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HELP I AM STILL LOOKING FOR A HOUSEMATE
May. 31st, 2012 01:46 pm...I think I forgot to post here because I never use this anymore, but. HEEEEELLLLLLLLP
Yeah, still dysfunctional.
Question for those of you who have dealt with Massachusetts unemployment services - So they have this thing where you have to make two job contacts a week to keep your benefits. What level of "job contact" counts? "I emailed my resume to two people on Craigslist" or "I got myself two interviews that didn't go horribly"? Or somewhere in between? How much of a pain in the ass is this actually?
I'm trying to figure out whether this is something I'm capable of doing right now. The former is viable. The latter...
I may need to look into disability if my thyroid results come back normal. Because if it's not my thyroid, it's going to be months and months to get myself functional again, but disability would probably take months and months too, and.
Question for those of you who have dealt with Massachusetts unemployment services - So they have this thing where you have to make two job contacts a week to keep your benefits. What level of "job contact" counts? "I emailed my resume to two people on Craigslist" or "I got myself two interviews that didn't go horribly"? Or somewhere in between? How much of a pain in the ass is this actually?
I'm trying to figure out whether this is something I'm capable of doing right now. The former is viable. The latter...
I may need to look into disability if my thyroid results come back normal. Because if it's not my thyroid, it's going to be months and months to get myself functional again, but disability would probably take months and months too, and.
HOUSEMATE SEARCH
Jun. 6th, 2011 12:48 pmYup, it's that time of the year. Please feel free to signal boost!
tl:dr; Twenty-something woman in Watertown looking for short-term housemate, starting September 1st. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, all appliances, storage, porches, awesomeness. $775 + utilities.
( Temporary housemate what? )
( What's the place like? )
( What are you looking for in a housemate? )
( Okay, money-talk time. )
tl:dr; Twenty-something woman in Watertown looking for short-term housemate, starting September 1st. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, all appliances, storage, porches, awesomeness. $775 + utilities.
( Temporary housemate what? )
( What's the place like? )
( What are you looking for in a housemate? )
( Okay, money-talk time. )
I should've posted here earlier, but:
Mar. 29th, 2011 09:13 pmWanted: GMs for A Crown of Hearts
Hi! Are you doing anything on Friday night at LARPercalia? Do you have an interesting in GMing a LARP?
If so, then please contact me here or at arkady [dot] lizard [at] gmail [dot] com. I am desperately in need of one or two assistant GMs to run this game (but I don't want to deprive interested parties of a chance to play in a future run.)
GMing for this game is going to be heavy on the storytelling and NPC-playing, and relatively light on the mechanics, though extra combat adjudication will always be welcome. This game is pretty big with the quests and NPCs, as it has a large sand-box world, so you'd probably spend most of your GM time describing things dramatically and roleplaying with PCs.
This game is getting written in a last-minute sort of rush, because I'm a chronic procrastinator, so I cannot guarantee a complete GM bible, but I will do my best to provide documentation of everything you need to know. (I'm taking notes as I work to compile into a list of "if character X does Y, Z happens" and other such contingencies, and have already written up some general GM info; the former is in an online file that I can share with you, and the latter I can send you.) Ideally, you'd also be available to meet for a few hours at some point earlier that week, so that I can infodump on you and answer any questions you might have.
LARPercalia is not a paid con, so I can't offer you comps or somesuch. I might be able to provide rides/transportation (con is in Waltham), and perhaps crash space if logistically viable. I will totally take you out to dinner either before or after, whichever works for you.
Thanks,
Tory
Hi! Are you doing anything on Friday night at LARPercalia? Do you have an interesting in GMing a LARP?
If so, then please contact me here or at arkady [dot] lizard [at] gmail [dot] com. I am desperately in need of one or two assistant GMs to run this game (but I don't want to deprive interested parties of a chance to play in a future run.)
GMing for this game is going to be heavy on the storytelling and NPC-playing, and relatively light on the mechanics, though extra combat adjudication will always be welcome. This game is pretty big with the quests and NPCs, as it has a large sand-box world, so you'd probably spend most of your GM time describing things dramatically and roleplaying with PCs.
This game is getting written in a last-minute sort of rush, because I'm a chronic procrastinator, so I cannot guarantee a complete GM bible, but I will do my best to provide documentation of everything you need to know. (I'm taking notes as I work to compile into a list of "if character X does Y, Z happens" and other such contingencies, and have already written up some general GM info; the former is in an online file that I can share with you, and the latter I can send you.) Ideally, you'd also be available to meet for a few hours at some point earlier that week, so that I can infodump on you and answer any questions you might have.
