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STOP: Wasting Money On Advertising Guesswork and Cold Call Prospecting Grunt Work How would you like to end cold prospecting once and for all? Possess new, powerful ways to magnetically attract prospects who are pre-disposed to view you as an expert ally and advisor, pre-disposed to buy from you? Put an end to being "screened", to phone tag? Have qualified prospects eagerly asking you to make time to see them?



If you are a Sales Manager or Marketing Executive: How would you like to cut all the fat, waste, even the uncertainty out of your company's advertising…..AND…..make your salespeople immensely more productive?

Amazingly Powerful Sales, Advertising, Marketing, Direct Marketing, Customer And Client Attraction and Persuasion Strategies REVEALED...

How Serious Are You About Wanting To Get Thousands Of Qualified

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I implore you to lock the door, take the telephone off the hook, kick off your shoes, get comfy, and STUDY every bit of this letter -- it IS that important!

It introduces something THAT is totally revolutionary!

Dear Friend,

If you own a Small Business of any kind: How would you like to stop being an "advertising victim"?.....Finally get accurately measurable, quick results from each and every dollar you put into ANY kind of advertising, marketing, or promotion? At will, attract a flood of new customers? At will, spark a huge cash flow surge? Define and DOMINATE any "target market" of your choosing…..for less than $2.00 per prospect? (It doesn't matter if you own a company selling sophisticated software only to the Fortune 1000 or a local flower shop, incredibly what I'm about to reveal to you can "re-invent" your entire marketing process for the better!)

If you are a Sales Professional:

All those benefits, and many more, are readily available -- with my marketing strategies, notably my "Magnetic Marketing Systems".

My name is Dan Kennedy. You've probably heard of me -- or heard me. I speak to over 200,000 people each year, appearing in big events with the likes of Zig Ziglar, Tom Hopkins, and Larry King, and Paul Harvey just to name a few. Private clients pay me $800.00 and hour for consultations; $7,500.00 to $15,000.00 plus royalties to develop marketing documents, tools, and campaigns.

One of my hottest, most in demand speech topics and consulting specialties is -- "Magnetic Marketing" -- and we get rave reviews from the people who acquire and use my Magnetic Marketing Systems and Strategies. (I've enclosed a few.) I promise you that you, too, will be amazed at the power of my unusual yet proven methods to virtually transform businesses and sales careers from struggle or 'average' to meteoric growth and extraordinary success at blinding speed. If you act quickly, you can put my "marketing wizardry" to work for YOU now, on a zero risk basis. In this letter, I'm going to tell you exactly what my Systems can do for your business and career. I Know You May Go To A Lot Of Seminars, Hear A Lot Of Speakers, And Own A Lot Of Books And Tapes. Still, I Outright Guarantee You've Never Gotten Your Hands On Anything Quite As Powerful And Practical As My Materials. I have assembled a product like no other -- yes, it includes audio cassettes, but you MUST NOT prejudge it because of that. This is actually a complete "TOOL KIT".....real tools you take and use in your business. It's called THE MAGNETIC MARKETING SYSTEMS KIT and you might think of it as a complete, transformational marketing department in a box. Actually, this is such a unique product it is hard to describe, but I'm going to take my very best shot. There are 6 main, moneymaking "components" in my MAGNETIC MARKETING SYSTEMS KIT -- let me walk you through each of them: MONEYMAKING COMPONENT #1: "No Brainer", Fast Implementation First, in general, I've made implementation an 80% "no-brainer", because I have done 80% of the work for you. In addition to teaching on the 6 Cassettes in the Kit, I have taken 11 different businesses and 4 different sales careers, in 6 different business categories, and treated each one as a private, paying client, and created complete direct marketing/Magnetic Marketing Systems for each one, including all of the "power documents": prospecting and sales letters, ads, postcards, and so on. And these documents are all marked 'Copyright Free', which gives you permission to take them and use them, virtually as-is! (When I am paid to develop ONE collection of documents, for one client, I am typically paid $7,500.00 to as much as $15,000.00 plus royalties, so there is over $75,000.00 worth of copywriting services provided in this Kit!) Now, here's the best part: Information and ideas are fine, but let's bridge the gap to implementation. It turns out that 90% of all businesses and sales careers fit one (or more) of these categories so perfectly…..YOUR business or sales career will match up with (at least) one of these categories so perfectly, you will be able to "steal" and use those "power documents" and strategies outright, just as if they were created for you…..only very minor adaptation necessary! Please pay attention to this point! At each seminar, after each speech, I am surrounded by people, each asking if the Kit applies to this business, that business, each believing theirs to be so 'different' it must not be included. So, to repeat: 90% of all businesses and sales careers are covered by this Kit! For most, at least one category is such a perfect match, there's instant application with little or no creative adaptation. The Kit covers business-to-business selling situations, to-consumer situations, retail, restaurants, professional practices, real estate, automobile sales, even financial services sales (where there are compliance issues), direct sales and network marketing, industrial, big ticket items, and on and on. And just about everybody who gets this Kit finds one category to be a very close match…..they learn and 'borrow' from ALL the materials, AND they are able to instantly and easily apply the tools from the one category best matched to their business. Included in these Copyright-Free Documents, in one of the business examples, are the now-famous "Giorgio, Romance Director" Letters that I show at most seminars, that every audience falls in love with! You've just got to see this "marketing masterpiece"! MONEY MAKING COMPONENT #2: Learn From What Others Have Done In addition to everything I created for you, I have also included 102 -- yes, 102! -- additional "Exhibits" that I did NOT create. These came from people just like you, who purchased previous Editions of the Kit, took something, adapted it to their business, then sent it in with a report of extraordinary results.

