Another Update

 It's now the summer of 2024, and my girlfriend and I have moved to another new place!  This one is in Woodinville.  I was really hoping our previous place in Bothell would be our last place we rent before buying a place.  Still, unfortunately, my situation is not currently optimal for qualifying for a mortgage (more on that later).  We really like our new place.  It's a bit closer to her work, although she's not getting home much sooner because she takes side streets the whole way rather than a freeway for a good chunk of it.  But it has a few smart features (thermostat, lock, fireplace) and indoor hallways, meaning you need a key fob just to get into the building.  We have an elevator we can take since we're on the 3rd floor.  It's certainly unique and has its charm.

Unfortunately, rent around the area continues to go up.  Our lease expired at our old place just recently, and the new lease would've been almost as much as the one we got at our new place.  We figured with that amount my girlfriend will save on gas, that it's worth it in the long run.  But with my two "jobs", it's not enough to cover my portion of rent (plus utilities, food, gas, internet, phones, etc.), so I'm eating into my savings every month.  

Fortunately (in a way), I did receive an inheritance check from my uncle who passed away a year or two ago.  He didn't have any kids, and he only wanted his (known) nieces and nephews to have it.  It's certainly a sizable amount, and I'm due to receive a second, smaller check soon since they had to make sure they had enough to cover his debts, taxes, legal fees, etc.  But I know I cannot live off of these forever, nor should I attempt to do so.  I'd like to save as much of this as possible to put towards a down payment on a home someday.

Now as for my job situation, it's not particularly ideal, although it could be worse.  I'm still working contract/1099 for my boss (who I used to work full-time for).  Business has had its ebbs and flows.  Some months (I'm paid monthly) I make a decent amount, some months, I don't make much.  But the important question is if I'm ever going to return to full-time.  At my old position, it's looking unlikely.  We're just not busy enough.  Rates would have to drop fairly significantly.  My boss did offer me an administrative-type position, which would've been close to full-time, but I had to turn it down because it was way outside my comfort zone.  As I've detailed before, I suffer from anxiety, and most jobs are too much for me and my anxiety to handle.  

As for my other job, I'm still doing it.  I thought about maybe quitting and getting a new part-time after we moved, but the commute is not much further.  I would seriously consider taking a full-time position with them if I was ever offered or saw one.  I do check from time to time, but never see anything within my skill set.  We did have some supervisors leave within the past month or so, so I know they're looking for replacements, and I wonder if they're looking to promote from within.  I'd seriously consider it, despite the awful hours (2am to 11am, I think).  

Last time we moved, I got a job a few months later.  I wonder if the same thing will happen this time.  I know, it won't just magically happen, I have to actually actively look.  I mean I technically have two jobs, but even combined they are not enough to cover bills.  I'd have to be busy with my mortgages and work 3-4 days at Amazon, and the combination of those two would wear me out (trust me).  What I need is a full-time, 40 hr/week job.  It's just there aren't many out there that I can get.  But I know these next few months I'll give it my all to find one I like.

Survivor BEDAMNS game by Placement

If you don't know the BEDAMNS game, check this out.  Anyway, these hypothetical situations would all take place at the time of their season, FWIW.  I'm only going to 16th and then do one for 17th and up since 16th is the bare minimum of players on any season.

1st: Jenna (Amazon), Amber (All-Stars), Danni (Guatemala), Parvati (FvF), Natalie (Samoa), Michele (Kaoh Rong), Dee (45)

B: Dee.  She hides it well, but she's got a nice pair.
E: Parvati.  How could I not?
D: Danni.  She's a sports gal
A: Michele.  Yeah it's her best feature.
M: Amber.  Lucky Rob got to.
N: Jenna.  Eh.
S: Natalie.  Surprising she's this pick, but she's amazing.

2nd/Runner-Up: Neleh (Marquesas), Katie (Palau), Stephenie (Guatemala), Danielle (Panama), Parvati (HvV), Aubry (Kaoh Rong), Cassidy (43)

B: Danielle.  They may be fake, but still worth it.
E: Neleh.  Surprising, but she's young.
D: Aubry.  Going intellectual instead of sporty (Stephenie).
A: Cassidy.  There was one great shot of it in all of 43.
M: Parvati.  I'll pick Parvati for this one this time.
N: Katie.  Fine with this.
S: Stephenie.  Surprisingly she ended up here but I wouldn't mind the slightest.

3rd/second runner-up: Amanda (China), Sugar (Gabon), Erinn (Tocantins), Natalie (RI), Chelsea (One World), Angelina (DvG), Michele (WaW)

B: Angelina.  Mommy milkers!
E: Natalie.  Again younger.
D: Erinn.  I guess?
A: Michele.  I can't resist!
M: Amanda.  Lucky Ozzy got to do it in FvF.
N: Chelsea.  Yep I did that.
S: Sugar.  Yup.  I absolutely would.  Underrated.

