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Anonymous asked:

Can you take Adderall and still use weed?? My psychiatrist told me I had to stop using cannabis completely, she even made me take a drug test to prove it was out of my system before she would write me a prescription. I assumed it was because using them both would be somehow dangerous, but if it turns out she's just being the No Fun Police, I'm gonna be super mad, cos the edibles I used to take did SO MUCH to help with my anxiety.

Well -- she's not being the No Fun Police, though I am also against drug testing people just because they use Adderall. (Speaking to the general readership: if you are able, I know it isn't always possible, but do shop around for a psychiatrist. Not all of them will treat you like a felon for wanting meds; there are medication management specialists out there who won't make you pee in a cup every month before they treat you.)

#weed #drug use #addiction #sam has adhd

Anonymous asked:

I really appreciate your posts about being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. It's so relatable because I'm in a similar place, though it's combined-type ADHD for me. I was diagnosed with anxiety years ago, but that never really explained the executive dysfunction piece of the puzzle. It's a relief to have a better way of understanding myself other than "good at having ideas, but terrible at follow through." I'm now starting to understand how much of my life was spent desperately trying to hide how my brain works so other people wouldn't judge me as bad and lazy. I've felt bad and lazy for a long, long time. But now I know I'm not.

I'm so glad it's helped you out! Masking -- even from the self -- can be super stressful, and while I haven't had to do a whole ton of it, I understand what a relief it can be to go "Oh, I'm masking symptoms, not personality flaws. Okay, let's work with that."

One of the many threads in the knot of feelings and thoughts that I'm currently trying to unpick is -- if I have ADHD, which I provably do, then did I even ever have depression? I was diagnosed pretty young -- seventeen -- and I never medicated for it so I don't know if that would even have helped. I'm at the point where I'm about ready to just say "No, probably didn't" and move on with my life, but it illustrates the way in which a new diagnosis can just make you question everything. Life choices, career goals, past health problems, fucking...sexuality, everything's now up for debate! Again! It feels like being twelve again and not really knowing who the hell you are or liking what you do know.

But still, better than the alternative. I'd rather know one thing and question everything else than know everything but be wrong about it all.

#sam has adhd

Anonymous asked:

Sam, in your Tarot prediction for this year, did you expect the death of the Queen? Whatever else people thought about the monarchy, at least it was a reliable still point, both temporally and politically: a fixed point. Now what? There’s a moment before Jokulhaup when an ice damn breaks, when everything hangs in the air. This feels like that. Predictions?

(Referring to my reading for 2022 here.)

I honestly didn't. There is an ongoing theme of revelation of mystery and pivotal moments, but not this one, not really. I predicted there'd be a sea change in the tech world and suggested Larry Ellison might die, but that's a pretty safe prediction to make given he's getting up there, and even so he could live another twenty years pretty easily, especially since he's rich enough to afford very, very good healthcare.

Although I did also say "the breakup of a tech giant" and while it's not tech, the Firm is definitely a giant, and it's experiencing a massive transition. Who knows?

Did we rebound out of that July thing? I have no idea anymore. Lord I'm tired.

#tarot

This fuckin’ doorstop, oh my god.

Admittedly my cats are tiny; Deebs there is about six pounds, but it’s still a big honkin’ book. (Also, Art College Student, feel vindicated -- even dark text on the lightest background I’m testing looked terrible, so it will indeed be white text!)

[ID: Dearborn the tortie is sitting on a blanket-covered windowsill, sniffing a copy of the Shivadh Romances, consisting of the first three Shivadhverse books. The book is in the foreground so looks larger than it is, but it still is almost as big as she is and roughly an inch thick, and consists of a lurid blue cover with orange stripes and a partially orange star on it.]

#shivadhverse #dearborn and polk

Anonymous asked:

If I'm remembering right, awhile ago you asked for skincare advice, and I'm just wondering if you learned anything useful? I'm failing miserably at this and yet feel like I should have already developed a routine (I'm in my early 30s). I have an aloe lotion I use sometimes and then like two weeks ago I bought a facial moisturizer but that's the extent of it. I asked a friend what she does for her skin, and she literally uses 10 different products but I think that's too much effort for me.

