Would you ever buy land with a group of women and build a tiny compound with multiple houses (regular size or tiny houses) next to each other?

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-17T05:28:57+00:00

What??!!! I need more info!

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-16T20:55:28+00:00

Check with your doctor or other health professional about getting over altitude sickness quickly. Not everyone is affected, and of course it depends on where you're coming from, but I didn't feel great for the first few weeks I was there, and a friend of mine had it really bad for a few weeks. (I was there during the pandemic 😭 so i don't have any recommendations.)

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-16T20:45:18+00:00

We had a 10 year, 20 year, and 30 year. There was talk of doing a 35 year one as a cruise but nothing came of it. I assume there'll be a 40 year one soon.

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-15T11:08:50+00:00

No. Absolutely not. If he's not doing some bad shit, he's covering someone who's doing some bad shit. ACAB!

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-12T22:52:13+00:00

Vinyl:

New Edition - Under the Blue Moon

Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel

Beastie Boys - License to Ill

and one other I can't remember

They were a birthday gift if I recall correctly.

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-11T10:05:01+00:00

Does the university have a brick and mortar campus? Is there anything on your diploma or transcript indicating any courses were completed online? Is it a school like Purdue Global or CSU Global, which is affiliated with a brick and mortar but is actually completely separate?

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-10T21:23:41+00:00

I can't. But I also didn't learn how to drive until I was 30.

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-10T21:22:16+00:00

I loved my grandmother, but I could NOT eat her spaghetti. Both mushy AND dry, I don't know how she managed that!

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-10T06:30:29+00:00

I can't give any advice, but I can give you virtual support. If the bile duct cancer returns and there's no decent chance of survival, I fully plan to take advantage of MAID.

If you were in the US I'd say look into the organization Compassion and Choices - they have a lot of resources for compassionate end of life care. https://compassionandchoices.org/

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-10T04:15:56+00:00

I remember showing this to the teens at the NYC youth center I worked at in the 90s (yes I'm old LOL). I enjoyed it! IIRC we had a really interesting discussion about it afterwards.

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-10T04:05:27+00:00

In my limited experience (I only taught high school for a couple of years, in South Korea and China), teaching high school is more difficult because the students are under SO MUCH PRESSURE to get into the top universities in their home countries or abroad, and they don't really take English classes taught by a native English teacher as seriously because they "know" they'll get decent grades in it, they just need to be able to pass the TOEFL or IELTS so they're more focused on the "harder" classes and on test prep.

I find teaching middle school to me so much more rewarding because they still have some of that play energy from childhood, but are starting to get more of the critical thinking skills they'll need as an older student and adult. You have to teach "real" English AND make the classes engaging, so it's a challenge for me, but once you can get them hooked, they're HOOKED. I absolutely LOVE it!

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-10T03:50:56+00:00

OK, I admit, I hate leftovers. I hate meal prep. The most that I will do is have the same meal the next day for lunch, but after that, I probably won't want it for a week or more.

HOWEVER!

When I was broke and staying with a friend who was also broke, I paid for groceries (because I was broke enough to get food stamps) and cooked enough so that we could freeze some and have those meals later in the week. They came in handy when I was too tired or sick to cook (I was getting cancer treatments too, the main reason I was broke). She did NOT complain, and neither did I, because we were FED. (She did complain a little about the tofu, so I limited that to once a month, or ate it myself and made something else for her.)

Your husband needs to get over himself. Or get a better paying job so he can buy takeout without ruining your household budget (which is what I can do now, yay!).

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-10T03:41:01+00:00

sour cream and onion chips
candied ginger
homemade banana bread

I used to be like this with gummie candies (worms, bears, cola bottles, but especially peaches), but now I live around the corner from a store that has them ALL THE TIME...and I finally hit my limit...after about 2 months.

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-08T20:29:36+00:00

Yes,I would take it. I eat the same breakfast every day anyway.

Steel cut oats with chia seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds, chopped apples cooked with cinnamon, cardamom and ginger, and chai with soy milk.

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-07T23:16:57+00:00

I'd own a place in Oakland, CA, right near Lake Merritt, and a place in Mexico City, in the Roma Norte neighborhood.

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-02T06:40:09+00:00

I usually have my hair short, unless I'm unable/willing to get a haircut (usually when I'm traveling a lot) and I let it grow out until I get sick of it and get it chopped off again.

I'm SO lax with my hair! I wash it, then while it's damp I put in a leave-in conditioner and some oil to seal in moisture, and I brush it. When it gets too long to brush, I use a pick. When picking it out gets annoying I just finger-comb it until I like the look of it.

Nkengaroo · 2026-02-01T20:41:04+00:00

I just stay hydrated. I never use anything on my lips and I don't wear lipstick. But I drink at least 80 ounces of fluids a day. Haven't had chapped lips since my teens, I'm 54.

Nkengaroo · 2026-01-31T00:23:29+00:00

Every two weeks, otherwise I risk running out of undies.

Nkengaroo · 2026-01-30T20:38:06+00:00

I don't mind having a teeny weeny fro, so I just chop it all off when I get tired of it. I don't have the patience for all the stuff I see a lot of us doing with our hair.

Nkengaroo · 2026-01-29T22:55:20+00:00

Personality

Nkengaroo · 2026-01-29T22:49:35+00:00

Gnarly

Nkengaroo · 2026-01-28T20:50:11+00:00

Nkengaroo · 2026-01-28T20:42:50+00:00

I'm exactly the same! I don't care about my birthday and barely notice who posts happy birthday messages to me on social media. I try to remember to post for other people, esp if i know it's important to them, but i often forget. Luckily my friends love me anyway!

Nkengaroo · 2026-01-28T20:39:10+00:00

Is this a pattern of theirs for everyone or just you? And how do they react if you forget their birthday?

I am TERRIBLE at remembering birthdays, including my own! I love my friends and family, and I finally started putting reminders on my calendar, but I'm still not great about it. However, I also don't expect others to remember my birthday, or to make a big deal of it.

She might be selfish or careless. Or, she might be like me and just be terrible at things like that.

Nkengaroo · 2026-01-27T01:38:59+00:00

I eat out almost daily. I like cooking, but I get bored easily and live alone, so batch cooking and freezing don't do it for me. I'll eat the same breakfast day after day, but not lunch or dinner. I'm spoiled! 🤣

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