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You save money. Not just in terms of rent, but also utilities and other expenses. You can also divide tasks such as cooking and cleaning amongst your roommates. You also have more people to, say, look after animals.
This, of course, relies on finding and keeping reliable roommates, but I did once have excellent roommates I was the bad roommate. :( In my defense, I was really struggling on a personal level at the time, but I don't blame my roomies from back then if they don't want anything to do with me and my friend has two excellent roommates. They even cooperated to construct, plant, and tend a sizeable vegetable garden full of kale, tomatoes, various herbs, peppers, zucchini, etc.

My present is already female. And it's only going to get more feminine.

Its more that you have to live with the knowledge that men are way stronger than you and all too many of them are awful.
Be very respectful and honored if a woman is willing to be in private alone with you.

At least the Fire Chief behaved appropriately.

Cokewave posted...

The dude that smoked a blunt in his other campaign ad?

He wont win the primary for his own party

Probably not: I'm sure the state and national party have some milquetoast candidate lined up who will hem and haw about Gary Chambers' being too extreme, raise tens of millions of dollars from lobbyists, and talk about how Democrats are the real party of Louisiana values and lose by 30 points.
Which will be Gary Chambers' fault, of course. Centrism never fails, after all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8CRS-hFX8g
They might have topped the OST version with this. No other Sonic song could be so perfect a finale. The crowning glory of an amazing soundtrack. You've got to love the touch that every character gets their own kind of music.

There are certain aspects of the game that haven't aged well, of course, but I played it a few years back and still enjoyed it. And it was great for its time. The plot threads the needle, where it doesn't take itself too seriously, but avoids hating on itself.

2-3/10. I work in a grocery store, so I've been masking for years now.

All my teacher friends have struggled terribly during the pandemic.

DespondentDeity posted...

Out of hunger, the flesh of their sons they ate. Afterwards, I tore out the tongues of those officers whose mouths had blasphemed against Asshur, my master, and slaughtered them on Sennacheribs tomb. Any men left still alive were brought before the winged bulls built by Sennacherib, my grandfather, and whipped. I tossed their quivering flesh for the jackals, the birds, and the fish to eat. In this way, I placated the wrath of the gods who had become incensed by their ignominious deeds.

The Assyrians were Rome before Rome, but also possibly even more vicious and brutal. The Medes and Babylonians very intentionally and painstakingly razed Nineveh to the ground so thoroughly everyone forgot where it was.
Thankfully Ashurbanipal opened that library that mostly survived.

Zodd3224 posted...

It's funny because as a whole MM7 is one of the easiest in the series. Then they dump that fight on you at the end out of nowhere.

At least they made a baller final fight music. And 7 has a genuinely interesting ending.

David1988 posted...

How about just using the whole $7 billion to help Afghanis and 9/11 victims getting aid from different compensation funds?

Don't be ridiculous, we don't have money unless it's for military hardware.

Lesbians are great, yes.

BlackOmnimon posted...

I hope people who say "we" need to do something are enlisting right now.

People are awful eager to go to war with Russia and nobody ever thinks of the cost. We are incredibly well-conditioned to forever war in this country. The winner of a NATO-Russia war would be China and China alone.
Assuming it doesnt end in nuclear fire, of course. Though Im sure the Ukrainians will still be grateful for being liberated from Russian oppression into the beyond.

Hmm. Im grateful Im gay, because men aint shit lol.
But being a closeted trans lesbian definitely generated a ton of stress in me that at times severely impaired my ability to function: academically or otherwise.

Yeah, I love being a woman too. Ya'll should try it, you might like it.

Noumas posted...

I can't believe the chaos emeralds weren't even in the main game, you had to do annoying minigame to get them

Its not so bad as long as youre just Sonic OR Tails.
If youre Sonic & Tails without a Player 2, its straight pain though.

The Taliban never stood a chance. We've been war criming since before they formed!

Yeah, it started from the TV shows and comics, but the opening of Generations is his friends throwing him a party. He's just about to chomp down when the Time Eater shows up, and we get a slowmo frame of the chili dog dropping.
Generations has a number of really good comic moments, IMO.

KainWind posted...

I like how people are worried about more taxes with UBI. Like you can't end up with less money right?

A lot of people straight up dont understand that tax brackets are progressive.
Also both political parties are dedicated to pushing the idea that benefits shouldnt go to the undeserving.

Whole Foods donuts are pretty good, but yeah, no:theyre not fresh.

They happen to have estradiol pills and patches, as well as spiro.
Learn to love pickles, CE. You know you want to!

I mean, except for last month, when they were off the charts LOL.
These idiots think they can end a pandemic with the power of positive thinking.
That, or theyve realized there arent political consequences for not trying.

Yes, of course, viruses will never mutate and this doesn't send the wrong message, no sir.

apolloooo posted...

