1. Been really enjoying Doechii
2. I think I first had tofu as a vegetarian, but that was in the late 90s and was a teen with little exposure to non-western food. Tofu was available in most grocery stores but I did have to go to the health food store for any sort of “substitute” that’s wasn’t soymilk lol.

Once my Forsythia bloom it’s over for this seasonal depression.

Hello fell clay soil haver! I think I’ve had a total of 3 dump trucks of wood chips over the years and we’ll do at least two more this summer. My traps will be so strong!

It’s that time of winter where I’m like, “It’ll never be green again!”. But I also need to buy seeds soon to start…

1. We did hot pot for new years and that was tasty! It’s a nice special occasion meal.
2. Pottery! Picking up our glazed pieces and 40 more lbs of clay today lol.

Glad you are taking care of yourself, friend.

I look forward to posting my slop on the pixelfed 💖

I renewed my library card today because of this thread 💖

Audiobooks are great! My partner gets audiobooks from the library and really enjoys listening while doing chores.

Last week I read a volume of a report related to the design of a new wastewater treatment plant. The report was 30 years old, so it’s not new, but one of my favorite things to do is untangle the history of industrial sites and map how they have changed over time.

It’s so interesting to map how laws changed over time because a lot of these rules exist only in site specific documents (there was no real blanket minimum treatment level until 2015-ish). I info dumped in the Vegan Home Cooks discord about sewers and the topic steered towards why we “allow” microplastics to enter the water. This stuff is so fascinating albeit depressing as hell that we pollute so much.

Oh my god how will we ever recover from the rejection of a nationalist?

It is the weirdest cope by people living in the imperial core for their own lack of democracy and power in their own communities across the US, Canada and Europe to blame him and Russia for everything. The blame lies on the fascist consolidation of power over the past 80 years that destroyed all the leftist movements across the Global North not propaganda since 2016.

I guess I am old now because I am shaking my head at (some) kids these days lol. It might not be very anarchist of me, but it would be super cool if they read some history/theory 🫠

It’s important for me to clarify that I am constantly blown away by how the youth are making changes for the better. When I look at the mainstream and not just my tiny bubble of weirdos I am delighted to see a wider range of gender expression and also a focus on mental wellness.

What a fun idea!

I’m sorry to hear the internet is being shit

The last concert I went to was Movements. My husband is a fan, so we went. I had a nice time.

I don’t know if I have a favorite genre. I think I can find music I like in most genres so long as I’m in the right mood tbh. I recently went to a training where this was the icebreaker and I did the most stereotypical neurodivergent 1000 yard stare and then I think answered industrial. I like music that gives me good brain chemicals.

You’re a champ!

I hope you will share your homebrew experiments it sounds super coo!

Hell yeah for the month without ethanol! You rule!

1. Which fields of science are you particularly fascinated by, and can you tell us a niche or exciting tidbit relating to it?

I feel like I make people regret asking this type of question because I will NOT SHUT UP. I work in wastewater and it’s the most fascinating, expansive, exciting, problem-riddled field out there (to me). I am already late for work so I will just drop this baddie:

https://youtu.be/FGV5tgVVKVA

That thing that’s pulsing in the middle? That’s it’s MF-ing JAW. This fascinating creature CHEWS. I love them.

2. What is your favourite vegetable(s)?

I prefer fruits in general, but I love brassicas. Choys especially.

For the first 37 years of my life I was way too early for everything. Now I’m late, because I decided to stop stressing about it. Not sure which is worse lol

I don’t know what you are studying so I can’t promise this is true for you, but I did my first 2 years of uni “on time”, took 2 years off to do internships, a semester off for a wee mental break down and then did my last 2 years over a 3 year period. I got the equivalent of a B- average. Overall pretty mediocre.

But I’m very externally successful despite the non linear path through school. Don’t fret if you need to take some time off, it’s not the end of the world 💖 I think what would have helped me a lot was understanding that I’m not actually bad at engineering, just very good at a very specific subset lol.

P.S. You can remain silly!

How were your first moments/days/weeks with medication? (I you don’t mind sharing).

I am twice your age so my life looks a lot different that yours does right now, but I was only diagnosed a year ago, so I will share anyways!

I was diagnosed by my GP, after discussions with my therapist so my titration on to drugs was not ideal. I am waiting on a referral for a psych, who I am hoping will help dial the meds in better. They are not doing as much as I think they could, but they are honestly a lifesaver.

Initially, I was given 5 mg dexamphetamine to try out. This drug behaves a lot differently than Lisdex, and I could feel it kicking in on my drive into work because I could feel the road rage melt away in real time, lol. It also wore off very quickly, and I started with lisdex shortly thereafter. The biggest change I noticed was that I wasn’t crying every day. I don’t think I was depressed, just distressed and it really helped with the emotional regulation. I still have my bad days, but they are far less frequent.

Other than that, I’m not sure I could really tell you what changed, because like many with ADHD I have awful metacognition. I sometimes forget to take them and I think I notice because I become unable to complete a task, I just jump between one thing to another and completely forget what I was doing. I think I also notice them wearing off in the evenings because I feel the same way there too.

ETA: I also lose my appetite, and it comes roaring back in the evenings so this is another way I can tell if I’ve forgotten to take them!

I am taking 40 mg right now. I feel extremely high strung but I feel that way if I take them or not so I no longer think it might be on the edge of too high a dose, which I did initially. In fact, I feel like it might not be working so well any more right now.

I would encourage you to try and take notes if at all possible. There are templates out there to make it a guided exercise. You could also ask those close to you if they notice a difference.

Good luck and it’s amazing you are getting diagnosed in university! I think my biggest struggle with adult ADHD is that I don’t know how to exist in the adult world in a healthy way, so learning and accepting my limitations (My whole body tenses when I write that) is extremely hard. I hope this helps your transition into the adult world as smooth as possible 💖