I have had no Journals for a good while now (since about last year some time), since I deleted them all just so I could remove them from my profile page. However, the semi-new options made erasing all of those journals and comments unneeded, since I can just click a box and hide it now. ... bummer ...

Speaking of DA features though, my Subscription just expired today, so now I can't use many of them any more. I've been unemployed since December, and therefore can't afford to re-subscribe again yet. It sucks. Oh Well.
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In other news ... for those who do not know (which will be most of you), I spent all of last Summer, from March 15th to October 1st, in Yellowstone National Park working in Grant Village and living in the Park. It was a great experience, and I STILL have not got around to sorting out all of my photographs yet. ( See samplings at [link] or [link] )

I will be doing a return journey again this year (again, May 14th - October 1st), and like last year, my ability to get online will be severely reduced while I am there.

I was hoping to work a different position in a different part of the park this year, and I requested that on my application, but instead they offered me the same position I worked last year at the same place. On the plus side, I'm getting a 25-cent/hr raise compared to last year (or $1 an hour, compared to where I originally started), and a larger bonus at the end of the Season. Last year, I neglected to take advantage of the free college credits and other programs they offer down there, so I'm hoping to remedy that this year.

Truth be told ... half of the reason I'm going back is because it's the least expensive Room and Board I know of right now.

* $340/month [or less] for a Shared Dorm, 3 cooked meals a day provided by the restaurant chefs [all you can eat], unlimited [but slow] free internet access, + Free use of Tourist activities, employee discounts, etc.

I live the whole season in one of the most beautiful places in America ... no morning commute (I walk to work, waving to Elk, Coyotes, Marmots, Deer and lots of Birds along the way) ... I get to meet and hang out with people from all over the world (both guests and employees) ... I can go camping in the woods between work days, or hike up a mountain in the afternoon if I get off early ... did I mention it's one of the most beautiful places on earth? ... Yeah ... that would be the other half of the reason I'm going back again this year.

Trouble is ... I don't have enough money at the moment to pay for the trip down there, and I'm still unemployed (until the 14th of May). Somehow, I need to find some temporary work between now and early May to earn at least $500 to pay for pre-trip auto repairs, gas, food, supplies and at least one motel stay to make the 1,000 mile journey a month and a half from now.

Finding any kind of work at all right now is easier said than done. I am selling most of my collectibles and some furniture to clear out my closets and help cushion the financial blow for a little while.

[ Speaking of Which ... if anyone out there is interested in StarWars Figures and Vehicles ... as well as various other things, Such as Lightsabers, an original (Complete/No-Box) TMNT Technodrome Playset, a 12-in posable Wing-Gundam Model, various fantasy novels, etc., E-Mail me @ vuldari@gmail.com ] I'm still working on making a photo catalog of my stuff for sale.



That's all I guess. I just felt like making a journal, since my page has been without one for so long.

Any and all potential art projects I would like to do (Including my long teased StarFox Fan-Comic) remain on indefinite hold until my life and well being is more stable.



Later ... and Happy April everybody.