I mean, kind of, but it got exhausting trying to figure out what was real and what was sales, and what was real but not particularly executable. None of the moisturizers I bought seemed especially effective over any others; eventually summer arrived and with it humid weather, so I suppose I'll be trying more this winter. But for now I'm afraid not much came of it. Which is a shame, SO many people offered such great advice. And some of it probably would work better if I could do it, but I genuinely cannot bring myself to just leave moisturizer on my skin, and putting it on after the shower gave me the creepy crawlies.

I think...drink more water and ask a dermatologist, honestly :D

Anonymous asked:

Do you take the weed edibles at work?

Absolutely not, as I've said. I have a hard rule against any kind of intoxicant at work, and those are intoxicants for me. For some people, weed is a pain reliever, anxiety reducer, or appetite stimulant, so I don't condemn its use during work hours if medically necessary, but they aren't any of those things for me. For one thing, they'd fuck me up proper; I can't work when I'm high and even the 2mg is enough to get me high. For another, I'm not going to risk a job I really like with high pay and good benefits for an edible.

They're there for emergencies of whatever kind -- the same way I keep spare underwear and a toothbrush in my work cubicle, because I've had some near-misses with having to stay overnight during blizzards.

Now, that said, weed is legal in Illinois and those are legally purchased from a dispensary, so there's nothing wrong with simply having them at work, the way you might keep a six-pack in your desk that you bought at lunch and are planning to take home at the end of the day. I've discussed the qualities of various dispensaries and manufacturers with my boss and colleagues before, like we've talked about local breweries and distilleries.

#drug use #weed #alcohol #medical drug use

Had a couple of requests to show off my pillboxes, so here they are. (Quarter for scale.)

The top box is the same model as the lower-left box, just open to show the compartments; “Folca” pillboxes used to be hard to find, but I’m told they’re sold on Amazon and Aliexpress now. You can see the blue compartment is where the bandaids go, which one reader was asking about. This the “work bag” box -- “ADHD” and “Allergy” are self-evident, “Day pain” is naproxen sodium (which doesn’t do much for pain but reduces inflammation) and “night pain” is a PM medicine with a sedative. The red things are 5mg THC edibles and the maroon things are 2mg THC/20mg CBD “sleep aid” edibles.

The lower left pillbox is for daily use; normally each pocket has my vitamins and morning Adderall dose, but I didn’t refill it this week since I’m traveling starting tomorrow. The ghost and the recycling sticker are aftermarket, I put those on :D

The lower right pillbox is a smaller one that I use for travel, so it doesn’t have the pills divided by day. It has segments on top (allergy, adderall, and naproxen, plus the aforementioned edibles) and the bottom is split between a large compartment and a narrow small one on one side; the large one holds the vitamins and the small one holds a few q-tips. I got that one at The Container Store.

I like them both; the Container Store box isn’t ideal because it doesn’t have the larger compartments for daily dosages, but it’s nice for a long weekend trip, or longer travel if I don’t bring vitamins. I’d probably have a second one of those for my work bag, but I happened to have two Folca containers because they’re not super durable. They last about two years before something breaks or the hinges fail, so I tend to buy multiples when I find them for sale.

#medication #pills #weed #pillboxes

Anonymous asked:

Heyo random art college student here with a little bit of feedback on the cover design for the omnibus. First, love that star design. Second, I had a bit of difficulty with the dark text blending into the background. Third (and this is a small nitpicky thing) everything on the cover is aligned on the center (save for the background squares/the star). In graphic design the center alignment is very static and tends to get glanced over by the eye. If you are open to a suggestion. I would have a color filled circle with a slightly smaller version of the star in the upper right edge of the circle and a smaller star than that on the lower left edge of the circle. (This would add a bit of dynamics into the cover and be more attention grabbing if seen from a bookshelf. Plus it would tie into the romance aspects with two stars). That's my two cents feel free to take it or leave it at your will

Hey Anon! (I did see your other ask about missing the word "proof", so no worries!)

