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Wow! Great job! Looking at your annual budget is making me laugh at myself. It's incredible how little you paid for housing and what a big difference that makes.

Just finished tabulating our expenditures for the year. This has been a crazy year financially. It's not looking very ERE. INCOME Gross Consulting Income: $75,585 <- this is usually ~$90K working part-time but was unemployed for three months. Net Consulting Income: $56,688 Gift: $24,000 <- this was ...

The new strain may be transmitted up to 70% more readily than the previous ones. It's believed that it arose in mid September, and it now makes up 60% of all cases in London. I read this in the news earlier. What does this mean exactly? Does it mean that the new strain is spread through methods oth...

Your bao look amazing! Until you posted the recipe, I thought they were Chinese version (char siu bao) and wondered where you found the BBQ pork. This recipe looks like it's more savory than sweet, and the ingredients seem easier to acquire. Thank you for sharing.

The Domme probably has her own toys, but if not, Beatings on a Dime combines certain ERE principles with kink.

Happy to hear you're on the mend!

I've been lurking silently, but I'm a fan of your journal.

FINANCES & INCOME At the end of November, I finished an part-time interim gig and a government proposal. Earned enough to cover expenses for a couple months, which is good because there's very little solid work on the horizon. For the first time in 12+ years, I'm having to hustle. Have a couple...

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Sat Sep 12, 2020 7:25 am

Wishing you best of luck with orange sky outlook.

Thank you! So glad that's over. Here is a photo that a friend in San Francisco took around noon on that day.

Today I woke up wondering if our house had teleported to Mars. The sky was freakishly orange and it was so dark that we had to keep the lights on the entire day. A thin layer of ash coated everything outside. Very disconcerting.

Do you know about Zenni Optical? I've always been very pleased with their glasses.

FINANCES & INCOME Last time I logged in, business was super slow. My claim for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance was approved, so that provided income during three months of down time. During that time, I worked minimally, maybe three or four hours a week. DH also filed for PUA so we were able t...

Our food spending has shot up. In March and April, it was hard to find to basics, so we scooped up whatever we could find regardless of cost. We also starting eating more for comfort and convenience, including stuff like chocolate and wine. These days, supply seems to have stabilized. We've cut out ...

@jp "I’m having a hard time condemning the rioters." Not me. Anybody that steals and loots, damages property, burns cars or buildings, or assaults or kills somebody else because they are upset has no sympathy from me. Lock them up and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law. If one wan...

I am convinced that white people need to start talking about race to non-white people. And not superficially. Historically, it hasn’t happened because white folks collectively are “uncomfortable “ with it. Now is the time. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1483383741/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile What do you ...

It's been a while! FINANCES & INCOME I don't know my net worth at the moment. I'm scared to look. Work-wise, spring was already shaping up to be slow, but once the COVID-19 lockdown began in mid-March, projects decreased to a trickle. I have minimal work, meaning I'll be lucky to generate 40% of...

Gyms here have been closed since last week, and I stopped going about a week before that. On alternating days, I've been either walking or doing a combination of bodyweight exercises (squats, pushups, crunches, etc.) and stretching.

Gonna look up the prison cell workouts that Sclass recommended...

How is the forced isolation in SF going? Is anyone on here not totally isolating aside from groceries? I'm considering small gatherings of friends (like 1-on-1) who also have no symptoms after I'm done quarantining. Is this horribly irresponsible? Everyone I know is complying with the shelter in pl...

Here in the Bay Area, it's quiet. Schools and universities are closing, and nearly all group events are being cancelled. For the first time that I can recall, several of my nonprofit clients have either suspended their programs or have asked their employees to work from home. Most of this is volunta...

Ordered a bunch of non-perishable food online from Walmart last week. Since we live in earthquake country, we needed to stock up on emergency supplies anyway. Haven't been to Costco, but husband was at Trader Joe's yesterday and said it appeared normal, except for the lack of hand sanitizer. My husb...

@Jin + Guice: A munch is a gathering where kinky people come together to socialize, usually in a bar, cafe, or restaurant. Sometimes munches are for specific groups or themes -- here in the Bay Area, you can find munches for people of color, LGBT, arts and crafts, shibari/rope, etc. Because these gr...