Happy Saturday and welcome Garrett! 

Whoa. 

I pick up public bathrooms. Especially airplane ones. I use my clean paper towel to wipe down the counter, then use the paper towel to pick up any paper towels on the floor, then push the paper towels down in the trash can so it’s not overflowing. I hate seeing messy public bathrooms. We should be perfectly capable of…

I talk to myself and sometimes re-argue past arguments with people who a) are not there to defend themselves and b) I haven’t spoken to in years. Pantsless of course, because fuck pants.

Hey Maya. Just checked in. I’m sorry you’re hurting. Being homeless is that neverending sore spot. I still have a twitch reflex anytime I come home, wondering if my stuff is still there. When it happened to me I was young, uninformed, and scrambling to try to make rent and when I came home, all my belongings, or what…

Hi Maya in the UK.

Hey Friend in the UK!

Can I help with anything?

Just because she only had the dog one year doesn’t make it less awful. It is still heartbreaking and it is still losing an animal you spend so so much of your time with.

Nah, man. People who have pets and genuinely love them and form a connection — you know when something’s wrong. I had a cat who greeted me every single morning, and the day he didn’t, I went to find him, and he was sick. After two animal hospitals and a specialist, I found out he had Parvo, and he didn’t make it.

You've never had a dog, or a pet? Or did you get up this morning an decide to be an arsehole? Ffs!

Just fyi. I’m in love with the new friendship you and Maya have created.

Maya sweetheart....I hope this doesn’t sound like empty words but you got through it before and you will get through it again. I know you’re tired and tired of fighting and I so know that feeling. Just remember that there are people ( yes in this case internet strangers) that care for you and are wishing you the best. 

Maya I’m going to email you. But join the Discord anyway while you’ve access to the links, so you can drop in to find us if you need, even for ten minutes on a Saturday. I’m just Kender over on the Discord. I don’t want to lose touch with you if Jez goes! 

Hugs. 

Happy to help. Off to catch some z, and then a shift tonight, and then my monday/tuesday weekend starts.

I struggled with homelessness (for a couple months, I was not alone, lucky me) and depression and joblessness and a faithless (now former) best friend whom I will not speak the name of without spitting and wishing ill upon. I now joke that I went through the ‘old-time country music’ phase of my life (no job, no place…

Hi Maya—sorry I wasn’t here last night, but I echo what everyone has said so beautifully. Never apologize for ranting; it’s one of the things this community is for, getting things off of your chest. And that person who criticized you is beyond an asshole. You are dealing with some really terrible shit but you will get…

Maya - I am also using my phone to post.  Discord should work with limited data as well, even if you only post on Saturday nights.  There is a special section for SNS on the server. Hope this helps!

Shelter Catstravaganza!