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[Seanchai]

Seanchai, I'm sure I'm not telling you anything you don't already know, but there are tons of people who give money away for those in need for higher education. I don't mean just because of a disability either, but just because they have it and believe in the importance of education.

Thanks, roonies! You're right, of course. In fact, I could go to school wholly on the government's dime, with all my tuition, books and tech paid for - that's a deal they have going for any disabled student who wants to go into a field that would "improve their employment prospects." Let's be honest here, anyone is going to have their employment prospects considerably improved by being fully qualified in *anything*... but it's there to get disabled people off SSI/SSDI and Medicaid/Medicare, because it's significantly cheaper to pay for 4 years of school than a lifetime of benefits and medical care.

The problem is, that program is structured unrealistically to be of much help... the deal is, they'll pay for the whole shooting match if you take 15+ credit hours/semester... and most congenitally disabled people can't take a full courseload *successfully*.

To put it in real life terms, this was the conversation I had when I looked into doing it that way:

Me: See, the problem is I tried the full courseload thing on an academic scholarship last time. It's too much at once. *Mentally*, I can keep up, but *physically*, when you add in *getting* to and from class and then *getting* to and from the library and *getting* to and from professor's offices, I can't do it. I could do ten or twelve hours, will you help out with that?

Them: No, but this isn't a problem at all. You can just do it as long as you need to.

Me:.... let me make sure I'm understanding you correctly. You're saying I should go to college on your dime with a courseload I know is impossible, pick a few classes to intentionally fail, and then just keep doing that till I graduate, and you'll pay for however many years it takes as long as I have the right number of credit hours on my transcript?

Them: And pass at least one class per semester, yes.

Me: But wouldn't my final transcript be a trainwreck? I want to go to *medical school*, I can't have it looking like I only bothered to do some work on the second Thursday of the month. Plus, wouldn't it be more cost effective to allow me to take a *slightly* reduced courseload, pass *everything*, and be out in four years, instead of what you're suggesting?

Them: Probably, but that's not how the program works.

I've found this to be true with most scholarships and grants, too... it's a full courseload or nothing.

I haven't given up on getting the financial side sorted - I've got a few feelers out now that all look like good possibilities - but the biggest stumbling block for disabled students is almost always this weird catch-22 of "if I take a full courseload, it's going to take me *longer* to graduate (from the stress and the pressure) and my transcript will look like I slept through school, but taking a reduced courseload isn't something there's much financial help available for."

Just to give you a quick idea, some my friends with cerebral palsy have gone to school under this "full courseload or nothing" system, and it's taken them: 6 years, 10 years, 12 years, 8 years, 9 years, 7 years, 11 years, 13 years... just for the 4 year degree. All of them are at *least* as smart as I am. In all cases, they could have done it in four plus a semester or two of summer school, had they been allowed a reduced courseload. And their transcripts are all *disasters*. No big deal if all you want is a BA/BS, but a *huge* deal if you plan on any post-grad whatsoever.

It's a typical case of "no one who is actually disabled has been a part of crafting these guidelines/rules, so the guidelines/rules don't actually *work* for most disabled people."

 

[Ta2ooz]

Thanks, roonies! You're right, of course. In fact, I could go to school wholly on the government's dime, with all my tuition, books and tech paid for - that's a deal they have going for any disabled student who wants to go into a field that would "improve their employment prospects." Let's be honest here, anyone is going to have their employment prospects considerably improved by being fully qualified in *anything*... but it's there to get disabled people off SSI/SSDI and Medicaid/Medicare, because it's significantly cheaper to pay for 4 years of school than a lifetime of benefits and medical care.

The problem is, that program is structured unrealistically to be of much help... the deal is, they'll pay for the whole shooting match if you take 15+ credit hours/semester... and most congenitally disabled people can't take a full courseload *successfully*.

To put it in real life terms, this was the conversation I had when I looked into doing it that way:

Me: See, the problem is I tried the full courseload thing on an academic scholarship last time. It's too much at once. *Mentally*, I can keep up, but *physically*, when you add in *getting* to and from class and then *getting* to and from the library and *getting* to and from professor's offices, I can't do it. I could do ten or twelve hours, will you help out with that?

