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"You don't seem to be the type to have those kinds of friends, Jenn."

"I will like anyone if they are good people. Punks, kickers, goths, nerds, poly, non-poly, black, white, green, republican, democrat, anyone. And if their lifestyles don't match mine, that's just a new experience for me to explore. And if I don't like it, I usually still like the person."

Recorded Live - Flesh Eating Film Reels (1975)

Please enjoy a movie that terrified me as a kid, but is kinda funny now. Also: still somewhat terrifying.

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So...I have as new psoriasis spot thanks to the sheer amount of stress from the last day on the job. Also, another spot on one of my joints had developed into arthritis overnight.

Stress is not healthy.

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The reaction to quitting has been very good from my friends. Most are telling me the situation had

The reaction to quitting has been very good from my friends. Most are telling me the situation had become incredibly toxic, and I needed out way before I did. A friend mentioned today that I'd gone from "working a terrible job, and not making ends meet" to just "not making ends meet." And, to be honest, that is a step up.

Today, I told myself, was going to be a day off. No work. Just relax and detox. Work was now going to be drawing and writing until I could find another job. Instead, I worked today - drawing. It felt so GOOD to just finally sit down and draw for hours. My livestream test ended up being a fullfledged drawing marathon. So I worked my day off. And enjoyed it.

I have a Patreon account. I doubt it will give me the money to stay in Austin. But it will help pay bills, I'm hoping. It's looking like staying in Austin is going to be a lost cause. Most jobs I'm qualified for are going, in Austin, for $10-12/hr. Jobs that I can get with a little study and experience, $13-15. If Patreon can make up the difference, staying in Austin may be possible.

But I'm considering Austin a lost cause. I doubt, even with a job in Austin, I can afford it here any more. Which means that leaving Nintendo was all for naught. I didn't leave Nintendo to live in San Antonio.

My hope is that maybe I can stay with my parents, use Patreon to fund some cash my way and help out with the folks, and use the time to draw and write and build up SOMETHING with my writing and/or art skills. If Nintendo will take me back (and I'm starting to doubt that, now that I've walked off a job with the same temp company that would be hiring me back at Nintendo, not to mention my faith in staying with them long-term has been broken) there is also that.

Unlike all the other times I've been unemployed, though - this time I'm not anxious. The worst I can do is fail - and I've done that and survived several times already.

The help did arrive.

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I can't win for winning! :D

I tried to cancel Hulu...who immediately said "Don't go, we'll give you two months free." TAKEN.

I started to cancel Netflix, who told me "Hey, if you cancel now, you still get Netflix till the 26th...but you'll lose your really low early-adopter payment plan. So I kept it. I'll cancel on the 24th should I not have a job or $8 by then.

I then decided to completely grind my internet to a halt by dropping down to 6MBPS. I love the 100, it's wonderful and really not all that expensive. But any cash I can save. TWC told me, we can drop you to 50MBPS for $10 less. So I asked for something slower. There was 6MBPS, but it was more expensive than the 50! Which is STILL more than the 20 I had before the upgrade. Holy cow.

Only downside:

Put in my 60+few days notice at the apartment complex. Manager wasn't in, so wasn't able to discuss reupping or moving to a studio inside that 60 days. We'll see what happens. I did leave written notice in case they try to get me on for another month.