While I do think you could use a break still, I fully understand that desire to get organizing (again) in earnest. I love the idea of a union for the unhoused, like holy shit, that is so overdue. I really hope you, your anarchist friend, and anyone who feels like helping can make your projects work. I'm rooting for you, Roux
As to the mental health update: numb is different to what you had before, so I'm just gonna say, you are going through it, an this shit hurts and takes time. I believe in you, and I believe you will get better. Apart from your projects being a good distraction, I also think being surrounded by new/different people can help you with your personal situation. Humans do have that kind of effect sometimes :) I wish you all the best, and please do use the mega/hexbear as a diary. We're here to listen and support you
Hummus is a rather carbohydrate rich meal actually, it usually doubles as a full dinner for me in combo with crunchy veggies, which I love. I like your other suggestions tho, and I'll try to figure out the jerky situation with mushrooms. They're very versatile, so maybe that's the road to go down here. Thank you again
I think the definition of "inhuman monster" is the interesting crux here. The the origin of inhuman is probably ableist (I'm sure, I just don't know for certain), I don't see it much used in a "not human genetically speaking" kind of way. I guess the effect of the word is very much changed with common usage for a lot of people, leading to mean "Someone who willfully and knowningly behaves against the best interests of other humans and/or harms them". From what you two describe, I think the word that has the meaning of dehumanization is probably "non-human".
It's semantics, let's be real, and I don't think either variant is good. But for me, using inhuman in that sense of actively working against humans actually feels pretty apt. I like using it on people like Musk, Thiel, Besos and the likes. Material conditions allowed them to change and become antagonistic against their fellow people, and they chose to do so. I hope we can come up with a derogatory word to put with bourgeois that isn't ableist in origin tho.
I have a wide variety of dishes for dinner or lunch time, but I'm very specifically looking for snacks without carbohydrates that are gluten free. As for spices/ingredients that I don't like, I think the only one I don't enjoy is ginger. I have full access to a kitchen, bulgur I can't eat and a lot of sauces I'd have to make myself since they're not available gluten free where I live. But that's something I'm happy to do. I also have plenty of time to try out new dishes, so don't concern yourself with prep time. And no, no nut allergies whatsoever. Popcorn is a good idea, however it's heavy on carbohydrates and especially for snacks, I'd like to avoid it mostly :)
I've been thinking about my diet in general and have a few thoughts/questions
While I thoroughly enjoy veggie as well as vegan meals bc holy hell there's a lot of amazing dishes, I do sometimes have these meat cravings (salami for example). I'm not in a position that I can be picky with what I eat since my food problem combo of diabetes and celiac disease excludes a lot of veggie/vegan alternatives that I have available bc they're either not gluten free or they have carbohydrates. I'm wondering if anyone else here has a similar issue with their diet and could maybe recommend me some snacks (apart from plain vegetables) that are spicy but gluten free and don't have carbohydrates. Salami, at least in my personal experience, is one of the few things that both have a lot of flavor and don't include the two things I'm trying to avoid.
At the same time, I'm also wondering if I'm just too terrified to go experimenting because of my preexisting conditions OR because meat is an easily accessible option for these "I want snacks but none of the health-related issues" that just makes me lazy. Most of my meals are vegetarian, quite a few could be turned fully vegan with a slight modification.
Idk, I guess I'm writing all of this bc on the one hand I want to stop eating animals, but on the other I'm already so severely limited in my food choices that I feel like I'd be leaving out a lot of stuff I could potentially eat. It's a moral dilemma for me.
While I do think you could use a break still, I fully understand that desire to get organizing (again) in earnest. I love the idea of a union for the unhoused, like holy shit, that is so overdue. I really hope you, your anarchist friend, and anyone who feels like helping can make your projects work. I'm rooting for you, Roux
As to the mental health update: numb is different to what you had before, so I'm just gonna say, you are going through it, an this shit hurts and takes time. I believe in you, and I believe you will get better. Apart from your projects being a good distraction, I also think being surrounded by new/different people can help you with your personal situation. Humans do have that kind of effect sometimes :) I wish you all the best, and please do use the mega/hexbear as a diary. We're here to listen and support you