The Gang of Five
Beyond the Mysterious Beyond => The Fridge => Topic started by: Jrd89 on January 14, 2011, 04:21:17 AM
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If any one of you wants to know about me and what i'm doing in life right now, here you go:
This LBT GOF site is what keeps me happy every day.
(I have loved Pterano since I first saw the Stone of cold fire on t.v. in 2001)
I have loved him since I was 11. Now i'm a 21 year old man, but I LOVE HIM just the same.
I have loved Petrie since I was in like Kindergarten or 1st grade. One week, our "Friday movie" was the original 1988 "LBT". When I first saw Petrie when I was like 5 or 6, HE IMMEDIATELY became my favorite. He was so tiny, funny, and cute.
I still love Petrie just the same at 21, too. I've even had people today think that 1'm 17 or 18 by my appearance (they've even thought I was still in high school)
Yes, I do look younger than I am, and that's good. Believe me, I REALLY don't feel 21.
Now, where I live. 2010 brought some big changes to where I live. I lived in South Haven, MI my whole life since 1989 until just last September.
See, in 2009, my dad lost his job for getting into troble for something he KNEW he didn't do wrong. He worked at a nuclear power plant about 40 miles away from our house.
Then in April 2010, he got a job at another power plant down in Florida. I now live in Jensen Beach, FL in "Atlantis Condominiums" on an island called "hutchinson island".
We have to live in our tiny 1,100 sq. foot condo (Yes the 4 of us, me, my mom, my dad, my little sister, and 2 dogs, until our old house in Michigan sells. Then, my family can find our Florida house.
And at night, I have to sleep on a hide-a-bed on the living room couch. I really miss having my own bedroom, and my own bed to sleep in :(
As for my current life status, it sucks. I earned like $5,600 at a restaurant I worked at back in South Haven, but I had to loan it all out to my parents as the months went by in 2009-10 to help them pay extra bills they needed my help with. Now i'm entirely dependent on my parents for money. !!!!<_< !!!!
My mom says i'll get it back once our Michigan house sells.
Right now, I'm in a very bad spot. I have no job, no money, no car *my dad and I had to split 1 car up in Michigan, but it hasn't been shipped down here in Jensen Beach yet. My mom won't let me use the 1 vehicle we have down here yet.
Can you imagine.. 3 drivers (me *Jared*, my dad, and my mom) and 1 2008 GMC Envoy as our only vehicle.
In order to get around down here, I have to ride an old, rusty blue bicycle down here. The brakes squeak horrible on it. All I can do is ride like 2 miles south *still on the island* to a gas station and a CVS pharmacy and back.
I can't get to the mainland on the rusty blue bike. It's way too long (5 miles) and the causeway bridge is way too steep.
I'm really sad right now. I have no friends (except a couple here online) I have no money, no job, and no car for my very own exclusive use.
And (this is a personal thought) nobody (forget girlfriends or even female friends) are gonna like a moneyless, jobless, car-less man who likes Petrie and Pterano from a movie series *that typical people* say is for little kids. :(
Yeah. no friends down here (much less, a girl friend, or even a regular female friend) right now. :(
I think it takes guts to tell a girl that I have a big sense of cute and that I like Pterano & petrie from LBT. I like being called cute, too.
I may be acting immature here, but I can't help it. I WILL NEVER let go of my love of lbt flyers. No one can take that away from me. I am a little flyer boy, and I LOVE IT! I will never "man-up" to this, either.
If you think i'm gonna tell my serious, grumpy 52 year old dad about Petrie and anything flyer related, think again. He'll call me a sissy or a baby.
My old Job at the restaurant was rough (well, actually just the foul-mouthed co-workers, all men in their late 20's and 30's all tattoed and nasty)
BTW, I have no tattoos and no body piercings, and I intend to stay that way.
I think one of those restaurant guys would say "Oh god, somebody get this gay-wad out of here" or "Send him back to preschool" and stuff like that.
*sigh* <_< I'll put that behind me. OH! did you know that that restaurant went out of business 1 week after I flew down to Florida to live with my family? Now the joke's on them. They're all freezing cold in Michigan with no jobs, while i'm staying warm here in Florida.
*Summary* well, that's what my life's like today. Sorry for the rough parts and language.
Staying positive, I have this site, I have (Ptyra, Flipperboidskua, bushwacked) and other users here. I have my folder of drawings of Petrie, Pterano, Rinkus, and maybe my own flyer to look at, too.
I'll try my best to stay positive and I hope life'll get better for me.
I'm glad I have LBT GOF, because this site keeps me happy when I visit each day.
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Don't worry Jared, things will get better - just stay positive until then. And never feel ashamed about liking the LBT flyers. It's who you are, and nobody has the right to critisise that.
Just hang in there. I (and I'm sure everyone else in the GOF) is there to support you when you need it.
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I hope things improve for you soon, though things could be worst. Good luck.
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You know one of the easiest ways to stay down in life is to be negative about you and your surroundings. I'm glad you enjoy your time here, and I can only imagine how things are for you (I had a friend who used to give money to his parents at the expense of eating, just because they were so bad at financial management they took it out on him for having it), but you must remember that the worst people in the world are the ones who always think the worst of everything.
Caustizer.
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Aww, :( I hope everything gets better soon.
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I hope everything gets better soon. It might be some time, but things do change for the better in most cases. You did a very honorable thing helping your family as you did, even though you wanted to keep some sort of independence for yourself. :)
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I went on a job interview at a restaurant called "Conchy Joe's" which is only like 3 miles away from the condo where I live. Did I mention that it's on the mainland too and off the island? where all the places and businesses are? :)
Believe me, this island is boring as far as businesses, restaurants and stores go. All hutchinson island is maybe a couple thousand feet wide and 20 miles tall, with nothing but condo buildings, beaches, a nuclear power plant (where my dad works at) and there's only 1 fast food place, a Subway. Just a couple really small store plazas and 1 Cumberland Farms gas station. and there's not another one until another 15 miles north at the northern tip of the island in Fort Pierce.
But back to the restaurant interview, I told the man interviewing me about my previous experience of working 1 1/2 years at a restaurant in Michigan, and how I was always on time, never late, never missed a day, no sick days, and that i'm very reliable and dependable.
(One Sunday morning, I was called in on what was supposed to be a day off for me because the breakfast dishwasher got drunk on the Saturday night before, and woke up throwing up with a hangover. Can you BELIEVE that?
BTW, FLYER BOY Jared does NOT drink! (well not just yet anyways, but I will NEVER go do HEAVY BINGE DRINKING like that guy did!)
