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Living literary history

found out that Hunter S Thompson used to live in my current apartment… how times change I guess

@joepeters

Aug 23, 2024

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my gossip

I live in a neighborhood that could be considered relatively prestigious. There's a house in my residential compound that is always on sale/on rent for some reason. Some renters arrived there. Nobody thought anything of it until our security guard pointed out that there were multiple men arriving at night to that house specifically. He found out there was a pimp working alongside a woman who would have sex with those men lol. There was a link on a shady web page and everything, describing all the types of things the girl could do with the clients. There were pictures of her from behind sitting by the stairs which are instantly recognizable 'cause those are the stairs everyone has at their house 💀. I live in a place where houses are not common, so everybody knew 😔. In the end, the security guard called the police and they got kicked out. Apparently, the person renting the place didn't know this was happening at all. They were using an intermediary. A company that would get them the clients to have them rent the place. It was the company who got them to stay and some people speculate said enterprise knew 🧐. And by some, I mean me. I don't have proof, but I don't have doubts either as it was too shady🕵🏽‍♀️. lol. It was the scandal of the year for my residence. I just hope the woman is ok and safe but for that to happen in a residential compound where I live is very unusual 🫣

@mariamaria

Jan 10, 2025

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Well well well

- Streeteasy is pretty much the answer. You need to be checking and refreshing literally 15 times a day! You need to be addicted to your screen. - Renthop is mostly a scam. - I’ve heard of Craigslist working for some people? - You need to make believe you work in sales and call/email/text the brokers shamelessly. - There are some buildings that never really get listed, but you have to have pretty good social connections to find out about the units. - Make sure your old lease and your new lease overlap by a day or two, because it’s really tough if they don’t. - Movers are going to cost an arm and a leg. Try to do without if you can. Sorry for the no good news!!!

@chlonline

Feb 17, 2024

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Starting over

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” — Anaïs Nin This is uncharacteristically raw and personal, even for me, and pretty heavy! I know many of you have seen me posting through it and I feel safe to talk about it openly now that I’ve safely landed at the start of my new life. It’s honestly even a little bit embarrassing but I think it’s important to share. I’ve never publicly mentioned it on here, but I have a husband; as of Friday, we’d have been together for 11 years, and we’ve been married for 3 years as of 2/22. I realize now that I wanted to explore what I looked like outside of my relationship with him because I had lost that. This is why PI.FYI has been so meaningful to me as a space to express myself and connect with people—to rediscover my voice. I had been living a lie this entire time, to others but worst of all to myself. He’s been verbally and emotionally abusive, physically but without touching me, to the point that every day I spent with him I was in danger. I’ve been shrinking myself and walking on eggshells to avoid making him insecure and provoking his casual put-downs and fits of rage, while hanging on for dear life to the threads of good I could see. I’ve wanted so badly to leave, more than anything, but I felt like there was no way out and that this was just something I would need to endure indefinitely—but someone who is so very dear to me helped me see that I have wings to fly, not by acting as my savior but by reminding me of my own power. The emotional safety they built and the gentle care they showed me made me feel like I could open up to them. With their encouragement I was brave enough to tell the truth to my friends, my family, my boss, and they have received me with warm, loving and open arms and rallied to support and protect me. The financial and  logistical aspects were the most intimidating to me and it’s going to be tough for a while but I’m going to be better than okay! Now I’m opening up to you. This isn’t the only abuse I’ve suffered in my life, and my old therapist told me she believed it was my mission to share my strength and light with others to inspire them and show them that change is possible. I hope that by sharing this, I can reach even just one person who is going through something similar and show that they are not alone, and they are not weak. People with certain backgrounds may be more vulnerable to abuse, but it can happen to anyone. It thrives in darkness, shame, and isolation—and breaking that silence is the first step toward freedom. Leaving is the scariest thing I have ever done but I have so many angels around me, and I am endlessly grateful. Thank you for being here with me 💌

@taterhole

Mar 16, 2025

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Never changing

My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebody—be it a relative or one of my best friends—was to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too 💌

@taterhole

Feb 23, 2025

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Finally Quitting the job that you hate

Schedule sent my resignation email for the morning, effective immediately ✅💅

@taterhole

Feb 27, 2025

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