| Job interview! |
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| 04:49pm 21/12/2009 |
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Next Monday! I think this is pretty much a sure thing. It's not a GREAT job, but it'll pay the bills, and it will free me up to pursue things which are More Relevant to My Interests. YES! |
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| scam reporting |
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| 11:25pm 20/12/2009 |
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You guys are a smart and varied bunch, so I thought I'd posit this question to you.
I responded to a job listing on Craigslist recently (after carefully weeding out the ones that reeked too much of scams and other tomfoolery) and got a reply back. In the reply, I was requested to take a credit report on a site they recommended and send back my score, because they had had "bad experiences" with an employee in the past. The site they linked to wasn't one I recognized, so I did a Google search for it and found that it only returned two hits. Figuring that no legitimate credit reporting site would have such a small presence on Google, I looked up its registration info and found it was registered by a guy in Vegas using a most unprofessional-sounding email address about ten days ago.
I think it's fairly safe to say we have a scam on our hands.
I was going to report it on Craigslist, but as the posting has already been taken down, I think someone else must have beaten me to the punch. But honestly, I'd like to see the site taken down and the dirtbag(s) who created it busted. So my question is this:
Who do I report attempted credit fraud/identity theft scams like this to? Should I call the police, email someone, or what? I'd like to see this one nipped in the bud before somebody actually gets taken. |
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| Christmas Art Cards! |
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| 04:11pm 20/12/2009 |
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By Tod!
http://djinni.livejournal.com/202807.html
They're only $10, which is pretty cheap for an art card...but there's a twist! Tod is doing these "white elephant" style. That means you give him an art prompt (along the theme of "sword and sorcery"), he draws it, and randomly gives it to ANOTHER player in the game, whereas you randomly receive the card someone else prompted.
Doesn't that sound like fun?
It's going on for the rest of the day/evening, so if you're interested, check it out!
Oh, and Tod's holiday weekend sale is still going on too.
http://djinni.livejournal.com/202047.html |
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| 2009 Year in Review Meme |
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| 06:08pm 19/12/2009 |
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mood:  okay
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Because everyone else was doing it and dammit I wanna be popular.
1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
Moved almost 2000 miles across the country to start a new life in a place I'd never even visited. I THINK I WIN THIS ONE, GUYS.
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any resolutions last year. I have a number of goals for 2010, but I don't know if I'll actually call them "resolutions."
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not this time! Edit: WAIT HANG ON, I just found out that my longtime friend (since high school), Clint, just became a daddy again yesterday. Congrats, man!!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thank God, no.
5. What countries did you visit?
None yet, but once I get my passport sorted out, I shall be checking out Canada!
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Money would be nice. XD Some progress on my goals. Nicer clothes. A more cohesive look. Better health. More time to hang with groupies friends.
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The day we hit the road, October 30th. That was...so many emotions. Pain, exhilaration, fear, anticipation...that was one hell of a day.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting here, man. Getting here.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not being employed by now. :/
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I never go a year without getting some kind of sick. This year was the first time I ever had an illness that made me lose my VOICE, though. In fact it's still not 100% completely back to normal, though it's almost there.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Our Garmin nuvi, "Christina." My gosh, guys, I wish I had had this GPS for every friggin' road trip I have ever been on in the past. It has truly made all the difference.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
A number of friends did awesome things this year, dealing with personal issues, confronting inner demons, improving their lives. Too many names to name.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Those jerks who kept bothering ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) dingybatty. Grrr. >:[
14. Where did most of your money go?
Money?
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
MOVING! Seriously, guys, this was a rather tremendous event in my life.
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder?
Happier, definitely. Even with all my current troubles, I'm a lot better off here than I was there.
b) thinner or fatter?
Thinner! I'm gettin' SEXAY.
c) richer or poorer?
Most ASSUREDLY poorer. >.>
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Creative stuff. Writing. Performing. Anything productive, really.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
...internet. x_x
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
djinni's girlfriend will be coming over and we are going to eat Christmas cookies and decorate the tree with paper crabs and consume yummy individual cereals.
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
No, not this year.
22. How many one-night stands?
No comment.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Venture Bros., what little I saw of it.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
There are several people I dislike, but I don't actually HATE anyone.
25. What was the best book you read?
This year? Probably How to Win Friends and Influence People. Amazing insights in that ol' thing.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I...discovered I don't hate Britney Spears and Lady Gaga? XD Please don't judge me.
