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• janne76

  i'll be living in a tent.

  don't quit your day jobs, yet, my friends, the freelance life is harsh. and so is holland.

  well imaginable they vote for extreme right, current politics has made an utter unbelievable mess of this country.

  my aim/dream in life is either moving to germany or switzerland. i don't care if i have a garbageman or not.

  fuck you, holland.

  fuck you and your pancakes.

  Jul 2, 09, 4:17 p.m. – Permalink

• raf

  Didn't you always want to move to London?

  • way too expensive shit there.– janne761/2

    move to berlin– lukus_W2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:19 p.m. – Permalink

• doesnotexist

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:19 p.m. – Permalink

• jimzyk

  is there any room for me janne?
  ill bring some cakes...

  • yer welcome, esp. with cakes– janne76

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:27 p.m. – Permalink

• zarkonite

  good luck!

  I had a friend who lived in a van in switzerland doing freelance graphic design for a year... seemed to work out all right.

  • switzerland has a great way of handling EU immigrants.– janne76

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:30 p.m. – Permalink

• Kiggen

  Freelance life is not harsh, you just have to work your ass off & be persistant in the things you want to do.

  • thanks for your comforting wors. really helped.– janne761/2

    you really have no idea how 2 clients fucked me up.– janne762/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:34 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  You aren't really going to be homeless, are you? Is the economy that bad in Holland?

  • i am. and, no, i wasn't whining.– janne76

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:42 p.m. – Permalink

• janne76

  i have tried all recruitment agencies. applied for design jobs (last one said i was good enough to be self-employed, so i was rejected).

  • as what though, a man-whore? tent-puter-upper? pro-bagman, pro-homeless-dude?– airey1/2

    yes, something along those lines..– janne762/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:43 p.m. – Permalink

• airey

  send us a postal address (po box obviously) and we can send you any kitchen appliances we no longer use. they should work a treat in your tent.

  • thx though. i have those. and i am not sure about any p.o. box. but thanks.– janne76

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:44 p.m. – Permalink

• SoulFly

  what did the 2 clients do to you? Made you invest a lot of time and then they drop the project?

  • along those lines. museum in crisis, little budget, everyone liked my proposal there, >– janne761/3

    but the temp. director doesn't know what he wants and possibly will not pay me for close to 120 hours of work..– janne762/3

    other one is a small one and can fuck right off..– janne763/3

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:44 p.m. – Permalink

• janne76

  i will also be illegal because i am not registered anywhere. we'll see what happens, but i will be meaner and more persistent to any govt. agency than i was before.

  noone does SHIT for you here. even if you paid serious amounts of tax for years.

  like i said, fuck you holland and your overpriced self-absorbed cuntishness.

  • Do you have to be registered somewhere in Netherlands?– raf

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:45 p.m. – Permalink

• Rand

  jesus, janne, that's fucking tragic! I feel terrible! I feel like I should move there and put you up in a spare room, but I'd probably end up in a tent as well

  • we could make pancakes my friend. :)– janne761/4

    that fucking museum fucked off on ya?– Rand2/4

    yeah, even though i got all the staff and some externals on my dside, so story ain't finished yet..– janne763/4

    *side– janne764/4

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:47 p.m. – Permalink

• sikma

  So my grand father made a smart move by leaving after WW2?

  Good to know.

  • ps. Best of luck to you.– sikma1/4

    yup, be thankful sikma. where do you live btw?– janne762/4

    Vancouver Canada
    AKA "The promised land"– sikma3/4

    yeah, i know a lot of dutchies still move there, seems a lot better..– janne764/4

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:48 p.m. – Permalink

• janne76

  seriously, asking for food last week amongst my friends (most in creative industry) didn't work out well either. everyone seems (i can't speak for all) to be fucking tense lately.

  • nobody would give you food? are you fucking kidding me?– Rand1/4

    one offered me it finally by SMS but said life & carreer is my own responsibility..– janne762/4

    which is true.. but i am really lost now.– janne763/4

    those are shitty friends, I wish you the best of luck– ernexbcn4/4

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:48 p.m. – Permalink

• janne76

  on the other hand, what does "friend" mean these days? i have always been trying to be generous to everyone.

  i still even owe tomkat 500 euro's for very good coding work (yes he is good, must be said again, also in terms of design), and i feel ashamed for still not being able to pay him. life is fucking hard.

  my site is offline and haven't got the time or peace of mind to work out something decent.

  • amen to that– Gucci1/3

    Shoot me a line if you need to host your site somewhere, I can add it to my MT account for you :)– jamble2/3

    Then maybe at least you can have a folio online if needed.– jamble3/3

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:53 p.m. – Permalink

• janne76

  i am telling you folks, over the past couple of years everything foreigners believed is beautiful about the netherlands is declining..
  almost on any political level there is a crisis right now.

  mostly rooted in our waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overpopulated small area mostly depending on export and distribution, so that sucks baws in a crisis.

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:55 p.m. – Permalink

• janne76

  i wish you would know how many people are leaving the netherlands. last week it was in the news that even poor immigrants are leaving the country. that says a lot.

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:56 p.m. – Permalink

• version3

  are you kidding me?
  no food?
  no house?
  where's the internet connection coming from?

  • my moms place. but she said to move into a tent and make a statement. she and a community worker knows about my hilarious situation.– janne761/7

    my hilarious situation.– janne762/7

    hilarious = not being able to receive help because i am not registered anywhere..– janne763/7

    fucking damn, i'm speechless. at the very least you have fam. :(– version34/7

    1 person only. my dad's a selfish alcoholic somewhere in france.– janne765/7

    my mom's dead and dad's a fuck, haven't talked in over a year. appreciate what you can my friend– version36/7

    yup, thx v3. respect.– janne767/7

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 4:58 p.m. – Permalink

• juhls

  Good luck, janne. I hope things work out.

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 5:01 p.m. – Permalink

• alicetheblue

  That is so scarey ... I feel for you.

  

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  Dog-earJul 2, 09, 5:03 p.m. – Permalink

• Machuse

  what kind of work do you do janne? (if you seriously need help)I may need designers and developers for a large project - wont be anything super immediate ... but next month?

  • thanks, see next page though..– janne76

  

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