One of the reasons I'm ordering a copy that looks so much Like That is that I'm trying to see if in the print version the dark text actually is difficult to read -- sometimes with the printing quality of the covers at Lulu, white text on dark background actually looks much worse. So it's really just a bunch of color tests at this point. The single star on the cover is mainly because there's only one star on the flag, and the cover is meant to be inspired by that, but I'm still working on how that'll work. The front-cover center alignment is mainly because they've been very simple up to now; on the one hand I do want the cover to be visually appealing/arresting, but also most people buying it are already familiar with my work, it's not like this is actually going on bookshelves :D

But I will bear in mind trying some off-center stuff! I think the asymmetrical star coloration might help with that, if I keep it. Still not sold on the font, either; it looks a little comic sans-y. It's mostly an injoke with myself, because that font is called "Sam Hand" -- it's literally made from a sample of my handwriting, which I thought would be a nice touch for an omnibus.

In any case, the book should be arriving today or tomorrow; I'll have to share a photo of the madness when it does :)

ame-kage asked:

wait sam if you do not use mugs, what do u do for hot drinks? (or are you not a big fan of hot drinks?)

Oh, I just don't drink hot beverages, mostly. I don't like hot liquids, I don't care much for soup either. I mean I do have mugs, and there are three or four that are in rotation for cold bev, and three or four more that I use for containers in the kitchen (they hold my forks, spatulas, etc) so I do use some. But I purged most of them in favor of pint glasses. :D

Anonymous asked:

My friend is going to be going to Chicago next month to research the history for a tabletop RPG project (1920s prohibition). Anyplace cool you know of they should look at? Also, since they're not American, anything they should know/avoid?

Unfortunately my guide to Chicago is badly out of date at this point and I can't even update it because of the pandemic -- I genuinely don't know what's there and what's not anymore. If they're coming here specifically for research purposes, the 20s/gangster era of Chicago isn't really my specialty, but they should go down into the pedway if they get the chance (they can google "chicago pedway" to get more info -- the most accessible way to get there is to go to the downtown Macy's and look for exits into it from the lowest level). The pedway is part of a MASSIVE network of tunnels under Chicago that were in part used by gangsters to stash and transport illegal goods. For more on that they can also google "Great Chicago Flood".

In tourism terms, it's always hard to know where to send them without knowing where they're going to be staying and what their interests are. I always recommend the Art Institute Museum, which is world-class, and the Museum of Science and Industry, which is very interactive. The Field Museum might be entertaining if they're looking for a place to set a heist (they have a gem room that's pretty awesome and of course Sue the Nonbinary Tyrannosaurus).

If it's still running I do recommend the Chicago Architectural Society's riverboat architecture tour; it's pricey but worth it, and very informative. It's on the river though, so they should bring a coat. They may also want to look up if Adam Selzer is doing any walking tours; he specializes in the history of the city (ghosts are more his thing but he has plenty of historical mini-tours on his facebook etc). And of course the Chicago History Museum will have many resources to offer.

Hopefully this offers some good jumping-off places for them! I hope they have a great time while they're here. :)

#chicago

Anonymous asked:

I had a friend going through a mental health crisis recently and she needed some heavy duty distraction while she worked on implementing other plans and tools to keep herself safe. I asked “have you ever heard of fanfiction?” Because as we all know, fanfic is the best distraction the internet has to offer.

She was not familiar.

I asked her to name any fandom and I would suggest fics from my AO3 bookmarks. She choose Harry Potter, and from my recs she choose Stealing Harry.

She has a read a chapter every time she has needed to ride out a self harm impulse this week.

She is loving it. She has gasped at the quality of your writing and giggled on very dark days.

Thank you for sharing it with the world.