4th: Darrah (Pearl Islands), Sundra (Cook Islands), Natalie (FvF), Kelley (Cambodia), Kara (DvG), Lauren (IotI), Katurah (45)

B: Natalie.  She showed them off with her low-cut shirt.
E: Kara.  Feisty one.
D: Kelley.  She's local for me, so it'd be easy for us.
A: Lauren.  She's got a caboose
M: Sundra.  Older?  Yes.  Hot?  Of course.
N: Katurah.  Easy choice.
S: Darrah.  Yep.  Tiny package, love it.

5th: Heidi (Amazon), Peih-Gee (China), Andrea (RI), Alicia (One World), Abi-Maria (Philippines), Baylor (SJDS), Lauren (44)

B: Heidi.  Seen them thanks to Playboy, but still worth it.
E: Alicia.  Before her mastectomy, since her season was before then.
D: Lauren.  I love Lauren, she's amazing.  Would love a shot.
A: Abi-Maria.  By far her best feature.
M: Baylor.  Would be hot.
N: Andrea.  Never been that attracted to her, oddly.
S: Peih-Gee.  Yep.  And I don't regret it for a second.  

6th: Amber (AO), Parvati (Cook Islands), Alexis (FvF), Brenda (Caramoan), Laura (BvW), Victoria (EoE), Jaime (44)

B: Brenda.  Kind of a tough pick--no standouts here.
E: Amber (AO).  Already chose her for M, might as well choose this as well.
D: Jaime.  Absolutely.  I'd have so much fun with her.
A: Parvati.  One M, one E, now one A for Parvati.
M: Victoria.  Hard to pick her for this and not S, but I did.
N: Alexis.  Had to.  
S: Laura.  Again, don't regret it.  You rewatch BvW and tell me you wouldn't.  

7th: Stephenie (Palau), Corinne (Gabon), Danielle (HvV), Kat (One World),  Abi-Maria (Cambodia), Julia (Kaoh Rong), Michaela (GC)

B: Kat.  Either before or after her... enhancement.
E: Michaela.  I don't know what it is, I find her very attractive, and she's got a great body.
D: Stephenie.  Had to go with a sporty chick again here.
A: Danielle.  One for her top region and one for her lower region.
M: Julia.  Such a cute and beautiful face.
N: Abi-Maria.  Couldn't pick A again, so she gets stuck here.
S: Corinne.  Yep.  She looks like an amazing one-night stand.

8th: Sally (Panama), Kelly S (Nicaragua), Katie (BvW), Andrea (GC), Chelsea (GI), Gabby (DvG), Noelle (43)

B: Katie.  Easy choice.  They looked great on her season.
E: Noelle.  Even though there's not as much of her due to her missing a leg.
D: Andrea.  I guess?  We're the same age, at least.
A: Kelly S.  Tight little one.
M: Chelsea.  She looks like a good kisser.
N: Sally.  She's only here because this placement didn't have a lot.
S: Gabby.  Yup, I went there.  I think she's hot.

9th: Kelly (Africa), Amanda (HvV), Whitney (SP), Jenn (WA), Tori (42), Sierra (GC), Kim (WaW)

B: Whitney, I guess?
E: Sierra.  Again I guess?
D: Kim.  Just to hear her talk about how she dominated One World.
A: Amanda.  Sure, why not.  
M: Tori.  She looks like a good kisser.
N: Kelly.  Had to include her.
S: Jenn.  She did look great on her season.

10th: Jaime (China), Laura (Samoa), Brenda (Nicaragua), Morgan (Cagayan), Ciera (Cambodia), Kelley (EoE), Kellie (45)

B: Morgan.  How could I freaking not?
E: Jaime.  She was the entire package.
D: Brenda.  She's sporty as a former cheerleader.
A: Ciera.  Never noticed it but I didn't want her in. the remaining spots, either.
M: Kelley.  I've always thought she's so pretty.
N: Kellie.  She's gay, anyway.
S: Laura.  Somehow she's here twice!  I swear it's something about her that gets me going.

11th: Shawna (Amazon), Ami (FvF), Kelly (Samoa), RC (Philippines), Hali (WA), Desi (HHH), Chanelle (42)

B: Ami.  She's got a nice pair, even if she's gay.
E: Desi.  She's smokin'.
D: Hali.  She'd be fun to hang out with, it seems.
A: RC.  She's got a great body.
M: Kelly.  Blondes are good kissers.
N: Shawna.  Easy choice.
S: Chanelle.  Hell yeah.  Chanelle is amazing.