LARPercalia is not a paid con, so I can't offer you comps or somesuch. I might be able to provide rides/transportation (con is in Waltham), and perhaps crash space if logistically viable. I will totally take you out to dinner either before or after, whichever works for you.
Thanks,
Tory
Brain what is brain cannot brain
Mar. 11th, 2011 02:21 pm.....so I have a sneaking suspicion that I promised at least one major social or gaming engagement this weekend, AND I CANNOT REMEMBER WHAT.
So if any of you guys are throwing parties or have an RSVP from me for something, PLEASE let me know, because otherwise I'm going to sit around tomorrow doing nothing and having brain-itches about it. :(
*headdesk*
So if any of you guys are throwing parties or have an RSVP from me for something, PLEASE let me know, because otherwise I'm going to sit around tomorrow doing nothing and having brain-itches about it. :(
*headdesk*
Arisia - spare crash space?
Jan. 12th, 2011 12:25 amSo there's this Arisia thing coming up. And I have a membership this year and everything! But it's kind of annoyingly far away, especially by T (bus subway bus from where I am), and I won't be able to stay up late partying if I'm T-ing it. And parking is v. expensive and annoying should I be driving. And you know you want to party with me. :D
SO. I turn to the LJ-wizard.
Do any of you have an extra piece of floor at Arisia?
I have an air mattress, so pretty much all I'm looking for is a corner of a hotel room, a power outlet, and some freedom to leave my stuff there so I don't need to lug it around the con. I'd be willing to kick in some money towards room costs (though note that I'm unemployed and inclined to be cheap.)
Mostly I'm looking for crash space on Friday and Saturday nights (especially Saturday), as I have rehearsal Sunday evening and so will probably be leaving the con that afternoon.
Anyone willing and able to have a Tory in the corner?
SO. I turn to the LJ-wizard.
Do any of you have an extra piece of floor at Arisia?
I have an air mattress, so pretty much all I'm looking for is a corner of a hotel room, a power outlet, and some freedom to leave my stuff there so I don't need to lug it around the con. I'd be willing to kick in some money towards room costs (though note that I'm unemployed and inclined to be cheap.)
Mostly I'm looking for crash space on Friday and Saturday nights (especially Saturday), as I have rehearsal Sunday evening and so will probably be leaving the con that afternoon.
Anyone willing and able to have a Tory in the corner?
In which Tory puts her LARP hat back on
Jun. 29th, 2010 05:23 pm...so I fail at meeting my own deadlines. I fell into a very long depressive/reclusive spaz (which I'm still kind of in, but trying to deal with better), and have not yet finished A Crown of Hearts. However, I just received major motivation to finish it: a friend of mine who lives Far Away is in Boston for the summer and wound like to play.
So.
Finishing this, goddamnit.
Which means I need runspace.
I am dubious about my chances of getting Brandeis runspace. And my runspace requirements for this game are somewhat nontrivial. They are:
- Available on Sunday, August 1st, in the early afternoon and evening.
- Free or very inexpensive. (I'm unemployed and not exactly rich. With the props budget for this game already painful, I could throw maybe $50 towards space. Most function space in this area runs over $100 per hour, and I'll need space for about four hours. Just no.)
- Contains two large-ish rooms/areas and one smaller room/area, to accommodate the need for various areas of gamespace, despite the small player count.
- Privacy. This is an emotionally intense game, and it would be very jarring for random mundanes to be wandering through a public or semi-public area and find us wailing and screaming/turning into animals/eating babies/what have you. (Hey, it's a fairy tale game. Shit happens.)
- Preferably T-accessible.
- Preferably air conditioned; it's August.
I realize this may be impossible. Especially since the need for multiple rooms makes it v. difficult to run as a house game. But I figured I'd throw it out there.
Flail.
So.
Finishing this, goddamnit.
Which means I need runspace.
I am dubious about my chances of getting Brandeis runspace. And my runspace requirements for this game are somewhat nontrivial. They are:
- Available on Sunday, August 1st, in the early afternoon and evening.
- Free or very inexpensive. (I'm unemployed and not exactly rich. With the props budget for this game already painful, I could throw maybe $50 towards space. Most function space in this area runs over $100 per hour, and I'll need space for about four hours. Just no.)
- Contains two large-ish rooms/areas and one smaller room/area, to accommodate the need for various areas of gamespace, despite the small player count.
- Privacy. This is an emotionally intense game, and it would be very jarring for random mundanes to be wandering through a public or semi-public area and find us wailing and screaming/turning into animals/eating babies/what have you. (Hey, it's a fairy tale game. Shit happens.)
- Preferably T-accessible.
- Preferably air conditioned; it's August.
