#i have also been drinking 2-3 litres of water a day

[starfire-s]

i have been taking my iron and vitamin d tablets consistently… and wow who knew being tired all the time wasn’t normal and i should have the energy to do more than 2 tasks in a day

[eternalmoonlight18]

Please please Shanks or Law taking care of sick!reader

Ouuuu I always wanted to do headcanons based on sick!reader!

Law and Shanks Taking Care of You When You're Sick

GN!Reader x Trafalgar Law and GN!Reader x Akagami no Shanks (pre-established relationship)

SFW!

Your immune system is usually strong, so you usually don't get sick

But one day, you suddenly fell ill, like super SUPER ill and you're bedridden

But you don't let the others find out, and everyone thinks that you're sleeping.

But once the crew finds out you're down with a sickness for the first time they freak out and tell their captains.

Trafalgar Law

Once he's alerted that you're down with illness, he heads straight to your room

He's pissed that you didn't say anything to him but he couldn't stay mad once he saw how sick you really were

He's a doctor so of course he knows what to do! He comes back to your room with a blood pressure monitor, thermometer, and an IV

Yeah he kind of goes overboard

But I think he would have an innate fear of his loved one getting sick or ill because of what happened to his family and friends with the White Lead disease and it triggers him

So he does everything under his power to make sure you're okay

"Hold still I'm trying to take your blood pressure"

"Law, this is fourth time you've done this in the last hour"

He would make sure that you're well fed with hot soup

Makes sure that you're taking your medication even though they taste terrible

"I don't want to take it"

"(Y/n)-ya, I will literally cut you in half and place that pill directly in your stomach so help me God"

He would refuse to leave your side and will sleep on a chair next to you

Will make sure that you're hydrated

Expect a 2-litre jug of water in your room and he will make you finish one a day until you better or else he threatens to hook you up to an IV

"How many times did you pee today? If you pee a lot it means you drank a lot of water which will help you recover"

"Uh I didn't go yet"

"You have 1 minute to drink 1 litre of water or else I'm hooking you up to this IV right now"

Once you're better he will force you to do checkups with him every month from now on

"I hate the infirmary I refuse to do monthly checkups. Also, isn't supposed to be annual?"

"I don't trust your immune system anymore"

He may be overbearing and too much but that's because he loves you very much and hates to see you sick <3

Akagami no Shanks

The man beelines it to your room as soon as Benn alerts him that you're down with an illness

He starts freaking out because he thinks you're dying because you've never been sick before until now

"Omg please don't die yet we have to get married first"

"Shanks, darling, I just have a flu"

Y'all know that scene where Luffy tries to make Nami feel better on Drum Island when she was sick and he makes a silly face

Yeah, Shanks does the same thing

His face is scribbled with blank ink and his hair is tied up into two ponytails as he tries to make you laugh. Hongo walks in on him and accidentally stabs Shanks with one of his needles in shock

While Hongo does the actual healing since he's the doctor, Shanks tries his best to assist him even though he was no help

"Captain can you not use my stethoscope on their asscheeks please"

"Sorry I was trying to see if I could hear their heartbeat from there"

Shanks would try to cook soup for you but for some reason it tasted like beer

"Is it delicious? I tried to make soup for you so you'd feel better!"

"Why does it taste like beer? And is that a dead fly?"

While you're sleeping, he'd put cold damp towels on your forehead and change them every hour on the dot

Shanks will also refuse to leave your side as well. He will be glued next to you until you got better

He'd give lots of forehead kisses and will cuddle with you, much to your dismay

"Honey, it's getting too hot"

"I know, it's cause I'm here"

"No you loveable idiot you're hugging me too tight, let me go before I cough on your face"

Once you're fully recovered the man is stuck to you like velcro and smothers you with his love and kisses

"Shanks stop it you're going to make me sick with all of your germs!"

"Then let's both get sick!"

He may be clueless but he does his best to take care of you because he loves you <3

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LOL this was fun to write

[aching-tummies]

Calling stomach-whisperers!

Day 3 of my stomach being a mess?

With the academic semester over, I've been trying to devote more time to crafting. Some friends have commissioned me for cosplay items and I've got a backlog of my own stuff that needs mending or re-making, so I've been working on that now that I don't have papers to write or exams to study for.

Considering how bloated and upset my stomach was yesterday, I decided to give it a break today. I had a light breakfast of the same tossed noodles I made yesterday (leftovers, honestly--I made 2 portions and put 1 in the fridge). I've also been drinking an absurd amount of tea (just leaves in water) in hopes that keeping myself hydrated would flush whatever's upsetting my guts.

I've been working in my crafting room since 10AM or so. Finished the noodles around 11:30AM and have been downing mugs of tea non-stop. It's roughly 5PM now and I've probably had close to a litre of tea throughout the day.

My stomach has not stopped gurgling the entire day. It's still the same "foam" sensation--like…imagine the toothpaste foam you get if you use a ridiculous amount of the stuff--now imagine your intestines completely filled with that foam. That's how it feels to me--foamy. Like someone decided that my guts exist to create milk-foam endlessly.

I took a break from crafting, sat back, and put a stethoscope over my intestines to see how rowdy they were. Dear GOD I've never heard it quite so vocal in my entire life. I spent at least 90 minutes sitting there with the stethoscope in and there was literally never silent for more than 10 seconds. Ear-shattering crescendos, soft, foamy rumbles, pitiful whines, sickly, wet gurgles. Even as I type this, I still feel a near-constant fluttering in my guts as it howls.

It doesn't hurt (much) and I don't feel sick--my guts are just extremely vocal an extremely squirmy and active. As much as I love this, it's super embarrassing (and I'm alone!) that my guts have been this constantly noisy for going on 6 hours now.

Desperately wishing for a partner to mess with my belly--maybe squeeze it and work the upset out? Put your ear to it? Tell me what's going on in there 'cuz I have adult responsibilities to do tomorrow (bank meeting)…If my guts are still this gurgle-y tomorrow, I'm going to die of embarrassment!

So…what would you do if you were here? Stomach-whisperers, care to tell me what's going on inside of me?

[maochira]

Hiiiiiii, Your blue lock masterlist has been giving me life lately!! I was wondering if you could write some headcanons about kunigami and barou (or any other character you like!!) with a sick s/o that has been sick for a long time (not life threatening but the type of illness that takes a couple of weeks to months to pass and requires rest). How they would treat them and take care of them etc! Of course only if that’s something you are comfortable with! Thank u in advance!!!Love💗💗💗

Kunigami and Barou my two favourite babygirls <3

Requests open! - masterlist

Tags: gn!reader, established relationship, fluff

Kunigami

-when you started getting sick he was extremely worried. Overly worried. He immediately started taking care of you as much as he could, but he was so worried he could barely think of anything else for the first two weeks

-he's still very worried about you, but now he knows it's just a matter of time until you're back to being healthy. It's something you have to wait for because there's not much to do to speed up the healing process

-to get you to drink enough he bought one of those really big water bottles that fit like 2 litres. But Kunigami figured only drinking water might get boring for you at some point

-he started looking into different types of tea and one day he returned from grocery shopping with ten packs of different teas so you can try all of them. He still brings at least 2 new ones every time he goes shopping

-lots of cuddles!! When he's not busy with something else, he's always cuddling with you either in bed or on the sofa. He also lets you choose movies and shows to watch all the time

Barou

-he makes you stay in bed most of the time so you can get as much rest as possible. But occasionally he makes you get out of bed for at least a few minutes so you move your body at least a bit

-he's very worried about you even though he knows it's nothing serious, but he tries to not show how worried he is. Mainly because he doesn't want you to feel like you're dragging him down

-almost every day he brings you pudding like his mom did for him when he was little. Most of the time he makes it by himself and he's trying to create the perfect recipe for you

-he pays a lot of attention to how much you drink. He's noticed ever since you've gotten sick you tend to forget to drink (mainly because you sleep a lot) so Barou reminds you multiple times a day

-in the beginning when you got sick, he didn't want to cuddle because he was afraid he'd get sick as well. But after finding out your illness isn't contagious he gave in and now you get cuddles whenever you ask for them (which is a lot)

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[ltwilliammowett]

In the old days of sailing, how were they able to keep enough water/alcohol onboard the ship to keep everyone from dying from dehydration? Were all the lower rank sailors constantly dehydrated? You’re always on my dash so I figured you’d be the best person to ask about this.

Hi,

the ships always had a large ration of water and alcohol on board but this was not enough to supply a man with at least 2-3 litres every day. In the beginning it was so little that there was only 1 per man per day. And the next problem was that the water could tip over and become undrinkable. So they had to anchor regularly and take on water or collect rainwater. Alcohol, on the other hand, was plentiful on board and was also distributed quite generously, but that doesn't really quench thirst and so this constant lack of water was often a problem and many also had to bear the health consequences of it. It was especially bad when the water was rationed, because then it was often only one pint per man per day, which was clearly too little and actually contributed to dehydration. There will certainly have been deaths as well. For this reason, attempts were made early on to keep water fresh longer or even to filter seawater and thus make it drinkable.

If you're interested, I've written something about it here, and maybe you want to read it.

Otherwise, I hope that I don't make your dash too full and that you can at least tolerate what I'm putting into it, i know i can be a pain in the ass like a barnacle. But at least i hope i was able to help you and wish you nice evening.