12th: Katie (Philippines), Corinne (Caramoan), Julie (SJDS), Jessica (HHH), Libby (GI), Sydney (41), Tiyana (47)

B: Julie.  Lucky John Rocker got to play with them.
E: Tiyana.  She has a surprisingly hot body, as seen on her social media posts.
D: Jessica.  She seemed like a cool chick.
A: Libby.  You know she's clean.
M: Sydney.  She's got a bod but she's also pretty.
N: Katie.  Yep, just not quite my type.
S: Corinne.  Again!  I can't help it, she looks great.

13th: Sarah (Marquesas), Dawson (Philippines), Julia (Caramoan), Anna (Kaoh Rong), Michelle (MvGx), Ali (HHH), J.Maya (45)

B: Sarah.  Easy choice.  Her best feature.
E: Anna.  She's not a good person so I wouldn't feel bad, haha.
D: Julia.  Another sporty chick that I think I'd feel comfortable around.
A: Ali.  She's mixed race, I think she had a nice lower half.
M: Dawson.  Hugely underrated, great smile/lips and pretty face.
N: J.Maya.  I guess.  I wanted something else, oh well.
S: Michelle.  Huh.  Well I certainly would.  She's kind of a wackjob but oh well.

14th: Stephanie (RI), Mikayla (SP), Kat (BvW), Wentworth (SJDS), Alecia (Kaoh Rong), Michaela (MvGx), Sarah (44)

B: Kat.  Again.  
E: Mikayla.  She's a butterface so this works.
D: Wentworth.  Local chick.
A: Stephanie.  Tight package, tight butt.
M: Alecia.  Underratedly pretty.
N: Sarah.  Meh.
S: Michaela.  Wow, surprised myself with this one.  I so would.

15th: Liliana (Fiji), Ashley (Samoa), Kelly B (Nicaragua), Krista (RI), Figgy (MvGx), Wendy (EoE), Claire (44)

B: Figgy.  Never got to see cleavage but we know they're there.
E: Ashley.  I bet she looks amazing.
D: Kelly B.  Athletic, got a great story.  Worth a date.
A: Claire.  Even though I've technically seen it, but it's amazing.
M: Krista.  She was pretty, would've been hot.
N: Wendy.  Shame, but makes sense.
S: Liliana.  HUGELY underrated hottie.  Absolutely freaking would.  No one remembers her, which is a shame.

16th: Nicole (Pearl Islands), Brianna (Guatemala), Paloma (Gabon), Carolina (Tocantins), Angie (Philippines), Liz (Kaoh Rong), Natalia (DvG)

B: Liz.  Easy choice, best feature.
E: Angie.  She's a model after all.
D: Brianna.  Similar name, from Washington.  Perfect catch for me.
A: Carolina.  I think.
M: Natalia.  She's surprisingly and underratedly hot.
N: Nicole.  Shame, but she's the oldest.
S: Paloma.  Another hugely underrated hottie on her season.

17th and up: Ashlee (Palau), Cecilia (Cook Islands), Marisa (Samoa), Semhar (SP), Peih-Gee (Cambodia), Bi (DvG), Jessica (DvG)

B: Ashlee.  Easiest choice ever.  She might be my favorite for this.  Just watch Palau again.
E: Semhar.  As long as she doesn't recite a poem.  Or maybe she can.  Can't decide.
D: Jessica.  She seemed like such a sweetheart.  She ended up marrying a player who is now a Mariner, so that's cool.
A: Marisa.  I can't remember if we see much of it, oh well.
M: Bi.  She looks like a great kisser.  Plus, I've already seen her topless.
N: Peih-Gee.  Already have her for S.  Although I much prefer her on Cambodia, oddly.
S: Cecilia.  Again.  Underrated.  Peruvian Queen.  She's so hot.

Ranking Survivor New Era Tribes on the Hotness of their Women

I thought I'd rank the New-Era tribes of Survivor on the hotness of the women on their tribe.  One really hot woman may carry, but if all three are good-looking they'll rank high as well.  I'll also factor in if the better-looking women got voted out too early, which, unfortunately, does happen. 

I'll keep adding to this as the seasons go on, so to make it easy for me, I will not number them, because otherwise I'd have to keep renumbering them.

So, from lowest to highest...

- Yase (41): Evvie, Tiffany, Liana
Who'd have thought Liana would easily be the hottest?  If that's the case, yikes.  That's the reason their tribe is ranked so low.  

- Taku (42): Marya, Maryanne, Lindsey
This is the one where there's no awful ones yet no stand outs.  I could take or leave any of them.

- Lavo (47): Teeny, Aysha, Genevieve
Teeny, like Evvie, is non-binary, so that hurts them.  Aysha doesn't do much for me, either.  Genevieve isn't bad, but she's not really my type. 

- Kele (49): Nicole, Annie, Sophi
My word does Sophi carry.  And I'm sorry to say, I'm not that into Sophi, which is why they're ranked pretty low.

