Cylon Praetorian

I'm still upset about my current situation with work. (I wrote about it earlier here but decided to set that post to private, because of the possibility of litigation.)

Yup, I'm frakked. I have been told not to see or communicate with any customers, in effect, I'm on suspension for something that is not my fault and a threat of potential litigation which doesn't only effect me. This was six days ago.

I know what caused this to happen, but I am in the dark about how this is going to be resolved. My pay is based on commissions, and the time to lock up spring orders is passing. I don't really know what to expect now. I'm angry and feel betrayed.

Yeah, I had my pity moments this week, but I can't do that because I've been down that road before and its no good. I am less sad, but more and more angry about it. It makes my head spin, and I cannot help but imagine that I am going to be left high and dry in all this. As more time pass, I don't think I will be able to trust those who promise they will take care of me. At the same time I don't want to give up, because I put so much of my time and effort into this goal.

Sigh.

I have to start thinking of the worst, and prepare for it. I've already had to back out of Dragon Con because I have to hold on to what funds I have, and I really wanted to go. It sucks. Once I can get past this frustration and anger, I have to begin working on something new. I have a few options, but its going to take time for these opportunities to bare fruit, and I cannot just wait and see anymore.

I had made plans before all this crap came down on me. Now those are going to be postponed, but frak that, I just have to find another way to accomplish these other personal goals. So I am going to have to hustle, and get my other options rolling soon.

I cannot be satisfied with holding my position. I've done enough of that already.

I have a new role and home for one of my characters in another rpg community.

In 2012 a virus wiped out the majority of humans and mutated others into the Eaters. A group of survivors have started a new community up in the Rocky Mountains outside of Denver, Colorado.

Its now spring of 2013. After spending months inside an underground military facility in New Mexico, Kathleen Forbes with two others immune to the virus leave in search of other survivors. It is not too long till they ran into a pack of Eaters, leaving one of them dead. Kathleen and a nine year old boy with autism escaped. They head north to Colorado.

City Limits was fun while it lasted, but I am glad to find another role for one of my most inspiring characters. It's not a great adjustment to alter her profile to the new rpg. She is still a doctor but in a different setting trying to survive a post-apocalypse world. The research I did for a medical doctor in City Limits will not go to waste. Hurrah!

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Got to watch it if you haven't yet. It starts out slow to introduce the characters, but it builds to a jaw dropping cliffhanger. What makes it so good is the multiple layers of plots and complexity of the characters and their relationships to each other inside this small ship.

It is not a movie, but a pilot for a potential awesome series.

I not sure people understand that the tea party rallies were not all about higher taxes, but more about responsible use of our money. The majority of the media and left-wing pundits would like the average person who is not engaged in politics to think everyone at the rallies were nut cases who are ignorant or morons for expressing their right for a government that works for the people. Those people were not all greedy people who want to keep every cent they earned all to themselves. They are reasonable people who would like the money they send to the federal government to be spent responsibly. They are not against the poor. I bet there were many out there that live pay check to pay check in those crowds, but they don’t like the course that had been set by the last and current leaders of the country.

The majority of them support the idea that taxes are needed to support public education, and to subside those who are on the lower tier of income with food stamps and health care. They understand that taxes are needed to support our infrastructure of roads, rails, bridges and other transportation hubs. They understand that taxes are needed to support our military and law enforcement to defend against those who would like to topple more of our skyscrapers. They understand that taxes support research in the sciences, to improve our health sciences, to make our everyday lives better, and another fields of research.

But what has failed is that government is all of sudden supporting those who had been irresponsible, from large multi-national industries to the person who lived beyond their own means. It’s terrible that people are losing their homes to foreclosure because of bad loaning policies, but not everyone can afford a new 3-4 bedroom home. Common sense would dictate that you start off with something smaller and upgrade as you can afford it. It’s terrible that businesses are forced to close, and people have to lose their jobs. Life is not easy.

Lots of other people and business have been responsible, but why do they have to pay the mortgage for the neighbor that could never afford the house in the first place or those loans of those who have been irresponsible in business? I think if it was not for the election last year, there would not have been this panic and rush to sign these insane stimulus bills so politicians can show they care. Most did not even read the bill either, before voting for it or signing it. Our economy would have corrected by itself, and failed businesses would have been allowed to fall, but from the ashes other businesses would have rose and new jobs created, but I am afraid that is going to take a lot longer now.

Before someone thinks I am some out of touch capitalist, I would like to point out I am a poor capitalist. I drive a hand-me down SUV that is 10 years old with over 300,000 miles on it. I am a cheap bastard. I shop at ALDI because I get the most for my money. It’s because I never had a lot of money, but I have been lucky. My brother owns a sport fishing charter company, but he is poor because all the money he makes goes back to pay his expenses to operate the boat and business. He has come several times to going out of business, because of boat break downs, and bad luck. After 3 years, he is now finally starting to break even. (Dude he still owes me wages from when I was there, but hey what is family for? I have to go to Hawaii and collect. )

--- I been getting inquires from people about the status of Kobol's Legacies and interest from new writers about applying for membership in the last few weeks, and ignored them. (bad mod) I suppose I should do something about that as the moderator, and make an effort again. I do miss writing Battlestar Galactica scenes and my characters. I had held off to wait and see how things went with the series coming to a close and other stuff. It seems like the right time now.

It had been so nice to write in City Limits and in a different fandom without having to worry about keeping a community active, and dealing with new applicants and daily management. I am absolutely going to remain active in City Limits, but I will need to find a balance, especially since my most active muse, has inspirited two well-developed characters in both communities with different roles. It should be fun and challenging.

I plan to approach this challenge at my own pace, because I can. :) Kobol's Legacies in the past had never been very fast pace, and I don't expect it will. It's another place to expand the imagination. ---