The man who interviewed me also knows i'm available to work at any time, any day. He said he'd call me back either today or tomorrow. I got no call back today, so i think it'll be tomorrow. I know if i get a job there that i'll have bigger hours than in Michigan.
The restaurant is open 7 days a week 11:30-10:00. At the old restaurant in south Haven, MI, our closing time varied and we were only open the full 7 days in the Summer, like in July and August only. In the winter months, we were only open Thurs.-Sun., 4 days a week.
So, things are looking good right now. I hope I get that job at Conchy Joe's restaurant.
Then, hopefully I will be *flying high* again. :DD
I'll update you if I have anything new about this in the future.
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I'll keep my fingers crossed for you to succeed with that one :yes
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Hope it all goes well for you :goodluck
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
*Jared the poor tan rhamphorhynchus is sent crashing head-first into a mountain* :wacko :mad
it's NOT fair!!!!!!! NO JOB at Conchy Joe's and a DISASTEROUS HAIRCUT today!
Flying high? I'm STILL NOT OFF THE GROUND!!!!
MAN! I wish Pterano was waiting outside to fly me to the great valley right now. Where I'd become a rhamphorhynchus on arrival and live a much happier life.
I've known about the job rejection for a couple weeks now already...
I called back the next day, and I asked for the guy who interviewed me.. He said he already "made his choice" which meant I DIDN'T get picked. My mom told me that "maybe he thought you were too good and clean of a person to work back in the kitchen. The kitchen jobs are usually for people who are sloppy, disorganized and have nasty attitudes." is what she told me.
"Who KNOWS? Maybe I WAS too clean of a person for the job.
*BTW.. I applied online for a job as a meter reader for Florida Power and Lighting. When there is an opening, I'll be sent an e-mail.
Anyway, on a slightly more positive note, my mom has a job test tomorrow. Yes, for working at the same power plant my dad does... but for a different position. I know it involved working at a computer... an accountant, i think, maybe?
But the bad news is, that one of the test tasks is typing at a speed of at least 56 WPM! My mom is not sure she can do that, as she hasn't speed typed in a very long time.
If my mom does get the job, she'll earn about 2/3 of what my dad earns. She said she will give me back $200. (of the now $5,635 that she and my dad owe me.) with each check she'll get once every 2 weeks, which will be a good help to me. :)
If not, then my dad's STILL the only one with money, and i'll still be dirt poor broke until our Michigan house sells.. and SW Michigan was HAMMERED with a MAJOR 2 foot snow storm a few days ago...
now THAT'S what I call "The Big Freeze" :DD
I can only hope she passes her job test tomorrow.
And another disaster happened to me, today. I had my 2nd haircut today since going to Florida. I really needed one too, because it was thanksgiving time the last time I had one. It was at a mall, with the same person who did it last time. Last time, she got it right and my hair looked great.
Today, I TOLD her to thin out my hair and to shorten it a little. SHE CUT WAY TOO MUCH OFF, heck, she HARDLY used the scissors and instead, used the buzz clippers way too much, and hardly used the scissors and trimmed my hair like she was trimming a bush).
I'm so humiliated. My hair looks like a 3 year old's now.
and I look like an idiot. My hair is about as thin as a buzz-cut right now. It's cut wayy too high And my darn little sister laughed for about 20 minutes after I left the hair cut place. My mom feels sorry for me and will help find a different person to cut my hair next time. This is the second time this has happened to me
(the first time was in about Feb. 2001) I was 11 at the time in 6th grade. I was getting my hair cut back in South Haven, Michigan. My mom figured I needed a new hair cut for a middle school band concert I was going to be in that night. Yes, the woman there used the buzz clippers on me too much and practically shaved me almost.
Luckily, next time we were able to find me a new cutter, and she was great and cut my hair regularly until I left Michigan last September.
:bang So, yeah today (Feb. 3rd) was another rotten day for me. I still have no job, NOBODY has called me back yet. And now my hair is a TOTAL WRECK and is wayyy too short!!!
I got $20 from my dad anyway, today... oh well, a little spending money anyways..
(Just think, in the LBT, world, Petrie dosen't need money to buy tree stars or berries to eat)
(and if I was a flyer, I wouldn't need a job, money for food or a house * because building a nest or living in a cave is free* and I wouldn't need a car to get around... because as a rhamphorhynchus, I could FLY.)
And flyers don't need haircuts, either.
(BTW, I finished writing this at 2 o'clock in the morning here in Florida. Usually i go to bed in the 2:00 A.M. hour but on some nights I may stay up as late as 3, because everyone else goes to sleep here at about 11:30, and that's when I get the computer all to myself, in private)
I have nothing on my blank agenda to get up for each day, and don't get out of bed until about 10:00, and 11:00 at the absolute latest. Like I said, getting off this island is powerless for me, unless one of my parents decides to go run an errand and I go with them, because i'm NOT allowed to use their GMC Envoy at all on my own.. Although my dad wants to make arrangements for our other car, a 1995 Buick Riviera
(which was my very own from Sept. '06 until Sept. '07 when my dad blew an engine piston on his '97 Ford F-150.. then he sold the old truck and I had to split the Riviera with my dad for transportation)
to be sent down here on a car carrier..which potentially could work out. If it does, my dad and I will share the Riviera, and I can use it anytime as long as my dad isn't using it. Did I mention that the A/C DOESN'T WORK?!? Luckily my dad found an A/C compressor off of another Riviera at a junkyard in Daytona Beach a few weeks ago.
So maybe we'll get that fixed so I won't be ROASTING HOT inside the car in the Florida heat. (In the summer here in Florida, the temperatures get up to the mid 90's) It was 83 degrees here today, BTW.
I visit the GOF on the computer anytime I have private here at the condo.
*I'm sorry if I scared you or creeped you out with this message* It's just that i'm just so sad right now, I could cry myself to sleep.
I hope my mom passes her test tomorrow, because then she'll be another step closer to that good paying job she wants, and then i'll start to get my money back in $200 portions.
If not, then there'll be more sad, lonely, poor days ahead for me until I find a job.
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It's a shame about the interview, but at least there's still a possibility for the meter reader job. Good news for your mom, maybe you could try to teach her to type faster.
And sorry about your haircut :( Maybe you could wear a hat until it grows slightly longer?
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Bushwacked: I was able to help my mom a little bit with some math tonight (she needed help remembering how to calculate percentages) in a few math problems on a practice test she was taking.
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That's good. Best of luck to her :yes
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Jared, I'm impressed. We're the same age and you've already proven yourself to be a hard worker with a soft heart. I've grown into mostly an intellectual type, not being forced to do any physical labor so far (except when transporting lumber to our backyard).