27. What did you want and get?
Freedom.
28. What did you want and not get?
A job. ;p
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Coraline, oh my gosh. That was a movie that lived up to EVERY expectation I had of it.
30. What did you do on your birthday?
I drove. XD I had some fun birthday times with friends along the way here, though! *waves at kulhain and neverwench and jonaswins and dingybatty*
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
*sigh* Money. I hate to sound like a broken record, but being broke is getting old. ;p
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Needs moar retrogoth.
33. What kept you sane?
Keeping my eyes fixed on a better future.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I'm not really into celebrities that much.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
I've grown to loathe politics.
36. Who did you miss?
Too many to mention. My family, my nieces, my far-flung friends across the country and the world...I wish we could all live closer together.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Too many to name! farellemoon, arphalia, ayadolly, seso...honestly, trying to list all the awesome new people I've met this year would leave me in the awkward position of missing someone!
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
If you want something, you can't just wait around for it to fall into your lap. You have to go out and get it. That's been my mantra as of late, and I still need to learn how to apply it better. But I'm getting there. |
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| Discount art from a top notch artist! |
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| 06:16pm 18/12/2009 |
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Hey guys! The exceedingly talented Tod Wills (http://www.ninjahijinx.com) is having a holiday commission sale, these are some of the cheapest prices he has EVER given his art away for before. Seriously, given the quality of his work, he is almost criminally undercharging here.
You can read all about it on his Livejournal: http://djinni.livejournal.com/202047.html
Go check it out! I promise you'll never live to regret it.
(And really, I'm not just saying all this because Tod's my roommate, you guys. My icon and the Seraph were both his work, so you know he does good things!) |
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| Razz is off with family, Stoker is super sleepy |
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| 10:00pm 17/12/2009 |
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mood:  sleepy
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I dropped Razz off at the airport to go spend Christmas and New Years with her family. We hung out with friends yesterday and today in the meantime. Lots to say about that when I'm more awake. Right now, I am wiped out.
I think I shall go to bed early tonight. |
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| Going to Seattle, BRB |
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| 04:09am 16/12/2009 |
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Razz and I are heading out to Seattle later today to see the city, spend the night, and get ready to drop her and our houseguest (whom we have neglected even to mention on here...oops!) off at the airport. It should be a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to it!
Our hotel room will have wireless and I will (if it's alright with him) be taking djinni's laptop with me, so I might be able to post/communicate again tomorrow, but it's no guarantee. If not, seeya Thursday! |
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| Slightly buzzed... |
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| 03:44am 11/12/2009 |
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mood:  still kinda buzzed
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...at least I was a little earlier. Tried a little rum with generic cola. Wasn't too bad! Considering that the most alcohol I've ever had in my life was a couple of sips of wine, it didn't take too long for me to get a bit buzzed. It was an interesting experience. Kind of dizzy, but not necessarily in a bad way. Don't think I'd make a habit of it, but maybe every now and then. And I definitely don't want to get any MORE under the influence than I was. I think I shall stick to my policy of being in complete control of my faculties as often as possible.
So, yeah, all of you out there who have always wanted to see me drink? It's happened. You can all stop tut-tutting at teetotalling Stoker now. ;D |
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| Not doing FC after all |
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| 01:37pm 08/12/2009 |
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After talking it over with razzek, we've decided that it's unrealistic to expect to be able to go to Further Confusion this year. I still don't have a job, her savings are too depleted, she's not guaranteed to make money there, and we have to be able to make Furry Fiesta in February, a con which we are obligated to. So, no FC for us.
I'm not as bummed as I thought I would be, considering the circumstances. We're not nearly as far from most of the friends we would have seen at the con as we would have been before (though I am REALLY sorry we're going to be missing out on hanging with you, Q; that's the part I feel worst about), and this will give us plenty of time to plan for it next year, which we WILL make, by gum.
On the plus side, we're strongly considering adding MFF to our convention roster for the coming year, and I KNOW a number of you guys wanted to see us at that one. And of course there's always Anthrocon. Other than that...I don't know what our con schedule is going to be like. Razz's business has been very inconsistent at the cons so far and I, not being an artist, don't make ANYTHING at them, so it's been a bit of a major hit to the wallet this entire past year. So we're going to have to rethink our entire game plan for them. We've already been talking about a few changes to Razz's business model, so this can only lead to more good things and good ideas in the future. Keep watching this space for further updates. |
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