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brain hurts from impending notations

Nick (Alatar the Blue)4d ago

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This is why my notifications are always on DND.

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I never have notifications turned on for the fediverse, despite how much I love it:

https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01JQFKMMSKBNY9FJP4A2W1G9A8

Post by R.L. Dane 🍵, @rl_dane@polymaths.social

* Loads #Fediverse notifications * @Tusky@mastodon.social whimpers * Phone bursts into flames * Spacetime folds in on itself * I'm playing [Pasur](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasur_(card_game)) with Dave Bowman in the hotel room at the end of time * The unnerving space fetus is keeping score...

polymaths.social

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@rl_dane @alatartheblue @kudzu @dmoonfire @thedoctor @krafter @clayton @roguefoam @fbievan @orbitalmartian @joel @dm @sotolf @btp @adamsdesk @jlw_the_jobber @gorkmo @amin I don't any more however I do have Enafore's beeps enabled. BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

I do too, although I rarely keep a browser window open, except at work, when I'm (supposedly) working. XD

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Tom

@rl_dane @alatartheblue @kudzu @dmoonfire @thedoctor @krafter @clayton @roguefoam @fbievan @orbitalmartian @joel @dm @sotolf @btp @adamsdesk @jlw_the_jobber @gorkmo @amin I'd bet you haven't worked a day since joining the Fediverse.

I feel attacked. XD

Let's just say it's a constant struggle.

My best productivity was probably for the first two weeks on my first #ADHD medication, and then it went back to normal, no matter how many meds I tried.

So, now I'm off all of the adhd, depression, and anxiety meds. I kinda used them to get a feel for what it was like for my brain to function normally, and I just do my best to maintain THAT.

Also, I keep harping on this like a freaking #INFLUENCER, but #YerbaMate has been the very best long-term ADHD remedy I've found so far. Very stable and strong uplift. Regular tea is like riding an escalator, coffee is like a rocket that explodes half the time, mate is like a 737.
Just perfect.

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(I kinda enjoy you talking about disliking the taste and finding ways to mask it ;))

Lol, yeah.

"Mmmmm, grassy and musty! Num nummm!!!!"

God bless the #Argentinians that are probably trying to look up my address to choke me right now. XD

#YerbaMate

But yeah, a wee splash of cranberry juice and an eyedropper-full of stevia extract in the hot water thermos really hits the spot.

I just got some Canarias Serena in the mail, so I'm looking forward to trying it tomorrow. It's probably fairly strong compared to the Argentinian brands I've had before.

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Elias Jachniuk 4d ago

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You need to leave canarias a bit longer with the first pour of water before putting the bombilla in, it's a thinner grind, so if you don't it's probably gonna get clogged

Good to know! I usually do a warm first pour and leave the mate sitting at an angle for about five minutes before I put the bombilla in.

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Oh, I love tea, and drink it every day.

Tea is for enjoyment.

Mate is for work and clarity (and it's own, distinct form of enjoyment)

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White things?

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Ah. Well, I look at it as training wheels for the tongue.

I never add anything to Earl Grey, unless it's just badly over-extracted. But someone new to tea, might need it.

I still need additives for coffee, because my tongue is new to the flavor.

Same goes for Yerba Mate.

It takes time to cultivate an appreciation for the true flavor of the drink.

Sam D 4d ago

@rl_dane @sotolf @tripplehelix @alatartheblue @kudzu @dmoonfire @thedoctor @krafter @clayton @roguefoam @fbievan @orbitalmartian @joel @dm @btp @adamsdesk @jlw_the_jobber @gorkmo @amin it can also take a lot of work to develop the brand experience to know “I like this brand and style straight, I can’t do this one without sugar”.

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My Afghan side wants plenty of sugar in my tea, my Indian side wants it to be 2/3 milk and with plenty of sugar and spices.

Usually I go for sugar, spices, and no milk. But I can enjoy it without sugar if needed.

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I love tea.

@tripplehelix @rl_dane @alatartheblue @kudzu @dmoonfire @thedoctor @krafter @clayton @roguefoam @fbievan @orbitalmartian @joel @dm @btp @adamsdesk @jlw_the_jobber @gorkmo @amin why, you're a brit and doesn't appreciate tea? here with your passport mate... :p

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It could just as much be the ritual as the actual actual caffeine or other qualities. I find rituals to be very strong factors in my own ability to focus.

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No, not at all. Absolutely not a ritual, and the fact that I'm literally quoting the spice guy from Dune when preparing it doesn't mean anything at all. 🤣

Yeah. It's very ritualistic. Kind of like smoking a pipe, but it's a drink.

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@rl_dane @amin @alatartheblue @kudzu @dmoonfire @thedoctor @krafter @clayton @roguefoam @fbievan @orbitalmartian @joel @dm @sotolf @btp @adamsdesk @jlw_the_jobber @gorkmo Almost definitely not like smoking a pipe.

Have you done both?

