To continue my Halloween roundup, last night was low-key wanderings with PrincessNella, though the craptastic G train still made us get in pretty late. Today was laundry day. Life can't always be exciting here at KP.
Freelancing as a career is shitty as far as I'm concerned. That project I've been working on is taking forever to pay me. Their contract fine print was payment within 30 days and at Day 17, I'm feeling the pressure. Oy at loan payments and credit card bills and transportation costs and food. I'd say oy at scenestress activities costs, but truthfully I don't pay that much. I hang out at certain places for reasons other than just the crowds.
The funny part is despite the financial pain, I've decided again that I want to branch off. Actually, I had planned to use this money to take a trip if it had come like a week ago, but now I'm wary about blowing a huge stack to go overseas despite how much I love my kids across the pond. Ms. Mommy is bugging me in a way that parents will when they choose to be oblivious to the stress you're under. PrincessNella and I have been talking about the irritation of spending four years wholly independent only to be back in a little old room with four years worth of shit. As well as mothers being cool but really not that cool. I'm in a total "why should I stay" mood especially since I know that when I am truly self-reliant with shit that needs to be taken care of post haste is when I go into the resourceful determined mode I've missed. Being in the nest is like limbo. It's too mentally comfortable. I'm ready to really sink or swim. But mostly because I'm sick of living in the middle of nowhere. Buses to trains is not where it's at. This Brooklyn kid doesn't even really like Queens to start with. There's something about the borough that encourages being stranded.
Then again, I'm just dreaming. I've got to get my money first. Then I can master plan.
Posted by Candicissima at November 2, 2003 08:05 PMNet30 will kill you. No escaping it either. If they are corporate try for Net10 or Net15, but its not easy. Get as much cash upfront as you can and don't spend it all. Of course I've never been able to follow my own advice.
Sometimes it feels like it takes more time to get paid then to actually do the work...
Posted by: Abe at November 3, 2003 09:59 AM