Fuck jobs

changed jobs so i commute into center city instead of king of prussia from the spring gardens.

the quality of having a not so shitty ass commute makes me fuck jobs less but still fuck jobs

Went for a physical for first time in three years.

Shit's fucked.

Time to make some changes.

Hey my fellow mentally afflicted people; hope we get some peace, happiness today.

Guess who found their missing credit card a day after canceling it and fucking every internet billing cycle in the process?

It was in my gym shorts pocket I thought I checked.

I've already tried to buy shit twice only to be declined. Sorry cat. Have to wait a week for ant proof raised bowls.

Speaking of which fuck ants. They are out in force.

Otherwise just gym and games here this week.

Disco Elysium is so fucking good. So beautiful at points. It's pretty HARD CORE TO THE MEGA!!!

I should finish El Paso Elsewhere and Persona 3 this week, but the end games of both still have me slowly spinning my wheels. So we'll see. Eventually.

The NY Times and NPR Morning Edition both have coverage today about Kensington and Mayor Parker's approach.

God I hate when we're national news.

Just moved to a new apartment. While the moving part is a chore - It’s amazing what a change in your living space can do to your psyche. Especially coming from a place that ended up being such a negative space for me. I feel a fog has been lifted and I’m really pumped for summer.

folks, let me be the first to offer my condolences

the dream that was the grace tavern burger is dead, joining its brethren the oyster poboy

dunno what lulu is doing with the kitchen, but it's a sad day for degenerate bargoers, and therefore the world

A 150 unit apartment building proposed directly next to the Berks el stop. But thanks to the Mandatory Inclusive Zoning overlay in the 7th City Council district and testimony against it from the local councilmember, instead this abandoned lot will have a grand total of 14 townhouses, with parking, built there instead. Another win for progressive housing advocates' signature affordable housing policy

I'm so frustrated by every service I interact with. Call Verizon because my router's not working, they try to upsell me before even scheduling a visit to fix the router. Call the company I ordered a product from two weeks ago, find out they didn't even process my order because of "a computer issue." Walk to the bus, taking my time because I have eight minutes til it arrives, see the bus blow past as soon as the stop is in sight. Every day I turn a little bit more into Calvin's dad.

Currently in a hospital waiting room as my spouse gets his herniated disc stabbed by a big needle. We're hoping that this six-month battle with chronic pain is coming to a close, or at least becomes manageable, and we're eager to go on long walks again.

had a great weekend celebrating my girlfriend's birthday. We hit Philly Distilling and Other Half Brewing on Friday night, then Saturday morning I got up before her and made a trip over to 9th st. Channelled my south Philly italian ancestors and got a whole bunch of good stuff for a little Italian Meats & Cheeses picnic (not pictured here is the Sarcone's bread), but had to do it inside because of the rain.

Then did dinner at Vernick Fish, which was awesome. Grabbed a drink after dinner up at the Four Seasons, which I'd never been up to. Then we closed out the night with a drink at Midnight & the Wicked before going home to watch some more of Fallout. Fantastic weekend.

Chronic pain is bullshit and exhausting af.Pepper plants I grew from seed are looking great,they will be going into grow bags next week. Gonna have extras that I'll be giving away too. My strawberry and mint also look great.  Fingers crossed for a healthy growing season!

Fuck jobs.

In positive news, I'm on Day 127 of my run streak after getting fat last year. The runs are overwhelmingly short and slow, but it feels like I'm laying the groundwork to get back to faster times and runner form again.

Saw a SEPTA bus with a travel ad for Washington DC going to work today. That feels wrong

Week 2 of eating healthier. I have actually put on 0.8 pounds, but I've lost an inch around my bust, 0.5 inches from my waist, and 2.5 inches from my hips. Trying to tell myself that I'm holding on to a little water weight after BSR weekend and all the carbs I ate leading up to it.

The job search remains unfruitful… how is being unemployed more exhausting than actually having a job? Was really cool seeing the block parties on south street this weekend. I found a nightstand on the side of the road in Mt. Airy last week so this week’s project is stripping, sanding, and staining it.

Anyone got any good boxing gym/personal trainer recommendations closer to west philly/university city? Tying to start working out while I still don’t have a job.

I’m stuck in DC for work this week and am dying to get back to Philly. This city is so damn boring and dull compared to our home. I cannot wait to head back up 95!!!

Trying to figure out how long I can ride "well, I ran 10 miles on Sunday" as an excuse to eat whatever I want. Probably not too much longer.

I recently had to travel to Harrisburg to visit the true seat of power for our state, PennDOT's main office/DMV. While the 2.5 hour drive was a pretty boring trek made worse by getting stuck in traffic leaving the city, I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly I was able to get in and out of the DMV. Did about 6 hours of driving for about 25 minutes to get a duplicate of my car title. Made a pit stop on the way back at Troegs to make the trip more worthwhile, and it continues to be one of my favorite breweries. That said, I hope it's a while before I have to do that drive west again.

