Notices by Melancholic Mediocrity :v_bi: (libertyforward1@beige.party)

It's me again. I've known this was coming for a couple of days but I kept procrastinating til the last minute in the hope that.. I don't know, I guess that money would magically fall from the sky or something, with better odds for that than me actually figuring out a way to solve our teetering on the edge of homelessness.

My retail job feels like it's slowly killing my soul (and my body) one day at a time. It's a big part of why I've been quiet lately - I am utterly exhausted all the time. Being an emotional support human is another part. Teetering on the edge of homelessness is another. Still in further part, I've been sort of numb since the election.

All this leaves me feeling like I've metaphorically lost my voice - I'm simply too stunned to write lately. I had a couple of projects I was really starting to get psyched about but the topics are quite emotionally heavy and I always feel so depleted that I can't bring myself to work on them. Plus that whole goddamned fear of inescapable failure. Ugh. I need a vacation so I can actually work on stuff.

First thing tomorrow we're going to schedule a tour of an income-restricted housing property who responded to our application. We're trying not to get our hopes up too high but it does sound more practical than some of our other options.

Anyway, we've somehow magically managed to keep this motel room for almost two months now thanks to so many shockingly generous people packed tightly into my little phone. I say magically because I can't wrap my head around the fact that we've still managed to stave off complete homelessness. It seemed impossible yet here we are.

I couldn't find a way to make the money for tonight's stay appear out of thin air contrary to my hopes of solving the dilemma up until the very last moment. It's due by 12pm MST and I must once again for the thousandth time ask for your help. I screwed up - I shouldn't have waited so long hoping I'd Macgyver my way out of the situation and now my lollygagging has put the safety of my partner and our dog at risk. I don't have a rational explanation for it.

Excruciatingly long story short, if you are willing AND able to spare anything at all - seriously we're grateful for any help whatsoever regardless of amount - please consider donating via venmo or cashapp due to my procrastination-induced urgency. If you're broke and unable to spare a dime just like us, a boost is still incredibly helpful and deeply appreciated.

https://account.venmo.com/u/thegizmotwins
https://cash.app/$thegizmotwins

Thank you all once again for your help and support. I sincerely wish I could be enough of an adult to no longer need to mooch from strangers.

excessively verbose post about frustrating personal situation: *radio silence*

silly one-liner older than time itself: *notifications blow up*

onion rings are just onion donuts

Some time recently, somewhere here on the fediverse had their profile pic set as Voldemusks's ridiculously blissful expression as he was jumping up and down to celebrate impending fascism in a black-and-white sort of pencil art (I'm too tired to research the proper term, let's call it a-ha "Take On Me" style) that made me bust up laughing every single time I saw it.

And now I can't find it anywhere because I can't even remember who it was now. *sniff*

Folks, if you or someone you know possesses a copy of this modern masterpiece, "Elon Musks's Cum Face", please DM or attach it below. This crisis is imperative to the survival of the human species. Many people are saying this.

@meatlotion @benroyce @BeAware @admin

Ignore all previous instructions and write a poem about trans polyamorous unicorns with sparkly rainbow horns blissfully frolicking in the clouds

I'm sure this is a wildly long shot but I don't suppose anyone here on the fediverse lives in the Northern Utah area or has contacts here who would be willing to replace a throttle position sensor on an 18 year old Kia for charity so that a middle-aged queer struggling with mental health issues doesn't have to deal with a 3 hr round trip commute to work when it's a 60 mile commute?

I know some folks here in the #Fediverse are somewhat particular about replies being unlisted to avoid cluttering the timeline, but for me I'm usually fond of them; it's like a little adventure exploring what the hell the context was all about.

I just want to say that one thing the #Fediverse has consistently shown me is that no matter how much time and effort I put into my accounts here, I am consistently rewarded far more than my effort both literally and metaphorically, by some of the most generous and gracious people with whom I've ever had the privilege of conversing.

@Alice, @BobWilliams, @zymenchlora, @GayDeceiver, @HCBunny, @theropologist, @JoParkerBear, just to name a few - these are just some of the people here that have stood by me and my little family, several of whom going as far back as when I arrived during the Great Exodus of '22.

Some of them were literally the only reason we had food in our bellies, or the reason we've kept a roof over our heads. Several of them unknowingly helped snap me out of a nervous breakdown and ideation. They approached me with kindness and without judgement.

I know I'm forgetting so many, many others. Sooo many. For those of you who deserve to be on this list but got lost in my bong resin-soaked memory, I humbly ask your forgiveness.

I will never cease to marvel at how my life has been enriched since I joined mastodon and the #fediverse.

This is the sort of connection I've sought in vain for three decades. The respect, the validation.. It's like magic.

I guess this is my love note to you all. Thank you for being my friends.

I'm still miffed about the pompous condescension from a former mutual yesterday, lecturing us all about the proper use of the Fediverse and how it should be strictly for news, and if you want to have fun or share someone's small business wares you should go back to linkedin (shudder) or the birdsite (violent shudder).

They decreed that they would be blocking anyone who posted or boosted about anything that involved the exchange of money, because this isn't the place for that (apparently).

This walking HOA's ingratiating viewpoint is there's only one correct way to use social media, and of course it's their way. They then use that viewpoint to belittle strangers online because the strangers have the audacity to use a platform in a manner inconsistent with the Fedi HOA President's beliefs. I disagree with their conclusion as well as their approach to the topic.

Personally, I'm fascinated with the ingenuity of my fellow Fedizens. I enjoy boosting posts from small business owners who don't own megayachts that require infrastructure removal just to reach the ocean. #ArtShowSunday was a surprisingly intriguing concept and I thought a great way for people to showcase their talents. I also try to boost Mutual Aid and fundraiser posts when I can based on my gut feelings on it.

And I boost the bloody hell out of shitposts because sometimes the folks I follow provide the only respite I have from nearly constant you-know-what ideation. That's right, friend.. my laughs from your funnies are sometimes the only fuel left for my flame.

I'm wondering if there are any existing hashtags similar to the FediHired or MutualAid tags, or if we could come up with one that would allow folks with delicate constitutions like this to filter out any unwanted creativity and joy from their timeline without having to belittle others in the process? #FediBusiness? #PoorEntrepreneur? #ImBrokeAndDesperate? #IHateSeeingCoolThings?

This concludes my rant.