Them: No, but this isn't a problem at all. You can just do it as long as you need to.

Me:.... let me make sure I'm understanding you correctly. You're saying I should go to college on your dime with a courseload I know is impossible, pick a few classes to intentionally fail, and then just keep doing that till I graduate, and you'll pay for however many years it takes as long as I have the right number of credit hours on my transcript?

Them: And pass at least one class per semester, yes.

Me: But wouldn't my final transcript be a trainwreck? I want to go to *medical school*, I can't have it looking like I only bothered to do some work on the second Thursday of the month. Plus, wouldn't it be more cost effective to allow me to take a *slightly* reduced courseload, pass *everything*, and be out in four years, instead of what you're suggesting?

Them: Probably, but that's not how the program works.

I've found this to be true with most scholarships and grants, too... it's a full courseload or nothing.

I haven't given up on getting the financial side sorted - I've got a few feelers out now that all look like good possibilities - but the biggest stumbling block for disabled students is almost always this weird catch-22 of "if I take a full courseload, it's going to take me *longer* to graduate (from the stress and the pressure) and my transcript will look like I slept through school, but taking a reduced courseload isn't something there's much financial help available for."

Just to give you a quick idea, some my friends with cerebral palsy have gone to school under this "full courseload or nothing" system, and it's taken them: 6 years, 10 years, 12 years, 8 years, 9 years, 7 years, 11 years, 13 years... just for the 4 year degree. All of them are at *least* as smart as I am. In all cases, they could have done it in four plus a semester or two of summer school, had they been allowed a reduced courseload. And their transcripts are all *disasters*. No big deal if all you want is a BA/BS, but a *huge* deal if you plan on any post-grad whatsoever.

It's a typical case of "no one who is actually disabled has been a part of crafting these guidelines/rules, so the guidelines/rules don't actually *work* for most disabled people."

This is my opinion and to qualify myself, fix cars, highly romantic and fulfilling career choice I no but try not to be jealous. That being said I also went back to get a degree in adult education, so I have an end game when my body finishes falling apart from years of car fixin. I think you are looking at this wrong, your transcript may be a train wreck at the end but you should think about fluff classes that take almost no effort and allow you to do them in your sleep, not fail them, with the least amount of effort put towards them. That way your transcript would look " diversified" ... opposed to a train wreck. I am also a firm believer in a degree in anything, no matter how long it takes will get you to where you want to be sooner or later. You already know that it is going to take longer but fluff class would be like a vacation,break so you could rebuild your strength on a daily/ weekly basis and allow you to concentrate on the real task at hand. If they are willing to pay I say never say no to free money. Again this is a personal opinion and I really have no idea what your capabilities are,physically.

 

[Sambuca]

Thanks, roonies! You're right, of course. In fact, I could go to school wholly on the government's dime, with all my tuition, books and tech paid for - that's a deal they have going for any disabled student who wants to go into a field that would "improve their employment prospects." Let's be honest here, anyone is going to have their employment prospects considerably improved by being fully qualified in *anything*... but it's there to get disabled people off SSI/SSDI and Medicaid/Medicare, because it's significantly cheaper to pay for 4 years of school than a lifetime of benefits and medical care.

The problem is, that program is structured unrealistically to be of much help... the deal is, they'll pay for the whole shooting match if you take 15+ credit hours/semester... and most congenitally disabled people can't take a full courseload *successfully*.

To put it in real life terms, this was the conversation I had when I looked into doing it that way:

Me: See, the problem is I tried the full courseload thing on an academic scholarship last time. It's too much at once. *Mentally*, I can keep up, but *physically*, when you add in *getting* to and from class and then *getting* to and from the library and *getting* to and from professor's offices, I can't do it. I could do ten or twelve hours, will you help out with that?

Them: No, but this isn't a problem at all. You can just do it as long as you need to.

Me:.... let me make sure I'm understanding you correctly. You're saying I should go to college on your dime with a courseload I know is impossible, pick a few classes to intentionally fail, and then just keep doing that till I graduate, and you'll pay for however many years it takes as long as I have the right number of credit hours on my transcript?

