Hey all traveling down soon with my somewhat elderly mother. I'm hoping to get in a day or two of cenotes diving. Ideally somewhere that my mom could come along in the van and snorkel that's pretty. Any shops offer this? Thanks
Edit: bonus points for any unusual/less traveled cenotes as I did many of the most popular ones recently.
Or is that just me? Is it just that the economy sucks so everyone in pdx is hunkering down and taking on more roommates? The ratio of ads of open rooms > people looking seems very extreme but maybe I'm wrong and there isn't a disparity??
What I remember is one day all men hulk out - they get violent and strong and kill a bunch of people. It's a bloodbath. Some kids are at school, some family's are at home. A lot of people die. I can't remember if it was a chemical attack or ?
Then the book skips ahead to the future a bit and society is totally reformed. Women are living in this walled off compound (in the woods?) surviving and thriving. They have guns and are rebuilding society.
Then one man who isn't infected comes forward and it turns into a love story between him and one of the surviving girls.
I can't remember much else but any help appreciated. I remember really really liking the book until we got to the improbable romance part and then being infuriated.
$700 room in a large house with fenced yard, $500 deposit and background check required. Open anytime between July and August.
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Laundry, central air, big garage for storage, large kitchen and living room. I own the house and have the other rooms so you would just be living with me. I have one dog and am open to other well behaved dogs being here, cats a hard maybe probably no (I worry about someone moving all the way in and then realizing their animal is going to pee in the house). Small attic guest room for when people come stay. Space to garden.
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Room is 11'4 x 9'4 with a big window and small closet. I have my own bathroom so you'd basically have the main bathroom to yourself except when guests are over. Bed pictured is going to get moved to the guest room, so room comes unfurnished.
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Outer SE near 104 and holgate. Quiet dead end Street near a park. I'll put more photos in comments. Location is very quiet and safe, althouhh definitely not in the mix of things or the most walkable (unless you want to walk to a pickles game lol).
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I'm 36F, a public defender, pretty chill and quiet, often walking around listening to a podcast in headphones, like to sometimes have people over for game nights or bbqs or just to drink a beer on the back porch. Spend a lot of time in the summer camping or swimming. I grew up in punk and alternative scenes, am liberal, have a lot of queer friends over, would like someone similarly minded. Try to keep the house pretty clean but dishes will often sit for a day before getting done. I do wake up extremely early, like 5:00 a.m. and start moving around and making breakfast and stuff, the room is near the kitchen so if you're a super light sleeper maybe not the best fit.
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Looking for someone who is ideally in their 30s or 40s, working full time, has experience with roommates, high functioning..
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Things that have worked really well with roommates in the past:
People who mostly like to live and let live, but communicate directly when there are issues
Having other dog owners that want to help each other out with occasional feedings if work goes late or what have you (there is a dog door here, so never have to worry about letting a dog out)
People who are creative, problem solvers, want to use the garden
People who have nice friends that they have over
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Things that have worked not super great with roommates in the past:
People who are doing a ton of psychedelics, or drinking a six pack plus a night=\
People who own tons and tons and tons of stuff including broken down vehicles that they want to put everywhere
People who dominate the living room to play video games 10 plus hours a day
People who have never lived with roommates who get really upset if you flip their laundry they forgot about, or accidentally use ~their~ jar lid that was left in the kitchen
People who swear they aren't going to move their boyfriend in and then move their boyfriend in..
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I know living with the homeowner can be kind of a weird dynamic, I do want people to feel like they can use the space, put art up, hang out, have friends over etc. always happy to chat about it.
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If any of that resonates with you, feel free to DM me. My insta is birdcathorsedog and I also made a post about the room there if you want to look at that and at me.
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in an attempt to stop myself from obnoxiously commenting on every post in this sub here is my top tips as someone who passed this thing with a 330.
Week one is just a warm up - don't freak out if you're not retraining it, you don't understand it, it doesn't feel like enough, it feels like too much, whatever. You're just getting your feet wet. You have plenty of time to get it all i promise you. They spent thousands developing this program and this timeline. thousands of bar takers have used these programs as assigned and passed. Just keep doing what they tell you to do that day, its a marathon not a sprint and you're warming up right now.
Should i supplement? ehhh... Themis and Barbri are designed to be all inclusive programs. They drown you in information as is. They are not intended to be supplemented. If you a. did relatively okay in law school (weren't failing classes), b. are a first time test taker and c. do your full bar prep program I would not recommend supplementing, its just going to burn you out. If you are really struggling in one subject go buy the GOAT module for that one subject (assuming he still lets you buy individual topics?), don't start out with three or four supplements and wear yourself out for no reason. Just make sure you're doing all the practice questions and reviewing your answers, practicing and getting it wrong is where you will ultimately learn.
TAKE BREAKS. take one full day off each week no computer time, go outside. Take evenings off. 5 concentrated hours of study is better than 8 wishy washy hours. i will be screaming this from the rooftops as it draws near but take at minimum TWO FULL DAYS off before the bar, go out and do something fun, no you are not going to learn the special secret thing that unlocks it all in the final two days and no you aren't going to forget everything if you dont look at it constantly.
Your scores in the beginning don't matter, don't let them worry you. If you're two weeks out and still scoring 50% on MBEs then yes you need to step it up, but good news you're at the beginning and the whole point is to learn by doing. Do the practice questions, review them, move on. You can start open book and work your way to closed book. Don't expect perfection right at the beginning. Just keep plodding away, you will be amazed how much you learn.
grumpy rant over.
In front of 10306 SE Mitchell St. Lots of odds and ends as I clear the garage out. Floor underlayment, scrap wood, both plastic and cloth camp chairs (ugly but functional. I threw away the ones that were trash). A tire wrench. A space heater. I don't have the capacity to hold stuff for folks. Not sure how to post photos. Will be adding to the pile this week.
Ignore my bad form. Also I wish I knew had to add more photos/videos... Doing the cenotes dives was sooo cool!!! So beautiful, each one so unique. Absolutely incredible.
I messaged the mods like a month ago. This sub keeps popping up on my page, I keep posting, I keep getting flagged for not being a verified lawyer... I am a lawyer. What did y'all do?