Hello Internet,
Times are tough, and I am getting pulled into a hundred different directions. To try and sort out all of this chaos in my head, I think I'll vent on here for a bit. And why not? No one is reading anyway.
Right now, Noodle and I hemmorhage about $1,000 a month on her income alone. I have been trying to make that up where I can, but it is difficult (impossible) for me to keep a conventional job right now. Between Kangaroo being a baby and Monkey's chemo, I just do not have a schedule that would allow for consistent hours.
There are work from home options, but most of those are side hustle things. They won't provide enough income comparable to the amount of work and effort that is required to put into them. I am currently trying to get a job that allows for an open schedule, but I find those difficult to find, and I've never liked job hunting to begin with.
There are more education positions opening up, but even should I manage to get one, that doesn't mean that there is a daycare position open for Malcolm or that there is a daycare that we can afford. Noodle is doing her best, but she is holding on by a thread, and I am worried about her mental health as much as I am worried about my own.
I have looked into other ways to support us, but nothing is concrete, and I am running myself ragged trying to get somewhere. It is a lot of movement without any progress, and I am wearing thin.
Cancer sucks.
Sincerely,
RWS
P.S.
-Short Rest-
Schedule
1. Fullmetal Alchemist/Persona 3 Portable/Critical Role: Campaign 3 Part I
2. One-Punch Man/Fable: Anniversary Evil/Outlaw Star
3. My Hero Academia/DnD5e/Fullmetal Alchemist & The Legend of Vox Machina
4. The Emperor and I/Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix HD Remix+/Seven Deadly Sins Season 1
5. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes/Mass Effect 2 Jean Shepard Replay/Gargoyles
6. Boruto: The Next Generation/Movie/Young Justice
7. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat/Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth/Dimension 20: Tiny Heist
Books
Tower: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
0. One Piece 100% New Chapters Every…
1. Sun: Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 5, Ch. 21: “The Brothers’ Secret”—21 80% (5—5)
2. Mon: One-Punch Man Vol. 17, Punch 87: “Hot Pot”—87 67% (3—3)
3. Tue: My Hero Academia Vol. 14, No. 129: “Eri”—137 0% (0—9)
4. Wed: The Emperor and I Vol. 2, Ch. 17: “Feather’s and Appearances”—18 75% (13—16)
5. Thu: 7th Garden Root 3: “The Angel and the Demon”—4 50% (3—4)
6. Fri: Boruto: The Next Generation Vol.10, No. 36: “Surprise Attack”—39 0% (1—4)
7. Sat: Books
-Fiction: Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
-Library: Trans Medicine: The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender by Stef M. Shuster
-YA: The Giver by Lois Lowry
-Fan Fiction: Final Fantasy: Fated to Ch. 50 by tinygaia Ch. 50—50, 100%
-Nonfiction: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat 12% (54—440)
View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman 26% (130—502)
-DnD5e: Player’s Handbook by Wizards of the Coast 0% (?—??)
-Reread
Games
Tower: Dragon Age: Origins Kallian Tabris 100%
0. Stardew Valley
1. Backlog/Persona 3 Portable 71% (59/83hrs)
2. Multiples/Fable: Anniversary Evil 0% (0/21hrs)
3. Read.
4. Replay/Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix+ 0% (0/16 Trophies)
5. DnD/Mass Effect 2 Jean Shepard Replay 42% (22/52hrs)
6. Movie
7. Free/Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth 0% (0/68hrs)
Shows
Tower: Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1
1. Critical Role: Campaign 3 Part I Ep. 3: “Trail and the Toll”—11 (Level Up to 5) 18% (3—11)
2. Anime: Outlaw Star 19% (6—26)
3. Online/Owned: The Legend of Vox Machina Season 1 25% (4—12)
Fullmetal Alchemist 68% (18—25)
4. Netflix: Seven Deadly Sins Season 1 83% (21—24)
5. Disney+: Gargoyles Season 1 39% (6—13)
6. HBO: Young Justice Season 1 42% (12—26)
7. Dimension 20: A Crown of Candy: “Keep Sharp”—19 16% (4—19)
8. Movies: 0% (1—14)
Firefly 29% Disc 2 (5—14)
MCU Series/Ms. Marvel 2—6
Disney/Bambi
HBOMax/My Neighbor Totoro
Star Wars/Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Owned/Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Marvel/X2: X-Men United
Anime/.hack//LIMINALITY: “The Case of Yuki Aihara”
DCAU/Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
