This journalist phoned me and said she was interested in taking on an article I had proposed.
She interviewed me and then said she would be offering it up to several magazines. It's like an auction. She will come back with several contracts for me and the one that offers me the highest pay, gets the article.
I am waiting to hear back from her about contracts and how much I'll get for it.
I got the bus into town to bank the business money because the Christmas newsletter needs to go out now if it's to get there in time. I've done all the email versions, but those who ordered paper ones haven't got theirs yet.
Got to the bank to find it shut down, with a sign on the door saying 'Go to Ripley'.
Ripley is bloody MILES away!! How am I supposed to go to Ripley every time I want to cash cheques? arrrgghhh. Of course I'd spent all my change on the return bus ticket so I didn't have enough to get to Ripley as well.
Mightily pissed off, I went to my personal bank and deposited another cheque, got some money for my trip to the Christmas market on Sunday and left thinking everything was great.
Went to the supermarket to stock up on bread and found that shut down too. I couldn't believe it. Went into a little corner shop, purchased bread, got the bus home with 3 shopping bags of bread, 1 toddler, 1 handbag, 1 walking aid and a hat, so it was a bit of an engineering feat getting on the bus.
Got home tired after being out for hours, to find a message on my answer machine from 'fraud investigation'. I flipped out, thinking 'bloody hell, what have I done?'
Phoned them back and they said, Mrs Jones, have you been in J Lewis (Since you're all American, I'll explain, J Lweis is an expensive department store). I laughed at her and said who do you think I am, rich? I'm in my overdraft again with too many bills as it is, I have a holiday planned on 16 December, I DON'T have the money to shop in stores like J Lewis.
Then she gave the name of this company I hadn't heard of and asked if I bought stuff from them. I said 'who?'
Then she told me that there was a failed transaction on my account for over £300 worth of computer games. I laughed and told her I don't play computer games and since I'm in my overdraft, I wasn't planning on spending any money at all till next week, and I'm hardly in a position to spend £300 just on computer games.
She said that someone had tried to make those purchases using my card details. I told her that was impossible, I still have my card with me, it's in my wallet. She told me that someone must have found out the details.
She told me that the large purchases were stopped because I was in my overdraft and also because it's not my usual spending pattern. They had a whole cluster of attempted transactions take place in the space of an hour or so.
I confirmed that I had no idea, so they've cancelled my card and are sending another one. The trouble is, it can take 10 days or longer to arrive so I have no access to my account till then and I'm going on holiday soon.
My credit card will fine me as I'm supposed to pay them (not on direct debit) and I can't now, so that's another £25 fine to add to the rest, and all because some jackass wanted to buy computer games on my card.
The bank said it was fortunate I was in my overdraft, because if I hadn't been, his £300 request might have gone through. For the first time in my life, I was grateful to be broke.
Furious isn't even the word. I phoned all my friends to rant but none of them were in, so I ended up phoning Andy again and ranting at him instead. Not a great idea.
He took it well and said he would lend me some money for my holiday and I could give it back when my new card arrives. That was nice of him, especially given he had to listen to 20 minutes of me ranting about the bastard criminal that tried to rip me off.
That's about it.
Thanks to Jill and Snowdog for the compliments, and yes, my children are beautiful.
I put a photo of DD4 on my novelbookshop website, on the contact us page, when she was about 15 months old, pointing. She is still as cute.
Thank you. I take that as a really nice compliment.
And I know you're kidding about the trans-atlantic visit, but if you ever did want to visit, I wouldn't object. I'd quite like to make new friends and especially meet people from this BB - my finances just don't allow for a trip to the US
Hey, if you haven't been kidnapped by aliens before then, you could save up, come over in March and be my dinner date at my friend's wedding - she's marrying an American so it'd be cool to take another American to the reception
One day your money situation is going to allow you to fly around the world. I just know it!!!! When we finish the book about XW's life and we go on Oprah we will sell millions of copies. I am sure Oprah will want to do a show about the effects of family rapes and alcoholism on those involved and the next generation.
I maybe going crazy but I am now more interested in women from other countries than my own. So if I go Russia to see the pretty lady that found me on Yahoo Personals, I will stop in London on the way.
How in the H can my heart pound, when I see she has contacted me again. I know its a far fetched dream but if it don't work, she has improved my ego. I feel like somebody again.
Gabe and Jo, ya all really do need to meet each other. I think you all might just be shocked to find out how much you like each other. (I am not kidding) (Jo maybe its my ESP)
Are you match making? LOL. I reckon I'm out of Gabe's league, really, I mean, there he is, psychologist in a posh university surrounded by millions of attractive women and there's me, on my bitsy little author's wage still struggling to pay off all my credit card debt (the shopping mall was across the street from the court house , major retail therapy for 2 years).
I know what you mean about foreigner's being more attractive. I like Americans and Canadians because of their accent, it's the voice that does it. Whenever my friend brings her American bf round, I'm just sitting there listening to him talking, LOL.
Oh, and Irish, too, but I won't get on to that
Talking of your book, Jay, when ARE we going to start that?
Oh yeah, I'm a real sucker for accents and men in uniform too!!!!
Jo, you're more than welcome to stay with me free if you ever make it over here. Don't know how far away I am from your flirty guy, but heck, he can come here too!!!! That way I can chaperone!!!!
Honestly, you know, Gabe will come back from wherever he's gone and find everyone on here has paired us up
That's the second invite I've had to the States in the last 3 months!
Well, maybe in a year or so when I've paid off my computer and things (it was hire purchase). Until then, if anyone wants to visit me, they'll have to come to Nottingham!
I am the same about uniforms. I've got this film called 'The War Bride' about this British girl that marries a Canadian Soldier in WW2, and he's played by Aden Young. He was dressed in his uniform and speaking in a Canadian accent all through the film and I LOVED it. I have watched it at least 10 times
Anna Friel plays the woman and she looks a bit like me except with perfect legs, obviously.
Chaperone!??!! What do I need a chaperone for!!???
Trying working across the hall from the police department. I am surrounded by men in uniform and attorneys. Uniforms are great, but something about a man in a good suit just really turns me on. Linda
January will be a good time to start the book for me. I need to save my store right now. I will be working 8am to 11 pm 6 days and 9am to 10pm on Sundays until Xmas.
Looks like I started everyone thinking of their fantasies and what turns them on. I would have never consider thinking of meeting someone on an onlinedating service before this bb.
The lady is 30 yrs old from Russia, she is hot, maybe too hot for me. I could get in a little better shape, if I did I wouldn't look a day over 35?? (BUT REALLY 44) But you know what its not that she is so hot, its that she is interested in me and wants to know everything I do.
There is a guy from the church I went to that married a pretty blonde from Russia, her accent is awesome, the way she does her hair is exotic too me (maybe plain and normal in Russia. So I figure why not take the chance, I am not rich she can't scam me for big bucks. Anyway I am having fun chatting with her
