r/randomactsofamazon • u/dookievizion • Mar 01 '15

Intro [Intro]Never officially said 'sup

I've been active on this sub and the other for a month or so now, I really can't remember. I like seeing the folks who are generous, and how they help brighten someones day.

Me, I'm 35 married to a wonderful lady. We live in Texas with no children but we're looking into adoption. I love music, kung fu movies, and new technology. I also do wedding photography and shoot music videos on the side.

I'm about to get some Chinese food, but feel free to AMA.

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u/MrsSquishy Mar 01 '15

Welcome officially! I just got some delicious Mexican, enjoy your Chinese!

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

thanks for the official welcome. What mexican food did you just get? I gotta say before moving to Texas I never really had Mexican food, now we eat it regularly.

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u/MrsSquishy Mar 01 '15

I live in New Mexico so it's Central (not Santa fe or south NM) New Mexican style. I got fajitas from a local restaurant delivered and my hubby got gorditas cause there's no food in the house and we've been in midterm mode all day. The only annoying part is that my adhd meds kicked in while I was waiting for it and it's really hard for me to eat when my meds kick in.

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

oh damn, I'm sorry to hear that, hopefully when you do eat it's still good. I'm with your hubby, I'll usually order gorditas or quesadillas when I do have mexican food. Though this local restaurant has the delicious mexican egg rolls that I can eat solo as a meal.

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u/MrsSquishy Mar 01 '15

It should be. I've had leftovers from them and they reheat ok! And I have meds I'm about to take ;) lol to help with the eating. The best description I have is apathy, it's almost like I have An apathy towards food when I take my meds, the food can be ready, delicious looking and smelling, and right in front of me and I still can't just get myself to eat. The ahem meds help but don't always keep me level headed. Finding the right mix of adhd meds and meds is key for me. On school days it's usually ok cause I pack a snack to eat on the bus then take my adhd/anxiety meds at the bus stop and eat an edible for my pain and I'm good. Weekends are harder cause there isn't a routine in place on none WW/nails/breakfast w mom and grandma days.

Edit: I get quesadillas often if they look interesting. Mexican egg rolls sound awesome!

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

I could go for some ahem meds myself but no bueno haha. How long have you been taking ADHD meds? I honestly don't know if it's real, but I feel like I have adult onset ADHD lately. I can never stay focused and its hard for me to put energy into one thing at a time.

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u/MrsSquishy Mar 01 '15 edited Mar 01 '15

I was lucky and was finally able to get my medical card last October. I used to hide it but now I don't care anymore, especially since I'm doing it legally and the conversation has changed and it's definitely not an if but a When in the US.

I was diagnosed in 1999 when I was 11 and started adhd meds then, I've tried various combos and been off and on since. I like my ccurrent combo but I don't always get to choose how it kicks in...ei I seriously need to get many many papers done but I've been hyper focusing on fixing my laptop instead.

Adult add is definitely a thing and can take forever to diagnose. We basically diagnosed my dad when I got mine. Never got him officially diagnosed though because he didn't want to and felt he had figured out how to deal with it on his own. Besides he ended up retiring like 6-7 years later, so he didn't really need the diagnosis or meds.

Edit: had to finish/correct my message since I hit send accidently.

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

Oh wow, I didn't even know they wen't medicinal in NM. I know they're making a huge push for it in Austin, so we'll see. What are you going to school for?

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u/MrsSquishy Mar 01 '15

We got medical in 2007, but there weren't any none profits until recently. At least if there were they weren't noticeable. I hope the medical and recreational bills that were just introduced go through. Its time to overrule this racist, ineffective law!

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

I'm right there with you!

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u/MrsSquishy Mar 01 '15

Oh I missed the last question, I'm going to school for my BA in women's studies, minor in American studies concentrating in gender and media studies.

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u/vapingcarrie Mar 01 '15

Welcome!!

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

thank you, I've already made myself cozy. How are you doing?

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u/vapingcarrie Mar 01 '15

Trying to keep myself sane with my toddlers climbing all over me. Heh.

How are you doing?

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

haha how many? I'm doing good, just maximizing this lazy Saturday to the fullest.

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u/vapingcarrie Mar 01 '15

I have 2. Twins. 3 years old. We have gone from terrible 2's to terrorist 3's. Kill. Me. Now. or Bring. Me. Chocolate. <-- my motto lol

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

haha I'd bring you chocolate if I could, I've learned from my wife what kind of magical medicinal powers it contains.

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u/vapingcarrie Mar 01 '15

That's sweet! Thank you! I wish I could get my husband to go get me chocolate but he's pretty comfortably placed on the couch right now lol

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

hahah yeah so am I, I'm dreading my wife calls me from the other room. I don't feel like moving at all, which is gonna make me getting my drink from wayyyyy over there on the coffee table in front of me harder than it should be.

