so... i returned a call i had received from BC student loans. It seems I have an overdraft charge from 2004! that they want me to pay now! gah! why didn't they ask for the money then? how can i even prove that this happened? it was 3 years ago!
It was for 15 dollars so i payed it, and damn, I hope this doesn't happen again. I have a strong feeling that this was all a hoax to get more money out of me. Because I never started paying my loan back until recently. I didn't give them any money in 2004!
I wonder what they would do if i put them on hold...
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
I randomly searched the blogs this morning. I wasn't sure how to use this space. One thing i noticed is there are a lot of really good writers in this world and a lot of pretty terrible ones. I hope that I will fall with in the first category, or at least be interesting.
I set this up so I could keep the world up to date with my weaving. I have posted a pic of my latest show, also my first show. I hope there will be many more soon to follow. I have not sold any pieces from the show yet. But, seeing as how I didn't have to pay or even be juried to have the show I am not that let down. Although, that's not really true, I worked my ass off for a whole month, to try to have a good show that would stand up beside all those other artists who have been doing this for years. I think it does too, there's other textile artists who's work is carried on a regular basis by this store and my work is just as good I think.
I put a lot of care into the construction of the pieces too, each purse seam is a double seam because I know how rough I am with purses and I want them to stand up to life in the real world. At least better than I am at the moment. One thing I am taking into consideration is that my work is priced a lot higher than it usually is, because the gallery takes 55 percent of the profits, so i want to be able to get a fair deal. But when i think about it the pieces are priced pretty fairly, if i priced them upon how much time i invest in them and how much the material costs than they would be priced higher. If I want to open a store than I'm going to have to sell my work at higher prices. I wish I knew what the reason for people not buying was, is it because its not a good time of the season, or is my work not worth those prices.
Another thing I wonder is, will they not purchase the purse because it's not a known label? And if so how the hell do I get the name out there? I feel like I'm competing with such names as Chanel and Gucci, when I know I cant even hold a candle near their work.
Why do I imagine I carry the world on my shoulders? I know there are many people around me helping me, so that I don't have to carry it all.
I set this up so I could keep the world up to date with my weaving. I have posted a pic of my latest show, also my first show. I hope there will be many more soon to follow. I have not sold any pieces from the show yet. But, seeing as how I didn't have to pay or even be juried to have the show I am not that let down. Although, that's not really true, I worked my ass off for a whole month, to try to have a good show that would stand up beside all those other artists who have been doing this for years. I think it does too, there's other textile artists who's work is carried on a regular basis by this store and my work is just as good I think.
I put a lot of care into the construction of the pieces too, each purse seam is a double seam because I know how rough I am with purses and I want them to stand up to life in the real world. At least better than I am at the moment. One thing I am taking into consideration is that my work is priced a lot higher than it usually is, because the gallery takes 55 percent of the profits, so i want to be able to get a fair deal. But when i think about it the pieces are priced pretty fairly, if i priced them upon how much time i invest in them and how much the material costs than they would be priced higher. If I want to open a store than I'm going to have to sell my work at higher prices. I wish I knew what the reason for people not buying was, is it because its not a good time of the season, or is my work not worth those prices.
Another thing I wonder is, will they not purchase the purse because it's not a known label? And if so how the hell do I get the name out there? I feel like I'm competing with such names as Chanel and Gucci, when I know I cant even hold a candle near their work.
Whew, that was a rant wasn't it, well I think I feel better for it. That's one thing that this site will be good for. It might help to heal my intestines as well. The number one factor hurting them is stress, I had a pretty good cry last night for no good reason and I felt better. I wish I wasn't someone who held so much stress inside, it makes me so frustrated, I often feel helpless because I don't know how much stress I've got in there until I am sick. When I get sick I let people down, my work has to find people to fill in for me, and my projects get either canceled or delayed. The worst of all is I constantly have to cancel plans with my friends and this is more unfair to them.
Why do I imagine I carry the world on my shoulders? I know there are many people around me helping me, so that I don't have to carry it all.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
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