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I live in a household of nerds that have all found each other and now live together like a slightly functional family. A good buddy of ours, got himself an electric desk because he works from home, he has a job that can be done from the computer (he owns the house and probably earns more than you so try not to throw shade just because he's a nerd).

I had no idea electric desks existed. They go up and down by the push of a button so you can stand or sit. Badass. I wanted to get one for my fiance/me since the desk we use is just a shitty folding table. It was so floppy my dumbass lost two keyboards because I let Toddler around the computer with liquids. Any bump would make the whole table shake then you gotta pray to God whatever is on the table doesnt spill. Luckily i found a mechanical keyboard at Goodwill. YouFu brand? never heard of them but at least i have the letter B back. Imagine using "paste" whenever you need to type a B. Ugh.

Anyways, I went the Nextdoor app (Which I stricktly use to interface with the general public in my area to trade/barter/give/get stuff i need to improve the quality of living in the house and sometimes others) and asked if anyone was willing to sell me a electric desk for 50 bucks since a new one was outside of my price range, even the cheap shitty ones. Someone hit me up and sold me one on the cheaper end of the quality spectrum, but its in great shape/ like new condition.

My house (i'm renting a room, sharing a room with my fiance and toddler, its a big room) is starting to turn from a glorified storage unit to an awesome elegant place. I cant wait till I'm done with all my project, the place is finally starting to feel awesome. Very close to becoming a master of the smaller world.

Does anyone else have a standing desk?

I live in a household of nerds that have all found each other and now live together like a slightly functional family. A good buddy of ours, got himself an electric desk because he works from home, he has a job that can be done from the computer (he owns the house and probably earns more than you so try not to throw shade just because he's a nerd). I had no idea electric desks existed. They go up and down by the push of a button so you can stand or sit. Badass. I wanted to get one for my fiance/me since the desk we use is just a shitty folding table. It was so floppy my dumbass lost two keyboards because I let Toddler around the computer with liquids. Any bump would make the whole table shake then you gotta pray to God whatever is on the table doesnt spill. Luckily i found a mechanical keyboard at Goodwill. YouFu brand? never heard of them but at least i have the letter B back. Imagine using "paste" whenever you need to type a B. Ugh. Anyways, I went the Nextdoor app (Which I stricktly use to interface with the general public in my area to trade/barter/give/get stuff i need to improve the quality of living in the house and sometimes others) and asked if anyone was willing to sell me a electric desk for 50 bucks since a new one was outside of my price range, even the cheap shitty ones. Someone hit me up and sold me one on the cheaper end of the quality spectrum, but its in great shape/ like new condition. My house (i'm renting a room, sharing a room with my fiance and toddler, its a big room) is starting to turn from a glorified storage unit to an awesome elegant place. I cant wait till I'm done with all my project, the place is finally starting to feel awesome. Very close to becoming a master of the smaller world. Does anyone else have a standing desk?

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[–] • 4 pts

Having a desk would be great. I wish I just had a place to sit down and write. No such place in the sober house at the moment. Hopefully I'll be out by next week, but who knows.

[–] • 3 pts

Damn, sorry to hear you're somewhere without a place to write! Having any luck finding a place to rent?

[–] • 2 pts

Looked a place lady week that was affordable, it had a visible bedbug infestation. Looking at a place that is slightly less affordable on Tuesday, hopefully it goes well. However, nothing is affordable like it was even 10 years ago.

The first place I ever rented in Philly was a nice, two story rowhouse on a shitty, but livable part of town. It was 500 dollars a month, and I split it with roommate, so I paid 250 a month. For a house.

Now I am looking in shittier neighborhoods, and 800/month is the absolute minimum for a 1 BR apartment. But the place I am seeing on Tuesday is 950 a month, but it is close to my AA homegroup, sponsor, and gym.

I just can't stay in these sober houses anymore. In order to make money at my job, I have to have a certain positivity and enthusiasm about me, and that is heard when your roommates are hiding vomit underneath their beds and stealing each others firearms and you come home to detectives at your house every once in a while.

This poverty thing really is a trap, I can see how many do not escape.

But yeah, I would also like a desk to write at.

[–] • 1 pt

Damn, that's rough buddy :( I was going to ask what a sober house was, sounded like a good thing until you elaborated. YIKES. Yeah, inflation is ruining our quality of life, and this taxation without representation is killing us. Used to be every adult male could own a house and every house had at least one desk in it. Now look at it...