[weecherylita]

Sources for UK citizens to contact their MPs/ministers about the situation in Palestine

Template letter to MP calling for ceasefire

Oxfam petition calling for ceasefire

Amnesty International guide to writing to your representatives

Oxfam is also running an emergency appeal for Gaza.

I'm just sort of reeling in horror at the moment at the way my government, large parts of the UK press and most of the political establishment is reacting to events in Gaza.

They have no problem recognising and condemning the atrocities committed by Hamas, but largely shy away from calling out the atrocities committed by Israel. Even though those atrocities are causing a humanitarian crisis. Even though 800 scholars in international law and genocide studies are saying that the Israeli forces are in danger of committing genocide.

UK politicians keep saying that the Israeli response should be in line with international law, and then fail to point out all the ways in which it isn't.

They frequently fail to highlight the wider context of the fighting or call Israel out on any of their human rights abuses, recent or historical.

It is sometimes difficult to know which media outlets or individuals to trust. I do tend to trust the humanitarian and human rights groups though.

So, two reports on the illegal system of apartheid which sets the wider context for this situation:

One from Amnesty International

One from Human Rights Watch

A recent investigation by Amnesty International found "evidence of suspected war crimes" committed by Israel, because of their indiscriminate bombing.

Collective punishment is also illegal, such as the current blockade on Gaza.

The continued historical pattern of kicking Palestinians out of their homes and building on their land is illegal.

And then there's this frankly harrowing report on the current situation from Oxfam:

"Oxfam has been providing humanitarian relief for people caught up in war for decades. We do this in Somalia, Yemen and Syria, and we have been doing this in Palestine for decades. But what is happening in Gaza today is unprecedented.

Elsewhere, my brave colleagues would be running relief services; in Gaza today they are running for their lives. Elsewhere, we would be in constant touch with them; in Gaza today their phones are running out of battery because electricity has been cut off. Elsewhere, we would share our location data with combatants to keep staff and civilians safe; in Gaza today, no one is safe.

The humanitarian rulebook has been thrown out, and polite pleas from politicians to “minimise civilian fatalities” are naive at best, and at worst seem blind to the unimaginable horrors already taking place in Gaza.

...

"The situation when it comes to water is potentially even more deadly. More than 2 million people, half of them children, are being denied one of life’s essentials; they are forced to drink dirty water or go without. Without working toilets and with waste accumulating in the streets, Gaza risks becoming a breeding ground for cholera and other deadly diseases.

According to the UN, at least six of Gaza’s water wells, three water pumping stations and one water reservoir have been damaged so far. All three of its desalination plants have stopped providing water due to a lack of fuel and electricity; all six of its wastewater treatment plants are now non-operational. There is no water for 3,500 inpatients in 35 hospitals, and around 400,000 internally displaced people sheltering in 160 schools are at immediate risk. The UN estimates that people in Gaza now have access to an average of just 3 litres of water a day when a person needs 50-100 for basic health needs.

Attacking, destroying or rendering civilian infrastructure useless is a breach of international humanitarian law. That Hamas is holding hostages is truly appalling; the atrocities committed by them against Israeli civilians heartbreaking. Neither fact, however, justifies the collective punishment of 2 million people or negates the responsibility of Israel to meet these basic needs for civilians. Palestinians in Gaza have literally nowhere to go, and no one seems willing or able to help as families face death by dehydration and disease."

And yet Rishi Sunak dares to say that he trusts Israel not to endanger innocent civilians - unlike Hamas.

I'm reeling from the ignorance/hypocrisy.

I'm just finding it very difficult to stomach that my country is turning a blind eye to genocide and somehow claiming the moral high ground whilst doing so. It's distressing enough that this is happening at all, but when my country has the power to act and fails to do so, I feel that I have a moral responsibility to say something.

So if you can, please do speak up. Tell your elected representatives to do better. Condemn the Israeli response, let aid in, ask for a ceasefire and and end to the illegal occupation and system of apartheid.

[peachyy-pixxii]

i think i’ve gained to the point i’m bigger than i’ve ever been bc the last pair of jeans i bought was a size 18. i was a size 8 at my smallest but still thought that was big. my engagement ring is getting tight. i’m afraid to weigh myself but it has to happen considering we set a wedding date for 2 days after my 28th birthday in four months

it seems restricting gets easier around april every year so i’m committing to it again. it’s not hard to say no to food but also not hard to overindulge working at a coffee shop especially when the girls from the bakery across the parking lot bring scones and buns all the time.

gonna guess now that my weight is about 245lbs. since my fiancé leaves for work every morning at 4:30 i can work out once he’s gone. last night i already cooked my lunch for work today but it’s all veggies and shirataki noodles, and the sauce is relatively low cal because i used powdered peanut butter as well as zero calorie maple syrup and the other sauce ingredients were maybe 25 calories total. estimated total calories for it based on what’s in it is about 146.

for breakfast i had coffee w splenda and about 1.5tbsp of oat creamer, as well as 1/3 cup oatmeal and an apple, and altogether that was 200. i’ll likely have a soy matcha latte at work for the protein. a grande would be 166 calories just switching out the milk, 126 if i switched for 2 splenda. for dinner i’ll likely have some pho broth (~30) with a packet of shirataki noodles if i have them and a couple of pieces of hot pot brisket

tomorrow morning i’ll weigh in. in between all of this there’ll be 3 litres of water and my other work drinks will be venti iced passion tea with water, no liquid cane, 3 splenda. if i keep at this, i’ll be on my way to skinny in no time

[slightly-strange-girl]

The biggest heat response problem these medications cause is impairing your ability to sweat. If you live in a humid area like me, you're already at a disadvantage here. It's harder to sweat in humid environments, and combining that with the medications means you're in for a bad time.

So, as someone who has been on multiple of these medications for the better part of a decade, and always struggled with heat response, allow me to give you my advice on ways to stay cooler, and avoid things like overheating, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.

Drink a lot of fluids. I am an adult woman and drink about 3 litres a day (¾ gallon). More if I'm outside in the heat.

As much as water is the prime fluid choice, mix it up with juice, sports drinks, some sort of milk (dairy or non-dairy it doesn't matter) or even herbal teas.

Things like Hydralyte and Liquid IV are also nice choices to have, as they contain electrolytes and can help hydrate you faster, but you don't need them.

If you drink coffee, tea or energy drinks with caffeine, drink twice that amount of water. Caffeine is dehydrating. So for every 250 ml of coffee, drink 500 ml of water etc. The same goes for alcohol!

IF YOU ARE ALREADY VERY HOT: DO NOT DRINK COLD WATER. Drink tepid (room temp) water. Drinking cold water when you're already very hot can cause vomiting and could potentially even send you into shock. Tepid water will not do that.

Get your hair dripping wet with cool water. The water temperature gives some immediate relief, and the moisture will pull some of that heat away as your hair dries. This is a go-to for me; it works quickly and it has yet to fail me. Note that my hair is relatively short and 2B/2C texture

Lay a cool, damp cloth on your body. Specifically, the back of your neck, backs of your knees, and inner elbows. These points have a lot of blood vessels close to the surface and thus are areas that will cool you off faster.

Dunk your feet in some cool water. Whether it's a bucket, a tub, or at the beach, cool/cold water on the bottom of your feet can be a huge relief too. Just like the points I mentioned before, lots of blood vessels close to the surface of your skin. Cools the blood off faster, and thus your whole body.

If at all possible, stay indoors during the hottest times of the day. Generally, this is between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. I know that the sun is at it's most dangerous between 10 and 2, but your hottest times are the afternoon and into the early evening.

If you have to be outside during this time, drink a lot of water and try tying a damp bandana or other cloth around your neck to help stay cool.

Try sticking to lightweight and breathable fabrics in lighter colours, too. Linen and cotton are prime choices, as is bamboo fiber. Light colours won't absorb and retain heat the same way darker colours do.

Take care of yourselves💜

if u take zoloft and/or spironolactone be careful in the hot months u will dehydrate and be prone to overheating. drink. Water

[the-autistic-agoraphobe]

Autistic April Day 7: Safe Foods.

I have always been able to eat plenty of different foods without any sensory issues however with drinks it's a different story.

When I was one or two years old my parents attempted to introduce me to drinking water instead of milk but there was a problem I didn't like water. My parents were worried about how I could get hydrated because I couldn't go drinking only milk forever. So they tried me on all of these different kinds of drinks. At last they had success with Cottees Orange Crush cordial. Which I have included a picture of with this post here.

I remember being upset because water didn't quench my thirst like cordial did. I had meltdowns when I was thirsty and cordial wasn't available and I remember crying and saying that water only made me more thirsty. My parents than learnt that I had to have cordial available at all times.

One time my mum couldn't find the cottees cordial in the supermarket so she brought another brand of cordial and put it in my drink bottle for school. At school that day I noticed that my cordial tasted different to usual. So I told my mum about it. She told me about what happened and I had a meltdown.

I also had cordial at school camp in 2008. I was away for 5 days and there was a lady who was a carer to me because of my disability. She made the cordial up for me. Her cordial was drinkable but only my mum could get the perfect cordial to water ratio that I liked at the time. I have attached a photo of me at school camp in 2008 fishing.

Sometimes in high school I would get thirsty and run out of cordial and need more so I went to the office when they called my mum or my grandparents and they would bring cordial to the school.

