#so drink lots of fluids

[astudentpaints]

it's pride month!!

even though im not out to most people, im still really exited. stay safe, and drink tons of water (it's really hot out). happy pride!

[mail-posting]

Thinking about Luca sickfic from food poisoning because with how bad the food conditions were in prison he forgets that food isn't supposed to make you want to vomit and he eats it anyway

[autogeneity]

kind of ridiculous that even after all this time the only thing really you can do for colds and flu is "suffer"

[blujayonthewing]

humiliating to ask the guy at the liquor store if they have everclear 190 and even more humiliating when the answer is 'no, and also, it's not legal to sell in michigan at all'

[always-a-slut-4-ghouls]

Last night I had a dream that I only vaguely remember where someone tried to switch hualian and beefleaf but kept failing because too much of Hua Cheng’s character was him being whipped and they didn’t know how to deal with that. I was entirely useless but did find their approach to making Xie Lian gender-fluid interesting (i don’t remember what they did when doing that).

I was basically just sitting there with a sprite I got from a movie theater that was closing (dream right before this one) and being entirely useless as help (but I was entertained)

[tvrningout-a]

i might lurk more than anything tonight — we’ll see! work and a lack of sleep just has me very tired uvu

[sensiblethingtodo]

happy december!

[the-chickenshit-oddity]

today en la casa del chicken (idk how to say chicken in spanish. also, did i fuck up the spanish? 'cause if i did that takes the number of things i can say in spanish down to two and there's really no use for 'i eat apple'). anyway, so today, i slathered some stinky product all over my wall to get rid of the mold. yes 'cause there's mold. the fuck am i supposed to do with that? and then i spent three entire hours heming my sleeves because it originally had some frilly bullshit going on and i couldn't. and finally, i'm getting a cough, which will bring us to my third cold of the season already. some days i really wish i drank alcohol, ya know?

[lyrasjordan]

the anger that i feel about my work party last night is only just hitting me

[quasi-normalcy]

It's important to drink a lot of fluids when you're sick so that your body has the raw materials to generate gallons of snot.

[tanadrin]

So one of the things that can apparently contribute to kidney issues in cats is if they eat too much dry food and don't drink enough water; cats are adapted to get a lot of their water from their food since they're originally desert animals, and might not get enough water if they don't eat wet food. Unfortunately, Dozy won't eat wet food no matter what; she categorically refuses to touch the stuff. So a few months ago, we were looking for ways to get Dozy more fluids, and my wife noticed at the pet store a cat drink--basically meat broth with some floaty bits in--that was low-protein and meant for cats with kidney issues. So we figured, worth a try, right?

Great news: she loved it. Super tasty apparently. Great success. Along with the kidney-sensitive treats we found, it was a nice way to supplement her diet. Unforseen long-term consequence though: she loved it so much she began demanding it throughout the day. Like, would come up to us and meow, and meow, and meow, and not stop, until we got up, went to the kitchen, and got her some cat drink.

And by doing so on demand, we have unfortunately created a monster: no matter what we are doing at home, Dozy knows that if she sits next to you and meows, 1) you know what she wants, and 2) you know that she will not stop until you get it for her now. And when you do get it, she gets extremely excited. She will bum rush the kitchen door as you enter. She will run around your feet as you open the can. She will let out the creakiest, crunchiest, most nails-on-the-chalkboard meow you've ever heard if she thinks you're not going fast enough.

I do not begrudge her this. It is gratifying to care for a creature whose most ardent desires are so simple that it is this easy to fulfill them. But I am a little sad, because I know in my heart that I have never loved any comestible as much as she loves this cat drink. She has a pleasure of a purity and intensity that I will never know.

[the creacher in question]

[wallabywannabe]

I don't have to do anything until Monday, so I am devoting my 3 days off to sitting here and willing my antibiotics to start working.

[aster-is-confused]

i've made like 3 posts about this before but i really cannot emphasize enough how much testosterone has turned me into a Very Sweaty Man

like i used to think it was kinda gross and weird when guys' shirts would get all sweaty and wet across the entire back but now i realize testosterone just makes your body Do That. even if i'm outside for like 5 mins doing nothing strenuous i will have sweat dripping down my face

[basshole-astard]

PSA: i keep seeing posts about staying cool in extreme heat that include advice like "gatorade is bad actually!" and "don't drink fruit juice it'll just dehydrate you!" and neither of these are true!

regarding fruit juice: there's apparently a misconception that Any Sugar At All will dehydrate you, and that's simply not true. yes, sugar will make you pee more when consumed in large amounts, but 1) the natural sugar in fruits won't do this to you 2) great news! a lot of fruit juices exist without any added sugar in them! 3) honestly even having a glass of the fruit juice with added sugar won't completely dehydrate you as long as you're also drinking water throughout the day. if its hot you deserve a cold treat of a drink!!! can't go wrong with fruit juice!!!

regarding gatorade: maybe this isn't an every day drink, but guess what: if it's 110F/40C or hotter outside, and you don't have AC, or you're moving around a lot outside of the AC, and you're sweating buckets: that's when you drink a gatorade.

gatorade exists to replenish all the electrolytes (salt) and glucose (sugar) that you sweat out. YES it is meant for athletes to drink during intensive work outs and not necessarily for people who aren't doing that kind of exercise. BUT GUESS WHAT! when you're sweating buckets because you had to walk to the bus in extreme heat, that's intensive exercise. please feel free to drink a gatorade after that! that's its intended use case!!!!

no: neither of these drinks should be a total replacement for water. but drinking a lot of water and then treating yourself to a fruit juice with lunch is a good idea!!! drinking a gatorade becuase you just had to walk for 20 minutes in the heat is a good idea!!!

Please Stop Spreading Misinformation About Drinks!!! It's fine if you drink things that aren't water!!!! Yes you should probably always be drinking water but drinking something else As Well isn't going to hurt you!!!! okay!!!! its fine!!!!!!

honestly so long as you are consistently getting Any (non-alcoholic) fluids in you, you're doing great!!!!!! okay!!!! i love you stay safe <3

[theskyexists]

I had two glasses of wine and one cocktail, while eating a big meal.

[royalberryriku]

Every time it's above 35c in spring I want to launch a billionaire into space.