#it’s getting away from me

[fancyratlady]

Good, the San Francisco housing market is a pet problem of mine so I just have to insert my opinion that yes, these empty office buildings downtown are an atrocious waste of space that could be used to off set the San Fran zoning problems. However, it is unfortunately very difficult to convert office spaces to appartements for two reasons:

1) Bathrooms

2) Ceiling heights

The bathrooms are pretty self explanatory, there’s no way to convert a public style restroom to multiple private ones without redoing the plumbing completely, which is very expensive. But, it also poses a problem for ceiling heights because of the fans required in each new bathroom. Either the ceiling must be lowered to encase the new vents and the fire dampeners which each individual unit is required to have, lowering the ceiling height as much as a foot, or industrial fire proof vents must be installed, which are of course much more expensive. The U bends of the new toilets also dip into the ceiling space. This can lead to the ceiling dipping below the minimum required height for residential units, which is higher than that of the drop ceilings that are common in offices. All this makes it both extremely expensive and often legally impossible to convert offices buildings to residential units. This is why they sit mostly vacant in cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles. These buildings are caught between the expense of renovation and the expense of demolition and reconstruction; left instead to hopefully await a usefulness that is increasingly unlikely to reoccur.

Or, perhaps more pressingly, many sit in foreclosure after the tenets have taken their rent money and left. This process puts them in a legal limbo which prolongs their emptiness.

It’s all so terrible and wasteful, but as far as I know there’s no practical solution.

[orionis13]

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[anna-scribbles]

emma dupain cheng on the brain😽🎀

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[stil-lindigo]

an ex-zionist jewish man recently went a bit viral on tiktok for sharing exactly how he sees zionism tie israel to the jewish identity and his personal experience with breaking away from it - I think it’s a really great watch.

He also made a follow up talking specifically about how he learned to humanise Palestinians, and a really integral part of it was his school, which would often bring in Palestinian speakers who’d share their perspective (here’s a link to it).

[shotmrmiller]

ghost getting himself a cute, soft girl he doesn't talk about much but is clearly obsessed with and price just thinks it's nice he's finally settled down, approves of the home he's made for himself, definitely approves of the one he's taken for himself.

soap asks kyle if he's seen you and he says, "yep. lovely bird he's got tucked away in her little dollhouse. makes great food, too." soap swears there's a subtle shift in his tone when he says "lovely", a hint of something deeper that flickers in his eyes for just a moment. soap simply sucks on his teeth, letting it slide. (although he knows that kyle's always been one to appreciate the good things in life.)

interest gnaws at him, a persistent itch he can't scratch. price likes you just fine, as does kyle. well what about him? he decides to bite the bullet and goes to simon with a knot between his brows, the corners of his lips tugged downwards. they've shared clothes, bullets, beds. if the other two got to meet you, why can't he?

"ya can come over for dinner on tonight. she'd 'ave my neck if she didn't formally meet ya anyway."

soap then asks, out of genuine curiosity more than anything else, if simon would have kept you in the dark from him hadn't he brought you up himself.

"ya meet 'er when i want ya to, boy, and not a moment before." the tone he takes is unmistakeable. his words are a command, not a suggestion, and soap instantly knows to not push further.

soap nods. "ah'll be there."

"course ya will. she'd be terribly disappointed otherwise."

yeah, he'd hate to have that.

soap sits in the living room, the soft glow of the lamp casting a warm light over the cozy place. with a full stomach and an unfastened belt, nursing a glass of kentucky. he can't remember the last time he ate that well or that much.

maybe it's the alcohol that loosens his tongue, or the fact that he wishes he also had a sweet little thing to keep at his side just like simon's doing with you now, but the thoughts he's been mulling over all evening since he first saw you tumble out of his mouth.

"while ah can attest to yer taste in sweethearts, can't say much about your alcohol. bourbon, LT?" he says, chest warm.

simon's arm tightens around your hips, fingers splayed possessively over your thigh. he shrugs, completely unbothered by the backhanded compliment. "can't be perfect in everythin', can we, sergeant?"

soap's cheeks burn furiously hot when you come to his defense with a smack of your palm onto simon's chest. "be nice to johnny. he's got a face that make up for some of his other flaws."

the teasing lilt in your voice unashamedly gets his southern blood pumping. he can't help it if certain things stir when someone as pretty as you look at him like that. soap swirls the amber liquid gently in the glass while keeping his limpid eyes on you, not even trying to hide the fact that his gaze hasn't wavered since your cheeky little comment.

you then whisper something in simon's ear, your cupped hand not even half the size of his head and soap has to rearrange himself from the outside when your teeth catch your bottom lip. simon looks up at you then, eyes heavy and half lidded, and a smirk plays at the corners of his mouth.

"'m not sure, love. you'll just 'ave to ask 'im yourself. go on."

you open that sweet mouth of yours, but simon cuts you off with a decisive wave of his hand. "no. you know how to ask for things."

your reaction to that is visceral, and you're on your knees faster than his alcohol-muddled brain can comprehend. don't look down 'er shirt, don't look down 'er shirt, don't-

"johnny, will you touch my pussy?"

he splutters at your question, completely taken aback, but it seems you're not done just yet.

"hands to yourself, sergeant. tha' not all."

you pout at simon, one that earns you a look that promises consequence, but do as he says.

"will you touch my pussy, johnny? pretty please?"

[hinamie]

spiraling

[su-rodriguez]

Ratio is the one who posted the photo, I know, believe me-

[cyborgraptor]

can't doze off. can't sleep. I'm in immediate threat of being fucked to death

[kavebot]

i cant with this fucking cat, chat

[artkaninchenbau]

People keep on asking for more Baby Robin and Papadile so here is more Baby Robin and Papadile. Now never ask anything from me ever again

[ohposhers]

they're so in love its annoying

[wis-art]

this piece is about being transgender

my ko-fi

[percystarz]

[unlimited-nobu-works]

my group chats on private MMO servers

[fallen-jpg]

continuing from this

the kids just rush him when he arrives and starts yelling for a photo of the elusive bruce wayne. he's so late and annoyed

[hinamie]

big fan of panels where they look like they wld beat me up