Posts by brisknomad6

yo, I'm here

totally trashed my sense of balance from all this drinking😁

man, this buzz is incredible... honestly such a rush😁 😁 I bet I couldn't even pass a breathalyzer test right now😁

So basically my blood pressure is usually around 55-65 over 100-110

This morning I woke up and reached for my phone which was sitting on the floor by my bed, and as soon as I tried to grab it, everything just went spinning and I ended up flopping right back onto the mattress.

I barely made it over to my parents' place and my dad took my pressure for me...

It was 58/136

Now, every little thing just hits me out of nowhere—like, even a tiny breeze feels like a punch from a 75 miles/h gust and suddenly my stomach is practically in my throat.

Why did it go totally haywire like this?
Is there any way to bring that top number down without messing with the bottom one?

If things settle down by tomorrow morning, should I just ignore the whole doctor thing, or am I being reckless by not taking this seriously?

thx

hm.... okay, so like 4 gallons 😁

but I don't even touch less than a gallon of water a day myself (and that’s only when I’m not, you know, super hungry)... sometimes I hit closer to 1.5 gallons...

could that actually cause some issues?

Dammit, you guys

you're acting like a bunch of chickens

seriously, just give me moderator status 😁...

Look, I’m not even rooting for anyone, honestly, I couldn't care less about soccer. I'm not even gonna follow the championship, which is basically the only reason I'm even hanging out on this forum (anyway, it's not even on TV unless it's some fake match), and I definitely won't be starting any fan riots in your precious little threads here 😁 😁 😁

(plus, I've got a feeling you'd probably be the only mod on this whole site that frozentiger6 wouldn't complain about 😁 😁)

Daniel Lopez said:oh! thanks 🙂

so, uh, how long can it actually sit out when it isn't chilled before it starts going bad?

so I just called my dad 😁 😁 hahaha

and he was like 🙂

he’s basically saying don't leave it out because there's zero room left in the fridge...

but I guess the main thing is just keeping it away from the heat (you know, like at a temperature where it might start to "cook" or ferment or whatever) 🙂
yeah
🙂 here

mr. ex said:Old man, it wouldn't be very smart of you to vote for me here🙄

Man, I gotta hand it to him, talk about guts👍

khm 😁 well, I'm a guy

I read up on soccer, but I don't really post about it here...

Just the fact that you didn't want to step up as a mod without having the team behind you is just 👍

mr. ex said:Don't go getting sarcastic when you don't even know the full story🙄

So, like, 10 days ago there was some talk about me stepping up as a moderator. But, I don't know, I just wanted everything to be totally fair, so I told Chef Sale (who I've been talking things through with) that maybe a vote would be the better way to go. Then casualpuma71 set up this poll, and well... look where that got us.

Everything's just gone totally sideways now, so I guess the smartest move is to let these three mods decide who takes over the new spot...

Man, because of all this mess, I'm actually gonna go ahead and vote for you👍

Daniel Lopez said:seriously, tell your old man thanks so much! 🙏 🙂

next time I’m definitely throwing this in the freezer, honestly we’ve already polished off half of it 😁

man, what even is that... like 5 liters? 😁

I'll make sure to give him a huge thanks 🙂

plus, you’re totally invited to the official tasting of his secret recipe 🙂

Daniel Lopez said:So, I was looking at this recipe and... wait, am I doing this wrong? Should I have actually poured the water over the KipoCom first? I really hope I didn't mess up this part too, because honestly, I just dumped the water straight into the pot. I guess I might have skipped a step or something, maybe? Ugh, I don't know! 😬

I mean, I guess you could technically freeze a soda, right? Like, if you really wanted to go that route? Maybe it’s an option, though I don't know... it sounds like a recipe for a total mess once it starts thawing out. Just a thought! 👋

Yeah, I guess... exactly. Just like that. 🙂

Man, Dad is seriously cleaning up the place... honestly, he’s just going at it right now. I guess he's finally decided to get organized or something, maybe? It's actually kind of wild to watch him go through everything like this. He's being super meticulous, too—like, really intense about it. I don't know, it's just one of those things where you're sitting there thinking, "Wow, okay, we're doing this today." Anyway, yeah, he's just totally on a mission to tidy everything up.

