language so that they firmly believe it sets them free.
who called you out on your sloppy wings
I know you probably think you’re really witty, but I just want you to know that you, and all the other people who made that joke, prove my point exactly.
This is why I have an issue with feminists shouting “let women wear make-up”. Like, not only is it expected to wear make-up, but it’s encouraged and the younger the better (cute pinkish lipstick for pre-teen girls, cute and sparkly eyeshadow for pre-teens again)
Whenever I see a post about girls to “LET THEM WEAR MAKE-UP”, well… there’s nothing stopping them or you, really. Actually, it’s quite the opposite. Society pushes you to wear make up and have the most perfect make-up skills ever. And if it takes you 15 minutes for a full contour, shade, highlight, you’re praised.
Seriously, girls get more shit for not wearing make-up.
If you want to fight for the right to wear make-up, please shift to “MEN ARE ALLOWED TO WEAR MAKE-UP”. Also, please fight for the right for girls and women to not wear make-up.
Because for each post of you fighting for girls to have the right to wear make-up because it’s feminist and it will free them, there are ten companies behind your back who wrinkle their hand cause you’re doing the job for them.
I get asked at least once a week why I don’t “just try wearing makeup. It’s super simple you can even learn how on youtube!”
I don’t want to.I don’t like makeup.
I don’t want to wear it.
Or buy it.
Or have anything to do with it.
If you tell me I could use it to cover up my acne, or my red face, and it will feel empowering™ to be able to ‘choose how i look’ you’re a fucking douche and not a feminist at all.
women who wear makeup statistically make more money at the same jobs and skill level as women who don’t. women who wear makeup to interviews are more likely to be hired than women who don’t. women who perform adequate femininity in court are more likely to be acquitted or given the minimum sentence. one of the things taken into consideration by psychiatry and psychology about women seeking treatment is whether they’re wearing makeup – because women who wear makeup are seen as more likely to be sane and/or “responding appropriately.” not even getting into how much so-called “feminist” language on social media is couched in otherizing women who don’t want to, or can’t, put time and money into performing hyperfemininity “for themselves! to feel brave! to show you’re tough! :))))) be beautiful because you’re worth being objectified, girl!”
when women are literally systematically and personally punished for NOT spending time and money on makeup, you absolutely cannot pretend that makeup, as an industry and element of culture, is feminist. no one’s eyeliner is ever going to be sharp enough to slay the patriarchy. seriously.
Re: The Bus Dilemma:
Start your elementary schools at about 7:45. That leaves morning routines for younger students in the parents field. That’s the first wave. Middle school can start at 8:30 to 9:00, older kids starting that adolescent shift. Starting about then also puts both school groups off at about 4:40 Pm. High school students can then have a morning that starts about 9:45-10:15 AM, and that means they get to maximize their sleep schedules, and that ALSO means that younger students are in school by the time their older schoolmates are on the road. That also means that buses are not on the road for most city rush hours.
High school students can then do after-school activities indoors, where the rooms are already lit, or outdoors at fields that are already lit. Since lord KNOWS most schools with a sports program will have big lights for their fields, and the art classrooms will be dumpster diving.
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