Them: And pass at least one class per semester, yes.

Me: But wouldn't my final transcript be a trainwreck? I want to go to *medical school*, I can't have it looking like I only bothered to do some work on the second Thursday of the month. Plus, wouldn't it be more cost effective to allow me to take a *slightly* reduced courseload, pass *everything*, and be out in four years, instead of what you're suggesting?

Them: Probably, but that's not how the program works.

I've found this to be true with most scholarships and grants, too... it's a full courseload or nothing.

I haven't given up on getting the financial side sorted - I've got a few feelers out now that all look like good possibilities - but the biggest stumbling block for disabled students is almost always this weird catch-22 of "if I take a full courseload, it's going to take me *longer* to graduate (from the stress and the pressure) and my transcript will look like I slept through school, but taking a reduced courseload isn't something there's much financial help available for."

Just to give you a quick idea, some my friends with cerebral palsy have gone to school under this "full courseload or nothing" system, and it's taken them: 6 years, 10 years, 12 years, 8 years, 9 years, 7 years, 11 years, 13 years... just for the 4 year degree. All of them are at *least* as smart as I am. In all cases, they could have done it in four plus a semester or two of summer school, had they been allowed a reduced courseload. And their transcripts are all *disasters*. No big deal if all you want is a BA/BS, but a *huge* deal if you plan on any post-grad whatsoever.

It's a typical case of "no one who is actually disabled has been a part of crafting these guidelines/rules, so the guidelines/rules don't actually *work* for most disabled people."

so...how can you go about changing that? set your sights there, amigo!
(you don't need all those letters after your name. if you could find a way to make it easier for others, then all of their letters will be yours as well.)

 

[roonies]

Well, that's just WRONG on so many levels! What about private benefactors? The *mother* in me is getting ...... off and wanting to fix this for you!! Dang it!!

Thanks, roonies! You're right, of course. In fact, I could go to school wholly on the government's dime, with all my tuition, books and tech paid for - that's a deal they have going for any disabled student who wants to go into a field that would "improve their employment prospects." Let's be honest here, anyone is going to have their employment prospects considerably improved by being fully qualified in *anything*... but it's there to get disabled people off SSI/SSDI and Medicaid/Medicare, because it's significantly cheaper to pay for 4 years of school than a lifetime of benefits and medical care.

The problem is, that program is structured unrealistically to be of much help... the deal is, they'll pay for the whole shooting match if you take 15+ credit hours/semester... and most congenitally disabled people can't take a full courseload *successfully*.

To put it in real life terms, this was the conversation I had when I looked into doing it that way:

Me: See, the problem is I tried the full courseload thing on an academic scholarship last time. It's too much at once. *Mentally*, I can keep up, but *physically*, when you add in *getting* to and from class and then *getting* to and from the library and *getting* to and from professor's offices, I can't do it. I could do ten or twelve hours, will you help out with that?

Them: No, but this isn't a problem at all. You can just do it as long as you need to.

Me:.... let me make sure I'm understanding you correctly. You're saying I should go to college on your dime with a courseload I know is impossible, pick a few classes to intentionally fail, and then just keep doing that till I graduate, and you'll pay for however many years it takes as long as I have the right number of credit hours on my transcript?

Them: And pass at least one class per semester, yes.

Me: But wouldn't my final transcript be a trainwreck? I want to go to *medical school*, I can't have it looking like I only bothered to do some work on the second Thursday of the month. Plus, wouldn't it be more cost effective to allow me to take a *slightly* reduced courseload, pass *everything*, and be out in four years, instead of what you're suggesting?

Them: Probably, but that's not how the program works.

I've found this to be true with most scholarships and grants, too... it's a full courseload or nothing.

I haven't given up on getting the financial side sorted - I've got a few feelers out now that all look like good possibilities - but the biggest stumbling block for disabled students is almost always this weird catch-22 of "if I take a full courseload, it's going to take me *longer* to graduate (from the stress and the pressure) and my transcript will look like I slept through school, but taking a reduced courseload isn't something there's much financial help available for."

