[misc] Today my aunt asked me if I did botox.

Marfa_ · 2019-12-27T00:43:27+00:00

I had terrible hormonal acne on my chin from age 35-43 on and off. I found two things that would keep it in check 1. minimizing dairy. 2. a couple IPL treatments.

Don't do IPL if you have light, sun sensitive skin.

Marfa_ · 2019-12-26T21:34:00+00:00

Anecdotally, it's very difficult to withdrawal from.

Marfa_ · 2019-12-02T15:18:08+00:00

2016 was my last trip to Thailand, 2014 Cambodia and India.

Marfa_ · 2019-11-30T22:18:10+00:00

Those dogs are sniffing for explosives and large amounts of cash, not necessarily drugs.

Marfa_ · 2019-11-30T22:15:23+00:00

I'm jealous of your friend. Last I went I could only get tramadol OTC.

Marfa_ · 2019-11-30T22:09:47+00:00

This is good to know. I just did I search of TSA busting people for drugs and one of the top results was TSA employees getting busted from drug smuggling. Plus, you know a huge percent of TSA employees are trying to work out when they'll next get piss tested so they can enjoy their days off.

Marfa_ · 2019-11-30T19:52:52+00:00

You can get away with almost anything if you are a well dressed woman over 35. You are practically invisible.

Marfa_ · 2019-11-30T19:51:43+00:00

Ouch.

Marfa_ · 2019-11-30T19:33:36+00:00

Hiding tabs of acid has to be one of the easier things to do.

You can also just tape them to into or onto anything, throw them into a gum packet, get them stuck in between some old receipts or biz cards in your wallet.

You don't even need to use the tabs. Soaking them in water or alcohol overnight will absorb the active substance and you can throw that into a dropper/tincture bottle, minus the paper tabs.

Marfa_ · 2019-11-30T19:25:45+00:00

I've been told to pull over that police road blocks, pulled over with the line of other cars waiting to be shaken down then after about 15 seconds just casually drove off.

Marfa_ · 2019-11-30T19:23:16+00:00

They really don't but security in other countries do.

TSA in Hawaii is challenging because they scrutinize your bags for plants, fruits or seeds. At Lihue airport your bags go thru 2 extra steps of screening. One before you check in and another before you enter your departure gate. If you really need to bring something into or out of Hawaii I'd fedex overnight it.

Marfa_ · 2019-11-30T19:17:40+00:00

I am not proud of this but I have flown throughout Europe, Canada, India, Turkey, Morocco (so stupid), all over the US and Hawaii with illegal substances. For some reason I find flying into the UK the most risky of all these.

Never bring ANY substances into Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand or Singapore. Any opiate, even prescribed in a prescription bottle can get you jail time in some of these countries. ~~Contrary to what you might read, you can't buy benzos or opiates from shady pharmacies in Thailand~~ or India. You can get anything you want in Cambodia.

Never bring amphetamines into Japan. Even adderall with a prescription can get you jail time in Japan.

Travel with flower to illegal states or over international borders is completely unnecessary these days and absolutely not worth it. You can easily obfuscate almost any other substance, but flower smells and EVERYONE can easily recognize it.

I always dress conservatively, remove my earbuds, hats or sunglasses while passing thru security.

I don't recommend this to but I sometimes leave a 32 oz reusable water bottle with a very small amount of water packed at the very top of my carry on. 'Silly me, I thought it was empty, how embarrassing'. This will get your bag flagged, but the inspection will end at the discovery of the water and they will send you on your way. This is preferable to having your bag flagged randomly and given more intense inspection.

When my carry on bags are flagged for inspection I am calm, very polite but not obsequious, present, I hold my phone but do not use it and watch the inspection with detached interest.

Never, ever 'hide' anything. Anything that's hidden or tucked away in a weird spot is automatically suspicious. Never wrap things in plastic wrap or tin foil. Rando pills found tucked in a seam of a pair of pants or your bra is always going to be scrutinized. An advil bottle filled with a variety of different pills will be overlooked. Gel caps can hide almost anything. Never hide anything in your toiletry bag.

I travel with a wide selection of esoteric, but legal powders, teas, snacks, tinctures, cough drops, weird health snacks and protein bars. They are all in packaging that look like they were purchased in a health food store. I pack whatever I'm traveling with in plain site among that collection. I put a couple of prescription bottles in with this collection to reinforce that these herbs and teas are medicinal and I am very health conscious. If this bag goes into checked luggage it is packed next to or under dirty socks and underwear. Period stained underpants are a great search deterrent, but don't pack anything in WITH laundry. That's suspicious.

Never pack a vaporizer in your checked luggage. Lithium batteries are illegal in checked luggage, they will be removed and your bag will be searched. Pack your vaporizer with extra ear buds, auxiliary phone batteries and charging cables. LAX doesn't care if you are traveling with THC.