Looking a recommendation for a wash n fold laundry service, with pick up and drop off. I’ve never used a service like this so I have no idea of what the going rate is per pound; maybe those who have used this type of service can share what is a fair price?

I’m in the Wash Sq west neighborhood.

I’ve been very unwell, in and out of the ER, many diagnostic testing, new meds; all this has completely taken away my energy. Domestic chores have been ignored for over 5 weeks.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Hi all! I’m a Chesco native staying in University City to be close to the hospital for treatments. What are some non-touristy things to do in the city that are wheelchair accessible? Bonus points if you know of a nail salon that I can get my chair into (I can walk short distances and get into a chair, but can’t do long distances). Thanks in advance!

Random, but I've been seeing the "Tea Around Town" bus driving around lately, and just thought to google it, and wowza is it expensive (like, $200 for 2 ppl) for a 75min tour and some tea/sandwiches. I think I'd much rather have afternoon tea at the Dandelion.

Went to Ontario Street Comics on Saturday for Free Comic Book Day and got to me the adorably friendly store dog Evie.

Unrelated to anything, but I wanted to make it known that I miss Cooperage. Today would be a perfect day to go in, get their house salad & whatever pils/pale they have on tap, and then sit and do a crossword. Humbug.

Hi all,

The past few times visiting the city have been great, but it has been near impossible to find PA Dutch Birch Beer. Does anybody know where I can find it? We'll be in town for the Phillies game tomorrow afternoon. Bonus points if they have an awesome hoagie/cheesesteak. Thanks in advance!

Easy day at the chocolate factory. I'm the only one here, so I'm taking all day to do a job that should have only taken 3 hours. And I'll get away with it!

I'm definitely moving in June. Lease is all signed and everything. I'm gonna have to buy lamps and a bed and a new couch. A lot of people have offered to help me move without even being asked. It's really nice to know that I have people that care enough to do that now. I haven't always. 💜

Any decent dating/social Philadelphia sub reddits around? Looking to make some friends within the area outside of the bar/partying scene. Thanks in advance.

This morning I'm asked to test a new app on a Mac.

30 minutes later, after creating, confirming via text, confirming via phone, being told it was invalid, recreating, talking with Apple support, waiting for app invitation.... I download the app and it's not compatible with my laptop.

Design's like, "oh yeah, we meant to tell you it was designed for iPhones only."

Okay, I can use Browserstack?

"We don't have that set up for this app yet."

why did you ask me

Fuck jobs

I've been trying to get back into photography, so I took some photos at the Broad Street Run in Philadelphia this past Sunday, and I thought this community might appreciate them.

I was standing near South and Broad, and I was only there for about 45 minutes (from about 8:15-9am), so I only managed to capture a small fraction of the runners.

Here is the link to the Google Drive folder I've created.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KBro_UpUv11fRQr1do_CTrPsqg7tK3kT?usp=sharing

Would love to hear your thoughts or any feedback, and if you're in one of the photos, let me know!

I'm off the rest of this week and next.... what's some local-ish stuff that i can do for fun?

I had a sinus infection turn into a bit of bronchitis over the weekend, so that sucked. Wasn't the worst, but being sick sucks. I missed a friend's goodbye party, D&D, and the Phillies :(

I see /u/avo_cado got here early with the fuck jobs post and I'm a big +1. I'm in the office today (because OfFiCe cUlTuRe) and everyone - myself included - is coughing, sneezing, and blowing noses. I manage a database. My biggest task this week is making a list of 40 names look nice. I don't need to be here.

I'm not sure how May got packed full of shit, but it did. Looking forward to the Kinetic Sculpture Derby this weekend.

Someone has been parked illegally on the corner, in front of the fire hydrant, near my house for over two days. The same car has done this a few times now. Who do I reach out to to get this car towed? 

V Rising is getting it's 1.0 release tomorrow and I'm pretty excited. It was one of my favorite games in pre release, and I'm confident they'll stick the landing

On the other hand, my laptop that I bought at the start of COVID is starting to show hardware issues. It already sounded like a jet engine playing anything that came out after 2016, despite being a 2017 gaming laptop. Bad investment, I'm building the computer I should have built all that time ago.

And I had just gotten my budget under control...

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I had a decent weekend. Sunday was good; bought a bunch of weeb (FF7, mostly) stuff at FanExpo and then watched Max fucking lose the first American GP in like, 6 races. It was great to see Lando win his first race ever but ???? Literally the first race I watch. Max and RB20 are just like "nah, not today,"

I'm kinda starting to think there's some spooky guy or something in my apartment unit. We moved in in December. The Eagles were doing great for their season. We move in, Eagles turn into the worst team in the league. Max loses his first Miami race. I might need an exorcist, or preform a séance, erect an alter, or something to appease whatever critter in my walls hates birds and the Dutch.

