Fiverr, Transcribing, and Work

Got two orders on Fiverr!

Well, eight, really. Two separate buyers though. They each ordered an hour, so that makes eight 15-minute chunks.

I had to take a break from transcribing while play rehearsal was going on (and I was (still am) going to school) but once October hit, I started up again. Activated my fiverr transcribing, writing, and editing gigs, and my non-fiverr employer (is that the right word?) sent me two and a half hours last week. He pays better than I can get on fiverr (someone once called those "slave wages") so I always jump at the opportunity to work off-fiverr. (Side note: that particular person is awesome.)

Incidentally, that's why I've now got a Facebook page (see sidebar), so I can get a bit more than four bucks an hour. Fiverr's great for training purposes (it's where I learned now to transcribe), but you can't make a living or pay for school doing it.

There's no rehearsal this week. I think I'm feeling a little lost :D.

Life, School, and Summer

Only three more weeks of school!!!

...though you wouldn't know that by the amount of work left. Three monologues (so I'm assuming from the email I got, anyway), 3 programs (2 in java, 1 in C++), 1 quiz, and 3 upcoming finals (at least, and I might have a fourth).

It's funny, though, even when school ends my life won't get any less busy. M' summer plans including making a manual for my family's property (it's extensive, trust me), creating a recipe book for myself and my siblings using our favorite ones from over the years, reviewing all my CS stuff (wouldn't want to forget that, after all the effort I've put into that) and my Physics (WEEE!), writing one book (or thirty poems, does that substitute well?), working outside the house (housework and watering plants), and working inside the house (actually creating those crochet items 'stead of just planning them, selling stuff on Ebay (emphasis on 'stuff), and transcribing full-time).

Incidentally, anyone who reads through that paragraph deserves a gold star. Not one of my best, I don't think. But it does get across that I'll be busy busy busy.

eBay 'n school

Don't think I've mentioned this before, but I have an eBay 'About Me' page. It's not particularly exciting, but I try to keep it up to date with what's going on in my eBay life. http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=wool_ranch

'M selling wool, raw wool - mostly white, little bit of gray, some of which placed at the county fair, and about 25 or so pounds of it. After that's gone I've got a bunch of LOOK magazines, Song magazines, and a bunch of other old stuff that'll go up on eBay.

School update! I registered today and actually got all of my classes. I really can't wait until I go up another priority bump, because I just barely got them. What's funny about classes this semester is that I'll be in the same room from 8 to 2:10, Tuesdays and Thursdays, for all of my computer science classes. I just know I'll be sick of CS by 2. The teachers' are pretty good, or so's been my experience. CS isn't really my thing, and they can teach me. :)

School, Twitter, and Etsy

Too much stuff goin' on. If you saw my twitter from yesterday, here's the explanation (if you didn't, you should be following me (twitter.com/callistasteele) - (btw, it took extreme effort on my part not to have 'callistasteeletwit' as my username - I got it for a class)) So here's the list:

This was the last week of school for me, so I had actual studying going on, but the big project was the actual performance of that play I mentioned last time I blogged. We (the class, I mean) were in East Repertory Theater (an actual stage! which I've never been on before~!), and despite all of my nerves (and completely forgetting my lines in previous rehearsals), everyone's nerves, the night went really, really well. I think it helped that I could barely see the audience cause of the lighting :D. So fun!!!! Man, I can't wait for a chance to go at that again.

So not only did I have that going on (last Thursday night), I had a History final, a Java final, a Java project (which, sadly, got turned in partly done), and a C final, I picked up three jobs this week. Two transcriptions on Fiverr, both YouTube videos - I learned about motorcycles and website promotion - and a request for 2 books on Etsy. One of those transcriptions, I didn't actually get it done until just a few hours before the deadline. I haven't done that since the first one, and I didn't really know what I was doing when I did that one!

On another note, I gave into an urge to get more paper, something I've been looking at for awhile. Check it out!