Don't listen to people when they say your're too good for your own well-being. People LOVE good people, especially the opposite sex. Just don't buy into their petty schemes. It's a BIG plus in my book that you helped out your parents with your money. Parents should be helping their children, and their children should be helping children of their own, and so on. That's the way things should be.
That you're craving for independence, your own money, your own car, a girlfriend means that you're a responsible person who knows what he wants from life.
And you'll get it, sooner or later. Thank goodness you live in America, a country with so many opportunities. Though I must say, a competent person will succeed anywhere.
And that you like the flyers from Land Before Time says that you have that romantic streak, that need for a better reality. Though from your writing I can tell that you are very good in separating real from not real. So if you think, or somebody else tells you that you're living in a child's fantasy, you can ignore them without any guilt or remorse.
As for the haircut, well sorry if I make it sound like a trivial problem (I'm well aware that different things are of different importance to different people), but can you just shorten it completely, soldier style? It's easier than wearing a hat all the time.
P.S. I like your style of expression. It's so emotional and honest. I think you're a very likeable person.
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jansenov: Nah, I'm not going to wear a hat all the time. I'll leave my hair as it is. It's not THAT bad. I'll be fine.
Thank you for the comments. What you said about me and also about how much I love Land Before Time flyers is very true.
That was very nice and sweet of you. Thanks.
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I do hope things improve for you and your family soon, good luck. Not sure what else to say.
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just hang in there Jared, i'm sure you'll get a job soon, just keep your chin up. as for your bad hair cut. as for someone else the next time you need it cut.. all you can do really is grow your hair back out..
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Ok. I'll do my best to hang in there. I'll try to keep my chin up. And, yes i'm just gonna let my hair grow back out.
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just keep looking for jobs.. once you find one, stick with it..
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more things to report, guys:
first subject, my mom's test
NOOO!! My mom failed her test. No job for her. She has to wait at least 30 days until she can take it again. But, she did thank me for helping her figure out percentages from the night before. She said it helped.
So that means NO $200 pieces back (from what she and my dad owe me...$5,635) from each check she would've gotten.
As for me, my mom and dad helped me file my tax return for the first time, and i'm really glad my dad was there to help me, because he did most of the work.
(This return money is coming from the work I did at that old restaurant back in Michigan, that is now out of business. I already told you guys about the nasty foul mouthed attituded kitchen cooks, there earlier, so you already know.)
If you wanted to know, I found out in the end that I'll be getting $208 from the tax return, which is a little good.
Next subject... the job hunt (in addition to meter-reader)...
I didn't tell you that I filled out an application at a computer kiosk at a "Publix" supermarket here. And the application is not necessarily just for the one location I applied at, but for other Publix locations nearby, too.
(There are 4 locations that I can think of that i've seen in a 15-mile radius from where I'm at) I applied to work either as (bagging groceries/produce/and shelf stocking)
The thing was... I applied there first thing when I got down here late last September. I thought that my application would be good for 30 days until it would expire....
but it turns out that it was still good.... as long as I update it once every 30 days. (See, I didn't do it) I went to Publix last week Saturday. (I thought at first I was putting in a whole new application... BUT)
The computer remembered the application I put in earlier last September. :DD It was there all along... I just forgot to update the "effective date" on it once every 30 days. So I updated it, and It'll be good until March 7th.. and that's where i'll go back and update it again if I don't hear from them by then.
And a few days after updating my application at Publix, I got this e-mail, and it helped me out a little, and I totally understood...
Here is an exact quote of the e-mail I got below:
" Jared Kick,
Thank you for taking the time to update your application. We know there are many places you could pursue employment, so we appreciate your interest in Publix Super Markets.
We have fewer openings than usual because of the tight economy. And even when we do have an opening, only two or three applicants are called in for interviews. So if you aren't called, it's not because we don't think you have something to offer - it's because we have hundreds of applicants for each opening and we can only select one person to hire.
Your application will remain active until the date you were given when you updated it. You can update your application at any Publix store. "
So, In other words, i'm eligible for employment there... as long as I remember to keep my application updated once every 30 days...
And the third subject... car news.
It's almost time to say goodbye to our 2008 GMC Envoy
We have to return it to a GM dealership down here. The lease has expired on it, and we will return it on March 11th.
We leased it and picked it up brand-new. (I remember the exact date, too. Friday, October 12th, 2007, about a month before the terrible "Wisdom of Friends" was released)
And within the next week, we will have our other car, yes, the oldie, with 225,000 exhausting miles. our 1995 Buick Riviera will be sent down here on a car carrier from our garage at our Michigan house.
And my dad was able to find an auto repair shop to put the good A/C compressor into the car. We have the part, we just needed someone to install it, and we found a place. So, at least I won't be ROASTING HOT in the car anymore once the new compressor gets put in.....
(Y'know it was one of the first '95 Riviera's ever built?) The CARFAX report says it was built on April 22, 1994. So at the time it was built....
there was ONLY 1 LBT movie out. (the original) because "The Great Valley Adventure" wasn't released until December '94.
So the Riviera will be here in about a week, and we have the Envoy for 1 more month.. My dad is hunting for a car to buy to replace the Envoy.
And my grandma will be flying down here for a visit soon. (I think she flies down on March 2nd, and then flies back up to Michigan on March 16th)
Ok, that's all the news I have for now guys. I will be back with more updates in the future.
so...
***Jared the rhamphorhynchus is still grounded!! :cry :cry but hopes he'll start flying soon.***
I appreciate your positive, friendly comments and encouragement on this thread, guys, thank you.
Btw, in the "Flyers Of The Mysterious Beyond" fanfic story..
*sorry if you found it a little offensive, but I wanted to do it*
What did you think of the part where I let out a big, loud fart and couldn't help it? And then Luke farted, too, and tried to hide his!
I think it's funny. :DD I'm such a stinky rhamphorhynchus sometimes. hee-hee. :smile
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I was shocked at first, but then I laughed. It was unexpected :lol
Your last name is Kick? That sounds pretty cool.
* I was thinking you could do the first description of flying in the fanfic, since I think this part means a lot to you.*
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Yeah, bushwacked! When we get to flying in the story, please let me make the first description. And you're right, it really does mean a lot to me.
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No matter how bad things get, they could always be worse. I've went broke before trying to help my family. It happens. Just be glad you have food and shelter. And you shouldn't be complaining about a 2008 car, even if you only have one in your family. At least you don't have to worry about the thing breaking down every time you go out. Honestly it's hard for me to feel sorry for you when I see people in situations a thousand times worse than yours on a daily basis. At least you have a home back in Michigan. A lot of people don't even own a home at all. My point is, things could be a hell of a lot worse. Rather than complaining about what you don't have, you should try to appreciate what you DO have. I know it's hard to do that, but that's the only reason I survived living in a one bedroom 650 square foot apartment with my mom and aunt for 7 months. And I kept that attitude that whole time. And you know what? Things got better. A LOT better.