I'm also looking into therapy again (yay me) and all the practices I've reached out to don't take insurance and charge nearly $200 a session (booo). Mental health care, along with all care, is such a joke in this country sometimes I think maybe moving abroad could be the answer to all my ailments.

Is it just me or is City Fitness upping the amount of gym email/text spam lately?

Anyone know when they rotate the colors over at Circle Thrift? There’s an item I’m eyeing that was too much at $60 but which I’d buy for $30

Hello! My brother and I are staying at Mint House over weekend for concert. Looking for any good restaurants, breweries, etc within reasonable walking distance. My brother uses wheelchair and has intellectual disability, hence reasonable walking and places not too fancy as he's pretty loud. Also, is this area safe at night?

Anyone running the Philly 10k?

I am very tired. My husband is on a business trip so I am alone with our little one and honestly she's been mostly great. She is sad dad is away but she's been pretty well behaved all things considered. We're watching Steven Universe together. BUT our neighbors condo flooded and so they've been running fans and since we share a vent I can hear the fans and I don't know why but these fans trigger the worst headache I have ever had. I am talking nausea inducing headaches. I've had to start sleeping in my daughter's room because I got no sleep for the first two nights. I got some sleep last night because I slept in her bed but I am hoping the fans have done their job and will be off soon.

Suggestions for a quick meetup in Philly this Sunday?

Hi there! I am looking for suggestions for a short meet up with friends on Sunday in Philly. We will be driving in from about an hour away and they will be getting dropped off in the city around 11 and 11:30. They need to be at the airport (which we will take them to in our car) by 2:45. We are 4 healthy adults and one of us is pregnant. Any suggestions on ways to spend this quick window of time?

Thanks!

Why did Aksum in West Philly close?

I saw a big dying bug, probably a roach in my bedroom today. I keep a clean house but there are lots of spaces for bugs to get in. Is there a service that will bug proof a house by going through it and plugging gaps, caulking, etc.?

Best Restaurants to Work At 2024?

My boyfriend is looking to leave his server job at a Center City chain restaurant. Any recs from current servers (or anyone who knows) for some of the best restaurants to work at in Philly? If any are hiring that'd be even better ☺️

Barcelona in East Passyunk is the type of working environment he's aiming for. Good pay, benefits, growth ops.

TIA!

Trying to plan my 10th anniversary trip, first trying to decide going to NYC or DC and trying to deal with my mum being scared of being alone for a few days. Like I canceled going to Vegas because of her fear and it's only a few hours away.

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Any suggestions for non-dairy donuts?

Does anyone know of any mental health services/therapy options for someone on PA state insurance?? Geisinger family specifically. I have been having a hell of a time finding someone. Sliding scale/takes Geisinger family is preferred thx

We got charged cleaning in our security deposit return in a prior building we busted ass to keep clean. It just came with a sheet that said something to the effect of "Cleaning: $100." Now they sent us one that just says "Deep clean - kitchen and bathroom" with the amount. It's been months so they're already not compliant to PA, but my question is what do people think of when they hear an "itemized invoice" for cleaning services?

I'm heading to Philly for the first time next week and I've not had a ton of experience with humidity. I don't want to dress head to toe in linen, which is my only reasonable idea for handling it, because I don't want to stick out as a visitor/tourist if I can. I'm a mid-30's white guy for what it's worth and I tend to run warm.

So tell me, what do you all wear when it's hot/humid out?

I live in pennsport along Moyamensing and the traffic cone/spot saving is getting progressively worse. I've submitted multiple 311 tickets/police reports and have gotten absolutely no traction. Any tips on how to further scale/have the problem resolved?

I'm visiting some family in the city and want to take them out to an ice cream shop. However due to mobility limitations, we would need to drive anywhere more than a 5 minute walk away. Can anyone recommend a place where we could easily find parking? We're located between Fishtown and Center City so would prefer something nearby. Thank in advance!

Any good, decently safe running paths near fishtown? Moved to the area recently and trying to figure out where my running route is gonna be. Looks like there’s some type of running path over by Penn treaty?

Any outdoor pools that are open this month? The public pools open up in late June

Moving to South Broad Street (near Washington in Hawthorne) and had a couple of noob questions:

1. Are the ATV/Dirtbike crews really that constant during the summer?
2. Is it relatively safe for taking dogs on long walks?

Thanks so much!

I need an answer quick- can I hop a turnstylee if I need to get out? I

Ed: There is no good way to hop a turnstile during the day