I realize this may be impossible. Especially since the need for multiple rooms makes it v. difficult to run as a house game. But I figured I'd throw it out there.
Flail.
Doctor hunt
Sep. 23rd, 2009 12:15 pmO HALP, I CAN HAZ UR DOKTER?
Assuming your doctor is good?
I'm falling the hell apart.
Recent, as in past week or two, developments:
- Maybe I have my mother's asthma? I am sometimes severely out of breath after climbing stairs--as in panting for three or four minutes--and sometimes feel as if my chest is tight or I cannot get a full breath, even when I am sitting about.
- Severe insomnia. Insomnia never used to be a problem of mine. WTF, self?
- Exhaustingly high levels of stress and anxiety, especially at work. I like to think I can be pretty chill about things. Evidently I can delude myself into thinking I'm chill right up until thinking that I need to crawl under my desk/into bed and never come out.
- Something I might almost call brain fog. Again, particularly at work. Cannot concentrate on anything, do not want to do anything except stare into space. And again, not a problem I usually have. Usually I'm very active and focused, as people who know me probably know. And of course this is sending my work performance down the tubes, which makes the above worse. Vicious circles all around.
This on top of months' worth of constant exhaustion, worsening depression, congestion, and appetite and digestive fluctuations. Everything's going just a little wrong with me all the time, and I am out. Of. Cope.
I am looking for the following:
- An astute PCP who's willing to listen to all my issues and try to do something about them, or refer me to appropriate specialists, rather than simply dismissing it as "you're fat, go get skinny." Yes, I've had that happen. Or, for that matter, that it's all in my head. If I could solve this shit by applying willpower, I would've done so, oh, WHEN IT STARTED.
- A good therapist. I'm skittish about therapists. I have issues with letting people help me; I have a whole host of odd hobbies that leads to a need for queer/poly/kinky/pagan friendly therapists. Mainly I am dealing with depression, and the attending self-worth issues, and anxiety/stress.
- And/or: A good psychiatrist. I'm on Celexa, which--I discovered after being unable to refill my prescription for a few days--is far worse than being off Celexa, but obviously I am still having issues. Perhaps I need a brain-med adjustment.
God. I am a wreck. *facepalm*
If you have personal recs, or even just can point me towards helpful directories/lists, I would be pretty pathetically grateful. I don't know when in hell I'm going to find time to see anybody, but having contacts would be a good first step; and it's not like anybody can help with the time issue. I drive; I'd be willing to drive a fair bit, except possibly for regular appointments, to deal with this shit.
Assuming your doctor is good?
I'm falling the hell apart.
Recent, as in past week or two, developments:
- Maybe I have my mother's asthma? I am sometimes severely out of breath after climbing stairs--as in panting for three or four minutes--and sometimes feel as if my chest is tight or I cannot get a full breath, even when I am sitting about.
- Severe insomnia. Insomnia never used to be a problem of mine. WTF, self?
- Exhaustingly high levels of stress and anxiety, especially at work. I like to think I can be pretty chill about things. Evidently I can delude myself into thinking I'm chill right up until thinking that I need to crawl under my desk/into bed and never come out.
- Something I might almost call brain fog. Again, particularly at work. Cannot concentrate on anything, do not want to do anything except stare into space. And again, not a problem I usually have. Usually I'm very active and focused, as people who know me probably know. And of course this is sending my work performance down the tubes, which makes the above worse. Vicious circles all around.
This on top of months' worth of constant exhaustion, worsening depression, congestion, and appetite and digestive fluctuations. Everything's going just a little wrong with me all the time, and I am out. Of. Cope.
I am looking for the following:
- An astute PCP who's willing to listen to all my issues and try to do something about them, or refer me to appropriate specialists, rather than simply dismissing it as "you're fat, go get skinny." Yes, I've had that happen. Or, for that matter, that it's all in my head. If I could solve this shit by applying willpower, I would've done so, oh, WHEN IT STARTED.
- A good therapist. I'm skittish about therapists. I have issues with letting people help me; I have a whole host of odd hobbies that leads to a need for queer/poly/kinky/pagan friendly therapists. Mainly I am dealing with depression, and the attending self-worth issues, and anxiety/stress.
- And/or: A good psychiatrist. I'm on Celexa, which--I discovered after being unable to refill my prescription for a few days--is far worse than being off Celexa, but obviously I am still having issues. Perhaps I need a brain-med adjustment.
God. I am a wreck. *facepalm*
If you have personal recs, or even just can point me towards helpful directories/lists, I would be pretty pathetically grateful. I don't know when in hell I'm going to find time to see anybody, but having contacts would be a good first step; and it's not like anybody can help with the time issue. I drive; I'd be willing to drive a fair bit, except possibly for regular appointments, to deal with this shit.