In 2015 I went on my first overseas holiday to Bali. They didn't sell cottees cordial in Bali so we had to bring cordial with us in my suitcase. We also brought a doctors letter explaining the situation to the Indonesians. Despite the language barrier we didn't have any problems. I had a wonderful time in Bali.

In 2016 I was 20 years old and I decided to experiment with drinking a set amount of water each day. I thought water was neutral and maybe if I drink a set amount of water each day I won't get thirsty. So I drank a set amount of water each day and found myself needing cordial less and less until I didn't need it at all. Nowadays I drink about 2 litres of water each day.

Image Descriptions:

1: There is  cordial that is in a plastic bottle with a handle that has orange liquid in it. On a sticker on the front of the bottle it says "real fruit juice cordial cottees orange crush" it has a picture of a slice of orange on it.

2: This is a picture of me when I was 12 years old on my school excursion in Victoria Australia. I am a white girl and I am wearing a long cream coloured hooded coat. I have dark brown hair that is covered by a hood. I am wearing a navy blue knitted scarf and red woolley gloves. I am holding a blue fishing rod and I am smiling. I am standing between a wire fence and a lake. There are people behind me fishing in the lake. I have placed a purple heart to cover their faces.

3: There are a list of prompts for each day of the month for Autistic April. The top and bottom of the image is light purple and the middle part of the image is white with black text on it. The black text says "Autistic April 2024 Prompts: 1: Special interests 2: How you found out you were Autistic 3: your favourite stim 4: alternative forms of communication 5: your favourite fidget toys 6: textures you hate 7: safe foods 8: other disabilities you have 9: LBGTQI+ 10: childhood special interests11: comfort items 12: your favourite Autistic celebrities or characters13: unmasking 14: sensory aids 15: misdiagnosis 16: Autism friendly places 17: Disability support you have received 18: animals 19: favourite thing about being Autistic 20: echolalia 21: idenity first or Person first language 22: the spoon theory

23: colours that represent Autism (not blue) 24: Autistic owned small businesses 25: meltdowns and/or shutdowns 26: Your clothing prefences 27: Self care 28: Relatable Autism memes 29: Accessibility 30: routines" There is an infinity symbol that is half red and half gold on the top right corner of the white section. End Descriptions.

[tmlfan1977]

Well, 2 days ago we went on our trip to Canada's Wonderland. Let's break it down:

Friday night, my nephew Keith and his friend Dallas came to spend the night at my place as we were heading out extremely early the following morning. We ordered pizza, watched a couple of concerts on the tube, and basically just shot the shit. It was around 10pm when I decided we should all call it a night as 5:00am came early.

One problem......

Throughout the night, I drank a little too much Pepsi. 3/4 of a 2 litre bottle to be exact. To make a long story short, I did not, nor could not sleep. Keith was by-and-large in the same boat, so we ended up talking until about 2am when he finally crashed. I played his Switch for a little while and dicked around on the computer until about 4:30, about the time I got everyone up because we had to be on the bus for downtown at 5:40.

I made Keith an 'energy drink slushie', and made the troops some french toast so they wouldn't be hungry during the morning.

We made it downtown by 6:15 and caught the GO bus to the Square One terminal in Mississauga, where we had arrived at 7:55. After some minor confusion as to where our connecting bus would be located, we boarded at 8:25 and arrived at Canada's Wonderland by 9:30.

At that point, they were already letting people in the gate, although none of the rides would be operational until 10am. We walked through the metal detectors, had our tickets scanned and away we went into the park.

We made a beeline to Medieval Faire to the right of International Street because our game plan was to ride Leviathan first. For those who don't know, Leviathan is the tallest, longest and fastest Giga-Coaster in all of Canada. From what I had heard, it is the most popular ride and often has the longest queue.

This wasn't the case for us! Most of the queue was empty and we managed to make it pretty close to the ride itself. Of course by this point, we still had to wait as it wasn't quite 10am yet. But once it was officially running, we were on within minutes!

Keith was very apprehensive about riding Leviathan, but insisted on doing it, although I told him multiple times that he didn't have to if he didn't want. But, he went through with it!

I can describe Leviathan in only one word...... INTENSE! That first drop, and well, virtually every drop during the ride lifts you right out of your seat! Between the height and the speed, I swear we were out of our seats more than we were in! Upon completion, Keith was incredibly shaken up and overwhelmed, and it more or less deterred him from wanting to ride more coasters. But I give him huge props. Takes some intestinal fortitude to take on a ride of that magnitude, so I'm definitely a proud Uncle. As for me, I absolutely loved it!

From there, we decided to slow things down a bit as Keith wanted to ride Viking's Rage, which is an old school swinging ship that has been at Wonderland since the park opened in 1981. Always a fun ride, especially if you sit on one of the end seats, as they provide the best air time!

We then hit Dragon Fyre, a steel looping coaster (also a 1981 original). I used to LOVE this coaster when I was a kid, but somewhere along the line, that ride got ROUGH. My head was bouncing against the restraints like no tomorrow, especially through the corkscrew. I was incredibly light-headed when I exited. Thinking I may have to boycott that one on principle.

Next, Keith and Dallas wanted to ride Spinovator, basically a super fast tilt-a-whirl type ride.

After that we walked around a bit. Keith and Dallas wanted to check out a couple of shops, including a candy store. Heading over to the Grand Exposition area of the park, we were just in time to see the diving show. This show has been a Wonderland staple since 1981, where divers jump from atop Wonder Mountain over a waterfall into the water below. It was very short as there were only 4 divers, but entertaining nonetheless.

We eventually came upon Windseeker.. Picture a rotating swing ride, but a couple hundred feet in the air! Keith and Dallas gave a unanimous "hell no" on that one, so I rode alone. Having not gone in 14 years, this was my first time on it.

It's difficult to describe this one. When you're at the very top swinging around, you get this sensation as though you're almost flying. You're so high up, you barely hear the hustle and bustle of the park below. The wind hit different..... a very freeing feeling, if that makes any sense. I had my arms up for the entire time. I think serene is the word I'm looking for here. My only chagrin with Windseeker is that it was way too short. I would've loved to have spent at least another minute or two up there.

Next to Windseeker was a dive coaster called Yukon Striker. Evidently the tallest, fastest and longest dive coaster in the WORLD. Again, I flew solo on this one. It was probably the longest wait time of the day, but even still it wasn't that bad. The line had stopped for around 10 minutes as there were apparently issues with the ride. But once it got moving again, I was on in no time.

Now, Yukon Striker's trains are different than your average coaster. Each train is only 3 rows deep, with 8 riders in each row. At the end of the queue, staff delegates where you sit. You don't get to choose. So, I made it up there, and I was told to sit in the front row! I had no complaints as in my experience, the front row is always the best way to experience a coaster!

So as the ride leaves dock, the floor underneath disappears and you're left with feet dangling. You go around a corner before you reach the lift. Upon reaching the top, it makes another right turn and then inches......ever......so......slowly to the edge of that first dive. Of course I'm in the front, so I'm seeing nothing but my feet dangling in front of me, like I'm going to fall off the edge of this thing. Then without warning, down we go! The ride was insane with so many different inversions. You eventually reach a second dive point where you're inched closer to the edge yet again, albeit not as high as the first. Still exhilarating nonetheless.

Once that was done, Keith wanted to ride Thunder Run, which is a coaster that runs through the park's Wonder Mountain (the centerpiece of the park). Another fairly short line! We rode in 2 separate cars, one behind the other because there was no way we were both squeezing our asses into the same one. lol Without question, Thunder Run is still a hell of a lot of fun. It's a short ride, so they send you through twice. Hasn't changed a bit from when I was a kid. A point of interest I noticed as well is that the front of the trains sported the ORIGINAL Canada's Wonderland logo from the 80's. Loved that they kept that!

So, after Thunder Run it was close to 2pm and we were all getting a little famished. So we decided to eat at new place that was just built at Wonderland a couple of years ago called Lazy Bear Lodge. A rustic-style restaurant that served mostly BBQ fare. I had Korean style BBQ chicken, with potato wedges and cornbread. Keith had beef brisket, pit-smoked mac & cheese and cornbread. Dallas had chicken fingers, wedges and cornbread. It was a damn good meal to say the least. The only caveat was Keith's mac & cheese. Not the greatest taste, and was served cold. All I want to know is where the hell I can get that sauce they put on my chicken. Damn that was good!

We were ready to leave Lazy Bear Lodge, but Keith first had to use the facilities. About 15 minutes had passed when he hadn't yet returned. Concerned, Dallas went to the washroom to check on him, only to find out that he was TRAPPED in the bathroom stall, and she had to get restaurant staff to help him get out. I guess the lock handle was wedged and wouldn't budge. Eventually he was set free. No harm, no foul...... Ok, maybe a little foul. lol

So from there, we headed to another souvenir / candy shop and then made our way to Canterbury Theatre in Medieval Faire to catch their stage production. This year's was called "Cirque de Ambiente". I wanted to make sure we were there early for the 4pm show as I wanted good seats as a result of my limited sight. We managed to score front row center!

This show was AMAZING. This was stuff you would see on America's Got Talent. They had jugglers with glow-in-the-dark bowling pins. Roller Bladers, acrobatics, curtain climbers, hula-hoopers, etc. I was in awe from start to finish.

