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[the-cosmic-cauldron]

🪷 Healing Astrology: Chakra Astrology 🪷

ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴋʀᴀ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀꜱᴛʀᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ꜱɪɢɴꜱ

𝙐𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙣, 𝙈𝙤𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨. 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙪𝙢.

Taurus/Capricorn 2nd/10th house

Root Chakra: Stability, security, grounding, survival, safety, belonging

Exercise: Weightlifting, Resistance Band, Body Weight Exercise, Isometric Exercises

Hobbies: Gardening, camping, foraging, pottery, painting or drawing, knitting, woodworking, cooking, baking, journaling, meditation, candle making, farming, fishing, musical instrument.

Yoga: Hatha, Yin, Restorative, Vinyasa Flow, Kundalini Yoga

Dance: Soul Motion, African Dance, Tai Chi Qigong, Barefoot Dance

Crystals: Black tourmaline, hematite, red jasper

Essential Oils: Cedarwood, patchouli, sandalwood, vetiver, frankincense, pine, cypress,

Colors: Red, brown, green, beige, grey

Music: Listen to 396hz sounds, ambient, classical music, nature sounds, meditative music, folk and acoustic music, world music, jazz and blue, chanting and mantras

Healing foods for you: sweet potatoes, onions, carrots, radishes, beans, eggs, nuts, lean meats, oats, apples, strawberries, tomatoes, pomegranate, dark leafy greens, brown rice, quinoa, avocado, bananas, dates, seaweed.

Teas and Supplements:Ginger, cayenne, dandelion root, ashwagandha, chamomile, lemon balm, passionflower, lavender, nettle, l-thetanine, gaba, CBD, lions mane, reishi mushroom, kava.

Key Components:

• Have a bedtime and a wake-up time

•Live below your means

• Create a savings for a rainy day

• Find ways to organize your space

•Carry a journal with you

• Make a list of your favorite foods so you can always have an idea of what you want to eat

• If you want to buy something make a goal before you can buy e.g do a ten minute run everyday for a week to be able to buy a new backpack.

• Go to spas, get a massage

Cancer/Scorpio 4th/8th

Sacral Chakra: Connection with others, pleasure, emotions, sexuality, sensuality, creativity

Exercise: Boxing, kick boxing, HIIT, Zumba, Running or sprinting, Weighted workouts, Plyometrics, Swimming

Hobbies: Writing fiction, poetry, journaling, painting or drawing, digital art, improvisational acting, music composition, jewelry making, filmmaking, podcasting, photography, mythology creation, cooking or baking, astrology or tarot, cosplay.

Yoga: Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Tantric Yoga, Kundalini Yoga

Dance: Contemporary Dance, Argentine Tango, Salsa, Belly Dance, Bachata, Flamenco, Rumba, Pole Dance, Jazz Dance, Freestyle

Crystals: Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Moonstone, Black Turmaline, Smoky Quartz, Carnelian, Lepidolite, Citrine, Sodalite, Clear Quartz, Labradorite

Essential Oils: Rose, Ylang Ylang, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Lavender, Vanilla

Colors: Orange, Coral, Amber

Music: R&B, Soul, Jazz, Classical/Instrumental, Flamenco, Ambient/Chillout, World Music, Soft Pop, 582 hz, 639 hz, 432 hz, 852 hz

Healing Foods: Oranges, sweet potatoes, carrots, mangos, papayas, apricots, avocado, nuts and seeds, fatty fish, brown rice, oats, yogurt, kimchi, kefir, dark chocolate.

Tea’s and Supplements: Chamomile, rose, cinnamon, jasmine, hibiscus, ginger, lemon balm, holy basil, ashwagandha, maca, rhodiola rosea, vitamin D, l-thetanine, ginkgo biloba, St. John’s wort, 5-HTP

Key Componenets

• Giving yourself time to feel without judgment or rationalization

• Realizing that expressing yourself is not wrong and beginning to discern who can accept your expressive self

• Using creative outlets to express yourself

• Finding activities that is going to bring your focus and awareness

• Creating boundaries and values for relationships that enter your life

• Giving yourself time to self-love as well as express love

• Indulging in what you enjoy without guilt, enjoy your life

• Learning your manifestation technique

• Using your intuition and connecting to it more as a guide

• Learning to be instead of constant doing, learning your power is in being receptive to energies

• Nurturing yourself and others

Leo/Aries 1st/5th

Solar Plexus Chakra: Personal power, self-esteem, confidence, ability to take control of one’s life, identity, autonomy, inner strength

Exercise: Strength training, martial arts, HIIT, core focused workouts, functional fitness, group fitness class, adventure and outdoor activities, endurance training.

Hobbies: Public speaking, creative writing or journaling, diy projects or crafting, learning a new language, performance arts, volunteering or mentoring, gardening or sustainable, travel or outdoor adventures, music, learning a survival skill, networking.

Yoga: Power Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Kundalini Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Core Strengthening Yoga, Yin Yoga, Bhakti Yoga

Dance: Hip hop dance, contemporary dance, Latin dance, belly dance, jazz dance, ballet, freestyle dance, pole dance, Afro dance, burlesque dance, combat dance

Crystals: Citrine, Tigers Eye, Carnelian, Pyrite, Sunstone, Amber, Yellow Jasper, Garnet, Golden Topaz

Essential Oils: Bergamot, Lemon, Ginger, Peppermint, Rosemary, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Cedar-wood

Colors: Golden Yellow

Music: Pop music, hip hop and rap, rock and alternative rock, R&B, soul, EDM, reggae, heavy metal, inspirational, spiritual, Afro beats, 528 hz, 396 hz, 417 hz, 639 hz, 741 hz, 320 hz

Healing foods for you: Bananas, lemons, pineapples, yellow peppers, corn, brown rice, sweet potatoes, oats, ginger, turmeric, yogurt, kimchi, kombucha, nuts and seeds, eggs, lentils, chickpeas, oranges, mangoes

Teas and Supplements: Ginger, lemon balm, chamomile, peppermint, green matcha, rooibos, dandelion root, ashwagandha, rhodiola rosea, vitamin b complex, magnesium, turmeric, ginseng, probiotics, l-thetanine

Key Components

• Having self awareness and walking around with your head held high

•Living authentically to your true self, not conforming for others

• Taking action but also letting things be and relaxing

• Having trust and faith

• Leading with integrity and compassion

• Responding not reacting

• Aligning with your soul purpose

• The more you stay true to your values the easier success comes

• Being spiritual

Libra 7th

Heart Chakra: Love, compassion, forgiveness, emotional healing, relationships, unconditional love, empathy, inner peace.

Exercise: Fitness classes, walking, hiking.

