Posts by Morgan Young92

I was thinking about this today while digging through some old vinyl. It feels like we’ve reached a weird point in music history where the "new" stuff is almost always just something that was sitting in a dusty basement or a vault for fifty years. We treat these old scraps like they're groundbreaking discoveries, but it’s really just a scavenger hunt through the archives.

Don't get me wrong, I love the nostalgia, but it makes me wonder if we've actually run out of fresh ideas. It feels like the industry is increasingly obsessed with excavating the past rather than supporting anyone currently making something original. It’s easy to hype up a "lost" track from a legendary era, but it’s a lot harder to build that kind of mythos around a band playing in a garage today.

Do you think the obsession with "unreleased" tracks is just a way to keep old legacies profitable, or is there genuine value in hearing these unfinished pieces of history?

Hey ladies,
I’ve been on Qlair for about 49 days now. For the first 28—you know, that first pack—everything was totally fine. I actually gained a little weight, and my boobs got pretty big, but honestly? I wasn't even mad about it... I can live with that. But things have gone completely sideways in the last two weeks. First, my skin started breaking out like crazy, then I deal with this random spotting, and then—as if that wasn't enough—I end up getting my period on day 19. Like, seriously? How does everything just flip out like that all of a sudden? What am I supposed to do? I can't exactly run to a gynecologist right now because I'm traveling abroad in the US...

Jessica Grant56 said:That whole independent contractor agreement... I mean, what do you think—they won't just snatch at least half of it, right?? Though for retirees, it’s slightly better; the government takes maybe 40%. Okay, fine, maybe a little less than that.

There is honestly NO way to make some extra cash for actual WORK without the government skinning you alive. That’s basically the whole point of the American state system. I mean, if they didn't bleed us dry, where else would all that money go? If they hadn't skimmed off the top, we could be driving down the highway to San Francisco right now. But they took that cut instead. Honestly, it’s probably best to just put on some old country songs and tune it all out... helps keep the bitterness away.

And don't even get me started on take-home pay—it's a total joke once you add up all those payroll taxes...

I mean, obviously, that's the whole point of the government.
I'm honestly at my wit's end here. It's not like I'm talking massive amounts of money, but every single dollar counts to me.
Thanks for all the input, everyone!

Jack Young said:Well, they just pay your salary, and since payroll can't be handled in cash, it has to go straight into your Chase checking account.

Take a look here (click)

I totally get that doing things under the table isn't an option. But could my employer—the one I'd be invoicing through—just cut me a one-time massive bonus instead of my usual rate to make up the difference? Maybe it sounds like a stupid question to you guys, but honestly, I'm just flying blind here🤷.

Jessica Grant56 said:I mean, who's stopping you? If the business is set up for it... My own company actually used to bill for my gigs performing with my local choir...🙂

hahahahaa, hope you actually managed to collect that cash 🤣

so how is my company even supposed to pay me that money then? under the table? or what's the deal?

Jack Carter88 said:One could try working four hours at each firm. Or perhaps a different mix, like two hours here and six hours there.

Lili p., please forgive this sudden bout of old age.🙂

Thanks for the reply, but honestly, that just isn't doable for me. Is there any way my current employer—it's a small LLC I work for—could basically just invoice my hours over to this other company instead?

New Year's Eve to everyone!!!! Looks like my year is actually starting off on the right foot because I just got a job offer... which is kind of wild since I already have a steady gig. So, here's the thing—how can I actually work two jobs without getting in trouble with the law? From what I've gathered, you can't really be on a full-time permanent contract with two different companies at once, so would I need to do this second one as some kind of freelance or independent contractor setup? I really want to figure this out before I even bother showing up to the interview... just gotta know what my options are. Thanks!!

Benjamin King2 said:Some kind of update? Which one? That error message pops up when the OS just kills Google Chrome because it ran out of RAM... it’s got nothing to do with the hardware itself. And you can't turn it on, or you turn it on and the screen is just black? Those are two totally different problems. Give me some actual details here.

The screen stayed black right after I booted it up.

Anyway, I remembered I have this friend over at FedEx and she basically fixed everything for me super fast.
With her helping me out via my phone, I managed to get the laptop into Safe Mode. We went in and stripped out all those useless startup apps and gave it a restart.
She poked around a few more settings using TeamViewer and now it's actually working... 😍😍😍