After the show, Keith wanted to ride Thunder Run again, this time with Dallas. So I found a place in the shade to sit and wait for them. This was the least eventful part of the day for me as I had sat there for 45 minutes. When running on no sleep, it felt like an eternity. But they had a blast, so it was all good.

We then went to the arcade. Keith had been wanting to play some games all day so I thought I'd oblige and buy some tokens. I had intended on spending $20 (the equivalent of 100 tokens), but for $30, you got 200 so I went with that. Most of the games there awarded you tickets. After you've redeemed enough, you can trade them in for a plethora of prizes. The games themselves were fun. I find I had the biggest payout playing "Piano Tiles". A game where you have to press huge clunky buttons in correspondence to what you see on-screen...... and fast. I did great at first, but got a little sloppy the more I played, so I cut my losses. I also tried my hand at Pac-Man, Wheel of Fortune and a few others. Keith played basically the same ones I did. We rounded the arcade off with a game of 'air hockey', only this table was unique as it was sloped on both sides. Made for a unique experience. Problem with air hockey is, Keith and I play a little TOO aggressively and I wound up hurting my arm while playing. (P.S. I still won!)

After the arcade, I was in desperate need of another adrenaline boost as I was running on fumes at this point. So Keith rode Spinovator for the second time, this time with me. I don't know if it's just me, but I don't remember that ride being so damn fast! No complaints though!

So back to shopping we went after that. Keith got a stuffed axolotl with 'Canada's Wonderland" printed on the stomach, and I bought my mom a keychain.

We decided to head to the front of park and get some funnel cakes. My love for this dessert knows no limits! It was the first I'd had in 14 years. Couldn't get over the price as they were now $17.99 a pop. I still say you get your money's worth because those things are HUGE. I grabbed my plate and I swear it weight a good 2-3 pounds.

Keith had never tried funnel cake before, and as it turns out, he didn't like it. That really surprised me actually, because let's face it...... What's not to like? Dallas ate most of her's but couldn't quite polish it off. I finished mine, but it took some effort! It's easy to underestimate just how filling those things are! I certainly enjoyed it after all of these years!

I'd decided at that point that I was done going on rides for the day. I was too full and too tired. So we hit a couple of souvenir shops near the front of the park. One of which had mostly Wonderland apparel. I was gutted because in one section of the first store, they had 40th Anniversary apparel sporting the original logo (the aforementioned one that was on the Thunder Run trains). Problem was, they were only available in small and medium sizes. Needless to say, I'm neither small, nor medium. Wonderland's 40th Anniversary was 2 years ago, and they were trying to get rid of what was left by selling it for 50% off. I would've been all over that t-shirt if only they had it in my size.

We then went to the other souvenir shop located at the front gate, which had a little bit of everything. After walking around a few times, I'd decided to wait outside the store. Dallas came out with a surprise for me. She had bought me a Canada's Wonderland pin sporting that original logo!!! I thought that was so incredibly thoughtful, and it meant so very much that she would do that for me.

Anyway, it was getting dark and we decided to head back to the Frontier Canada area of the park to find a refresh station for one last refill before we left. Now I have to say, their unlimited drink refill package is WORTH IT. For only $18.99, they give you a souvenir cup which allows for free refills for the ENTIRE day with only a 15 minute wait between each. On a hot day, this package is a godsend, because I assure you, you would be paying a hell of a lot more out of pocket throughout the day for each individual drink!

So, we exited the park about 9:30pm and headed to the bus terminal which is located to the left of the parking lot. A bit of a walk from the gate. The bus came at 10:25. We were back at Square One by about 11:15. We waited an hour there for our connecting bus, ad we were back in Guelph by 1:40. After calling a cab, we'd reached my apartment by 2am.......and in bed by 2:01. lol

Yesterday was strictly a day to recuperate. We didn't do a whole lot aside from chill and relax. I made Keith and Dallas corn on the cob for dinner. I think that was about the extent of my activity that day. Dallas was picked up around mid-afternoon and Keith went home shortly after.

It goes without saying that this was one of the best weekends I've had in a VERY long time. A way to destress and just have pure FUN. One of my big concerns was how I'd handle the rides at my age. Turns out...... even at 46....... I still have that need for speed!

[earaercircular]

Little recycling, although a lot of entrepreneurship that practices it

Orujo is called the wet solid waste

Complaint to the EU of the Spanish waste situation. The business commitment to sustainability is renewed.

In Spain we do not recycle well or enough. Almost 20 percentage points below the 55% set for 2025, according to the Cotec Foundation for Innovation[1]. This reason has led 26 environmental organisations and entities to denounce[2] the situation before the European Commission, "in the form of a distress call", they clarify from Greenpeace. In addition, "close to 80% of the waste[3] is not separated correctly, which makes it difficult to do quality recycling," they say from Ecologistas en Acción[4].

We continue to be anchored in the linear model of resource use and, at the same time, the growing number of entrepreneurs who turn waste reduction into their source of inspiration or the reason for their business is surprising. Below, we present three innovative proposals from those who do embroider circularity.

Floral, but not ephemeral

The case of Gus&Flowers[5] combines vocation and design in equal parts. Behind the brand, Gustavo Vaquero – who left his job as a computer scientist to open this flower shop, because he always felt, “above all, a gardener” – and his companion, Carlos Piñeyroa, “I am the flowers and the vase”, he jokes. Thus, while he deals with strategy and communication, his partner (Gus for everyone) creates different floral compositions full of volume.

Are they selling flowers here? They say they are sometimes asked. And it is that its showcase is misleading because it is unconventional, with the right vegetation to tell a story and almost always, among it, a poster with some proposal: workshops, talks, encounters with wine, "everything that mixes knowledge and life", they indicate .

Afterwards, another question usually arises for those who buy: why do their flowers last so long? “We did not want to use refrigeration and we looked for a basement that would provide enough natural cold. Nor is there too much transportation, which is why we offer flowers that are in season and within a radius of about 100 kilometres for deliveries," Piñeyroa details. Thus, they extend the life of the product and can even make it eternal with their “Long live the flowers” service, which they provide together with the ceramic artist Pilar González. Once the bouquet withers, the artisan and researcher burns it and with that ash she enamels and makes a unique piece, “which in turn will serve as a support for another floral ensemble just as special as the one immortalized”, comments Gus. His next challenge will be to measure the carbon footprint from the very origin of the plant. Not in vain, they have been among the ten finalists of the 50+ Emprende 2023 Awards[6] (Fundación Generación Savia and Endesa[7]), delivered the day before yesterday.

Upcycled uniforms

Another business tandem is the one formed by Laura Fernández and Nuria Cavia, co-founders of Deleite Wear[8], the solution that offers hotel owners and tourism entities uniforms created from their own textile waste. “We go one step further. We upcycle by saving high-quality sheets, bedspreads and lingerie, cottons that are no longer seen in clothing stores and that we transform into shirts, aprons, tunics, chef jackets, etc.", details the second, who is also Laura's mother (the specialist in sustainable fashion). From these designs, each organisation measures the positive impact that saves natural resources. “A Deleite Camisa avoids 3,000 litres of water, what we would drink in five years, and at the same time offers decent work to vulnerable groups,” she continues.

The initiative has just entered the Lanzadera startup incubator[9] and already has recognitions such as the NextGen StartUp Award[10] and the best horeca proposal in the Madrid Emprendedoras Award[11], on top of the adhesion of pioneering entities in sustainability that in this way help to reduce the contamination of 67% attributed to tissue production.

Now, having consolidated their business with white clothes, they are looking for "how to dye sustainably using alperujo[12], a residue from the olive oil harvest," explains Fernández, who did research on it in his Master's in Textile Engineering and continues to develop it with the OliWasTex project[13]. (CPU).

Sea-scented accessories

Next to REnáutico[14] (formerly Baluma) we also come across young entrepreneurs like Laura, although in this case, it is a trio: Miguel Díaz, Lucia Sáenz de Miera and Inés Irigoyen. Their degree of entrepreneurship united them and encouraged them "to promote a social and sustainable project at the same time", she comments. This is how a brand of fashion accessories emerged “ethically produced in Spain from nautical waste; specifically, boat sails, which we transform into resistant, waterproof, reversible and unique products”, she adds.

After three years of recycling, they have reached agreements with many ports and yacht clubs that donate the material they remove and take it to small craft workshops. They work on demand and, above all, they sell to companies.

Now it's time for these three examples of companies that recycle, already established as a benchmark, to also make their way of achieving profitablility.

