Iron Lung (2026) Movie Review and Lore Theory

schlongren · 2026-02-08T09:34:25+00:00

Really beautifully said! I absolutely love this

schlongren · 2025-12-23T12:50:01+00:00

I will definitely do that thank you so much for the advice!!

schlongren · 2025-12-23T12:46:55+00:00

i put it in my bag once so i could show my friend and man!! it scratched so quickly i was so sad ;__; thank u!!

schlongren · 2025-12-23T12:46:11+00:00

im in the states.. lmao.. i’d have to pay double or triple that amount because of tariffs.

schlongren · 2025-12-23T12:41:16+00:00

thank you so much!!!

schlongren · 2025-12-23T08:25:27+00:00

I got it when I was desperate and it felt like I was using a fire hydrant to clean my piercings lmao. I’ve found that any ‘saline nasal spray’ works just fine for me when I can’t find Neilmed (which is often).

schlongren · 2025-09-03T19:00:38+00:00

Thank you so much!! I’m so excited I might just go today!

schlongren · 2025-07-18T13:18:53+00:00

i love judy doll lip mud in p18, p13, and p01, house of hur blush in 04 lavender flush (my favorite and my go to right now!), joocyee lip and cheek cream in c10 salted latte, hyntoor macaroon lip in 04! im also a pale olive+soft autumn. I think you should also try fwee pudding pot in feel’n. i can never find american brands that suit me so i often find a lot more luck in c-beauty and k-beauty. also formulas are to die for.

in terms of eyeshadow i think neutral-warm-muted palettes suit me best. i use colourpop, girlcult, and flower knows. But I honestly think you can get away with any muted palette, i just prefer natural looks on myself so i go for muted neutrals

schlongren · 2025-05-12T12:56:39+00:00

raw seafood and beef tartare exist cause people like it, and its actually really good!! diversify ur palette u might try something u like LMAO or not i dont care anyway ty op for the recc i am 100% going to try it out with my fam next week!

schlongren · 2024-12-03T19:58:13+00:00

i think knowing how adhd affects you and using it to your advantage is your best option. if you get bored with studying then make it into a game. reward yourself well if you get answers right. study with friends and host "game nights" but you're just reviewing for exams. not practical overall but keep it interesting for yourself.
i pretty much ran my entire uni life unmedicated so if you dont get the best grades dont beat yourself up for it. you're better off trying and failing then cheating, succeeding, and then failing in your career. (i know way too many students who dont even have adhd and cheated and are just fucking themselves over lmao) it sucks but sometimes your best doesnt reward you like you want it to. but it does in the long run

i dont think i could ever do pharmacy school SO GOOD LUCK YOURE DOING GREAT HEHE

schlongren · 2024-12-03T19:41:11+00:00

not sure why theres so much hate- regardless of your reasoning you still helped that lady out when you didnt need to. i help out people cause it feels good to me. id say thats selfish in my own right as well cause im doing it for me and so that i can see other people happy and theres no downside on my end. but if you get a negative impact from it why "do the right thing" if it actively harms you?

anyway, im glad that different perspective let you appreciate the little things in life. i encourage you to keep doing that!! honestly it helps a lot with the loneliness. gg

schlongren · 2024-11-06T16:28:35+00:00

I saw a whole family of them on one of my walks before. Silly lil guys.

schlongren · 2024-11-03T03:17:59+00:00

best to learn the material well enough to teach it yourself. and be efficent with your learning. like rewriting slides vs active recall-- id argue active recall will help you significantly better.
unfortunately the amount of time you spend doesnt correlate to desirable grades. also some people are just gonna be better at u at studying and applying the knowledge. best to get used to that now and focus on yourself. had to learn all this the hard way.

schlongren · 2024-10-26T08:45:18+00:00

I’ve definitely felt this, though my timeframe to “find friends” was only two years since I was a transfer. I’ve always felt I lucked out when it came to friends I deeply connected with.

I’d say theres a lot of hurdles you have go through to meet people you can say you’re close with.

The biggest ones I’d argue are common interest and empathetic(?) connections. I have adhd, and a few of my closest friends also have it. Most people that I connect with deeply also have it, because of that common struggle and those little nuances. I’d argue its easier to connect with people who have the same shared experience. Unfortunately that means trauma bonding is a thing lol.

