I understand the dread, but the ADD is a very real condition. I've watched Kristin when the Wellbutrin was working and it really made a huge difference in being able to focus. I've been there with her when she's fighting the ADD and it's terribly frustrating for her.

I agree with this, and I think that specific kind of dread is very much a part of ADD. You just know when you're not going to be able to concentrate enough to get a task done, so it makes starting harder.

{{{Kristin}}}

I'm ignoring the appliance masturbation talk because our washer/dryer is stacked in a closet, so no love for me when ND is out of town.

I pretty sure I could rig up a workable attachment.

In other news I have found something that is not improved with the addition of bacon. French onion dip. It tasted like roast beef hash. Not good cold on potato chips.

{{Kristin}}

I hope your brain will obey your will ASAP.

Well, I moved house, unpacked a lot of stuff, came back up to uni, added the finishing touches to the first of the two 6000-word papers on which my grades for this semester are based, and went out for celebratory drink with friends (most of whom have finished both papers, so I was jealous). Now my back is screaming at me that I did too much standing up this weekend. As if I didn't already know. Owwww. OK - final-6000-word-paper-of-the-year marathon begins here!

Kristin, I have ADD-like tendencies as part of a non-verbal learning difficulty. The inability to focus on anything for more than a few minutes, when you have things to achieve, is really, seriously, overwhelmingly, throw-things-at-the-wall annoying. Best of luck with the grading. (Best of luck with finding meds that work, too. I find Celexa fairly helpful for my anxiety and distractedness.)

Raq, niiiice purse. I want to buy things. I have no need of things, but online shopping would make me really happy right about now. Maybe I'll just pop into the Marks and Spencers online store...

Good luck, Seska!

In other news I have found something that is not improved with the addition of bacon. French onion dip. It tasted like roast beef hash. Not good cold on potato chips.

We had a fantastic caramelised onion dip on the market a little while back that was supposed to be served warm. One of the best dips I've ever tasted. They seem to have discontinued it now. I shall make do with Turkish bread with an eggplant, cashew and parmesan dip, and a lime and chilli aioli.

I should be in bed. I kept playing Orange Box/Half Life 2. Bad Omnis, no cookie!

Go to bed. I'll happily play half life 2 and eat cookies instead of you. In fact, I read about Dear Esther and I wanna experiment with it.

Which means I might need to start dating gamers again. Because I don't have the equipment for it, and I ain't gonna buy expensive shit when only want to play once in a while.

And I hate one of my instructors, so much.

{{{Kristin}}} I know this feeling. I wish that there were easy solutions that were not about the meds. Does caffeine make the anxiety worse? If not, it can be a reasonable form of self-medication. Some people find meditation and/or exercise to be effective for breaking through when meds are not getting the job done. The things that have worked for me, aside from meds, were extremely self-destructive.

{{{Kristin}}}

Believe me, I can sympathize.