Source

Mamen Lucio Maderuelo, Poco reciclaje, aunque mucho emprendimiento que lo practica, in: El País, 21-04-2023; https://cincodias.elpais.com/extras/entorno/2023-04-20/poco-reciclaje-aunque-mucho-emprendimiento-que-lo-practica.html

[1] The Fundación Cotec para la innovación (Cotec Foundation for Innovation) is a private, non-profit organization whose mission is to promote innovation as an engine for economic and social development. Cotec has close to 100 Members, including private companies and regional and local administrations. YE. King Felipe VI is the Honorary President. There has also been Cotec Italia since 2001, and Cotec Portugal since 2003, which give an international character to the drive for innovation promoted by Cotec. The Cotec Foundation has distinguished itself since 1990 for carrying out intense work at the service of technological innovation among Spanish companies. In fulfilling this mission, Cotec stood out mainly in two activities: serving as an observatory for R D I in Spain, and providing analysis and advice on innovation, technology and the economy. In 2015 Cotec decided to expand its challenges to become a true agent of change that contributes to the development of the Spanish economy and society based on a more ambitious definition of the concept of innovation. https://cotec.es/en/la-fundacion?gclid=Cj0KCQjw3a2iBhCFARIsAD4jQB2cKjqfId-90Pakd_T7gDYcdWBXdikCJ6ncuJlTjlisj_ENMyEgVXYaAhbfEALw_wcB

[2] Read also: https://www.tumblr.com/earaercircular/712071401437347840/26-organizations-sue-spain-before-europe-for-low?source=share

[3] What the waste law brings: harmonization and municipal rates. A state tax replaces those approved by the autonomies. The Law on Waste and Contaminating Soils for a Circular Economy entered into force on April 10. This rule, which transposes two European directives, seeks to regulate waste in an integral way and strengthen its separate collection, especially that of domestic waste. https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2022/04/20/companias/1650471895_741817.html

[4] Ecologistas en Acción (Spanish: Ecologistas en Acción, sometimes Ecologistas en Acción-CODA) is a Spanish grassroots confederation of 300 ecological groups, founded on December 9, 1998. https://www.ecologistasenaccion.org/

[5] Are…. we are ephemeral, ethereal, almost invisible…. we are from Madrid,... but you will not see us, unless you look up, and look up, a little below the sky... you cannot touch us, you cannot call us, because we hardly exist... Of course, you will see us in Sr.Ito, Kike Keller, Swinton&Grant, Ecoalf, Latitude, Almacén Alquián & Hóptimo... we are a new concept: the store without a store, the trees that are not trees,... we are the trend that is yet to be invented... We are Gus&Flowers. We are four, we are two, we are one… Gustavo Vaquero is the gardener, the passionate about plants, the creative, the promoter. Carlos Piñeyroa is like a two-faced, the one with the business and the one with the narratives, the one with how to do it and how to tell it. https://gusandflowers.com/quienes-somos/

[6] A digitization project, a hot sauce and trips around Spain win the +50 Emprende Awards https://50emprende.es/

[7] SAVIA is a non-profit project led by the Endesa Foundation. The Foundation's activity focuses on five lines of action: Education, Training for Employment, Urban Biodiversity, Culture and Corporate Volunteering. The SAVIA project falls within the Training for Employment area. Endesa Foundation seeks to promote a necessary cultural change among a group estimated at around 925,900 professionals over 50 years of age (source: EPA first quarter 2023) who have been prematurely terminated from their jobs. A cultural change that also offers solutions to the Spanish social and business fabric (SMEs, startups and NGOs) to which we approach great professionals, endowed with talent and experience for their growth and development. https://www.generacionsavia.org/info/sobre-savia

[8] Deleite Wear up-cycles hotel textile waste re-valorizing it into new sustainable uniforms for your employees. A circular solution with big positive climate impact to align your business with the social and environmental responsibility your clients are demanding. Each Deleite Wear product implies on average:

· Water savings for an adult to drink during 5 years

· Energy savings to charge 912 smartphones

Deleite Wear impact garments are manufactured locally in Spain supporting social inclusion, working hand in hand with the ateliers to achieve a circular and resilient textile economy. https://deleitewear.com/

[9] The Lanzadera de Startups (Startup Shuttle) is a training and coaching program for young entrepreneurs to define their innovative ideas. Its purpose is to provide them with an accelerated program in three or four weeks to start the project, teaching them the necessary knowledge bases for a good business development. https://www.marketinginsiderreview.com/que-es-lanzadera-startups/

[10] The Supply Chain Management Review NextGen Awards. NGSC Awards recognizes the companies shaping tomorrow’s supply chains with advances that are helping organizations navigate the complexities of the modern supply chain while also preparing them for success in the future. https://www.nextgensupplychainconference.com/awards/

[11] The 2023 Emprendedoras Award is one of the Madrid City Council's lines of recognition for the work of women entrepreneurs. The total endowment amounts to 100,000 euros in different prizes, in addition to other contributions in kind. This award is nationwide. The Madrid City Council has the collaboration of Womenalia, the Spanish Association of Business Women of Madrid (ASEME), the Hotel Business Association of Madrid (AEHM), the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC), Onda Madrid, PwC Spain and IBM. https://www.madridemprende.es/premio-emprendedoras/

[12] Alperujo is the solid liquid waste generated by the new two-phase method of olive oil extraction. Orujo is called the wet solid waste,[2] which is generated by the traditional methods of extraction, based on presses, and the continuous three-phase decanting processes. The process generates additionally one stream of olive oil and two streams of wastes, the Orujo and an aqueous waste called alpechín.

[13] OliWasTex investigates the revaluation of a post-industrial waste as an innovative source of ecological textile dyes. This project responds to the demand to find new circular solutions and is aligned with an early but growing fashion trend. Olive oil production presents 3 main lines of waste: olive leaves, waste water from the olive mill and olive pomace ("alperujo"). Alperujo consists of the solid parts that remain after the extraction of olive oil, a mixture mainly of stones, pulp and perhaps some leaves and other organic matter with high concentrations of phenolics and acids that make it highly affine as a dye for cationic textile fibres. https://oliwastex.upc.edu/ca

[14] REnautico is a project for the reuse of waste, mainly nautical waste, such as sails from boats that cannot continue sailing, and we create new products such as sustainable fashion accessories: bags, toiletry bags... All ethically produced in Spain. Our purpose is to contribute to reducing the waste that is generated annually and to be able to demonstrate that they can have another opportunity, we seek to cultivate a more responsible consumption mentality and use of current resources.

[boy-in-a-flower-crown]

notable people from my seven months of working the graveyard shift

- the regular who came in every day before 5 am to buy at least two lottery tickets and two scratch tickets

   - on one occasion he came in while I was mopping the floor and he couldn't see me and i yelled "hi!" and he responded with "i wish I was"

- the surprisingly well dressed but still very exasperated man who came in at about three am asking for coffee creamer

- the 34 year old 5 foot tall woman who came in wearing hello kitty PJs at 4:45 in the morning and was incredulous that i asked her for ID when she asked to buy cigs

- the man with a smoker's voice who purchased four dollars worth of gas entirely with quarters

- the man who came in without a mask, ordered an extra large coffee, and when I started saying "because you're not wearing a mask i will have to dispense the beverage for you", he cut me off after "mask" and said "oh yeah I'm so sorry dude! i just had the most passionate kiss with someone..." while putting up a bandana. his credit card declined on $2.30 and he then ran away looking for cash. he never came back.

- the man with a heavy russian accent who was very upset that we didn't carry whole coffee beans

- the customer on skip the dishes that ordered five bottles of pepsi, a litre of milk and a bag of wine gums at 1 in the morning

- the person who left a mostly empty tub of Betty Crocker french vanilla frosting open and with a spoon on the counter

- the woman who came in at 1:30am asking to use the bathroom and when I told her no pubic access she said, verbatim, "I'm gonna take his head between my thighs, or what's left of them because I'm a skinny little chicken, and I'm gonna pop it off." no i don't know who "he" is

- the man who came in quite literally strutting at 4:30 am saying "cinnamon buns" over and over

- the kid who told me "have a good evening" at 5:30am

- the woman who asked me for cigs and rolled her eyes when I ID'd her, said "I'm 30 years old", and walked out. that's when I noticed that not only was she in her pyjamas, but she was also wearing slippers. like, in the house with a housecoat, bright pink and fuzzy kind of slippers

- the man who had to be at least in his 40s who was using what appeared to be a spiderman themed velcro clasped wallet

- the man who practically begged me to get the store to order more cinnamon buns

- the man who asked "where's your floss?" at 1:30am

- the absolute chaotic boys who asked me to sell them single cigs

- the Uber driver who told me "bless you and bless your family, you're doing a wonderful job"

- the person who ordered two packs of triple a batteries and nothing else at 1 in the morning

- the very spunky girl who came in at 2 in the morning asking if we sold caramels, and told me "it was a craving i got at 1am and i was like 'yeah let's make this!' and no. it didn't work. toxic sludge from hell." and left.

- the older woman who said "the luckiest married women become mothers, and the luckiest married men become motherfuckers."

- the boys who came in at 11pm and asked if we sold firecrackers

- the guy who straight up asked me if he could steal a taquito

- the people who made popcorn in our microwave at 2 in the morning

- the woman who told me to go masturbate after i ID'd her

- an entirely separate woman who came in wearing different hello kitty PJ pants, asked for cigs, and was incredulous when I ID'd her

- a man with an incredibly thick Irish accent who asked me why i was on the graveyard shift, and after saying "it's a pretty easy shift, especially as an introvert" he said "introversion doesn't exist" then as he was leaving he said, "you're adhd as fuck though, aren't you"

- the person who ordered two bottles of water and three packs of gum at two in the morning

- the woman who, as she was leaving, said "until next time, keep fit, and have fun."

- the man who came in at 4:30 am and told me he just had a really good date with a seagull

- the girl who asked me if her hair gave me a stoner vibe when it actively made me think of an anime girl

- the guy who was driving a bobcat

- the (definitely cis) guy who came in looking for oil and the like at about 4am. when he brought all his stuff to the counter he said, "this shit is getting too expensive" and i responded "this is why I don't drive," to which he said "well if it's got tits or tires it's gonna cause you trouble and it's gonna cost you a lot of money."

