Done yesterday (20110220 Su)

[mdlbear]

0220 Su
  * up 6:30; W=198.2; drugs, nose, teeth, light; laundry, coffee
  * the new batteries fixed the phone in the office.  Yay!
  * 15min: puttering in office; put Shure earbuds in shoulder bag
  @ Epson Artisan 50 Ink Jet Printer - Product Information.
  * Fry's (printer + misc), work (pick up Nile), about a 30m walk to the
    airport and through the lobby at P-con.
  * 3 of Jilara's eggs for lunch.  over easy, over rice
  * Drive with Colleen - back at 3pm
  * 15min:  decluttering desktop (just tossing stuff into a box, not sorting)
  * 4pm YD's audition -> She's in!!  3-year contract, training, free photo
    shoots (prints are $2/each)
    * $2950 xfer from svgs to cover tuition (check postdated Tues 2/22)
      (apparently it'll even post transfers on Sunday.  Cool!)  Used some of
      the student loan left over from DeVry
  @ MoveOn.org: Top 10 Shocking Attacks from the GOP's War on Women
  * 15min:  set up printer, load ink.  Install on Silverlode
    install on Trantor, networked via Silverlode.
  % 9:30 dozed off in my chair
  % 9:40 *very* sleepy.  Cold.
  & dishes.  One of the few things that actually wake me up.  Standing?
  * bath.  Splat about 10:30

The main thing was the YD signing a 3-year modeling contract. She gets a couple of months of training, which costs just south of $3k, but is one-time and includes free photo shoots. After that... it turns out there are a lot of modeling jobs in San Francisco.

I also picked up an Epson Artisan 50 printer at Fry's, and got in a half-hour walk. The Artisan 50 prints on CDs and has very fast-drying, water-resistant ink. I installed it on my work MacBook, which runs the CD-printing software. Eventually I'll find, or make, templates for the Gimp; this was quick.

In the early afternoon I went out for a drive with Colleen -- everything was clean and beautiful after the rain. In between I did a lot of puttering, mostly in the office.

I faded out rather quickly -- by 9:30 I was falling asleep in my chair. A round of dishes woke me up enough to take a bath; I went splat around 10:30.

Aside from the printer, the only link under the cut is from MoveOn.org: Top 10 Shocking Attacks from the GOP's War on Women.

So... a good day. It wasn't quite enough to lift me out of my current mild depression for more than a few hours, but I'll take what I can get.

Comments

[egoldberg.livejournal.com]

Not my money...but I was under the impression that modeling contracts which involved paying money were basically scams.

http://teenadvice.about.com/od/adviceexpert/a/newmodel.htm
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080623145220AAr6bNG

YMMV.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

I hope the modeling thing works out well for YD.

However this reminds me of certain scams in publishing, so I am a little concerned.

*hug*

[mdlbear]

Yes, it's a little worrisome. Not as much of a scam as her "modeling school" was, though. We'll see.

[tollermom]

Sorry to be a downer, but like Eli and Cat, I'd be very suspicious of any modelling agency that insists on money up front. Be very sure you know what you're getting w/ that 3-yr contract. Is there any guarantee that she'll make back that $3k? What're the options to get out of the contract, if, for instance, she's been in it for a year and hasn't been booked (or booked enough)?

I'd recommend getting an opinion from an attorney who's familiar with the industry before signing the contract or handing over the money.

[chaoswolf]

So, little sister has a modeling contract but is she going to finish her business degree @ De Vry? (or whereever it was she was taking college courses?)

[mdlbear]

She intends to get a 4-year degree, but not clear where. She's going to spend a year or two at DeAnza while she figures herself out. Should have done that in the first place, but she doesn't listen to me.

[chaoswolf]

She doesn't listen to me either, and like i was telling Mom, my opinion doesn't count for dick. I gave up my say when I left.