Update for Everyone V: Born Under A Bad Sign

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I just realized how ridiculous the word "noon" is and laughed for 10 minutes

[Lambsbread]

I usually don't post about personal things anymore but I need to get this off my chest.

I got home from visiting my grandmother just a few minutes ago. Because I'm returning to college on Sunday, this may have been my last opportunity to see her at least until November/December. She is not in good shape. She lives alone in a house (with two cats, whose fur is matted from months of going without grooming because my grandmother is simply not in the condition to take them) and part of the reason my mother and I visited was so my mom could refill her pills. She takes 8 pills a day. She's confused and forgetful. She doesn't eat or drink anything other than soda or iced tea. She smokes all day. She doesn't look good. She can hardly walk. She's not in good shape at all.

This is the first time I've been confronted with the reality that she may die soon. I've always been closer to her than I ever was to anyone else in my family, including my parents. I've made so many wonderful memories with her, and even though she's a stubborn, Catholic, conservative Irish New Yorker, she has always been my best friend. I don't know how I'm supposed to cope with the fact that she doesn't have long, but I can't imagine how bad it will be when she actually does die. It's going to sound horrible, but part of me hopes she dies while I'm at college so I don't have to be home when I hear my mom when she first finds out. Part of me hopes she dies before she gets really bad, to the point that she can't walk or needs to be hospitalized for an extended amount or time or something. I just don't know what to think, but I'm very depressed right now.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I usually don't post about personal things anymore but I need to get this off my chest.

I got home from visiting my grandmother just a few minutes ago. Because I'm returning to college on Sunday, this may have been my last opportunity to see her at least until November/December. She is not in good shape. She lives alone in a house (with two cats, whose fur is matted from months of going without grooming because my grandmother is simply not in the condition to take them) and part of the reason my mother and I visited was so my mom could refill her pills. She takes 8 pills a day. She's confused and forgetful. She doesn't eat or drink anything other than soda or iced tea. She smokes all day. She doesn't look good. She can hardly walk. She's not in good shape at all.

This is the first time I've been confronted with the reality that she may die soon. I've always been closer to her than I ever was to anyone else in my family, including my parents. I've made so many wonderful memories with her, and even though she's a stubborn, Catholic, conservative Irish New Yorker, she has always been my best friend. I don't know how I'm supposed to cope with the fact that she doesn't have long, but I can't imagine how bad it will be when she actually does die. It's going to sound horrible, but part of me hopes she dies while I'm at college so I don't have to be home when I hear my mom when she first finds out. Part of me hopes she dies before she gets really bad, to the point that she can't walk or needs to be hospitalized for an extended amount or time or something. I just don't know what to think, but I'm very depressed right now.

I've been there. Best wishes.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

- Tomorrow The Orange Sunshine of Mankind is coming to my city and, since I live in downtown, it'll be annoying.

- My uncle's GF was diagnosed with kidney cancer and it is not know yet if it's fatal or not.

- I haven't written more than two paragraphs in the last week.

- I need to visit a dentist ASAP, because my tooth is giving me a hell.

What a nice day.

[Kingpoleon]

I'm currently in Missouri. Tomorrow we're driving up to Saint Louis and staying there until Monday.

[Virginiá]

Just met my goal of getting a dozen petitions for Florida's potential 2018 felon voting rights amendment. Two of my neighbors were no on it for a while now but I convinced them to at least help it get to a vote even if they didn't intend to vote for it.

...only 700,000 to go, or something like that

[JA]

Just met my goal of getting a dozen petitions for Florida's potential 2018 felon voting rights amendment. Two of my neighbors were no on it for a while now but I convinced them to at least help it get to a vote even if they didn't intend to vote for it.

...only 700,000 to go, or something like that

Is there an electronic version I can sign? I fully support this idea and would like to see it put to a vote.

[Virginiá]

Is there an electronic version I can sign? I fully support this idea and would like to see it put to a vote.

https://floridarrc.com/volunteer#petition

If you can, it would help to bug your friends and family to fill it out . The best argument I've had with people is what I was talking about above, that even if they don't support it personally or are undecided, merely signing the petition only gets it to a vote, where 60% is required. The idea is that we can at least give the idea a fair shot with the people of Florida.

[JustinTimeCuber]

I'm currently in Missouri. Tomorrow we're driving up to Saint Louis and staying there until Monday.

What are you doing here in flawless beautiful St. Louis?

[Kingpoleon]

I'm currently in Missouri. Tomorrow we're driving up to Saint Louis and staying there until Monday.

What are you doing here in flawless beautiful St. Louis?

A short vacation. My father, a major in the Army Reserves, has drill there once a month, and we're going up with him this time to stay until Monday morning.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I've had a long coversation with a theology graduate, who happened to be a schizophrenic who just ran out of his meds.

