To every one that helped me:
Thank you so very much. I know I thanked everyone on twitter, but thank you again and again. I've gone to court now for the house I've been living in and got lucky. The judge did not hold me responsible for any unpaid money. I have also found a place to live at least temporarily. Its a very small room in a very small duplex that I will be sharing with someone else, but it is a roof and I'm very happy to not be worried anymore. Without all of your help, I wouldn't have been able to do this. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. I will never forget the kindness you have shown.
-Natalie
15.4.10
7.4.10
Halp
I decided a few months ago that I was going to take a big leap and move to New Jersey from Charlotte in hopes of finding something better. I was working at a bar hosting karaoke and teaching after school programs for elementary schools in Charlotte. Money was always tight and I got tired of not being able to find a more stable job. I heard about a room opening up with @shamelessplug in Jersey and thought it was my meal ticket. It was a great deal. Only $500 a month and jobs on craigslist every day plus tons of pharmaceutical companies in the area that I thought would jump all over my bio degree and 9+ years experience in the pharmacy. Plus, I already made a group of fantastic friends in the area so I knew I wouldn't be alone. I arranged all I had to arrange to move north. Right before I was supposed to move, I got robbed for $800. Instead of backing out of my plan, I borrowed money from friends to make up the difference I needed for rent and food and got up here.
Everything with @shamelessplug and I was fine. We worked well together as roommates and we partied and had our fun. I got two jobs within the first month of moving here. Both teaching. I don't make much money, but it was enough to cover rent and bills. We got a notice a week or two ago that we were being evicted at the end of April because our third roommate had failed to pay rent for quite some time. Now I've only been here three months and I already have to look for another place to live. Unfortunately, $500 a month is extremely rare up here. I have less than a month to find a place to live as well as collecting the security deposit and first month's rent. I was also stuck with an electric bill for almost $900 that is in my name and that I'll probably never see money for since we're all being evicted. Since I've been here, I've had to go to the hospital with no insurance and been left with an $800 bill from them. One of the new tires I bought just before leaving Charlotte is nearly ruined and in need of replacement. Also, my wheel bearings and brakes need to be replaced but I don't have the money to do it. I'm just starting to get used to New Jersey and I really like it here. I'm not ready to come back to North Carolina yet. If I leave now, I'll move back to the same problems I had before with no job market and no hope for income. I probably couldn't even get there since my car isn't up to par. Don't get me wrong, I miss my friends there dearly, but this is a change I desperately needed in my life.
If I don't find a place soon, I'm so set on staying here that I'll go back to living in my car. Again. I would prefer to not have to do that. So here I am, making a call to twitter, asking for some financial help. I have a lot of followers and my followers have tons more followers. If people just paypal me a dollar, I could raise enough money to not be homeless. Anything at all helps. Seriously, if you've got some change left on your paypal account from months ago, send it my way. I appreciate anything that anyone can do.
Thanks twitter,
Natalie
Everything with @shamelessplug and I was fine. We worked well together as roommates and we partied and had our fun. I got two jobs within the first month of moving here. Both teaching. I don't make much money, but it was enough to cover rent and bills. We got a notice a week or two ago that we were being evicted at the end of April because our third roommate had failed to pay rent for quite some time. Now I've only been here three months and I already have to look for another place to live. Unfortunately, $500 a month is extremely rare up here. I have less than a month to find a place to live as well as collecting the security deposit and first month's rent. I was also stuck with an electric bill for almost $900 that is in my name and that I'll probably never see money for since we're all being evicted. Since I've been here, I've had to go to the hospital with no insurance and been left with an $800 bill from them. One of the new tires I bought just before leaving Charlotte is nearly ruined and in need of replacement. Also, my wheel bearings and brakes need to be replaced but I don't have the money to do it. I'm just starting to get used to New Jersey and I really like it here. I'm not ready to come back to North Carolina yet. If I leave now, I'll move back to the same problems I had before with no job market and no hope for income. I probably couldn't even get there since my car isn't up to par. Don't get me wrong, I miss my friends there dearly, but this is a change I desperately needed in my life.
If I don't find a place soon, I'm so set on staying here that I'll go back to living in my car. Again. I would prefer to not have to do that. So here I am, making a call to twitter, asking for some financial help. I have a lot of followers and my followers have tons more followers. If people just paypal me a dollar, I could raise enough money to not be homeless. Anything at all helps. Seriously, if you've got some change left on your paypal account from months ago, send it my way. I appreciate anything that anyone can do.
Thanks twitter,
Natalie
13.9.08
Day Two of RoadTrip08
Second day of the trip. I didn't cover as much ground because I spent several hours in Pittsburgh.
12.9.08
15.10.06
Where
I need asphalt stickered with paint, peaches, intermittent breaks and intermittent brakes.
Fifty years prior and perhaps I'd know my heroes. Bennie in my veins and high hopes rolling off my tongue as we took what we could get. My skin warm as we walked the edges of the roads waiting for a passerby. Soaking the words of each driver so kind as to pick us up. Studying the roots of human nature, we would become connoisseurs of the human soul. The soundtrack would be crass and biting with melodies and rhythms scarcely recognized. Every stop would become my home and possess a man who would deserve all of my love. And as soon as the stars began to dim in that town...
We would be living for life. We would dig the music, the drugs, the men, the women, the road, and anything that would unsuspectingly cross our paths. We would become a generation worthy of a title. We would have carelessly loved unconditionally and been loved without remorse. We would die having first lived.
Fifty years prior and perhaps I'd know my heroes. Bennie in my veins and high hopes rolling off my tongue as we took what we could get. My skin warm as we walked the edges of the roads waiting for a passerby. Soaking the words of each driver so kind as to pick us up. Studying the roots of human nature, we would become connoisseurs of the human soul. The soundtrack would be crass and biting with melodies and rhythms scarcely recognized. Every stop would become my home and possess a man who would deserve all of my love. And as soon as the stars began to dim in that town...
We would be living for life. We would dig the music, the drugs, the men, the women, the road, and anything that would unsuspectingly cross our paths. We would become a generation worthy of a title. We would have carelessly loved unconditionally and been loved without remorse. We would die having first lived.
27.7.06
I'd rather rake than mow
I go through this process every summer. I'm like a bird that needs to migrate but some ass hole put me in a cage. I just don't understand why I have to be so damn responsible and focused on school. All I want is to do something unexpected. Pack my shit, pawn the leftovers, bail on my lease, quit work, drop out of school, and drive towards the setting sun. I'll set up shop in some nameless town that can't be found on google maps and be referred to as "the city girl" by the locals.
I've always hated summer. I swear..the hotter it gets the more I want to run off some place. I need a change of scenery. I want to be out on my own again. Away from comfort. Away from familiar faces. Away from the same old highways. I want to venture off and do something totally new. For now though, can we just skip this whole July/August thing and move right into the changing of the leaves?
14.2.06
Colin Boatenreiter
217 | Colin Boatenreiter | 14-Feb |
This is Colin. Apparently he was the 217th death in Dekalb County in 2000. His girlfriend was listed at 216. I don't know that they were necessarily listed in the order of actual death or just admittance.
Sadly, when searching for this picture, I found their garageband.com website. Daniel Page (also deceased), Colin, and David (alive) were all members. Their music is still there. It's not very good, but hey...they were young then. It's a little hard for me to listen to, knowing that I'll never get to see them play again.
These are some pictures of Colin and some of his artwork.
Sometimes It Bleeds (band website)
Like his yearbook picture above says, "He had a lot to say, he had a lot of nothing to say, we'll miss him." Six years have passed and we still miss you.
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