Why you MUST pay attention to Dan Kennedy: Reason #1: Dan Kennedy is one of the highest paid, most in-demand direct marketing consultants in America today. In the last few years, he has worked hands-on with clients in 68 different businesses, industries and sales fields, at fees starting at $800.00 an hour. His methods transfer easily from one to the other. Entrepreneur Magazine says he has "at least 101 moneymaking ideas for any business owner" -- but 'idea' is really a misnomer; Dan is relentless about providing only proven, practical, useable action strategies. As a consultant, Dan applies his "marketing wizardry" and moves with remarkable ease from one field to the next -- proving that his methods are universally applicable, although often brought to a particular field for the first time at his urging. His clients include everything from start-up entrepreneurs and small companies to several 100-million and 200-million dollar companies, even two billion-dollar companies, one in the U.S., one in England. Many of these clients have been with Dan continuously for 5, 7, even 10 years. A total of 92% of all clients who have used him in consulting and/or direct-response copywriting capacity once have done so subsequently, repeatedly. One of the interesting business arenas he's been heavily involved in is the TV infomercial field, where he has consulted with 3 of the 5 largest companies, worked on projects with a long list of celebrities including Florence Henderson and Fran Tarkenton, and been directly involved in the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars of product via TV. His longest continuing client in this industry, the Guthy-Renker Corporation, is famous for its 'Personal Power' infomercials with Tony Robbins and the Victoria Principal Skin Care infomercials. Many of Dan's clients -- and "students" -- achieve really miraculous sales breakthroughs almost overnight. Just as an example, consider the young married couple with a failing home-based business and $100,000.00 in accumulated credit card debt; 90 days after attending one of Dan's seminars on marketing, they had their income up to $50,000.00 a month. Today, just two years later, they have zero debt, a monthly income exceeding $100,000.00..…an amazing, "unbelievable" turnaround. Yet, these kind of "unbelievable results" seems to be the norm with those applying Dan Kennedy's advice! Reason #2: As you already know, he is also one of the most popular professional speakers, sharing his ideas with over 200,000 people a year and sharing the platform with a long list of other famous speakers and celebrities, including: Zig Ziglar, Tom Hopkins, Larry King, Mrs. Fields, Bill Cosby, General Norman Schwartzkopf, former President Bush, coaches Jimmy Johnson and Lou Holz, and the list goes on and on. Because of the extraordinary practical value of even the briefest of his dissertations on marketing, Dan has become one of America's top professional speakers. His busy schedule includes in-house seminars for corporate clients, ranging from Ski-Doo to Sun Securities to Orange Systems (computer software); speeches or panel presentations for major associations, and Peter Lowe Success 1999 Events. This is his 20th year as a professional speaker. Reason #3: He is a prolific author, with six books simultaneously available in bookstores, including his bestseller, 'The Ultimate Marketing Plan' book. (His book, 'How To Turn Your Ideas Into A Million Dollars' carries praise from people like Joan Rivers and Al Reis, of Reis & Trout.) Success Magazine has praised his 'Magnetic Marketing System'. Dan has six business books in the bookstores, a 7th on the way, and his books have received favorable attention in Success, Entrepreneur, and Selling Magazines, numerous trade publications, even USA TODAY. Millions of dollars of his cassette programs and other products have been sold by his own companies worldwide, and products he has co-authored or edited have also been featured in major catalogs like Nightingale-Conant and Sybervision. The "Be Your Own Boss System" he co-authored with Tony Robbins, Fran Tarkenton, and the columnists of Entrepreneur Magazine was featured in its own TV infomercial. Reason #4: And he is an entrepreneur, who actively, currently lives what he teaches and practices what he preaches. Dan says there are too many experts, authors, and speakers who "sell only in their memories and run businesses only in their nightmares." He is NOT one of them.

