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[Misha]

I assume you don't know these people?

Also if you suspect then having a problem with your lifestyle then why would you want to room with them in the first place?

I know one of them well and the other is an acquaintance

They probably would be fine but other friends and family wouldn't be so they'd have to keep it to themselves and I'm not sure if they could
And in the off chance they wouldn't be fine, I wouldn't want that to be true cause I don't want to go have to get one on my own or with people I don't know

 

[Jobbs]

This is so cool. All of that hard work you pour into this game keeps showing itself. Really good stuff. Do you ever record your workflow while animating or w/e?

Thanks =D

I dedicate this song to you

 

[FloatOn]

I know one of them well and the other is an acquaintance

They probably would be fine but other friends and family wouldn't be so they'd have to keep it to themselves and I'm not sure if they could
And in the off chance they wouldn't be fine, I wouldn't want that to be true cause I don't want to go have to get one on my own or with people I don't know

I won't presume to know how difficult it is but is it just a completely impossible situation to confront head on?

Either they will be ok with it or not and if they are that stubborn maybe they are not worth having in your life to begin with

I feel like avoiding confrontation here would do nothing but put you through unnecessary stress

 

[zeemumu]

You wish you had naturally blonde hair so you could cosplay SS Vegeta or some shit.

Maybe if I were Dennis Rodman but nah, blonde isn't a good color for me.

 

[Pau]

So two votes for trulia
I've been avoiding apartment buildings since I want to be in a house but I'm definitely doing that thing with the companies

I currently have two potential roommates I'm liking with so I'm probably set but if that doesn't happen I might need someone. Sorta was hoping to have an apartment before I had to work on my social confidence tho

No worries! :3

Is finding a house to rent in Pittsburgh more difficult than finding an apartment?

Just read about the coming out situation. Do you know their general opinion about that kind of stuff?

 

[Misha]

I won't presume to know how difficult it is but is it just a completely impossible situation to confront head on?

Either they will be ok with it or not and if they are that stubborn maybe they are not worth having in your life to begin with

I feel like avoiding confrontation here would do nothing but put you through unnecessary stress

I wouldn't say impossible but I don't want to make a mistake since it could potentially ruin my life

I'd have maybe 2 people in my life if I held people to that standard unfortunately. Long term I'm considering it but I'm not in a situation where I'm okay with that rn

It's unnecessary stress either way. It's just trying to figure out which is the least stressful


What's the easiest way to bring it up without bringing yourself up? Cause I've been thinking of going that route. Maybe I can suggest I have some friends from college and I'd want to make sure they'd be treated well if they came over

No worries! :3

Is finding a house to rent in Pittsburgh more difficult than finding an apartment?

Easier imo. When it was a big industrial town the plants had row houses installed called company houses which normally have two residences per house and there's a ton of them in and around the city

 

[zeemumu]

I wouldn't say impossible but I don't want to make a mistake since it could potentially ruin my life

I'd have maybe 2 people in my life if I held people to that standard unfortunately. Long term I'm considering it but I'm not in a situation where I'm okay with that rn

It's unnecessary stress either way. It's just trying to figure out which is the least stressful


What's the easiest way to bring it up without bringing yourself up? Cause I've been thinking of going that route. Maybe I can suggest I have some friends from college and I'd want to make sure they'd be treated well if they came over

You're already in Pittsburgh. That was the first mistake. May as well double down.

 

[Misha]

You're already in Pittsburgh. That was the first mistake. May as well double down.

I don't understand this joke.

 

[FUME5]

I know one of them well and the other is an acquaintance

They probably would be fine but other friends and family wouldn't be so they'd have to keep it to themselves and I'm not sure if they could
And in the off chance they wouldn't be fine, I wouldn't want that to be true cause I don't want to go have to get one on my own or with people I don't know

Sorry to hear that.

Maybe if I were Dennis Rodman but nah, blonde isn't a good color for me.

 

[zeemumu]

I don't understand this joke.

Pittsburgh is on my list of places that I'm probably not returning to.

 

[Pau]

Pittsburgh is on my list of places that I'm probably not returning to.

How come?

 

[zeemumu]

How come?