Aw, I'm so glad it helped her out! That's the kind of reason I leave my fanfic up even when perhaps I oughtn't, for whatever reason. I hate going to a bookmark and finding a story I loved not there, and anyway sometimes people need a fic like X or Y and you've written it, and it's helpful to them in ways you never expected. I hope she's in a better place (this ask is...elderly, my apologies) and that she's still enjoying fanfic!

#fanfic #self-harm #mental health

Anonymous asked:

er, i suppose it depends on your workplace. but perhaps do not keep edibles in your work bag?

It's mainly fine, I think. It's legal here and they were legally purchased. Work would be very mad if I were smoking or vaping (we only just took out the I'm pretty sure illegal "You can't smoke if you work here" rule in the handbook, but we're strongly discouraged from doing it, or at least doing it visibly). But as long as it's gummies and I'm not taking them on the job, which I have a hard rule about not doing, there's no reason for anyone to see them, let alone object. I honestly just kind of threw them in there out of habit, they're low-dose and it's good to have a mild sedative handy. :D

They are saving my ass tonight, let me tell you.

#drug use #weed #medication

copperbadge

Who’s got two thumbs and no Adderall because he forgot to pack the pillbox before leaving for a full day of in-office work?

jinjeriffic

As a woman I always have a couple of emergency meds in my purse (along with pads and bandaids).

copperbadge

I'm pretty new to medication that actually has a notable effect -- most of my meds have been maintenance (vitamins etc) so the timing’s not vital, and I don't use OTC painkillers because I've never found them effective. It never occurred to me that there would be a point to keeping meds in my bag on a regular basis. I do keep bandaids in my bag already and I keep a pillbox in the kitchen for my daily meds, so it’s startling I never thought of it, but it’s a good idea.

Last night I dug out my backup pillbox and loaded it up with bandaids, allergy meds, a few spare Adderall, a couple of edibles, and some Tylenol PM (the tylenol’s not helpful but the PM sure is). I put it in my work bag and it can just live there the way my travel pillbox, similarly loaded, lives in my carryon.

Someone else suggested a keychain pill container and I’m strongly considering that, too, although it would also be the excuse I’ve always wanted to buy a poison ring. (So many of them are SO ugly though, and the ones I like all look very cheaply made.) I might have to design and 3-D print my own.

#sam has adhd #medication

Anonymous asked:

out of curiousity, what's the mp3 metadata editor you use? I've been annoyed at mine, and was looking to switch

It's called TigoTago. I have no idea if it's any good compared to others; it's ALSO not the most intuitive in the world, but I guess it gets the job done, or did for me anyway. My needs were so basic -- I just needed to add artist, change genre, and occasionally add album -- that I didn't look very far. Hopefully TigoTago is not what you're already using :D

gertritude-art

copperbadge

Doing my best...

[ID: A three panel comic. In the first panel, a person in a dark shirt with curly hair says “Also, I am sorry to anyone who sent me an ask I ahven’t responded to yet! You see -- “ In the second panel, the same individual is in the same pose, but silent. In the third panel, they are seen rapidly walking away.]

Anonymous asked:

Speaking as someone who has followed you for a long time (since livejournal) and as someone who has been fictionkin and very serious about it since that time; thank you for just saying that you don't have the full picture and for and not just whipping off a hot take. Honestly, thank you.

You're welcome! :) Yeah, I just plain don't do that anymore. Even though most of the asks about stuff I don't know about are in earnest, it's also true that some aren't, and sometimes they're bait to get me to wade into some random debate, which I'm also not keen to do, so just as well :D I figured I had kin readers who would rather I just say I don't know, anyway.

Anonymous asked:

i think i was anon when i passed you the excel mug? probably. i appreciate the efforting ^_^

You know, I can't find it in my asks but it might have been erased somehow. Or you sent me the ask, I went to the post, made a note to thank Anon Who Sent It To Me, and then forgot. IN ANY CASE, thanks Anon! :D

holorifle

saying “hm. must be the curse” every time something bad happens and refusing to elaborate is my new hobby

Anonymous asked:

so what *do* you think of fictionkin?

