Home of a Metal Heart

reading: poetry for my writer's craft ISU
playing: with numbers... fun...

I'm hoping I'm not jinxing myself by posting this. *cross fingers and knock on wood* Though things have been a bit socially awkward this month, which was a bit of a strange turn, I think my luck there has moved into the financial aspect of things. And I'm willing to sacrifice a bit of Lady Luck's charm in those areas to better things in the money area of life for a bit of time. I know that may sound materialistic or petty, but the truth is, if I want to obtain my goals, which a sizable amount of money will be needed for, then it's going to have to happen. I'm not being greedy in my opinion, I just need enough to support a few things that I really wish to do this year. The rest is simply an added bonus if it comes my way. Besides, nothing in my social life has really gone horribly wrong, my close friends are still my close friends and I'm still always looking to make new ones, I've just had a few experiences that have caught me off guard and kept me on my toes and I have unfortunately had to watch as some people go farther and farther down the path of their own lives as they drift further and further away. The later hurts and cuts to the bone at times, but it happens in life, especially at this age and though it causes an emotional sting, you wish them the best in their endevours.
Right now, I'm looking at the ACER Aspire One for Christmas. A piece of technology I've wanted to get my hands on since they started producing them. I hate laptops at times. I owned one quite awhile back and they can be a bitch to maintain. Especially a Toshiba, which I'm glad to say, I will never be looking at again. But dammit, I've wanted something portable for quite some time. So, this is the compromise. A cheaper mini-laptop/netbook that I can use to gain access to the internet, store media on, and use as a writing tool. That and the thing is so small and cute. If indeed you can define a machine as cute... Yes, with this bloody thing you can. The second thing I must save up for is Anthrocon which I've got plenty of time for. It's an expensive trip in a sense, but not as expensive as flying out somewhere in Europe or Africa with the school like plenty of my classmates seem to be doing for the March Break this year and pretty much every year. This trip will just be a matter of knowing what needs to come first. First I need to pre-reg at con, second I need to work on getting a passport as they take a few months to obtain and I'll be needing one to go down to the States, and then I'll be working on saving the bus and hotel charges as they are critical and subject to change with the economy. That last part in itself is kind of a scary prospect. I also need to pay back a dear friend who bought me an awesome commission when I was strapped for cash. I don't want to keep him waiting. And finally, Christmas is coming and there are many people who deserve presents that are made of awesome, so I'm getting ready for that fun and festive time too.
At the moment, money is stable. I'm working 6 - 7 hours this week on networking and promoting as it's what I get paid for by my client and I have what I call my 'weekly allowance' from my parents. Sad, I know XD  But these two sources together provide good money for someone who needs to be focusing on school work and throwing themselves into graduating this year. The way I see it, AC is a graduation present for finally getting the hell out of high school and it's good incentive. I'm just hoping that there are no more problems with vehicles or that the American economy does continue along its path or decline. The vehicle part is bad and expensive enough, if that happens, I myself will just be struggling, but if the stock market crashes I think the world is in for a bit of a tough time to say the least.
Anyway, I'm done being selfish and going on about what I hope to obtain. I hope everyone is having a decent second half of November and that everyone is doing well in the financial aspect of things as well. I wish everyone the best of luck at this time of year as Christmas is closing in and for a lot of people, that time can be hectic as hell. I'm routing for ya!