Just to give you a quick idea, some my friends with cerebral palsy have gone to school under this "full courseload or nothing" system, and it's taken them: 6 years, 10 years, 12 years, 8 years, 9 years, 7 years, 11 years, 13 years... just for the 4 year degree. All of them are at *least* as smart as I am. In all cases, they could have done it in four plus a semester or two of summer school, had they been allowed a reduced courseload. And their transcripts are all *disasters*. No big deal if all you want is a BA/BS, but a *huge* deal if you plan on any post-grad whatsoever.

It's a typical case of "no one who is actually disabled has been a part of crafting these guidelines/rules, so the guidelines/rules don't actually *work* for most disabled people."

 

[Miarose]

I finally fell asleep at 5 am. I got my 4 hrs. and I'm puttzing. Stuffed pepper soup sounds very good and interesting. Care to share the recipe? That would be a new one for this thread wouldn't it? I was just thinking how stuffed peppers sounded really good the other day....but soup....that's taking it to a whole other level! Kudos! I've opted for crock pot queso and chicken enchiladas, from scratch, for us tonight. I want to make that soup of yours soon though if you will share your culinary secrets.

oh man, im not a very good cook LOL.

Crockpot Stuffed Pepper Soup - Family Fresh Meals

i based mine on that recipe. i'll cook the ground beef on the side for my boyfriend. i roasted 6 peppers, peeled the skin then pureed it, and used that instead of tomato sauce. 2 cups water. 2 cans diced tomatos. threw in 2 chopped peppers, some celery, carrots, onion, garlic, and 2 vegetable bullion to give it more flavor. crock pot for 6-8 hours


on topic,kinda. im really suprised by how easy it is to rewick my rm2. making the coils takes me like 5 minutes, but just pulling out the cotton, dry burning the coil, and putting more cotton in is like 2 mins! I'm not sure yet how long the coils last, mine look kinda icky, but dry burn looks clean so i keep using them. lol

 

[Uno mas]

oh man, im not a very good cook LOL.

Crockpot Stuffed Pepper Soup - Family Fresh Meals

i based mine on that recipe. i'll cook the ground beef on the side for my boyfriend. i roasted 6 peppers, peeled the skin then pureed it, and used that instead of tomato sauce. 2 cups water. 2 cans diced tomatos. threw in 2 chopped peppers, some celery, carrots, onion, garlic, and 2 vegetable bullion to give it more flavor. crock pot for 6-8 hours


on topic,kinda. im really suprised by how easy it is to rewick my rm2. making the coils takes me like 5 minutes, but just pulling out the cotton, dry burning the coil, and putting more cotton in is like 2 mins! I'm not sure yet how long the coils last, mine look kinda icky, but dry burn looks clean so i keep using them. lol

Your coil should last a very long time, basically till performance decreases, loose a leg (happens at times) or....

just get bored and feel like wrappin' some coils

 

[Miarose]

Your coil should last a very long time, basically till performance decreases, loose a leg (happens at times) or....

just get bored and feel like wrappin' some coils

the problem i have with wrapping the coil again is that it really hurts my hands to do it. what if the coil looks icky? like. when its wet with juice it looks fine, but after i dry burn it is looks well, dry and crusty, almost rusty? but its definitely not rusty i just don't know how else to explain it. i get no funky taste whatsoever so.... i'm gonna keep usin' em!

 

[roonies]

Thanks Mia,
That gives me a good guideline to go by. I'm a mad scientist when I cook. Never use a recipe for cooking here. I like to experiment but needed an idea to get me started on this one. With baking, it's different, and because of the chemistry involved I always use a recipe...or almost always.

What is an rm2? I'm looking to get into rba's. I hear the wicks, especially the ceramic ones, can be retorched forever and that once you've got it down, it's the best of the best. Never thought I'd be a cloud chaser but I sure do love to fiddle. I'm a geek at heart.

edited to add: I'm just thinking I'll make this soup using yellow, orange, and red bell peppers instead of green...just for chits and giggles, as Dusty always says.

oh man, im not a very good cook LOL.

