Guan, in response to my last blog: “I am beginning to feel like jipe (warning Danish). I would never dream of writing fan fic myself, just like I am an atheist, but l think it is beautiful that at least some people find meaning in something.”
Hehe, the biggest meaning I found whilst writing fan fiction is that I’ll never do it again. 🙂 I’m much happier writing my own stuff, thanks very much. Now if only I felt comfortable posting it on the net… Nah, it’s not an insecurity problem, it’s a paranoia problem. I don’t want anyone to steal what I’m writing now.
But, Guan, I like your new redesign. Very nice, sleek, and still stylish. Nice work. 🙂
I got a great email from a lawyer friend of mine today who helped a great deal with the PotterWar campaign, and then later helped me with the ArsDigita fiasco. He found an article written by Philip Greenspun that was really very eye-opening. I knew the basics of what happened when ArsDigita started suing Philip Greenspun, but I had never really put all the names to their various personas. Tee hee, no wonder everyone got mad when I left several messages with Chip Hazard. 🙂<--innocent grin. I suppose, technically, those phone messages weren't really productive, but dang they were fun.
That’s what I need. I need another campaign to work on. No more of this fan fiction stuff, I need legal work. I realized this weekend that my skills in regard to writing legal letters has taken a drastic dive. I tried to write a letter to try and get paid for a job I did a few months ago, and it turned out to be just absolute rubbish. I used to kill at that sort of thing. Hopefully it’s just a temporary set-back. 🙂
I had a thought last night. When I’m old and gray and horribly rich (hahaha), I want to start a scholarship program. One that isn’t limited by age, and there aren’t any rules about how the winner must go to college within that same year. It could be for an 11 year old who happened to create a way to end world hunger in between school, homework, and watching Pokemon. Or, it could be just as well suited for a 65 year old who decided that hey, after all of that, he really did want that masters degree in psychology or botany or whatever. I’ll call it the Kick Butt Scholarship for Really Cool People. Done something really cool? Do you plan on going to college some time? Then that’ll be the scholarship for you. No boundries, you’ll just have to submit an impressive, kick butt essay explaining what kick butt things you’ve done and what a really cool person you are. Then, the money will be held for you until you can go to college. If you don’t go to college, then the money will revert back to the KBSRCP fund. I like my idea. Now if only I were horribly rich… See all the lovely things I could do with money?
That leads me to my second thought, one that I thought up today while talking with my friend Sam. He and I decided that if people can get on the Oprah Winfrey Show for getting their entire wedding sponsored, I should get my college education corporately sponsored. Now if only I could quit torking off corporations long enough to squeeze some funding out of them. 🙂 But seriously, I could create a whole presentation – with pretty pie charts and everything – put on my suit, and go into their board rooms and put on a fabulous show, illustrating just how profitable my future could be with their short-term investment. Just think, for a one-time investment of $35,000 to $50,000, for a growth period of approximately three years, the earning potential could be staggering. Currently, I’m making $25 dollars an hour doing freelance web work. With more extensive training, think how high that number could jump! With endorsements from such industry leaders as Philip Greenspun, Tim Berners-Lee, and many others, I’m guaranteed to be a worthwhile investment for any large corporation with a few thousand dollars to burn to make a young girl happy. 🙂 And just think, without the added stress of trying to earn money whilst I’m at University, imagine all of the worthwhile activities I’ll be participating in. Think of how, due to my relaxed lifestyle at college, I’ll be inspired to help others, all the while expanding my potential earnings. Expand your horizons, invest in the future, with Heather, LLC.
Think they’ll buy it? 🙂 Hehe.