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To Jared: if the lease is up, why not buy the car? See if a loan can be gotten, then your family won't have to worry about unreliable transportation?
Also, I'm sorry to hear about the supermarket situation. A lot of places are not hiring. Keep trying in different lines of work is all I can suggest...whatever is out there. Don't close yourself or your mind to anything if employment is what you truly seek.
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to Petrie:
.....the Envoy is my parent's vehicle, so I really don't have a say in the vehicle's fate. My parents are going to go ahead and return it.
You made a good point saying to look in different lines of work for a job too, and not be fixed on just one thing. You're also right about saying "take what you can find" something will crack eventually..
I forgot to mention, (excellent news for my dad) He'll be getting over $20,000 from the old nuclear power plant (Cook) that fired him (for something HE KNEW he didn't do wrong.. BUT THEY didn't BELIEVE him..) He's been on the phone with a lawyer for several months now trying to solve this problem.... and I think he's done it!
The Cook Power plant in Michigan is going to go ahead and just give dad the money. With no lawsuit involved in this., which is great.
They're gonna do this the easy way and just give him the money... (with no lawsuits and no court cases) They FINALLY admitted my dad was right with what he said and they were wrong. And it took the Michigan plant almost 1 1/2 years to figure that out...
TOOK them long enough.... <_< <_< so Problem solved.
So my dad'll be getting $20,000+... which is fantastic news for him! ;) He'll really be able to pay a few bills there, and have some $ left over.
We are going to find a car to replace the Envoy. The Envoy will be returned (I have no say in this at all... whatever my parents decide to get, is whatever they choose to be)
and to landbeforetimelover: I'm sorry for being such a whiner. I DIDN'T KNOW that you were in that kind of situation and had it that bad. A 650 sq. foot apartment with your mom and aunt for 7 months! :o :( wow. And i'm in an 1,100 sq. foot condo with my mom, dad, sister, and 2 small dogs.
So you were stuck in a place HALF the size of our condo. OH man, I feel bad for you. I admit it, you were in a much worse situation than what I'm in, by far. I believe you there.
And did I mention, me and my family went and looked at a house for sale (it's on the mainland right across the river from where the condo is. It's very close to downtown Jensen Beach, too where all the restaurants and businesses are.
My mom likes the house, and I do too. My dad didn't like it quite as much as my mom and I did. It's nearly new, It was built in 2005, and it's 2 stories tall (I've never lived in a house with more than one floor in it, and with stairs in it before)
And did I mention that the house is colored a very light shade of pink, too. It's not an ugly shade of pink either. *Yes, I immediately thought of Rinkus when she said the house was pink :lol *
She wants to see about renting the house. (I don't plan on it happening) right now... but it's something to think about anyway... It COULD still happen.... but nothing is set in stone just yet...
also lbt lover, about the 2008 Envoy... it's not my SUV, it's my parents. (I have no say in it's fate) My parents are going to return it in a month, and they'll find a replacement car to buy...it's their vehicle and their choice.. not mine.
so we'll have *whatever my parents choose to replace the Envoy* AND the 1995 Buick Riviera.... 2 vehicles instead of 1 right now.
Heck if my car was from 2008... of course I wouldn't complain about it. and yes, it would have no mechanical problems whatsoever...
In reality, my car is a '95 (and I have to split it with my dad, too... so the car is for us both to use)..
now with the Riviera being a 16 year old car with 225,000 miles on it... is something more fitting to the subject.. and of course I will be buying my own new car for my own exclusive use (once the job is found and money starts rolling in for me) For now, I will be using the Riviera along with my dad...
(What still matters to my dad is that the car still gets us from point A to point B despite it having 225,000 miles on it.... Although it is getting worn out, the car still runs ok... we just gotta get the A/C compressor fixed so we have the a/c working again, and that'll do it for any significant problems)
I assume my dad will keep driving that one until he chooses to either sell it or keep going with it until it totally dies out on him.
I'll explain what's going on with cars down here:
The Riviera will be down here in Florida in a few days... we'll have that and the Envoy we already have down here right now, for a month....
then, after the Envoy gets returned, we'll have *whatever vehicle my parents find to replace the Envoy.... and we'll have the Riviera.*
And 2 cars will make things easier than just having only one vehicle to do all the work here.
my apologies lbtlover. I won't whine so much now. Your words are so true. Things may not be peachy right now, but they're not so drastically terrible as in what you described how bad it could be. I'm sorry. It's just that in my 21 years of life, I haven't lived in such a bad situation like this at all.
I graduated from high school in June 2007, when everything was fine and I was still feeling good about my future.. and then the trouble started..
2008... just MONTHS after graduating from high school, the economic disaster began and things began to fall apart.
I'm very proud of you that you were able to survive 7 months living in that tiny place. :yes It's a scary thought for me to even think about.
Sorry for complaining, lbtlover. I still feel sorry for what you had to go through... and you did have it worse than what I do now. :(
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I also have some more general info about me for you guys. (as far as computer literacy):
It's very poor. I really mean it. All I know how to do is e-mail, type, and post messages.
I have a cell phone, but I only use it for phone calls. I don't know how to text message (And I don't really want to get into texting at all, i'd rather just make a phone call... I think it's much easier that way.)
-I had no real friends growing up at all. (I mean it) and you guessed it, I don't have any friends down here in Florida either. I was picked on a whole lot through my school years.
Head's up guys... the list is very long :
-I don't have a facebook account,
-I never learned how to use facebook,
-the same goes for Twitter, I don't know how to use that. (not interested in it, either)
-I don't have or know how to use a myspace account,
More importantly:
-I don't have a digital camera, I barely know how to use one...
-I don't know how to post pictures online. (The only camera I ever got was on my 9th birthday, and It was an old film-type camera. I don't have it anymore.)
-I don't have a scanner and I don't know how to use one. So sadly guys, that means I can't post any of my drawings on here... (My own computer is still at our old house in Michigan. I've got a printer with it, but no scanner.
-I won't be able to use my own computer again until we finally move into our Florida house. My mom said "Our house BETTER sell by the 4th of July, that's all I can say."
-My mom also tells me in the past "you shouldn't talk to anyone that you don't know online." <_< But, I trust you guys here on the GOF.
-Also, for youtube, I do have an account there, but I only message and comment on videos there.. I don't know how to make any youtube videos...I don't know how to post a video... I don't have a camcorder.
-I also have a deviantart account... I like to post comments on other user's art that I like.