My only memories of it are cold and all of my friends there are dead because they were old people :/

Not much of a reason to go back unless I want to visit the hospital where I was born.

 

[FloatOn]

I wouldn't say impossible but I don't want to make a mistake since it could potentially ruin my life

I'd have maybe 2 people in my life if I held people to that standard unfortunately. Long term I'm considering it but I'm not in a situation where I'm okay with that rn

It's unnecessary stress either way. It's just trying to figure out which is the least stressful


What's the easiest way to bring it up without bringing yourself up? Cause I've been thinking of going that route. Maybe I can suggest I have some friends from college and I'd want to make sure they'd be treated well if they came over

Well, I don't really know the specifics of your situation and I won't press for details but I do wish you the best outcome however you decide to proceed.

Whatever that's worth

 

[Granadier]

I got so much of that tonight. I'll post pics in a little bit.

Nosey people trying to dictate what looks best.

Soooo there's one thing with my potential roommates. It's probably a good idea for the long term if I come out to them. ...but I don't really want to go through that. Honestly that's probably holding me back a bit too much from getting stuff done

What is the general vibe in Pittsburgh when it comes to gay/bi?
One of my old roommates is gay. Wonderful guy. He moved in and didn't mention anything about it, cause roommate sexuality isn't exactly a hot topic when just meeting. I thought he was gay, but I don't care either way so didn't make a deal of it. After a few months he wanted us to know so told us and it was super chill. He's still one of my very good friends.
Not sure where that was going except that I hope it goes well for you with whatever you choose to do. It can be daunting I'm sure!

What's the easiest way to bring it up without bringing yourself up? Cause I've been thinking of going that route. Maybe I can suggest I have some friends from college and I'd want to make sure they'd be treated well if they came over

Crap, I forgot to add how he told us and this reminded me. He invited my other roommate and I to one of his dance teams performances. Of course we went to support him. Well it ended up being at a pride festival downtown. He met up with us and was just like, "So, this is me."

Thanks =D

I dedicate this song to you

You rock Jobbs. Now I think I should make a playlist for my trip of Boston-y songs. This one, all of Boston of course, Dropkick Murphy's, and...


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Edit: I should probably go pack more.

 

[FloatOn]

In other news I'm a little embarrassed and a bit annoyed with how tonight went down.

A rather large group of us got together for a birthday dinner for our friend that lives out of state. Two of the couples have kids. One of the couples babies was making squeaking baby sounds randomly through the dinner. After the dinner my roommates and I went for drinks at this brewery and I accidentally called the loud baby a retard. And by retard I meant annoying. My one roommate got pretty pissed and went off on me for being so mean. I had to explain that I'm cool with kids generally but some baby sounds are abrasive and I explained my long flights for business with screaming babies. The roommate that went off on me is my best friend so I knew to just drop it after a point but the rest of the night just had a weird vibe :/

 

[Jobbs]

In other news I'm a little embarrassed and a bit annoyed with how tonight went down.

A rather large group of us got together for a birthday dinner for our friend that lives out of state. Two of the couples have kids. One of the couples babies was making squeaking baby sounds randomly through the dinner. After the dinner my roommates and I went for drinks at this brewery and I accidentally called the loud baby a retard. And by retard I meant annoying. My one roommate got pretty pissed and went off on me for being so mean. I had to explain that I'm cool with kids generally but some baby sounds are abrasive and I explained my long flights for business with screaming babies. The roommate that went off on me is my best friend so I knew to just drop it after a point but the rest of the night just had a weird vibe :/

Yikes

You need to develop more of a filter bro

 

[Granadier]

 

[You Know Nothing]

Happy Memorial Day.

:: drinks beer ::

 

[Misha]

My only memories of it are cold and all of my friends there are dead because they were old people :/

Not much of a reason to go back unless I want to visit the hospital where I was born.

Tbh that's not exactly relevant to my situation
Also Pittsburgh is so much better these days but I can understand why you wouldn't want to come back

Well, I don't really know the specifics of your situation and I won't press for details but I do wish you the best outcome however you decide to proceed.

