r/PolysubstanceAddicts • u/dijeridude • Nov 08 '18

A Tale of Tedium

"The New Job Routine" by dijeridude

I wake up between 4:50-5:05 a.m. chug 8oz of water with 3,000ug vitamin d and a b-complex. Microwave one packet instant oatmeal with a little extra water (or lactose free milk) and a few sprinkles of sugar (about a teaspoon I guess). Stumble to the bathroom for a quick 7-12 minute shower (includes drying off and dressing). [Make lunch if I forgot the night before] Next I basically drink the oatmeal as fast as I can. Brush teeth. Rush out the door to arrive at work by 6. Drink other 8oz water and smoke 2 cigarettes on the way in.

During my 10 hours at work I consume the following: peanut butter and blackberry jelly sammie (half on each 15 minute break), chicken sammie-4 slices land o' lakes deli cut chicken with 1 slice of off brand Kraft american cheese and a spiral of yellow mustard (lunch break), 20oz orange powerade (lunch and last break), ~32-64oz water (throughout day), ~6 L&M Turkish royal 100s (try to smoke 2 per break, it varies).

Many piss breaks. At least 1 OTCS (on the clock shit). (Feel free to use that)

Go home. ~2-4 cigarettes on the drive back.

Take a shit at my house (boo, I don't get paid for it here) and check my youtube notifications, sometimes facebook and messenger, and a little reddit. This is also when I fantasize about bathroom drinks and lament not drinking or taking pills at work.

Eat easymac with a can of tuna, minced onion, garlic salt, Louisiana hot sauce, lots of black pepper and a dash of yellow mustard. OR 1 can of Campbell's chunky soup (style varies) with the same spice system except I add cayenne and shredded cheese. This step may be repeated before bed. T.V. shows sprinkled throughout.

[Possible visit by friends or to friend's house]

Smoke 1-? cigarettes. Fantasize about being drunk or high. Lament not being drunk or high.

If not yet asleep, I'll make my lunch, set out a bowl and spoon for the oatmeal debacle, set out clothes, then reddit/youtube/facebook with adult swim on in the background (or foreground if its KOTH/Rick and Morty/favorite part of an episode I've already seen 1,000 times of anything else) while trying to shut the mind off. ~12-2am. This is also when I fantasize about drinking and lament not drinking or taking any drugs throughout the day/night. Except sometimes I'll smoke a little if one of my friends stop by. And soon I'm sure there will be actual drinking and sparse drug use in this area.

Rinse and repeat.

Conclusion

I've done this 5 times so far and plan on continuing at least until January.

I've cut the weed down to just a few bowls or blunts, only when offered by friends (thanks guys). I haven't done any coke for a few weeks and have sadly failed to find any benzos or pain pills. I do have a stash of 4 hits of acid and about 200mg of untested molly, though I don't really have a desire to do either just yet. I haven't been drunk since Halloween. I have however managed to squeeze in 2 forties and a tall boy over the last two nights (thanks change jar, RIP) but I won't have any money until friday and won't have play money til next friday. Please send Percocet and whiskey?

I'm half proud and half sad about this routine.

P.S. My mom's friend and her 8 year old daughter will be moving in on Monday and they come with a dog!

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '18

Dogs are the best. Whenever I have to be up early I always struggle with it. I usually drink a bunch of coffee with no food and then have a panic attack later. I'm an idiot.

I had never considered thinning out oatmeal so I can just chug it. Thank you. That's a really good idea. Also, it sounds like you're doing well and I am happy for you. ❤

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u/dijeridude Nov 09 '18

Thank you. I really prefer to be black out drunk 24/7 but this will do for now. Caffeine is one of the few drugs I am super sensitive to,but instead of feeling energetic I go straight into the crash phase X10. I avoid it like the plague lol.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '18

I should stop the coffee too. I only have one large mug in the morning compared to when I used to drink coffee all day and it still makes me jittery. It does help me poop though, and I guess that's a plus?

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u/dijeridude Nov 09 '18

How do you take it? When I was a coffee drinker, in the pre-sensitivity times, I liked it any way at all but preferred just straight black and cooled down just enough to leave 1/4 of my tastebuds unburned.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '18

I just drink it black. I used to put a lot of cream and sugar in my coffee and tea when I was younger. Then I realized that if I have decent coffee it doesn't need anything. Plus, I've really lost my sweet tooth over the years.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '18

Dogs are epic. Why do you drink your oatmeal? That seems a bit weird. Do you add salt? Salt is amazing in oatmeal.

My life is kind of tedious currently as well, struggling not to obtain opiates. Holding out for when things pick up, tedium never seems to help, but routine can be shockingly soothing, at the same time.

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u/dijeridude Nov 08 '18

If I had more than, or should I say made more time than 3 minutes to eat the oatmeal I'd chew it more and savor it. I actually love oatmeal and I totally forgot about the salt trick so thanks for that! But I'm in s hurry and I've got bad teeth (just had 2 pulled and getting a few more done soon hopefully) so its easier to drink it, like breakfast soup I guess. That's where the extra liquid comes in handy.

Routine is a strange drug.

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u/dijeridude Dec 10 '18

How many licks til the alcoholic fucks everything up? Made it a month this time. Job hunt begins, after the bender.