-As for music... I only use CD's..I like them better than an Ipod. I don't have an Ipod or anything like that... I just think that CD's are much easier to use, than having to download songs off the internet, when I can just walk into a store and buy the c.d... I will keep using cd's until they're completely gone and obsolete.
-I don't have a webcam, either... never learned how to use one, either.
-All I can say is that I have about 3 drawings I made of Rinkus...and before that I think I did 4 Petrie drawings... and I think I did Pterano 2 or 3 times also...
all I can say is that I hope you trust and believe me there....
Who knows... maybe further down the road (when I'm living on my own) i'll finally be able to learn how to use some of those things I mentioned earlier.
Right now the only computer i've got to use down here is my mom's laptop, connected to a printer... and that's it. It'll remain that way until we finally get out of this 1,100 sq. foot condo with 4 people and 2 dogs, and finally move into a house down here.
Here is a list of the things I would like to have after I find a job. I'll list them in the order I would like them:
First, a car,
Second, a new t.v. (Maybe one with an LED screen...when they come out with the smaller bedroom-sized ones...
Third, a new computer for myself. (maybe with Windows 7),
and fourth..(a new stereo... the one I got right now is a half-and-half... with 2003 controls and 1999 speakers... the original 1999 controls broke *actually, the c.d. player stopped working on it in 2005* And my dad found controls off another one he got at an auction.
We hooked up the '03 controls with the '99 speakers, and it managed to work, and I could play cds again... (It still works right now, btw..)
So, yeah... I have very bad computer literacy right now..:(
Sorry that my computer literacy is so poor.
I wish I could share my Rinkus drawings with you. :( Sorry.
You'll just have to keep believing in that i'm a big flyer lover. I know you do. :yes
(and that I love Rinkus so much that.... I can't quite find the words to describe it.)
I can't hardly do a day without looking at drawings of him on deviantart or the G.O.F.... or watching videos on youtube with him in it.. or on some nights, having dreams about him while in bed.)
I do appreciate that bushwacked and Nintendoofah64 are Rinkus fans, too.
And I REALLY like how bushwacked and I have been doing on our fanfiction story "Flyers of the Mysterious beyond" and that we add little pieces to it of every couple days or so along with Redtooth101.
My question: "What would it be like, Jared, if you were a rhamphorhynchus, and got to live with your pink pal Rinkus, Pterano, and Sierra....
along with bushwacked (Luke) your rhamphorhynchus friend who's traveling along with you)...?"
is finally being answered. And i'm so happy about that! :DD :D :D
I'm having LOTS of fun writing the story so far. It really IS lots of fun! and I really enjoy it. :lol:
I hope you weren't too dissappointed to hear about how illiterate I am with computers right now. Maybe someday in the future when i'm finally living on my own, i'll eventually learn how to use a scanner... or how to post pictures online....etc. <_<
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Posting pictures online is easy. Make an account on photobucket (the registration process is similar to the one you've gone through while joining the GOF), and it will you offer an Upload option. Go Upload, and it will open a window where you will browse through your folders and find a picture you want to upload. Then, it will be uploaded. It is preferable that the picture is a JPEG file (extension .jpg). If your file is not JPEG, just open it in MS Paint and save it as "JPEG-JFF compliant".
Once you uploaded it, you picture is now on photobucket's server. You will have to link on the GOF. To show your picture on the GOF, right click on your picture on photobucket, then click Properties. Copy the URL, then go to the GOF, write http:// tags in your post, and paste the URL between the brackets, this way
http://*paste your URL here*
or, this way
*put some text or title* (http://*paste your URL here*)
There, I hope it solves your problem!
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Don't worry about it, Jared. My computer skills aren't fantastic either. I can't even use an instant messaging system (much to the disappointment of some GOF members). :oops
Just to add onto what jansenov said, you can post pictures directly on the GOF by posting the URL of the image between (http://) tags. Make sure that when you do this, the URL is of the image itself, not a page that the image is posted on. For example, when you click on an image in a Photobucket gallery, the URL will look something like this:
s556.photobucket.com/albums/ss2/*Photobucket user name*/?action=view¤t=*name of image file*.jpg
If you try to post this image URL on the GOF, you will get a message saying “Sorry, dynamic pages in the [IMG] tags are not allowed”. In order to post the image, you need to delete part of the URL, as below:
s556.photobucket.com/albums/ss2/*Photobucket user name*/?action=view¤t=*name of image file*.jpg
Make sure there are no spaces in the URL (whether you're posting a link or an image), or it won't work.
Hope that helps! Let me know if you need me to explain anything better. ;)
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Just an update *I appreciate your support, guys.. thank you*
First.. the car situation..
Ok, my parents turned in the Envoy to a GMC dealership down here. (That was done on March 18th)... then, they got a rental car.. and bad news about the '95 Buick Riviera... my dad's having gear trouble... we're having trouble getting the car to shift into reverse and neutral... The car will only move forward.. (although my dad and I were able to get the car into neutral after trying for like 15 minutes in the parking lot...) we moved the car from the middle row to the back row of the parking lot and parked it in the spot rear-end first, so if my dad has to go get it repaired anywhere.. he can just shift into drive and move forward out of the spot and be on his way... He's in the process of looking for a car for mom (to replace the Envoy) and he's also looking for a car (just a work-car...something to get him around) for himself.... the choice is up to him, not me... he could get the car fixed so it shifts right (even though the car is worth, like.. $1,200...and he knows the bill for that would be almost as much as the value of the car...) OR... he could sell the Riviera and find a replacement car.... it's up to him...
but we're gonna get my mom's vehicle first (which will be our main primary vehicle) before dad gets his vehicle (for him to go to work in)...
For now at this moment, we're living off of a rental car for our only transportation right now.. Yes it sounds scary...but the good news is that my dad got his money from the old michigan power plant (Cook) that he used to work at...
His check came last Monday (March 21st,,) I think the check was for $45,000 if I remember right...And I think my mom is looking for a Mercedes ML 350 (which is an SUV, by the way) and that'll be awesome..
So don't worry guys... I know my dad and mom will have our car problem all figured out soon... we may be down to 1 rental car right now, but things will change soon.. I'm not THAT worried...I will update you on any car information as soon as I can..
Second...my job situation.. :(
Nope, still nothing right now...I've been down here for 6 months......6 months... and still do not have a job..
Wanna know all the places i've applied at? Here's the list:
Publix, JCPenney, Target, Winn-Dixie, Total Wine, Bed Bath & Beyond,
A ups shipping warehouse for a 2010 christmas season job (went to apply for the christmas season job, filled out an application, did NOT get a phone call that evening, which meant I wasn't picked for the ups job)....