Whatever that's worth

It's basically that I don't want to lose my support (of family and friends) and can't really put myself into the position to find new support until I move out so that's part of why I just want to bite the bullet and not rock the boat just for the progress.

I'm confident enough that things will work out in the end though.

What is the general vibe in Pittsburgh when it comes to gay/bi?
One of my old roommates is gay. Wonderful guy. He moved in and didn't mention anything about it, cause roommate sexuality isn't exactly a hot topic when just meeting. I thought he was gay, but I don't care either way so didn't make a deal of it. After a few months he wanted us to know so told us and it was super chill. He's still one of my very good friends.
Not sure where that was going except that I hope it goes well for you with whatever you choose to do. It can be daunting I'm sure!

Mostly very good these days. 50% of the city is education and healthcare so a lot of young progressive people in the area and I know the specific areas that are the best(lawrenceville, Bloomfield, polish hill, south side, Shady side, Oakland).
Only issue is the old blue collar workers. People say trump needs to target the rust belt and they aren't kidding. These people are exactly who would go for that a type of thing.

 

[FloatOn]

Yikes

You need to develop more of a filter bro

Yeah I'm clearly embarrassed for saying what I said but it's like I'm allowed to feel things you know ?

The way my friend was going off its like I'm not entitled to have an opinion

Babies are capable of doing annoying things. I wasn't proselytizing some fairy tale

 

[Granadier]

Everyone is entitled to an opinion. That's a given.
Sharing of opinions is not necessarily an entitlement though. Hence why having a filter is advantageous.

 

[FloatOn]

Being around trusted life long friends you would expect nothing to be off limits but I guess sensitivities still exist even there

I wasn't super pissed when I said it either. I was just kind of joking off the cuff

 

[Vazra]

Being around trusted life long friends you would expect nothing to be off limits but I guess sensitivities still exist even there

Well you called a baby retard. That is pretty offensive even if you dont mean to be offensive. You could have said that the baby was annoying instead. There are many ways to say the same thing without being too offensive and even still babies are expected to cry and make noise.

 

[Granadier]

Mostly very good these days. 50% of the city is education and healthcare so a lot of young progressive people in the area and I know the specific areas that are the best(lawrenceville, Bloomfield, polish hill, south side, Shady side, Oakland).
Only issue is the old blue collar workers. People say trump needs to target the rust belt and they aren't kidding. These people are exactly who would go for that a type of thing.

That's good to hear there are progressive parts of the city. It's unfortunate that there are still the bigots hanging around though. MN is very progressive in the cities, but much less once you leave the metro.
Anyways, best of luck with your decision and the apartment search. Fakers are here if you need support.

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

Happy Memorial Day.

:: drinks beer ::

I too will be drinking

 

[Vazra]

Im in that horny state that even the saddest shit I turn it into something sexual. Help.

 

[Misha]

Crap, I forgot to add how he told us and this reminded me. He invited my other roommate and I to one of his dance teams performances. Of course we went to support him. Well it ended up being at a pride festival downtown. He met up with us and was just like, "So, this is me."

Haha I don't have the balls to go to something like that.

That's good to hear there are progressive parts of the city. It's unfortunate that there are still the bigots hanging around though. MN is very progressive in the cities, but much less once you leave the metro.
Anyways, best of luck with your decision and the apartment search. Fakers are here if you need support.

Better than where I live currently by a long shot though!

Most you guys can probably help with is probably me complaining (except maybe Pau) but that's definitely useful as it is

 

[Jobbs]

Yeah I'm clearly embarrassed for saying what I said but it's like I'm allowed to feel things you know ?

The way my friend was going off its like I'm not entitled to have an opinion

Babies are capable of doing annoying things. I wasn't proselytizing some fairy tale

You think calling a baby a retard is somewhat justified because you're entitled to your opinion? It's just a baby...

:O

Just remember in the future "don't call babies retards" to make sure you don't run into this again

 

[You Know Nothing]

I too will be drinking

Yaassss, ascend with me.

Im in that horny state that even the saddest shit I turn it into something sexual. Help.

Even slugs?

 

[FUME5]

Haha I don't have the balls to go to something like that.

It's also a rather confrontational way to do it - if someone isn't OK with that lifestyle, tricking them into attending a rally has a good chance of causing some shit.