It will release but will be dumpster fire

That would be appropriate. The first one was a horrendously buggy mess and also its developers last gasp. It was only after fans fixed it that it became known as something else.

https://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-is-happy-with-the-progress-of-bloodlines-2-but-wont-reveal-who-is-making-it/
That's the last word on the subject. Supposedly it is still under development with a new developer, but there is no word as to who that developer is or when it will be released. Sounds like it was a total mess and they came close to cancelling it.

Honestly, seems like Paradox bit off a bit more than it could chew with this one. Oh to be a fly on a wall...

BlingBling22947 posted...

What's the last thing you drank?

Water. Before that was milk. And before that was tangerine-passion fruit kombucha.

DespondentDeity posted...

Thats awesome to hear, Im proud of you! Is there any specific department youre trying to get moved to?

I *really* want to go to Specialty Cheese, beer, and coffee because one of my best friends works there and I love her. She was the 7th person I came out and is funny as hell. Plus everyone else there seems nice and its a smallish department.

Bakery would also be great, because its the most functional department in the store and has been for years. Thats also why it basically never has an opening lol. Also the assistant team leader is a trans dude and one of the cake decorators is she/they and hot AF.

Grocery would be my third pick, because it would be better and my vape/caffeine fiend enby friend works in dairy and they would super fun to work with. He talks all the time, I assume because all the vapes, lattes, and energy drinks. Shes AFAB, and I came out to them because they complained about new hires treating him like a girl and I told her I understood, and I wanted them to know I really did understand lol. They were # 6.
Also a they/she/he enby. Because they are too great to be defined by a single measly set of pronouns. Makes it fun to talk about him, because I try to use all of her pronouns in turn.

Ya girl breasted up and expressed a desire for a transfer out of her chronically dysfunctional department!
My assistant manager made a face but was supportive (I think she's terrified of how she'll make the schedule work without me. I actually like her, so I feel a bit bad.)
Granted, all the departments are chronically dysfunctional at Whole Foods because Whole Foods is trash, but none are as bad as Front End lol.

Mearcstapa posted...

Ahegaolbat

It's definitely going to suck you dry of blood.

AlCalavicci posted...

Why did they change the sprites from RG to RB? You'd think they'd want to do as little work as possible and re-use as much as they could

Because the US Red/Blue are based upon Japanese Blue, as opposed to the original Japanese Red/Green versions, IIRC.

Good morning CE!

MedeaLysistrata posted...

...do you wear heels?

Nope. I dont have any womens shoes yet. I dont even have a lot of womens clothing yet!
Im 511 though, so it would be fun to tower over 99% of humanity. But also I like being comfy though. Dilemmas, dilemmas

Ryuko_Chan posted...

im an unhappy trans girl
how do i become a happy one

Aww babe, whats the matter?
And I dont know how you can be happy, honestly. But know that I want you to be.

Oooh, I have a few suggestions:

The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein.
It's both a book about physics and something of a sociological study on how we do physics, whose opinions matter, who gets credit, and why. She herself is a particle physicist.

Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander and the Bloody Fight for His Empire by James Romm
This one's a history book obviously, but Romm writes it with such verve it feels like you're reading an epic novel. He picks up the thread in Alexander's last days and recounts the early Diadochi Wars through to the defeat and death of Eumenes the Greek and the extinction of the Argead dynasty.

There, that's two for you.

TeaMilk posted...

Its specifically bergamot, if you know what that smells like. Its more floral/perfumey than a lemon or orange, idk how else to describe it

Bergamot oil. The fruit itself is a citrus fruit about the size of an orange but limier in complexion. It's very fragrant, so the oil is used for lots of different things.
The fruit itself sounds pretty terrible though: it's almost as sour as a lemon, and bitterer than grapefruit.

Cheater87 posted...

It is Picard's tea of choice.

I love the scene where a maid brings him tea after he requests Earl Grey tea and he takes a sip, makes a face, and goes, "Are you sure this is Earl Grey?
"Why yes, of course."
"Because I would swear it's Darjeeling!"
Darjeeling is good too, of course, though it's definitely much darker and more bitter. Even a novice tea drinker could easily tell the difference.

My personal favorite tea is lapsang souchong, a pine-smoked Chinese black tea, but you're probably not going to find that in a bag. Loose leaf tea requires a bunch of paraphernalia to make, so it's not something you should start with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEvMrHQ3s4I
Can ya'll hear why I latched onto this song, when estrogen at least coursed through my veins uncontested and I felt the need to sing?
They're coming again,
Those dreams so bright,
A premonition for tonight.
I see
Couldn't see before.

Stay close my shadow.
Where we're going,
They'll never follow.
Back for the next time.
I'm brand new,
I'm Queen of Tomorrow.

I'm happy to report I've had a bit of a breakthrough with my voice. I managed to slide into something better. It sounds and feels natural. Definitely not all the way there: I'm sure the resonance is still too dark, and occasionally my voice breaks when I encounter or make unusual sounds, but...damn. I didn't even know I could fix my voice at all until 4 months ago!

