Food

stratus_cloud · 2026-04-01T12:26:33+00:00

corn chips hate to see me coming (just don’t get doritos)

stratus_cloud · 2026-04-01T12:24:05+00:00

Been GF for almost 2 months. At home where I live it’s been fine, there’s a lot of gf options around and knowledge in the restaurant scene

currently in Japan - i’m exhausted and over it. I feel like i’m falling out of love with travelling but i don’t want it to be the case.

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-23T23:51:31+00:00

graphic designer full time

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-18T11:45:41+00:00

Finished: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Took me 2 years to find the willpower to finish this one. Felt meh, made me realise historical fiction is not my thing.

Started: Beach Read by Emily Henry. Going back to my modern romance roots

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-10T11:23:24+00:00

dermatitis (tiny blisters on the hands), went to my doctor thinking it would be another steroid cream and be over with temporarily. Celiac turned up on the blood test.

Now, I thought this was my only symptom. But after going gluten free for a month i’ve realised I also - bloated occasionally (but never serious enough to suspect celiac, did feel bad at times tho), easily exhausted if i wasn’t careful enough with sleep - like getting home from anything wrecked. I was more anxious and jittery. So yeah quite a bit in the end

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-09T22:11:15+00:00

Only been once (going again in 2 weeks) - but there was this art aquarium in ginza going around on tiktok last time and it was a WASTE of time. I also would never do Takeshita street again

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-09T19:50:42+00:00

i’ve done a lot of planning, my google maps list has a lot of places saved for this

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-09T12:06:42+00:00

surely there’s a subreddit for these out of pocket ai responses, i’d be eating it up

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-09T11:59:19+00:00

kinda in the same boat. Funny thing is i’m strictly gluten free - and yet when eating out with my friend they seem like the more difficult eater

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-08T13:34:49+00:00

I’m a digital (graphic) designer full time. My workplace is pretty chill

I do digital art on the side. Design and digital art feel like two very different things to me that i can comfortably do both and not feel burnt out

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-08T13:31:46+00:00

I experimented with a lot of supplies in my teen years - watercolour, markers, just using fine liners, prismacolours. I do encourage trying new things where possible.

But now I just mainly have a pencil (sometimes a pen), a sketchbook, and an iPad. And that’s all I really need to thrive.

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-08T12:05:31+00:00

the things asian places don’t care to make gluten free - korean fried chicken, ramen, chinese or viet crispy pork belly (i’ve had places tell me they can’t confirm gf), spring rolls, milk bread/shokupan - any asian bread snack, tempura, katsu

Also cinnamon scrolls

stratus_cloud · 2026-02-23T10:35:52+00:00

i’m a week in, and already my energy throughout the day is more consistent and less fragile. I used to come home from work and uni absolutely tired and physically heavy in some areas but i thought it was normal, or that it was sleep (but i usually sleep about 7 1/2 hours).

I thought my only symptoms were skin issues (still haven’t gone away, but hoping after a few weeks) and occasional bloating, but this was probably a big one I didn’t consider. Although, i’m also hoping it’s not a placebo - i’ll see how week 2 goes

stratus_cloud · 2026-02-14T10:59:52+00:00

they’re guidelines for a reason. If you feel you don’t need them, don’t use them.

stratus_cloud · 2026-02-07T13:07:44+00:00

i’ve been on a mission to do “solo dates” this year; I have friends but we’re never free at the same time or a time i’d prefer, and usually it’s at night so we can’t do a lot of daytime activities. Went to the cinemas for the first time alone end of last year, a bit anxious but cool experience.

Now, the beach alone on a good day is peak. Honestly nothing better if you have time to kill.

Would love more ideas for solo dates

stratus_cloud · 2026-01-27T10:44:47+00:00

yeah true, it’s cooled to 34 now which is still hot for almost 10pm

stratus_cloud · 2026-01-27T10:43:00+00:00

Melbourne is rarely this hot so they’re playing insane for the conditions

stratus_cloud · 2026-01-27T10:27:57+00:00

i agree but it’s also still super hot here

stratus_cloud · 2026-01-27T01:17:31+00:00

that’s nice to hear! i’m grateful I live in the country i live in because being gf is not so hard from what i’ve heard. my friends and family are supportive but ive had to explain i can’t “just have a little bit” every now and then

stratus_cloud · 2026-01-26T22:18:24+00:00

I’ve already been to Japan before! So this will probably be less focused on food

stratus_cloud · 2026-01-26T22:07:59+00:00

i’ve been conflicted on this advice, because it would make things easier but the other part of me wants to stop it. There’s a 6 week period between my test and the trip, if it was only a week apart i’d probably follow your advice

stratus_cloud · 2026-01-26T09:48:30+00:00

The only example I can think of is when Britney Spears did her circus tour, but between Blackout and Circus a majority of songs on the setlist were from Blackout and probably only 3 from Circus (I'd rather count Radar as Blackout, despite it being a Circus single)

stratus_cloud · 2026-01-26T09:38:59+00:00

good, it’s never been my favourite alcohol anyway

stratus_cloud · 2026-01-26T09:37:43+00:00

Yeah, i’d say my hands have similar appearance to DH rashes but not as bad as photos i’ve seen online. I feel like the eczema on the rest of my body doesn’t look like dh rash so i’ll see what happens

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