As many of you already know, my life got turned upside-down in 2021 and it wasn’t really even about the pandemic, though that didn’t help matters. I am not sorry that I initiated the first major change because the alternative was probably stroking out, the stress was so bad. But one thing led to another, including a bout of homelessness in 2023, and now I’m in NorCal looking at the real possibility of homelessness again, or at least a possibly intolerable situation it will be impossible to escape from. I’m not sure, and the lack of sureness is maddening.
I need a little more time to figure things out. If I could just stay in place for another six months at least, that would go a long way.
As of Independence Day (2025), I have set up a GoFundMe. This is for covering my half-utilities for my housemate for the next half-year as well as ensure I stay fed that whole time. I can feed myself on about fifty a week, so it’s $120 for half utilities and $200 for food per month. I already looked into SNAP and they want me to have a job before they’ll help, and if I had a job then I wouldn’t need their help. I eat THAT cheaply. So anyway, I rounded up the total, and this is what I came up with:
Yes, I’m aware they also fundraise for some hinky shit, but consider me your GFM dollar better spent. You can also see my sob story better spelled out there. Have a look.
If you don’t trust that your dollar will actually go to food — laughable prospect; my one drug dependency is caffeine and I’ve already got that covered — then I have an Amazon wishlist where you can help me obtain some protein and fat, at least. That’s here:
I am trying to take more steps to maybe be self-employed but it’s been really hard to focus, and it finally just occurred to me that a lot of it is worry and a corresponding strong desire for escapism. I need at least some temporary stability so I can clear my head. Because I had decent income with the odd job I had for several months (December to early May), but because I was dealing with unstable lunatics, I was also worried that entire time. So I lost a lot of ground. This is me trying to take it back.
If anyone helps, thank you. If you can’t help but want to, a share would be appreciated too.