Bittersweetness

09:28 am: A bit more work please.
Dibspace seems to be treating me fairly well.
I'd rather be working for little money, or funny money, than not working at all.

But sometimes I wish people would have better contact skills.

Maybe I should be more selective on whom I work on? Perhaps these people won't be good for spreading the word? Maybe they see it just as 'funny money' and not as serious business?

I dunno.

Again, it's better than nothing. Beggars can't be choosers...

And other shit like that...

11:41 pm: Well ALMOST...
That was interesting...

Got a call from the front desk of a hotel in Kirkland that was looking for a massage therapist that was still open for business at 11:15pm(I WAS asleep!).
I told them I don't have regular business hours, as my clients are appointment only. So I'd be happy to see them.
But as I don't have a car to travel a table with, they would have to come to my office in Fremont.
Front desk said they would let them know.

20 mins later front desk calls back to let me know they won't be calling.
I asked if it was because it was in Seattle. They said it was because they didn't want to leave the hotel, and because I was a guy.

Just one more way my penis is trouble for me...

07:58 am: Cops called AGAIN..?
My wonderful neighbor downstairs was either in a fight, or some sort of altercation 2 nights ago.

A male voice that wasn't my neighbor, kept saying 'Get up, nigga! You have me waiting for 4 hours! Fuck you, nigga!'

Loudly.
Loud enough that the cops were called AGAIN.
And while one cop was asking to come inside and inspect the place, the other cop called and asked if there was a warrant for his arrest.
And when the walkie said "He's clear!" he started mouthing off to the cops.
"Pigs with no warrant. Fuck you, cop! Get the fuck out my house! You heard, I'm 'clear'!"

Someone one dumb enough to shit talk the cops will be out soon...

I don't know what is going on down there, but it's super annoying his living room is under my bedroom. and his front door is under my window. So I hear most ALL this shit.

Ugh.

04:41 pm: Luck out..?..
Saw a computer by the dumpster at work.

The hard drive was gone, but I was able to snag the memory and IDE cable (I can feel my TMP rising...)

Weird, it had 3 cards, 2 I could read as 256.
And 1 I couldn't.

Looked it up, and it's a 1gb.

Hahaha, sometimes you just get lucky...

12:09 pm: Moving AGAIN..?..
Okay, not that I REALLY have a lot of stuff.
And not that I actually have a place as of yet.

I went with drebrown to look at the place I JUST started renting a week ago, and the place that I had called about last week. They called me back a week later. What almost seems like a week late. And it's only 9 blocks downhill from where I am at.

I have not signed a lease at where I am at.

But the concerns are (NEW/OLD);
Where I can rent has a free pilates & yoga class / Where I am renting has limited availability for exposure & networking.
internet access / no internet access
25 timed gated roofed parking / 8 roofed parking
room to myself / shared room

When posting for rooms in regards to massage and/or health treatment, there are different ways of wording the ads to sound appealing.

Saying "$32/day" can either mean;
$245 a month
or
$1050 a month

But they word it in such a way to let you know you don't have to be the ONLY person in that room. Especially if you don't have a strong enough clientele to warrant full rent.

So, depending on the price of rent, I may be trying to move again. But I believe with all the perks and such, there is no way it's only $250 a month...

02:41 am: As the situation is...
I know what the power usage is in order to trip the circuit breaker at my house.
And it was no where near that.

But about 30 mins after the police are called on my downstairs neighbor for thumping his stereo that can be heard around the block, the power in my room suddenly goes out.

Lemme explain...
Where I live is in a house renovated into an apartment building. Which means the garage is now an apartment, and the basement is now an apartment. But the circuit breaker box for the whole 'house' is still in the 'basement'.

Which is where the guy lives that is highly suspect for breaking into my room, stealing my speakers, laptop, and DAUGHTERS laptop from upstairs. *I* didn't call the cops. But his living room is directly below my bedroom. And his bedroom is beneath my kitchen.
Sitting in the living room, I can hear my other neighbor snore. His aunt.

Right now, I'm kinda feeling angry. But tired at the same time...

Ugh.

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04:14 pm: Got it...
I was able to rent the space.
I paid, it's mine.

(Fremont Massage Court
4464 Fremont Ave N. Suite #102
Seattle, WA. 98103)

Well, mine and 2 other peoples.
But not only are they out of town, but they are hardly there when they are NOT out of town.

The person signing over the lease to me is gonna try to hook me up with a chiro job.
And the chiro job will try to get me credentialed.

Kinda feel not so bad about missing out on the salon place...

...So far.

But things are looking good.
Talked to the owner of Bambu, and things seem copacetic.

Um, the bad news..?..

Having to redirect my clients...

That might be it at this point...

It'll be interesting to see my name on a door.

Until next time, this is superultraokay, LMP, signing off!

... for the moment

11:44 am: Looking to rent...
I'm seen some pretty nice places, some much better than others.

