left my prior job and a lot of AI stock on the table (we'll see how painful this becomes) in part because they pulled back on the travel thing. i could understand making me leave thailand, but some options i proposed that seemed fair and some other efforts i made to retain myself were rejected, and i happened to get lucky enough to have a recruiter reach out from a company on a short list i'd actually consider leaving for, as well as one more interested in working with a remote situation. not without some additional effort by myself as well though.
all in quite a rush, my plan was to get to mexico by last thursday. if out of the country for 330 days there is a big tax deduction one can take. if i touch the US jan 1 2022 i'll have accrued 331 days. thus the reason for the rush. i also had to set some stuff up for the new job while in the US. final interviews and salary negotiations from my parents' basement while i was back. i'll be a 1099 contract employee where legal responsibility for taxation, among other things, is pushed onto me, and my brother moved to NV - so i took this opportunity to create a NV LLC as well as become a NV state resident and escape IL taxation. this was mostly online, involved some last minute appointments and luck to get bank accounts as well as an actual license application in and without any guff. i did not think that would actually happen, maybe so many people are moving to NV that it helped me slide through that process despite thinking i did not provide adequate documentation.
have been to vegas a few times for friend trips and work, never visited the dam before though.
a shakshuka in vegas. i've had a craving for these since missing my place in thailand that made them. i've had 5 since leaving thailand and none have been as good, i've also had 7 different burgers now and none as good. miss my tiny island but perfect foodstuffs. if you have this with some keto bread / low carb/cal high protein (eggy) it's quite the solid healthy breakfast. this is the best iteration i've had lately (@neighborslv)
my bro's luna cycles sur ron and a dirtbike
i'll throw in a progress pic of the ebike my buddy is creating
why mexico? never been here, knew it was easy to get in during covid (no quarantine), same timezone (giving myself a break there) as the US, can fairly easily stay for long amounts of time, also the area i planned to go to i thought had access to some things i'd like to do.
first place i grabbed to stay is like a coworking hostel. i've been exploring about today and haven't really met anyone yet, thought i might stay there long term but i have a ton of shit and want a larger space for it as well as a full kitchen i can be messier/have nicer stuff in. never thought i'd travel with so much goofy stuff, but i've got the most/heaviest luggage ever on my trips at this point. i have a ninja blender, random flours, smoothie bullshit, a car helmet and gloves, boxing gloves for muay thai, bouldering shoes and chalk, 3 phones, 2 laptops, 2 displays, etc. trying to find an apartment.
super heavy electronics bag and car helmet.
aeromexico first class meal. was just a few bucks more since i was checking in 2 rather heavy bags. 4 hour flight, just like a US domestic first class trip experience would be.
my first night i walked to some kind of outdoor park/gym with calisthenics bros looking ripped in google maps pics. it was 12:30am on friday when i got there, and a bunch of guys were playing soccer, some on the equipment, and some chick with gloves was punching a tire 'bag' - then handed them off to another one to hit. lol pretty interesting to see. also a bit chilly, def could have used a light jacket. there is a taco guy literally outside the door of my place, i had 4 tacos and a pop for 47 pesos or $2.33. my tinder did not explode, my bumble, by 730am, had more hot chicks matched than my past 24 months in thailand/chicago/vegas put together. i haven't been able to swipe through my match queue since i don't pay for it, but it says there are 50 swipes right on me already apparently? so here's to hoping those aren't people looking to kidnap me for kidney harvesting.
tried to visit a muay thai place that looked promising today, looked closed. some coffee shops looked to be covid victims as well. the bouldering gym i went to had a pretty small wall/not sure the pic on google maps was even there, hmm... in any case, definitely still exploring for a place to stay around things i'd like to do.
diet has been shitty since eating my way through my last week of thailand and all the stuff on the way home, then at home with mom buying/making yummy things, just being in vegas a few days, and now i don't think i'll unpack/cook much over my 10 day hostel stay but there is a shared kitchen. totally understand IZZy saying if he was here all the time he'd get fat, because there are a ton of great looking places to try everywhere. big plus in that i shouldn't have to worry about not meeting 10k fitbit steps daily, as i'll just need to walk places anyway, but good to go exploring as well as to all the places i'll end up stuffing my facehole anyway. i'm at 24,342 steps right now at 8:40pm on my first full day. fitbit says that's about 3500 calories so i'll eat a bit more like a hungry fuck today. ok i didn't post this yesterday, went on to eat the burger and too much cauliflower thing below then go back home and pound down 10 more tacos anyway. unf need to get back on track. park and things i ate. 2 failed shakshuka attempts (both places took it off the menu) but i scored one this morning. they are supposed to be spicy, mine was sweet though. like they swapped whatever kick ingredient for sugar. not the way to go.