These Exhibits let you see exactly how business owners, marketing executives, and salespeople have very successfully adapted and used the 'power documents' in the Kit. By seeing how they've moved the 'documents' from one business to another, from a different business to theirs, you can see how to do it too.

Included in these 102 Exhibits, you even get a "Cash Flow Surge Letter".....4 typed pages that brought in $58,000.00 of extra, cash business in 15 days for an art gallery owner and has been adapted, with similar success, in over a dozen different businesses that we know of. These four typed pages ALONE could easily be worth thousands of dollars to you.

Don't mistake this Kit for a big collection of "form letters", by the way. SOME of my Marketing Systems are "letter driven". But virtually EVERY possible media; every effective method of getting your 'marketing message' out to your target markets is included in my Systems. My MAGNETIC MARKETING KIT is a comprehensive, integrated package of help with marketing messages, target marketing, and every media and method.

MONEYMAKING COMPONENT #3:

The "Cafeteria Tape"

Audio CD #1 "walks" you through every page, every 'power document', every tool, every example in the Kit. Sit down for about a half-hour at your desk or kitchen table, with the Kit, listen to this first CD, and you will understand everything in the Kit, where it is, why it's there, how it is to be used. This way, you quickly set up your own "cafeteria line", so you can go back through the line…..pick out the strategy and 'tools' most relevant to your business right now.….get those up and running, working for you.….then go back through the line and pick another system…..etc.

Oh, and don't worry about the "how to eat an elephant problem" here -- the answer IS "one bite at a time". This Kit is NOT something you're going to zip through once, put on a shelf and never go back to. Not at all! It IS a true "tool kit" you'll keep going back to, time after time, month after month. And each time you choose and put to work a System, a strategy, or tool, you will AGAIN simplify your business, strengthen your marketing, increase your income!

MONEYMAKING COMPONENT #4:

A "Crash Course" In Magnetic Marketing

Audio CD's #2, 3, 4 and 5 give you a fast, crash course in these unusual, powerful marketing strategies. These unique CD's condense my answers to a full day of interviewing about all of my marketing methods.....it's a total "brain drain".....and it's eminently listenable. I promise you: you're going to EAGERLY listen to these four CD's over and over again, making new discoveries every time! If you have business associates, get them to listen to these 4 CD's, and they'll instantly have their minds opened to these new approaches.

MONEYMAKING COMPONENT #5:

Get Off To A Super-Fast Start.....

Audio CD #6 is the "Fast Start CD". Here, I focus only on a couple of the most powerful, easy to master, easy to implement Marketing Systems you can very quickly see great results from.

MONEYMAKING COMPONENT #6:

Hands-On, Personal Assistance:

A $1,000.00+ Consultation Value!

You get TWO "2nd Opinion Critique Certificates" -- each lets you send any one printed promotional item for your business to me for my personal feedback, by mail or FAX. You can send in an ad, letter, brochure, whatever. And staff does NOT do this; you get advice from me on what you've done well, what you haven't, and how to improve it. (By the way, a warning: I'm rather blunt. I may hurt your feelings. But I WILL improve what you're doing!)

