Cravings!
Right now, I'm craving a real bacon butty on white bread with butter and HP Sauce.
The bacon out here is shit, it's thin and fatty.
I'm also craving a meat pie - you can't get them here, not like back home. Here they're "pot pies" and just don't have the lashings of gravy I miss!

What are you craving right now?
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 17:28, 61 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

a bacon butty now that you mentioned it

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 17:44, Reply)

Or patty and
chips
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 17:51, Reply)

What's a patty?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:23, Reply)

Mashed potato and sage
deep fried in batter. It's a Hull thing.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:24, Reply)

I felt so southern when someone firsty asked for one
I was doing a run to the chippy and someone requested a patty,

I asked duck, goose or pork?

EDIT: patties FTW by the way
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:25, Reply)

I really need
to have a try at making them one day. I got a deep fryer just for that sole purpose, but haven't used it yet.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:47, Reply)

ah go on

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:51, Reply)

^ This please.
I used up all my bacons last weekend.
( Maladicta, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:29, Reply)

Me and the missus will be having a roast in abit

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:31, Reply)

I have bits of chicken in my freezer
and chicken gravy, and a few potatoes. Think I know what's for dinner!
( Maladicta, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:33, Reply)

mmm
om nom nom nom
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:36, Reply)

Sounds good to me too :)
I need to do some decent shopping this week since it's my birthday next Monday and I get paid on Friday... big shop I think!
( Maladicta, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:38, Reply)

Fuck. I'm off to the shops
to buy a joint of beef for dinner tonight. With Yorkshire puddings! Yay!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:39, Reply)

Can you buy such things in Americaland or do you have to make them from scratch?
I don't know how to make them so I'm stuffed...
( Maladicta, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:43, Reply)

Gotta make 'em
from scratch, but it's so worth it!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:45, Reply)

Yorkshire puds for me in 5 mins

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:51, Reply)

I shall buy some when the birthday money has gone in
since I now have the mother of all cravings!
( Maladicta, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:52, Reply)

they're real easy to make.
Let me find you my favourite recipe - be right back!

Edit: www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1850,137183-236204,00.html
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:54, Reply)

Ooo, much obliged!
I was going to be lazy and buy Aunt Bessie's :D
( Maladicta, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:07, Reply)

Make sure the oven is REALLY hot and the
fat is smoking before you pour the batter in. Also, you gotta give a little love while you're stirring the batter to make sure they rise (that's what my gran always told me).
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:09, Reply)

Thank you :) I know nothing about making them because my mother never made roast dinners
- she "couldn't be arsed", and my grandmother believed the kitchen was OMGDANGEROUS for a child right up until I was 22 (the last time I spent Christmas with the family).
( Maladicta, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:18, Reply)

I'm full
now for a digestif of red wine and fags
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:37, Reply)

Craving a joint, as ever
Following a link below I enrolled myself on the government's "Talk to Frank" internet scheme to help people off the reefer. Not because of paranoia, panic attacks, psychosis etc (and my medical notes say "schizophrenic" with regard to which I take anti-psychotics everyday), but for mainly physical reasons - it makes me fat and lazy, and excerbates a long-term problem with the hearing in my right ear.

So I submitted my email address, gave a false phone number and answered the questions.
To start with, you enter how many joints you smoke a day, monday to sunday. I thought, "hmm probably ten on average, everyday"(about .4g/day). That was the highest amount you could enter per day. So I am at the upper limits of what the government reckons is the average toker.
Then you list the positives and the negatives associated with life as a stoner. Reading down my lists and looking at it objectively it was basically, "it relaxes me" vs "it has crippling physical side-effects that are holding me back from having any sort of socially acceptable life".

So I guess I'm an addict. I've tried so many times to give up before by making resolutions and cutting ties with dealers, then end up getting frustated with the straight life after a couple fo weeks, then snap and go looking under park benches or begging people in pubs for weed/stealing from my brother (a big stoner himself) for the stuff.

Why do I do it? My psychiatrist would be utterly appalled if she knew and would probably start talking about a hospital stay (though she's a reactionary bitch feared by her patients and there's more draw in a psych ward than a dodgy pub in the middle of a housing estate).

