Tag: deadcatwithaflamethrower

You know what’s funny? If we are going to operate by that person’s idea about what is real work and what is not then we would have to dismiss every single painting of biblical characters. After all, they didn’t come up with something original, they borrowed pre-existing characters, right?

morgynleri:

deadcatwithaflamethrower:

Pretty much, yeah.

I just…people have explained this concept nicely.  People have explained it angrily. People have explained this concept pretty much every way there is to explain a concept short of giving in and nuking things from orbit. (NO.)

At this point? This isn’t an argument, it’s someone who desperately wants to “win” and isn’t going to and can’t give up until they do and just…I feel bad for them as much as I want to leave them upside down in a peat bog somewhere.

It isn’t an argument, it’s me playing with my food. At least at this point.

I feel like a bear chewing on the last leathery bits of a half-thawed piece of winter carrion at the beginning of spring. It smells, it takes forever, and it keeps me busy and entertained.

*sighs* I do promise not to throw flaming rocks at them from low orbit. *pouts a little*

@lilyrose225writes: *startled look* We can’t throw meteors? But why have I been practicing with Final Fantasy then? *hides rock behind tree*

‘Cause doing that with the people who are being asshats on the post in question would be not listening to @deadcatwithaflamethrower about not nuking things from orbit, so… so we can’t throw meteors at them.

I’m sure there are other people we can throw meteors at later. *polishes glittery golden halo*

jabberwockypie
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GAH! Poor tiny Obi-Wan

hellsbellssinclub
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And there goes my heart. Damn this was good. And very sad. Will there be more by chance?

deadcatwithaflamethrower
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*potentially screaming*

meggory84
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Oh, my heart.

punsbulletsandpointythings
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*screaming*

amemait
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Oh no

*passes around tissues and hot tea*

There is more in progress, and hopefully – provided no brick-space shenanigans – the next part will be ready for posting within a week.

myurbandream
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I LOVE THIS STORY SO MUCH, omg you have no idea, it’s all my most favorite things plus BOROMIR, you sweet cinnamon roll. *happy dance*

*beams* I’m glad you’re enjoying it!

deadcatwithaflamethrower
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Whoooo it’s back!

😀 Hopefully for a while, too!

lynati
replied to your post “Tolkien: Time and Valar: Warrior Son, Part 11”

I’ve missed time-traveling Boromir. : )

🙂 With any luck, he’ll be around for a bit again.

Also, @norcumi, because your tags made me grin happily.

I have high hopes that I will keep the muses where I can find them at least long enough to get them into the Misty Mountains, because there will be fun with decision making there, and if things go well, some of Boromir’s history will be shared with the dwarves.

Especially since this is one of those places he could make a big difference depending on the decisions he makes.

deadcatwithaflamethrower:

morgynleri:

*cackles*

I am directing someone else at @deadcatwithaflamethrower‘s Re-Entry (and everything else), and while I have no idea if they’ll start reading it today, I am looking forward to their reaction.

What I’m seeing is that you’ve figured out how to get people to leave you alone for up to three weeks straight.  😀

Eh… *wobbles hand* Perhaps an effect, but not the intent. Although since we don’t actually talk more than once or twice a year because of various factors, it wouldn’t be entirely out of character not to hear from them for several weeks anyway. 😀

(And the first reaction was to light up with delight at the length, so I think that’s a win!)

jabberwockypie:

deadcatwithaflamethrower:

emilydoesthething:

businessinsider:

Here’s what the maximum amount of caffeine you should be drinking in a day looks like

Honestly at this point I’m just flirting with death.

*points and laughs at this post*

Here’s something actually useful–the fuckin’ amount in question:

“Up to 400 milligrams (mg) of caffeine a day appears to be safe for most
healthy adults. That’s roughly the amount of caffeine in four cups of
brewed coffee, 10 cans of cola or two “energy shot” drinks.

Although caffeine use may be safe for adults, it’s not a good idea
for children. And adolescents should limit themselves to no more than
100 mg of caffeine a day.”  (Mayo clinic, among other sources)

I need 200 mg just to be almost-normal levels of functional, that’s how bad my chronic fatigue/disability/illness/utter bullshit is. I’m maxed out at 400 just by having 2 Excedrin twice a day and 2 x 12 oz of fucking black tea.

… Um, I’ve easily hit 600 mg on a migraine-tastic day.

Go me?

I looked at that, and damn near fell off my bed laughing the first time it crossed my dash. Because the headline implies that this is an absolute, a generalization that’s good across everyone – and that’s bad science, and bad faith reporting.

There are people who cannot function without caffeine, and not because they’ve gotten used to it. I’m pretty sure my dad’s coffee intake is self-medicating undiagnosed ADHD (and I am not getting into why I’m sure of that).

There’s @deadcatwithaflamethrower‘s fun collection of chronic health issues and what it takes her to function. Or @jabberwockypie‘s intake. And if that’s above the “limit” that’s being espoused, then bugger that limit, it’s what they need to function.

And then, on the other end of the spectrum, there’s people like me. Where that 100mg limit for adolescents? Is more than enough caffeine to leave me non-functional for 16+ hours. Seriously, the first and last time I had coffee? I had a very small amount, less than an ounce of stuff at the strength of regular coffee, and I have no memory of that day. Except the crash. I remember the crash. I crawled into bed, and passed out hard.

I apparently was a giggly, cheerful person all day, but other people had to handle the cash and customers, because I couldn’t focus to save my life, or do my job. (Fortunately, it’s a family business, so I wasn’t going to lose my job over the mess.)

So, you know, the article might be useful for neurotypical, able-bodied people with no chronic illness, but even then, variations in tolerance could effect how much caffeine is safe for an individual. Instead of following arbitrary limits, maybe find where you’re comfortable with your intake, and where it helps without hindering.