As a consultant, I frequently provide this 2nd Opinion Critique Service to many companies, entrepreneurs, even ad agencies, and charge $200.00 per Critique, so this IS a very real $400.00 value. However, it can certainly be worth a whole lot more to you. (There's a dentist in Sacramento, for example, who made three "little" changes in his Val-Pak Coupon after my critique -- and TRIPLED the response. Or an industrial products company…..one "little" change in their trade journal ads slashed their cost-per-lead by 30%.)

You ALSO get a "My #1 Marketing Challenge Consultation Coupon". I will respond to your most vexing marketing challenge. I regularly charge $800.00 per hour for consulting, but this is included for you at no added charge!

"...We sold 3,700 books and had a profit of $26,000.00! " "After attending your seminar in Omaha, we purchased your Magnetic Marketing System. WOW! We used the 3-letter System to sell our Coupon Books. We targeted 1,600 local companies. We sent out our letters about 9 days apart. Our response: Letter #1, 7%; Letter #2, 8%; Letter #3, 3%; total response: 18%! We sold 3,700 books and had a profit of $26,000.00! You're a legend!" -Doug Nielson, The Big-O Book, Market Innovators, Omaha, NE

By Now, I'll Bet You Are "Worrying"

About The Price.....

Most people guess we're into the $500.00 to $1,000.00 price range. Fortunately, we are not. The price for everything included with my "Magnetic Marketing Kit" is only $399.00. Now a limited number available for $127.00

There's Even A Remarkably Generous

GUARANTEE --

And I Enjoy A 96% Satisfaction Rate.

Your Guarantee: You have EIGHT Weeks or 56 Days to examine everything, use what you wish, and, if for any reason or even no reason, you want a full refund, just return everything and you'll get your money back immediately. NO questions asked. You do not need a 'my dog ate my homework story'. No one will ask you any questions at all. No hassle. No 'fine print'. Simple and straightforward; you are thrilled with what you get in my Kit or you get a full refund. And, incidentally, I'm devoted to the goal of only having satisfied customers. If you're not going to profit from having my Kit, I really would prefer to buy it back.

Now let me give you an amazing statistic: in 1998 and again in 1999, I sold over One Million Dollars worth of my Magnetic Marketing Kits. This includes sales at speaking engagements, to my corporate clients, and through my publisher's catalog. All were sold with this same Guarantee. The result: a 96% satisfaction rate. But that doesn't just mean that 96% of those people kept their Kits.....96% not only kept their Kits but also sent me success reports and testimonial letters, subscribed to my newsletter, attended my advanced seminars, or bought additional Dan Kennedy books, cassettes, courses, or tool kits. I think that fact has to tell you a lot about the results YOU can expect from getting my "secrets" working for you. After all, why would anybody make additional investments in my materials if they weren't profiting tremendously from their first investment.

 

"...$7,000.00 in advertising cost SAVINGS..." "I have used your MAGNETIC MARKETING TOOLKIT with fantastic results: (1) Increased sales 21% in 1997 vs. 1996; (2) 1, 221 NEW customers on the books since August; (3) $7,000.00 in advertising cost SAVINGS for '98 vs. '97; (4) Increased customer's average purchase price; (5) Increased new customers' return visits within first 30 days. Since studying your material, I quit conventional advertising and started zeroing in on my true customer base. You are The Man! Thank You!" - Dennis Babjack, Owner, Washington Street Mercantile

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The three "Bonus Reports" are extremely powerful:

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So, EIGHT FULL WEEKS or 56 DAYS, unconditional satisfaction guarantee. PLUS all of the Bonus Reports, yours to keep regardless of your decision about everything else.

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The truth about Lynx.

A snippet from our entry to the Buy My Duck competition in 2007.

Oh and no feelings were hurt during the making of this film.

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I picked up this idea from Myclette's 2007 review with pics inspired by Waxy

2007: A Year in My Life Review with Pix & Links! 

