Hate to say it, and I'm just gonna come out and say it because I'm pretty depressed right now...
I may lose my server in February. Or, to be more precise, I may have to refrain from renewing in February and get myself something like a VPS, which would mean I'd need to desperately cut back on what I host...
There is a chance my finances will turn before then, but at this point, I'm not hopeful. I've finally used up all the safety margin available, and if I choose to renew, it may be at the expense of things like eating and electricity; i.e., I may not be able to do it.
I'm saying this now so that arrangements can be made...
Basically, the deal is that I have ADHD, so I find it difficult to hold down a regular job -- at this point, Ritalin helps, but the problem is that between my job history (read: shit) and now Diabetes (read: I'm a bit out of shape for manual labour), I can't find jobs that I can do where someone will hire me. So I've been trying to get my own business going - I do websites, I do hosting, I do computer repair (it's the latter that I think will get me going here locally, as I have a very very small client base, and word is spreading at a glacial rate)................................
Point being, I'm about to have trouble even paying my monthly bills, much less being able to afford a server... although since I have business clients, I'll have to take care of them and make sure they pay their own way (as I'd done a couple of them to help build my portfolio, a couple of them are free - but they should do fine on a cheap shared account, and that should work out).
Sorry. Rambling. I feel bad about this, so I'm unconsciously doing everything I can to avoid the issue, while consciously trying to explain.
The good news is that, even in the worst case, I pre-pay for the server on a yearly basis, so it's mine until February. And frankly, if I can get money coming in, I really would like to retain my server, and still continue to host these projects like kolmafia.us. OTOH, will people continue to trust me after this message? I cannot predict - and at the moment, I cannot say I'll have a server, so it may be correct. :-(
I may lose my server in February. Or, to be more precise, I may have to refrain from renewing in February and get myself something like a VPS, which would mean I'd need to desperately cut back on what I host...
There is a chance my finances will turn before then, but at this point, I'm not hopeful. I've finally used up all the safety margin available, and if I choose to renew, it may be at the expense of things like eating and electricity; i.e., I may not be able to do it.
I'm saying this now so that arrangements can be made...
Basically, the deal is that I have ADHD, so I find it difficult to hold down a regular job -- at this point, Ritalin helps, but the problem is that between my job history (read: shit) and now Diabetes (read: I'm a bit out of shape for manual labour), I can't find jobs that I can do where someone will hire me. So I've been trying to get my own business going - I do websites, I do hosting, I do computer repair (it's the latter that I think will get me going here locally, as I have a very very small client base, and word is spreading at a glacial rate)................................
Point being, I'm about to have trouble even paying my monthly bills, much less being able to afford a server... although since I have business clients, I'll have to take care of them and make sure they pay their own way (as I'd done a couple of them to help build my portfolio, a couple of them are free - but they should do fine on a cheap shared account, and that should work out).
Sorry. Rambling. I feel bad about this, so I'm unconsciously doing everything I can to avoid the issue, while consciously trying to explain.
The good news is that, even in the worst case, I pre-pay for the server on a yearly basis, so it's mine until February. And frankly, if I can get money coming in, I really would like to retain my server, and still continue to host these projects like kolmafia.us. OTOH, will people continue to trust me after this message? I cannot predict - and at the moment, I cannot say I'll have a server, so it may be correct. :-(