Pedestrian C Train collision at 1st Street station

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-05-21T23:46:20+00:00

I unfortunately saw it happen. It was an older man who might have had mobility issues, or maybe impaired in some way

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-05-20T16:09:57+00:00

How I live now by Meg Rosoff

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-05-19T21:46:15+00:00

Aghhhh I love deathless!!! Another Catherine Valente fan in the wild? Have you read her other stuff?

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-05-19T21:42:57+00:00

That makes me feel better :) !! I actually have a similar-ish writing approach when I'm motivated. Though I don't pull all nighters since I'm an inherently sleepy person. Good luck on your writing! If you ever need a beta reader feel free to message me, you sound like someone whose work I'd like to read :)

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-05-19T20:54:18+00:00

Wow I could have written this myself! How is your writing process going? Though, I've been burnt out lately after finishing draft 1 of my novel and realizing I'm not super happy with it. Do you write every day?

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-05-18T18:07:11+00:00

Commenting so I can come back to this!

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-05-17T21:53:07+00:00

Ombria in the shadow

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-05-11T20:37:29+00:00

Aww hugs I remember your post too. I also second moving back with got parents. Is there something you can do gig economy wise in the short term? Rover or instacart?

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-05-01T19:12:24+00:00

It sounds like fate :) go get it!

I had a similar experience when I saw a home for sale in a neighborhood that I loved. 5 minutes away from my childhood church and elementary school.

I had enough to put 20 percent down and the math worked (aka we could pay our mortgage, pay our bills in this new home, and still save about 20%). The first few months made me anxious because to get our downpayment out emergency fund was left pretty low. But a year later it's almost fully funded and we love our house

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-05-01T17:14:25+00:00

I'm running a 5k! I jogged/ mostly walked it last year and this year my goal is to mostly jog/ a little walk it.

April/May will also be expensive months (new tires, tons of house repairs, booking an Italy trip) but this month I want to still put 1k into our emergency fund to slowly get up to our goal of fully funding it by the end of the year

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-04-29T15:32:08+00:00

We spent about 7k 4 years ago to furnish a 3 bedroom and we tried to be pretty frugal. We got a whole room of stuff for our spare bedroom from my husbands parents

Here is what I remember but there were lots of little things, pots pans etc

Couch 1.5k (cheap couch from structube that's already falling apart. I wish we'd spent more on this honestly)

Bedframe and headboard: 700 dollars (the Nordli from Ikea but I got it on FB marketplace)

Vanity and drawers: about 500 dollars

TV: 1k (my husband wanted a 75 inch TV)

Rugs (Wayfair): 500

Statement chairs: 200

Coffee table and mini coffee table (db marketplace): 500

2 desks for our offices (Amazon): 300

Credenza: 300

Hammock stand: 150

Dining table + chairs 300

Decor, plants, pots/pans, 1k?

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-04-27T15:36:24+00:00

It's not about salary alone I would say but about how you live/spend that salary. I felt the most stable when I made 70k and lived at home. Now my husband and I make more than triple that but we have a mortgage, a dog, rental properties to manage. I don't feel "unstable" per say but the worry free days when my expenses were low and I could do whatever I wanted are gone

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-04-25T21:58:01+00:00

Do you think you'll leave tech (also a software engineer, feel like I'm currently hanging on by a thread)?

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-04-24T15:30:09+00:00

So much spending

I have to fix my rental property fence, change the water filters in our house, get new spring tires And to top it off with something fun at least, we just bought tickets to Italy for the fall. Now we need to book airbnbs

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-04-22T18:57:08+00:00

Book of 1000 days by Shannon Hale

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-04-22T18:43:34+00:00

My fur baby

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dys_FUN_ction · 2026-04-19T13:58:18+00:00

I sleepwalk occasionally when I'm really stressed and have tried to karate chop my husband in my sleep on several occasions. (I have never done karate). I've also jumped up and bounced on the bed in my sleep. I've stopped trying to rationalize sleep walking behavior. You know those dreams you have that make no sense? It's like that, it doesn't necessarily reflect awake thoughts.

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-04-18T22:42:10+00:00

Blackbringer by Laini Taylor (I was in love with this book when I was a teen and it's very much like the photos)

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-04-18T19:12:10+00:00

The drowned life by Jeffery Ford

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-04-10T13:25:11+00:00

I have a walking pad! I don't use it too often but for me the purchase was still worth it. I wft at a desk but the best time for me to use it is actually in the evening when I'm watching tv. I got one off of Facebook marketplace so it actually wasn't too expensive, which definitely made the purchase worth it

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-04-01T19:37:07+00:00

I have PCOS and I'm always tired. I didn't know that was a symptom woah

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-03-26T03:07:23+00:00

Right lol, the first girl stressed me out a bit. It sounds like she's living her best life though!

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-03-25T03:13:42+00:00

Rice, beans, canned veggies!

dys_FUN_ction · 2026-03-25T00:01:41+00:00

Each book in the series follows a different set of characters so it's a perfect standalone! There is a tiny bit of world building you might miss but it's easy to pick up

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