Gibberings CLXXXIX - Squirrel Nut Zippers, the Albert Hall and going cookerless

[gardenlane]

I can't wait to finish work today! Think it's a crafting day! :D

 

[Eveleivibe]

What has happened to this place recently Cupids' Arrow seem to have made a full on direct hit, and the place is now full of Happy Loving Couples.

Im back in love with ODT. I suppose it's just as well that I cannot afford to take it all the time, and have to have it as an occasional treat. Yeah that's definitely for the best, these things quickly loose their magic once they become daily ocurrences.

I'm worried about you. It's nice seeing in you here.

PS: sorry if I'm appearing rude. Am painting the walls at mo.

Evey

 

[mydrugbuddy]

Please dont be worried about me. It makes me feel like a helpless invalid or something. My situation is no worse than it has been for years, and in some ways it is better, in terms of managing to hold down a job without too much difficulty, and not taking any benzos during the day.

The benzo taper is temporarily going through a big hiccup though, i didnt expect it to be plain sailing, but any non-monster dose just doesnt seem to work at the moment. Im thinking of using first generation anti histamines to help with sleep instead of increasing my benzo dose and tolerance all over again, just for long enough to get my benzo tolerance down. This seems like a good plan but there's likely to be some reason that it wont work as easily as it was to type that.

 

[mydrugbuddy]

Morning.

I've been asleep for 12 hours and I still feel exhausted and kinda hopeless. Can't wait for this month to end and hopefully for things to start permanently looking up cos waking up alone every day is getting tiresome. As nice as it is sleeping in weird positions I miss having cuddles.

And I don't even have drugs to keep me entertained in the daytime anymore. I need a hobby, suggestions?

Extreme sports or mountaineering? You probably need something slightly dangerous that gets the adrenalin going, being a drug taking 'thrill seeker' and all. I would have suggested reading or something else quiet like chess but that might be a bit tame for you. Im gonna join audible.co.uk this month i think, i love audiobooks, and have accumulated a huge list of reading material that id never get through on paper books, after starting listening to "a good read" on radio 4. I want to read every book they mention as they make every book they review sound great. I dont know if Audible use a specialised non mp3 format that means you need to buy a Kindle to listen to them or if you can burn the downloads to CD from a PC, I'll soon find out.

 

[koneko]

I was going to suggest knitting or the like, something crafty for Summer and an appointment with her GP

MDB Good afternoon! Hope your are enjoying your day so far.

I'm starting to prepare for our trip away tomorrow. We're taking the cats which makes prepping a nightmare 8( Madness yes 8)

Going to the middle of nowhere Galloway to stay in a Roundhouse - read hippy posh hut with log burning stove and no leccy :D

 

[Allein]

I'm at work doing technical shizzle and making a convincing job of it if I do say so myself

 

[koneko]

I'm at work doing technical shizzle and making a convincing job of it if I do say so myself

Well done you and good afternoon Mr Moon Dog x. Gies a virtual hug?

 

[Allein]

Well done you and good afternoon Mr Moon Dog x. Gies a virtual hug?

I think I may just be deluded though but I won't dwell on it.

My inbox is the size of an NSA project but clearly feking around on BL is far more important

 

[mydrugbuddy]

I was going to suggest knitting or the like, something crafty for Summer and an appointment with her GP

MDB Good afternoon! Hope your are enjoying your day so far.

I'm starting to prepare for our trip away tomorrow. We're taking the cats which makes prepping a nightmare 8( Madness yes 8)

Going to the middle of nowhere Galloway to stay in a Roundhouse - read hippy posh hut with log burning stove and no leccy :D

Afternoon Kathryn. :D

Will you leave all your technology behind too, including ipads, mp3 players etc?

When i go camping or hiking for the day i like the idea of 'leaving it all behind' and 'getting away from it all' in terms of entertainment technology etc, but i find that in practice its not quite as appealing as its meant to be. Of course a couple have plenty more ways of creating their own entertainment than someone on their own does. An mp3 player has now become an essential part of any hiking or camping trips for me. Either for music or audiobooks.

 

[koneko]

I think I may just be deluded though but I won't dwell on it.

My inbox is the size of an NSA project but clearly feking around on BL is far more important

Nae hug Well here you go have one from me x(((HUG))))x. Try not to delude yourself your not deluding madness eh

Afternoon KATE. :D

Will you leave all your technology behind too, including ipads, mp3 players etc?

When i go camping or hiking for the day i like the idea of 'leaving it all behind' and 'getting away from it all' in terms of entertainment technology etc, but i find that in practice its not quite as appealing as its meant to be. Of course a couple have plenty more ways of creating their own entertainment than someone on their own does. An mp3 player has now become an essential part of any hiking or camping trips for me. Either for music or audiobooks.