You obtain PSAx3!
Oct. 14th, 2008 10:36 pmDee-dee-dee-dee!
PSA #1, of the Take My Stuff variety: As a result of the previously mentioned bed, I now have copious spare bedding. Items are as follows:
- One fairly light, thin gray futon, appx. twin size. Minimal padding, quite old and worn. Price: please take it off my hands before I give up and curb it.
- One rather heavy, thicker white futon, also old and worn, also appx. twin size. A little more worn. The two together make a reasonable bed for those who like it hard. Price: please take it off my hands before I give up and curb it.
- One decent twin size mattress, a bit dirty around the edges but nothing scatalogical. Still in quite good shape, just a bit soft for my taste. About eight inches thick, will not fold. Price: $30 or barter or best offer. If nobody bites, will probably keep it as a guest bed, I just don't know where.
All of these could potentially come with sheets, as I have multidinous spare twin-size sheets, fitted sheets, and pillowcases, plus possibly a few spare blankets. (Sheets mostly greens and blues. Blankets pink.) Know anybody just moving in or looking to upgrade from their own battered futons? Twin-size mattress and most necessary bedding, fairly cheap!
Email me, arkady [dot] lizard [at] gmail [dot] com.
PSA #2, of the Event Is Happening variety: Escaflowne marathon reminder! Saturday the 25th, noon to midnight+. I will provide copious soup and there is good pizza nearby. House is off the 96 bus line. If bedding has not all disappeared, can offer crash space. Come have good anime!
PSA #3, of the Oh God I Need Recs variety: So, um, I need to get my butt back into therapy. Low-level-depression (the meds don't make it vanish, just more livable) + residual break-up trauma + the craving-but-fearing-intimacy cycle + creative dryup + work stress = not a happy Tory.
Anyone know any good therapists?
I would be looking for someone Boston-area, preferably in my network (Blue Cross Blue Shield, CareFirst), early evening availability a plus, bipolykinkypagangeek friendly, and...beyond that, I honestly don't know. I have no idea what would even work on me, given how much of a mess I am by now. Obvious someone who exudes the kind of caring and interest that enables people to open up, but also someone who can guide and help me through stuff...as much as it's nice to have somebody to ramble at for an hour a week, I have LiveJournal for that.
Mrr? Therapists are tricky things to find. I'm terrified of just calling names out of the book.
PSA #1, of the Take My Stuff variety: As a result of the previously mentioned bed, I now have copious spare bedding. Items are as follows:
- One fairly light, thin gray futon, appx. twin size. Minimal padding, quite old and worn. Price: please take it off my hands before I give up and curb it.
- One rather heavy, thicker white futon, also old and worn, also appx. twin size. A little more worn. The two together make a reasonable bed for those who like it hard. Price: please take it off my hands before I give up and curb it.
- One decent twin size mattress, a bit dirty around the edges but nothing scatalogical. Still in quite good shape, just a bit soft for my taste. About eight inches thick, will not fold. Price: $30 or barter or best offer. If nobody bites, will probably keep it as a guest bed, I just don't know where.
All of these could potentially come with sheets, as I have multidinous spare twin-size sheets, fitted sheets, and pillowcases, plus possibly a few spare blankets. (Sheets mostly greens and blues. Blankets pink.) Know anybody just moving in or looking to upgrade from their own battered futons? Twin-size mattress and most necessary bedding, fairly cheap!
Email me, arkady [dot] lizard [at] gmail [dot] com.
PSA #2, of the Event Is Happening variety: Escaflowne marathon reminder! Saturday the 25th, noon to midnight+. I will provide copious soup and there is good pizza nearby. House is off the 96 bus line. If bedding has not all disappeared, can offer crash space. Come have good anime!
PSA #3, of the Oh God I Need Recs variety: So, um, I need to get my butt back into therapy. Low-level-depression (the meds don't make it vanish, just more livable) + residual break-up trauma + the craving-but-fearing-intimacy cycle + creative dryup + work stress = not a happy Tory.
Anyone know any good therapists?
I would be looking for someone Boston-area, preferably in my network (Blue Cross Blue Shield, CareFirst), early evening availability a plus, bipolykinkypagangeek friendly, and...beyond that, I honestly don't know. I have no idea what would even work on me, given how much of a mess I am by now. Obvious someone who exudes the kind of caring and interest that enables people to open up, but also someone who can guide and help me through stuff...as much as it's nice to have somebody to ramble at for an hour a week, I have LiveJournal for that.
