Anything ginger (ginger ale, ginger beer, spicy, not spicy) as long as it's fizzy. Not all the time, these are treats.
Most root beer. A&W is solid. There's one I don't like with perfume undertones.
We make our own seltzer and it's my favorite. But any ice cold seltzers will do.
If I'm in a restaurant and craving soda, I get a coke or diet coke.
In the US South, an ice cold Cheerwine made with cane sugar in a glass bottle.
Thank you for the list.
Is he mad the list isn't all "American" actors?
How long does it keep once you make it?
I grew up eating garden tomatoes. Went to college, for the first time bought a grocery store tomato. Cut into it, tasted it... turned to my friend, what the fuck is this shit?
Real butter for things where you can taste it. Store brand for things where the other flavors are more overpowering and don't really notice the butter.
I got a tortilla press and masa harina. I will not buy premade corn torillas again. Masa isn't that expensive, add salt, water, mix, press, and cook on a dry pan (or super lightly oiled, i put a very light layer on mine since it's cast iron)
So much tastier than store bought and better texture.
This is what I was going to say. Practice hills.
Practice taking off from being parked uphill.
Practice taking off from being stopped downhill.
People will park/pull up almost to your bumper and give you very little wiggle room.
My Dad did construction for 40 years. Even before the companies started hiring a lot of immigrants, it's hard to find roofers.
It's a hard to find people with the knowledge or ability to learn - that are also not afraid of heights and have the coordination to not fall off and the attention to detail to not make the conditions for other people to fall.
Women are also fed lies that men don't need emotional support. Also, women are told constantly that men don't want to be friends with them and only want sex.
So there's a good chance his friends that are women think he's not having a hard time and/or he wants to sleep with them instead of talk.
I'm sorry OP that you are going through this. The advice to join an in person hobby or interest group is probably best. (To supplement your therapy)
Also, it's also entirely possible, since it's been 5 months, that everyone is overwhelmed with life and the world. I know I've not reached out as often to my friends the last 6 months (I'm stressed by country and the grief of losing my dad a few months ago.)
Also you say it seems like everyone is supporting your ex. Are they really? Or is she holding them hostage with her drama and steamrolling into their lives?
If you are safe from the prisoners and guards, get clean accommodations, are well fed, get outside/gym time for fitness, medical care, time to learn a vocation or study, occasional entertainment time (tv or whatever)... the only thing missing is a romantic partner... honestly, it sounds as good as an all inclusive retreat/vacation.
I imagine not having control over your own life for years at a time would wear one down. But months? If I knew my outside people weren't suffering because of my actions, it sounds kind of nice.
But I'm an introvert that works from home, so, I'd miss my pets.
It's not the same (obviously) but it depends.
If I buy a bag of jelly belly candy, I will eat the whole bag until I have a stomach ache, and then eat until the bag is empty. So I buy smaller amounts.
But other sugary snacks? I went cold turkey and cut out all sugar and it was all I could focus on, I craved sugar to the point of being miserable. I bought a bag of chocolates, told myself I could have one a day (like a mini snickers) - what happened will shock!
I ate one a day, and sometimes not even that. Just knowing it was there as an option took away the obsession and I ate overall a lot healthier.
So, yeah, I could do sugar in moderation with chocolate, but not with those tiny jelly beans.
Whatever your addiction is, only you know if you can really do moderation or not.
I know of other people that kept a pack of smokes or a pint of whiskey in the back of a cabinet. Knowing it's there is enough, and they just keep putting off partaking until suddenly they realize it's been a year or more and they haven't thought about it in ages.
May I ask what happened that you are off your meds? Perhaps we can band together and find a solution.
(Example, on the menopause forums when doctors refuse or withdraw hrt, there can sometimes be help: online resources, or suggestions on what to ask and how to ask it, or suggestions on alternatives when certain dosages or therapies don't work)
There's a lot of overlap with adhd and meno brain (peri and meno also often uncover previously undiagnosed adhd)
Having outside help is invaluable when your own brain is scattered.