Floating Submarine (which is a restaurant), The Home Depot, Caps Island Bar & Grill, Shuckers (restaurant), Mulligan's (restaurant), Tony Roma's (a restaurant that's about to open in April but just learned a couple days ago I wasn't hired there),
(I also applied online for 2 things...A meter reader job for Florida Power and Lighting.. no e-mails from them... which means they haven't found a job opening in my area...
and also for a job at Comcast... I recieved a rejection e-mail from them... Apparently, I don't have the skills or experience that they're looking for..)
Returning to the businesses...
Conchy Joe's (Which has been the ONLY PLACE TO CALL ME BACK...I already told you about that one, interviewed, then called the place back a few days later....and was told that I wasn't hired..), Petsmart, The Sports Authority, Kohl's (and Dollar Tree and Wendy's which I will talk about below...)
So, that's the list of all the places i've applied at down here...21 businesses.... I only got interviewed at the UPS warehouse and Conchy Joe's.. and the only place I got a phone call from for an interview was Conchy Joe's...
(Now, about Dollar Tree and Wendy's)
I just visited Dollar Tree last week with my mom (we were our running errands) and we saw 2 "now hiring" signs in the window, they were hand-written...
)the job duties included cashier, stocking shelves, keeping the store clean..etc.) so I filled out an application there and turned it in... (there was a drop box by the office inside the store..there were several in there...I made sure mine was on top when I turned it in..) so "Dollar Tree" is looking good right now..
And now for Wendy's... I put an application in there a few weeks ago... I saw that they had something going on for interviewing people for jobs this coming Tuesday starting at 2:00 p.m... I went there last week and checked up on my application (I talked to the manager) he looked very friendly and nice...It turns out that a whole bunch of workers were fired, not for bad work performance, but for having bad , nasty attitudes... wow. :blink:
Now the workers that were in that Wendy's when I visited last week were very different and looked much friendlier than the ones who were there a month or two ago..
So, I have a chance for a job at Wendy's or Dollar Tree... it looks good right now..
I know you guys are hoping for the best for me.. and I appreciate that.. :)
Now for the third subject...
I hate to turn to a negative subject...I hope I get a job soon.. I don't mean to sound so crazy or insane, but..
It drives me nuts being stuck in an 1,100 sq. foot condo with my mom, dad, sister and 2 dogs, no bedroom of my own, all of us having to share 1 laptop computer (I have my own, but it's still at our old house in michigan that still has to sell) I miss my bed, my own t.v., and my stereo.. I have to sleep on a pull-out bed on the living room couch here....
Sometimes..I cry, whine and complain about my current situation...My mom tells me that she doesn't like whiners and she also says that "nobody feels sorry for you".
*Sigh* IF only our old house in Michigan sells...I'll feel so much better and so will my family. Once it sells, we'll FINALLY be able to live in our Florida house! Yay! Then i'll have my own bedroom again with a big, thick mattressed bed to sleep on (BTW..the mattress on the couch bed.. is VERY thin, has little support, and feels like a sponge almost) and i'll have my own tv, computer, and stereo back for myself.
My mom also says that I need to improve on my social skills...I'm being too shy and need to learn to talk to people more, give eye contact and don't look away.
(Of COURSE I gave eye contact to the people I talked to when I applied at those places I listed earler. I gave the Wendy's manager and the Dollar Tree cashier very good eye contact)
and the fourth and final subject...college (BTW, my parents want to help me get back in college this fall, and pay the tuition fees, too)
Where did I go to college when I was back in Michigan?
It was a very small college building right in South Haven called "Lake Michigan College" (my grandparents paid the tuition fees) and I did something in one class I took that I feel very guilty and ashamed about...I took an algebra class...twice
(in the Jan.-Apr. 2008 semester and again in the Sept.-Dec. 2008 semester..btw, I haven't been back to college since that Fall 2008 semester, either)..
... I didn't get that Algebra class either time around after the first 2 chapters..
I started blowing off the class at Chapter 3-onward...After the first 10 minutes..I stepped out of the room and went down to the lobby and goofed off on the computer for like an hour and came back about 20-30 minutes before the class was dismissed for the day.
I wasn't getting ANYTHING after Chapter 2. I NEVER understood all those complicated formulas and equations....and it only got more and MORE complicated as the chapters went on... yes, I did try a tutor, but it wasn't working out....even my dad was having trouble when I showed him that I didn't understand. He agreed that those equations and formulas I showed him were very tough..
(BELIEVE IT or not, there were never any homework assignments in that class.. you just did as many problems in the book you wanted to.. if you needed to practice...there were no assignments...just lesson lectures, quizzes and tests. No homework)
I withdrew from the class the second time around..to avoid getting another failing grade
Algebra is NOT for me... (and it was only the introductory algebra course, too!)
I should never have started skipping the class to go goof off on the computer in the lobby...that was WRONG to do. (From now on, I WILL remember: DON'T go off SKIPPING classes! whether you understand them or not.)
Now, i'm very fortunate, my parents said they wanted to try and get me back in college (here in Florida, of course) this fall... I WILL update you on that when I get more info.
Hmm... maybe I could get into animation...who knows?
I'm still hanging in there. It still sucks right now, but I know my parents will have their cars soon, and I have a shot at a job at Dollar Tree or Wendy's.
I will update you on any new info as soon as I can.
I'll try not to be all sad and disappointed. There have even been some times when i've felt like dying or dropping off the face of the Earth. I'm pretty lonely with no friends down here. :cry *I HAVE to stop thinking like that.*
I do have you guys on the GOF to talk to. That makes me feel a little bit better anyway.
I'll think positive and keep hanging in there.
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Don't give up Jared. Something will show up, I'm sure. And what's with algebra? Is there a way I can see the classes you took in Michigan (I passed algebra on my faculty, I'd like to compare the two curriculums, and perhaps I can help you.)
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It sounds like you have a good chance at Wendy's and Dollar tree.
Stay positive - another day passed is another day closer to your house in Michigan being sold.
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Ok, another update.
First, cars. The Riviera's transmission has been fixed. It cost my dad $1,234, and he knew that he shouldn't be spending more money on repairs on a car that has less value than what the repairs are costing him... But that's what he had to do. It was his choice.
So, yep. It's still a rental car, and the Riviera right now. Hopefully we'll have a new car soon instead of running around in a rental car all the time..
So, the gears work wonderfully on the Riviera now. It shifts into Reverse and Neutral with no problems, now.
Second, the job update
The shot at a job at Wendy's is still looking good right now, too. (They haven't told me no, yet.) I went back last Tuesday, and the manager said he was about to go on vacation, and that he hasn't hired anyone just yet. He said he'd be coming back on April 18th, and said he'd do the hiring after he gets back from vacation.