Mrr? Therapists are tricky things to find. I'm terrified of just calling names out of the book.
So besides the porn* and the moving, I have a THIRD massive logistical problem to deal with this weekend.
My car:
- has to be inspected by Monday, so functionally, tomorrow. (MA state inspection. He's a hybrid, I'm not worried about emissions and such, just...)
- has a taped-on rear-view mirror. (Driver's side mirror. Still wired to the car, but the plastic brace was cracked when some asshole hit my parked car ages back, and I never bothered to shell out the $200 to get it replaced. It's firmly taped on and functional, but taped on nonetheless.)
SO: do you any of you lovely people know of any particularly lenient state inspection places that'll pass a car in such condition? Or, alternatively, anyone who can fix the damn thing for cheap on a day's notice?
And, yes, I KNOW that it's entire my fucking fault that I'm IN this situation to begin with, and yet I'm turning to others for help. BECAUSE I'M JUST THAT PATHETIC.
* (I am so seriously considering dropping out of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
kink_bingo right now.** I have to write four stories in three days, one of which isn't even started yet, none of which are flowing; there's the car, the move, the website update that comes with the stories, and right now my serotonin is nowhere to be found and all I want to do is hit things, eat grapes, and crawl into bed for a week with some porn. EXCEPT NOT PORN I'M WRITING BECAUSE MY BRAIN HURTS.)
** (BUT I PROMISED MYSELF I'D DO IT AND I GO BACK ON MY WORD ENOUGH AS IT IS. *** I am sick of being a fucking flake.)
*** (Meh.)
My car:
- has to be inspected by Monday, so functionally, tomorrow. (MA state inspection. He's a hybrid, I'm not worried about emissions and such, just...)
- has a taped-on rear-view mirror. (Driver's side mirror. Still wired to the car, but the plastic brace was cracked when some asshole hit my parked car ages back, and I never bothered to shell out the $200 to get it replaced. It's firmly taped on and functional, but taped on nonetheless.)
SO: do you any of you lovely people know of any particularly lenient state inspection places that'll pass a car in such condition? Or, alternatively, anyone who can fix the damn thing for cheap on a day's notice?
And, yes, I KNOW that it's entire my fucking fault that I'm IN this situation to begin with, and yet I'm turning to others for help. BECAUSE I'M JUST THAT PATHETIC.
* (I am so seriously considering dropping out of
kink_bingo right now.** I have to write four stories in three days, one of which isn't even started yet, none of which are flowing; there's the car, the move, the website update that comes with the stories, and right now my serotonin is nowhere to be found and all I want to do is hit things, eat grapes, and crawl into bed for a week with some porn. EXCEPT NOT PORN I'M WRITING BECAUSE MY BRAIN HURTS.)** (BUT I PROMISED MYSELF I'D DO IT AND I GO BACK ON MY WORD ENOUGH AS IT IS. *** I am sick of being a fucking flake.)
*** (Meh.)
MOVING PARTY
Aug. 28th, 2008 01:42 pmSo, I officially have a new place. Do you know what this means?
When: Monday, September 1st, the Day of Labor. (Or see below.)
Where: Medford, near rts. 16 and 93. (Details by private email.)
What: Help me carry my tons'o'stuff and I will feed you. (Within reason. I can't take everyone out for lobster, but pizza, Grasshopper's, something in that range. Copious water will be provided.) Or write you fic. Or something.
Full Logistics: So I will confess up front that this may be a rather hectic move. (Like anything I do isn't?)
The good news: My stuff is in storage at U-Haul, my new place is less than a mile from there, and getting the stuff out of storage is relatively easy, though it may be a bit of a zoo. Everything I immediately need or want, which is to say everything but a few bits of furniture (mattress I don't use, desk I don't need, bureau which can wait 'til later), fits in a car, though it will be multiple (hah) trips.
The bad news: I couldn't get a truck. (Because everybody else moves at the beginning of September too.) Like I said, getting the stuff out of storage is the easy part; what I need is help getting all of it into the house. (Because there's only so much my hands or back can carry.) Books and kitchen stuff go up one flight of stairs, everything else goes up two. BYOC (bring-your-own-car) will be highly appreciated, as this will be many runs to and fro.
Alternate dates: If you'd like to help and be fed and generally loved, but are not available Monday, Sunday and Tuesday are also possibilities. Monday is my preferred date for this, but arrangements can be made.
Specific times: Storage closes at 5 pm on Sunday (and I will not want to be working much longer than that, as I have other matters to take care of), and 7 pm on Monday and Tuesday. I don't think either I or the housemate will want moving madness any time before 10 or 11 am.
