Random Rants ΠΑ: That's a paddlin'

[Synobun]

I wouldn't suggest taking caffeine to give yourself more energy. You're not going to get the kind of energy you need, and you also get diminishing returns over time (until you're eventually just taking caffeine to avoid caffeine withdrawal)

My first suggestion would by to try some yoga: just doing a simple cat-cow and downward facing dog routine will do wonders for your energy. Just spent like 10 minutes on it, and focus on your body's breath and energy.

Also drink lots of water: caffeine is a diuretic, and dehydration will make you feel sluggish. Keeping up with your water can help you avoid this.

Get your sleep! Please make sure you're getting a solid eight hours each night, and if you need to during the day a little power nap can help you feel refreshed.

Lastly, take a walk outside! Exercise, fresh air, and sunshine will boost your mood and your energy levels.

I'm sorry you're going through this I hope you find your energy secret!

I'm a functional cripple, Mary. 10 minutes of yoga is equivalent to a high-intensity workout, and I already go for walks when I can. Depending on who you ask, I either have severe chronic fatigue syndrome (+ a bunch of other things) or a mitochondrial disease. (Although recent research has hinted that CFS is a mitochondrial disease, so I suppose the distinction may not matter for much longer.)

I'm all good on the hydration front.

FWIW, I do think yoga is helpful, just not towards building energy (for me). Yoga is the only reason I stopped using a cane years ago, and I can maintain my "pretend I'm a functioning human bean" facade now with a daily walk.

 

[cardgame]

Have you ever felt like you dislocated a rib just from stretching? I think the stretching yoga demands is dangerous for me personally.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Maybe you should make a new thread about energy-things.

 

[Synobun]

If a thread gets made about it, I'd reaaaaaally rather not have my posts moved to it and having my health stuff be the focus.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Stardock is almost a crappy enough company to make me like Valve.

 

[Takhisis]

If every other country is an irredeemable hellhole you'd rather die before living in, you might consider complimenting Argentina more often due to its superiority.

On top of what I said yesterday, there's also this thing called being tired of running. The world's more or less an awful place, but somebody has to do something. Even if I didn't have friends and a family here, I've been uprooted enough times.

Well, I guess I've been unfriended.

Blame Xenforo, which has banned us from having the ‘friends’ feature as we used to.

Stardock is almost a crappy enough company to make me like Valve.

You need a lie-down.

 

[cardgame]

Remember the social clubs from php cfc?

 

[Takhisis]

*sheds a tear*

 

[Synobun]

On top of what I said yesterday, there's also this thing called being tired of running. The world's more or less an awful place, but somebody has to do something. Even if I didn't have friends and a family here, I've been uprooted enough times.

There exists a pre-Argentina Takh?

 

[Takhisis]

There are numerous indicia that would lead to such a conclusion, but I haven't been able to test the hypothesis to its utmost limit.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Okay, a serious rant:

I was doing some research. The "import web page" part of Scrivener doesn't really work, so I thought I might as well just print my own PDF. I ended up with 50+ (!) pages of "Please unblock ads."

 

[Takhisis]

Do not cave in. Adblocking software saves lives.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I think it wouldve glitched even if my adblocker was disabled. I found a "print edit" extension though.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Adblocking software saves lives.

I googled that and found this.

 

[choxorn]

Remember the social clubs from php cfc?

Of course I remember. One does not simply forget Poland.

 

[Ajidica]

Of course I remember. One does not simply forget Poland.

I mean, if we really want to channel old-school CFC, we have to call it p0land to cut down on the chances of accidentally summoning Domen and his many pictures of vaguely racist DNA studies.

 

[Takhisis]

Holy haplogroups, that's right!

Of course I remember.

Hey, chox! Is there any way I can tempty you to play Mafia? Ras and NinjaCow and Rakkoon are back.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I have a hard time remembering that far back. The only thing I really remember is my Listerine post.

Edit: Link for the uninitiated.

 

[Takhisis]

Wow, that thread is a throwback to the days of ye olde fiftiechatte.

 

[choxorn]

I mean, if we really want to channel old-school CFC, we have to call it p0land to cut down on the chances of accidentally summoning Domen and his many pictures of vaguely racist DNA studies.

I've forgoten about both p0land and Domen lol

Holy haplogroups, that's right!

Hey, chox! Is there any way I can tempty you to play Mafia? Ras and NinjaCow and Rakkoon are back.

Perhaps. Got a thread link for me?