Hobbies: Arts and crafts, cooking and baking, gardening, music and dance, reading and writing, animal companionship, sound therapy and singing, support groups

Yoga: Hatha Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Heart Opening

Dance: Contemporary, ballet, contact improvisation, tribal fusion belly dance, soul motion

Crystals: Rose Quartz, Rhodonite, Amazonite, Moonstone, Aquamarine

Essential Oils: Rose, Frankincense, Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Geranium

Colors: Green, Pink

Music: Classical music, pop music, ambient, folk, jazz, 639 hz, 528 hz

Healing foods: Kale, spinach, broccoli, avocado, kiwi, cucumber, nuts and seeds, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, dark chocolate, salmon, sardines

Teas and supplements: Chamomile, rose petals, hibiscus, magnesium, zinc, b6, b12

Key Components

• Understanding of both yourself and others

• Staying humble and aware of both your strengths and weaknesses

• Healing from your past wounds

• Practicing forgiveness and giving others space to forgive

• Showing love unconditionally

• Practicing self love both on the physical and emotional level

• Discerning who is pouring love back into you

• Strive towards wholeness in your interpersonal relationships

• Seeing others as an extension of yourself

Gemini/Sagittarius 3rd/9th

Throat Chakra: Communication, self expression, speaking one’s truth, creativity, clear and authentic expression, verbal and non-verbal, honesty, open communication

Exercise: Strength training, team sports, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai.

Hobbies: Creative writing and journaling, blogging or vlogging, theater or improv classes, stand up comedy, painting and drawing, photography, public speaking groups, debate clubs, musical instrument, song writing, book club, volunteering

Yoga: Vinyasa Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Hatha Vlog

Dance: Contemporary dance, salsa, ballroom, modern dance, ballet, contact improvisation, kizomba

Crystals: Sodalite, Aquamarine, Lapis Lazuli, Blue Lace Agate

Essential Oils: Peppermint, frankincense, eucalyptus, lavender

Colors: Blue, Turquoise, Light Blue, Lavender

Music: Indie, jazz, experimental rock, electronic music, post punk, folk, alternative rock, neo soul, acoustic, indie folk, 639 hz, 741 hz

Healing foods: Fresh herbs, vibrant vegetables, salmon, chia seeds, spinach, kale, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, dark chocolate, avocado

Teas and Supplements: Chamomile, peppermint, rosemary, omega-3-fatty acids, b -complex vitamins, l-thetanine, rhodiola rosea

Key Components

• Living authentically to who you are

• Being able to clearly communicate and also actively listen to others

• Actions and words align

• You allow your ideas to flow, write them down and execute

• Focused on personal growth

• You care only what you think of yourself

Pisces / 12th house

Third Eye Chakra: Intuition, perception, inner vision, spiritual insight, inner vision, spiritual connection, emotional awareness, visionary experiences

Exercise: Tai Chi, Qiong, Martial Arts

Hobbies: Journaling, Creative writing, poetry, nature observation, bird watching, art therapy or visual arts, meditation, reading, cooking or baking, gardening or plant care, traveling or exploring new places, listening to music or playing an instrument

Yoga: Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Kirpalu Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Minful Vinyasa Yoga, Hatha Yoga

Dance: Ecstatic dance, belly dance, contemporary dance, qiong or tai chi inspired, sacred dance, trance dance, improvisational dance, chakra dance, butoh

Crystals: Amethyst, Lapis Luzuli, Labradorite, Moonstone, Clear Quartz, Sodalite, Fluorite, Lepidolite, Celestite, Lolite, Angelite, Kyanite, Selenite

Essential Oils: Frankincense, sandalwood, lavender, clary sage, patchouli, rosemary, geranium, juniper berry, myrrh, lemon, jasmine

Colors: Indigo Blue, Purple, Deep Blue, Violet, White

Music: Ambient music, new age, world music, chill wave, folk and acoustic, indie, electronic, classical music, chanting, binaural beats, 396 hz, 417 hz, 528 hz, 639 hz, 741 hz, 4-8hz, 8-12hz, 0.5-4 hz,

Healing Foods: Spinach, kale, Swiss chard, broccoli, arugula, nuts and seeds, blueberries, avocado, pineapple, bananas, oranges, apples, brown rice, oats

Teas and Supplements: Chamomile, holy basil, peppermint, green tea, Yerba mate, ashwagandha, omega 3 fatty acids, rhodiola rosea, b vitamins, DHA, l-thetanine

Key Components:

• Grounded in your intuition

• Writing down your insights

• Deeper connection to spirituality

• Living mindfully

• Take your time, slowing down

• Praying, talking to your spirit guide, connecting to your higher self

• Meditating

• Making peace within your life

• Spending time to yourself to nourish your vessel

• Affirming yourself

Virgo/Aquarius 6th/11th

Crown Chakra: Spiritual enlightenment, unity, higher consciousness, inner peace, non-attachment, meditation and contemplation, sense of purpose

Exercise: Tai Chi, Qiong, Martial Arts, Mindful Pilates

Hobbies: Journaling, art and painting, writing, music and sound healing, dance, hiking, gardening, nature photography, tide pool exploration, spiritual group, attending ceremonies, volunteering, reading, attending workshops and retreats

Yoga: Bhakti Yoga, Kirtan Yoga, Kundalani Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga

Dance: Sacred Dance, Sufi Whirling, Gurdjieff Movements, Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Flamenco, Butoh

Crystals: Clear Quartz, Amethyst, Sodalite, Moonstone, Lapis Lazuli, Selenite, Citrine, Turquoise

Essential Oils: Frankincense, Sandalwood, Lavender, Rose, Patchouli, Myrrh, Bergamot

Colors: Violet, Purple, White, Silver, Gold, Lavender

Music: New age, ambient, world music, chanting, mantras, tribal, indigenous music, classical Indian music, ambient electronic, 432 hz, 528 hz, 639 hz, 741 hz, 852 hz, 963 hz

Healing Foods: Berries, coconut, apples, leafy greens, sweet potatoes, nuts and seeds, brown rice

Tea and Supplements: Holy Basil, chamomile, peppermint, green tea, lavender, omega 3 fatty acids, rhodiola rosea, ashwagandha, ginkgo biloba, vitamin d, melatonin

Key Components

• Clearing your mind through mediation

• Writing and journaling in order to empty your brain

• Using your wisdom in practical ways

• Writing down your spiritual insights

• Trusting your gut

• Learning the art of detachment

• Living in the present moment

• Spiritual connection that allows you to view life in multiple ways

• Healthy body and feel energized for the day

• An inner peace

• You practice gratitude

• You extend yourself to others in a helpful and compassionate way

[wachinyeya]

CBD from Hemp Kills Mosquitoes, Inflicting 100% Mortality Rate on Pesticide-Resistant Insects https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cbd-from-hemp-kills-mosquitoes-inflicting-100-mortality-rate-on-pesticide-resistant-insects/

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

Am I the asshole for doing drugs at home?

I (24nb) live at home with my mom (57f) and my stepdad (60m). I’m lucky enough to live here rent-free while I save up to go back to school. I have several part-time jobs while I work on college apps and more job apps. This is all very stressful for me, so every once in a while, I take edibles. It helps with my chronic pain and insomnia issues as well. They aren’t strong at all, I literally can’t get high off of them, but my mom told me she’s uncomfortable with me taking them. I tried explaining to her that they were safe, legal, and for a medical reason, but she wouldn’t listen to me. All she said was, “I’m just not comfortable with it,” over and over. So I told her, “I won’t talk about it in front of you,” and she got upset. I get where she’s coming from, her ex-husband was an addict, but it’s not like I’m shooting up heroin or out getting STIs. I know there isn’t anything wrong with me choosing CBD for stress and pain over any other medication, but I feel like an asshole for not respecting my mom’s wishes because she lets me live with her for free.