RSVP: By email to arkady [dot] lizard [at] gmail [dot] com, with intended date/time, food preferences, transportation requirements (ie a ride from such and such a t-stop), and number of hands and vehicles.
MOVING PARTY!
Come help? Pweeaaaase?
When: Monday, September 1st, the Day of Labor. (Or see below.)
Where: Medford, near rts. 16 and 93. (Details by private email.)
What: Help me carry my tons'o'stuff and I will feed you. (Within reason. I can't take everyone out for lobster, but pizza, Grasshopper's, something in that range. Copious water will be provided.) Or write you fic. Or something.
Full Logistics: So I will confess up front that this may be a rather hectic move. (Like anything I do isn't?)
The good news: My stuff is in storage at U-Haul, my new place is less than a mile from there, and getting the stuff out of storage is relatively easy, though it may be a bit of a zoo. Everything I immediately need or want, which is to say everything but a few bits of furniture (mattress I don't use, desk I don't need, bureau which can wait 'til later), fits in a car, though it will be multiple (hah) trips.
The bad news: I couldn't get a truck. (Because everybody else moves at the beginning of September too.) Like I said, getting the stuff out of storage is the easy part; what I need is help getting all of it into the house. (Because there's only so much my hands or back can carry.) Books and kitchen stuff go up one flight of stairs, everything else goes up two. BYOC (bring-your-own-car) will be highly appreciated, as this will be many runs to and fro.
Alternate dates: If you'd like to help and be fed and generally loved, but are not available Monday, Sunday and Tuesday are also possibilities. Monday is my preferred date for this, but arrangements can be made.
Specific times: Storage closes at 5 pm on Sunday (and I will not want to be working much longer than that, as I have other matters to take care of), and 7 pm on Monday and Tuesday. I don't think either I or the housemate will want moving madness any time before 10 or 11 am.
RSVP: By email to arkady [dot] lizard [at] gmail [dot] com, with intended date/time, food preferences, transportation requirements (ie a ride from such and such a t-stop), and number of hands and vehicles.
I CAN HAZ HOUZING?
Aug. 2nd, 2008 01:01 pmThe Housing Post
...know anybody Boston-area who's got a room to rent?
So I can stay in my current housing situation for only about another month. Housemates sign new lease on September 1st, and the Random Unwanted Houseguest (me) should be gone by then.
I had originally planned, when I was first homeless and hunting, to get my own place. However, the more I've considered things (and had a wacky Tarot reading), the more I've realized that living by myself would be Very Not Good right now. I'm a borderline introvert-extrovert; the presence of people can occasionally overwhelm me, but I go absolutely nuts without them.
I do, however, reserve the right to be moderately picky about who I move in with. I will be frank: a lot of people who've lived with me have wound up hating me. And a housing situation that blows up in my face will, if anything, be worse for me than living alone. There are a fair number of people in the world who I like just fine as friends but would not be okay living with. And if I have to move again within a year or two, I'm probably going to freak the fuck out.
Disclaimers offered, however, if you do have a room to rent or an open slot in your geek house, please look under the cut, and if you don't but know somebody who does, please pass this on.
This will also be cross-posted to Craigslist, but I know I'll have better luck and be more comfortable if I go through my friendslist.
( My preferences and what I am like to live with... )
(that isn't obsessively organizing my iTunes music library while my ass slowly goes numb.)
People who know movies! As I am not one of you. Could you rec me any good war movies? Looking specifically for: WWII (especially, European theater) or Vietnam; gritty realism or psychological insight.
Why, yes, I'm doing some of my fic research the lazy way.
Current tentative plans for said fic, this being the Genderflipping AU of DOOM:
Title: Stars.
Time period: Avengers form in 1973.
Genre: Gen, mostly. I reserve the right to write femmeslashy outtakes.
First chapter or semblance thereof: To be posted, in some way shape or form, on July 4th. Because, well, when else do you post Captain America fic? ;)
Large chunks of rest of fic: To be written during Blogathon. Or rather, the Day of Blogs, as Blogathon per se is not officially happening this year. I am still not 100% Officially Participating, as Mysterium is also that weekend, in Boston, and augh. But we'll see. If I do, it will be to spam you with random scenes from genderflipping AU.
People who know movies! As I am not one of you. Could you rec me any good war movies? Looking specifically for: WWII (especially, European theater) or Vietnam; gritty realism or psychological insight.
Why, yes, I'm doing some of my fic research the lazy way.
Current tentative plans for said fic, this being the Genderflipping AU of DOOM:
Title: Stars.
Time period: Avengers form in 1973.
Genre: Gen, mostly. I reserve the right to write femmeslashy outtakes.