- the guy who came in, put two cans of red bull on the counter, then asked if we had twizzlers. upon hearing no, he said "forget it" and walked out without buying the red bulls.

- the man who, to pay for his items, pulled out a jar of coins that included pennies (I'm in Canada, where pennies have been discontinued for almost a decade)

- the man who came in and asked if any sex stores are in the area and open (it was 2 am). after telling him no he tried buying condoms, for which his card declined. he then proceeded to ask me if I wanted to hang out with him when my shift was over.

- the ridiculously drunk man who came in at three in the morning and when I said "hi!" he replied "good"

- the boys in their early twenties who came in at 3am and while waiting for me to grab the slurpee cup i overheard one of them say "look at how good his hair looks, i feel like i should be being fucked looking at it."

- the man who paid for a pack of cigs almost entirely in quarters

- *we'd started doing donations for covid relief in India* the man who after asking if there were sizes for the condoms, during the transaction i asked if he'd like to make a donation and he said "why would I donate to covid?" after his payment went through he said "would you?" and i said "donate to a covid relief fund?" and he said "yeah" and i was like "??? yes???"

- two people asked me if I said the donation was for chlamydia. the first guy said "if it's for chlamydia then I'm not donating" but the second guy said "i mean chlamydia sucks too, I'd donate either way"

- the three very drunk and very considerate girls who were all dressed as flappers

- the guy who asked for four tea bags for his 12oz cup and proceeded to make what I'm assuming was an attempt at a London fog

- the man who came in at about 3:40 after I'd already completed cash counts. he put a jug of chocolate milk on the counter and said "does it bother you that I'm buying this? like, can you keep it a secret just between us?" and i was like "i mean yeah sure" and then i noticed he was holding several rolls of dimes and i told him "i can't take cash right now as I've already completed the counts for shift change" and he was like "not even for gas?" and i was internally like "yeah duh" and then he goes "look man i can go without the gas but i have to have my chocolate milk" and i was like "there's nothing i can do" and then he said "do you drink chocolate milk?" and i said "not frequently, no" and he said "oh, not since you were six?" and i was like "I'm lactose intolerant" which shut him up for about three seconds before he said "you're really not gonna budge?" and then walked out

- the guy who asked for the bathroom and when I said there's no public access he said "what about friends, I've been here twice" and i said "unless you're staff you don't get to use it" and he said "i have a staph infection, does that count" and when my unimpressed look told him no he said "well i tried" and left

- the eighty year old man who was actively using a Bowser snap wallet

- the guy who had to change his tire directly in front of the store at two in the morning

- the guy who punched me in the face with a bottle of iced tea, causing me a concussion and ultimately causing me to quit my job

[dauntingatdusk]

Jeffrey Dahmer - The Milwaukee Cannibal (pt.2)

DAVID THOMAS (23) – September 24 1990

David Thomas aged 24 was murdered and dismembered by Dahmer. Dahmer begins to take photographs as he dismembers the body and while the murder is in progress.

CURTIS STRAUGHTER (19) – February 18, 1991

Curtis Straughter engaged in oral sex with Dahmer, he is later murdered and dismembered. His bones were crushed but Dahmer kept his skull.

ERROL LINDSEY (19) – April 7 1991

Errol Lindsey is drugged and strangled by Dahmer before he is used to perform oral sex. Again Dahmer dismembers his body and keeps the skull.

ANTHONY HUGHES (31) – May 24 1991

Anthony Hughes, who is deaf and mute, is passed a note from Dahmer at a club. In Dahmer’s usual routine he invites him back to his place for photos. Dahmer murders Hughes and dismembers him, keeping his skull also. However before Dahmer dismembered the corpse he left the body lying around the apartment.

KONERAK SINTHASOMPHONE (14) May 26 1991

Konerak Sinthasomphone is offered money from Dahmer, and he follows him back to his place. Dahmer drugs the child and assaults him while he is unconscious. Dahmer experimented on Konerak also, drilling into the back of his skull and injecting hydrochloric acid. He did this in attempt to cfeate a “zombie” that he could have complete control of. At some point Dahmer leaves the apartment and Konerak stumbles from the building. He is spotted, bleeding from his anus, by two girls who call the police. The police investigate while Dahmer returns and explains that the child is actually his 19 year old lover. The police leave without any further investigation and Konerak is later murdered and dismembered. Dahmer also kept his skull. If the last name sounds familiar he is the brother of the 13 year old Laotian who got away from him.

MATT TURNER (20) – June 30 1991

At a gay pride parade young Matt Turner meets Dahmer. Turner would become another victim of Dahmer’s and his skull is placed in the freezer. His body is also one that Dahmer left lying around his apartment as he was dismembered.

JEREMIAH WEINBERGER (23) July 5 1991

Weinberger and Dahmer meet at a nightclub and Jeremiah actually spends the entire night at Dahmer’s apartment. When he requests to leave the next morning Dahmer became enraged and treats him not unlike Konerak. Dahmer uses boiling water in place of hydrochloric acid. Turner was left in a coma like state for two days. Dahmer would later strangle him. Weinberger was dismembered and his head was placed in the freezer alongside Matt Turner.

OLIVER LACY (23) July 15 1991

Lacy spends some time with Dahmer at his apartment engaging in consensual sexual activity. As he had done with his previous victims Dahmer drugs Lacy and murders him once he is unconscious. Lacy is dismembered and both his heart and head are placed inside Dahmer’s fridge.

JOSEPH BRADEHOFT (25) July 19 1991

Bradehoft becomes Dahmer’s last murder. The two men have consensual sex at the apartment before Bradehoft is drugged and murdered. He is dismembered with his head and torso being placed in the freezer. His other remains however were placed in a large barrel of acid that Dahmer had purchased in Early July.

TRACY EDWARDS (31) July 24 1991

Tracy Edwards is the last man who Dahmer brought back to his apartment. Tracy was given a cocktail to make him drowsy. Dahmer tried to sexually assault Tracy. Tracy had began to struggle when Dahmer put a handcuff on his right arm. As Dahmer reached for a knife Tracy ran for the unlocked door. Dahmer attempted to pull the man back inside and a brawl broke out. Tracy hit Dahmer on the side of the head which knocked him to the floor. Edwards escaped and ran into the street where he was able to flag down a patrol car. The Police returned to Dahmers apartment and began their investigation. Police found photos of various states of dismemberment, a severed head on the ground, the fridge and freezer containing a heart, flesh, and a portion of muscle. The freezer contained 3 heads, a human torso, a bag containing more flesh and internal organs. The cupboard contained various chemicals and 2 bleached skulls. Also on the floor was a large kettle holding 2 hands and set of genitals. Police found 3 more skulls in a filing cabinet. The wardrobe was opened to show a complete skeleton, dried human scalp, and more genitals. In a small box they found 2 more skulls and next to the box was a 260 litre vat containing acid. Inside the acid police found 3 human torsos in various stages of decomposition. Dahmer is arrested.

AFTER ARREST

Dahmer is charged with four counts of homicide, from the evidence police find in his home. Dahmer admits that his crimes were wrong and did not shift blame. His bail was set for 1 million dollars. On January 13 1992, Dahmer changes his plea from innocent, to guilty with an insane defense. While Dahmer admitted to killing the fifteen identified victims he continued with his defense that he suffered a mental disease and as such should not be held responsible. On February 15 of the same year Dahmer is found guilty of 15 counts of murder and sentenced to 941 years in Jail.

DEATH

On November 28 1994 Dahmer is sexually assaulted and murdered in prison by Christopher Scarver at age 34. Scarver was a convicted murderer. Dahmers body was cremated, per his request, and his ashes were split among his parents. After Death in December 1995 a judge ordered the cremation of Dahmer’s brain, which had been preserved at the request of Dahmers mother who hoped to have it studied. Joyce hoped that studying the brain would determine whether or not biological factors were behind her sons behaviour. However, Lionel sought out the cremation because that is what Dahmer requested.