What are these acronyms?

[actualbird]

UHM HELLO!! idk how to use tumblr tbh and im awkward so this is gonna be. uh. yeah HOW DO YOU GO BACK TO ANOTHER LINE - moving on. i love ur polynxx hcs soooo so much please i need more more more 🤲🤲

wahhh, hello and welcome to tumblr :D!!! im so glad i enjoy my nxx polycule stuff hehe and it's been a While since ive written for them (be it for fic or hcs) so this ask came at a lovely time. without further ado, here's some:

the nxx polycule date permutation hcs

due to everybody's schedules being immensely packed all the time, all 5 of them cant go out on dates/get-togethers very often with everybody in attendance. like, when theyre All together it's often for NXX Work OR they save it for special occasions (ex. christmas, new years, any of the team's bdays)

that being said, the Top 1 most common not-everybody date permutations are: artem + mc + luke, and then marius + vyn

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artem + mc + luke can meet up often and easily because artem and mc work at the same place (so they can quickly figure out when their schedules align, quickly meet up), AND all three of them LIVE IN THE SAME STELLIS CITY DISTRICT!!!

they all live in South Stellis (mc's address was mentioned in The Birth of Stellis | Tears of Themis "Behind The Scenes" Episode, and artem's and luke's can be seen easily in the Stellis Explore function) so i can imagine just like

artem and mc finishing up with work and wanting to go out to dinner together and both of them independently and intuitively understanding that on the drive to the restaurant, they should go pick up luke because if left to his own devices he'll probably only chips and a stale salad for dinner.

mc shoots luke a quick text like "let's have dinner! artem's treat!" 5 minutes prior to them arriving at his shop, and luke panics trying to find something nice to wear because if it's Artem's Treat then that means the restaurant is gonna be QUITE UPSCALE AND FANCY and he doesnt want to look like their boyfriend who they picked off the street from a dumpster because earlier today he had just so happened to be tailing a lead for a case that sent him into the forest so hes all muddy. but hes only got like two (2) sweaters that he himself finds viable for a Fancy Restaurant Date

so when mc and artem arrive to pick him up, hes wearing the blocky xmas partyland sweater. at which mc visibly winces at and at which artem internally winces at

but they all go out for a nice dinner out anyway

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MEANWHILE, marius + vyn's homes are in completely different stellis city districts: orchideshine and long beach, hemingway heights respectively. and the Stellis Explore function seems to posit these two locations as pretty far-ish away from each other, yeah, BUT....

marius' PERSONAL STUDIO is right in the same neighborhood as vyn's place

i assume marius' personal studio is in this area because another thing thats in hemingway heights (that's just not mentioned in the Stellis Explore function) is Stellis University, where marius is taking his masters. so right after his classes, he can drop by his studio and destress before heading over to the CBD for work

ORRRR HE CAN DROP BY VYN'S PLACE UNANNOUNCED AND SWEEP HIM OFF HIS FEET FOR AN IMPROMPTU DATE

marius has mastered this art. he comes to learn vyn's schedule at the university, at the research center, and at his home so that he only shows up when vyn isnt busy and is most likely to actually say yes to an impromptu fancy lunch

and vyn acts like hes Bothered but he really isnt, especially when marius has the money to treat him out to the High End Pastry Places that even vyn "pastry master" richter can appreciate

basically it goes

marius, yelling on vyn's yard: hey vyn! let's go out on a date!

vyn: get off my yard

marius: PLLEEEAAASSSEEEE, i'll take you to that bougie place you like!

vyn: fine (secretly pleased to be spoiled)

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that being said, while these are the most common date permutations due to the simple reason of proximity, they all still find time to meet up in different permutations and all together

vyn appreciates luke taking him out on dates to more simple places, like a family owned diner or a hole in the wall ramen place. while it's not his usual kind of place, he enjoys the food and seeing luke light up talking about the memories hes had in this particular establishment ("one time, i ate here immediately after a mission and i was still bleeding out!!" "....please take care of all open wounds before you have ramen")

marius and luke and mc often meet up online and video call to game together. sometimes artem will join in on the call, despite not being much of a gamer himself, but he just likes hearing their voices and enthusiasm and yelling in the background while he cooks or works

ARTEM AND VYN GO TO THE FARMER'S MARKET TOGETHER. theyre both culinary Geniuses after all, and together they are extremely picky about produce and honey and handicrafts like an old married couple

and of course, they all get together every once in a while when their schedules permit and have a lovely time and enjoy each other's company

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bonus, what kind of dates each of their residences are best for

artem's residence: best for full-team dinners and movie marathons in his home theatre

mc's residence: best for cozy afternoons because her place is so homey!!

vyn's residence: best for full-team outdoor brunches and tea times and also if you want a touch of nature relaxing in his garden

marius' residence: best for THAT WALK-IN WINE CELLAR and also movie marathons because have you seen the wall-mounted flat screen TV in his bedroom??? phew

luke's residence: best for uhhh...if you wanna slip on stray files on the floor or stub your toe on his palette bedframe? JHFKJ JUST KIDDING, best for in-person gaming hangouts

[botanyone]

Botanic Gardens Have Little Room To Grow

Botanic Gardens Have Little Room To Grow https://ift.tt/Po10xFO Botanic gardens may seem like nice places for picnics, but they have a function as vital repositories of living plant species. Thirty per cent of living land plant species can be found in a botanic garden somewhere and these collections help support education, scientific research, and conservation. But even under ideal conditions plants grow, reproduce and die, so collections need constant maintenance. When plants are grown outside their natural habitat they can be extremely resource intensive. With a lot of the planet’s plant life yet to be discovered, and with a lot of it endangered, how much more capacity do botanic gardens have? Brockington and colleagues analysed a century of data from botanical gardens worldwide. They have found that they may well be working at capacity. Cambridge University Botanic Garden curator Prof Sam Brockington, told the Guardian: “Botanic gardens are full. We’re running out of space and resources. The rate at which plants are being listed as threatened is increasing much more rapidly than the rate at which we’re managing to respond. The risk of extinction is accelerating and our response is too slow.” Scientists from across the globe analysed data from 50 botanical gardens across 19 countries and 5 continents. They found collections expanded rapidly between 1975-1992, reaching a peak in 2008 and have been declining since 2015. Surprisingly, their plant diversity plateaued in 1990, well before total plant numbers reached their maximum. The limited lifespan of plants in these collections – typically just 15 years – creates an ongoing challenge for maintaining this diversity over time. One obstacle to conservation is, ironically, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). “Immediately following CBD coming into force we see a marked decrease in wild collections, culminating in a 44% reduction in the acquisition of wild-origin specimens.” Brockington and colleagues say in their report. Brockington, said in a press release: “The impact of the Convention on Biological Diversity is a remarkable demonstration of the power and value of international agreements. But it seems to be preventing individual botanic gardens from working with many globally threatened plant species that we could help save from extinction.” The findings imply that tackling the loss of biodiversity has not been prioritised across the world’s botanic gardens as a collective – a fact the researchers say must be urgently addressed. Brockington concluded: “A concerted, collaborative effort across the world’s botanic gardens is now needed to conserve a genetically diverse range of plants, and to make them available for research and future reintroduction into the wild.” Brockington, S.F., Cano, Á., Powell, J. et al. 2024. Insights from a century of data reveal global trends in ex situ living plant collections. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02633-z Cross-posted to Bluesky & Mastodon. Cover image: Canva. The post Botanic Gardens Have Little Room To Grow appeared first on Botany One. via Botany One https://botany.one/ January 29, 2025 at 09:00AM

[ireton]

DISCLAIMER: Please do your own research and come to your own conclusions.