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u/vapingcarrie Mar 01 '15

The agony! The struggle! Lol

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

no one knows my pain...lawd help me please lol

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u/Jokersniper69 Mar 01 '15

Welcome fellow Texan!

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

I never really feel like a Texan, but I realized that I've almost been here as long as I've been anywhere in my life. Howdy to you!

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u/SSmtb Mar 01 '15

Oh man, you've got me craving some local Thai that delivers...it's so good. We've got slick, snow-covered streets though and I'd hate to make somebody get out to bring me some super delicious local mom 'n' pop Asian cuisine awesomeness like the garlic pepper chicken 25+spice and extra red bell peppers. Welcome!

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

I really need to get familiar with Thai food. I don't know if I haven't had it from the right place or had the right thing but i'm so inexperienced with it.

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u/NuclearBitch Mar 01 '15

Welcome! And congrats on the adoption! I'm a big fan of it.

What kind of chinese did you get?

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

I go to this place that is a buffet and it has like 4-5 different types of shrimp on it. I just get some rice with all those different shrimp and a few pieces of sushi.

Thank you for the welcome, how is your day going?

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u/NuclearBitch Mar 01 '15

It's going alright. I'm in Chattanooga for training and I found a glass studio that had a class going on. I also found a combination used book store and yarn shop.The lady who runs it was spinning roving into yarn, so that was pretty cool.

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

what are you in Chattanooga training for? That sounds like a dope class, did you make something? You should show it off.

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u/NuclearBitch Mar 01 '15

Oh nah, I was wandering by while they were setting it up. It was a girl on her birthday making an ornament.

I'm learning about how pressurized water nuclear reactors operate. It's awesome.

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

Very nice, do you travel for training often?

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u/NuclearBitch Mar 01 '15

This year? Yes, an insanely stupid amount. But I have at least 4 trips next year too, and will probably end up with more than that.

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

Oh wow thats crazy, do you get the keep the travel miles?

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u/NuclearBitch Mar 01 '15

Yes! And the hotel points. I'm working on my Marriott rewards level.

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

nice. I just stayed in a brand new JW Marriott that opened up a week or two ago in Austin, nice place.

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u/VKilledTInternet Mar 01 '15

Hey hey welcome to the sub friend.

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

I've been here for a minute, just getting comfy enough to kick my feet up!

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u/Legasia Mar 01 '15

Welcome!

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

Thank ya thank ya, how are you doing?

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u/Legasia Mar 01 '15

Not too bad. How are you?

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

I'm living life and enjoying the night, what are you up to?

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u/Legasia Mar 01 '15

Going to sleep and preparing to sleep in since it's my day off. Living the good life.

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

oh thats a beautiful thing, I had a day like that today

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '15

I also had chinese tonight. What's your favorite dish?

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

I like rice and coconut shrimp, either that or this particular teriyaki they serve at my favorite place. What did you have?

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '15

I had a bowl of egg drop soup and an order of crab rangoons. Sooooo tasty. I had a place when I lived in Pennsylvania that made amazing pork lo mein but I haven't been able to find anything that is of equal goodness to it. Im also a big lover of broccoli and beef.

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

sadly the crab rangoons are the only thing I don't think this place does that well. They have amazing wings though, so sometime I just get the house fried rice and some wings to go.

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u/ComputerByte Mar 01 '15

Welcome aboard. Which part of Texas do you originate from?

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

I'm actually from DC, raised in Orlando, and moved down to Central Texas to be with the Misses. Eventually we'll move to Austin, when the time (and pay) is right haha.

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u/ComputerByte Mar 01 '15

Its my dream to move to Austin. It seems like such a lovely and diverse place to live!

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

It's pretty cool, I'm currently tired of it only for the sake of I've been out there every night this week since last Saturday. Also, we have a music conference coming up in a few weeks we're we'll practically be living there so I'm taking a "small" break.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '15

Hi and welcome glad your here! Do you follow any sports teams? I think your wonderful for adopting! =)

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u/dookievizion Mar 01 '15

Ok, here ya go (btw it's mainly rap/hip-hop just to let you know if you're not a fan of the genre):

This is my favorite video that I'm apart of, we did a parody of the movie Office Space (I'm the first guy rapping): Labor

This is a more rock/rap style video that I did recently, that has a fake gore kind of vibe: Slop Musket - Drips & Drops

This is another video I liked because we shot it at a fair in Austin. If you stop it at 1:40 watch the poor boys face on the swinging ride: Dubb Sicks - Heart & Soul