🌙 i know we don't post here much but we're pretty opposed to consolidating/folding up our individual accounts into one

i've been tasked w/shutdown of some old Linode servers we run, one which has been hosting an IRC server + services for probably ~15 years now. as far as i understand it used to host some active rom hacking channels, prob for websites you are even familiar with.

🌙 yeah i’m not wild about the state of social media. trying to pursue new hobbies with ruby, tho this latest one will have some high consumable costs.. i suppose this is just how it is with physical crafts

"we still have time to figure things out."

yeah
maybe today we do. but we have been sick for more than 2 months. we've barely settled in here

like we have a *potential* freelance job that could pay off all the debt… well. if 60% of wouldn't get eaten by double tax. is that situation our fault? idk. we never asked to be born this way. but we *do* have an obligation to be responsible. it feels irresponsible for not completely planning this

i know we don't wanna work in tech anymore, but i see no other way. the only way we can get on top of expenses if we get a senior engineer salary. which sounds like an INSANE and privileged problem to have. it is absolutely on us for getting into this situation. yeah we can go convert a van

i often question what we are doing with our life. and it often feels like i am the only one who feels the sense of urgency. :/ i am terrified. forget about a plan B, we don't even have a plan A.

anyway, this is what happens when u blow through all your tech job savings by doing nearly nothing for 2 years & no solid plan for the future. seriously, how did we get here? like i know we were depressed & all & had severe executive dysfunction and were reccvering from decades of burnout, but still

due to the treaty between the two countries, you can claim the tax paid to one country as foreign tax credit in the other country. but you can't use that for self employment

from my initial research, from what i understand, freelance is just straight up not viable. there's no way around the double tax with self employment. no matter where your income comes from. the only way, short of moving back to the US, would be to get a full time job again

🌙 like sure. we aren't in immediate danger or anything, but nothing about what we are doing is at all remotely sustainable. and it's been that way since i've been here. can one truly blame me for being on edge, scared, frustrated?

something has to give and yet we seem to have all but lost our spark

come gaze under the stars with us~ ✨

the discover feed keeps rearing its ugly head back onto our home pins. please kindly go away

♾️ What we could do to get past this current brick wall of motivation if we could funnel our passion into just finishing this last work project.

my headmate put this together for me with new PvP gear? (i don't actually play xiv)