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I’m 24F lesbian and moved to Seattle earlier this year. I live alone and work overnight (for practical reasons), and I have gotten to a point where I am extremely isolated from other people. I have no family here or anyone to communicate with. People I’ve tried to befriend on designated apps, events in person and on reddit quickly fizzle out due to incompatibility. I don’t have someone who regularly texts me just because they thought of me, someone I can spontaneously call, someone to get food with, someone to tell things to, or someone whose life I’m actually part of. I spend so much time alone that it has started to feel like I’m watching everyone else’s lives happen while I’m standing outside of mine. I go to work while everyone else is living their normal lives, come home to an empty apartment, sleep, wake up, and do it again. Even when I do things I enjoy, there is still this huge absence of another person there to experience life with. I take advantage of my days off and usually take myself out during daylight. It’s gotten bad enough that things I normally love can actually hurt because they remind me of what it feels like to have people around. Sometimes I don’t even want to listen to my favorite music because it reminds me of being accompanied by people I loved. I can spend an entire day doing things I enjoy and still come home feeling completely alone. I’ve been dealing with this for months now, and I’m getting really tired. I don’t know how long a person is supposed to live like this without it making them feel miserable especially if they are a deep connection kind of person. I have something new coming up that I’m hoping will help…a recurring jazz piano group class…but I’m honestly scared to put all my hope into it because I don’t know if it will actually lead to people becoming part of my life. But just so you guys know, music, specifically jazz piano is my biggest passion. So I’m hoping this reoccurring activity can put me around people I can bond with. I’m not looking for “join a club” or “download Meetup” advice. I’ve already tried to meet people. I want to hear from people who were actually this severely isolated in Seattle, especially people who were in their 20s when it happened. If that was you, how long were you alone like that? Did you eventually get out of it? And if you did, what actually happened that changed your life? I think I need to hear from people who can honestly say, “Yes, I was that alone too, and this is what happened afterward.”

The budget difficulties stem mostly from a combination of lower gas tax revenue and the county's yearly 1% property tax levy increase not keeping up with construction-specific inflation, which has increased by about 30-40% annually in recent years, Public Works Director Kelly Snyder previously said. [...] Tom Teigen, an executive director at Snohomish County, said that 40 construction or maintenance projects have been reduced or deferred recently, some a decade or longer into the future, due to rising costs. "If we didn't have the TBD [Transportation Benefit District], we would have had to wrap up any of our grant-funded projects because we were going to have to take those matching funds and use them for maintenance and operations instead," Cox said Wednesday. ~ Forty projects deferred, some by a decade, and the rescue plan is a flat fee every driver pays the same regardless of income. Deferred maintenance is a loan nobody voted to take out.

If you wanted to have a nice drive out of seattle, see somewhere rural and pretty, and also eat a ton of oysters, where would you go? I was thinking about that Chuckanut Taylor's place, but I'm worried I'd be paying the same seattle prices for oysters and just driving more.

Just wish there were places for people to do their business so others wouldn't need to be inconvenienced so often. Light rail elevators are awful at this stop.

Spotted in the city! Never seen a bird like this so close edited to add: I reached out to https://urbanraptor.org very interesting site

I’m looking for daycare/preschool recommendations close to Kirkland for my 1 year old. I found a place in bel red I really like but that’s an inconvenient drive for me to do since I’ll be working remotely. I’m in downtown Kirkland. And big bonus points if they offer sometime of financial assistance, thanks!

I’m looking for daycare/preschool recs for my 1 year old. I found a place in bel red I really like but I’m going to be working remotely so it’s kinda inconvenient to do that drive. Big bonus points if the place offers any kind of scholarship for lower income, one parent, diverse, etc.

For the Off-Book improv show. I'm looking for somebody who won't resell and will definitely show up to use the ticket.

Looking for some good ceviche in Tacoma. I usually go to the market outside the Auburn outlet stores. Bonus if they also have fresas con crema. Thanks!