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Pollock house if worth a swatch at. Pretty cool, hidden places in Wegie, like the canals that run along beside the M8 that naebody sees. Red row's worth the risk too - well before they blow them up. Amazing architecture up here in the wilds.
Did you to the Cathedral, see the Merchant City area, Uni?
Did you to the Cathedral, see the Merchant City area, Uni?
I just got on the subway (lol compared to london) and went straight to the westend thus avoiding most of glasgow the last few times I've been. Think I'm due a venture over to the proper west coast though up oban way and see some nice big mountains. Loch etive is a favourite of mine. Good fishings there too.
Give us shout about your itinerary if you like. I'd like to add some local input as I know the west coast and isles like the back of my hand. Can help with travel transport tips, routes, best cost setc. It's my patch professionally, iykwim - I know that land so well and love it too - its an amazing playground. Wilderness %)
You every wild camped?
Not wild camped but I do have the gear, hammock, tarpaulin, stove, backbpack all that stuff. I do like the outdoors and my trout fly fashing. A week in taynuilt and the surrounding area is the most exploring ive done lately though.
You might like the Galloway Forest park is a great place for wild camping, hunting n' fishing. Feels "quite" off grid
felix
Bluelight Crew
Bloody hell. You are our type of people. I did not know that about you.
foolsgold
Bluelighter
http://youtu.be/-oPJ4B-m01w Iron Maiden - Infinite Dreams
foolsgold
Bluelighter
NSFW:
The original 12 rules
Rule 1: Always have an escape plan
Rule 2: Be aware of your surroundings.
Rule 3: Assumption is the mother of all fuckups.
Rule 4: Always have a backup plan.
Rule 5: Never get caught.
Rule 6: Keep your mouth shut.
Rule 7: KISS: Keep it simple, stupid.
Rule 8: Simple and light equals freedom, agility and mobility.
Rule 9: Plan, execute and vanish.
Rule 10: You don’t have to like it-you just have to do it.
Rule 11: Always invest in good quality stuff.
Rule 12: Trust your gut.
The rules as they are today
Rule 0: Always double-tap
Rule 1: Always have an escape plan. (see the 3 Plans at the end)
Rule 2: Be aware of your surroundings.
Rule 3: Assumption is the mother of all fuckups.
Rule 4: Always have a backup plan.
Rule 5: Never get caught.
Rule 6: Keep your mouth shut.
Rule 7: KISS: Keep it simple, stupid.
Rule 8: 7 Ps: Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance
Rule 9: A simple plan with a flexible blueprint will survive real world contact far better than a complex and rule-bound plan.
Rule 10: Plan, execute and vanish.
Rule 11: You don’t have to like it-you just have to do it.
Rule 12: Always invest in good quality stuff.
Rule 13: Trust your gut.
Rule 14: Always carry a knife.
Rule 15: Do one thing at a time.
Rule 16: Pick your battles…
Rule 17: Simple and light equals freedom, agility and mobility.
Rule 18: Target dictates the weapon and the weapon dictates the movement. ("Mack" Machowicz)
Rule 19: Use ACTE: assess the situation; create a simple plan; take action and evaluate your progress. ("Mack" Machowicz)
Rule 20: Understand. Anticipate. Adapt. (Red Team Journal)
Rule 21: Don’t believe what you’re told. Double check.
Rule 22: Hide in plain sight. Blend in.
Rule 23: Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.
Rule 24: Find a way to succeed.
Rule 25: Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash. (Patton)
Rule 26: A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week. (Patton)
Rule 27: Swift, Silent, Deadly. The only way to go about doing your business.
Rule 28: The more sophisticated the technology the more vulnerable it is to primitive attacks. People often overlook the obvious.
Rule 29: If you’re happy with your security, so are the bad guys.
Rule 30: If you have a secret, the best thing is to keep it to yourself. The second-best is to tell one other person if you must. There is no third best.
Rule 31: “Bad guys attack, and good guys react” is not a viable security strategy.