Felix brings music on an i-phone with speaker dock running on batteries but that's about it. There's no signal out there. I'll have candles, gas lamp my head torch, vango tangos and specs so reading and crafting may get done. Yoga mat's getting packed too :D The log stove gives out a good light and heat and they have lots of hanging lanterns for tealights all around the place too. It's quite magical.

Cannae find ma crocs necessary for showers by tealight up the hill by the barn

 

[warriorOnTheEdge]

Morning.

I've been asleep for 12 hours and I still feel exhausted and kinda hopeless. Can't wait for this month to end and hopefully for things to start permanently looking up cos waking up alone every day is getting tiresome. As nice as it is sleeping in weird positions I miss having cuddles.

And I don't even have drugs to keep me entertained in the daytime anymore. I need a hobby, suggestions?

Take your bike test

 

[mydrugbuddy]

Take your bike test

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152966893326743&pnref=story

Some very nasty and painful crashes here, and a good 50% of the accidents are not even the bikers fault. This kind of puts me off completely. I'm far too aware of how easy it is to come off a bike, and how much it hurts when you do. I had a 100cc Suzuki roadbike when i was 17 before i got my car licence and when i was at uni and couldnt afford to run a car, it was fun riding it on the narrow twisty county roads but no fun on the big major roads when everything else was faster than me pootling along on its maximum speed of 50 mph.

I havent got the balls or natural skill for one of those 0-60mph in 1 second types of road racer bikes. I think you either have a natural talent for many things like that or you just dont, and if you dont have it, it cant really be taught. One lapse of concentration could be very costly and painful, ive had so many near misses in cars, where you can get away with slamming on the breaks or swerving out of trouble which you cant do so easily on 2 wheels without spilling. And sometimes i am quite prone to lapses in concentration. Makes bikes a very bad idea for me unfortunately. I worry about things too much to be able to enjoy riding a fast motorbike. Worry about all the other careless and plain bad drivers on the roads.

 

[warriorOnTheEdge]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152966893326743&pnref=story

Some very nasty and painful crashes here, a good 50% not even the bikers fault. Kind of puts me off.

True enough, Deaths through drugs, that didn't put you off them though?

 

[F.U.B.A.R.]

Morning.

I've been asleep for 12 hours and I still feel exhausted and kinda hopeless. Can't wait for this month to end and hopefully for things to start permanently looking up cos waking up alone every day is getting tiresome. As nice as it is sleeping in weird positions I miss having cuddles.

And I don't even have drugs to keep me entertained in the daytime anymore. I need a hobby, suggestions?

Masturbation

 

[koneko]

I'd love to take my bike test but I have absolutely awful balance. I even fall of my push bike. There may be a suggestion I'm a bad pillion too but he never say - just shouts at me :D

 

[Sadie]

What could be more gratifying than to bask in the Lamb of God's glory forever more?

Easy boy!!!! That kind of sarcasm will earn you a spot papped next to me for eternity. Oh the laughs we'll have but that is an aside. Keep the sarcasm to a minimum. Causing offense isn't one of my pleasures. Okay maybe it is but only in special circumstances.

 

[warriorOnTheEdge]

I'd love to take my bike test but I have absolutely awful balance. I even fall of my push bike. There may be a suggestion I'm a bad pillion too but he never say - just shouts at me :D

Try just doing a CBT Kate, nothing ventured, nothing gained, unless Felix likes to ride on his own.

 

[koneko]

Try just doing a CBT Kate, nothing ventured, nothing gained, unless Felix likes to ride on his own.

My balance is shocking, I've even knocked over his precious. I'd be a liability on the road, bad enough in the car lol. I like being a pillion and he has me well trained I'm fine once I'm on, love it and go with it - love that feeling of merging with the machine, the speed and the environment. Flowing with it. So I'm not all that bad 8)

He likes having me on the back as long as I do as I'm told

 

[mydrugbuddy]

True enough, Deaths through drugs, that didn't put you off them though?

Not at first, not at all, but i am becoming / have become more aware of the risks though, and now i try to minimise the risks as much as possible, by trying to find reliable HR dosage, ROA and combination info etc. I think that knowledge generally comes with age and experience, often a few near misses along the way to really hammer the message home, the same thing applies to my driving, at 17 i was pretty oblivious and felt invincible to risk, several years later and im not like that anymore (most of the time). There's a hell of a lot of parallels between driving / riding a motorbike and drug taking come to think of it.

 

[gardenlane]

That sounds wonderful, Kate. I'm very jealous!