And take a deep breath...
Okay, so I've been MIA for the past week. Very good explanation--besides the fact that I suck. My nerves are, essentially, shot. I was contacted by a staffing agency...they wanted to recommend me for a job with a VERY presitigious law firm. I'm talking...an international firm...that would help me with my goals so very very much. Plus, the pay is outstanding. I would be working as a clerk...but it would still help me finish my paralegal studies...and possibly help me with my LSATs and law school (if I ever decide to go). So...what's the problem, right? Well, I haven't heard anything more from the staffing company...and I feel like maybe I jinxed the whole damned thing by getting too excited about it, you know? I mean, I made a deal that if I got this job...I would donate 2.5% of my income to the Animal Resource Center...another 2.5% to Project Save...and a final 2.5% to various charities (a different one every month, maybe). Now...originally, I wanted to donate 5% to each...but I'm not sure that's possible with the amount of debt I'm in. So...Higher Power...here's the deal. 2.5% to each charity (the third being a different one every month)...so that's 7.5%, right? Well, after my first year of working, I'll up that to 3.5% each...after my second year, I'll up it to 4.5% each. And, finally, 5% each. And then, once my loans are paid up, I'll contribute a full 20% of my income to charity. I'm not sure which charities I will donate to at that point...but that's my deal, yo! So...please, tell me I still have a shot at this awesome job that could possibly change my life FOREVER. Okay...thanks for listening to me ramble...and make deals with God/Goddess/Creator/Higher Power/etc. Whoo...I feel a little better.