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help me find a place to stay
hi! I'm a nonbinary Filipino-American dual citizen who has snuck out of an abusive 21 years of confinement in the Philippines, I have crash landed in WA under temporary housing.
I am capable of helping pay rent, but I need a place, and I need time in that place to multitask my abundance of new responsibilities I need to complete. housing lists have not replied to me. I have until the end of the end of the month to find somewhere more permanent in WA, preferably April 24th but the end of the month is my actual limit
I've been friends with people who are LGBT and on the spectrum all my life, so that company would be preferred, I can accomodate whatever is needed, and I can function like a machine especially now that I'm safe, if you need someone who can cook and clean please tell me so!
contact me with specifics and I'll do so in turn to help us arrange
I see a lot of people who tell young people–especially young people who are heading into college–that they should “do what they love.” And they’re right. You should do what you love.
But there’s a world of difference between doing what you love for you, and doing what you love for a paycheck.
I went to undergrad for graphic design and 3-D design–art and more art, I usually say–and I loved it. You know what I didn’t love? Trying to collect my fees from clients. Trying to meet unrealistic, over-simplified or over-specific briefs from people who didn’t know what they were talking about. Coming home, having worked creatively all day, with no creative juice left for the things I wanted to do.
You know what I would tell you instead? Do something that you can be interested in, with people you like.
You don’t have to love it. Loving your work can be a lot, and it often means you have to live in your job 24/7. Some people can do that. Not everyone can, or should. But if you can find work that’s interesting enough that it doesn’t feel tedious, and people you can enjoy spending your 9-5 with, and you can make money, that’s great! It means you can do the things you love for you.
I’m in law school now. It’s interesting work, and difficult, and I like doing it. I like how complicated it gets, and I like the stories it tells. But I don’t come home and read law journals for fun. I come home, and I sculpt, and I draw, and I paint, and I read. I do these things for me.
And I love it.
This is still circulating and it’s been a few years, so let me update. I’m officially a lawyer now, and still not a single regret about this choice. Settling into a stable job is such a gift and a privilege in ways I didn’t expect. I’m not going to repeat the advice given above, but I want to make it clear that having passed through my student years and into my career proper, I stand by this in every respect.
I chose to take a job that was not the most high-paying option available to me, because it wouldn’t require me to bill my time, I would have a better work-life balance, I found the work more engaging, and I really loved the office. It has paid off so much.
I get to walk to work, and most days I leave my laptop behind when I walk home at five. I have a little house with a little garden and a bunch of seedlings sprouting too early for spring. I have two stupid cats and two stupider doves and they make me happy. I put a little money into food and shelter for the neighborhood strays and name all my visiting opossums Harold. My art gets done when I feel inspiration striking, sometimes in the middle of the night, and I let my hobby fund itself without the pressure of deadlines. There is so much joy in making only what I want to. My sleep schedule has stabilized. For the first time in my life, I know the shape my days will take weeks and months away, because my routine is consistent, and I never knew what a peace that was. My job is predictable but never boring, interesting but not consuming, and it’s just a job.
There are people who will tell you–people who have told me–that turning my back on an artistic career or a career you have “potential” in is selling out, or settling.
Let me tell you, friends, I have never felt so settled.
thinking about how britney spears, brendan fraser and chadwick boseman were all memed at incredibly low points in their personal lives for clout and how poeple only apoligised after learning the context of those images for them. maybe a better goal than ridding the world of celebrity worship is treating famous people with humanity, not worshipping, not villainising, not joking, not assuming- but just treating people in the public eye with the humanity you’d extend to any other person that you don’t know.
and while we’re at it, fuck this idea that ONE ACCOUNT has to belong uniquely to ONE PERSON. This is the same thing these silicon valley fucks want; their vision of the future where everyone has a unique biometric ID code implanted in their body is the ultimate extension of Netflix’s “no password sharing” policy. You want to use your friend’s car? Sorry, you can’t, you need to be an authorized user. Your mother wants to let you look something up on her OED account? Too bad! That’s only for her! The concept of perfect market efficiency gives them greedy little money bag eyes.
If I pay money to have a newspaper sent to my house, they don’t charge me extra when I show it to my dad. This password sharing thing isn’t just a Netflix problem; don’t be surprised if it shows up elsewhere in other forms. Stamp this idea out now or we’ll be stuck with it.
pls help me pay for hrt!!!!!!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-transfem-asian-obtain-hrt
(copied from the gfm)
Hi, I’m Suki/Diyu , I’m a mixed race trans girl from the Netherlands who really needs some help with my transition. Unfortunately, I’m not ut and I doubt that I’ll be able to come out any time soon, so I can’t really transition through any “official” channels. I’ll need around 300 euros for two years’ worth of HRT + needles, but I’m also looking into freezing my sperm so that goal may double at some point. I’d be so grateful for any money sent my way, as this is really the first step to feeling comfortable in my own skin.
pls spread
Hey folks, although Suki is super grateful for all the reblogs and donations that she’s already gotten (like €200 in 2 weeks is amazing!), it’s began to really slow down. If people could reblog again so that she can reach her goal that would be fantastic.
€235/700 as of 02/01/2022
Long story short, we're really behind on rent (like $750) and need money for food/groceries. I literally cannot decide which is more pressing, because on the one hand, we kinda need to eat to survive, but on the other hand, we kinda need a place to live lmao.
If we don't have the rent soon, it's not looking too good for us. Please consider donating or signalboosting so we can have a roof over our heads, food in our bellies, and live to fight another day.
I am currently working on a gig so I should be able to earn something, but that's not going to be for a while longer yet. In the meantime, I need immediate assistance. Please help if you can.
Thank you and bless you. 💖
PayPal.me/sabouraleh
Okay so, it's my birthday in one week (April 21st 🎊🎉)! It's a big one too, since I'm turning [REDACTED] years old. While I would love for it to be extravagant, that's unrealistic and we're in a pandemic lmao so lemme just ask for donations so we can get food and maybe like a cake or something to celebrate.
We are running low on food again and rent is a little tough to manage right now, so anything you can spare to donate will help, even a dollar that you think won't do much -- it could make all the difference.
Please donate if you can, and signalboost too please!! And also, you make sure to treat yourself and have a wonderful day, every day.
Thank you!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖
It's his sweet 1600 help him out.
It's 5 days away!!!
4 days!!!
3 days!!! I've had a few donations so far, and I appreciate them. Phone has been taken care of (thank you!!) and still looking to pay some rent ($750) and groceries ($250). That should also allow me to get a cake and some snacks for a mini party.
Anything goes a long way to helping and it would make this birthday so memorable. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖 After all, you only turn [REDACTED] once! 😍
Thank you for the donations and signal boosting so far!! We can do this, just 3 days!! Please consider helping!
PayPal.me/sabouraleh
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two impoverished women need help with paying bills
April 23
hi, i'm Pinky. i'm a disabled & autistic nonbinary woman and my mom and i have been really struggling to pay bills lately because i can't work and she's between jobs
we need $200 ASAP to pay some bills, anything helps!
links:
c$shapp: https://cash.app/$pinkxoxo99
v3nmo: https://venmo.com/pinkxoxo99
ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cherrypink199
i also have art and commissions for sale
art shop: https://ko-fi.com/cherrypink199/shop
commissions: http://ko-fi.com/cherrypink199/commissions
thank you so much for reading, and i hope you'll consider helping us 💗