Third. The house.
We've got a couple that's interested in the house. They're not what we've had in the past like....lookers who just say" well...we like it...but it's too small for us"...or "we like it, but it's located too far away.."
No. My mom said that they were interested in the house...Who knows? We may have some takers. ;)
Fourth. New cell phones.
Yes. It was quite a day today. My whole family got new cell phones...our old ones were getting broken or worn out..(my mom's old one had a broken scroll ball, my dad's phone had a buzzing sound, and it didn't work because he got it wet last week. My sisters phone, (I can't remember) but one of the buttons was broken on it... and My phone had a busted screen...both screens were a total white-out.
I couldn't tell WHO was calling me, or see what the date and time was...
as for our new phones...my mom and dad both got blackberry torches, my sister got a Motorola Atrix 4G, and I got an LG Neon II.
My mom and I talked about what color I should get yesterday.. My choices were blue, red, or orange. My mom thought that I should get orange because it's a bright color, and I would have an easier time finding the phone, too. in case I lost it..
I agreed. The phone would have a bright color and would be noticeable...
But the main reason I picked orange is that Pterano is orange. :D
So my new phone is noticeable, and it's orange like Pterano :smile .
So, The Riviera is fixed, Wendy's looks ok right now, we may have people interested in our Michigan house, and I have a new cell phone.
and janesenov: I told my mom that I wanted to see about taking an animation class this fall at a nearby Florida college..She told me that i'd have to start with the basics first, (like english and math..)
She said don't worry, we'll get you a tutor for math.
so Janesenov:..... if I wind up taking another algebra class, I might talk to you and tell you about whatever i'd be doing or working on in the class at the time...
Right now, before going back to college this fall, I have a goal of having a small job and a buying my own car before then. (and the car would be about a $5,000-$6,000 car..)
Remember, I'd get the $5,600 back that I loaned out to my parents (as soon as out Michigan House sells...I'm happy that we have a some peope interested in it right now.)
So the $5,600 would be a huge help...and i'd top that with the money i'd earn at the small job (like Wendy's). I would really like my own car before the fall starts. I want to make that a goal.
In the meantime, i'll keep hoping to get something started. If I can land that job at Wendy's and our house in Michigan sells, i'll feel very happy!
I would love to go back to college and learn about animation..that would be fun..
In the meantime, while i'm here in the tiny condo... i'll keep drawing on my drawing pad with the mechanical pencil.. I really LOVE the lbt7 intro pteranodon I drew 3 days ago. I drew his full body once and then I drew 2 other head shots.
I think it's my best flyer drawing ever and my mom really though I did great and wonderful on it, too! She loved it!
I see good things in the future. What do you think?... :yes
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All right, my parents picked up our new vehicle today! No more rental cars!
It's a silver 2007 Mercedes ML 350 (which is an suv). My mom absolutely LOVES her new vehicle. She was so happy today when we picked it up! :)
So tomorrow, the rental car is getting returned and we have 2 vehicles now, the Mercedes ML 350 for my mom (yes, my parents own the vehicle, it's not a lease or rental) and we still have the Riviera for my dad and I to share....
Things are a LOT better now that my parents have their own vehicle instead of having to drive a rental car all the time for their main source of transportation.
And I have jobs pending at Wendys and McDonalds right now ... (Tuesday the 19th is what McDonalds is calling their "national hiring day" where they will hire 50,000 workers nationwide that day ,)
I applied online a few days ago for the McDonalds located about 8 miles away from the condo... So now I have jobs pending at McDonalds as well as Wendy's, and my chances of getting hired for those two places are looking good right now :) .. So on Tuesday, I will check back at McDonalds first, and then i'll go check at Wendy's after that...
So, we have our new vehicle, the rental car days are over, and I've still got a good chance at a job at either Wendy's or Mcdonalds. Things are looking really good right now, guys. :yes
Wish me luck, guys.
If I get my job, I'll finally save for my new car (not to mention that I'll have my $5,600 that my parents owe me on top of that once our house sells...) My mom's been telling me that she KNOWS it WILL sell this summer.
Also..
Please, don't rush me on posting my fanart. I will try to put it up as soon as I can. I'm still waiting on my mom to develop the last pictures on her old digital camera...then, she'll give it to me to take pictures of some of my drawings, and then i'll load them onto the computer (my mom's laptop..the only computer we have to use in this tiny condo..)
And then, i'll post them here on the GOF. ;)
But please, don't rush me :( and please be patient. (I lost a little sleep at night worrying that you guys were in an eager hurry to see my pictures and you'd start complaining if I didn't put them up immediately :unsure: ..:( ...)
I told my mom that I wasn't in a desperate hurry to use her old digital camera.. I promise you, I will eventually put them up.. trust me... ;)
Just give me some time and let me wait for my mom to develop her last "old camera" pictures before she gives her old camera to me. :yes
I promise to post them. But, please be patient. :(
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Things are definitely looking better. :) Glad to hear some things are going well, others weren't so good but you got through those problems.
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BIG news, guys! :D I think i'm flying now!
On Memorial Day, Yes, memorial day. I got a call from Publix (which was the supermarket chain I talked about in an earlier post) and I got told to come in for an interview!
Then on Tuesday May 31st, I went to the interview. It went very well. I talked to the customer service manager named Meredith. She was looking for cashiers and baggers...
THEN I made it to the next step, yesterday, June 2nd, I got called back to take the usual drug test. She then said that if I passed the drug test, I would be a bagger and my starting wages would be $7.50 an hour... And if I pass my drug test (it was the cotton-swab between my cheek and gums test, BTW..) I would then go to an orientation meeting up in Vero Beach...next weekend (June 10th-12th)
Which Publix location called me? The one on Hutchinson Island here...It's about 5 miles south of the condo.
Right now, i'm waiting for the drug test results to see if I passed that test, which I know I will. :yes
I don't know my schedule or my first day, yet.. but,
Things are looking FANTASTIC for me right now, guys!! :)
Yeah, i'll still come visit here on the GOF in my spare time. I just won't visit as much as I do right now... but that's ok. I'll still remember to visit.
But wow, guys! I think I got a bagger job at Publix. :)
***Flap! Flap! Flap!*** (i think) Jared the tan rhamphorhynchus is finally flying now! :)
I'll be back to update when I get some more info.
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Ok, now it's official! I'm working once again.... I have to go up to Vero Beach for 2 training meetings on Sat. (6-11) and Sun. (6-12)..