When you tell someone a medicine for dogs cured your cancer, you better be ready for some skeptics, but Joe Tippens says it saved his life, and the lives of others.

Now, even cancer researchers are open to the possibility it might be true."My stomach, my neck, my liver, my pancreas, my bladder, my bones -- it was everywhere," Tippens said. Tippens said he was told to go home, call hospice and say his goodbyes two years ago. The doctors were unanimous, he was going to die of small cell lung cancer.

"Once that kind of cancer goes that far afield, the odds of survival are less than 1 percent, and median life expectancy is three months," Tippens said. Tippens said he went from 220 pounds to 110. "I was a skeleton with skin hanging off of it," he said. "It was difficult."

But that was January of 2017. Today, Tippens is very much alive and what he credits for his survival has doctors scratching their heads, and the rest of us raising eyebrows. "About half the people think I'm just crazy," he said. "And about half the people want to know more and dig deeper."

Tippens said he received a tip from a veterinarian, of all people. And in his desperation, he turned from people medicine to dog medicine. Specifically, something you give your dog when it has worms. "The truth is stranger than fiction, you know?" Tippens said, laughing. Just three months later, Tippens says, his cancer was gone.

"I'm usually skeptical, and I was and maybe still am about this one," said Stephen Prescott, president of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. "But there's interesting background to this." Cancer researchers like Prescott are skeptical, but they also are not dismissing this anti-parasitic's potential. He says Tippens is not the first person to potentially benefit, and not the last.

"Scientists and many credible places have done work on this for years," Prescott said. But was it the de-wormer, or was it something else? Tippens took the dog medicine with daily vitamin E supplements and CBD oil. He was also taking an experimental cancer-fighting drug. But Tippens says out of the 1,100 patients on that clinical trial, he was the only one cleared of cancer.

Tippens says he was saved by the dog de-wormer and he plans to take it for the rest of his life. "My insurance company spent $1.2 million on me with traditional means before I switched to a $5 a week medicine that actually saved me," he said. Prescott says he's now working with Tippens to organize a case study.

"We're going to do it and see if we can confirm, in a very rigorous and clinical sort of way, that these patients had that kind of response," Prescott said. As for Tippens: "I've got over 40 success stories other than me," he said. He's sharing his story on an online blog that has been read more than 100,000 times. Most of the feedback is positive, or curious.

Some accuse Tippens of giving cancer patients false hope. "Oh, how do I answer that?" he sighed. "I mean, if I've saved one other person other than me, it's worth it to me." All we know for sure is that Tippens is alive. In time, perhaps we'll also know if this medicine made for man's best friend might also be man's newest cancer cure.

[falkendreamsxxx]

Hear me out…

Dramione but a spooky murder mystery

Lucius Malfoy is found dead in Malfoy Manor and his body is like totally mangled/decayed, unlike anything anyone’s ever seen. Possibly some new curse or dark magic.

The auror department (aka Harry & Ron) can’t solve the case and basically dump it on Hermione. They also mail Draco a letter stating his cooperation in the investigation is rEqUIrEd, because, big surprise, Draco is Harry’s # 1 suspect.

So Draco returns to London, pissed as hell, storms into the Curse Breaker Division (CBD) and finds none other than Hermione Granger.

Hermione takes on the case and starts scrubbing every inch of Malfoy Manor for clues. Draco is an unhelpful jerk, but annoyingly hottttt. And Malfoy Manor is giving bad memories + haunted house vibes.

Hermione ends up uncovering a long kept Malfoy secret that turns the whole investigation on it’s head.

It’s big, and Draco has been lying about it this whole time.

Hermione knows that solving this case and digging deeper into Malfoy secrets would be a huge win for her at work, so she convinces Malfoy, who she doesn’t trust at all, to help her.

Hermione basically moves into the big, super creepy, definitely haunted Malfoy Manor so she can work 24/7 on solving this mystery.

And of course, she keeps all of this a secret from her friends.

These enemies eventually become lovers; they do it on the piano, in the library, EVERYWHERE. 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Then just as Hermione starts to catch feelings, everything implodes.

She uncovers something so dark and so dangerous that she might not live to tell the tale.

Will Draco save her? Will they continue their secret affair once Malfoy Manor’s secrets are unveiled? How will Harry and Ron react? Will Draco finally tell her the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Will she find out who really killed Lucius Malfoy and why?

Check out my WIP on Ao3 and Fanfiction.net

The Best Kept Secrets Are Curses

By FalkenDreamsxxx

[adultswim2021]

HIGH-ATE-US

Hey, everyone. It's me, your erstwhile blogster. Sorry or not updating this blog for months. Things got "real weird", as they like to say in the UK. But now is the time to resume my bad life's bad work: blogging about all of Adult Swim (within reason). Umm... here we go! (I am doing an insulting gay-voice when I italicize)

It is thanksgiving. I cooked myself a nice big steak and decided to get high for the first time in a while. Really! It has actually been a while! I mostly just been doing low-dose THC CBD gummies to manage anxiety, and have not touched my more potent "fun" edibles in months. The CBD ones sorta work? I haven't intentionally highed-myself in a big while, and me being high is your big boon: in this state I have decided to come back here and start posting again. I need to get back into writing. It may still save my life yet... (sigh!)

I am watching old Letterman clips (from 1985; Milos Foreman is talking about god-knows-what). Old Letterman is very soothing to me. It is one of the first shows I ever fell in love with. I am keeping a text list of my favorite bits from a big collection of clips that I cut up into chronological order so one could roughly experience the timewarp effect of watching not only an old thing, but a lot of the same old thing in chronological order as some facsimile of time travel, or express some desire to live a parallel life where I am the same age I currently am now, but it's the 1980s. I can't be a kid again? Okay, fine. But can't I at least continue being an adult in some other time? I have be here RIGHT NOW? NO. THAT SUCKS.

why I'm trying to keep track of my favorite bits have to do with some absolutely delusional idea that I have, where I create some kind of monument to some idea of an all-encompassing television canon that I have. I'm too embarrassed to speak of it in depth, because it is truly loser shit. It isn't exactly this, but it is close to it in some spiritual way: imagine ranking every single comedy sketch you've ever seen. Is there a website that lets you do this.

