Systematic Cinema

Hereditary

(2018) - Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Gabriel Byrne. dir. Ari Aster (USA)

Lovecraft meets Grimshaw series by Oliver Wetter

i found out like this

I’m cis because I’m afab and still identify as a woman. If I was afab and identified any other way, I’d be trans. I’m intersex because my body itself has a mixed bag of secondary sex characteristics and hormones.

The label “intersex” itself isn’t a gender identity as much as it’s a way for people with mixed or ambiguous sex characteristics to define that experience. There are cis men and women who are intersex, trans people of every kind as well. I’m sure there are intersex people who just identify as intersex entirely but most intersex people I’ve met still identify as male, female, or nonbinary. Because your body doesn’t determine your gender identity.

Dc is chemicals!! if someone has a stupid power in comics bc of chemicals its almlst always dc!!

My opinion but I’m frequently right

Edit: I’ve been called out for forgetting to include paladins so I’ve added them very sorry! Also please tag what dm you are and if I’m right I love to read them ❤️

Barbarian- not always a rules lawyer but you know every goddamn combat stat. What weapon hit die? Got it. Spell radius? Got it. Modifiers and prone rules? Got it all babey who needs a players handbook with you around

Bard- your npcs have really in-depth fleshed out backstories that you really love! You might be ok with it if your party makes this campaign a dating sim. Also, you’re the most likely to allow joke characters

Cleric- you like to give your party a travel buddy! A companion npc to help out, fill out the party and provide some banter. You know these npcs are your best chance at steering your idiot players in the right direction and probably aren’t secretly evil

Druid- your settings and maps are PHENOMENAL! Listening to you describe the playing field sounds like the beginning of an ancient epic. You probably home brew a lot as well, and are pretty ok with mounts and familiars (many DMs aren’t!)

Paladin- you’re a slut for minis and the classic table set up, even if you dont typically play that way. Most likely to use actual battle strategies in combat. also the story you build is the most important thing to you, you’ll let players get away with weird asks in the name of a dope ass tale

Fighter- theres nothing is sexier to you than a complex villain. Your favorite part of DMing is the villain, dropping hints about who they are, tossing in some minions. The drama babey

Monk- WORLDBUILDING! Whether it’s the 5e material or homespun, the planes and the worlds are so fun. This makes for really overarching stories that are really fun! You’re in it for the long-con but it’s so worth it

Ranger- your maps are amazing and boy oh boy do you love a forest setting. You’re overall balanced in terms of getting to combat, quests and Rp!

Rogue- calm down edgelord not every backstory needs to be tragic. You LOVE tormenting your players. BBEG reveal BOOM! That friendly NPC betrayed you BOOM! You live for the drama. who said DND couldn’t be a soap opera?

Sorcerer- does the least session prep but can improv like a legend so nobody can tell. You like to roll random dice and go “hm. Interesting” just to freak your players out and home brew your own monsters

Warlocks- dream sequences sure are fun, huh? You love to give your players ultimatums, magical or not. The most likely to turn their players against one another for the fun of it.

Disclaimers: This is what’s in my kit, what I need for my condition. You need to do what’s right for you.

I have severe fibromyalgia, asthma, autism, vision impairment, anxiety, OCD, depression, BPD. The first three are what the kit is for.

Now, I’ve done this before but now that I’m flying out of the country soon, I had to rework my kit. It showed me that my flare box (which lives at home) and my backpack kit need to be the same thing because I can’t be swapping items all the time. If I have a meltdown or flare outside, it does me no good if my best products are in my home-flare box.

When I go out it fits in my little backpack alongside water, umbrella, wheelchair gloves, wallet, and emergency external battery for my phone.

At home the kit lives in my walker alongside emergency food and water, flare medications, ereader, 7 day pill wallet, and noise cancelling headphones.

I used to prep for “pack enough to get me home safely.” Now its, “Pack so I can stay out longer and enjoy myself more.”

Okay let’s get started.

What You’ll Need

1. Small travel cosmetics bag

I say ‘travel’ because they’re more compact with more storage space. (Available on eBay, most drug stores/chemists) 

This is mine, I got it on eBay for $10. It folds out, has lots of compartments, and a handle on the other side.

2. Invisible hair elastics (the kind for tiny braids) for packing/containing

3. Tiny sauce portion cups (or zip lock sandwich bags)

What to Pack

Here’s what’s in mine that helps me: 

(from top to bottom) 

Instant heat pack (has a little chemical compartment in the centre that bursts under pressure and turns it hot.) 

Physio band for stretching aching joints - this is especially helpful if you have to be sitting for long periods, wheelchair, planes, class etc. Use invisible hair elastic to keep it rolled up

Disposable vomit bag 

Baby wipes - sweating, vomit

Compression gloves for when my joints start to ache and my hands tremble

Tissues

Bandaids (learning to push a wheelchair will shred your fingers when you’re starting out) 

Roll on oil for headaches and anxiety

Spare batteries for TENS machine

TENS machine - gently shocks my muscles to make my back let go of my ribcage

Deep Heat for aching legs

Anti inflammatory gel for shoulders and hands

Emergency medication - nausea, pain, nerve blockers, migraines

Mars Bar for low blood sugar

Squishy stim toy for meltdowns and anxiety

Ear plugs (set) for serious sensory overload - don’t use dirty ear plugs, you can get infections. I have noise cancelling headphones as well but they aren’t as good as ear plugs in emergencies. 

Listerine breath strips - in case I puke, also some meds taste vile. 

Inhalers (steroid and ventolin) 

All packed up, this is what my kit looks like: 

I would be really grateful if people could reblog this to help other spoonies. If you have other ideas, I would love to hear them!