It's fuzzy!!!! Anyway, though this one's girly, the rest of the book has got plenty of non-fuzzy, non-girly paper. Finally I have paper that's more appropriate for guys rather than just being, 'eh, that's kinda gender-neutral'. It's something that's been bugging me. Anyway, I've been wanting this black/grey and white fuzzy paper for awhile. Plus it's nice and thick, and folds really easily - no cracks.

Seeing as I'm back onto my Etsy store, I'll run through some updates that I've got planned. Matchbook notebooks, crocheted circular swirly, fuzzy coasters, crocheted earrings (that one's going to take a bit of work, still), and a business card - when I figure out how, I'll put a picture of that up here. Of course, I'm not going to get to much of these until after the Christmas craziness is over.

Yeesh, long post, huh? That's what I get for not posting for a long time.

fiverr, journals, and school

Wow, another fiverr job and another journal job!!!

(And, side note, I think school wants to eat me. At least it's giving it a go.)

The fiverr job was a really short job, and I finished it over the weekend. Funny thing about it - I mentioned it up on my Twitter, and then shortly after that I get a follower. In general, followers make my happy (hint, hint), but this one was connected to (what's the right word, with this stuff? I'm still new, in some ways, with this whole 'social networking' stuff) a freelancing website. 7freelance.com. Works a lot like fiverr, except the price is at $7 for a job.

So I've put up a couple of jobs, and when life is less crazy I'll put more up. (So, sometime around Christmas :| )

School stuff

Whoo, was the last time I was on here really the last day of school? Seems like it's been longer. I'd thought I'd momentarily celebrate getting all the classes I wanted (whee!) and have a moment about driving down to Valencia 4 days a week (bummer ;(... that's a teardrop, btw).

I'm taking two computer science classes - C and Java - an acting class - solo performance - and a history class - women in american history.

I have to admit that I had mixed feelings about that history class. I'm not a feminist, I'm not particularly into 'girl power' and whatever else is going on (I do have a physics degree, I intend to have a career, and I'm not looking to marry. But that's it.). Oddly enough, though I've got a male teaching the class, and not only does he have a sense of humor, he simply says what people have done (or not done) throughout history, and encourages us to think about it. Like about how the American Indians had slaves, and sold them to the Europeans, and the same in Africa - no one's blameless. I like that viewpoint on history - just stating the facts, sorting out who did what, and then - only then - considering the 'why'. Apparently he had to try out several different times and places to be able to teach women's history - the women interviewing him had a hard time imagining a male teaching that. (But, then, they'll teach men's history - how's that for sexism?)

Delays ahead... And the enviroment

So, yah, it's been awhile since I posted (or, at least, it feels like it). But I'm not stopping!

School's been a bit hectic, not to mention my ebay stuff keeps me busy when I am at home. Finals are coming up soon, so it's not likely to get any better. On the blogfront, though, I'll be doing the color green next (in which I'm gonna get to geek out about photosynthesis and stuff. Whee!!!)

So as soon as things slow down in school a bit, I'll put up my green post. Doesn't that sound enviroment-ish? Though I don't really know how it could be much else... blogging doesn't use paper. It does use electricity, though. Can't say I know how green/eco/enviromentally-friendly that is, but I don't think it's too bad.

Anyway, I think I'll be back in a week...? Or maybe a bit more. :D

A Bat!

The other day at school (last Monday), I was walking along the third-story balcony on my way to class when I saw a bat. Seeing bats isn't all that unusual, but it was only about 5:54, and the sun was up. Poor thing was so disorientated, what with being trapped in a circular balcony, and constantly wandering into the little niches that're all around there. It finally found its way to the top and flew off.

I tried to find out what species it might have been (and maybe a picture of that one), but I'm afraid Google's failed me. I did find that its scientific name is Chiroptera. This particular one was very small, with a body of about 2 inches long and a wingspan of maybe 4-6 inches. It might not have been a full-grown one, even.

"Bats in the belfry": A phrase meaning to behave in a bizarre way.