Edit: Also, here, have a gorgeous trans girl: https://www.instagram.com/digital.harmonic/
I love that her latest story is three clips of her using one of her synths, and then one of her banging on a beer bottle with a toothbrush.

DespondentDeity posted...

Oh I really love her song Charity, and just the album Tell Me How You Really Feel. I heard she has an awesome live show, hopefully she releases the rescheduled dates soon to give you another thing to look forward to.

Your upcoming week sounds super exciting! is it very far to travel to see the friends youre visiting?

They live in upstate CT, so its about an hour. Once you escape New Haven, I-91 is a racetrack all the way to Hartford. Conveniently, I will already be in New Haven for therapy, so I will have already survived I-95.
The_Dan_Haren posted...

Are you hot? Pics?

Probably not. I was literally talking about how bad I want to get electrolysis the other day. I have noticeable breasts and some curves, but I also have something like a five oclock shadow all the time and a bit of a muffin top.
Im not going to stretch my nascent makeup skills to the limit just to try and please some arbitrary beauty standard for randos on the Internet.

DespondentDeity posted...

Shes my idol, without her music I dont know if I would have found the courage to transition yet.

Her admonition to everyone is you were made to be great so you dont have to hide.

Oh, thats beautiful girl! Queen of Tomorrow by Freezepop is meaningful to me, as is Fashion. The lines that stick with me from that are: The world is better with you in it and A place to let the pain out, a place to let the good in. Inner honesty is fashion, the deepest truth comes from within.


CrimsonAngel posted...

Is you could turn into a bear would you do it often?

Being a bear would be pretty great, once in a while. I think I would rather turn into a crocodile though.
Did you know there was an Egyptian Pharaoh who styled herself The Crocodile Queen?

FF_Redux posted...

All I see is people that dont seem to want or have sex but havent actually expressed themselves as asexual, doesnt count.

Then BoJack Horseman does have what youre looking for. Todd is explicitly asexual, though not aromantic. This leads to Todd hijinks, as all Todd plots inevitably do. It remains a persistent feature of the character from its introduction.

DespondentDeity posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/0/4/AAP2ssAAC5D0.jpg

Well, she's certainly pretty.

MedeaLysistrata posted...

Do you hate Poppy?

What....is?

CelestialVoices posted...

how do you take your coffee and or tea

I'm definitely more of a tea girl. I drink tons of tea. Lightly sweetened. Loose leaf preferred, but satchets and bags are definitely convenient and still result in deliciousness.

We all know the correct way is to jack it in San Diego, right?

greyfox747 posted...

Do you have a permit for all of that happiness?

*cough*
Uhhh...I meant to say that I am completely miserable, yes. Totally. Hate life and everything. Not happy at all.

DespondentDeity posted...

Thanks darling! Im flattered you would ask but if I could do nails like this Id hope to never deliver another piece of mail again

Ill be sure to check that out when Im done working, I couldnt find it on Spotify and Im trying to rush through work today cuz the girls and I are going dancing tonight! Im so excited, Ive gone out with the one friend a lot but I havent been out as a group in a while. Im a little nervous but its gonna be great so I just need to get out of my head.

What are you doing this weekend?

I'm working, lol. I was supposed to go to a Courtney Barnett concert Monday, but she got COVID and had to postpone the rest of her US tour.
Though later this week, I'll be going to visit a friend from college (who turned out to be non-binary), as they're playing host to my best friend, who is visiting from Oregon (bestie is also non-binary, LOL). They'll be staying with me next week.
Also I don't think Zheanna is on Spotify, for whatever reason. In fact, I don't think she even has Fashion on her Bandcamp. She's a really busy woman who seems to be scattershot on developing her crazy (and frankly incomprehensible to me, though they sound nice) musical projects, and a fantastic person, aside (her other channel is TransVoiceLessons).
Would marry/10.

AloneIBreak posted...

What are you so damn happy about?

About existing. I'm so happy I'm alive and I feel alive and I just get to be me! I was never me before, I was some miserable, depressive shadow of a human being. I identify with Zheanna's song wholly. I'm alive and well, everything's always on the up! I'm glowing, all the way home I swear I'm glowing!

DespondentDeity posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/1/0/AAP2ssAAC5Ay.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/1/1/AAP2ssAAC5Az.jpg

Daaaamn girl! Those look amazing! Did you get them done, or is that your rad skills?

Something Awful, though everything there is looped into a layered directory in a way that makes any given forum 100% more accessible.
Oh yeah, and there's actual moderation, so maybe follow the rules if you don't want to be out $10.

Makes me happier I have an old dumb car that doesn't even have power windows.

DespondentDeity posted...

Is it ok if I post pics of my new nails here?

Yes, of course! I would post mine, but my hands are atrocious right now. Stupid winter

I was supposed to be going to a Courtney Barnett concert on Monday, but the rest of her U.S. tour is postponed because one of her peeps got COVID-19!
I hate that damned virus so much.

Sucks, he makes fun topics these days.