First chapter or semblance thereof: To be posted, in some way shape or form, on July 4th. Because, well, when else do you post Captain America fic? ;)
Large chunks of rest of fic: To be written during Blogathon. Or rather, the Day of Blogs, as Blogathon per se is not officially happening this year. I am still not 100% Officially Participating, as Mysterium is also that weekend, in Boston, and augh. But we'll see. If I do, it will be to spam you with random scenes from genderflipping AU.
Ahhhhhhhh real estate guy.
May. 17th, 2008 01:08 amGetting shown at least one apartment tomorrow.
This will be the, um, third apartment showing I've ever done in my life. First was in a neighborhood so freaky we'd already decided not to take the place; second was in a neighborhood we'd already fallen in love with, and we were pretty much pre-sold when we saw the size of it. And both times I was pretty much hiding behind Cyn. This one's solo.
So, er, any tips? Please with many thanks?
Crashing soon. (Well, must poke that fic first, 'cause I just saw Iron Man again and have things fresh in my brain.) <3 y'all.
This will be the, um, third apartment showing I've ever done in my life. First was in a neighborhood so freaky we'd already decided not to take the place; second was in a neighborhood we'd already fallen in love with, and we were pretty much pre-sold when we saw the size of it. And both times I was pretty much hiding behind Cyn. This one's solo.
So, er, any tips? Please with many thanks?
Crashing soon. (Well, must poke that fic first, 'cause I just saw Iron Man again and have things fresh in my brain.) <3 y'all.
Help wanted! (in which I spammeth thee)
Mar. 27th, 2008 09:50 pmThe Big Move Out is happening this Saturday, starting at about 3:30. (No truck available before then.) I am by no means in desperate need of assistance, but folks who want to help out get...um, free pickings of my stuff once I've sorted it all out and have the Big Geeky Yard Sale? Or other compensation. Or something.
Also, love. So much love for all of you for your comments and your support and your encouragement and your leads and your couch space and your food and your wonderfulness. Besides, it's not just a good idea, it's the law!
The theme for today seems to be spam. Well. My energy's back! Not lethargic like I was earlier this week.
Off to find a shower.
Love for your showers, too. Forgot that.
Also, love. So much love for all of you for your comments and your support and your encouragement and your leads and your couch space and your food and your wonderfulness. Besides, it's not just a good idea, it's the law!
The theme for today seems to be spam. Well. My energy's back! Not lethargic like I was earlier this week.
Off to find a shower.
Love for your showers, too. Forgot that.
Halp: Temporary housing!
Mar. 10th, 2008 11:01 amSo I'm going nucking futs from couch-surfing. Does anyone have a spare room, know an organization for temporary housing (like Bethany Union), or know someone who does?
Duration: A month or two (I bloody well hope!) until I can find a job and save up enough for deposits, etc., on my permanent location, wherever that may be.
Requirements: A room of my own, ethernet/airport 'net hookup, kitchen/bathroom access, somewhere ticket-free to put my car, on or within 128-belt.
Preferences: Non-smoking, okay with random noises (music, ritual magic, fucking), okay with assorted lovers visiting or staying over, furnished room, not on the South Shore. Animals in house will get extra love while you're off at work. Kids in house will get warily ignored. (Not good with kids.)
Can contribute: Negotiated amounts of chores or cooking (fair warning: my cooking is mostly pilaf, pilaf, more pilaf, and macaroni and cheese, and I have a hand-wrist RSI that will prohibit me from insanely extensive scrubbing), barter as to my talents, monetary up to the $100/week or $400/month range.
A final note: I would hesitate to say "things might turn permanent," if things turning permanent is an option, as I do not know where I'm going to end up working. (I've applied in Boston, Camberville, Watertown, Waltham, Burlington, Salem, Marblehead, etc.) Also anywhere I was living permanently would have to be 100% okay with the random noises, the lovers, etcetera, and be okay with two very sweet kitties that I need to rescue from my boyfriend's psycho mom, as well as other sundries.
Another final note: F-sharp.
Duration: A month or two (I bloody well hope!) until I can find a job and save up enough for deposits, etc., on my permanent location, wherever that may be.
Requirements: A room of my own, ethernet/airport 'net hookup, kitchen/bathroom access, somewhere ticket-free to put my car, on or within 128-belt.
Preferences: Non-smoking, okay with random noises (music, ritual magic, fucking), okay with assorted lovers visiting or staying over, furnished room, not on the South Shore. Animals in house will get extra love while you're off at work. Kids in house will get warily ignored. (Not good with kids.)