Crockpot Stuffed Pepper Soup - Family Fresh Meals

i based mine on that recipe. i'll cook the ground beef on the side for my boyfriend. i roasted 6 peppers, peeled the skin then pureed it, and used that instead of tomato sauce. 2 cups water. 2 cans diced tomatos. threw in 2 chopped peppers, some celery, carrots, onion, garlic, and 2 vegetable bullion to give it more flavor. crock pot for 6-8 hours


on topic,kinda. im really suprised by how easy it is to rewick my rm2. making the coils takes me like 5 minutes, but just pulling out the cotton, dry burning the coil, and putting more cotton in is like 2 mins! I'm not sure yet how long the coils last, mine look kinda icky, but dry burn looks clean so i keep using them. lol

 

[Uno mas]

the problem i have with wrapping the coil again is that it really hurts my hands to do it. what if the coil looks icky? like. when its wet with juice it looks fine, but after i dry burn it is looks well, dry and crusty, almost rusty? but its definitely not rusty i just don't know how else to explain it. i get no funky taste whatsoever so.... i'm gonna keep usin' em!

I sometimes (very carefully) use a syringe needle to lightly scrape my coils after givin' it a couple squirts of Everclear (same syringe with a 20g needle I think) squirt one last time, allow to dry and dry burn. Doesn't get everything but as long as it doing the job it works for me

 

[Seanchai]

This is my opinion and to qualify myself, fix cars, highly romantic and fulfilling career choice I no but try not to be jealous. That being said I also went back to get a degree in adult education, so I have an end game when my body finishes falling apart from years of car fixin. I think you are looking at this wrong, your transcript may be a train wreck at the end but you should think about fluff classes that take almost no effort and allow you to do them in your sleep, not fail them, with the least amount of effort put towards them. That way your transcript would look " diversified" ... opposed to a train wreck. I am also a firm believer in a degree in anything, no matter how long it takes will get you to where you want to be sooner or later. You already know that it is going to take longer but fluff class would be like a vacation,break so you could rebuild your strength on a daily/ weekly basis and allow you to concentrate on the real task at hand. If they are willing to pay I say never say no to free money. Again this is a personal opinion and I really have no idea what your capabilities are,physically.

That's one of the things I'm looking at doing now... I took a break from scholarship hunting for several years to get my family to more stable financial/emotional ground, so it's fairly recently that I've been able to start looking at it again. The trouble is, the problem isn't really what happens in class once I get there... whether it's quantum physics or underwater basketweaving, it's the physical strain of getting to and from class (and all the out of class stuff required) that does me in. When I was in college the last time, the "hardest" class was a BS history pre-req I shouldn't even have been in (I took AP in high school, so I already had the credit... long story how I ended up taking it anyway), so the material was something I absolutely could have slept through... but that particular class had about 4 other things we had to do every week *besides* class, all of which were figured into our grade. I don't remember what those things were, cause very quickly I was measuring that class in "trips" - and it was 12 trips across campus a week for that one class. Campus was the size of a postage stamp... but it was also entirely uphill from the time I stepped out of my dorm room.

So it's not really as simple as some hard classes and some fluff classes... I thrive on hard stuff, the harder the better. But "how many physical trips across campus does this class want out of me" isn't something listed in the catalog.

Currently I've got two possibilities... ironically, when I was last in the hospital, my respiratory therapist told me his best friend had CP and was an RRT. I got in touch with him, and I'm currently hammering out what going for that CRTT/RRT cert would look like. As long as I can physically do the job, the school is both cheap and *fast*, and the job pays very well and is in high demand.

The second possibility is that I've had an offer from a non-profit to pay for my schooling as long as I minor in writing. (Yeah, I think I can manage that.) They're a small non-profit, so they don't have the funds immediately, but they're willing to let me go to school however I need to, which means I could knock a four year degree out *in* four years (four and a half if I have any major medical issues, which is probable... but they know that too).

There's another issue at play which is the far greater problem than the money, and that's my health *these* days vs when I tried it last time. Put simply, it ain't great. That, I can work around, but my health also isn't very *stable*... I can and do go from great to coding in a matter of hours. Once I recover, I might have another couple of years before that happens again... or it might be a couple of weeks.