I'm hoping the place I'm aiming for works out okay. I go back and forth between renting WITH someone, and renting on my own.
I feel kinda bad that I've had to move office. My clients have to find this place (not that it's REALLY that hard), I del like I let the previous person down, and I feel like an idiot for not undertanding the rental agreement.

But this is just one of the numerous steps one takes on their way to running their own business.

This is going to be an interesting year.

But I feel like every year that I've been doing this line of work has proven to be...

'interesting', to say the least.

07:04 pm: Aren't YOU bummed...
Poor guy. I got no helmet for ya, but I can give you a ride and back.

It sucks when you run out of gas a couple of miles from the nearest exit...

11:47 am: DENIED!
voicemail:
"Hi, this is the salon, returning your call, and I spoke in depth yesterday with the person receiving the practical, and we talked about the massage and everything, and as it was a good massage, we have decided to go with another candidate at this time. So, thank you for your time, and I hope you have a good day, and good luck on your future endeavors! Bye!"

calling back:
Hi, thank you for calling me back to at least let me know I have been denied. But I was hoping you could tell me what I could correct for future applications, so as to not make the same mistake.

Oh, it was nothing you DID, the other candidates energy was just different, so we decided to go with them.

Ah, not to be difficult, but could you explain how you mean 'energy' better, please?

Well, you know when you are in the room talking to the person, and things just seems easier... It's actually kinda hard to explain.

...

Okay, well thank you for your time, and I hope you have a good day as well.


I'd like to think they hired up 2 females, because it IS a salon.
But at the same time, I can't help but feel like a creeper,
ESPECIALLY if they hired up another guy...

This is me kicking myself.

Ugh.

Time to keep looking...

counting chickens too soon...

09:52 am: Another practical...
I have a practical today.

The room is miniscule. And I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to try to start over again at a new place.
I mean, the rent is FAR cheaper, but I'm not sure that means it's even worth THAT.

The salon owner said she was going to look more online about prices and stuff. But as far as she knows, what she is offering is pretty fair. But from what *I* have seen, there are a few things lacking.

If she expects me to pay what she thinks is fair, I'm supposed to have a receptionist and access to the card machine.

Amongst other things...

But We'll see how this goes, and maybe things will work...

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09:43 pm: Time to go..?
I think I'm gonna sell Zoe to the dealership.

I don't want to.
But sometimes I feel like I have to.
And I feel angry everytime I look at her.
I think about how every month I was working more than any normal human LMP should be able to, only to have all that money pay off something that would die a week after I paid it off.
Instead, I could be having peaceful rest, not worrying so much about money...

I hate being broke.
And I'd rather have her fixed.
But for right now, I want to get her out of my sight because I don't like how angry I get.

I can feel myself get angry at most everyone.

Ugh.

10:17 pm: It's about half the size.
My mini sitting on top of a laptop...

06:47 pm: Yay!
I got my Dell mini!

It's vastly amusing.
I had to go online and read up on the differences on;
Laptop vs Notebook vs Netbook.

I now have a netbook.

It's TINY!

But it's cute.
And it was cheap.
And new.
And it STILL has xp!

lol

It's pocket sized...


...like me!

I'll probably take a picture of it sitting on top of a friends' laptop.

09:24 pm: So it's gonna be like that huh?
She gets married, and *I* become the Devil, huh?

Not going to delete.

Just remove from speed dial.


Part of me feels like it's my fault.

Most of me is just angry.


Oh, I'm going running tomorrow morning!
Either that, or punch someone in the head.

Ugh.

10:52 am: Feeling a BIT better...
So, a couple weeks ago, I met with one of my clients that is a marketing agent.

She gave me a BUNCH of stuff to think about.
I got MOST of the stuff done, and I'm feeling a bit better about everything. Even though I have no money to speak of.

But I can't help but believe that if I keep working at it, it WILL happen.
I just need to hang in there.

I just about have a website up and running.
I have a 'fan-site' at facebook.
I'm now on yelp.
I'm on linkedin.
I'm on dibspace.

I haven't been working much lately, and it's weird to NOT work, and be so tired.
But that comes with the territory of NO work, and LOT'S of stress.

I spoke with the lady I rent space from, and her idea for the rent was VASTLY different from what *I* thought the rent was.
So, now I owe money, but I'm hoping to work it out in such a way to where I can work without it costing me an arm and a leg.

But I'm getting there...
Starting to feel more and more "official"...


As to the opposition.

01:20 pm: :( No Party this year...
I wanted to be able to throw another party this year, but the neighbors have been doing a LOT of complaining as of late, and other petty shit, so I have a feeling there either isn't going to be a party, or I will have to move it elsewhere...


Maybe my brothers place down in Fremont. Which is being renovated, so it could be a 'housewarming' as well...

I know some people have been looking forward to the yearly invite, but not only can I NOT afford it this year, the neighbors are being a pain in the ass...

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