 

[Misha]

It's also a rather confrontational way to do it - if someone isn't OK with that lifestyle, tricking them into attending a rally has a good chance of causing some shit.

I think I'd have a heart attack if someone tricked me into that and I'm obviously ok with it haha

 

[Granadier]

It's also a rather confrontational way to do it - if someone isn't OK with that lifestyle, tricking them into attending a rally has a good chance of causing some shit.

My story is lacking details because I didn't want to type a novel. He didn't really trick us into going or anything. We knew ahead of time it would be at the pride festival, but just assumed that his crew was just performing there.
But like I said, I'm super chill with the whole idea so it wasn't a shock or anything to me. Probably not the best example of this sort of thing.

 

[zeemumu]

Tbh that's not exactly relevant to my situation
Also Pittsburgh is so much better these days but I can understand why you wouldn't want to come back

Yeah, I only read the first sentence before I posted...

Anyway, are your potential roommates really people who would have problems with your private life?

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Witcher 3 is crack

 

[Granadier]

Witcher 3 is crack

Gwent is crack.

 

[Risgroo]

Witcher 3 is crack

LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LELELELELE LE LE LE

 

[You Know Nothing]

Gwent is crack.

This is truth. I'm gonna go back to it after the expansion downloads and all the GUI changes. But I know I'm gonna spend like 75% of my time playing Gwent.

 

[Bko]

Witcher 3 is crack

If it doesn't mean good, I'm going to rape your boypussy this very night

 

[liliththepale]

My sister is my favorite person in the whole world!

While I was gone and she should have been busy trying to graduate high school she reorganized my room for me. I had talked with her a couple weeks ago about wanting to do this but I never made time for it. Everything feels so clean and open now. What a perfect thing to come home to... ♥


Speaking of which, India was fucking rad. Mmkay? It takes way too long to get there (~12hrs LA to Munich, ~6hrs to New Delhi), but I'm glad I got to go. Oh and when we got there the plan was to spend the first day relaxing in the city and sleeping at a nice hotel, but nope lol. We got there like an hour after they stopped accepting check-ins, so we had to wait a good long while before getting into the room. There may have been a small mixup with the dates, I'm not sure. Anyway, the pool looked nice at four in the morning:

But it's so weird because right outside the hotel is an ocean full of trash, and the streets are full of trash and shit. Often literal shit. Here's a pic from the ocean right outside the hotel:

Anyway, our group was in the country to provide assistance to a not-for-profit business my parents' church is partnered with whose primary goal is getting women off the streets and out of the sex trade. They provide steady, healthy jobs for these women so they don't have to sell their bodies, mostly through sewing and apparel efforts. But in our down time we also helped out with all kinds of things around the towns and villages of the women we're helping, like house repairs and the like.

Most of these people are living without electricity, without indoor plumbing, but they were happy to have us there and share what little they could while we offered as much as we could as well. I'm super glad I got to go again.

For kicks, here's me shortly after arrival with one of the little Indian boys who lives there, and then a picture of me and my brother in an auto rickshaw (a significant portion of the street traffic is rickshaws, but there are normal automobiles too. Also yes this is the dumbass who shot my cousin with a pellet gun three hours ago)

 

[FUME5]

I think I'd have a heart attack if someone tricked me into that and I'm obviously ok with it haha

My story is lacking details because I didn't want to type a novel. He didn't really trick us into going or anything. We knew ahead of time it would be at the pride festival, but just assumed that his crew was just performing there.
But like I said, I'm super chill with the whole idea so it wasn't a shock or anything to me. Probably not the best example of this sort of thing.

Fair enough, still don't really think it's the best way for Mish to test the waters.

Witcher 3 is crack

I really need to get back into that and finish it.

*looks at current backlog* *looks at what's out next month*

Hey, if I don't get Monster Hunter I may actually have time for it!

If it doesn't mean good, I'm going to rape your boypussy this very night

This remains the dumbest shit ever said.

EDIT

Looking good in a sari Lili!

 

[Vazra]

Even slugs?

