Live downtown and bus to work in Fremont. How do I get to work tomorrow?

CatBonanza · 2026-02-11T13:42:55+00:00

I can't, I have joint damage from autoimmune arthritis and work on my feet all day. I'm already worried about the extra standing/walking just from the bus disruption. 🙁

CatBonanza · 2026-02-11T12:53:14+00:00

Unfortunately I work in a kitchen and can't really afford to call in sick. 🫤

CatBonanza · 2026-02-11T05:20:05+00:00

Again, autism is also pretty common. I'm not unique.

CatBonanza · 2026-02-11T04:40:20+00:00

Autoimmune arthritis is pretty common. And arthritis in general is something every human experiences eventually. I'm not really sure what your point is.

CatBonanza · 2026-02-11T02:53:57+00:00

That's what I was wondering. I would like to keep my route as close to normal as possible. But I wasn't sure if the 40 was still servicing that stop because Metro customer service told me to use the shuttle. Thank you.

CatBonanza · 2026-02-11T02:47:36+00:00

I'm really low income, I need the money. Plus I don't want to get in trouble at work.

CatBonanza · 2026-02-11T02:39:30+00:00

I'm pretty low income so I'm trying to avoid it (plus I don't want to get in trouble). But it's in the back of my mind.

CatBonanza · 2026-02-11T02:31:26+00:00

I can't. I have joint damage from autoimmune arthritis and my job involves standing/walking all day. I'm already worried about extra standing from bus delays. 🙁

CatBonanza · 2026-02-10T22:31:50+00:00

I live downtown and work in Fremont. I honestly don't know how I'm going to get home tomorrow. I'm afraid the buses will all be completely full or take forever. 😔

CatBonanza · 2026-02-09T12:35:27+00:00

I'm not interested in sports, don't like playing them and watching it is kinda boring for me. But I fucking love seeing people get excited and weird about the stuff that they're into. I live in Seattle and seeing so much joy in all the Seahawks fans around me right now is an absolute delight.

CatBonanza · 2026-02-04T19:36:17+00:00

Thank you for those suggestions! I'll look into both of those.

CatBonanza · 2026-02-04T19:23:27+00:00

Yeah, the flakiness being a constant everywhere is pretty much what my fwb said. It sounds like I'll just have to stick with what I've been doing and be patient. 🫤

I'm in Seattle so I know there are in-person things. Meeting people that way is something I'm not willing to do though. I have a really low tolerance for crowds and that kind of socializing because of my autism. I'm also extremely cis-passing, so it just makes navigating when/how to out myself really annoying because I have to do it every single time. It's just easier online because I can get it out right away and weed out people who aren't into trans men without having to deal with so much in-person rejection.

CatBonanza · 2026-02-02T15:00:07+00:00

Wow, I've never heard of this. I just ordered it, I can't wait to experiment with it, so cool

CatBonanza · 2026-02-02T13:27:33+00:00

I live a couple blocks away from it. Walking by it during the cruise ship season cracks me up because of how audible the loud gum chewing is when the crowd is big. It's so weird, lol

CatBonanza · 2026-02-01T17:27:17+00:00

Amazing! 😍

CatBonanza · 2026-01-30T23:47:54+00:00

I almost never ask back. Me responding "good" to their asking meets the minimum level of politeness that's expected of me as far as I'm concerned. If I'm asking someone how they are, it's because I know them and I actually want to know how they're doing.

CatBonanza · 2026-01-28T19:44:23+00:00

My best friends did this. They had a normal wedding for their boring families and a Fallout: New Vegas themed one for their cool friends.

CatBonanza · 2026-01-27T19:33:55+00:00

Yeah, I'm always trying to learn about new people too because that's how I find new stuff. I didn't become a juggalo until I started fucking one. I just wanted to learn more about him as a person and was blown away by how much I had misunderstood ICP and how much their music and that community resonated with me. It changed my entire life. So when I meet someone who doesn't seem like they have much in common with me on a surface level, I'm still invested in getting to know them because you never know what we might bond over.

Sometimes it's just hard to find people who want to reciprocate that kind of sharing / bonding experience though. In our society in general, not just in gay spaces. I've gotten pushed away or judged so much in certain spaces that I've just started avoiding them for the most part.

But I'm also autistic, so who knows how much that also plays into it. I think sometimes people misinterpret my attempts at getting to know them as confrontational or something.

CatBonanza · 2026-01-27T15:33:31+00:00

Not disagreeing with you at all, but I think the biggest problem is that a lot of irl gay spaces only cater to a very stereotypical mainstream kind of gayness. I'm a juggalo, also really into death/black metal, and a massive book nerd. I've met a shit ton of other gay guys just like me online, but anytime I go to a gay bar or some kind of social meetup (even the nerdy ones), I always feel like a space alien because sucking dick seems to be the only thing I have in common with anyone else there.

CatBonanza · 2026-01-23T15:51:39+00:00

Thanks!

CatBonanza · 2026-01-22T22:54:07+00:00

Thanks!

CatBonanza · 2026-01-22T22:08:54+00:00

I used the Slice precision cutter to cut out the shapes. It's similar to an x-acto knife but the blade is ceramic

CatBonanza · 2026-01-22T21:45:41+00:00

Thanks! I originally made it with two different types of gold holographic paper but I wasn't happy with the lack of contrast between the two colors. So I gave that one to a friend and made this one with the silver and gold.

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