So I've been screwed over by three roommates in a row. Clearly I've needed to be more cautious.

What happened is the first one stayed with me for a couple months, signed onto the lease, then left without warning. She said she'd pay her share of the due-in-a-week rent, but that never happened. Next a new guy stays for a couple weeks, relapses on booze, checks himself into detox (promising to pay when he gets out in a week), and then goes straight to rehab and never pays. Finally a new girl says she's coming with money up front, but it turns out she lied to her dad about where she was moving and he forces her to go to a halfway house.

After all this I'm $570 short on rent, to say nothing of utilities.

Anything from cash to warm thoughts would help at this point.

Cashtag: $seylerius
Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/Seylerius

I'm trying #Fedilab again. I love all the features, but it's so very much slower to update against my personal Pleroma than #Tusky is.

Does anyone have a tip for improving this?

Do you ever feel like you're shouting into the void?

I’m facing the looming spectre of making a dating app profile.

• Do I actually want to date? No.
• Do I want romance? No.
• Do I want sex? No.
• But is that probably the best way to find some cuddly companionship? Ugh, yes.

I’m really not a fan of living in North Louisiana, but I’m stuck here for a while longer still.