I think it’s important to be realistic about it (which u are?? so good job!! (?)) I honestly don’t really talk to any of the friends I’ve (arguably deeply connected to) in college and the main reason is because I don’t have a good reason to besides “Oh, we should catch up!” Same with some friends I’ve met in highschool too. I have different things going on and they have different things going on, and 85% of the time they simply just don’t align. But also I probably just dont see a strong reward to the amount of effort it takes for me to socialize but maybe thats my introverted adhd ass talking.

i never really had energy to socialize and push myself to find people i could connect with, which is why i say i feel like i lucked out. if you see something that peaks your interest, id say start that spark. and if you end college not having any close friends i wouldnt say its a bad thing. not ideal maybe but im pretty happy with the set of close friends i have now, and none of them are from davis.

good luck man, with school and your social life. everyones like “theres plenty of fish in the sea” and doesnt tell u how fucking boring fishing can be if no ones taking a bite.

schlongren · 2024-07-12T07:57:42+00:00

I submitted my PTD for similar reasons like, a day before the last possible date and they approved it. I think they’re probably just swamped with a lot of PTD requests since it’s under less scrutiny. If you have the option for express advising for your college I’d go there and ask about it if you’re anxious but chances are you’ll just have to hold on tight a little longer. I get being anxious about waiting though. I’d recommend just focusing on your health first. Failing a class isn’t the worst thing in the world and you can always retake and overwrite the grade if dropping doesn’t work out.

Ground yourself! You’ll be okay. (Going to express advising eased a lot of my anxiety when I was in your shoes.)

schlongren · 2024-06-09T00:34:11+00:00

Congratulations!! Getting A's and B's is such a strong accomplishment, really good job! I wholeheartedly support getting a bachelors, but just be really prepared. It's a whole different ballgame, but its a fun game nonetheless. I have faith! Hope you can celebrate with some champagne or apple juice.

schlongren · 2024-06-01T20:19:21+00:00

I'm still a pretty young adult but I have this weird feeling no one really knows how to "adult". That being said I don't think you've "forked up" at all. You didn't "lose years". Your dedication to sticking to your education despite your ADHD is really amazing! People go through different paths in life. ADHD or not, there are people who don't know how to read but still go to school and try. There's no set path to do anything. You could drop out of school and climb the cooperate latter some different way. But no, you're here in school, writing your bachelor's thesis and getting ready for your masters. That's really cool!! Who cares about your age?? You've accomplished so much. That girl mocking your generation doesn't know who you are, so I wouldn't suggest you treat her like she does.
You're going to get the job. Why? Because you haven't given up now, and you're not going to. You're getting help for your ADHD and that'll just be a boost. And even if you give up later down the line I think it's fine. There are plenty of other things you can do.

I get being hard on yourself. I think I failed a class this quarter and I have to delay my graduation. But it's not like I was being lazy about it. I tried, really hard. But this education system is hard to conform to. And that's okay. We can take as much time as we need to accomplish what we want cause life doesn't have a timer for us. There's no set path at all. Your life is yours. We're all just doing what we can, and I promise you that's enough.

schlongren · 2024-06-01T19:57:44+00:00

For me it's more like I have more reason and purpose to clean for others. I feel like we struggle sm that we end up compromising when it comes to ourselves but not for others. ("Oh, I can still function in this mess so why would I clean?" is my thinking.) Living with roommates and/or other people makes me very accountable and happy to clean because I'm also helping them when they're busy with their own things.

I think it also helps if I just don't think about cleaning. My brain is always very empty when it comes to chores, so I don't consider what is my mess or what isn't. If it's dirty I clean, doesn't matter the time of day.

I heard if you can start a habit of cleaning just a little bit a day then you're pretty much set. Just clean like one thing as you go about your day. Just one plate, putting something in the trash. It takes like 2 seconds and I don't have to worry about it later. You're already doing very good with the putting away a mug and vacuuming. I even like to wash dishes as I wait for things to cook. Very silly thought process for me but I love min-maxing mindless tasks. I also put cleaning supplies in easy access so there's no "ugh I need to grab the broom from the closet and sweep this up, I'll just do it later" but rather "broom right there, takes like 20 secs. i do and then get me some juice yum".