PYSCHOLOGY

Conditions: Necrophilia: Lionel Dahmer noticed four year old Jefferys fascination with animal bones collected from beneath the family home. Dahmer also collected dead animals from the sides of roads. Dahmer however did not enjoy the act of killing animals, a big difference from most seriall killers in their youth. He merely was fascinated by their bodies. In High School Dahmers interest would persevere. It is believed that this fascination grew into something erotic in adolescence. Dahmer would gain another obsession at this age: compulsive masturbation. His two biggest interests would slowly began to coincide. Dahmer found the warmth from a recently deceased body arousing, however similiary to how Dahmer took no joy in the killing of animals, Dahmer claims to not be a sexual sadist. He states that he derived no pleasure from his victims’ terror or pain. Dahmer would frequently keep pieces of his victims and use them in his masturbation. He even went so far as to keep on the heads in his locker at Ambrosia Chocolate Co. Dahmer also planned to build a shrine of sorts with the skulls and skeletons of his victims. This was supposed to be a kind of supernatural shrine and help Dahmer stay connected to his victims. Cannibalism: While Dahmer initially admitted to eating one victims bicep because he wanted to try it Dahmer put another victims head and heart in the fridge to eat later. Coworkers reported that Dahmer brought meat from home with a “special gravy” but refused to let any taste it. Dahmer would also keep chopped human meat in his freezer which he shaped into patties. He would later state that he ate his victims to keep them with him forever, similar to why he kept their skulls. Pedophilia: Dahmer was arrested numerous times for exposing himself to minors or molesting them. He somehow avoided capture for these crimes. His adult victims all shared a boyish appearance and were young in age. It isn’t clear whether the allegations that Dahmer was molested by a teenage neighbour are true, but it is common in most pedophile’s background. His father has claimed he was but Dahmer denied it and no charges have been made. Denial is not unusual, however and even more so among men. Exhibitionism: Dahmer’s exhibitionism could be seen as an outgrowth of his pedophilia. In August 1982 Dahmer was charged with drunk and disorderly conduct after exposing himself to a crowd, which included children. Four years later he would be arrested for lewd behavior after he was caught masturbating infront of two twelve year old boys. He confessed to five previous incidents of public masturbating and was sentenced to one year of probation. He was also ordered to seek therapy, which he failed to do. Depression: Paraphilias are frequently comorbid with depressive symptoms. Right before he was arrested Dahmer sought and killed victims while he reported his depressive episodes to his probation officer. Dahmer also alluded that losing his job would be a good reason to kill himself. Substance Dependence: Dahmer had a long, long history of substance abuse. He abused alcohol frequently beginning in high school where a classmate recalled Dahmer drinking scotch in class. Dahmer would continue this behaviour into college where he would often pass out drunk on his way back to his dorm. His alcoholic behaviour also got him dishonourably discharged from the army. According to defense expert Carl M. Wahlstrom M.D, Dahmer had to drink in order to murder his victims and that he did not enjoy that act of killing. Asperger’s Disorder According to Lionel (Dahmer’s father) Jeffery as a young child did not hold eye contact, showed blank facial expressions, was stiff and rigid, and had trouble interacting with other children. Quote from Dahmer “The subtleties of social life were beyond my grasp. When children liked me, I did not know why. Nor could I formu- late a plan for winning their affection. I simply didn't know how things worked with other people.... And try as I might, I couldn't make other people seem less strange and unknow- able. (Silva et

al., p. 1349). “ Silva et al. (2002) belive that Dahmer’s fixation on corpses and body parts allowed him to reimagine them as love and sex objects. Morever, his meticulous fascination with bones and body parts from a young age is also a sign of Aspergers – as much as his social and emotional impairments. It is noted however that borderline personality disorder and Aspergers is difficult to tell apart in adulthood since both impair interpersonal relations and share several core symptoms. Several facts and events in Dahmer’s life seem to actually argue against an Aspergers diagnosis. There was an incident where police caught Dahmer chasing a naked and bleeding 14 year old boy. Dahmer was able to convince the police that nothing was wrong – even though he had a decomposing corpse already in his bedroom. SOURCES A&E Biography Video: Jeffrey Dahmer https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/dahmer-jeffrey.htm Baumann, Edward, Step into My Parlor: The Chilling Story of Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer. 1991. Dahmer, Lionel, A Father's Story. William Morrow and Company, 1994. Davis, Don, Milwaukee Murders, Nightmare in Apartment 213: The True Story. St Martin's Paperbacks, 1995. Martingale, Moira, Cannibal Killers. St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1993. Tithecott, Richard and James Kincaid, Of Men & Monsters: Jeffrey Dahmer & the Construction of the Serial Killer.

[aching-tummies]

Quiet in the Library!

I think I lived out a kink-scenario again completely on accident today (note, this was written a couple of days before posting due to a busy schedule).

My area is currently experiencing an unprecedented heat wave. We're normally a colder climate so built-in AC units are not a thing in our area. Older houses come with ways to heat one's house, but nothing to cool it down because our climate is normally either cold or freezing. On my day off from work I decided that I wanted to go out somewhere with AC to kill time. I had some stuff I needed to work on and some things I needed to print off so I made plans to head to a public library and work/chill for a couple of hours.

I discussed my plan with family members. Some family members are going through medical treatments and stuff, so the entire household has been wary of going outside and potentially bringing germs and other stuff back home with them. I'd be going out for "recreational" purposes. We have a printer at home but it is only connected to someone else's desktop...so if I absolutely had to print something off I'd have to hop onto that computer...which I have done in the past...so the library trip was more for the idea of spending a couple of hours in a building with AC going. I wanted to let family know of my plans so that they wouldn't plan for me to be at home...and also offered the idea of someone tagging along with me if they wanted to beat the heat in the library too.

Turns out someone else was toying with the idea of going on a grocery run but they were on the fence because of the heat wave. I suggested that I'd tag along with them on the grocery trip, help them carry items and all, and then they could drop me off at the library and save me one trip on transit...I'd take transit home when I was ready. With that plan, I suggested that we eat breakfast at home because I had plans to buy lunch outside while on my library trip and I did not want to have to buy or eat two fast-food meals in one day. This was all discussed the night before my day off, fyi.

Plan made, upon waking up we worked together to put breakfast on the table. Unfortunately, my first task upon waking was to chug some ice-cold water out of the fridge. It was hot and I was sweating not even 10 minutes after waking up. The shock of cold water so soon after waking gave me cramps. Imagine how you'd react to being rudely woken up by someone dumping a bucket of ice-water on you...yeah, that's exactly how my stomach reacted. I hid in my room, doubled over with cramps, and left the rest of breakfast prep to family members.

Something went wrong with breakfast, apparently, that resulted in half of the food being inedible so I ended up eating about three mouthfuls of food and leaving the rest for other family members. The spoiled breakfast put other family in a bad mood so they reneged on our plans. Timing-wise, it resulted in a mad dash to the bus stop for me after swallowing my third mouthful of food because I had decided I'd be in the library today. The little food I had eaten was only barely enough to whet my appetite and my stomach was grumbling and snarling for more by the time I reached the bus stop. I rubbed my tummy a little to try to calm it because part of it was still griping over the ice-wakening.

When I got to the area with the library, I had a choice to make: walk further in the heat, by-pass the library, to find food at a nearby food-court first...or hit the library as intended, spend a few hours there, and then search for food hours later. The heat made my decision for me...looking for food first would have resulted in double the amount of walking in the heat because I'd be bypassing the library only to return to it after getting food. My stomach had calmed down on the bus ride (thanks to some discreet tummy rubs) and was no longer grumbling at me.

I hunkered down in the library with my earbuds in. It's been over a year since I set foot in a library due to the pandemic shutting them down for in-person services. I missed this. My favorite thing to do in the summer in previous years was to bring my laptop to a library and enjoy the ambience and the air-conditioning. It doesn't cost anything but transit fare so I did this often before the pandemic hit. I was enjoying myself. I felt a little self-conscious though because people that walked by my table gave me strange looks...and I don't know why. I had my mask on, other people at other tables were doing the same as I--had their laptops out and were working on Word-Processing documents. I'm at the age where I can totally blend in as a post-secondary student...so I couldn't fathom why I was getting strange looks and I kept on checking if my hair was out of place or if I had something on my clothes.

When I wrapped up my work, I shut down my computer and pulled by earbuds out...that's when I realized that the rumbling I felt throughout my three hours at the library was not due to my music being too loud. The grumbles had come back with a vengeance and apparently had been going for at least two and a half hours. Something about tables always seems to act as an echo chamber for stomach growls and these ones were audible...so...yeah...my best guess as to why people were giving me odd looks: my tummy was growling and they heard it.

To add to my embarrassment, a stunningly attractive person was in the table behind me. There was no way he didn't hear my growling tummy. I packed up, printed off my stuff, and left the library in a rush in order to spare myself further embarrassment.

Onto food. I stopped by a nearby convenience store to hunt for drinks. Pro-tip when eating at a food court or going to the movies or something: drinks and snacks are cheaper if you get them from a grocer or a convenience store or something than if you were to get them at the food court or theatre. I know, it's bad to do that to a theatre, but most of the people I know working in theatres tell me that they don't mind if you bring outside food as long as you don't leave evidence...don't throw out your own wrappers and zipper bags in their trash bins and don't leave bottled drinks and stuff lying around. You shouldn't do that sort of thing if you bought concessions at the theatre either...but yeah.

The convenience store here almost always has a "3 for $5" sale on drinks...it's just a matter of which brand/flavors are on sale when I go. I lucked out and it was on 500mL bottles of lemonade that day...so I trudged over to the food court carrying 1.5 litres of drinks. I was hungry and it was hot, so I ended up buying some of those premade sushi platters. It wasn't a big one...8 pieces or so. I bought a small bento box as well that basically just had some meat on top of the rice and a side of vegetables. I was hungry, so I was sure that this amount of food was alright for me to finish in one sitting. In previous trips I'd bought a 2-item large bento and the same sushi platter...I'd be able to finish the bento and maybe eat 2 of the rolls before being full in previous trips, so I was sure that what I had bought would fit comfortably in my stomach.

I forgot to factor in thirst. It was a hot day and all, so I ended up drinking more lemonade than I otherwise would have. I drank 2 of the bottles during my meal...so an entire litre of drink went into my stomach along with the food. By the end of my meal all that was left on my plate was one roll from the sushi platter. I brought it to my lips but my stomach definitely didn't want it and it was too hard to swallow.

My gut was packed. The litre of lemonade (as well as about half a cup worth of water from a waterbottle) filled up my tummy and brought me to 'stuffed' rather than simply 'full', The food alone would have comfortably brought me to 'full' as I usually only have my waterbottle with me for meals so I don't drink too much.

