Finally, something good happens
Feb. 8th, 2024 11:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
disappointed_lesbianMy DAP arrived a day early, and it was a great surprise. I was originally trying to buy an Xduoo X2, but I found an X2S on Amazon for about five dollars more. As I brought the box into my apartment, I was dreading opening it and finding another random electronic item, but instead my eyes were greeted with the reassuring glimmer of light off of new plastic packaging.
There was a clean, tan, new-looking box, and a flawless, plastic-wrapped electronic device inside nestled inside black styrofoam. It's an attractive albeit small device with a reassuringly sturdy metal casing and physical buttons instead of one of those damned touchscreens, which undoubtedly begin to fail after a few months to a year. I've found that less technical complexity, fewer "modern" features, is often better when it comes to electronics, and the tactile feedback I get from pressing actual buttons makes using items easier, especially when I'm out walking in the dark and wearing gloves.
I haven't gotten to use the thing much because my foot was hurting too bad for me to take a normal walk this evening (shitty timing for foot pain). I did, however, take a walk to the health food store, during which I used the dap to listen to a Czech podcast. Maybe my ears are simply unsophisticated or the podcast recording quality isn't great, but I didn't really notice any spectacular sound quality. These DAPs are supposed to offer sonic experiences that are superior to mainstream electronics. Maybe with music I'll notice the difference.
Anyways, I'm quite happy with my purchase so far. The only annoyances so far are minor: pushing the microSD card into place was tricky, and the device's screen size is small enough to make scrolling through audio folders and files annoying and a little time-consuming. Beyond that, the item seems well worth the price.
I decided I needed to try a partial-fruitarian diet again to help me with my IBS symptoms. I knew that I had to focus on fruit that I really like rather than eating whatever tastes ok, and I knew that I needed to focus on affordable fruit if I want to survive the month without starving or getting fat on whatever supplementary food I'd get from the local food bank. I knew from my positive experiences with electrolytes that I need more magnesium and potassium.
So I'm focusing on bananas and canned peaches (canned in fruit juice! not goddamned syrup). I'm not a huge fan of bananas (in fact, they are one of my least favorite fruits), but they're tolerable, especially first thing in the morning (when I'm not picky because I don't actually even want to be eating but simply have to), and, more importantly they are a good source of potassium (magnesium too, I think). I found peaches at the discount grocery store for a dollar twenty-nine per can. I can always get bananas relatively cheap; the issue with them is buying the right amount at the right ripeness so that I don't have to go out and buy more so often nor have any going to waste (they are cloying when they are too ripe).
It's been just a couple of days and I'm already seeing results. No more stomach cramping after bowel movements! The cramping seemed to go away when I started the electrolytes last month, but it came back, albeit not as strongly, when my sleep decreased again. With a few bananas and a can or two of peaches per day, I have almost no cramping despite having gone nearly a week with almost no sleep.
There was a clean, tan, new-looking box, and a flawless, plastic-wrapped electronic device inside nestled inside black styrofoam. It's an attractive albeit small device with a reassuringly sturdy metal casing and physical buttons instead of one of those damned touchscreens, which undoubtedly begin to fail after a few months to a year. I've found that less technical complexity, fewer "modern" features, is often better when it comes to electronics, and the tactile feedback I get from pressing actual buttons makes using items easier, especially when I'm out walking in the dark and wearing gloves.
I haven't gotten to use the thing much because my foot was hurting too bad for me to take a normal walk this evening (shitty timing for foot pain). I did, however, take a walk to the health food store, during which I used the dap to listen to a Czech podcast. Maybe my ears are simply unsophisticated or the podcast recording quality isn't great, but I didn't really notice any spectacular sound quality. These DAPs are supposed to offer sonic experiences that are superior to mainstream electronics. Maybe with music I'll notice the difference.
Anyways, I'm quite happy with my purchase so far. The only annoyances so far are minor: pushing the microSD card into place was tricky, and the device's screen size is small enough to make scrolling through audio folders and files annoying and a little time-consuming. Beyond that, the item seems well worth the price.
I decided I needed to try a partial-fruitarian diet again to help me with my IBS symptoms. I knew that I had to focus on fruit that I really like rather than eating whatever tastes ok, and I knew that I needed to focus on affordable fruit if I want to survive the month without starving or getting fat on whatever supplementary food I'd get from the local food bank. I knew from my positive experiences with electrolytes that I need more magnesium and potassium.
So I'm focusing on bananas and canned peaches (canned in fruit juice! not goddamned syrup). I'm not a huge fan of bananas (in fact, they are one of my least favorite fruits), but they're tolerable, especially first thing in the morning (when I'm not picky because I don't actually even want to be eating but simply have to), and, more importantly they are a good source of potassium (magnesium too, I think). I found peaches at the discount grocery store for a dollar twenty-nine per can. I can always get bananas relatively cheap; the issue with them is buying the right amount at the right ripeness so that I don't have to go out and buy more so often nor have any going to waste (they are cloying when they are too ripe).
It's been just a couple of days and I'm already seeing results. No more stomach cramping after bowel movements! The cramping seemed to go away when I started the electrolytes last month, but it came back, albeit not as strongly, when my sleep decreased again. With a few bananas and a can or two of peaches per day, I have almost no cramping despite having gone nearly a week with almost no sleep.