Rule 32: An adversary is most vulnerable to detection and disruption just prior to an attack.
Rule 33: Low-tech attacks work (even against high-tech devices and systems).
Rule 34: Never mess with a man’s coffee if you want to live.
Rule 35: When overwhelmed divide the tasks in smaller subtasks, simplify.
Rule 36: Always be ready to go at any moment’s notice. Learn to be light and move fast.
Rule 37: Don’t spend time trying to move your opponent, just move yourself.
Rule 38: The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead! (Patton)
Rule 39: The quality of your friends always matters more than the quantity.
Rule 40: Always be surrounded by the right people.
Rule 41: Always provide correction in private and praise in public.
Rule 42: He who angers you conquers you.
Rule 43: Do nothing which is of no use. (Miyamoto Musashi)
Rule 44: Be content with what you have.
Rule 45: Opening the door for a lady is not optional.
Rule 46: Sensible defaults can reduce friction and provide simplicity anywhere one can think to apply them. (Patrick Rhone)
Rule 47: There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.
Rule 48: Personal notes should always be handwritten, however be prepare to destroy them at a moment’s notice.
Rule 49: Diplomas and certifications are OK, but trust experience over a diploma any time.
Rule 50: The greater the level of calmness of our mind, the greater our peace of mind, the greater our ability to enjoy life.
Rule 51: Find something you are willing to die for.
Rule 52: Don’t go into debt.
Rule 53: The only kind of marketing you need is an amazing product. (Leo Babauta)
Rule 54: Do not publish your life online, keep your life private.
Rule 55: Disconnect completely once in a while.
Rule 56: Live simply.
Rule 57: The GORUCK Rule - Under promise and over deliver.
Rule 58: When in doubt, C4. (Jamie Hyneman, Mythbusters)
Rule 59: Progress comes to those who train and train; reliance on secret techniques will get you nowhere. (Morihei Ueshiba)
Rule 60: Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared. (David Ben-Gurion)
Rule 61: Don’t ever write a check with your mouth you can’t cash with your ass. (Wiseman). See Rule 6.
Rule 62: Some people just need a high-five. In the face. With a chair. (Carrie Adams)
Rule 63: You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain. (Miyamoto Musashi)
Rule 64: To know ten thousand things, know one well. (Musashi)
Rule 65: You are what you do when it counts.
Rule 66: If you think it was too easy, it was a trap. Look for jumping guards coming from the sides.
Rule 67: The bad guys don’t obey our security policies.
Rule 68: Situational Awareness - Determine actions prior. Act decisions out at first sign of crisis. Decreased Exposure = Increased Survivability. MOVE! (Escape the Wolf)
Rule 69: If there’s a question about if it’s necessary, remove it. Less is more and more is lazy. (Jason McCarthy, GORUCK founder)
Rule 70: Never count on anything except surprise and unpredictability and danger. (Jack Reacher Rules)
Rule 71: Once is an accident. Twice is coincidence. Three times is an enemy action.
Rule 72: Never do the same thing twice.
Rule 73: Confusion and unpredictability are what you should expect. (Jack Reacher Rules)
Rule 74: First you check, then you double-check. Finally you commit.
Rule 75: Always take care of your and your teams' food and sleeping arragements. Create a schedule, however eat every time you can and sleep every time you can.
Rule 76: Notice every possible exit. Select one as your main exfil and another one as a backup.
Rule 77: Check the crowd: who is staring at you, who is all the sudden silent when you enter.
Rule 78: Always sit with your back to the wall, even when there are mirrors you can use.
Rule 79: Think about everything you’ve seen, heard or felt. Work the clues, make connections. However, be wary of false positives.
Rule 80: Never take the elevator.
Rule 81: It is more complicated than you think.
Rule 82: The solution is in the problem.
Rule 83: Fail to Red Team and everything will go according to plan—right up to the point it doesn't. (Red Team Journal)
Rule 84: If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
Rule 85: Don’t play by the rules.