I was wearing a loose button-up shirt over top of a camisole and pants that day. The clothes were very flattering and highlighted my slimmer waist. I've got a higher BMI than is considered normal/healthy...but my figure is basically on the bigger end of average rather than into full blown obese territory...and most of my fat distribution goes toward my bust, arms, and thighs so my stomach was flat in those clothes. Not after lunch, that's for sure.

My stuffed tummy was aching, stretched and fit to bursting. The glut of food and drink had rounded out my stomach and I was immensely glad for the loose button-up hiding the evidence. I sat at the table for a while, unwilling and unable to stand up because my stomach felt so heavy and there was pressure at the base of my esophagus from all the food. I was terrified that I'd throw up if I moved and jostled my tummy. I spent a few minutes discreetly rubbing my tummy under the table as I flipped through headlines on my phone. I wasn't paying attention to my phone, mentally begging my stomach to start digesting so that I could finally move.

When I finally got up, I opted to walk around the mall for a bit in hopes of coaxing faster digestion. My stomach churned and sloshed the whole time. Surprisingly, there wasn't really any gas in my guts. It was all liquid and solid food. The rice must have absorbed some of the liquid because everything felt like it had swelled up inside of my belly. The stretch was intense. Thanks to my clothes, I felt like some of those "surprise inspection" fanarts I've seen floating around. If I had a partner and a discreet/private setting, I wouldn't have minded playing out a "surprise inspection" scenario. I was alone in public and terribly shy and embarrassed about my tummy though. If anyone tried to press their palm into my tummy at that moment I'm sure I would have been embarrassed and that I would have thrown up from all of the pressure in and on my tummy. I was stuffed to the point it hurt--my stomach felt like it was on the verge of a rupture.

[mollies-mad-moments]

Update…

*TRIGGER WARNING*

Hello lovely followers.

I haven’t been online for a really long time and I should probably update (not sure anyone will be interested but ho hum). Lots has happened and this will be a long one so bear with me.

Last time I posted it was Friday 13th August and I had just been sectioned. It is now 8th October and a lot has happened in this time.

I arrived at the hospital and was searched, then put into isolation. They did a COVID swab which came back the next day as negative. I was moved onto the main ward.

I was put on Level 2 observations which means I was checked every 15 minutes. Because of recent events in my personal life, I was extremely suicidal and couldn’t see any future. A few days in a took a sharp implement to my throat. Next thing I know I was in A&E. Once they had stabilised me they were ready to close the wound but I refused to let them. I was held down, injected with sedatives and staples and stitched against my will. Some of the people holding me down were staff from my ward and it made it really hard to be able to trust them again.

I got back to the ward some time later, and was put on Level 3 observations which means I had someone with me 24/7…literally watching everything I do. I soon decided that I would stop my medication and eating and drinking. I started having seizures (I’m epileptic and hadn’t been taking my meds) and just couldn’t engage with staff.

I was soon back in the general hospital with dehydration. Again, against my will, they held me down whilst a team of doctors attempted to cannulate me. One of the staff from my ward was flicking water in my face (she later told me that the Doctor told her to do it to distract me) which escalated me even more. More trust broken. Eventually the doctor put a cannula in my leg just about my ankle. I had my legs held apart so I couldn’t kick the cannula out.

After a few days I was well enough to return to the psych ward. I carried on having seizures and one day I had a seizure and, so I was told afterwards, I completely threw myself off the bed and landed on my left side. They had administered rectal diazepam because the seizure lasted over 5 minutes. When I came round I was in agony with my shoulder and I had also got a nasty purple lump on my head. The nurses here called an ambulance but it wasn’t an emergency so they didn’t come until 21 hours later. They took me to A&E, and found that I had a posterior dislocated shoulder. They manipulated my shoulder back into place then sent me back to the ward. I had a follow up appointment with a consultant about a week later. He told me that posterior dislocations account for only 4% of all shoulder dislocations, and referred me urgently to physiotherapy. They saw me 20 minutes later! He explained that where my shoulder had been dislocated for such a long time, everything was loose so be careful not to overdo the exercises he had given me. About a week later I was doing my exercises and my shoulder popped out of place again. They took me back to A&E, relocated me again, but I was still in agony so they investigated further and I had destroyed the ligaments. Ouch.

Back on the ward I went into urinary retention and the medical doctor here made me an urgent appointment with urology and 2 hours later I was back at the general hospital to be catheterised. I was really upset because it was a male consultant who put it in, but because it was urgent he was the only person available at such short notice. The staff from my ward held my hand because having a man down in that area made me very uncomfortable. Anyway the bladder scan showed I had almost a litre of wee in there so when they put the catheter in they had to empty the bag twice in about 3 minutes! I went back to the psych ward with the catheter and kinda got used to it. I’m on a food and fluid chart and a fluid balance chart so they were also measuring my urine. My problem was (and still is) the fact that because I’ve only got one leg to stand on (as many of you know I am non-weight bearing on my left foot and use a wheelchair to mobilise) and one arm to use, so I have to get staff to pull my knickers and trousers up as I can’t balance on one foot and pull my bits up at the same time. So humiliating, but the nurses are super nice about it.

So about 3 weeks after the catheter was put in, my temperature spiked to 38.9•C which is very high, pulse my pulse was high but my oxygen and blood pressure were really low. I was meeting sepsis markers so they rushed me to A&E again, where they discovered I had a nasty urine infection. I was treated with IV antibiotics and fluids and oxygen. Once I was well enough, they swapped me to oral antibiotics so I could return to the psych ward.

About a week later , the catheter got blocked. The ward got the district nurse to come to the ward and see me. She removed the catheter and was going to fit another one but I requested to at least try to go on my own. The district nurse was lovely and said “if you can do a decent wee in the next 4 hours we can go without the catheter”. So I drank loads and managed to wee on my own! The ward told the district nurse that she didn’t need to come back.

That night, I had one of my awful nightmares (I get them all the time, nasty!) and woke up with a start. The staff member who was on my 1:1 observation asked me if I was ok and helped me to calm down…then I realised I had wet the bed. I was so mortified but the nurse was super nice and discreet about it. She said it’s normal after having a catheter for a long time, and for your bladder to work properly again and send signals to your brain to let you know you need to pee.

Eventually after much persuasion I went back on all my medications that I was on before. But one of my meds, Clozapine, the dose has to be titrated up very slowly because it’s such a potent drug and you have to have weekly blood tests.

I’ve been back on my meds for a good few weeks now and I’m seeing some improvement physically; no seizures or asthma attacks. Sadly my shoulder keeps dislocating so I’m awaiting an appointment with a specialist. Mentally…getting there. There are a lot of things going on in my personal life which I won’t go into but I’m hoping things will improve in time. I have just today been taken off 1:1 observations and I am now being checked every 5 minutes instead, which is a step forward. Onwards and upwards from now, hopefully.

Sorry for the essay. If anyone has managed to endure this whole update then give me a like, and thank you very much. I know it’s cheeky to ask but I’d really appreciate any little cards or something to brighten up my room, if you inbox me I could tell you the hospital address….

I hope all my lovely followers are well, or at least better than I’m doing at the moment. Stay golden x

@mollies-mad-moments

[hematomes]

Hello yes I've been summoned to talk again. Didn't feel the need a bit prior since the guy was already at the er so I... Well hope he got educated.

While I HOPE that your friend just means less water than normal, as in one litre instead of two I will give you the symptoms that comes from completly not drinking at all (which is a bad idea)

Let's start with the less scary sounding ones

Headache

Dry mouth as to be expected

Dry throat

More likely to be irritable

Increase in pimples and stuff since the toxins in your body has to go out somewhere and your kidney needs the water it can gets just so it won't shut down.

She will pee less but it will smell bad and at some point she won't need to pee at all which will result in utis or urinary track infections since she just plan won't pee enough to wash out any bacteria left in her bladder.

BTW she'll also have bad mouth smell.

So onto the worse symptoms and after that I'll explain why trying to dehydrate is a plain stupid way to lose weight.

After 2 days of not gaining any fluid which does include food btw, she will get

Sunken eyes, cheeks.

Sunken soft spot on top of skull.

Listlessness or irritability.

She will either get hypothermia or rapidly gain in temperature since all the fluid that normally regulates your temperature is needed to keep your brain lungs liver and kidney running

She will get constipated, severe leg cramps and cramps in general, she will get dizzy and maybe even faint.

At the 3rd day of no fluid intake survival instinct might even kick and she'll seek out any water so she won't die.

High heart rate but low blood pressure which means you might even get a stroke

Have I mentioned head aches? Cause they're going to worsen.

After that we'll if you somehow are clear enough in the head after day 3-4 a week if you're still eating food well.

It's done.

Now let's get into why it's plain stupid what YOU know but your friend not which means she should really visit a biology lesson at some point.

You actually lose more wheight if you drink. It helps you digest stay fit and a whole lot of other stuff. It gives you more energy which means you can do more sport.

If you don't drink but still eat dehydration won't do anything for your body.

Like I said you need water and if you don't drink water your complexion will worsen ashen skin and all which means you will jsut. Hate your body more since it doesn't quit look like you I've seen people don't quit recognize themself due to delirium and also Becwuse their eyes where so sunken in and their skin so ashen that they plain couldn't regocnize themself.

If you got any other question or like stuff don't hesitate to ask

Animal anon

jesus christ

thank you <3