So my other task, far more important than the cash, is doing what I *can* do to set myself up the best *healthwise*... I can't possibly plan for everything and I'm not about to try, but I've been working for several years on getting my RA as close to remission as possible, getting pain control vis-a-vis the RA and CP sorted, and getting my lungs in halfway decent shape. I'd just managed the first two when my lungs decided to quit again.

And this is where you guys came in.

No, seriously... getting the RA and general pain control to something I could even *live* with, let alone *think* in a straight line with, took a while. Smoking got me through it when what I wanted to do was beat my head against the floor till I was unconscious just to make the pain stop. As soon as the pain was more or less under control, I was making plans to quit the cancer sticks, but my lungs beat me to the punch... so, a week in the ICU and another week on a regular floor later, I decided to check out vaping, partly so I could turn an unintentional quit into a permanent one and partly so that if I ever needed the nicotine to force myself through the pain again, I'd have a safer way to do that.

So right now at this particular moment, I'm nowhere *near* healthy enough for school, respiratory wise. I'm lucky to be alive, and doing great considering *that*, but just doing a grocery run requires a 3-4 hour nap right now... plus it's winter, so the pain's pretty incredible 24/7.

But I'm hoping to have all my ducks in a row by fall to go ahead and knock out that respiratory therapy thing (spring would be better, and I'm *hoping* to be ready by then, but we'll see - fall is my "for sure" plan)... then I'll have a very valuable certification in my back pocket. And *then* I'll look at college.

If a reasonable way to do college before that comes my way, I'll take it of course... but I'd rather do the cert first, because that way if college doesn't work out, or takes longer than I'm figuring, or I just get too decrepit to manage, I'll already have the cert and can jump straight to a well paying job with good insurance.

I also have to keep in mind that if anything happens to my mom, I'll have to support my sister by myself, so there's that, too.

 

[DustyZ]

Yeah, I had my freak out about that the night they got pulled. I've moved on to "c'est la vie." (See, told you guys I'd get over it quick.) Besides, the "study" was a catastrophe - having read the whole thing now, I honestly think it's a case of research misconduct, but if not, it is *on* the line for such - and, presumably having realized as much, James posted yesterday on the supplier's thread that they'd be making a public statement Tuesday "and hint hint it's pretty positive."

In other words, I am *so* not worried about running out of Sticky Bun. But if they announce on Tuesday they're never ever ever bringing it back because cinnamon kills you dead, I would also not be worried, because I know that's not a true statement (at least not on the basis of that study).



Not once from kindergarten to 12th grade. Mind you, I was out sick a staggering amount, but always genuinely ill!

Made up for the lifetime with not a single day's truancy when I got to college. I *am* human, after all.

And yes, congratulations Mia!

I know this is definitely not the case, but that would have been one hell of a marketing ploy to use, pull the cinnamon juices get the buzz going on those as those are some of the best selling juices, then hold back a bit then let them loose again. I am really curious to see how quickly and how much sells when they become available again. Personally I love cinnamon, but I for whatever reason do not care for it in vape form, can't quite figure that out, but hey it leaves more for you guys that love it! Then again, I never expected to love PB as a vape nor Red Apple, which I love the flavor of Ripe Red Apples but don't really like to eat them do to the texture or something, I think it's either the texture or the peel!

 

[Seanchai]

so...how can you go about changing that? set your sights there, amigo!
(you don't need all those letters after your name. if you could find a way to make it easier for others, then all of their letters will be yours as well.)

Sam, you don't *really* think this board is the only window I have open all day, do you? Rabbles are being roused, my friend. The only reason it's taken so long is that those of us working on it are spread out all over the world. (Many countries are using the same broken system, so we've all banded together.) I was hoping to make this go a little faster when I applied for a spot on the Disabilities Commission in 2008, but I got the nicest "you are terribly overqualified" rejection letter I've ever received, instead. (The guy they hired instead is... how shall I say it.... the very opposite of terribly overqualified. Win some, lose some - at least gimps are in the room when disability policy is being discussed on a federal level, now. First time in history that's been true. Next time around maybe we'll be able to put someone there who knows what they're talking about - I do plan to reapply, just for the heck of it.)