I yearn for a simpler life where I live an era where physical media perfection was laserdisc, and you had to spend over $100 on a movie if Criterion happens to be the ones releasing it. That is to say, I'm in a pretty good, fairly productive mood. Let's face it: pontification is stimulating, and sadly, it's been a long while since I've felt STIMULATED. Let's take the old thinking cap out for a spin shall weee!

This post is not an episode recap, but it is me catching up on all my mails that piled up during my "real weird" exile. Some messages may be very old/irrelevant and I'm sorry if I can't answer them correctly. I will do my best.

snusuwiwjs asked:

Have you watched Jellystone S3E14 - Space Con?

I saw the RELEVANT CLIPS. This show looks very fun. I haven't been watching it for some reason. Too busy watching old Letterman. I watch stuff that doesn't require me to sit down and ACTIVELY watch it because I moved and don't have a nice big TV yet, because logistical issues persist (I received "TV Money" from my parents in the form of a Target gift card and buying the TV I want from them would require a third party such as u-haul because for some fucked up reason they won't deliver large televisions). I watch everything on a computer monitor, and I stray towards podcast and youtube junk as a result of that.

I have issues with procrastinating, too, so it's taken me this long just to get myself a couch, a laptop table for use with a couch, and a coffee table for nearby supplies and devices. I am in a very slow-moving phase lately. Pray for me that it ends soon. Anyway, I wasn't pissed off about Jellystone recasting Zorak and Moltar, unless they were going to try and have them voice Coast to Coast versions of them.

Sorta related: I have an idea for a Space Ghost finale, that would be in book-form, and I don't know if it'd be inappropriate to try and give the IP-holders in charge the idea for it, and also I think it is lame and embarrassing to have ideas for things like this when you're not actually in charge of this type of decision-making. It makes me almost worse than a fan-fiction writer. I on some level imagine myself in a pitch room saying this stuff, and that is objectively gay.

I am just going to talk about that here, because fuck it. It would be a post show-biz memoir from Space Ghost, at least by the cover that's what it'd look like. Then the memoir part (which is insane and full of very untrue sounding things) ends abruptly, because Space ghost didn't know how to fill up the required page length. So the book switches gears to make up for that, and it becomes an in-character oral history of the show, with the characters talking about the making of the show, focusing on fictional installments of the show, the conceit being that there are episodes of Coast to Coast that never aired on Earth.

Because you're describing all new-episodes, you could get famous people to riff out a fake talk show scenario they supposedly experienced in one of these unseen episodes. The cornerstone of this section of the book will be the characters describing the finale of Coast to Coast. Maybe they honor Toonami canon and have Moltar depart the galaxy, never to be hard from again. Oh yeah the book would also go out of it's way to include this as is the in-universe reason that Moltar's sections in the oral history are all specifically said to be from archival sources and attributed to previous publications, like he wasn't interviewed specifically for the book.

I do not have actual story ideas for this. Just concepts. I am sorry if you thought there'd be more. I am just describing a Space Ghost book that I would be very excited to read. Anyway, that section of the book ends and then there's a series of all-black pages with white text, resembling adult swim bumpers. They read: "Space Ghost and co. are not real. They're not even human; they're cartoons. Some of the things they do would cause a person to get hurt, expelled, arrested, possibly deported. To put it another way: don't try this at home."

Then the rest of the book will be an actual making-of the real show, like an for-real oral history (and there will be glossy pages with cool Space Ghost art and behind-the-scenes photos), and then the cornerstone of THAT section will be a big list of every guest star they could possibly ask or piece together anecdotally what every guest star on the show thought of their episode after it aired. Give Sean Medlock an entire page to vent.

THAT IS MY IDEA FOR A SPACE GHOST BOOK AND I HOPE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT PARTICULAR IP READ THIS AND STEAL ALL OF THESE IDEAS (please let me come to one pitch meeting for it)

Here's another from snusuwiwjs!

Oh hey, you watched Barenaked Ladies! Honestly that’s the only GameTap episode I liked. It is also the only one I watched because I got baited by the title. Anyway, you said there was a Fox fakeout promo for Family Guy on Adult Swim, but I don’t think I could find anything? All reuploads only show the Adult Swim bump, so it would be nice if you could show some proof, mister.

Found a reupload here! Barenaked Ladies is the closest the Gametap episodes came to feeling like a real episode.

I’m sorry to jump ahead, but are you keeping up with the apparent falling-out between Eric Andre and his writing partner Dan Curry over Johnny Knoxville? Curry alleges Knoxville tased him like a week into that ABC prank panel show that Knoxville and Andre were part of, causing Curry a broken bone, and Curry further claims Andre told him not to make a big deal about it. He also claims Andre canceled some of their book tour over this dispute.

I didn't know Eric Andre would ever accuse someone of being a drama queen. I have not followed this, I'm not sure I care about it though just sayin!!! I respect you with peace and love but I don't now if I can have an opinion about this. I need to receive a big check from my car insurance before I can start thinking about stuff like that. I am sorry, but some parts of my brain are simply on hold right now.

Another from snusuwiwjs

member the antenna episode of athf? it’s kind of sad how adult swim fucked their employees over, isn’t it? george, clay, andy were often portrayed as living in the dumps and looking for a job, but it isn’t too far from truth, is it?

No it is not far from the truth at all! It is very sad. The elites ruling over us are denying us god's grace and we must become evil and violent towards them soon. I am parroting something frequent mail-bagger KON said to me while chatting in PRIVATE CHANNELS: They really should just do a Jellystone spin-off with that iteration of Brak. Or "The Calarts Brak Show" as he called it. Get Andy out of those trucks. Somebody could get hurt in those things.

simpsons

That's nice slugger... (BIGGEST EYEROLL IN THE UNIVERSE)

From KON, who is actually just a character I do:

it's time for the blog to come back

No Kon! NOT YET

janeane garofalo in the cable guy

I once had a phase where I tried to become a Janeane completist and I watched all of her movies I think up to MATCHMAKER, which was too bad to bear and made me stop doing that. I still love her. I wish that I could meet her. I had a very good chance once and I let it slip by me. I should maybe attend one of her standing-up comedy engagements, if she still does that.

If anybody has a copy of that Mr. Show commercial where she's dressed like a mallrat and mary lynn rajskub does the Macar-anus but it's an actual HQ video taped from TV and not a guy pointing their phone at the TV screen please let me know.