January 2007

I finally filed for my disability and obtained positive results, but I was still living in my friend's basement apartment and feeling the sting of loneliness.  Within the first week of the year, a mysterious ex-girlfriend of an old lover of mine contacted me and asked for a lot of personal information about me, of which I was reluctant to give.  My ex-lover was not amused by what his ex did.  The best thing to do was to ignore the messages and move on with my life.  Good thing I couldn't afford having a phone that winter! 
I got a new digital camera and proceeded to make experimental self portraits and then got even more addicted to taking pix of myself but the next batch were more "normal" looking.
I almost had to move out of my basement apartment in the middle of January and it was a source of panic for me, considering I had no money and no where to go!
I ended the month with creating some Firefly/Serenity poster parodies because I'm such a geek and, let it be said, because I sometimes have too much time on my hands in the winter.

February 2007

This month was a groggy, ice-cold one.  I created a little survey to express how I was doing at the moment of the start of the month. I'm only a little surprised that my life hasn't changed much since then, the only difference being I'm in a much more secure and stable environment now.
The sub-zero temps of that February had me layering on clothes since I didn't yet have a decent coat to wear.
The story about Lisa Nowack touched a nerve. I have a soft spot for the lovelorn weirdos out there

The day before  Anna Nicole died; I had a freaky prophetic dream about her.

The HAMSTER SHANTY is built by my silly brother and it keeps us giggling for the rest of the winter.
I give in to turning myself into a Meez person.

Because I tend to spend a lot of time obsessed with the 18th century; I made a list of all  my favorite movies based on true 18th century stories .

Yet another snow storm kept me indoors and here is the photographic proof.

March 2007

March blew in like a lion, as they say, in my neck of the woods.  For some reason we got all our nasty winter weather in March.  It was annoying, but that's Wisconsin for ya.
My brother, Mark, had to move out of his old apartment and the stress of helping him inspired me to dream that he was trying to be a whore, what a weird dream!
Also at the beginning of March, I found myself thinking of an ex-lover with great affection after he shared with me that he met someone he was falling in love with. He put it in such a way that had me not feeling jealous. Talk about a major accomplishment for me! Maybe it was because he was so sincere in sharing with me the love he felt that, by proxy, I felt like I was in love. It was special and worth noting since I tend to bitch a lot about relationships.
I write a poem about my passion and I find some joy in living my life, despite some stressful times.
I create a watercolor self portrait expressing how I felt in mid-March, if you look closely you can see I added some fuzzy white curls around my eyes -- I was dealing with some eye allergy symptoms.

On his birthday, my brother broke his left hand.  It was not a good day. 

Richard Jeni, my favorite comedian, died. I'm still feeling the loss.  I miss him. 

March 26th, 2007 was the last time blog themes I designed were accepted for Mindsay blogger use.  I've designed many more since, but since it's no longer such a regular thing at Mindsay, I've kinda stopped doing so many themes.

underground1986 and I celebrated our new favorite film, 300, by collaborating on designing a Mindsay wiki page for it!  There were some interesting comments there... 

As I'm packing up my artwork for storage, I get nostalgic and am inspired to take a look back on my life as an artist. 1993 was a testy year for me.  Sometimes my art speaks louder to me than any photograph I've taken.

I end the month with a look back on the decades of my life. 

April 2007

I find out that a former boyfriend of mine has become a psychologist and this not only makes me laugh (because he's so crazy himself) but because he turned his back on me when I was going through an emotional breakdown.  I can't imagine him being the kind of guy who counsels others.  Maybe he learned something from being with me or has become a better human being, you never know, but it still gives me a shiver.

I realize for being a very unconventional person, I'm not open to every possibility out there!

I discover a new favorite movie -- a double feature phenomenon: GRINDHOUSE movies by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. It makes me miss drive-in movies, too. Oh, if only video never happened and we still had midnight movies to go out for!

I am sorely affected by the Virgina Tech tragedy. 

I get the itch to create some self portraits with brush and ink.

On the 28th, I start to develop some health problems with my digestive and reproductive organs again.  I find myself going back and forth from doctor to doctor, taking test after test, and getting poked with needles and swabs to determine what the hell is wrong with me.  I'm told it's just "female trouble" and I should try to relax more.  I'm still frustrated by that.  There's got to be an easier way for a woman to live, you know?  I know I'm getting older, but come on!

My pubic hair turns white overnight.  Just call me "gray bush" now.  It's weird.

May 2007 

Start the month getting stalked for a short while by a guy who won't stop bugging me about a mutual dead friend.  After I contact the police, he stops asking stupid questions.