Right I'm skinning up.
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 17:58, Reply)

Damn.
Good luck getting off it. I've tried weed, but never got taken with it. The funniest thing though was when mum used to come over and I'd have to find someone to buy it from so she could have her joint!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:02, Reply)

I did little but smoke for several years
I gave it up as I was getting it from people wayyyy more draw-enthusiastic than I. As their chief 'reality liaison' I got free tokes for helping them do basic tasks that involved leaving the sofa.

I have moved on, I still like a toke but the effort involved is too much for what i would get out of it.
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:29, Reply)

I've not had a joint in nearly 5 years.
I was rather into it when I first started uni, and I did enjoy it to a point but the side-effects kept putting me off (got the paranoia and the munchies the worst). These days when stressed or upset I crave a cigarette more than anything else...
( Maladicta, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:36, Reply)

never got the 'noia
the munchies however, 36 bags of walkers in one go anyone?
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:44, Reply)

We just used to order takeaway before skinning up.
That way, when the munchies kick in, the food arrives :D. The Fear is not fun - I loved everyone in the world but they were all talking about me...
( Maladicta, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:51, Reply)

also the hour inbetween the takeaways shutting and the breakfast cafes opening
is the longest hour in the world
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:54, Reply)

Oh yes...
I remember those times well. That is when you eat the entire box of Coco Pops in one sitting...
( Maladicta, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:07, Reply)

Marmite on toast FTW
and tinned sardines on cracker biscuits with a mug of hot, sweet tea.
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:30, Reply)

I love Marmite, but currently have no bread on which to eat it.
It also goes wonderfully with cheddar of any kind! Not a big lover of sardines, getting all the bones out is too bloody fiddly when you're hungry...
( Maladicta, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:32, Reply)

marmite and cheddar
is ambrosia from the gods
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:37, Reply)

I can't stand the stuff.
Makes me feel like I'm going to have a heart attack, instant anxiety attacks.

I'm not anti-drugs, I'ld rather take a strong opiet than a night of drinking, but I just don't like weed.

I reckon it's the second most pathetic drug after smoking.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:38, Reply)

whats your fave opiate?
codine, heroin, morphine, DMX, methadone, oxycodone or acetyl-codine
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:46, Reply)

Doubt Gonz enjoys DXM
somehow. Used to guzzle that by the bottle and it's not yer typical opiate.
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:01, Reply)

true its trippy as fuck
goes down nicely with goldshlager though
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:36, Reply)

far too fucking hardcore for me these days
god knows what would happen if I tried downing a bottle of cough medecine now, never mind 3 or 4. Last time I ended up in an eternal vortex of unified time, hardly remembering my own name, fucking scared and disorientated, lying on my back in the garden in full view of the neighbours at 6pm shouting "I'm the only gay in the village" as loud as I could. And that was 8 years ago - I'm even more fragile now. Have to watch it with weed - there's a line you have to learn not too overstep to avoid the fear. DXM would be instant megafear. No thanks.

But in the old days things were different..
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:38, Reply)

me too
cant mix the drink and the smoke anymore
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:40, Reply)

morphine solphate (fast release), with a couple of solphadeens to speed it up, and a large red bull to get it around the system.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:07, Reply)

hell yeah
that's good stuff. smoking opium is awesome too - last time I got a relaxing head massage from a room-full of shadowy dancing girls - but don't you get addicted very quickly if you get into that stuff?? Isn't that likely to derail your life as much as, if not more than, a few reefers a day?

I've read Confessions of an English opium eater and it's one of the greatest books ever (and you should read it if you're into that stuff) but doesn't end very pretty.
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:26, Reply)

syndol may be over the counter
but its good if you cant sleep
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:41, Reply)

I've been on heavy pankillers for the last half of my life.
I'm very addicted to them, and I really do need them for the pain, but I've cut down dramaticly over the last year, from about Fast 180mg/day to about Slow 40.

The trick is, chiche, actually wanting to quit. I don't mean in a "I want to quit, i'll cut down next week", it's "I want to quit, i'll cut down now".
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:45, Reply)

good for you
whats your next plan?
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:50, Reply)

I just quit that part-time job below, so I can spend a few weeks sorting out semi-unrelated problems in my head.
I'll pick myself up, as i've been in a slump, and start my buisness up again, and then hit the ground running in january.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 20:13, Reply)

Totally
Tomorrow never knows, it's right now where the action happens.

