I just moved in today. Someone helped me move because I can't drive, so the only furniture is the bed & frame I brought and the shitty couch the previous tenants left. I also have no bureau or anything so my clothes are just sitting in suitcases flung everywhere. What I didn't realize I needed were lamps because there's no overhead lights, so currently I'm sitting the floor of the living room lit only by the hallway light, wondering why my girlfriend has to be living on another continent for the next year. If she were here I wouldn't have fucked this up so hard. We could've drove to the thrift store to buy furniture together and decorate, that would've been so nice. Instead here I am on the floor, probably getting bedbugs in my computer from using this couch as a desk. Also the kitchen sink was clogged when I got here, and now that maintenance cleared it every time the person above me flushes it bubbles and churns with water and filth. I'm starting to feel like there's something wrong here. On the other hand, my life has probably just been too easy until now. For millenia people survived with only the things they could carry home. Why can't I?
Thank you, Strawberry. The previous tenant left nightlights in every room and now that it's pitch black out I really appreciate it. They're very comforting in a it's-dark-and-I-haven't-seen-anyone-since-like-10am way. Also, you nearly indirectly quoted my favorite band, the mountain goats. "I am healthy, I am whole, but I have poor impulse control. And I wanna go home... But I am home." From 'Riches and Wonders' off of All Hail West Texas. Great album.
The only one I know from them is "I'm gonna make it through this year" and its a big mood
apparently relevant film clip too? playing under duress, bloodied and beaten, in a new apartment
I did until I video called my girlfriend and she said seeing me sitting alone in the dark in a barren living room made her feel sad.
I reflexively started laughing about the absurdity of the situation though, and that got her to smile for a second (:
if you get one of those desk lights that clip to anything and buy a high lumen led bulb, you will be good
Edit: those clippy desk lights are almost always at thrift shopsThank you. The thrift store's a few miles away but I've got plenty of time tomorrow and I could use a walk.
now that maintenance cleared it every time the person above me flushes it bubbles and churns with water and filth
no no no no no I dealt with this very same issue in the place I rented last - thankfully it was a single family house so the waste water was only sent back up the kitchen sink whenever we flushed OUR toilet and we didn't have to worry about anyone else - but you probably have a clog somewhere else or at least the apartment's near you do.
I would not put any dishes into that sink until you've harassed maintenance into actually fixing it you do not want sewage on your stuff :deeper-sadness: had to bleach my entire kitchen sink.....
hopefully you get a light do not make your gf sad :rat-salute:
If you're worried about bedbugs definitely like, check the couch. Pull out the cushions. Look for moltings, feces, etc. If bedbugs found... idk what to do but at least if you don't have pets you could maybe shoplift some bug bombs and go for a walk (if you do this read the instructions, if you have a gas stove the pilot light needs to be out, etc, don't explode yourself)
I want to add to that statement by suggesting, if it's safely possible, to sniff corners and other dark potential hiding places. If there's a raspberry-like smell (yes, for real, bed bugs smell like raspberries), that's a red flag.
May you be comforted to know that the heat of your computer is probably plenty to cook any bedbugs that get in there
Sadly, bedbugs can survive inside a computer. They're resilient little buggers. I'm praying to the lord I don't wake up bit or I'll have to throw all my possessions away.
It's possible to pack a desktop with diatomaceous earth from the inside, bind it tightly, expose it while off to as much heat and sunlight as you can while it's in an airtight bag for a few days, then air-blast all the DE out of it later and turn it on again after that after you escape a bed bug infested place, whenever that's possible. I did that before. It worked, even if it wasn't pleasant. It was that or lose something I couldn't afford to replace. I still replaced the mouse, keyboard, and other stuff though.
