Gold Bullion

Posted on May 28th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Work, Personal, Omnia Vanitas, Sponsored Posts, Money, Random.

My debt has reached an outragous level today.  Unspeakable, really.  It is laughable to me that just a little while ago I was considering buying gold bullion as an investment.  As the last press release from Monex made clear, buying “gold has been recognized for centuries as one of the best ways to preserve one’s wealth and purchasing power . . . In all ages, man has been fascinated with the beauty and magic of gold, and with its power to change men’s lives.”  Boy, I could certainly change my life if some of that magic would come my way!  Especially because I’m still waiting on back pay from work, and earning credit card interest all the while.  Apparently I can’t pay my bills with the sweetness and light of my smile . . . :)

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VoIP

Posted on May 5th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Work, Personal, Omnia Vanitas, Technology, Sponsored Posts.

I have got to do something about my phone bill.  I originally set up my office line to deal with the issues of managing one particular project which I’m no longer involved with.  Now I feel like I don’t even need it as most of my calling gets done through my mobile.

If my small business was a little less small (read: more than one person), I know for sure I would go with one of Xpander Communications Voice over IP solutions, which I discovered in a recent web release.  These VoIP Small Business Phone Systems drastically reduce costs by providing unlimited free service & support along with improved long distance and international calling plans.  Since most of the people in the main company that contracts my services are scattered across the country, my life would be simplified if they used this kind of system, as they could just issue me an extension that could lead to my personal line, which I imagine I should be able to forward to my cell.  Until then, I guess I just keep paying for covereage I don’t actually need.  ;)

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Lawyers

Posted on April 26th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Work, Education, Sponsored Posts.

Growing up, I always felt there were only three legitimate professions — doctor, lawyer, professor. After seeing the stress my parents lived with as cardiologists, and believing that lawyers were usually slaves to convention, to the status quo, I chose to major in English. Perhaps if I’d had more contact with the kind of lawyers that Simmons Jannace & Stagg claim to be, I might have gone to law school instead. The firm has achieved the highest peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which rates legal ability and ethical standards. Their clients include several of the largest companies in the world, including Home Depot, B of A, J.P. Morgan Chase, Kmart, Best Buy, WaMu, Coke, GMAC, Staples, Circuit City, and Foot Locker, among others. These Fortune 500 clients turn to Simmons, Jannace & Stagg for their “expertise and experience,” and because they are “widely recognized as a firm that thinks ‘outside the box.’” They claim their “attorneys are encouraged to approach each case with a fresh perspective and to look for opportunities to resolve conflicts in a cost-efficient and effective way,” including “alternative dispute resolution techniques and negotiations.” Of course, I’d much rather work with James Spader, but these guys sound okay, I guess. :)

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Just Juggling

Posted on February 24th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Work, Relationships, Education, Personal, Omnia Vanitas.

I remember how easy everything was when I was younger. Staying up for three days straight, pounding out papers, and living off Snickers bars and Mountain Dew, I felt like I could do anything I put my mind to. But I am just so tired right now. There is this sense of defeat that I am coming to identify as feeling “old,” simply worn out. My hair is going gray, my body hurts, and I’m gaining weight again. Stuff is piling up around me, and I’m barely wading through it in time. It’s just one thing after another — between work, family, and school, there’s just no time for anything else. I know this isn’t an unusal situation, and that there are people out there who have worse things weighing on them. People who have lost their family, never had the chance to gain an education, or have to figure out how to feed themselves, not just pay the tax man. But I just don’t understand how people can go through life like this? I just don’t have the strength for it anymore.

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