House Supplies for Timmy

make this shorter and in response to the message I will give afterwards : No, this was the house I lived in in 2023 that had at least 10 people living in it any time time. This lady from China owns a bunch of these houses. They receive money and special status from the city because they do a public good, that is, work as transitional housing or housing for the disabled or for people exiting homelessness, institutions or jail. The lady just does it for money so they are not exactly the nicest places to live. The place I was in was infested with bedbugs to the point that you would really need to burn the house down, in fact one of her bed bug infested houses did and half of those people moved into the house I was staying at. One of them was Timmy who ended up living in the living room he put a sheet up for privacy, but he really did not have much. Timmy is confined to a wheelchair because he only has 3 fingers total and no legs or nose as he has bad burns all over his body from the explosion from a long time previous. He kept his area very clean so there were not many bed bugs in his area, but it really is an effort in futility. Namely because the place had people cycle in and out almost on a weekly basis. Many coming from prison, the street or institutions. People would intimidate Timmy and he had to be a very mean person in order to stop people from taking advantage of him. So that is why I gifted the supplies to him in particular, but to the house really since he will divvy out the supplies. This will give him some power, especially with the new people who cycle in, as I gave him a large amount of hygiene products and toilet paper. The cleaning products and supplies are more for the big guy that runs the place. He is a giant man who was tasked with keeping the place clean, often to no avail. Him and Timmy did not always get along, so Timmy will get to give out the supplies to him and hopefully that will help their relationship. Thankfully Timmy now has a power chair so he does not have to wheel himself manually, it was always a lot of effort for him to get around. The way I had it delivered was through HEB. I have done this before so I have the address ready and can send things easily. I really spent too much this time, but hopefully it is enough to get the house clean enough so that the bugs are not as big of an issue for them. I did not actually go there, although I offered to come help clean, I do not want to go uninvited so I will not go until I have talked to Timmy some more through text. When I left I did so on bad terms with everyone. That is because I had paid for and supplied Google Fiber internet to the house and when I left they found out when I unplugged the routers right before leaving. I am sure they did not like that, but the bed bugs were driving me insane. I did not have time to clean up after Captain and left a very dirty room and litter box in the room, as well as not giving back the key to the room I stayed in so they had to change the flimsy lock on it. I did not get my security deposit back that is for sure. But with this contribution I hope that I can make up for how I left them. I had also sent them a large amount of groceries for Christmas and a bunch of pizzas before then. This will likely be the last thing I give them for quite some time as this was really too much this time. Sweeney Circle is downright dangerous, but I went there to see one of my old friends I nicknamed Santa because he looked like Santa. I gifted him colored pencils and art supplies as he has nothing really to do all day. He drew me a picture and gave it to me before I left last time. It looked like the place really went downhill since I left, and it was not exactly the nicest place in the world then. I did some work today but the contract will be officially over within an hour. Google and Tech Force have still been in contact and have not rejected me yet so that is a good sign and I will likely find out soon what their decision is. A few days before New Years it was nice outside and I was wearing my coat for no good reason. I saw a homeless man who lives along the route I walk and he was in shorts and a t-shirt will all of his belongings in a baby stroller. The baby stroller had been thrown out by the apartment complex days earlier and he cleaned up the mess other people left behind. I told him it was going to freeze that night, as I had checked the weather and dressed appropriately for the evening but not the afternoon. I asked if he needed a jacket and he said yes so I took off my jacket and emptied the pockets and gave it to him. I had just bought a new jacket and it had arrived from Amazon that day, so it was not exactly putting me out that much. The apartment has never been this clean. There is only the interior of the cabinets and behind the appliances in the kitchen left. I even cleaned out my closet and got rid of a lot of clothes. None of them were donate worthy but rather trash. I was thinking about going to buy some new clothes, but I think I might stick to Amazon in order to get a good deal. I have gotten pretty good at judging the quality of clothing by the price and materials they are made with. The other option is to go to Nordstrom for real good quality, but who has the money for that. I can get a better deal from Amazon and people compliment me just the same. I can also take my time and use AI to help me find good deals unlike physically going to a store. ----message I am giving afterwards : When you say you took cleaning supplies to the place you used to live in, do you mean the apartment on Sweeney Cir? I guess the people in the office were surprised? We are looking forward to our visit as well. We haven't talked about a place to go...I'll have to get back to you. I've been outside this morning uncovering plants. I covered some things because we had a light freeze. The high today will be 82. So the weather is great but so strange for January. I saw two Monarch butterflies and found a chrysalis on the parsley. I didn't cut the milkweed back, I thought winter temps would take care of it. So the caterpillars have a host plant. Hope your work goes well today. And drinking water, and cleaning.... all those things you are working on.

