As protests start ramping up and violence escalates please remember:
DO NOT PUT MILK IN YOUR EYES FOR PEPPER SPRAY OR TEAR GAS.
It can and will cause infection due to bacteria. Flush with water, distilled if possible, and never EVER wear contact lenses to protests where there may be police retaliation.
February 28, 2024 - American military veterans burn their uniforms calling for a free Palestine, at a vigil for Aaron Bushnell in Portland, Oregon. [source]
Okay. Am I the asshole if I call out my roommate's self-centered behavior? I live in a communal space, where everybody except C shares freely. C got a good job through connections and is able to spend freely on themselves, spending little on household items, groceries, etc. They say they're broke every month, but I've seen their takeout containers and amazon boxes, so maybe it's a spending problem. Worst of all, when we are low on food, C just disappears for a few hours and comes back instead of cooking with everyone.
I've told C that they're being selfish and they should start considering other people, but it goes in one ear and out the other. I offered to help budget but they don't listen! They barely spend more than $400 of their $2000 a month on groceries for the house; the rest goes to their lavish lifestyle while the rest of us suffer. I just want them to pay their fair share. AITA for asking them to be fair??
Including some more specific INFO from version 1 of this post (which wasn't postable due to being about emotions rather than actions):
A four page comic about drawing, drawn for the Portland Public Library's newest exhibit, "Why We Make Comics: Reflections on Storytelling".
If you live in Portland ME, you can see this comic, as well as three others drawn by Isabella Rotman, Caroline Hu, and Liz Prince, on display from October 6th to December 31 at the library!
while im at it posting demos, here's a Long Song im working on about a kinda shitty co-dependent longterm situationship i ended in with someone that ended because of her getting in a monogamous relationship with a girl she met on 4chan
i dont have a beginning yet. also this demo is just voice and guitar...
lyrics:
[part 2]
you bled for me and i was so grateful
when i wanted to you told me to be careful
but none of that seems to matter anymore
i told you i was hurt and you shut the door
we were never a thing like we wanted to be
at least one of us now is no longer lonely
i confess that i wish that i could fly
then i'd crash into your arms and slowly die
i would rip out my eyes just to feel your embrace
i would give everything up for just a little taste
i've grown so attached after so many nights
and i longed for you to ruin my life
SO FUCK YOU AND FUCK YOUR TALL EMO GIRLFRIEND
I'M SHITTY, I'M JEALOUS, I WANNA DRINK TO FORGET
I WANNA PUKE ALL OVER THE GODDAMN FLOOR
THEN CUM IN MY WOUNDS WHILE THEY'RE STILL SORE
MAYBE I'LL FIND A CHASER TO CHOKE ME OUT
CALL ME A SISSY BITCH AND WITHOUT A DOUBT
HE'D BITE MY THIGHS WHILE I'M ALL DRUGGED UP
AND CARVE HIS NAME IN ME, I'D BE SO FUCKED
(FREE ME FROM THIS EARTH, FREE ME FROM MY FEELINGS)
(I WANNA TRANSCEND, DON'T WANNA BE HUMAN)
(I WANNA BE DETATCHED FROM REALITY)
(TO THE POINT WHERE DEATH WOULD BE RELIEF)
[part 3]
why is everyone that i ever loved
so far away, makes me wanna give up
i'm not stable with no one to hold
and i feel my life forever unfold
we wanted to be something special
we wanted to see where our life goes
we wanted to be like the couples in comics
the queer furry ones about death, drugs and vomit
we couldn't be there
we couldn't stay there
we couldn't move on
could we be inhuman?
maybe i could sell all my cheap shit and save up
work my ass off at a minimum wage job
fly to seattle then make the drive
just to see your face, just to say goodbye
i wish you well, i wish you're fine
i think you'll do great things in life
…
i just wish that i could be part of it
[part 4] - 4/4
baby do you love me?
i don't even love me
baby look above me
baby please don't shove me
baby if you spoon me
i will let you moon me
baby if you suck me
i will let you fuck me