Rule 86: Beware the wrath of a patient adversary. (John C. Calhoun)
Rule 87: Don't become predictable.
Rule 88: Our fucks are our fucks alone to give. (Patrick Rhone)
Rule 1: Always have an escape plan
Rule 2: Be aware of your surroundings.
Rule 3: Assumption is the mother of all fuckups.
Rule 4: Always have a backup plan.
Rule 5: Never get caught.
Rule 6: Keep your mouth shut.
Rule 7: KISS: Keep it simple, stupid.
Rule 8: Simple and light equals freedom, agility and mobility.
Rule 9: Plan, execute and vanish.
Rule 10: You don’t have to like it-you just have to do it.
Rule 11: Always invest in good quality stuff.
Rule 12: Trust your gut.
The rules as they are today
Rule 0: Always double-tap
Rule 1: Always have an escape plan. (see the 3 Plans at the end)
Rule 2: Be aware of your surroundings.
Rule 3: Assumption is the mother of all fuckups.
Rule 4: Always have a backup plan.
Rule 5: Never get caught.
Rule 6: Keep your mouth shut.
Rule 7: KISS: Keep it simple, stupid.
Rule 8: 7 Ps: Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance
Rule 9: A simple plan with a flexible blueprint will survive real world contact far better than a complex and rule-bound plan.
Rule 10: Plan, execute and vanish.
Rule 11: You don’t have to like it-you just have to do it.
Rule 12: Always invest in good quality stuff.
Rule 13: Trust your gut.
Rule 14: Always carry a knife.
Rule 15: Do one thing at a time.
Rule 16: Pick your battles…
Rule 17: Simple and light equals freedom, agility and mobility.
Rule 18: Target dictates the weapon and the weapon dictates the movement. ("Mack" Machowicz)
Rule 19: Use ACTE: assess the situation; create a simple plan; take action and evaluate your progress. ("Mack" Machowicz)
Rule 20: Understand. Anticipate. Adapt. (Red Team Journal)
Rule 21: Don’t believe what you’re told. Double check.
Rule 22: Hide in plain sight. Blend in.
Rule 23: Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.
Rule 24: Find a way to succeed.
Rule 25: Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash. (Patton)
Rule 26: A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week. (Patton)
Rule 27: Swift, Silent, Deadly. The only way to go about doing your business.
Rule 28: The more sophisticated the technology the more vulnerable it is to primitive attacks. People often overlook the obvious.
Rule 29: If you’re happy with your security, so are the bad guys.
Rule 30: If you have a secret, the best thing is to keep it to yourself. The second-best is to tell one other person if you must. There is no third best.
Rule 31: “Bad guys attack, and good guys react” is not a viable security strategy.
Rule 32: An adversary is most vulnerable to detection and disruption just prior to an attack.
Rule 33: Low-tech attacks work (even against high-tech devices and systems).
Rule 34: Never mess with a man’s coffee if you want to live.
Rule 35: When overwhelmed divide the tasks in smaller subtasks, simplify.
Rule 36: Always be ready to go at any moment’s notice. Learn to be light and move fast.
Rule 37: Don’t spend time trying to move your opponent, just move yourself.
Rule 38: The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead! (Patton)
Rule 39: The quality of your friends always matters more than the quantity.
Rule 40: Always be surrounded by the right people.
Rule 41: Always provide correction in private and praise in public.
Rule 42: He who angers you conquers you.
Rule 43: Do nothing which is of no use. (Miyamoto Musashi)
Rule 44: Be content with what you have.
Rule 45: Opening the door for a lady is not optional.
Rule 46: Sensible defaults can reduce friction and provide simplicity anywhere one can think to apply them. (Patrick Rhone)
Rule 47: There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.
Rule 48: Personal notes should always be handwritten, however be prepare to destroy them at a moment’s notice.
Rule 49: Diplomas and certifications are OK, but trust experience over a diploma any time.