Although, I've got a feeling that I think I usually get at the end of a few months' weed binge. I'm getting a bit sick of it. That lightning bolt of inspiration to quit could hit any day soon like it has before. I hope.
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:50, Reply)

When you wake up tomorow, say to yourself "No, I'll have one in 5 hours time", then in 5 hours time, say the same thing.
Keep on goin' 'till late at night, and then have that _one_, and that's fine, it'll help you sleep.

Keep on doing the same thing for a week.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 20:17, Reply)

Good luck mate :)

( Maladicta, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:36, Reply)

I'm not quite sure how to respond to this, to be honest.
I do hope you're not deluding yourself into thinking that the anti-phsycs won't be effected by wed, esspeicaly with the sckitzo stuff.

I won't berate (is that the right word?) you about it, you know what a fuck up you are (at the moment) without me saying anything. I know it's harsh, but Maning Up really is the awnser, go and get a job or something to occupie your time. It'll increase your self worth and esteem, put some money in your pocket (debts? you can sort them too, another thing off your head), meet a new crowd who don't do that sort of shit, and maybe start a _normal_ life.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:36, Reply)

these are some wise words

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:46, Reply)

Totally could do with a job
Just scared of the idea - had so many go wrong in the last ten years. And could totally do with a new crowd. Really ought to drink less too.

And yeah, I know that weed does have psychological downsides - I'm not deluding myself there, and I wonder if the reason I can handle it so well is because I take anti-psychotics. That really is a pathetic scenario - the idea that I could be off the meds were it not for the weed. I also wonder if I smoke so much these days to offset the side-effects.

Yeah I need to apply for jobs, and take something that doesn't look too awful, and coincide starting with giving up toking for one last time.. I've done it before and almost managed it, so I'll try again.

Your reasoning is quite apt.

Anyway, enough. This is getting emo and I could be on a mental health board, not here, not that those sites have been at all useful in the past - full of shitcunts.
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:53, Reply)

Its a good thing you tried this on OT
instead of /talk
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 18:55, Reply)

totally
think there's room for a bit of problem-sharing here, but it's a good thing it's tempered by the site in general (including /talk), or else it could turn into the kind of sentimental wailing-n-gnashing-n-cyberhugging mess that is the average mental health message board, which just doesn't help.

I'm actually embarrassed at the response, and glad no-one is berating - that's as bad as offering internet cake or whatever.
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:04, Reply)

Berating you would be counter-productive.
There's no sense in making you feel bad for something you already know you need to fix - you've identified the problem and want to fix it.
( Maladicta, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:18, Reply)

I got as good as an excuse to not work as I think you can get, without extream circamstance.
- I can get a lifetime sicknote on the dole
- For at least 4 hours of the day, I need to be within (less than 3-5 minuites) from a bog
- In quite a bit of pain.
- mental issues.

And for years, since I left school, because of these, I ran my own buisness, with the ups'n'downs that involved, and last year I got a little part time work, that I've loved'n'hated, just to see if I could. Turns out, I can, I probably can't do full time, but it's taught me a lot of things about myself, and now I know I can do it, I can push for something bigger.

You're holding yourself back with excuses, and nothing is going to change unless you do change it.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:39, Reply)

good for you gonz

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:40, Reply)

that's pretty awesome
when just out of hospital fresh from the breakdowns and sectionings (8 years ago) I used to play the "I'm mental" card as an excuse not to have to do stuff.

I'm realising it's much more healthy to think of myself in normal terms - I'm just a decadent lush and could get on with life as well as others, just about, were I to turn my drinking and smoking down to normal levels. I claim DLA and feel rather guilty about it.

Anyway, you're right and good for you - better to try and make something of yourself despite whatever you've got upstairs - everyone has got something.
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:55, Reply)

At the end of the day, the world always turns.
And the way I'm feelin' 'bout it right now, is that there is no point in wasting, i'ld hate to be 30 and in the same boat I'm in now, and that's gonna happen if I don't change something.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 20:28, Reply)

Not had a spliff in over two years
Never really abused it, just a sociable smoke during evenings of drinking with mates.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:25, Reply)

thats what I miss,
people who want to do nothing but are kinda dull in the long run
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 19:45, Reply)

Mmmm
A steak and Cheese sub, toasted bread with lettuce, tomato and mayo and a heavy hand on the mustard.

or...

A large order of scallion pancakes.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Sun 22 Nov 2009, 20:01, Reply)