Mrrfleness.
First off I'd like to welcome westly to my whacky world. Thanks for adding me back! Don't mind the slight angst floating around here right now. College stuff and money issues are icky-boo.
So I went for the interview today. I wasn't accepted nor rejected as it was an informative sort of thing, supposedly. I'm annoyed because it was the weight of the costs with loans and crap, and having to pay about $159 a month for starters that's stopped me from getting the paperwork and all signed today. Mom wanted to sit and talk about it. But I don't know how many times I have had to stress I am FULLY aware of the requirements and commitment this involves. I wouldn't be doing ANY of this if I wasn't ready to grab the bull by the horns about it. It's annoying because it always involves money, and people act like I've sat around and done nothing because I don't have a solid 9-5 job paying weekly.
But as I pointed out to my mother, I have been holding my own real well with my art and crafts, bringing in money for myself, and she hasn't had to give me much money recently, period. Because I have been paying for my own stuff. People need to relax and have a lot more faith in me. Which is what puzzles me so much. I never caught any flack like this before in anything that I have ever done. I've always had good education stressed at me, yes. And I have always given my all into everything that I do, and then some. Which is why it leaves me feeling as if I should pull all my fur out when they treat me like this.
I'm not going to let it get to me though, because I know what I am capable of and what will be best for me. I am doing this because I want to, and I'll be damned if I'm going to sit back and make my mother pay for it. After all she's done for me raising me and putting up with my neurotic self, in the face that she finally accepted that a place like Remington is better for me (which means losing TOPS, yeah).... I'm not a user. I don't sit on my ass and do nothing all day. Like I told her. I might spend a lot of time on my computer or doing things related to it or my arts and crafts... but that's because it's going to be my future source of income, or at least part of it. It's what I do. Just like Mike sits in front of computers because it's what he does, being in Computer Network Operations.
So enough rambling. We didn't sign the paperwork today because mom got nervous about the money chunk. I hate money. So I'm going to have to pay around $200 a month. I've been looking hard for a place to work, but haven't gotten any callbacks. Which is why tomorrow I plan to go and bug some people.
The sad thing is, with all of the jewelry and art stuff and crafts I have... I have well over $1,000 in merchandise. It's all a matter of finding a lucrative outlet to sell it through. I'm afraid as much as I don't want to with all the hell I am hearing others are having, I might have to make a PayPal account and use my eBay seller's account.
Bottom line is I need every dime I can get. So as much as I might suck, anyone looking for commissions on artwork, stories, jewelry, dreamcatchers, or anything else you can think up that is crafty... ask me... you never know... I am open wide for commissions. Buy a necklace or earrings or a staff or dreamcatcher, help pay my way through college! And everyone is happy!
Hmm. I have some computer games I have never played before that I am going to sell also. Schizm and Neverwinter Nights. I even have an older, and VERY good game, Privateer II: The Darkening. Also, I have a cute little PURPLE wobbly worble ostrich puppet thing. I love it to death, but I figure someone else might be able to offer it a good home. So I'll probably be posting that on Furbid real soon.
Now I have to start getting ready for my trip. I'm hoping to make some money selling stuff while I'm up there, yesp. So we shall see. Like I said, let those commissions fly!
So I went for the interview today. I wasn't accepted nor rejected as it was an informative sort of thing, supposedly. I'm annoyed because it was the weight of the costs with loans and crap, and having to pay about $159 a month for starters that's stopped me from getting the paperwork and all signed today. Mom wanted to sit and talk about it. But I don't know how many times I have had to stress I am FULLY aware of the requirements and commitment this involves. I wouldn't be doing ANY of this if I wasn't ready to grab the bull by the horns about it. It's annoying because it always involves money, and people act like I've sat around and done nothing because I don't have a solid 9-5 job paying weekly.
But as I pointed out to my mother, I have been holding my own real well with my art and crafts, bringing in money for myself, and she hasn't had to give me much money recently, period. Because I have been paying for my own stuff. People need to relax and have a lot more faith in me. Which is what puzzles me so much. I never caught any flack like this before in anything that I have ever done. I've always had good education stressed at me, yes. And I have always given my all into everything that I do, and then some. Which is why it leaves me feeling as if I should pull all my fur out when they treat me like this.
I'm not going to let it get to me though, because I know what I am capable of and what will be best for me. I am doing this because I want to, and I'll be damned if I'm going to sit back and make my mother pay for it. After all she's done for me raising me and putting up with my neurotic self, in the face that she finally accepted that a place like Remington is better for me (which means losing TOPS, yeah).... I'm not a user. I don't sit on my ass and do nothing all day. Like I told her. I might spend a lot of time on my computer or doing things related to it or my arts and crafts... but that's because it's going to be my future source of income, or at least part of it. It's what I do. Just like Mike sits in front of computers because it's what he does, being in Computer Network Operations.
So enough rambling. We didn't sign the paperwork today because mom got nervous about the money chunk. I hate money. So I'm going to have to pay around $200 a month. I've been looking hard for a place to work, but haven't gotten any callbacks. Which is why tomorrow I plan to go and bug some people.
The sad thing is, with all of the jewelry and art stuff and crafts I have... I have well over $1,000 in merchandise. It's all a matter of finding a lucrative outlet to sell it through. I'm afraid as much as I don't want to with all the hell I am hearing others are having, I might have to make a PayPal account and use my eBay seller's account.
Bottom line is I need every dime I can get. So as much as I might suck, anyone looking for commissions on artwork, stories, jewelry, dreamcatchers, or anything else you can think up that is crafty... ask me... you never know... I am open wide for commissions. Buy a necklace or earrings or a staff or dreamcatcher, help pay my way through college! And everyone is happy!
Hmm. I have some computer games I have never played before that I am going to sell also. Schizm and Neverwinter Nights. I even have an older, and VERY good game, Privateer II: The Darkening. Also, I have a cute little PURPLE wobbly worble ostrich puppet thing. I love it to death, but I figure someone else might be able to offer it a good home. So I'll probably be posting that on Furbid real soon.
Now I have to start getting ready for my trip. I'm hoping to make some money selling stuff while I'm up there, yesp. So we shall see. Like I said, let those commissions fly!