It may sound like a bit of a joke, but slugs are the supreme sexual acrobats, and their mating gyrations are sensuous well beyond the limits of their apparently simple slimy bodies. Wanna be my slug YKN?

 

[You Know Nothing]

My sister is my favorite person in the whole world!

While I was gone and she should have been busy trying to graduate high school she reorganized my room for me. I had talked with her a couple weeks ago about wanting to do this but I never made time for it. Everything feels so clean and open now. What a perfect thing to come home to... ♥


Speaking of which, India was fucking rad. Mmkay? It takes way too long to get there (~12hrs LA to Munich, ~6hrs to New Delhi), but I'm glad I got to go. Oh and when we got there the plan was to spend the first day relaxing in the city and sleeping at a nice hotel, but nope lol. We got there like an hour after they stopped accepting check-ins, so we had to wait a good long while before getting into the room. There may have been a small mixup with the dates, I'm not sure. Anyway, the pool looked nice at four in the morning:

But it's so weird because right outside the hotel is an ocean full of trash, and the streets are full of trash and shit. Often literal shit. Here's a pic from the ocean right outside the hotel:

Anyway, our group was in the country to provide assistance to a not-for-profit business my parents' church is partnered with whose primary goal is getting women off the streets and out of the sex trade. They provide steady, healthy jobs for these women so they don't have to sell their bodies, mostly through sewing and apparel efforts. But in our down time we also helped out with all kinds of things around the towns and villages of the women we're helping, like house repairs and the like.

Most of these people are living without electricity, without indoor plumbing, but they were happy to have us there and share what little they could while we offered as much as we could as well. I'm super glad I got to go again.

For kicks, here's me shortly after arrival with one of the little Indian boys who lives there, and then a picture of me and my brother in an auto rickshaw (a significant portion of the street traffic is rickshaws, but there are normal automobiles too. Also yes this is the dumbass who shot my cousin with a pellet gun three hours ago)

Nice.

Also, your brother's expression is making me laugh.

This remains the dumbest shit ever said.

It really is. But I use it ironically.

Mancunt is worse.

 

[Vazra]

This remains the dumbest shit ever said.

Dont forget bussy

 

[liliththepale]

boypussy is dumb because you should just call it what it is, or one of the hundreds of slang words we already have for it.

Looking good in a sari Lili!

Thanks!

Nice.

Also, your brother's expression is making me laugh.

He's a punk, but I love him.

 

[FUME5]

It may sound like a bit of a joke, but slugs are the supreme sexual acrobats, and their mating gyrations are sensuous well beyond the limits of their apparently simple slimy bodies. Wanna be my slug YKN?

You've gone over the edge.

It really is. But I use it ironically.

Mancunt is worse.

Oh for fucks sake.

 

[Clydefrog]

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Holy fuck this adam sandler film on netflix is shit.

 

[Clydefrog]

Holy fuck this adam sandler film on netflix is shit.

HAHAHA, I turned that shit off literally within 15 minutes.

 

[Vazra]

You've gone over the edge.

Hopefully over the edge of your bed as you hold my legs while taking care of me on the back Fumey XOXO

 

[Misha]

My story is lacking details because I didn't want to type a novel. He didn't really trick us into going or anything. We knew ahead of time it would be at the pride festival, but just assumed that his crew was just performing there.
But like I said, I'm super chill with the whole idea so it wasn't a shock or anything to me. Probably not the best example of this sort of thing.

id probably accidentally convince him I was homophobic due to not wanting to attend
Could definitely have been fun (if you're not me) I'd imagine.

Yeah, I only read the first sentence before I posted...

Anyway, are your potential roommates really people who would have problems with your private life?

No worries

One is a wildcard (some reason I think he's Catholic? And I'm pretty sure he liked Bernie and I don't really know about his views otherwise so... NO IDEA....)
Other is a vegetarian environmentalist atheist etc and was at least verbally supportive of my one friend who came out a year ago so probably good

But it's not exactly a private thing anyway. Comes with the whole package when you get me in your house. Well only if I'm open about it which is half the point of moving out. (And to be clear, cause someone pointed out that I haven't been clear, I'm not talking mostly about sexuality. I'm talking about actually living as a girl rather than a guy)