Lmao

even if the us were to begin a process of balkanization, the irs is how the federal government extracts value from its citizens, so i imagine it'll be the last to go. in many empires, one of the last bodies to stick around has been the tax collecting arm, long after any actually useful offices are closed.

even the ottoman empire, whos dissolution was pretty fast, took about ten years from what is considered the start of its dissolution. the mongol empire, considered to have begun collapsing after kublai khan's death, stuck around for several decades, and that was also considered relatively quick

https://www.irs.gov/payments/underpayment-of-estimated-tax-by-individuals-penalty

awh man

i thought i really found a lifehack

also if you vastly underpay for witholdings they'll charge you a penalty, depending on how much by.

awesome autocorrect behavior with "paperworm"

update: awh man it seems like i can't actually do this without a lot of annoying paperworm

keep it that way

not seen the first one

I learned yesterday that my cat has gingivitis. Gotta start brushing her teeth!

great as a reminder to floss

i didn't know my insomnia had an account here

I frequently do! And then I go back to sleep for a few more hours lol

but you're still awake at 4 am

l'ésprit de la douche

i did that a few times, it was great. i keep thinking "i'm gonna do that again" but then not.

It’s 9pm somewhere

but i did not ...'perhaps tomorrow'

I shoveled my elderly neighbor's driveway and she was very thankful, love her

Being nice to random strangers is very fun to me.

One of my favorite parts of day to day life after transition is the exchange of compliments. Being nice to people feels good, and it feels good to have that reciprocated.

My partner and their family got nearly their whole neighborhood in on a mutual aid thing which is so nice

This is what I want to do next. Not sure how to get there but we will figure it out.

Being nice to random strangers is very fun to me. The drivers on my bus route always seem really happy to see me since I am always saying good day and thank you and suchlike. Some have checked in on me after I was gone for a long while.

I should talk more to my neighbors, we've never done proper introductions or anything. I've only seen a few of them since moving in.

My partner and their family got nearly their whole neighborhood in on a mutual aid thing which is so nice. Been doing it for decades now.

My neighbours are all old ladies who are gossiping behind my back :(

I try to talk to my neighbor but he is so dang reclusive. I'm going to try to offer him a burger next time i fire up the grill when it gets warmer.

It was almost exactly two years ago we saw what was happening and decided our safest bet was being as visible as possible in the neighborhood. We live in one of the edge areas, more red than blue but not by a large margin. Wouldn’t want to make a bet either way on the neighbors standing up for a random trans woman being harassed. On the other hand, Rain, who they’ve had dozens of conversations with, who lent them sugar on thanksgiving (it really happens lol), who’s family shoveled their walk after the surprise snow, etc. - that is a different story.

I hope, anyway.

My one interaction with my neighbours here was i talking on the phone near my window and i looked over and saw him on his balcony giving me a dirty look, i'm assuming because he could see how i was dressed and could hear my very non-passing voice. Maybe the ones on the other side might be chill though idk

I commend you for talking to your neighbors despite this, and I appreciate you sharing this experience.

I'm a hypocrite and I haven't, as my neighbors are MAGAs. The relative innocence of "there is a parallel universe of eternal torture that I truly believe exists and I think you're going to it" is funny even if sorrowful