#icryyoumercy

[theniftycat]

I don't know if it works for bipolar, so feel free to ignore. I found that my seasonal depression let's itself be if not conquered, then at least kept at manageable levels with plenty vitamin supplements (c and d, primarily), and stopping/reducing all non-essential tasks, so that while I inevitably get worse, it takes less time to recover come spring, and have time for more progress during summer, so proper management makes it into a two steps forward one step back deal I can deal with

I 100% can see where you’re coming from. It can be more manageable if it’s not allowed to get too bad. Last year I did the same, taking vitamins etc, it was quite okay, actually. But vitamin D made my spastic palsy worse for some reason when I led an active life (studying etc). This year I’m not active at all, but also my mood is okay, so, I’m not motivated to do anything about it, even though I do find it difficult doing non-essential stuff. Your point is good and valid.

The only thing about being bipolar is that when you get better after a depression it’s hard to notice the line between being okay and getting manic, so, it throws you back in the discipline related stuff, like, maintaining a good healthy routine is very hard throughout the year, so, while it helps one to get better, you still have to reestablish it from scratch every few months.

[captainlordauditor]

... don't ever look up the puritans, i guess. or really, any sort of early lutherans/calvinists/whathaveyou. like, there is pretty much /nothing/ some of them didn't try to ban at some point, up to and including makeup, comfortable clothing, christmas, fun, and tasty food

in all fairness, the puritans tried to ban fun but they had lots of fun anyway.

[grandenchanterfiona]

i don't know if that's any use to you, but there are very, very few common medical problems that are immediately fatal, so as long as you can still think clearly, and aren't rapidly losing blood (or any other bodily fluid), painkillers and sleep should be able to tide you over until monday. in the absence of painkillers, warming/cooling anything that hurts, or applying light vibration to cramped muscles helps, too

That’s helpful. Thank you. <3

[elucubrare]

icryyoumercy replied to your post: In any case, the emmenagogic (menses-provoking)...

wait, what, how would someone impersonate a herb? what?

he doesn't mean impersonate, he means something like "is the incarnation of," but i was letting that slide because it's probably the least bad thing in that quote.

[nimblermortal]

icryyoumercy replied to your post: Does anyone know what this is?

okay, i can’t entirely get a picture of this, but why would the wooden bars across the top interfere with it being a logging truck? like, that just seems a sound idea for a wooden construction provided it’s removable?

Usually logging trucks have the logs piled so that they round off above the level of the frame on the sides.

Anyway it was a much more involved frame than this.

[nimblermortal]

unfavorableinstigation replied to your post “Today the temperature is -3 and “feels like -23″. Hyacinth just told...”

OH YEAH AND GLOVES PLEASE WEAR GLOVES your extremities are much more vulnerable to frostbite than your core, obvs. You can get away with thin shitty ones as long as you keep your hands shoved in your pockets, usually.

unfavorableinstigation replied to your post “Today the temperature is -3 and “feels like -23″. Hyacinth just told...”

Go with icryyoumercy's suggestion. Vests are awesome if you have them, they keep your core warm. Start with long sleeves, then vest, then hoodies. If you have a rainproof coat/shell, put that on last - -3 means there's a lot of moisture in the air. Cover your ears - rest of your head is secondary but ears are important. Instead of snow pants, wear leggings under jeans.

Today I went with a T-shirt, a thin sweater, a jean jacket, and my heavy winter coat. With hat and gloves*. And then my new winter boots, which have been consistently making winter-hardened Northerners comment enviously on them, and have proved themselves to render most lower layers obsolete (although I have been told to get Cuddleduds).

Worked fine. Outdoors felt like a balmy above-zero temperature, although I still didn’t want to stay in it for long.

*The gloves are of my own making and quite warm, but I never got round to making the thumb on the left hand glove, which I consistently regret and so wander around with my thumb tucked inside the fist of the left hand.

icryyoumercy replied to your post “Today the temperature is -3 and “feels like -23″. Hyacinth just told...”

1) layers 2) more layers 3) even more layers 4) just to be safe add some more layers 5) no seriously if you still have your full range of movement you don't have enough layers 6) once you think you have enough layers you should add some more just to be safe

You sound like Hyacinth. Every so often I tell him “Come here” and page through his neckline like an accordion file to see how many shirts he’s wearing. It’s usually 4-5.

[grandenchanterfiona]

okay, so i’m very much not jewish, so if you wanna ignore this, it’s totally cool. i was wondering, for your review series, are you going to check whether jewish people were involved in making the episode, and whether jewish characters are being portrayed by jewish actors? i kinda thought that might be interesting to know

Do people think I should? 

[nimblermortal]

The Song of Hallgerd Long-Legs

by Odin’s Eagles

Hoskuld Dala-Kollsson found out early His daughter’d open doors with just a smile A rich old man And she won’t have to worry She’ll dress up in scarlet and go in style

Her foster father’s a willing and quick study He killed her man so she could marry twice It broke her heart to find his axe so bloody But not enough to stop her marrying thrice

With Gunnar every other husband’s outdone She went with him to feast with his best friend But when Njal’s wife suggested she move down one - If she’s got a say, that friendship’s gonna end

You can’t hide your thievin’ eyes And your smile is a thin disguise I thought by now you’d realize There ain’t no way to hide your thievin’ eyes

In just one verse there simply aren’t enough lines To explain all of the murders those two arranged It’s lucky Njal and Gunnar can pay the fines - The body count makes their wives look quite deranged.

Njal’s a peaceful man and he stopped his sons From taking their revenge on ravens’ wings But if cheap shots are guts then Hallgerd’s got tons She’s sparked a poem about the Dung-beardlings.

You can't hide your thievin' eyes And your smile is a thin disguise I thought by now you'd realize There ain't now way to hide your thievin' eyes

You might think stealing food in famine makes sense But burning down the shed’s a different flavor When Gunnar hits his wife in stark recompense It’s a moment we all take to pause and savor

She bore that scene and carried it through the years Till Gunnar’s foes attacked at his farmstead His bowstring snapped, he asked her for her spun hair: She refused; she’s petty, now he’s dead

My oh my, you sure know how to arrange things. You set it up so well, so carefully. Ain't it funny how your new life didn't change things? You're still the same old girl you used to be.

You can’t hide your thievin’ eyes And your smile is a thin disguise I thought by now you’d realize There ain’t no way to hide your thievin’ eyes There ain’t no way to hide your thievin’ eyes Hallgerd, you can’t hide your thievin’ eyes