We get a thunderstorm for Beltaine!

I become obsessed with finding the perfect GREEN nail polish color -- why was that so important? I had much more serious things to get concerned with, but, hey, it's the little things that distract us from what upsets us that become important sometimes.

A month later, I find out I got a urinary tract infection and it takes a long while to clear up.

I finally move out of the basement apartment.

I move in temporarily with my brother in his new apartment.  It is the start of a very stressful summer.

June 2007

The nephews get new bunk beds and I end up spending more time with them since my brother has them over for several weeks.  The summer is stressful, but we try to have as much fun as we can.

We get a big, bad tornado storm breezing through town.
A secret admirer reveals himself to me but I remain unimpressed with him.  I still feel sorry for his ass, yet he just approached me in so many ways of wrong.  Even if he had been more attractive, it was his attitude that really got me frustrated.  I did what I could to make him feel like I did pay him some attention, but eventually I had to turn him down the hard way.  If only some people in my life would've done that with me... maybe I would have less bad memories about finding love myself.

I may be out of the basement, but not all of my stuff is.  Packing exhausts me.  Isn't there an easier way to move? 

I get the "green light" for my disability claim, but have to jump through a few more hoops to get it.

I spend the Summer Solstice with my family at Schmeeckle Reserve.
On the 29th, I finally finish my month-long move out of the basement apartment.  Everything stays in storage for at least another six months, even well after I find a new apartment.

July 2007

I am thrilled to be asked to be someone's BRIDESMAID! It is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. It keeps me smiling all summer long. I go to bed with visions of bridal gowns and flowers in my head. This must mean I really am a girl!

Since I am staying with my brother, he asks me to help out with cooking and cleaning.  I have fun planning meals, but Mark thinks I made too big of a deal about it on Mindsay after I ask folks for some cooking help. Why do some people make a big deal out of the fact that I like to talk about them on my blog?  I didn't think it was that much of something to fuss over.  Mark later changes his attitude as often as he changes his moods.  Living with family is not easy!

I think fondly back on the times I made a supplemental income as a pyschic reader -- but just because I'm a so called "psychic" doesn't mean I can't be skeptical. 

For blog post #666, I post about the number #777! 

While living with my brother is intense, at least I had access to his satellite TV and enjoyed watching many of my favorite artists play at the Live Earth Concerts for a climate in crisis. It got me nostalgic for the Live Aid concerts held during the mid 80's!

When James Gunn ranted over Scott Adams' comments about horror movie fans, I couldn't help but chime in with a rant of my own because us horror fans aren't all psychos, you know.

I have to go to court to defend myself.  It was quite the ordeal because I'm mentally ill and had no one to accompany me.  I end up going to the wrong court in any case.  So, go figure.  I lost.
I flirt with the idea of trying out for the Next Elvira contest, only to find out that FOX is only looking for Elvira clones. Oh, well.

I spend a magical Friday the 13th downtown on my lonesome. 

I have a great time seeing and reviewing Harry Potter movie #5!
The month ends on a creepy, morbid note when I witness a girl get hit by a car. I still don't know if she survived. I'll never forget what I saw that night.
My favorite bra goes missing and is found in a weird place in my brother's bathroom crunched up next to the wall. Funny how things happen like that.

August 2007

I ring in Lughnasadh trying to get over a severe chest cold. My brother ends up sicker than I and thus begins even more stressful times in the apartment. But as long as I have faith in my Gods, I endure.
My aunt Vivian dies just before the Washington Bridge collapse in Minneapolis. I panic over the possible loss of friends there. Everyone contacts me in record time. I worry I may have to travel to Vivian's funeral, but her wishes are to not have one because she didn't want everyone to remember her dead. I recall my last conversation with her at my uncle Orly's funeral the year previous. I'm still a tad stunned.
I spend most of the month frightened about NOT finding an apartment and can't help but feel like a burden to my poor brother who is also stuck in the apartment suffering from a collapsed lung. Me being there soon turns into less of a burden since he's sick and can't get out of the house to do anything.
In my never ending quest to find assistance for my mental illness, I run into a lot of snags. Apparently my disability isn't enough of a disability to warrant Portage County help.
Living with my brother becomes more stressful and unhealthy. I almost have to call the authorities on Mark. It's hard to live with a family member who has the delusion that you're nothing but a bad and selfish person who stands in the way of his happiness. I begin counseling sessions to deal with his and my mood disorders.