There are a small number of Promos for Mr. Show that have not been collected on DVD. I want them all! GIVE ME THEM! (the series of ones where they jump through paper hoops for season 4, for example). Also I do not have a nice copy of the season 2 best-of, which was supposed to bet put on DVD but wasn't. That's the one where they are doing a news conference.

i have a special late-breaking scoop just for you: Justin Roiland has passed. he's gone, for good. you have my blessing to inform your readers of this JUICY story

Goodbye Justin Roiland! We loved your funny video games and rabble-rousing rhetoric on bluesky. I hope you thrive in him/he-aven

happy "jimmy carter gets to vote for kamala harris day" to those who celebrate. which adult swim chars do you think are cheering him on :)

Everyone in town is expected to turn out

FROM KON:

Blog's gotta be coming back any day now

♪♫ OH, KON... :D ♪♫

[petzel]

pet death

so sad tonight i feel nauseous. our cat, our perfect beloved boy, 16 and sick and small and snuggly to be put down tomorrow. and time is going so fast.

he was ten when he picked my husband at the shelter to be his new owner, and my husband was 18, and not allowed to have a cat, and afraid of them. oliver had turned ten ten days before being dropped at the shelter, and he loved my husband immediately because my husband is perfect in every way, and especially with animals. my husband lied about family approval and that was it forever. he was our first baby together, as we started dating only a few months later. he lived in my house for years. everybody who ever met him loved him. my mom wrote songs for him, snuck him wet food he shouldn't have.

he was sick from the beginning but no vet raised any flags even as we asked at different clinics about why he used the bathroom the way he did. he started struggling more in late 22. he lost a lot of weight. he threw up a lot. he made a lot of messes all over the house with feces, in our bed and on the couch, floor, counters, even walls sometimes. it started slow but ramped up. then he was a perfect angel on our four hour train ride back to his hometown for a week in feb. once we left him downstairs and he came flying up the steps suddenly crying to be let in because he missed us and hates my husband's grandmother. he was an angel the whole trip, and deteriorated rapidly afterward. we sought more care in may. no treatments worked for long - not cbd, not prescription dry and wet, not fluid injections, not b-12, not anti-nauseals, and the steroids, our last shot, made him sicker, drooling and falling off of counters. we burnt through thousands in savings in a few months on vet visits and medicines. he developed a heart murmur, and then a persistent ear infection that antibiotics haven't cured twice that's given him neurological issues with balance and crying in the night. his arthritis was so bad at one point he struggled to eat, and he briefly improved on the monthly injections we couldn't afford, and eventually even those couldn't get him snuggling with us.

he averages one good week a month when we're lucky. mostly he's dehydrated and lethargic and aggressive to our other cat, and his crying keeps us up in the night as he consistently soils our bedding and eating areas. mostly he sleeps alone on a shelf he picked out to be away from everyone, or the foam mat in the kitchen, out of sight. he's given us a blessing the last two days, snuggling in bed, looking out the window, scratching jeans, running through tunnels, and playing with milk rings tossed in shoes, like he hasn't done for months now. it's been wonderful to remember my little buggy, but so painful now to say goodbye with him joyous. it's the right choice. i want him to be comfortable and happy. his last anti nauseals probably have 3 doses left, if that. his prescription dry has one scoop left, and only 3 cans of wet. i don't want him to be hurting when he goes, so i'm happy he isn't. but i'd tear my guts out and crawl to god begging if i could have my perfect kitty just a little bit longer.

[queenshelby]

I have no idea about Dublin and the suburbs lol. Is Monkstown supposed to be posh for the wealthy? Crazy expensive? Pls Queen and other people out there who might live in Ireland, do enlighten me 😝😝

Nah it’s expensive but laid back. It’s a nice beachy area, but I wouldn’t say it’s overly posh. There are posher areas. It’s expensive because it’s close enough to the CBD although traffic is horrendous so I would catch the Dart and it’s got a nice beachside. There is lots to do. Cool cafes. You can get onto the highway from there easily too going south to Kerry and Cork, it’s just a good location hence the price tag. Even though, personally, we inherited a property nearby and lived there for a few years to save for renovations, I would hate living in the city now. We moved out of the city because we had to at the time but then we really liked it. So we bought something smaller around where we were when we moved, but something that’s more affordable because it’s such a cool area. Prices in Dublin are insane everywhere now though but I would confidently say that the house Cillian bought for like, what, 1.7m euro, is probably worth 5m now quite easily but that’s just inflation not because everyone who lives in that area has a lot of $$$. My wife’s grandpa sat on his house in that area for 40 odd years and paid bugger all. There is a lot of old generations still there or your avarage working people who inherited these houses. So no, it’s not an area known to be posh, albeit expensive now. Hope that makes sense.

[seajaneradio]

this is so random and i understand if you’re not comfortable writing it, but i need some hcs of the bandori college girls getting high

Oh yes. Absolutely, I got you covered. I had so much fun doing this so let me know if you enjoy these enough to want a part 2!

FULL DISCLAIMER: There will be talk of CBD, Mushrooms, Bowls, and Pens in here. The girls are aged up here!

Right off the bat, I’m telling you guys Afterglow always blaze together. Moca and Tomoe frequently blaze together, usually by the window of Moca’s room when her parents aren’t home. Tomoe rolls the blunts and Ran is overly nervous about getting caught. Himari surprisingly is not; she always looks forward to a little blaze because god knows she needs it. Tsugumi is usually the one who takes one puff and is a giggling mess; everyone cuts her off for the rest of the night. Ran cuts herself off though, being the dedicated peacemaker in the event they do have to save face.

Nanami is actually prescribed CBD medically. She only takes the tablets at home, but every now and then you see her pop a singular gummy that isn't found in local convenience stores.

Breaching on this, the night before one of Morfonica’s biggest concerts Mashiro went dead silent the entire night out of anxiety. Nanami had no clue what to do, so she just offered her her pen. Mashiro was cured! Although she does have a tendency to use more profane language when high.

Masuki periodically smokes blunts with her gramps. “Don’t tell your father,” gramps says. Masuki would never dare, but man are those some of the best bonding times she’s had with her grandfather.

I feel like Rei, Rui, Hina, and Kokoro would refuse all offers to get high. They just like being sober; it doesn’t do anything for Hina so she just doesn’t bother.

Ako once found a bowl in Tomoe’s room. Tomoe paid her 50 bucks to keep quiet. Ako used those 50 on video games. Tomoe lived happily ever after!

Misaki and Arisa were hanging out in the night of summer with some mushrooms, talking about life. What they weren’t expecting was for Hagumi, Tae, and Rimi to join them. Both of them were very reluctant to share their precious mushrooms, but out of the kindness of their hearts, they did. Let’s just say Hagumi and Tae were having the most in depth conversation about something that made no sense whatsoever  while Rimi was resting her head on Arisa’s lap mumbling about absolutely nothing. Arisa and Rimi got a lot closer after that night!

LOVED this ask! Thank you so much for coming in my inbox with your little idea and I really hope you enjoyed! I definitely have more of these up my sleeve :D

[i-write-hurt-not-comfort]

diabolik lovers weed 🍃 headcanons because i wanted to 

and i’m stoned right now 

discussions of recreational drug use and implied nsfw under the cut! this one isn’t angsty. we just have to pretend this isn’t in japan where drugs are taboo. 

for reference: a joint is rolled with just weed, a spliff is rolled with a mix of tobacco and weed, a blunt is weed packed with a cigar, a bong... well, this and edibles are baked goods (cakes, cookies etc) which were baked with weed. 