israeli place lunch when shakshuka plans failed
a nice park, dudes playing soccer next to this thing in the area
my too sweet shakshuka at an arabic seeming place, after leaving the french one where they also no longer have it
burger cauliflower, i'm sure a regular fries would have been less calories
had 6 tacos my first night and 10 the next. need to get these under control too. probably best if i try to only eat 1 corn tortilla on each as well
all in quite a rush, my plan was to get to mexico by last thursday. if out of the country for 330 days there is a big tax deduction one can take. if i touch the US jan 1 2022 i'll have accrued 331 days. thus the reason for the rush. i also had to set some stuff up for the new job while in the US. final interviews and salary negotiations from my parents' basement while i was back. i'll be a 1099 contract employee where legal responsibility for taxation, among other things, is pushed onto me, and my brother moved to NV - so i took this opportunity to create a NV LLC as well as become a NV state resident and escape IL taxation. this was mostly online, involved some last minute appointments and luck to get bank accounts as well as an actual license application in and without any guff. i did not think that would actually happen, maybe so many people are moving to NV that it helped me slide through that process despite thinking i did not provide adequate documentation.
have been to vegas a few times for friend trips and work, never visited the dam before though.
a shakshuka in vegas. i've had a craving for these since missing my place in thailand that made them. i've had 5 since leaving thailand and none have been as good, i've also had 7 different burgers now and none as good. miss my tiny island but perfect foodstuffs. if you have this with some keto bread / low carb/cal high protein (eggy) it's quite the solid healthy breakfast. this is the best iteration i've had lately (@neighborslv)
my bro's luna cycles sur ron and a dirtbike
i'll throw in a progress pic of the ebike my buddy is creating
why mexico? never been here, knew it was easy to get in during covid (no quarantine), same timezone (giving myself a break there) as the US, can fairly easily stay for long amounts of time, also the area i planned to go to i thought had access to some things i'd like to do.
first place i grabbed to stay is like a coworking hostel. i've been exploring about today and haven't really met anyone yet, thought i might stay there long term but i have a ton of shit and want a larger space for it as well as a full kitchen i can be messier/have nicer stuff in. never thought i'd travel with so much goofy stuff, but i've got the most/heaviest luggage ever on my trips at this point. i have a ninja blender, random flours, smoothie bullshit, a car helmet and gloves, boxing gloves for muay thai, bouldering shoes and chalk, 3 phones, 2 laptops, 2 displays, etc. trying to find an apartment.
super heavy electronics bag and car helmet.
aeromexico first class meal. was just a few bucks more since i was checking in 2 rather heavy bags. 4 hour flight, just like a US domestic first class trip experience would be.
my first night i walked to some kind of outdoor park/gym with calisthenics bros looking ripped in google maps pics. it was 12:30am on friday when i got there, and a bunch of guys were playing soccer, some on the equipment, and some chick with gloves was punching a tire 'bag' - then handed them off to another one to hit. lol pretty interesting to see. also a bit chilly, def could have used a light jacket. there is a taco guy literally outside the door of my place, i had 4 tacos and a pop for 47 pesos or $2.33. my tinder did not explode, my bumble, by 730am, had more hot chicks matched than my past 24 months in thailand/chicago/vegas put together. i haven't been able to swipe through my match queue since i don't pay for it, but it says there are 50 swipes right on me already apparently? so here's to hoping those aren't people looking to kidnap me for kidney harvesting.
tried to visit a muay thai place that looked promising today, looked closed. some coffee shops looked to be covid victims as well. the bouldering gym i went to had a pretty small wall/not sure the pic on google maps was even there, hmm... in any case, definitely still exploring for a place to stay around things i'd like to do.
diet has been shitty since eating my way through my last week of thailand and all the stuff on the way home, then at home with mom buying/making yummy things, just being in vegas a few days, and now i don't think i'll unpack/cook much over my 10 day hostel stay but there is a shared kitchen. totally understand IZZy saying if he was here all the time he'd get fat, because there are a ton of great looking places to try everywhere. big plus in that i shouldn't have to worry about not meeting 10k fitbit steps daily, as i'll just need to walk places anyway, but good to go exploring as well as to all the places i'll end up stuffing my facehole anyway. i'm at 24,342 steps right now at 8:40pm on my first full day. fitbit says that's about 3500 calories so i'll eat a bit more like a hungry fuck today. ok i didn't post this yesterday, went on to eat the burger and too much cauliflower thing below then go back home and pound down 10 more tacos anyway. unf need to get back on track. park and things i ate. 2 failed shakshuka attempts (both places took it off the menu) but i scored one this morning. they are supposed to be spicy, mine was sweet though. like they swapped whatever kick ingredient for sugar. not the way to go.
israeli place lunch when shakshuka plans failed
a nice park, dudes playing soccer next to this thing in the area
my too sweet shakshuka at an arabic seeming place, after leaving the french one where they also no longer have it
burger cauliflower, i'm sure a regular fries would have been less calories
had 6 tacos my first night and 10 the next. need to get these under control too. probably best if i try to only eat 1 corn tortilla on each as well