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DrainKikoLake

@ DrainKikoLake @lemmy.ca

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  • When do you finally calm down after buying a house?

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  • Also because it's nice to live somewhere clean and tidy?

  • How do you study?

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  • Eight classes a semester! Our universities must run on a very different model. For me (humanities degree), a full course load was five courses at once, each of which had three instructional hours per week. So I was normally in class for 15 hours a week, and probably spent about the same amount of time studying/reading. Going from five classes to four effectively meant going from 30 hours a week spent on school stuff to 24. It was much easier (especially since I was also working p/t).

  • What are kids playing today? What came after Minecraft/Roblox?

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  • It's still Minecraft and Terraria.

  • How do you study?

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  • Oh, also! I don't know if you live on campus or if you're a commuter, but if the latter: stay on campus during the day! Sometimes I had big enough schedule gaps that I could have gone home in between classes, but staying on campus instead made it a lot easier to just go to the library or whatever.

  • How do you study?

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  • Pomodoro timers, as someone else mentioned, are great. It was a lot easier to start when I could tell myself "ok, I only have to do this for fifteen minutes" -- and most of the time when that first timer went off I'd gotten into a groove and kept going anyway.

    For writing assignments, I found starting with a blank page really difficult, so I'd paste in a paragraph or two of lorem ipsum or some other nonsense text and go from there. Having words on the page, even though they were irrelevant and I knew I'd have to delete them later, tricked my brain into thinking "oh, I've already started this; carry on, then!"

    The habit of doing even just a little bit every day was more sustainable and more effective for me than infrequent big cram/study/writing sessions.

    I had probably the most success with using musical cueing. Whenever I sat down to write or study, I listened to one of the same two albums on repeat. (I like classical; one was Handel's Messiah and the other was a two-disc set of Thomas Tallis choral works.) Even now, almost a decade later, when I put either of those on it instantly snaps me into work mode. Creating that kind of association is really helpful! And having only one or two choices also meant I couldn't distract myself by trying to figure out what to listen to: it was A or B, end of.

    You might also consider how/whether you could spread out your course load. Most years in undergrad I did five classes a semester, but one or twice I did four only (plus a summer class to stay on track) and being at only 80% of a full load made a huge difference.

    Good luck!

  • Be Famous | Poorly Drawn Lines

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  • I am back.

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  • Please post a picture of your chin so that we may judge this matter.

  • We Have Won the Lemmy.World LemmySilver Event!

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  • I have no idea what the lemmy.world lemmy silver event is/was, but I love seeing all the owls in my feed... so congrats & keep it up!

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  • So... the dishes were important enough for your partner to berate you about them multiple times, but not important enough for them to do the washing-up while you were out? Are they always your responsibility? Did you have a mutual conversation and understanding about chore division, or has your partner implicitly or explicitly assigned certain chores to you?

    What measures of responsibility does your partner take for their own sleep? Sleep mask? Ear plugs? White noise? Weighted blanket? Other measures? Or is it all on you to accommodate them?

    Would offering to sleep on the couch if you come home after they're asleep feel like a reasonable compromise for you?

    Does having a curfew set for you by your partner seem like a normal thing to you? Are you surprised that people here think it's not normal?

    Does your partner regularly use belittling or derogatory language towards you as you've detailed here? Does it feel to you that using such language is justified by your ADHD?

    Does this situation seem like a one-off thing, or is it often a problem that you have not read your partner's mind?

    I think you've got some important questions to ask yourself here.

  • The master of disguise

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  • I only see one Wayoun...

  • The master of disguise

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  • After watching through all of DS9 all I need is the chin for a positive identification.

  • Our flower lawn looks so good this year! "Fleur de Lawn" seed mix

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  • I found the website: https://ptlawnseed.com/products/fleur-de-lawn?variant=141703872

    It looks like it's made in Oregon and inspired by the flowers of New England. That would probably mean most suitable for zones 5-8 or so.

    Here is a Canadian mix that says it's suitable down to zone 3: https://ohcanadaseeds.ca/products/canadian-wildflower-seed-mix-19-annual-perennial-varieties-for-planting-in-canada

    Same for this one: https://www.westcoastseeds.com/products/alternative-lawn-wildflower-mix

    Zone 2 might be trickier to find.

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  • I many cases, no. Where I live, a 16-year-old cannot:

    • vote
    • enlist in the armed forces
    • sign legally binding contracts
    • legally purchase alcohol, tobacco products, or cannabis
    • buy lottery tickets or gamble at a casino
    • serve on a jury
    • buy or sell property
    • marry
    • inherit money or property
    • own a credit card
    • fully control their own medical decisions
    • register as an organ donor
    • quit school
    • get a tattoo or a body piercing
    • move out of their parents' house

    Some of these things can be done with parental consent or if particular circumstances apply (such as if the child in question is legally emancipated). But broadly speaking, there are a LOT of rights, responsibilities, and options that do not apply to anyone before the age of majority (18 here).

  • Canadian permanent resident stranded abroad after ID stolen

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  • I don't think it applies in this case, but depending on the medication and country in question, taking extra is not always recommended. My kid and I both take medication that's restricted in the US, for example, and when we've traveled there it's been with an exact trip-length supply. Bringing extra, especially a lot extra, can mean having all of it confiscated if border guards or police decide you're dealing.

  • The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Episode Everyone Loves But No One Talks About [Season 4 Episode 2 “The Visitor”]

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  • Saving y'all a click: it's "The Visitor" (S4E2).

    There are a few episodes in every series that make me bawl. This was one of them.

  • How do I contact Google webhosting to turn in a site for being scammers and breaking their terms of service?

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  • Aimez-vous porter des bijoux ? (destiné aux jlailutins mais si vous avez envie de partager de beaux bijoux allez-y 😁)

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  • Oui, je les gardes. Ma alliance original était c'elle de ma belle-mère. Elle est mort depuis longtemps (plusieurs années avant que j'avais rencontré mon mari) alors c'est quelque-chose que je chéris. J'ai plusieurs bagues comme ça et peut-être mes filles peuvent les porter quand elles sont grandis.

  • Aimez-vous porter des bijoux ? (destiné aux jlailutins mais si vous avez envie de partager de beaux bijoux allez-y 😁)

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  • D'habitude je porte seulement ma alliance. C'est argent et très simple, car j'avais besoin de remplacer l'originale. Mes doigts ont grandis quand j'etais enceinte (il y a onze ans) et je ne peux plus porter mes vieux bagues.

    Dehors de l'alliance je porte des boucles d'oreilles de temps en temps. Je préfère des petits boules comme des perles. Je n'aime pas les colliers, ils me fait penser que je me suffoque.

  • gross either way, but do friends actually talk like this or would this be from people who are dating or something?

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  • ... or just leave.

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    Bullshit Bulletin, Week 2: Liberals proudly axe some unknown idiot's dumb tax

    www.readtheline.ca /p/bullshit-bulletin-week-2-liberals
  • Dad Jokes @lemmy.world
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    My favorite jokes

  • pics @lemmy.world
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    bare trees & a beautiful sunset a few months back

  • Uplifting News @lemmy.world
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    Non-sufficient funds fee will be limited to $10 in Canada starting next year

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/trudeau-banks-nsf-fees-1.7486854
  • Crochet @lemmy.ca
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    Let me see your blankets!