I make an antique photo look brand new! This makes me want to do more photos like that, but am dismayed when my friend Miya makes the observation that the woman I "made over" in the photo looks too much like a female version of our old friend, Andrew!
I finally recieve my first disability check.  Yay.
On the 28th, I discover I can now eat a Peanut Butter Cup like the King.

September 2007

I stand up at Damien and Jenn's wedding -- it was killer!!! This was such a wonderful weekend. Like it happened just yesterday. I can close my eyes and still see them in front of me looking so pretty and deliriously happy. Of course I wept!

I get really upset at Miya for leaving Mindsay only because I enjoyed her character Sebastiana so much and that Mindsay does seem to be the one favorite forum of mine to be in contact with her. Sure, I got over it, but then I started to think about other people who have quit Mindsay... and I just got really emotional, bad emotional. I still wish there was a way to just have one blog for everyone I know to let read and respond to, you know? Oh, well.
I FINALLY FIND A NEW PLACE TO LIVE! It was like a miracle happening just when I most needed it and was about to lose hope. My brother, of all people, predicted it. He kept threatening me with "just a few more days, Val, and you'll be out of here..." Then when I got the apartment, he had to be the one to say "I told you so."
My new home comes with some quirks because I live right next to a nature reserve and don't have a bed.
A quick tour of my new apartment!

October 2007

I start the month off right by getting some new furniture for my home. Yay! No more sore back from sleeping on a hard cement floor.
During Harvest Fest in downtown Stevens Point, I volunteered at Dala's store only to somehow have made some girl cry after I told her to turn off her cell phone. I've never made anyone cry over something so ridiculous before!
I take pride in decorating my bedroom the way I've always wanted to.
Out of boredom, or out of extreme loneliness, I experiment with my digital camera again and do a study of my face with a sheer veil. My obsession with my own image never seems to end.
I take a stand up for people who need emotional assistance animals.
Trick or Treat was a blast with the brother figure and nephews! Now that I was no longer living with Mark, we got our brother-sister relationship back on track.
A look back at my Samhain divination makes me happy because not much has changed in regards to my fortune. I am still re-developing my confidence. It's there hidden under the bad memories of loves lost, but I'm gaining momentum.

November 2007

I begin this month suffering from acute seasonal depression and my medication is increased.  I also attempt to start getting up more often in the early morning!

With the purchase of TWIN PEAKS I finally break my almost year long artist block.  I still have to pop in the dvds just to get myself pumped up to draw and paint... I can now say I'm finishing the comic book I was supposed to publish this year and mean it.
I finally finish a painting I started five years ago. It is met with some nice comments from friends and browsers.
I shamelessly respond to a sour puss guy's lament over a girl he couldn't date. This is how I sometimes begin stories. I start to read in between the lines of someone else's bad poetry.
I create more FAIRY GODMOTHERS and hope that my agent helps me get the things published as a silly card deck. *FINGERS CROSSED*  I may need another writer to help me with it... I begin to search for collaborators only to realize maybe I should just rely on myself for a while longer. 

December 2007

My artist block is further destroyed when I finally finish my Mlle. Lenormand Fortune Cards. I expect to recieve lots of nicely written rejection letters from publishers. My playing cards not typical. I'm now hard at work on an accompanying book.
I reveal my love affair with an Argus Monitor lizard and try to visit the creature at least once a week. It really is my favorite dragon.
The first in a series of BIG ASS SNOW STORMS hits north central Wisconsin and that means I'm developing cabin fever early this winter.

I attempt to answer every horror fan's favorite mystery: Do the Undead Poo?
For some stupid reason I start to remember ONLY the bad experiences of my comic strip editor past after I encounter a face from that past. Will I ever grow out of that? It wasn't all bad, but I had to vent about it now ten years later.
I later realize I am to blame for opening old wounds.
Near month's end I discover a waist-high snow drift outside my door. You know it's bad out when you can't even get out of the house, let alone get back in after a deep snowfall!