I know this is a polarizing thing to say these days, but my mom was a union steward for 20 years, and she taught me everything she knows... including that you don't just lie down and take it when there's ridiculousness afoot.

 

[Miarose]

Thanks Mia,
That gives me a good guideline to go by. I'm a mad scientist when I cook. Never use a recipe for cooking here. I like to experiment but needed an idea to get me started on this one. With baking, it's different, and because of the chemistry involved I always use a recipe...or almost always.

What is an rm2? I'm looking to get into rba's. I hear the wicks, especially the ceramic ones, can be retorched forever and that once you've got it down, it's the best of the best. Never thought I'd be a cloud chaser but I sure do love to fiddle. I'm a geek at heart.

edited to add: I'm just thinking I'll make this soup using yellow, orange, and red bell peppers instead of green...just for chits and giggles, as Dusty always says.

i used red ones for the base, and green chopped in it

the reomizer 2 is made by the guy who makes the reo's. i have no idea if they are based off another rba or what. http://reosmods.com/index.php?page=...category_id=32&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=3

to me its SUPER easy to use. i'm not too worried about the wicks, since i have such weird problems with taste lol. this cotton is working, for now

 

[Ms.Kitty]

Brrrr!
I just got back inside from doin a few chores.
The sun is shining, it looks beautiful...then, I step off the porch and easterly wind nearly took me off my feet!
Got it done n got myself back inside! lol

 

[Mowgli]

have you seen the documentary, Century of the Self?

Not yet. Saved the link to my desktop for this evening before TWD

 

[Mowgli]

I've never heard of Adbusters and have to admit I'm rather curious as to why you chose this particular article for me. I am assuming it was intended to fill some of the baby watch time I have on my hands, but after reading it I was thinking about jumping off the roof!!....or driving off a bridge...or something to that effect. Since I fall into the category of those who subscribe to the belief that our thoughts can manifest anything, including health and abundance, I would seem to be one of the delusional ones according to this article. Am I missing something?? I'm confused....often...or maybe I'm just over thinking it. I do that.

I only read the first 2 paragraphs before posting it.
I wanted to turn you on to Adbusters because they debunk bull.... and seem like something you'd enjoy.
When I got around to reading the rest of that article I realized how depressing it actually is.
I realized that would be the wrong introduction for you.
Most of their stories are solution based but that one was problem based.

Don't dismiss them because I pointed you to the wrong article.
It's well written important message they publish.
I don't think you're delusional. I was only trying to send some good reading your way


related -Watched Battle In Seattle the other night for the first time. decent, well done activist movie


Vaping MBV Butterscotch

 

[Ruby_Red_Shoes]

I will second, and confirm the quality, freshness, rapid delivery and GREAT customer experience from Mt Baker - Digging BIG TIME on his raspberry at the moment - Granted, everyone's taste buds are different, and there are couple of his I have tried that weren't my cup of tea, but I passed them along to others whose taste buds just loved them! Some are good right out of the package, some need to steep a bit, but for the price, quality and quantity - Mt. Baker is ACES!

 

[Seanchai]

Switched to Dark Chocolate and Whipped Cream for a while to make my Sticky Bun last. Neither Pumpkin Spice nor Pumpkin Cookie are back in stock yet... *metaphorically taps foot*

Oh well. Time to go make the herb butter for the bird.

 

[Khala]

WC update, for a certain someone who wanted to know what was wrong with the bottle...

Apparently, nothing other than it doesn't agree with my drip setup.

Ran through half a tank last night/this am. No odd flavors. Just not much flavor at all.

Now that it isn't actively awful, however, I'll see how it works mixed with other stuff.

I'm persistent, if occasionally annoyed by things that everyone else finds amazing and I don't...

(Now, to convince the cheesecake to stop smelling like spoiled milk...)

And with that, my MBV friends, I'm off to organize a cleaning party. Have a house full of guests this coming week.

 

[roonies]

i used red ones for the base, and green chopped in it
i'm not too worried about the wicks, since i have such weird problems with taste lol. this cotton is working, for now

girl....you DO have more taste issues than the cooking section at Barne's and Noble's!!!

edited to add: DOLPHIN!!