Hey Fedi friends! It's the end of the month again which means it's time for a new mutual aid request. (This ended up being a little longer than I expected but bare with me! CashApp & PayPal links at the end! :floof_Heart:)
To try and keep this short and since many of the folks who have known me or seen me around the Fediverse know or have an idea of what the current situation is like.
I'm a minor with no source of income outside of coding which does not bring nearly enough in for me to even buy lunch most months so I have to resort to mutual aids or theft (Which got me in a lot of legal trouble, but fuck the corporates.). I need at least enough fundings to support me (Age 16, turning 17 this year) and my younger sibling (age 15).
I am a high school student living in a crappy situation with divorced parents. Where one house, the main house, I am refused basic needs such as, but not limited to, food, water, hygiene, clothing, proper medical care, etc. While the other house, my mothers, is a hoarder mess with little to no food, and when there is non expired food that has not been gotten into by animals, months, mold, maggots, etc, it is often times one of the following: Chocolate, cookies, Twinkies, hostess foods, etc. My mother hoards much more than just garbage but indeed, animals also. (With over 70 animals in the house and dogs who are not potty trained along with more animals, outside of the house).
Neither houses include proper medical care. I have a chronic skin disease that causes me severe pain and if it gets bad enough, it becomes an open wound that tunnels often times on my chest or on my legs. My parents do not supply the proper medications I need for these, and when asked or mentioned needing the medications, I get told "Get a job". (Which I am also not allowed to have.)
I'm constantly at risk of being kicked out of the house at any time without warning, a couple of months ago I was locked out of the house in regards to being trans and using my chosen name tho thankfully this was after a school play and I had a safe place at the time.
CPS does not listen. The cops do not listen. I cannot speak up about any of these issues even to trusted adults as this causes more issues at home and gets CPS involved.
Cost breakdowns for the month! Any extra fundings will be put towards getting my parrot a new urn (His last one unfortunately broke).
MEDICATIONS: $50 (4x meds for chronic disease (3 prescription + 1 one reg), anxiety/insomnia meds, pain killers)
CAT FOOD: $20
TOTAL: $500
NOT URGENT BUT STILL NEEDED: I will be doing commissions in regards to funding for this stuff, it might take a little bit but I'll do it o7
URN REPLACEMENT: $160 (I know this is expensive but it was the cheapest urn I could find that was made with a decent quality that would work better for traveling with him, as this bird means a lot to me, even in death. If you've known or seen me around within my past year and a half ish on Fedi you'd know how much my beloved Leo was worth to me<3)
(We attempted to fix the urn but it didn't work very well as it proceeded to keep breaking and at this point it's cheaper just to replace it)
LAPTOP FIX: $20
(Keyboard had an incident where one of the keys broke and need to be replaced, this was a rough estimate on the price it should cost from a friend. - The laptop doesn't have a warranty 😹 but I need this for personal use + school + studies)
Many people make New Year's resolutions about exercise, but which form of activity is best?
When it comes to physical activity, every bit counts, according to a report in Science News. "There’s no such thing as 'the best exercise.' Rather lots of things — big and small — can help."
As mentioned, you might be wondering, what are my goals for 2024?
My main goals are to well, improve my reading speed and also my listening comprehension skills. I noticed how lacking my listening skills are when it comes to the listening section on the JLPT. Maybe more Seiyuu programs and JDrama with only Japanese subtitles can do the trick in fixing that. Also reinforcing stuff by creating content in Japanese.
Also, I need to read a lot faster, and maybe start reading longer text besides just Manga as the JLPT had long passages I’m not used to. I probably should pick up some light novels and read news only in Japanese.
I plan to take the JLPT N2 again this December, but the results from the first attempt should give me an idea what I need to work on. Once N2 is done, N1 will be my next goal.
Of course, improve engagement on my Anime blog as well.
In short, it’s more of doing more immersion and output now the foundations (kanji, some vocabulary, and Kanji) is solid.
Other strech goals, which depends: Going to an Anime Convention or traveling to Japan.
So I decided that I was going to make predictions about 2024 instead of resolutions. Some of these (a lot) suck, so I tried to even them out with less suck-y things. Lemme know what you think.
** Jimmy Carter Dies
** Trump Gets Re-elected
** Putin Gets Assassinated
** Attempted Assassination on Netanyahu
** Gay Marriage is Repealed
** Marijuana Federally Legalized
** King Charles Gets Sick
** Midwestern (US) Wildfires
** Polar Vortex in the Midwest
** School Shooting at a Prestigious College (Ivy League type)
** Federal Minimum Wage Increased
** Devastating Hurricane in the Pacific Ocean
** Something Bad Thaws from the Arctic Ice
** High of 105F in Wisconsin
** Epstein Client List Released
** Shooting at the Voting Booth
** Capitol Pipe Bomber Identified and Publicly Named