- Civa (48): Chrissy, Charity, Kamilla
Kamilla carries and is underrated.  Charity is not bad, but the height and tattoos aren't my type.  Chrissy's older, but not too bad.

- Hina (49): Kristina, MC, Sophie
Again, only one person carries, in this case, Sophie.  MC and Kristina just aren't it, I'm sorry to say.

- Coco (43): Karla, Lindsey, Cassidy
So we have an overweight lesbian, an old lady, and a basic girl.  At least Cassidy's not bad-looking, but she's just not my type.  

- Lulu (45): Sabiyah, Hannah, Emily
No standouts, but I wouldn't say no to any of them.  They just all have mildly unappealing qualities, if I'm being honest.

- Vula (48): Stephanie, Mary, Sai
Like Lulu, no standouts, but also wouldn't say no to any.  But I would rather Sai than Sabiyah and Mary over Hannah or Emily.  

- Siga (46): Soda, Liz, Venus
Soda is too overweight (sorry), Liz isn't bad but just... it's hard to say.  Her anger outburst doesn't help.  Venus is fairly hot but is a bit too skinny for my liking and doesn't have enough curves.

- Yanu (46): Jess, Tiffany, Kenzie
Nobody that hot but nobody I'd say no to, either.  Jess and Tiff are all right, and Kenzie is fairly hot but has too many tattoos for my liking.

- Uli (49): Shannon, Sage, Savannah
The three S's!  Savannah carries, but she has some support from Sage and Shannon, who aren't bad looking at all.  Just no standouts for me, personally.

- Vesi (43): Nneka, Noelle, Justine
Nneka is older, Noelle is fairly pretty, and Justine is hot but gets booted pre-merge.  Disappointing.

- Ika (42): Swati, Drea, Tori
For a 19-year-old girl, Swati just doesn't do it for me.  Drea's not bad, I guess.  Tori's pretty, but if she's the one carrying, that's not good.

- Lagi (48): Star, Bianca, Eva
Eva's the standout from this tribe, with Bianca being an above average 2nd placer.  Star is... well, Star.  

- Belo (45): Kendra, Katurah, Kellie
Kendra is actually kinda icky, Katurah's not bad, and Kellie is really pretty but unfortunately is gay.  The three K's of Belo rank about mid for me.

- Ua (41): Genie, Sarah, Shan
Genie is, well, Genie, but unfortunately, Sarah got the early boot.  Sarah would elevate this team higher if she made it further.  And Shan's not bad, but there's just better out there.

- Tika (44): Carolyn, Sarah, Helen
The least desirable of the 3, Carolyn, makes it furthest, so that's not good.  Helen is an early boot, unfortunately, and Sarah is fairly early as well.  But they're both pretty.

- Tuku (47): Sue, Caroline, Tiyana
Tiyana certainly carries, but Caroline isn't bad, either.  In fact, Caroline's an underrated hottie.  Sue and her plastic surgery combined with her age really bring them down.  I believe Sue is the oldest woman in the new era, which doesn't help.

- Baka (43): Jeanine, Morriah, Elie
No duds here, but no complete packages, either.  Jeanine is cute, Morriah has some nice... calcium cannons... and Elie is pretty.  But none really stand out that much. 

- Gata (47): Rachel, Anika, Sierra 
Nobody bad on this tribe at all, so like Baka above, nobody terrible nor great here.  Rachel's fairly cute, Anika's more a butterface, and Sierra's decent but not outstanding to me.

- Soka (44): Heidi, Frannie, Claire
Heidi's not bad for her age, Frannie is cute, and Claire is pretty damn hot.  This is a solid tribe.

- Luvu (41): Heather, Erika, Sydney
Heather brings them down a bit, but Sydney (hot) and Erika (cute) are both above average.  Sydney helps carry.

- Siga (46): Maria, Jem, Moriah
Two above-average ladies in Jem and Mo, with Jem having nice boobs and Mo being a cute geeky girl that feels obtainable.  Maria ain't bad either for her age.

- Vati (42): Jenny, Lydia, Chanelle
Jenny's not bad for a woman her age, Lydia's... interesting, but it's Chanelle who carries.  Oh man, does she carry.

- Reba (45): Julie, Dee, J.Maya
How'd they get this high?  Well... Julie's actually kinda MILF-y, for one.  Dee is of course freaking gorgeous.  And J.Maya... well I just have a thing for her.  She's got a smoldering kinda look that I like.

- Ratu (44): Maddy, Jaime Lynn, Lauren
The best of the best is Ratu from 44.  Maddy is a top hottie on any season if she makes it far.  Jaime is one of the cutest players ever.  And Lauren is the MILF of all MILFS.  There is no hotter tribe... period.