My first day of work at Publix is this Monday (6-13)
I had to wait 8 months... but i'm working once again. :)
So now... :D
****Flap!....Flap!....Flap!....Flap!....Flap!....Flap!....Flap!....Flap!....Flap!....Flap!****
Jared the rhamphorhynchus is flying HIGH and PROUD!! :yes
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Omg! That's great Jared! *hugs!* It sucks that you won't have your laptop though until July... :cry
By the way, you should check out this Pterano caption. It's friggin hilarious! http://z7.invisionfree.com/thegangoffive/i...?showtopic=9707 (http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=9425)
*sigh* That's the price you pay for having an overprotective uncle... :lol Don't forget to read my hilarious captions!
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Good for you, Jared :D
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Glad to hear it Jared! Looks like things are looking up!
By the way, I finished the basic character designs pencil tests for the "Flyers..." RP. I'm tracing them into vector drawing sometime tonight hopefully, so I'll send them to you soon.
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Sorry to hear about your laptop I hope to see you back here soon.
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Staying positive, I have this site, I have (Ptyra, Flipperboidskua, bushwacked) and other users here.
AND ME!!!!!! :DD
...I just had to add that... :lol
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Great to hear you are working again. :goodluck with things continuing to go well for you.
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Just an update:
I just don't feel good tonight.. (i've sent this to some of the others involved in "flyers" to see that they think.) anyways..
Btw, my dad's off tonight, he went to do some paintwork at the house (painting the LAST upstairs room to get done.. which is the guest bathroom).. he said I didn't need to go with him.. but he said HE DIDN'T want to catch me on the computer "goofing off looking at pictures of cars or my bullcrap cartoons" Yes., he said that. He just doesn't like me staying up late at night, that's all..
Lbt is not bullcrap, dad! :anger (I guess he was just in a bad mood when he left, that's all. )
I'm just.. so stressed out now.. I've been working so hard at that grocery store.. (even though i'm only making between $180-$200 a week.. it's better than nothing at all :| .
I'm just so sad and stressed when i'm here at the condo, just because each day.. my parents are arguing about bills bills...and money money.. and "WE NEED this paid by THIS date"...and so on.. and I have to go through listening to all their arguing and worrying every day. :( <_<
I've been working, and have had to keep loaning money out whenever they ask for some.
ALL it's been for me is Work and loan, and work and loan, and work and loan.. My dad HAS been making enough for us to just get by.. (at least we're still managing to get by..) and i've been paying for the food/groceries when my mom needs me to (And the good news is, the last 2 times.. I HAVE gotten the grocery money given back to me the last 3-4 times, which is good. :) )
As for me.. I have about... $320 in my bank account.. I'VE earned about $3,500 at the grocery store since I started working there in the middle of last June.. my parents owe me $7,490. I know it's a lot. :(
and i'm still standing by... and waiting for a call from the power plant (for a possible.. i'm not counting on it... but POSSIBLE interview.. for a job as a utility worker.)
I should really stop dreaming about even thinking of getting a Chevy Corvette. Because that's not gonna happen with me working at the grocery store.. I need the job at the power plant for that to be possible.
BUT, the good huge news is, that I DID pass the entry test, which my dad said was HUGE for me. :) I was one of the 100 out of about 300 people who passed the test... now i'm waiting for the next step in the process.. which (I'm thinking) is a call for an interview. but I really don't know what's next for sure.
As for the house, the painting work has been coming along great and I think there's just 3 rooms left to be painted, and the room painting is done..
we had a satellite dish hooked up today, too. Now we have a tv signal at the house and we put in a tv (from the condo) to the house! :) and now we have a working tv at the house! :) which is another step in the right direction. :)
But i'm trying to hang in there each day. I CAN'T STAND the depression, worrying, and hearing all the money arguments going on between my parents and all the bills.
:( :( Wish me the best, guys. I'm trying my best to hang in there. Money is still very tight in my family. But i'm hanging in there.
I do appreciate your support. ;) I'll make it through this mess somehow. Yes stress levels are high and money is very tight, but...
I'll be ok guys.. I will be ok. ;)
I'll be back with any updates in the future as I learn any new info. :)
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Did the house ever sell in Michigan? Based on what your last post says, my suspicion is no it hasn't. Depending on where you are living, maybe the condo is too much money per month....maybe a different place would ease the worry a bit?
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Did the house ever sell in Michigan? Based on what your last post says, my suspicion is no it hasn't. Depending on where you are living, maybe the condo is too much money per month....maybe a different place would ease the worry a bit?
to Petrie: Yes, you're right. The house in Michigan has not sold yet.
And we DO have a "different" place we're working on right now. :yes In fact Petrie, my parents are paying rent on it right now. We're in the moving process right now..
We DO have a house we're in the process of moving into) about 3 miles away from the condo that's right in town on the mainland (off of the island), we've been doing cleaning/paint work on it since early September, and it's been coming together really good so far. My parents are nearly done painting all the rooms to the colors they wanted them to be.
Thanks for your consideration, Petrie. ;) I do appreciate it.
I'll be back with any news/updates if I learn anything. Yeah i'm bummed guys, but i'm hanging in there. :( I'll get through this "rough, tight for money" time one way or another.
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*ok.. i know i already posted this in the "how are you feeling" thread..* life is not so sucky anymore. ;) ....
WE GOT OUR NEXT HOUSE! we GOT IT. :D :D We're gonna start off renting it, then we are going to buy it. It's on a road called Sunflower Place in a subdivision called "The Pines". It doesn't need ANYTHING and it has a pool on the back patio. The pool is screened in, too so no bugs can get in it, and also has a light so you can go swimming at night, too.
All the house needs.. is the rooms painted the colors my mom wants them. NO REMODELING work nececssary. It also has a 3 car garage. *crosses fingers, hoping when I get my new car, that mom and dad will let me have that third space.
THE DEAL IS IN THE BAG, GUYS! After 2 years of dealing with living in our old cramped condo from August 2010 to December 2011, and then moving over to the pink house on Skyline Dr. and renting it from December 2011 to now (Sept '12.).
And now.. on we'll move... over to Sunflower Place. OUR PERMANENT house in Florida! Our first house with a pool, and *i'll say it again* no remodeling/updating work is needed at all. Just needs the rooms painted the colors my mom wants them to have.
The Kick family has their new permanent house! It's ours to own! A 2 year nightmare looking for our own house to own here in Florida is over...
and finally, getting our new house comes 3 years to the month (September 2009) after my dad lost his job in Michigan :( .. when the trouble first started. But the house hunt is OVER! We're gonna rent it first, then we will buy it. We've GOT the house on Sunflower Place! It is ours!
We did it! :celebrate :celebrate :celebrate :celebrate :celebrate
Flyer boy Jared will be swimming in a pool at his family's new house in a couple of weeks.