I mean, I think I'm going to have to repeat myself a little, but I (still) don't know much about kinning and don't feel like I can form an opinion with the knowledge I have. It's not very satisfying to hear, I know.

When asked a question like this I used to attempt to answer even when I didn't have a full picture; not that I'd bullshit, but I'd do research enough to make a call and then talk about it. That honestly rarely goes well, because depth of knowledge takes time.

These days I think about Jane Goodall. When Harambe the gorilla was killed after a kid got into his enclosure, it seemed like everyone had a hot take about it. Someone asked Jane Goodall, since she's a notable ape expert, but at that point she hadn't actually seen much news coverage if any. I don't recall what her response was, but it was evident she wasn't speaking with knowledge of the event, and she got a lot of flak for whatever it was she said. And I remember seeing an article saying, you know, she could have just said she didn't know, and would need to learn more before she could respond.

So I say "I don't know, I don't have enough information" a lot more now. Sometimes I try to gather that information, but we can't learn everything about everything, and for some things I simply don't have the time or energy.

Kinning is a culture, like fandom, with its own vocabulary, norms, and customs, and like many cultures with deep internet roots there's no easy guide; it's also not a monolith. So I don't have an opinion, particularly, and I'm okay sitting in that, since I don't have the time or energy to do the research it would take to form one. That's just how it is sometimes, unfortunately.

copperbadge

Me: Why is it so cold in the bedroom? Did autumn come overnight?*

Me: tries to move

Me: OH NO MODERNA BOOSTER FLU SHOT

I felt fine yesterday after getting the boost in my left arm and the flu shot in my right, but this morning everywhere hurts. It starts in my arms, radiates up into my neck, and runs down my spine to my thighs. I can’t get comfortable. I was optimistically hoping since the last boost went fine, this one would too, but I knew this was a possibility; the second Moderna shot put me on my ass for five days.

I’d like to call in sick, but honestly most work I do can be done while lying in a bed of pain; I might spend the day in bed, not tell my boss, and only get up if he asks me to do something. It’s not that I don’t want to spend a sick day, it’s that I don’t want to tell him I’m taking a sick day if he’s going to need something, since we are three days from our next fundraising event. On the other hand, if I fully call in sick I can take an edible and maybe sleep this off.

* This is also true but not why it was cold.

copperbadge

katestamps

Flu plus Covid booster supposedly increases the chances of it sending you on your ass for multiple days, my GP suggested dividing them by a couple of weeks to have less side effects.

Gahhh, I wish they said something about that when they offer them together on the booking page...

voyageboots

Feel better soon! I'd take the sick day just also tell boss if urgent issue with upcoming event to call you. Not taking sick day to proper rest might delay getting better then risk be sick for the event. Plus deebs and polka dot deserve a cuddles day

Ah, I remembered I have a meeting, anyway, so I’ve got to show up for that and hopefully my boss will see how miserable I look. He just got over COVID, so he gets it.

anarialm

Did you have a hard time getting a booster appointment? There are Pfizer appointments EVERYWHERE but I can only find Moderna all the way across town at a single CVS location with no appointments for two weeks. I know you can mix and match and so will probably just get Pfizer instead, but it is so weird.

I didn’t, but Chicago has a LOT of CVS and Walgreens, and there’s a store downtown that is basically the Magic Walgreens -- it’s one of the big flagships, so it’s super clean and well-staffed, and it’s in a low-residency area so it’s almost always empty. It’s where I got a lot of supplies you couldn’t get in other places early in the pandemic, and it’s way cleaner and nicer than the one near me. It’s near work, so I just booked it for a day I would be in office.

But also, they didn’t offer me the option of which one I wanted -- it just happened to be Moderna, or they gave me Moderna because they boosted me with Moderna last time and had my records on file.

I did get a new vax card which was nice, my old one was falling apart.

#katestamps #voyageboots #anarialm #medicine #covid booster