Shu 

you cannot convince me this man isn’t stoned 24/7 

he’s getting stoned at every minor inconvenience

enjoys smoking weed in the bath, on stairs, and especially in the living room to piss off reiji 

wake n bake before school 

loves napping while stoned

i think he’d prefer a bong because he’s definitely too lazy to roll a joint, but he does know how

Reiji  

never tells anyone but he smoked weed out of curiosity once and kind of liked it

likes to conduct his own experiments on himself with different strains out of interest

smokes to cool down when thinks get stressful 

isn’t keen on the smell so he doesn’t smoke weed a huge amount

cannot figure out how to use a bong but he rolls perfect joints

Ayato 

he wants to smoke weed as one of the cool kids 

he coughs the first few times he does it but forces himself to get used to it

likes to smoke at night when he can’t sleep 

smokes weed socially and enjoys getting stoned after basketball club 

definitely smokes with laito when either of them are feeling rough or lonely

he can’t roll joints, but he definitely thinks he can 

likes CBD vapes too 

Laito 

thinks he looks really sexy when he smokes (he does)

has to roll joints for ayato 

enjoys smoking with ayato too but also likes to get high when he’s feeling shitty or after nightmares and stuff

definitely skips school to smoke with girls and get a bit handsy 

he makes edibles for ayato and kanato 

Kanato 

the only way he’ll smoke weed is with flavoured rolling papers and even then he’s not good with it

he does enjoy edibles but only occasionally 

doesn’t really like the feeling of being high 

will smoke weed with ayato and laito if invited because he doesn’t want to be left out 

he also like CBD vapes because they’re sweet flavoured 

ya’ll don’t wanna see the munchies he gets 

Subaru 

smoking weed really helps his anger

has gotten used to smoking after outbursts nowadays and often smokes in the coffin to get away from everyone 

also gets stoned in the rose garden if he’s feeling down 

has been dragged out by kou to smoke on the school roof and reluctantly agrees (not really reluctantly)

usually rolls a spliff to combine tobacco and weed to save money and prefers the high/taste from this 

Ruki 

this man is squinting all the time because he’s constantly high 

no because i don’t think he’d be addicted but ruki would definitely smoke to chill out a lot

he finds himself more bearable when high 

thinks reading while high is fun (weird) 

often goes on political rants to himself if he’s really stoned

enjoys a joint and a drink on a sunday evening to mentally prep for the week

occasionally will smoke with his brothers but prefers getting high alone

Kou 

he’s famous so he does a lot of drugs in general and i will not elaborate on this again

really enjoys having sex while high

definitely smokes weed to come down/at afters or to cope with hangovers

prefers using a bong but can roll joints to a reasonable standard 

always inviting yuma and azusa to get high with him 

he also likes getting zooted with subaru after school or when subaru seems bad at school 

i think he uses CBD vapes as well and smokes to sleep or get around from nightmares/flashbacks 

gets the munchies like crazy 

Yuma

this man grows the best home-grown weed on the market

seriously i think he’d be attached to his weed plants and happily supplies his brothers with good weed

i know this is recycled from my fic but him and shu definitely get high together and talk about anything 

they are the two stoners of the series and they like each other’s company especially when balls high 

yuma also enjoys smoking with his brothers and finds it helps his anger sometimes

likes blunts mainly but also uses a bong if he’s lazy

Azusa

smokes the least of his brothers and coughs horribly every time but he enjoys the burn 

agrees to smoke with his brothers bc he can spend time with them 

prefers to smoke alone 

either gets really really stoned or doesn’t bother

often just lies in bed and stares at the ceiling until he falls asleep 

only ever uses a bong, he can’t roll and doesn’t like joints much

Carla 

smokes to help with his pain from endzeit

can’t smoke a lot because it’s bad on his lungs

i don’t think he could figure out a bong or how to roll anything so i deadass think he’d use a pipe

Shin

isn’t too keen on the smell but he smokes weed occasionally 

only really if he’s bored or feeling bad or super angry 

he strikes me as a blunt guy idk why 

also likes edibles and has made them for carla because 

idk why but i feel like he’d get horny while high 

Kino 

medium level stoner 

doesn’t smoke before gaming because it screws with his attention

likes to smoke weed every day after long gaming sessions to chill down

gets high and just plays animal crossing or something easy going

likes smoking with yuri when yuri actually agrees 

always uses a bong and has a CBD vape he uses with it 

gets the munchies like crazy

thank you for reading this bullshit 

[secretthegriffin]

Tbb stoner headcanons

-OK so I just wanted to share how I felt the boys would be as stoners :)

Tw ⚠ mentions of drugs

Tech:

• Definitely smokes dabs

• Makes his own, wax and live resin.

• Definitely made his own modded electric nail with the perfect dab temperature

• The botanist in him definitely has a tiny garden with experimental strains

• Prefers sativa- gets those gears in that magnificent brain thinking of all sorts of things

Hunter:

• Definitely 100% a lightweight

• Prefers joints and blunts

• Something tells me he'd be bad at rolling blunts but good at rolling j's

• Occasionally smokes with crosses bongs

• Likes to relax with some indica after a particularly overstimulating day

• Like I said lightweight- he's either knocked out within the first 3 hits or he's a giggling mess no in-between

• Only prefers to smoke when he's stressed

Wrecker:

• An all around kind of stoner- he has a naturally high tolerance so he likes dabs, joints, pens, bong rips all of it. This man is your typical stoner.

• Munchies level - extreme

• Prefers to smoke a bit more than hunter but often you'll find these two sharing a blunt or j 

• Will sometimes bring joints onto missions (and get lectured for it by hunter)

• Makes the most godly edibles

Echo:

• Strikes me as a pipe kind of guy

• He prefers cbd for chronic pain

• Carries around a wax pen and u can't say he doesn't-he needs that extra stress relief through the day sometimes

• Not a munchies kind of a guy but a good bong rip will have him napping in random places

• Literally can't roll to save his life *it's not his fault he has only one hand :( *

Crosshair:

• Definitely a bong guy, he has a few and he always makes sure to clean them

• Spliffs, joints and blunts

• Like echo carries around a wax pen except it's not cbd so he's zooted

• Like tech smokes dabs a little more often than not

• Wrecker isn't allowed to touch his bongs (he broke one on accident ONE TIME)

• Rolling king 👑

• He definitely wakes hunter up in the middle of the night, coughing from bong rips

(Let me know what yall think, do you agree with these headcanons?)

[beardedmrbean]

Texas veterans have pledged to come out in force at the Capitol in the coming months to vouch for delta-8, the hemp derivative that provides a soothing effect similar to marijuana, as state officials argue it’s illegal in court and lawmakers consider banning it.

“If eating a delta-8 gummy helps you manage your life, helps you function, helps you avoid a pharmaceutical fog, helps keep you gainfully employed, what is the harm in that?” said Mitch Fuller, national and state legislative chairman for the Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars, adding that addictive opioids are often much more detrimental.

“This is not an overly dramatic statement: Access to hemp-derived delta-8 saves lives, period.”

Delta-8 has become so sought-after by veterans that the products are now readily available in vending machines at six VFW posts across the state, through a partnership formed a couple years ago with Austin-based hemp company Hometown Hero CBD.

The VFW is also advocating for an expansion of the state’s limited medical marijuana program to include patients with chronic pain, but Fuller said the regulated products tend to be more expensive and less convenient to buy, and veterans deserve to have a choice.

Delta-8, typically found in the form of edibles or vape cartridges, has exploded in popularity since 2019 when Texas, along with many other states, legalized hemp production following the passage of a federal law that reclassified the plant from an illegal drug to an agricultural commodity. 

