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May. 8th, 2004 06:31 pmCurrent To-Do List:
In other news, the husband's company has supposedly mailed us the check. They will "let us know" if they will repay any bounce check fees. Nice. *note dripping sarcasm*
For those of you that responded to this post: Urgent Request for Your Voice to be Heard, I thought I would let you know that thanks to the overwhelming responses, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked the Supreme Court to hear the appeal. You can read the full article here: Don't gamble with the life of a child!
I feel awful for missing out on going to see Van Helsing with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jollyroger13 (happy birthday by the way!), peateandrepeat, feygirl, and drcat. I would have been unpleasant company had I gone though. Money stress makes me a very unpleasant person in general, mostly because it makes my brain want to shut down, no matter how much other stuff I need to be doing. Still, I hope they all had a fantastic time, and that I get to see them soon. :)
I tried to talk with my mother about my business idea (nope, can't tell you guys what it is yet, just hang in there though - I hope to have it live in less than 4 weeks). I think she tries to be supportive, even though most of the time I get the feeling she thinks I have several screws loose. (Which in her defense I do have.) My dad thought it was a good idea - I called them mostly for his help in making sure I have all the right paperwork done since he use to own his own small business and he was a CPA. He's still not doing well, and now my mother isn't either. Her blood pressure was really high on Friday when I spoke to them, but would she call the doctor? Of course not.
I think the latest fiasco has motivated the husband into looking for another job, and into seriously helping me with the business venture. Not that I am convinced it's all that great, but I think it could make me enough to finance my film - which of course is what I REALLY want to be doing.
I have yet to tell my parents that I think college isn't going to be for me - that I have learned more on my own than I ever did in school, but honestly, with them both being ill I don't know that I want to get back into the "art's a nice hobby, dear, but you need to have a real profession" talk again.
I can't wait to tell them their only grandson wants to be an actor... that's going to go over well with them, even though I personally think he's spectacular and that he would be really good at it. Further, I am at times jealous of his fearlessness - no way I could stand on stage like he can. Heck, I can barely draw a sketch without worrying over what everyone else will think about it - as if it really should matter what they think.
In any case, I have wasted enough time for now - so back to the treadmill!
- Fill out the paperwork for Blake's first school dance :)
- Buy tickets to Blake's school's production of Guys & Dolls (he's playing Liverlips Louie, muhahahaha - a very dapper gangster he is too.. :D )
- Make sure video camera batter is charged
- Buy more tapes
- Finish modifying the Dragon*Con website, including all new updates, guest photos and bios
- Start on the Progress Report, including revising template, creating graphics, organizing advertisements, writing track descriptions
- Draw & color a dragon bowling for t-shirts
- Organize all advertisements received for the Program Book
- Start designing template for Program Book "just in case"
- Draw the Backstage Pass
- Draw the Dead Dog Party passes
- Create new Dragon*Con flyer by next staff meeting
- Talk to Dragon*Con chairman about interesting Lion's Gate proposal
- Plug in large room requests in grid on computer (not just the scribbled up paper version)
- Then e-mail all track directors that have requested large rooms and let them know when/where they were plugged in
- Fill out sole proprietor business license application
- Check on starting a business checking account
- Finish writing business plan
- Have Confidentiality Agreements printed
- Design the interface and logos for the business
- Find out about protecting trade secrets and intellectual property
- Polish movie script
- Find a producer (or start filling out grant applications myself *shudder*)
- Finish re-designing AnimetionInk.com
- Finish designing website for online yaoi manga, eXposure
- Complete approx. 6 full pages (6 weeks worth) of strips
- Finish sorting through old clothes and sending them to Good Will
- Try to remember everything that I have somehow forgotten
- Develop a time machine so I have time to complete all this stuff!
In other news, the husband's company has supposedly mailed us the check. They will "let us know" if they will repay any bounce check fees. Nice. *note dripping sarcasm*
For those of you that responded to this post: Urgent Request for Your Voice to be Heard, I thought I would let you know that thanks to the overwhelming responses, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked the Supreme Court to hear the appeal. You can read the full article here: Don't gamble with the life of a child!
I feel awful for missing out on going to see Van Helsing with
jollyroger13 (happy birthday by the way!), peateandrepeat, feygirl, and drcat. I would have been unpleasant company had I gone though. Money stress makes me a very unpleasant person in general, mostly because it makes my brain want to shut down, no matter how much other stuff I need to be doing. Still, I hope they all had a fantastic time, and that I get to see them soon. :)I tried to talk with my mother about my business idea (nope, can't tell you guys what it is yet, just hang in there though - I hope to have it live in less than 4 weeks). I think she tries to be supportive, even though most of the time I get the feeling she thinks I have several screws loose. (Which in her defense I do have.) My dad thought it was a good idea - I called them mostly for his help in making sure I have all the right paperwork done since he use to own his own small business and he was a CPA. He's still not doing well, and now my mother isn't either. Her blood pressure was really high on Friday when I spoke to them, but would she call the doctor? Of course not.
I think the latest fiasco has motivated the husband into looking for another job, and into seriously helping me with the business venture. Not that I am convinced it's all that great, but I think it could make me enough to finance my film - which of course is what I REALLY want to be doing.
I have yet to tell my parents that I think college isn't going to be for me - that I have learned more on my own than I ever did in school, but honestly, with them both being ill I don't know that I want to get back into the "art's a nice hobby, dear, but you need to have a real profession" talk again.
I can't wait to tell them their only grandson wants to be an actor... that's going to go over well with them, even though I personally think he's spectacular and that he would be really good at it. Further, I am at times jealous of his fearlessness - no way I could stand on stage like he can. Heck, I can barely draw a sketch without worrying over what everyone else will think about it - as if it really should matter what they think.
In any case, I have wasted enough time for now - so back to the treadmill!