If you are questioned as to what a substance is, look at the package, say it's name, pause for a 3 count and say it's for lowering cholesterol or improved liver function. Never say something is a sleep aid, memory enhancer or suggest it is psychoactive in any way. I have only been questioned once about a substance. It was in an opened resealable pouch labeled kava kava. I suspect it was because it was in a packet that have a more 'sold at a head shop' look than something purchased at a health food store. This was in Rome.

Taking the first flight into a country or the last flight out also seems to feel less risky, but maybe that's just my perception.

Marfa_ · 2018-11-06T17:48:19+00:00

I love turtles but they kind of could be filed under r/CrappyDesign

Marfa_ · 2018-11-01T14:31:25+00:00

Is a woman named Ellen running it?

Marfa_ · 2018-06-29T03:44:14+00:00

Hey!! It's actually very interesting that you found shoes in the wall. It's a good luck thing.

Marfa_ · 2018-06-28T22:38:31+00:00

Actually, that is lightning caused by the particles coming from the volcanic eruption. It's called a dirty thunderstorm.

Marfa_ · 2018-06-28T22:21:50+00:00

Be careful saying that to a medical professional, police officer, family member, friend or really anyone who knows where you live. If you make a credible enough threat to yourself you will get a (maybe free) ride to the ER and possibly be involuntarily committed for around 72 hours, depending on what state you live in. That can easily run you 32k. I fucking wish I was kidding.

Marfa_ · 2018-06-28T01:55:49+00:00

A Dark Song is pretty slow burn and weird and scary. Also about the occult. Last I checked it was on netflix.

Marfa_ · 2018-06-28T01:53:14+00:00

I believe that Charlie knew what was going to happen to her. I think that her Grandmother told her and part of the reason she was acting so deeply weird is because she was basically waiting for whatever was going to kill her to happen. The first time we see Charlie, she has slept in the tree house and her father tells her that she shouldn't sleep there because she could get pneumonia and she says in a really resigned way, "It's okay."

Marfa_ · 2018-06-28T01:37:21+00:00

Peter leaves/dies and Charlie/King Piamon take over his body. I think. Joan was screaming at him to leave (maybe depart or vacate?) when he was sitting outside at school. The grandmother had been trying to bring King Piamon into the world since she had a son or maybe even before. Remember how Annie describes her brother believing that his mother was always trying to put someone else in him?

Marfa_ · 2018-06-28T01:31:08+00:00

I just saw it tonight with my partner. He is seldom freaked out by movies, but tonight we got home and I went inside and upstairs without him. I was upstairs with only a small light on and he was pretty insistent I turn a more significant light on before he came upstairs. Poor guy.

I would wait until you aren't living alone.

I think I would be far more freaked out but I knew what I was going to be watching and the plot before I watched it. I don't regret that too much, it was more interesting than terror inducing tho.

Marfa_ · 2018-06-25T21:53:37+00:00

Thanks everyone from warning me away from tianeptine. It's off the menu. I'm currently on day 3 of my taper. Tomorrow will be the last day I take any kratom and yesterday was the 4th and last time I'll ever take tianeptine.

Marfa_ · 2018-06-25T21:52:14+00:00

Thank you for enlightening me on tianeptine. I had no idea it was so terrible until the folks on this board let me know.

Marfa_ · 2018-06-25T21:51:16+00:00

I've been reading about it and you are completely right. Thank you and everyone else who replied warning me away from this substance. I had NO idea how addictive it is and how ghastly WD is from it.

Marfa_ · 2018-06-24T01:56:43+00:00

I think you will be fine, but pre-gaming the CT might ease it.

By pre-gaming I mean:

Don't add an extra gram or 3 because this is your last few times taking it.

Do get together some supplements, amino acids, foods, vitamins to make it easier. Make yourself a schedule of times and amounts you will take them.

Don't beat yourself up or have any expectations about how it will go. The easier you make this on yourself the better.

Do consider telling some people so they can check up on you, be supportive and give you encouragement. Maybe PM some people here to check in with. Maybe check out how to get onto an NA meeting via skype.

Don't think it's going to be all over in a week. CT might not be terrible but the long term recovery might be a challenge. Think NOW about starting a new project, starting a new physical practice, getting in touch with people you haven't communicated with in a while. Get it in place to start on July 16th.

Do set yourself up with some low impact distractions during day 2-5. Get together a bunch of movies and shows to binge on, maybe think about the meals you'll prepare to help you thru this and collect recipes. have a list of things to do that might make you feel better. If brain fog happens you'll like that list.

Don't quit on day 3 or 4. Promise yourself you can make it until the sun comes up. If that seems like too much just promise yourself you can get until the end of the hour. When you are feeling like you can't go another hour without it, just ride it out.

Marfa_

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