u/AtomicFeckMagician

I wish that doing a just a few hard things didn't wipe me out for the rest of the day.
▲ 308 r/adhdwomen

I wish that doing a just a few hard things didn't wipe me out for the rest of the day.

I feel like whenever I have to do something difficult, after I've done the difficult things, it's like I'm completely wiped out for the rest of the day. Today for example, I had a call with my boss's boss (nothing bad, and it was a nice chat) but that still felt like a "big thing I had to do".

In addition, I had to make the dreaded doctor's appointment. Because I had to make the doctor's appointment, I also had to talk to someone else to check on the status of my financial aid request. (Good thing I did too, because the nice lady I spoke with discovered no one had even looked at it since I submitted it so she flagged it for me.) Then I messaged one of my colleagues to arrange a meeting next week.

The actual time I spent on these things was collectively probably less than 2 hours. And yet, I feel exhausted and like all I want to do is scroll on my phone or play a video game. I don't feel like I have any energy left in my body for doing dishes or putting away laundry. I have ordered dinner and feel like all I want to do is eat then take a nap. Then I'll inevitably wake up at 10 p.m. and transform into a goblin with as much energy as I need, but won't be able to do much of anything productive because the rest of the world is sleeping.

Bleh. (P.S. I am indeed medicated)

u/AtomicFeckMagician — 24 hours ago

What do you think is more likely? That face-altering filters will eventually be banned to preserve humanity's sense of self, or that face-altering filters will make their way into the real world? (We're talking sci-fi possibilities here, not any time soon)

I was just listening to an opinion piece about how our perception of reality and even our sense of self is being altered by the amount of content we (as a society as a whole) consume that features filtered, perfected, tweaked faces. It made me wonder if this is something that will ever be addressed as a mental health crisis, or if it will simply continue to evolve over time and become something integrated into daily life to the point that no one really knows what anyone actually looks like, should technology ever become that advanced.

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u/AtomicFeckMagician — 1 day ago
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I didn't realize until it was too late that K can open the camera (PC PSA)

I always usually do R+Right click. Did K always open the camera, or was that added with mounts? But I felt like our little band of strangers looked pretty cool waiting for 3 a.m.

u/AtomicFeckMagician — 4 days ago
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My main motivation for going through the Main Quest

I usually never rush quests and often leave them sitting in my log for weeks, but seeing Tau all alone makes me want to get Hassian back where he's supposed to be quickly.

u/AtomicFeckMagician — 5 days ago

Is swiping to text a generational thing or just random preference?

I (millennial) was texting, swiping my middle finger around the screen as usual. A couple of my Gen-Z employees said "You swipe to text?" And seemed confused. I was also confused because I didn't see it as odd to do so. But by their reaction, at the time I just assumed that it must actually just be unusual in general to use swiping to text. But I just saw a different post talking about Gen Z being able to type very quickly on their phones but less-so on a computer, and it reminded me of this situation.

It made me wonder about texting habits between generations. Is swiping to text a generational thing/are millennials more likely to swipe? Or an android vs iPhone thing? Or completely random?

I'd be curious to know the demographics around this. Also, I swipe-typed this entire post.

Edit: This has been fascinating, thank you everyone who commented/comments. Based off the comments alone it seems like it's less of a generation thing and more a combination of different factors, such as prevalence of Android vs. iPhone in your circle in your formative phone-using years, physical preference (one hand vs. two, large fingers, etc.) the type of work you do/have done, and potentially the use of slang or multiple languages. Pretty neat!

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u/AtomicFeckMagician — 10 days ago

Leftover chicken + L.O. rice + peas & kimchi mixed right in the container

Seasoned with soy sauce, Worcestershire and a little mayo and zapped in the microwave

u/AtomicFeckMagician — 12 days ago

Not looking for a reading, but wondering what this extra line is jutting off to the left of my life line is called. I can't find it on general maps but curious to look it up.

u/AtomicFeckMagician — 17 days ago

I was recently gifted a membership to beautiful conservatory, and thought it would be wonderful to take a tiny palette and some canvas paper there to do a few small paintings of the plants. But then I realized I'd have to make it out of the building, past other people in sometimes narrow walkways to get back out to my car, and I definitely don't want to risk swiping someone's clothes or the plants with oil paint, let alone smear the painting.

Any tips/tricks for this? The only thing that really comes to mind is to bring a Tupperware container or something to toss the painting into when packing up to leave, which I think is a fine way to do it, but I'd love to know if there's something better that just isn't occurring to me.

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u/AtomicFeckMagician — 21 days ago

Definitely recommend the Ordinary's Lash Curl finisher 👍 for those who don't know what it is, it's just a clear, liquid product that keeps your lashes curled without having to use mascara.

Image shows product, followed by before use and after (curled with lash curler followed by product) bottom image shows lashes 4 hours later.

I planned to also take a photo at 8 hours, they were still looking great at 7, but I have PMS and had a little cry, which it did not hold up to (so definitely water soluble). Did not sting eyes while crying, and bonus, no running mascara.

What I think would improve it:

Brushing lashes before applying the product - my lashes tend to stick together at the ends, some people like that but I prefer a fluffier look.

A smaller spoolie, the brush on this is like a normal curled mascara wand, I think it would benefit from shorter, more dense bristles to aid in lash separation.

Other factors: I have dry skin and don't sweat much, if you get oily eyelids or live in a humid environment I imagine your experience with this might be different since it can definitely come off with just water.

u/AtomicFeckMagician — 24 days ago
▲ 990 r/ManicPanicHairDye+1 crossposts

Mainly wanted to post this due to being unable to find other direct before and after comparisons of this product's shade on hair color like mine, since Manic Panic infamously just uses the same hair just photoshopped with color for everything, so maybe this will help someone else out in the future.

First time using Amplified rather than classic so will update later with how it performs!

Other Data:

Hair history: had been previously dyed with other Manic Panic Classic shades but as you can see, mostly washed out (ends still holding enchanted forest due to previous slight lifting of ends.)

Type: Fine, straight (Any waves are incidental due to being up in a claw clip) porosity unknown.

Heat treatments: never direct, blowdry only, regularly oiled ends.

Day before dye I washed with a clarifying shampoo, no other product. Post dye I rinsed with hot/warm water (I know everyone says to use cool water but it's uncomfy so no thank you) no shampoo and sealed with Elizavecca Cer-100 Collagen Ceramide Coating Protein Treatment.

u/AtomicFeckMagician — 1 month ago