Ive been taking care of some hexbears IRL this week, and some over the phone (not naming names but its been discussed by them in other recent threads).
Seems like a lot of people have been going through it lately, so im sending my best wishes and love to all you comrades, and if you need anything, holler at me. If you’re local, I can offer you shelter, and if you’re not, im well versed in addiction and can be a supportive ear.
That’s all i guess, just hoping yall are doing alright.
Four years ago today you made this account, did you ever imagine that day would bring you to this post? Thank you for your kind words, you’re always a sweet one here
Oh fuck 4 years today? No idea!
And yeah i sometimes make “check in” posts so people have a place to vent about stuff or share excitement, so this isnt exactly out of character for me. Thanks for the kind words
you know what corgi, this is actually inspirational in the literal sense
any aussie hexbears, or hell, any worldwide - hmu of you need anything local or even just need a chat. we need a circuit breaker sometimes, and sometimes we realise we could be helping more without shaming ourselves into depression. let’s fuckin build that next 0.001%
damn, internet posts got me tearing up at 11am
I serve the soviet union
Less than one weeks notice I’m losing benefits after layoff notice. Managed to get a last scrip for my ADHD meds though, so that’s good.
Hope you can get something worked out, sending my best!
Yeah I hear that as you can imagine from my past few mutual aid reqs, I cannot tell you all how much the support literally saved my life after I lost my job.
I will forever be indebted to this community even after I pay some folks back as promised.
Now though things are looking up for me, got a relatively cushy office job, looking forward to being able to actually get out and get back to organizing stuff, hell might even do a little DSA entryism thanks to Zohran the bastard got me hopeful.
Yep, this whole community is a lifesaver for so many reasons. I know im not alone in saying that “I would have died without hexbear,” quite literally
I probably would have drank myself to death in a ditch if I lost my place 💯
On the bright side being broke reminded me I am really good at shoplifting though lol.
Ayyyy I stole my lunch today! High five!
Feel you on the drinking, that was my vice of choice as well. If you ever need an ear, holler!
I’ve been working 40 days straight right now, and I am fucking tired. I need a hug and a drink.
i hope you’re not burning yourself out comrade, but i really appreciate all you’ve been doing for everyone here
Hanging in there, doing what I can. Wish it was more but I dont have the means or expertise to be able to offer what is truly needed.
That said, it’ll work itself out. Just needs time
Appreciate the kind words!
Everyone I know is going through it right now. I’m housing a comrade now and then probably a different comrade for a bit next week just to try to keep folks safe and get them on their feet. We all gotta help each other how we can. Right now it’s us doing the helping but someday it’ll be us needing the help. It’s what community is for.
100p. Gotta keep each other safe. Hope you’re able to help the people you mentioned!
Who keeps us safe? We keep us safe.
Who keeps us well? We keep us well.Things are inching along very slowly. We got an empty lot in town for some experimental building/gardening, and will hopefully be making a land trust to put it in. Work is down to 24h/wk and most of the surplus has gone to covering for roommates.
The beginning of June was an emotional roller coaster, not only was there some family that I saw for the first time in too long, there were 3 people that contacted me again that I have mixed to bad feelings about. One roommate who’s undiagnosed and emotionally hypervolatile moved himself out, and the other one seems to be making more efforts to get on the right track; though we both struggle with depression, we have a good cooperation. Now it’s time to take care of forgotten potatoes and the full extent of their consequences.
Thank you for helping the comrades, both on and offline.
It’s been 5 years this month that I’m sober, and it’s still hell, but I’m holding on.
I hope you are doing okay too? And happy cake day, friend, I’m glad you’re with us.
Thanks for the kind words! I myself and doing fine - it’s been 2 years since I lost my last job, and its not clear yet exactly when I’m starting, I did recent land a one year contract helping a homelessness org in my city, so im jazzed on that!
Happy to hear that, and I’m rooting for you
Thanks! They already sent me the laptop for the job, so like, just waiting for onboarding stuff at the moment. Beyond that, band stuff and my partner moving in with me are my main focuses. Got a 2 week tour coming up in August
This sounds amazing, I’m happy for you!
Doing pretty bad, but I managed to get out of bed
That’s a win! Anything you wanna talk about? Happy to lend an ear! If nothing else, sending a hug
Just left what was probably an ideal as imaginable job and it was still too much for me to handle
Do you have something else lined up? Regardless of the answer to that, is there anything else youd rather be doing as a career?
Im not one to really preach, I was unemployed for 2 years after being fired from a tech job, but I landed something with a nonprofit and dont ever want to do “meaningless” work again.
Happy to chat about my experiences, or if you’re in tech, help you out as much as I can!
I was doing mechanical drafting (which mostly wound up being steel detailing), so we used tech (I had a gaming laptop at work) but it’s not really a “tech” job. It took me about six years of unemployment to get that job, and I wound up saving nothing because I was too dazed from work to even wash my clothes or cook regularly. I needed around 12 hours of sleep to “recover” each day and spent a lot of the weekend just in a stupor.
I think it did give me some experiences and allow me to reflect on what I should avoid, which is unfortunately a lot of things. In the general mega, someone suggested kitchen work, but I either go completely mute or completely lock up if someone yells at me (or I feel like they are), so kitchen work is probably a complete non-starter. Which, given that at least some clients are like that, mean I can’t really do client facing stuff either.
That’s very kind of you
Just doing what I can
Good on you for doing mutual aid commo!
On a related note, this website genuinely contributes to my sanity. Knowing there are other people out there who think like me all around the world, that we don’t have to accept the constant gaslighting our society forces on us every day, it genuinely is a sort of solidarity.
We’re a really special group of people, and I dont mean that as in a “yeah We’re all lefties and the site is cool” way, I mean it like despite being basically an online commie dive bar, we form relationships and help each other.
Its pretty fuckin great
Some day I hope some of us could start a collectively owned irl commie dive bar. I always wanted to try bartending.
There’s like 29 hexbear users in Chicago, we could totally get a place
I would unironically go in on that and move there if I could, I hear Chicago is pretty dope.
At least I have my two anarchist crust punk queer bars to hang out at, though they are not employee owned everyone seems to like working at them.
In fact tonight is Karaoke night and I am gonna fuckin slay
Hell yeah kill it! Chicago is great if you’re ever around. But, depending on where in the country you are, I might actually be in your area in August. Band is doing a 2 week tour, so dm me if you wanna see the dates!
Hell yeah! Also, shoot me a dm and ill show you where im touring in august, maybe we can hang!
Love you, corgi!
This month has been harrowing, but looking like it might get better soon.
Love you too, and glad to hear theres a light at the end of the tunnel!
Thank you Corgi
Not really but there’s not much to do about it
Sending love and best wishes
Seems like a lot of people have been going through it lately
Boy howdy… Shit’s not great, but could always be worse I guess. Trying to lean into this Friday if nothing else.
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Sending my energy!
