Rule 1: Be excellent to each other

Linux, being not leftist enough, jeans, atheism, and don’t forget to block the tankies

I’ve got a good friend (who reminds me a lot of Kanye tbh) that contends with bipolar (dunno the type). One of his big struggles is the depressive side. Apparently antipsychotics and antidepressants don’t play well together?

The point is (assuming what I’ve been told is accurate), besides being a friend and looking out for my buddy, do you have any tips I could pass on for coping with the depressive swings? I’m currently addressing major depression myself, but I’ve got meds to help until I can work through things. I remember the listless ennui when depression would strike, but I never developed adaptive behaviors before being diagnosed and getting meds

Did that guy ever get the help he obviously needs?

The bipolar one, I mean, not the war crime one

Step 1: End regulatory capture

Step 2: Establish airspace rules and real accountability for all parties, including manufacturers

Step 3: Create a real autopilot that works, and still require flight training for the designated vehicle monitor (pilot flying)

Step 4: ???

Step 5: Profit

I threw my back out putting on my clothes after a shower today

The gif is basically me for the last week

The fall of the Berlin Wall, the space shuttle Challenger disaster, the Chernobyl meltdown, and Iran Contra all are closer to the release date for Wake Me Up When September Ends that it is to today.

If you were 23 in 2004 you should get a colonoscopy scheduled

Alcohol wipes on my ass!?

That’s gonna burn the shit out of my hemorrhoids, no thank you!

How else am I going to clean the phone after using it while I shit? That’s dirty

Next you’ll be telling me I should use a bidet instead of cleaning my ass with the shower wand.

Yah, nsaids are hard on the stomach long term, but great for short term pain. Acetaminophen is fantastic to around 4000mg/day. Above that there’s a very real chance for liver damage, depending on the person and duration of treatment. And it’s lethal in the 8-12g range. That being said, I’d totally take 800mg every four hours if I had to. Except for the worst pain 600mg is enough to make life tolerable for most people

That was a lot of words to agree with you. Not deleting it tho

Ugh, your dentist and your pharmacist sucks. Do you have any other pharmacies in the area that you could consult with? Honestly, a pharmacist should be happy to give pharmacological input, especially about dosage and any potential medicine conflicts or hazards, prescription or no. Jesus, what a tool

My personal method when I have a gout flareup, kidney stones, or other intense pain, is to stagger nsaids and acetaminophen on a two hour cycle. 600mg acetaminophen, two hours later 500mg aspirin or 400mg Advil. Each medicine reapplied at 4 hour intervals. I try to time the nsaids with meals to help ease any stomach issues the nsaids may cause. At 600mg my acetaminophen dosage over 16 hrs (assuming I can sleep) is limited to 2400mg, and 2000mg for aspirin. This allows for a small increase in dosage for breakthrough pain, or a couple additional doses if I can’t sleep. Honestly, it only keeps the pain from increasing, especially with gout. Very effective for caffeine withdrawal headaches tho

Ibuprofen/acetaminophen are not narcotics, they’re prescription doses of over the counter medications (acetaminophen in particular can destroy a liver if overdosed, hence “prescription strength”). Go to the pharmacy, ask the pharmacist what their advice is and what options you have for OTC meds or emergency antibiotics, based on what you were told by the dentist/oral surgeon. Sorry your dentist office sucks U_U

There was a real missed opportunity to have a picture of Jason Alexander (who was in his 30’s during most of Seinfeld’s production) instead of James Gandolfini.

Still true tho

I’m glad you posted your original comment. I tend to be pretty tongue-in-cheek, both online and IRL. Sorry if it comes off as abrasive, in my mind it’s all in good fun. Love you and hope you have a fantastic day <3

One small correction. The CIA investigates “foreign” actors, generally outside US borders, but sometimes within as well. FBI investigates “domestic” actors.

For a more in-depth exploration Will Smith made a documentary about this subject in 1998

This is a very good point. In rebuttal

A. I did say “a suitable habitat”

B. I was very clearly shitposting

You’ve considered a capitalist solution, but have you considered

Restorative justice: the spider is a trespasser, but will likely not find enough prey to survive. Capture the spider and relocate it to a suitable habitat where it can thrive. Check on it occasionally to ensure it is doing well

Libertarian anarchism: leave it be. It will die, survive, or thrive on its own terms

Authoritarianism: tell the spider if it doesn’t remove itself it will be arrested, start ordering it to get on the ground, fire 13 rounds at it, preferably missing all shots but hitting a nearby toddler. Institute martial law against the “foreign threat”, citing the recent death of a toddler

Though she doubts her hosts moralities /she seems more at ease /in the land of doing-as-you-please / then outside in the cold

Hello. I say this with all of the kindness in the world.

Please fornicate yourself with a cactus, you absolute twat