It rose to prominence due to a loophole in those laws: For hemp products, they set a 0.3 percent limit on the concentration of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, which induces the high associated with marijuana. However, the laws did not touch on another less common compound found in the plant, delta-8 THC, which can cause a similar feeling, especially at high dosages.

Delta-8 products grossed over $2 billion in sales in the last two years, according to a report by the Chicago-based Brightfield Group, a market research firm that studies the cannabis industry.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is engaged in an ongoing legal battle over the legality of delta-8, but in the meantime, the courts have allowed it to remain on shelves.

State Sen. Charles Perry is looking to put the issue to rest. Perry authored the bill that veterans like Fuller say they’re committed to fighting, Senate Bill 264. The Lubbock Republican has said that the Legislature never intended to legalize products that make people high.

This is not the first time Perry has attempted to curb the production of delta-8. 

Perry offered up legislation in 2021 to restrict delta-8 products, telling his fellow lawmakers that chemists had figured out how to synthesize hemp to go above the 0.3 percent THC content, “making it illegal in Texas, but also making it an unregulated, possibly unsafe product in the market.”

The House rejected the measure.

Red tape stunts state program 

Since 2019, lawmakers have broadened the medical marijuana program to add more than half a dozen qualifying conditions, and the number of patients enrolled has grown to 45,440. But leaders of the state’s licensed dispensaries say the proliferation of delta-8 has made a noticeable dent in their customer base.

Nico Richardson, interim CEO of Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation, one of three medical cannabis companies licensed in Texas, said the number of active patients in the program — those who have filled at least one prescription in the last six months — has dipped by from 47 percent to 38 percent over the last year, a loss of about 3,000 patients, which he attributes at least in part to the availability of delta-8.

The medical dispensaries and some consumer advocates warn that delta-8 products come with some risk, as they aren’t subject to the same rigorous testing requirements and other regulations.

“We just don’t know what the safety profile is,” Richardson said about delta-8, whereas “our medicine is very highly regulated, and a high level of scrutiny goes into testing.”

[anotherfauxredhead]

The Post-Bisalp Diaries, Part Two: Survival Of The Tubeless

Happy Two Week Anniversary of me noping the fallopes!

When I was reading up on how others managed post-Bisalp before my own surgery, I saw suggestions like "take Gas-X for bloating", "use stool softeners so you don't 'strain' yourself", "have a heating pad for the shoulder pain", and so forth. They sounded helpful, and it was a good thing I had that stuff already on hand (for other reasons).

That said, here's what really helped me out during my recovery. ***DISCLAIMER*** Your mileage may vary, all bodies are different, and I sure as shit am no doctor or medical practitioner!

*Turmeric-Curcumin Pills*

It's what I first turn to when I get crap like PMS cramps or headaches. I do have ibuprofen on hand, but it's more of a last resort remedy for me. The ones I've been taking post-surgery are Gaia Herbs Turmeric Supreme, but I also have Terry Naturally's Curamin (regular strength) pills.

*CBD Stuff*

Thank goodness I live in a state where CBD products are legal to own. Tinctures and gummies, particularly the ones from Lazarus Naturals, have been a godsend.

*Probiotics*

I still took probiotics pre-surgery, albeit in food form (yogurt, sauerkraut, etc.) since I couldn't have supplements then. When I learned that I was given antibiotics during my surgery, I knew I needed to take probiotics later in the day; it's what balances out your digestive system after the antibiotics fuck with it. Maybe it could explain why, even if my appetite was reduced for the first few days, I didn't have bad gas. I took a high-dose probiotic (think the pills with over 40+billion cultures) in the first week, then, for the second week, went down to probiotics with no more than 25 billion cultures. And some low-sugar yogurt.

*Pedialyte Pops*

Like with many others who had a Bisalp, sore throat is a common post-surgery symptom. (It's the result of having a breathing tube down your throat during the procedure.) Though I had regular popsicles on hand, I ended up buying Pedialyte Freezer Pops as well as they also have electrolytes in them. And they're also fairly low sugar!

*Thrift Stores*

So I had to change up my wardrobe a bit for my recovery. A month leading up to my surgery, I got some jumpsuits, loose, high waisted pants with a comfortable waistband, slip-in shoes so I don't have to bend over and tie my shoes, and even a bed rest pillow in case I felt like a lazy-ass. Thanks to thrift stores, I got all that for a bargain. Who the fuck needs Wal-Mart?

By the way, because of my need to be active, and me fighting the fatigue during the first few days of recovery, I didn't use that bed rest pillow. I guess I may need it down the road, and it only cost me $5.

*Eating Low-Carb, Minimally Processed Foods*

Having been on Keto for the past few years, the diet has not only helped me shed blubber, but I've become more active from it. I can't say if eating low-carb/sugar-free foods and minimally processed foods helped my body heal quicker, but, save for the first three days after surgery, I never felt sluggish in my recovery.

*A Decent Landlord & Loan Deferments*

OK, forget the physical aspects of my recovery; it's the financial aspects that took the real beating. I'm able to receive Short Term Disability while out from work (I do not work from home and my job is very physical), but waiting for the payments have become a pain in the clit. I'm still waiting for them, and it just happens to be a holiday weekend right now. Just my luck! So, I like to give a shout-out to my landlord who was cool with me underpaying my rent for this upcoming month, and the few loan companies who I have accounts with that were able to postpone my payments so I don't go so broke to where I need to sell my sterilized ass on the streets for a few bucks. (Like, literally a few bucks--it's the going rate for old millennial ass.)

Also, a friendly reminder that just because one is childfree doesn't mean they got deep pockets. Some of those "I got to vacation in Italy last week 'cause I got no kids!!!!" posts you see on Reddit's Childfree subreddit are likely made-up as hell (it's Reddit, after all). Now that I think about it, I think I'm more of a WINK (What Income? No Kids) instead of a SINK at the moment.

A Few Things I Got/Have That I Didn't Need In The End...

--GasX pills (I was never really gassy, and they were the 99-Cent Store version as opposed to the name brand, so I didn't lose money on that)

--Shoulder/Heating Pad (others have suggested it, but I only used it just once and that was because it was a cold night)

--stool softeners (I think the probiotics helped me out with this one)

--ibuprofen (took it once and it fucked with me. I'm used to the 200mg pills, but 600mg per pill?! Fuck no!)

--prescribed oxycodone (didn't even open that shit)

And A Couple Things You Don't Need To Buy...

--disposable underwear (the hospital will provide you with as many pairs as you need. I never bled, thankfully, but I was still given a few pairs.)

--anti-nausea patch (another thing the hospital will give you, but only if you request it. I could've saved myself $6 from the pack of anti-nausea patches I bought on eBay! *punches air*)

*****

Again, what helped me out post-Bisalp may or may not help the next person in recovery. If there's one thing I highly recommend that will help the next person recover from a Bisalp smoothly, it's having plenty of money so you don't have to worry about financial shit like me.

**ETA: Tumblr told me this is my 100th post here. I'd celebrate but I also outed myself as a broke bitch in the post, so...

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