The mate + bombilla combo is very pipe-like.
The yerba itself is vaguely similar to flavored pipe tobacco, if... lol... grass were a flavor. XD

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You haven't had the lawn clippings Jelly Belly flavor?

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Dude, Jelly Belly flavors are just WRONG.

And no, I haven't had that one. I've had popcorn, though, which is awful in that it's actually enjoyable. XD

Regular black licorice is still the worst flavor. :P

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That's one of their "beanboozled" flavors, though; the idea is they make identical-looking jelly beans with bad flavors, then mix theme with the regular ones. A kind of russian roulette, I guess.

I liked the black licorice ones, those were my favorites.

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Sarsaparilla root, I assume you mean?

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Hey, my home feed's just got up and vanished.

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@tripplehelix @amin @rl_dane @alatartheblue @kudzu @dmoonfire @thedoctor @krafter @clayton @roguefoam @fbievan @orbitalmartian @joel @dm @btp @adamsdesk @jlw_the_jobber @gorkmo just scrolling down a few timees usually fixes that for me.

I liked the black licorice ones, those were my favorites.

#TCK located ;)

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My mom loves black licorice too, and she's not a TCK. 🤷

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Interesting. I've not met any Americans my age or younger that liked licorice flavor.
Only my stepdad's age and older.

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Not too surprised, my general impression is that tastes in the UK are somewhere between US and the rest of Europe.

...US tastes being heavily skewed towards sweetness.

P.S., mainly talking about desserts. Tastes regarding other things are extremely varied in the US, and I know for sure Brits can't handle spice like we do. Particularly in #Texas. XD

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Isn't the joke about the UK that y'all colonized the entire earth for its spices, and then refused to actually USE any? XD

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Sounds about right.

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I wouldn't call that a spice, but it is good, though.

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Maybe I'd call powdered mint a spice? I dunno. Dried herbs are just dried herbs.

sotolf 3d ago

@amin @tripplehelix @rl_dane @alatartheblue @kudzu @dmoonfire @thedoctor @krafter @clayton @roguefoam @fbievan @orbitalmartian @joel @dm @btp @adamsdesk @jlw_the_jobber @gorkmo What about those pop-corn powders (not normal salt like sane people use) which come in unholy variants, are those spices?

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An herb, perhaps?

sotolf 3d ago

@amin @rl_dane @tripplehelix @alatartheblue @kudzu @dmoonfire @thedoctor @krafter @clayton @roguefoam @fbievan @orbitalmartian @joel @dm @btp @adamsdesk @jlw_the_jobber @gorkmo Traditional Norwegain food use nothing for spices, so it might be the blandest of all things for people used to ultraprocessed MSG-d to the gills manufactured for addiction food :p

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Oh, gross. :(

By the way, I've acquired cumin from my home province in Afghanistan and I cannot wait to cook with it. It's very distinctive in smell (and presumably taste) from typical cumin, in a good way.

Cumin and cardamom are the two spices where the spell is instantly nostalgic for me, more dramatically so than pretty much anything else.

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Naw man, Scandinavian food has plenty of spice IFF you define fish and potato as spice. ;)

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I need something chewy, ideally. Flavor-wise I like cinammon and licorice the most.

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Now I want a cinnamon twizzler (or something similar, not just that one brand which is mediocre at best). That would be insane.

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I've had cinnamon licorice and it was glorious. Much thicker and fatter than a twizzler, though.

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Twizzlers are honestly pretty meh. They're just the most well-known here. They don't have much flavor.

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Agreed. If I have a choice between 'murican candies, though, I usually will request it as one of them.

Twizzlers, Reese's (pieces or cups), and Hot Tamales. Used to love red hots but haven't had them in a while.

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ooo, red hots are the little jelly bean-kinda-like things, right? No wait, more like Mike & Ike's, but cinnamon? Those are awesome.

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You're thinking of Hot Tamales, and yes they're made by the same company as Mike and Ike's.

Red hots are made by the same company as Nerds. And their website is giving me a 403 but maybe it'll let you through: https://www.ferraracandyshopusa.com/brands/red-hots

Redhots

These candies hit you from your nose to your toes. In the early 1930's, the Ferrara Pan Candy Company created the famous Red Hot using the same cold panned candy method used today. Whether you eat them by the handful, put them on birthday cakes or use them as a decorative touch to your gingerbread house, there are a million fiery ways to spice up your life.

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@rl_dane @amin @tripplehelix @alatartheblue @kudzu @dmoonfire @thedoctor @krafter @clayton @roguefoam @fbievan @orbitalmartian @joel @dm @btp @adamsdesk @jlw_the_jobber @gorkmo so american sweets, they all tastes like nothing with sugar on top, except the chocolate, that tastes like vomit :p

They don't taste like vomit to me (because I grew up on them), but they do taste like tasteless sweetness and a burning in the throat.

American chocolate has a different process than European. I don't remember the deets, but you can find it on YT.

But generally not great quality and too sweet, anyway.

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