schmupdates
Haven't posted in awhile. Here's the scoop.
Bankruptcy
I've spent some time on the phone with a couple of different attorneys (haven't retained one yet) and they have assured me that the co-signers on my private loans are safe. In fact, I can keep my private loans (which I intend to do) and just eliminate the credit card debt. After a lot of exploration, this option seems most logical. If I use a credit consolidation service, they will also allow my cards to go unpaid until deals can be negotiated to chop the balance in half. While this would be nice, my credit would be just as trashed as it would be if I declared bankruptcy, with seven years to repair it. Worst-case scenario (bankruptcy wise) my credit is shit for a decade, but that's only if post-bankruptcy I immediately do the same thing all over again. If I'm wiser this time and pay off my loans (which I intend to do) then within three years my credit will be shiny enough that i can get a mortgage. Woot! Now all I need is a lawyer who can help me rip through this circus prior to the October 17th deadline. Yikes.
JOB
I'm almost afraid to say this, but I'm liking this grant writer thing. It really appeals to my sense of competitiveness: going against lots of annonymous strangers in a head to head battle royale for cash. My organization is needier than your organization. Yeah. Lots of research, writing, digging, organizing (this is the hardest part), finding numbers that add up, etc. I'm excited about the potential rush of being told that I hit a home run.
ZORI3
Enter the downside of my new 40 hour workweek: less time for personal projects. Piss. I have lots of articles in constructions, and none yet complete. I hope to update tonight, dammit. And I need more creative stuff. Gimme gimme.
Books
Working every chance I get on polishing and perfecting. Seeing one of the ways the nonfiction book is unique: talking about spiritual struggle and loss of faith from a non-Abrahamic perspective. Enjoying working on both, weaving back and forth. Breathing. Taking my time.
Refugee Support
Gee and I are taking a shift at the Portland refugee shelter this weekend as representatives of the Order of Thelemic Knights (OTK). No training required, lots of greeting and handing out pamphlets and ushering people to initial intake locations. I'm looking forward to jumping the fire.
Dreams
Have been explosive lately. All about the build-up to 10-31. This time of year leaves my arm hair standing at attention, and makes drinking impossible. Strange scent in the air.
Smile.
Bankruptcy
I've spent some time on the phone with a couple of different attorneys (haven't retained one yet) and they have assured me that the co-signers on my private loans are safe. In fact, I can keep my private loans (which I intend to do) and just eliminate the credit card debt. After a lot of exploration, this option seems most logical. If I use a credit consolidation service, they will also allow my cards to go unpaid until deals can be negotiated to chop the balance in half. While this would be nice, my credit would be just as trashed as it would be if I declared bankruptcy, with seven years to repair it. Worst-case scenario (bankruptcy wise) my credit is shit for a decade, but that's only if post-bankruptcy I immediately do the same thing all over again. If I'm wiser this time and pay off my loans (which I intend to do) then within three years my credit will be shiny enough that i can get a mortgage. Woot! Now all I need is a lawyer who can help me rip through this circus prior to the October 17th deadline. Yikes.
JOB
I'm almost afraid to say this, but I'm liking this grant writer thing. It really appeals to my sense of competitiveness: going against lots of annonymous strangers in a head to head battle royale for cash. My organization is needier than your organization. Yeah. Lots of research, writing, digging, organizing (this is the hardest part), finding numbers that add up, etc. I'm excited about the potential rush of being told that I hit a home run.
ZORI3
Enter the downside of my new 40 hour workweek: less time for personal projects. Piss. I have lots of articles in constructions, and none yet complete. I hope to update tonight, dammit. And I need more creative stuff. Gimme gimme.
Books
Working every chance I get on polishing and perfecting. Seeing one of the ways the nonfiction book is unique: talking about spiritual struggle and loss of faith from a non-Abrahamic perspective. Enjoying working on both, weaving back and forth. Breathing. Taking my time.
Refugee Support
Gee and I are taking a shift at the Portland refugee shelter this weekend as representatives of the Order of Thelemic Knights (OTK). No training required, lots of greeting and handing out pamphlets and ushering people to initial intake locations. I'm looking forward to jumping the fire.
Dreams
Have been explosive lately. All about the build-up to 10-31. This time of year leaves my arm hair standing at attention, and makes drinking impossible. Strange scent in the air.
Smile.