u/Express_Garage_810

I (M, 21) have this coworker, we will call her Abby (F, Mid 30s?), that I’ve been working with for the last 35-50 days. We usually only work like 3-4 shifts together and it’s usually only for 2-4 hours. When she first started working at my job, I trained her, so we did spend 1-2 weeks for 8 hours together. We get along pretty good and she shares a lot of her personal life stuff with me. I’m not always comfortable or entertained, but I let her rant, vent, and show me projects and stuff she works on to give her feedback.

I didn’t show up to work for 2 days back to back because I was mentally exhausted. My store is closing, so apparently everyone thought I quit and nobody bothered to contact me. I have my phone number written in the department I work in so that any employees can get ahold of me if they need help. So that’s how she got it.

She texted me first, but the initial text is an incredibly niche inside joke based around one of her projects, so for simplicity, I cropped it out.

A week or 2 ago, I did something similar where I called out of a work for a day or 2 because, again, because I was mentally exhausted (my higher-ups didn’t even bother training me for my position so it’s really exhausting to learn it myself). When I came back the next shift, she told me something along the lines of “you know what’s really sad? I took a picture of your phone number because I thought you might not be coming back.” It was incredibly clear that she was confessing that she felt silly and sappy and embarrassed.

So now, we have today, text messages exchanged. My girlfriend often describes me as “too nice” and “too charming for my own good,” but I have NEVER ONCE made any sort of suggestive comments or anything of the sort. I just try to be kind and polite and respectful. But I acknowledge that I can be painfully oblivious to my niceness and to the advances of others.

Additionally, I have mentioned my girlfriend MANY times. I love her dearly and have described or life, or cat, how and where we met, and other details regarding my personal relationship with my girlfriend to Abby.

Her last text message just made me super uncomfortable. I feel like she’s flirting with me. I asked a bunch of my guy friends what they thought, they also said it’s looks like flirting. I understand I could and should just ask her what she meant by that, which now that I’m saying/ writing this out, I probably will after the first few responses roll in. My friends and I are generally dense and obviously to advances like these, so I wanted to search for external help.

Also, my girlfriend is currently taking a nap. As soon as she wakes up, I WILL be sharing this with her and asking her for her opinion.

So, is she flirting with me?

Hello, this is my first post on this sub, so forgive me if I break the norm by any means.

I stream under the alias "Gangsta Bean" online. It has come to my attention that my current character who I commissioned (in middle school) from a someone I do not know, in combination with my username, and my profile picture, could be/create a gross caricature/representation of something I am not. I use this character for some emotes (attached as an image) and badges, while my profile picture is the Xbox360 monkey (attached as an image).

I was looking online to find an artist to create emotes for my channel when my girlfriend mentioned that artists might potentially turn me away due to the false, negative impression my profile, in combination with my paler complexion, may give. I have never had any ill intent and I wish to fix this issue.

So now, I would like to prevent any misinterpretations that could possibly happen in the future by hiring someone to redesign my character in a positive light. One that represents me rightfully and without any insensitive undertones.

I am having a difficult time finding artists who have an art style that I feel fits me and my personality. I like the art style of the Xbox 360 monkey, but I am open to new ideas. Any thoughts or advice helps.

My budget is around $80.

Edit: Grammatical errors

Hello everyone! I am currently renting an apartment in Oklahoma on a college campus and have run into some trouble. The damage you are seeing is from a cat shelf that was attached with adhesive and velcro. It held up pretty good, came undone a few months ago, but I put a lot of weight (books, candles, etc.) to hold it back into place.

Currently, I am rearranging my living room and decided the shelf was too wobbly and needed to come off for good. Well, you can see my dilemma. I’m not sure if this is drywall (I think it is) or if I have the skills or resources to repair it. I’d rather not contact my landlord/leasing agent because they are partnered/often work with my college and fines/repairs can be burdensome.

I was able to remove a couple of pieces from the adhesive and put them back in place. Albeit, they are loose and definitely not staying out long term.
Also, ignore the very faint foot in a couple of the images.

The advice I’m seeking is if this is something I can do on my own, if there are any YouTube videos that can guide me through it, or if I should just man up and contact the leasing company. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!