Rule 50: The greater the level of calmness of our mind, the greater our peace of mind, the greater our ability to enjoy life.
Rule 51: Find something you are willing to die for.
Rule 52: Don’t go into debt.
Rule 53: The only kind of marketing you need is an amazing product. (Leo Babauta)
Rule 54: Do not publish your life online, keep your life private.
Rule 55: Disconnect completely once in a while.
Rule 56: Live simply.
Rule 57: The GORUCK Rule - Under promise and over deliver.
Rule 58: When in doubt, C4. (Jamie Hyneman, Mythbusters)
Rule 59: Progress comes to those who train and train; reliance on secret techniques will get you nowhere. (Morihei Ueshiba)
Rule 60: Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared. (David Ben-Gurion)
Rule 61: Don’t ever write a check with your mouth you can’t cash with your ass. (Wiseman). See Rule 6.
Rule 62: Some people just need a high-five. In the face. With a chair. (Carrie Adams)
Rule 63: You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain. (Miyamoto Musashi)
Rule 64: To know ten thousand things, know one well. (Musashi)
Rule 65: You are what you do when it counts.
Rule 66: If you think it was too easy, it was a trap. Look for jumping guards coming from the sides.
Rule 67: The bad guys don’t obey our security policies.
Rule 68: Situational Awareness - Determine actions prior. Act decisions out at first sign of crisis. Decreased Exposure = Increased Survivability. MOVE! (Escape the Wolf)
Rule 69: If there’s a question about if it’s necessary, remove it. Less is more and more is lazy. (Jason McCarthy, GORUCK founder)
Rule 70: Never count on anything except surprise and unpredictability and danger. (Jack Reacher Rules)
Rule 71: Once is an accident. Twice is coincidence. Three times is an enemy action.
Rule 72: Never do the same thing twice.
Rule 73: Confusion and unpredictability are what you should expect. (Jack Reacher Rules)
Rule 74: First you check, then you double-check. Finally you commit.
Rule 75: Always take care of your and your teams' food and sleeping arragements. Create a schedule, however eat every time you can and sleep every time you can.
Rule 76: Notice every possible exit. Select one as your main exfil and another one as a backup.
Rule 77: Check the crowd: who is staring at you, who is all the sudden silent when you enter.
Rule 78: Always sit with your back to the wall, even when there are mirrors you can use.
Rule 79: Think about everything you’ve seen, heard or felt. Work the clues, make connections. However, be wary of false positives.
Rule 80: Never take the elevator.
Rule 81: It is more complicated than you think.
Rule 82: The solution is in the problem.
Rule 83: Fail to Red Team and everything will go according to plan—right up to the point it doesn't. (Red Team Journal)
Rule 84: If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
Rule 85: Don’t play by the rules.
Rule 86: Beware the wrath of a patient adversary. (John C. Calhoun)
Rule 87: Don't become predictable.
Rule 88: Our fucks are our fucks alone to give. (Patrick Rhone)
Chatative
Bluelight Crew
Morning...
^Looks like I missed out on some excitement last night.... :D
Fucking freezing here this morning, first proper frost. Could hardly hold my cigarette by the time it got down to the butt... maybe it's nature telling me to quit.
^Looks like I missed out on some excitement last night.... :D
Fucking freezing here this morning, first proper frost. Could hardly hold my cigarette by the time it got down to the butt... maybe it's nature telling me to quit.
Inflorescence
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lurching
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Why do antidepressants make me so sad! Been taking amitriptyline for 5 weeks now and I've just sat bawling my eyes out for no reason. I feel exhausted (and fat), and when I have the energy for it I'll just act grouchy, crabby. Had strange reactions to sertraline and mirtazapine too. Kinda disturbing, if I wasn't already experienced with psychoactives I might have done something unwise while in this mood.
because antidepressants are all shite. Mirtazapine is the only one I've ever got on with and only because it makes me go to bed early and eat more than a packet of crisps a day. Contemplated sertraline this year but really do not think it would be worth even trying in my case. THe past month since the clocks changed and the temperature dropped my mood has progressively taken a turn for the worst.