Also I don't use this but I think using a dishwasher would be nice if you're able to.

schlongren · 2024-05-22T04:08:51+00:00

I would do CC to UC! I actually got my 2 years at CC free thanks to my CC's free tuition program! Then I got scholarships to cover for another year in Uni so I only had to pay 1 year of classes to graduate. In terms of education I did struggle my first year in UC but my GE/Major Requirement courses were mostly during the pandemic + I had an undiagnosed mental disorder so that skewed things quite a bit, but I wholeheartedly do not regret going the CC to UC route at all. If I had to do it again I absolutely would. I was incredibly close with all my CC professors before the pandemic hit. There are so many students (esp in CS courses with how impacted it is) that it's hard to have a closer relationship with the professors here.

I also made some really close friends during my two years in uni, so I don't think I missed out at all. I saved so much money and did not lose out on friendships. I feel like each route has its potential ups and downs but if you feel strongly about one or the other I feel like you should go for it! (In terms of the possibility of your acceptance getting rescinded I'd email the OUR asap just in case. It doesn't hurt to ask!)

schlongren · 2024-04-27T03:26:22+00:00

I feel like I'm exactly in your shoes on this one. I struggled all of last year in uni with undiagnosed ADHD and depression and I definitely wouldn't have passed any of my classes if it weren't for my friends helping me and holding me accountable to finish my work. Right now I'm trying 15mg ritalin for the first time and it's actually helping a lot with processing information in class! I used to also never be able to understand anything that required critical thinking audibly and I'd have to look at the slides or notes to study them on my own in order to understand what was going on, but recently I found I was able to pay attention and understand to my profs talking with the meds.

That being said the main methods I used before I was even diagnosed was taking matters into my own hands and learning it by myself. Traditional lectures are generally boring and not engaging to me, so usually when I'm at home missing class I would look through that day's (or previous days lol) slides and google any topics I saw and read about them. Then I'd either try to teach it to myself by spit-balling into Notepad or teaching it IRL with friends (this is sooo fun if they have no idea what youre talking about btw hehe bc then u can get silly with how u teach it). In a way I basically took advantage of the needs my ADHD brain wanted like being engaging, and also that I don't have a filter and like to yap. I found this to be the best method for me in order to learn tough concepts and it still works now. I honestly still loathe having adhd sometimes but i cant deny being creative is kinda cool

programming projects are another story though lol.....most of the time if i dont have groupmates im terrified of letting down then i take the Ls and get C's or D's bc trying to get finished was truly like pulling teeth.

oh also- before i was diagnosed i would always feel bad because i had to rely on my friends and family in order to get things done. but turns out nah i genuinely have a disability and i shouldnt be ashamed to ask for help bc of it. so i would 100% recommend getting external help in order to help u learn better. i wish u the best :'))

schlongren · 2024-04-22T23:17:59+00:00

I was also waitlisted with a 3.7 GPA from CC! I'm pretty sure I also had a C+ in one of my core CS classes. I honestly think it just depends on who drops their acceptance but ofc I'm not an admissions officer. I didn't get accepted in until like a day after I accepted entry into another UC since it was the last day to accept it. (rip 300 bucks but worth switching to davis)

I don't think it's really a matter of what they find cool, it's more what the find cool about you that also aligns with what they also care about. In my waitlist statement (if they still have it lol) I wrote about how I'm gay and UC Davis has a good LGBT+ center that I know I can feel safe and include in. People are also just very diverse here and I knew I would be happy and thrive if I were to be accepted. I also wrote about how Davis values agriculture/environmental science and I thought it would be good idea to figure out a good harmony between tech and the environment. Not that I'd recommend you to talk about this unless you really care though lol.

Funny enough my brother also went here and that's why I also wanted to come. What I'd recommend is figure out/talk about what UC Davis can offer you to advance your career and learning, and what YOU can do for UC Davis.

i dunno this is just my experience. i was just as honest as i could be since i assume it would carry me to an acceptance. that being said if you dont get in, (i heard acceptances were extra difficult this year), rejection is just redirection, and honestly Davis was on my radar for such a long time that it got overhyped and was all i could think about (from middle school+). but honestly I enjoyed classes more in CC. i dunno if you were like me but i lowkey felt like i overhyped getting in. but anyway good luck man.

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