It was an interesting experience.

[JA]

I've had a long coversation with a theology graduate, who happened to be a schizophrenic who just ran out of his meds.

It was an interesting experience.

Now I'm curious. Mind telling us some of the highlights?

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I've had a long coversation with a theology graduate, who happened to be a schizophrenic who just ran out of his meds.

It was an interesting experience.

Now I'm curious. Mind telling us some of the highlights?

Been to hospital for a routine matter and he went to me. For some weird reason people approach me quite frequently (which is a nightmare during all parties). It was actually less of a conversation, more me listening to his random ramblings on such topics as abandoning faith for a woman, playing a "holy family" with his female friend, training in celibacy, Jesus and taxes and... well, that's all I can say from the top of my head at the moment.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Interview on Friday for a job or jobs I actually want. Hopefully this goes well. Also, I qualified for $2,000 of federal work study for the upcoming school year. I'm shopping around to professors to see if any of them would be willing to have me as an "assistant". The two I emailed today are, respectively, a former boss, and a very nice guy that would probably be willing just to sign timesheets. I've got to start applying for other positions again, especially since some that I might conceivably be qualified for are still up. The former (being from there) studies Africa, so if I could pull this off, it'd be a welcome addition to my rather Eurocentric (or Sovietcentric) knowledge/credentials. 

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

After a couple of long years I'm re-reading the Old Testament and I concurr with the opinion it's the best crime/gore book ever.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

After a couple of long years I'm re-reading the Old Testament and I concurr with the opinion it's the best crime/gore book ever.

You didn't go The Donald's speech?  SAD!

[JustinTimeCuber]

Heading to Fort Wayne, IN today for this weekend's Rubik's Cube Nationals!

[Mr. Morden]

I might end up heading to San Francisco next month for a period of a few months, potentially to stay in the area long term, though I wouldn't necessarily want to lock myself into long term housing right now, while things remain uncertain.

After having been in Australia for so many years, I've forgotten how to search for apartments in the USA.  I think for my last apartment before leaving for Australia, I was using a site like apartments.com, but maybe I'm misremembering.

For those of you who've done this before, any advice on how to find apartments online, and doing so in a way that filters out lease terms of 1 year+?  I could do a 6 month lease or less, but I don't really get how to specify that in the search terms on any of these websites.  Also, ideally looking for a 1 bedroom apartment with no roommates.  I understand that that's a hideously expensive place to live, and I can afford it, but at the same time, I don't want to end up paying much more than necessary because of not looking in the right places.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

After a couple of long years I'm re-reading the Old Testament and I concurr with the opinion it's the best crime/gore book ever.

You didn't go The Donald's speech?  SAD!

He's too awesome for me to survive a RL contact, even a visual one.

[JA]

Mr. Morden,

Unfortunately, I do not know of any large rental websites that allow you to restrict your searches by lease length. But trulia and apartments.com have some pretty good listings for San Francisco and you can include the surrounding areas with the map feature if you want to consider places outside of the city limits.

[Mr. Smith]

Yeah, apartments isn't bad, Craigslist is hit-and-miss.

But you'd be smarter to aim for the East Bay and commute over to The City. Less congested, cheaper, warmer, and the streets smell acceptable.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Now that you mention it,
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/apartment-6month-lease-46774.html

But make certain you don't annoy the landlord. He might engage in extreme measures to evict you.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wR7n4Gg-_ac

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Interview tomorrow. I don't want to think about it too much, so I guess I'll be skipping my first few hours of work to shower and prepare tomorrow.

Meanwhile, been watching Venture Brothers recently, so I've been drawing more.

[NOVA Green]

I might end up heading to San Francisco next month for a period of a few months, potentially to stay in the area long term, though I wouldn't necessarily want to lock myself into long term housing right now, while things remain uncertain.

After having been in Australia for so many years, I've forgotten how to search for apartments in the USA.  I think for my last apartment before leaving for Australia, I was using a site like apartments.com, but maybe I'm misremembering.

For those of you who've done this before, any advice on how to find apartments online, and doing so in a way that filters out lease terms of 1 year+?  I could do a 6 month lease or less, but I don't really get how to specify that in the search terms on any of these websites.  Also, ideally looking for a 1 bedroom apartment with no roommates.  I understand that that's a hideously expensive place to live, and I can afford it, but at the same time, I don't want to end up paying much more than necessary because of not looking in the right places.

Hmm-- IDK since when I lived in South Bay five years back, my employers was covering housing, but here might be a few additional tips to consider when trying to find housing in the Bay Area.

https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/student-loans/housing-websites-living-in-san-francisco/

[Skunk]

I got a higher score on my AP Language and Composition (5) exam than my AP Government and Politics (4) one. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