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per_soloAh, life...remember when you were carefree, and had none of the concerns of the "Adult" day to day? I know that I was rarely "carefree" growing up, but yeah, I'm finding that I'm remembering less and less as the ages go by.
Today was the final step in my crown/root canal bit. Am glad it's over with, and it's nice to have the tooth "whole" again, but man...what an expense.
I keep hearing Homer Simpson's voice in my head...well, actually Lenny's voice, saying "Dental Plan" over and over...I'll figure out how to pay $1K...somehow.
Stomach hurts, but that's not abnormal. Actually thought I was feverish earlier...AND, managed to put a big tear into a favored pair of jeans...to the point that I may as well pitch them...no further use.
Convention stuff is still tearing my head apart...got good suggestions for next year's programming...it should come off very well. Am still angsting about the charge we got hit with this year...it's nice, and comforting, to hear from several well placed people that there is no way in hell I should take that personal...
In short, we had a charge come up, called Attrition..I ranted about this a while ago. basically, we didn't get our room nights..not a big surprise, we rarely do..well, this attrition charge was added to the contracts for '04...and also '05. Unless I knew specifically what I was looking for, there was no way I could have found it. Not to mention that many others looked over these contracts, so I'm not alone in missing it.
But, it still happened to MY year. So, whereas my year was gong to break even, instead, it goes down as having a hellacious deficit...and puts future years at serious problem.
Lots of ideas have been bandied about for making up some of that cash...A Bowl-A-Thon was mentioned...approaching past GOHs, and seeing if we can put together an e-bay auction with their help (You know, either signed books, art from art gohs, that type of thing), but the question becomes, how do you ask former guests to help with such things? I've given my ideas, and even offered to be the contact point on one GOH, if they wish me to be. My tenure as a member of the board of directors for COJ (the group that puts Incon on), is almost over. End of September..and, I'm damned sure not taking any position for next year.
burnout? Close...very close. Then again, part of that is job frustration.
Got my 2nd Unemployment check today...so, I can at least pay my rent. Woohoo!
Debated doing what I've seen others do..put up a Paypal link..but, that still is a little close to begging, in my mind...so, won't be doing that yet. I won't say at all, because PLG knows where this ride is going to take me. :-P
Started Role-Playing for the first time ina while last night..a Star Wars campaign that friends are in...they needed someone to play a secondary pilot, who could fire guns..I came up with an intersting concept, and have already been accused of playing a Han Solo type (Yeah, I know..that's SO hard to picture of me)..but, really, I set the character up as a smuggler with an...interesting history..and a "Ok, what do I need to do to survive" type mindset...he is a lot of fun, so far, with one session.
Feel like there's a lot more, but the brain just isn't organizing it too well right now...ah well, we'll see if more comes out of me later...still feel bad that I haven't updated my political blog in a damn long time...don't know that I will, until I find a job...hard to work yourself up on ranting about the way things are going when your brain is more wired into surviving...but, eventually. Kinda why I've been having a hard time updating here, as well. :-)
Today was the final step in my crown/root canal bit. Am glad it's over with, and it's nice to have the tooth "whole" again, but man...what an expense.
I keep hearing Homer Simpson's voice in my head...well, actually Lenny's voice, saying "Dental Plan" over and over...I'll figure out how to pay $1K...somehow.
Stomach hurts, but that's not abnormal. Actually thought I was feverish earlier...AND, managed to put a big tear into a favored pair of jeans...to the point that I may as well pitch them...no further use.
Convention stuff is still tearing my head apart...got good suggestions for next year's programming...it should come off very well. Am still angsting about the charge we got hit with this year...it's nice, and comforting, to hear from several well placed people that there is no way in hell I should take that personal...
In short, we had a charge come up, called Attrition..I ranted about this a while ago. basically, we didn't get our room nights..not a big surprise, we rarely do..well, this attrition charge was added to the contracts for '04...and also '05. Unless I knew specifically what I was looking for, there was no way I could have found it. Not to mention that many others looked over these contracts, so I'm not alone in missing it.
But, it still happened to MY year. So, whereas my year was gong to break even, instead, it goes down as having a hellacious deficit...and puts future years at serious problem.
Lots of ideas have been bandied about for making up some of that cash...A Bowl-A-Thon was mentioned...approaching past GOHs, and seeing if we can put together an e-bay auction with their help (You know, either signed books, art from art gohs, that type of thing), but the question becomes, how do you ask former guests to help with such things? I've given my ideas, and even offered to be the contact point on one GOH, if they wish me to be. My tenure as a member of the board of directors for COJ (the group that puts Incon on), is almost over. End of September..and, I'm damned sure not taking any position for next year.
burnout? Close...very close. Then again, part of that is job frustration.
Got my 2nd Unemployment check today...so, I can at least pay my rent. Woohoo!
Debated doing what I've seen others do..put up a Paypal link..but, that still is a little close to begging, in my mind...so, won't be doing that yet. I won't say at all, because PLG knows where this ride is going to take me. :-P
Started Role-Playing for the first time ina while last night..a Star Wars campaign that friends are in...they needed someone to play a secondary pilot, who could fire guns..I came up with an intersting concept, and have already been accused of playing a Han Solo type (Yeah, I know..that's SO hard to picture of me)..but, really, I set the character up as a smuggler with an...interesting history..and a "Ok, what do I need to do to survive" type mindset...he is a lot of fun, so far, with one session.
Feel like there's a lot more, but the brain just isn't organizing it too well right now...ah well, we'll see if more comes out of me later...still feel bad that I haven't updated my political blog in a damn long time...don't know that I will, until I find a job...hard to work yourself up on ranting about the way things are going when your brain is more wired into surviving...but, eventually. Kinda why I've been having a hard time updating here, as well. :-)
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