Sammy G
Ex-Bluelighter
Sounds pretty normal for amitriptyline, especially if you're only five weeks in. Hang in there and with any luck those effects will diminish / disappear.
lurching
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Setraline felt very different from mirtazapine, I got some (unpleasant) stimulation from it in the first weeks. Setraline messed with my sleep too much though, had the strangest dreams and would wake up exhausted, kinda like what's now happening with amitriptyline. Setraline had mild side effect compared to this stuff, but when I stopped I suffered the famed brain zaps for a good few weeks at a time when I was doing work with optics and these brain zaps would fuck up my eyes' accomodation. Did nothing positive for my mood. Mood actually got much worse cos of the sleep issues it created.
sertraline and mirtazapine can be coadministered but I really don't want to go down that route. I do wake up tired, probably groggyness from the histamine action of mirtaz. The crying for no reason and grouchiness is the wonderfully named 'emotionally labile' and I do get that myself usually when I'm going through stressful periods, but the stress could be a symptom of the underlying depressive issues.
After years and years of this bullshit I'm finally coming round to the idea that the less medication (prescribed or otherwise) that I'm taking the better and real world things like having a fairly regular routine and eating properly contribute more to keeping my mood afloat. Some things are just beyond my control though and shit happens now and again that upsets the applecart. I'm not bipolar, I'm just depressed with ups and downs where the downs are worse than most people experience and the ups are just what most people consider normal.
NMDA antagonists are the only thing that has really managed to do me any tangible good but they are just not suited to chronic adminstration.....amitryptaline is not something I've tried, or would want to really. Imipramine just had a marginal effect on me. I don't have much faith in medicines that have a therapeutic window of weeks and then only have a vague hard to quantify effect accompanied by a handful of horrible side effects.
Thank fuck for music.
After years and years of this bullshit I'm finally coming round to the idea that the less medication (prescribed or otherwise) that I'm taking the better and real world things like having a fairly regular routine and eating properly contribute more to keeping my mood afloat. Some things are just beyond my control though and shit happens now and again that upsets the applecart. I'm not bipolar, I'm just depressed with ups and downs where the downs are worse than most people experience and the ups are just what most people consider normal.
NMDA antagonists are the only thing that has really managed to do me any tangible good but they are just not suited to chronic adminstration.....amitryptaline is not something I've tried, or would want to really. Imipramine just had a marginal effect on me. I don't have much faith in medicines that have a therapeutic window of weeks and then only have a vague hard to quantify effect accompanied by a handful of horrible side effects.
Thank fuck for music.
Sammy G
Ex-Bluelighter
Isn't that just the same as regular depression then?
Or are you saying your depression is somehow worse than other peoples'?
Well, I'm tempted to call it cyclothymia, as there seems to be a bit of a circular rhythm to it, but it's too hard to say if this is just bad luck with shit that goes on in my life, or the weather. When I am on a roll and things are going well, it feels a bit unreal and too good to be true. But definately not mania in the classical sense by any stretch of the imagination.
No, I'm not saying my mood problems are worse than anyone elses, I have my eyes open to scale of human suffering m8.
No, I'm not saying my mood problems are worse than anyone elses, I have my eyes open to scale of human suffering m8.
Sammy G
Ex-Bluelighter
Cyclothymia is a form of bipolar disorder. If you suffered from cyclothymia, your ups would be a lot higher than most people's and your downs much lower than anybody else's. You wouldn't have much insight into the times you're 'on a roll' either; they'd feel normal.
It sounds to me as if you're suffering from chronic depression, and any times you're 'on a roll' serve as a break in the monotony of said depression, and therefore feel 'unreal'.
It sounds to me as if you're suffering from chronic depression, and any times you're 'on a roll' serve as a break in the monotony of said depression, and therefore feel 'unreal'.