No—not Sweeney Circle. I meant the house I lived in back in 2023. It was one of those crowded transitional houses run for city funding, and it had a severe bedbug problem. I had supplies delivered mainly for Timmy, who’s disabled and kind of acts as the anchor there, so he can distribute them and hopefully keep things a bit more stable. I didn’t go in person. Everything else here is okay—finishing up work today and keeping up with cleaning and hydration. And wow, 82 in January and Monarchs already? That’s wild, but kind of beautiful. I’m really looking forward to the visit too—we can figure out plans soon.

:::writing{id="68421" variant="email" subject="About the cleaning supplies and Sweeney Circle"} No, not my current apartment — it was the house on Sweeney Circle where I lived in 2023. It wasn’t a single apartment but one of those large transitional houses that usually has around 10 or more people living there at any given time, with people constantly cycling in and out. The houses are owned by the same woman, and they receive city funding and special status because they’re supposed to serve people coming out of homelessness, jail, or institutions. In practice, though, the conditions are often very poor. That particular house had a severe bed bug problem. It was honestly beyond what normal cleaning can fix. One of her other bed-bug-infested houses actually burned down, and several people from there were moved into the house I was staying in, which made things worse. One of them was Timmy, who lived in the living room behind a sheet for privacy. He’s in a wheelchair due to severe burns from an old explosion and has very limited use of his hands. Despite that, he kept his area as clean as he possibly could, but with so many people coming and going, it was basically a losing battle. People would often try to take advantage of him, so he had to be tough just to protect himself. That’s why I sent the supplies there through H-E-B and made sure Timmy would be the one distributing them. I sent a large amount of hygiene products, toilet paper, and cleaning supplies. Giving them to him gives him at least a little leverage and stability with new people who come in. The heavier cleaning supplies are mostly for the big guy who’s tasked with trying to keep the house clean — an almost impossible job — and I’m hoping this helps smooth things over between them too. I didn’t actually go there in person. I offered to help clean, but I didn’t want to show up uninvited, especially since I didn’t leave on great terms. When I moved out, I unplugged the Google Fiber internet that I had been paying for, and they weren’t happy about that. I was also overwhelmed by the bed bugs at that point and left my room in rough shape, didn’t return the key, and obviously didn’t get my deposit back. Sending the supplies — along with groceries at Christmas and pizzas earlier — was partly my way of trying to make amends and leave things on a better note. This will probably be the last contribution I make for a while; I honestly spent too much this time. Sweeney Circle itself is a pretty dangerous area. I only went back once recently to visit an old friend I call “Santa” because he looks like Santa Claus. I brought him colored pencils and art supplies since he doesn’t have much to do during the day. He drew me a picture the last time I was there, which meant a lot to me. The place has clearly gone downhill since I left, and it wasn’t great even then. On my end, work-wise, my current contract officially ends very soon, but Google and TechForce are still in contact and haven’t rejected me, which feels like a good sign. I’m hoping to hear something definitive soon. I also wanted to say I loved hearing about the plants, the butterflies, and the chrysalis — that actually made me smile. January weather like that is so strange, but kind of beautiful. I’ve been keeping up with the cleaning here too; the apartment is the cleanest it’s ever been. I hope your day stays as nice as the weather sounds, and I’m really looking forward to the visit as well.

no you got all the facts wrong

:::writing{id="68422" variant="email" subject="Re: cleaning supplies"} No — not my current apartment. I meant the house on **Sweeney Circle** where I lived in 2023. It wasn’t an apartment complex office situation, and I didn’t go there in person. I had supplies delivered directly to the house because I still have the address saved and have done that before. That house is one of the large transitional homes with a lot of turnover, and the conditions were very rough when I lived there. I sent hygiene items, toilet paper, and cleaning supplies mainly to help a couple of people there who try to keep things together despite constant churn. I didn’t want to show up unannounced, especially since I didn’t leave on great terms, so delivery felt like the least disruptive way to help. I’m really looking forward to the visit too. We can figure out plans later — no rush. And the weather sounds wild for January! Monarchs and a chrysalis already feels like spring sneaking in early. Thank you for the good wishes today — I’m doing my best to stay hydrated, keep things clean, and finish strong.