Can contribute: Negotiated amounts of chores or cooking (fair warning: my cooking is mostly pilaf, pilaf, more pilaf, and macaroni and cheese, and I have a hand-wrist RSI that will prohibit me from insanely extensive scrubbing), barter as to my talents, monetary up to the $100/week or $400/month range.
A final note: I would hesitate to say "things might turn permanent," if things turning permanent is an option, as I do not know where I'm going to end up working. (I've applied in Boston, Camberville, Watertown, Waltham, Burlington, Salem, Marblehead, etc.) Also anywhere I was living permanently would have to be 100% okay with the random noises, the lovers, etcetera, and be okay with two very sweet kitties that I need to rescue from my boyfriend's psycho mom, as well as other sundries.
Another final note: F-sharp.
Resume edit?
Feb. 14th, 2008 11:02 amSo this was originally going to be a "hi, I'm still alive" entry, but I just had a rather odd conversation with a Staffing Agency Lady about my resume, in which she suggested a) listing all my temp work, so that there aren't any gaps on my resume and b) indicating on the resume that it was temp work, so that I don't look to be an unreliable employee.
As far as the latter goes, I'd been told by others not to indicate when something was a temp job; as far as the former, it makes sense in principle, but then my resume will be even longer, and it's already annoyingly long for a little 24-year-old secretary.
( Teh resume in question (experience section only)... )
Honestly it is probably due for a rewrite/reselection of jobs, but my brain was on other things, like, well, homelessness. I had thought it was at least serviceable.
Anyway, what the hell is up with this? Do I list temp positions as such? Do I fill up my resume with the boring stuff so that it looks like I have contiguous experience; should I then knock stuff off the bottom, even the showy stuff like the Open Hand job? Confused cannot brain.
As far as the latter goes, I'd been told by others not to indicate when something was a temp job; as far as the former, it makes sense in principle, but then my resume will be even longer, and it's already annoyingly long for a little 24-year-old secretary.
( Teh resume in question (experience section only)... )
Honestly it is probably due for a rewrite/reselection of jobs, but my brain was on other things, like, well, homelessness. I had thought it was at least serviceable.
Anyway, what the hell is up with this? Do I list temp positions as such? Do I fill up my resume with the boring stuff so that it looks like I have contiguous experience; should I then knock stuff off the bottom, even the showy stuff like the Open Hand job? Confused cannot brain.
Semi-hiatus notice.
Feb. 10th, 2008 12:43 pmCurrently homeless and unemployed. (Long story.) Will be bumming floor in friends' houses and keeping in touch how I can.
Job prefs:
Can do: admin, reception, editing, writing, basic help desk and depot repair, and basic graphic/web (old school) design. Mac and Windows literate.
Cannot do: sales, repeated heavy lifting or other pulling/grasping strain.
Need: livable pay, health insurance, sick/vacation time, Boston area (off the T okay, as I has car.)
Would like: no screwy passive-aggressive co-workers, the feeling that I'm actually accomplishing useful.
Housing prefs:
Room of my own, parking, dishwasher, laundry, cat-positive, bipolypagangeek-friendly. (This for long-term; I think I can sleep on people's floors for a month or two before I go bugfuck.) I am not one hundred percent tidy and quiet, but I would like to think I am a decent person, and trying to learn to be responsible.
If you hear anything, please let me know! (Job will have to come first; I do not have enough money to pin down an apartment until I'm employed.)
Contact info to follow in locked post.
Job prefs:
Can do: admin, reception, editing, writing, basic help desk and depot repair, and basic graphic/web (old school) design. Mac and Windows literate.
Cannot do: sales, repeated heavy lifting or other pulling/grasping strain.
Need: livable pay, health insurance, sick/vacation time, Boston area (off the T okay, as I has car.)
Would like: no screwy passive-aggressive co-workers, the feeling that I'm actually accomplishing useful.
Housing prefs:
Room of my own, parking, dishwasher, laundry, cat-positive, bipolypagangeek-friendly. (This for long-term; I think I can sleep on people's floors for a month or two before I go bugfuck.) I am not one hundred percent tidy and quiet, but I would like to think I am a decent person, and trying to learn to be responsible.
If you hear anything, please let me know! (Job will have to come first; I do not have enough money to pin down an apartment until I'm employed.)
Contact info to follow in locked post.
So, fellow borderline illegal people fanfiction writers, what domain registrars do you trust? Does a registrar have any right to fuck with you if your content doesn't suit their fancy? Keeping personal info out of the whois database via proxy is a plus.
In other news, as of ep. 4 of season 2, I now ship Jack/Rhys/Gwen.
In other news, as of ep. 4 of season 2, I now ship Jack/Rhys/Gwen.