This has stirred deep, long forgotten memories in me
So happy for the Romans still trying to get to space even this long after the collapse of their empire. I believe in you guys
I am not Asian at all, and I don’t really feel my heart pounding when I drink. Also I thought people with that condition tend to get drunk faster (like some of my Asian friends do)
However I suppose it is worth looking into.
CW: I’m about to just complain about drugs for a while
Want to know what fuckin sucks? Being just the wrong type of neurodivergent so none of the happy chemicals work the right way.
Drinking tastes bad and does nothing. Unless I drink a lot in which case I just get a headache. No happiness, no confidence, just a “why am I paying for something that tastes bad and gives me a headache when I could be buying dessert or something else that actually tastes good?” Sure mixed drinks can mask the taste of alcohol well but do know what gets rid of that taste completely? Not adding it in the first place.
When I say that to people they usually tell me to grow up or call me a kid, but honestly hell yeah. I’d take a pop over a beer any day. Tell the bartender to give me a fucking capri sun.
Anyway, the point is alcohol does not work like a happy chemical. “Oh you’re just not drinking enough” yeah sure Jake, remember when you and I split a bottle? Oh yeah you don’t remember because you nearly blacked out. You were smiling till the end and all I got was a fucking migraine that lasted into the morning. It’s basically like my hangover starts when I start drinking and doesn’t stop till hours after I stop. So it’s just pain for no reason.
Next, Weed does absolutely nothing for me. Doesn’t even make me tired. Possibly does make me hungry but not enough to make me certain it does. Also makes my eyes feel dry. Oh and just like alcohol, weed also tastes bad and smells bad too. But hey my friends like it when I talk about space while they’re high and I enjoy their awe. Just kinda wish it worked for me too.
And guess what. I’m ADHD, so stimulants just make my brain tired and sometimes give me physical anxiety feelings. I am grateful that my meds help me focus and be able to make lists and stuff, but also why the fuck isn’t that just a standard feature of my brain in the first place?
Sure I haven’t tried all the drugs, but we’re at least 10:0 of drugs I’ve tried to ones that make me happy. (Unless you count candy/chocolate as a drug), and the ones I’ve yet to try are much less accessible. Is it worth it to keep trying if most likely it’ll just be an expensive headache? Most drugs just give me a headache. The physical effects sometimes work but not the cognitive ones, not the good ones at least.
Anyway, not to be the “you should be grateful you don’t have it worse” kind of guy, but the next time you choose to not take your suffering raw, be grateful you have that option.
Remember kids, thank your drugs the next time you use them lol
“You calling me crazy? Just cause I got a hotel in my foot don’t make me a boogalee moogalee!”
However, my favorite Roberto episode might be the 6 million dollar mon not Benders Game (which I think is where the quote above is from…?)
I've seen things, you people wouldn't believe,
Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion
I've watched C-beams glitter in the dark, near the Tannhauser gate
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain…
Time… to die…
Hey get a room you two!
We’re in a room!
Then lose some weight!
Walrus don't need no chicanery. Once a lady goes walrus, she never... She... No one ever goes walrus.
These X-Ray specs will really take the guess work out of surgery. No more blindly chopping in the goop.
I'm doing my job-- There's Amy.
I spend a few hours selecting a candy from the machine-- There's Amy.
I wake up the morning after sleeping with Amy-- There's Amy.
Destiny has cheated me by forcing me to decide upon: The woman that I idolize, or the hands of an automaton.
Without these hands I can’t complete the opera that was captivating her
But if I keep them, and she marries him, He probably won’t want me dating her.
As a resident pharmacy technician do you think there will ever be a day in which humans and robots can peacefully coexist?
And on a more serious note, is there significant evidence that doing this once or twice causes lasting negative effects? Or does it have to be repeated use or extremely high dosage to do significant neurological damage?