I'm sorry you're going through that. I wish I had feelers in Minnesota, but sadly I'm on the other side of the country. I really hope you can find something. Also, does Minnesota have low-income phone programs? I believe there's something of the sort here in Washington, but idk whether it's a commonplace thing elsewhere.
MangoKangaroo
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I haven't followed your whole story, but I last remember you managed to find some safe lodging in MN. Is that not still true?
I came out to my mom, which went about as well as it could've given she has a terminal case of way too much Fox News. She's now taking it upon herself to more-or-less concern troll about my mental health which is funny. I'm still hoping it'll turn out well with her, but I'm prepared for the worst. 🤷
Well, campus was quite a ways from my parents, but my uncle dropped by with a battery bank that let me keep using my phone for a bit. I mostly switched between watching shows over data and walking around campus with friends. It sucked at the time, but in hindsight it was nice actually getting off my ass and hanging out with people outside.
We had a similar thing happen at my boarding school a ways back. 3+ days without power and not allowed to leave campus. Not fun!
Yep, we've been dealing with the !!FUN!! of the new licensing changes at work. My boss strongly doubts Broadcom will just stop honoring the perpetual licenses, as they've claimed they might. Although I agreed with him, I ended up convincing him to just get the stupid subscription. The joys of enterprise software plans. :D
Yay for a UPS! I need to get around to buying one for my NAS, as the power in my area is touch-and-go when the weather gets rough. Also, you're on ESXi for a homelab? Is there some kind of personal use license that you can get for it, or are you shelling out cash for a regular business license?
This post made me realize my interest in homelab stuff isn't particularly interesting lol. As for niche stuff, I like old Minecraft trivia despite not really being in love with the modern game anymore.
What's your favorite car, and why is it the Volvo 242? (I'm partial to the earlier ones from the mid-late 70's, but the early 80's turbos are cool as well.)
I finished my new^2 NAS last week (for the most part). Everything has been gracefully moved over, and now I just need to tear the entire thing apart again so I can dremel out a PCI slot so it'll fit a graphics card. I'm great at planning ahead. :D
That... might actually be smart. I really can also just do a better job of checking, since I only have to walk like 30 second to see inside the garage area where people drop stuff off.
Sadly you'd probably just be playing a game of state leapfrog. My usefulness in-state is limited to a passing knowledge of social services that are unique to Washington. Most of my friends are young and either living at-home or in shared apartments/dorms, and I live in a 200sq/ft studio in the middle of ✨ nowhere ✨, so I'm pretty unhelpful housing-wise. ~~Though Washington is probably one of the best places in the world especially if you're trans and I will fight to the death for this claim.~~
As someone who's basically lived one calamity to the next recently (even after daring think I had found some form of stability on several occasions), I wish you the best. Things have somehow stayed afloat for me, and I'm confident the same will be said for you.