So, I basically told her today that if she isn't gonna gift me a whole liter, I'm just gonna go out and buy it from him myself! I mean, seriously, why wait around? I was like, fine then, deal with it! Haha. 🙂

So, I basically just hauled his gear straight over to the new place right away... like, my brother finally picked up his stuff, so I headed over there to get everything installed for him. It’s all super urgent and needs to happen right now, I guess. 😁 Just checking to see if the internet is actually working, you know? Like, is it even alive? lol. So I was on my computer and she was like, "Hey, give the girls some recipes!" haha. I guess she's serious though! 😁

*I honestly had no clue how to make this until now... so I basically bribed my dad (he's sitting right here next to me, by the way) to dictate the recipe for the absolute best elderberry juice in the entire world* 😁>

50 flowers
5 kg sugar
10-15 oz citric acid
3-4 lemons

So, you take the flower petals, strip them off the stems, toss them in a big container, and pour 5 liters of boiling water over them. Then, just let it sit for 24 hours, making sure to give it a little stir every now and then. After that, strain out the liquid, mix in the sugar, the citric acid, and some really well-washed lemon slices cut into rounds.
Let that sit for another 24 hours, again, giving it a quick stir once in a while.
Finally, just squeeze those lemon slices (by hand works fine!) and strain everything through some cheesecloth into a bottle—ideally a plastic one, if you can help it. Give the bottle a little squeeze to make sure all the juice gets to the top, then shove it straight into the fridge (this is super important because there are zero preservatives, so it could go bad pretty fast)...

This makes about 8.5 liters of syrup

Oh, and you can actually vacuum seal the flowers and freeze them if you want to save them for making more juice later on🙂>

And yeah, that's it (my dad's looking pretty proud of himself for "discovering" the internet, haha)😁)

Bradley Smith said:man, I really wish we could actually hang out IRL. I feel like if you did, it’d be way easier for you to just believe that people are actually good at heart

if there was just more magic in the world, things would definitely be a whole lot brighter...

Kenneth Hernandez67 😢

I mean, I don't have a single smart thing to say... honestly, whatever comes out of my mouth just sounds like empty words at this point...

Hang in there 🙂

Sandra Wilson38 said:It happens in the spring, but honestly, it's just what happens when you're in love 😉

Man, that feeling is just the best! 👍

nah, it’s definitely not because of that 😁 seriously

Robert Evans said:there's just no cure for you, man, you might as well just give up on the pills already😛
i mean, look, if your conscience isn't clear, there's just no helping you, seriously, NO HELPING😲😱

Just a quick correction because that wasn't quite right😁

I didn't sleep at all, like, zero sleep whatsoever😁

I'm a lost cause, honestly😢

not even one single damn minute 😠 😠 😠

granitebadger25 said:granitebadger25 🙂 dreams of justice, which is honestly what I’d suggest for you too 😬

thanks so much 😁

yeah, you’ve got a great memory 🙂 my rhythm and vibe haven't changed in years (actually, maybe they've gotten even more intense lately)... before, this whole insomnia thing used to wreck me (like you know), but now I'm kinda just used to it...

but, man, as the years go by 😬 I feel like I just run out of steam way faster... so like, that day I was just exhausted as hell, so I figured, hey, let me just nap and catch some Z's

but nope, it totally failed me, haha

so here's the deal—yesterday, well, actually today, I had one latte in the afternoon and then some soup around 9 PM... I never drink Coke, ever... seriously, never. I tried swapping it for black tea with milk and honey, but even that stuff has caffeine in it, and light tea just doesn't hit right for me... see, I'm making progress, teehee ...

I only dance once in a blue moon now, but whenever it's not pouring rain, I'll take a quick stroll around the block with Dad (I know, I know, it's not enough, but it's something...)

Sometimes exhaustion just wipes me out by 8 PM, but then I'll wake up at 9 and everything just goes totally sideways because then I can't fall back asleep at all...

My annual vacation is my absolute lifesaver because I can just crash until 11 or noon, so at least I get some sleep regardless of when I finally pass out, if nothing else...

So yeah, that's basically my life story 😁 I was just wondering if meds could fail to work or even have the opposite effect...

signed: brisknomad6, wide awake like it's high noon, instead of 3 AM 😂 when you just deeply, truly hate whoever decided to wake you up 😍

Emily Myers78 said:'Go to bed! 😁

I just can't 😁 😢

hahaha

I mean, I don't think chamomile tea with honey is gonna do squat for someone with chronic insomnia like me... 🙂

but thanks anyway 🙂

pardonchek rapidranger79 🙂

so, this is actually my first time ever trying this stuff...

also, my doctor actually suggested this exact same thing back like four years ago when my sleep issues first started acting up, but I just wasn't ready to go there at the time🙂

swiftscout8, I don't even drink beer 😢

honestly, I was lowkey terrified that if I took too much, it would just straight up kill me in like two days😁

what about allegra? 🙂