#and how we were cheated out of any life insurance for reasons never explained to me

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[definitelyseven]

deal | sixteen

summary: when your step-mom unexpectedly offers you a deal you can’t resist, you decide to give her a taste of her own medicine by seducing her potential suitor, Im Jaebum.

one (m) | two | three (m) | four (m) | five | six (m) | seven | eight (m) | nine | ten | eleven | twelve (m) | thirteen | fourteen | fifteen | sixteen | seventeen - final |

“Americano please,” you said softly to the waitress at the coffee shop in the hotel lobby. You waited anxiously for Jaebum as you picked at the skin on your fingers. You know you shouldn’t meet him but you owed him, especially if he was willing to meet with Kai. 

“Y/N,” he calls for your attention before sitting down across from you. 

“Hey,” you smiled weakly. “I wanted to thank you for meeting with Kai.”

“I told you I’d do anything for you,” he reassures you. 

“Jae I don’t want you to get the wrong idea,” you tell him. “I’m only here because I want to thank you. Nothing more.”

Jaebum smirked before tossing a file on the table. You looked at him confused before picking up the file.

“What is this?”

“How long have you know him? Jaebum asked. You opened the file and see a picture of Kai.

“You ran a background check on him?” you asked, furious. “What the hell is wrong with you?”

“You were so in love with him. I had to make sure,” he answered.

“Make sure what? He wasn’t as bad as you?” 

“That he can love you better than I can,” he answered honestly. You scoffed at him. 

“Well I can tell you right now that he does. He can love me a million times better than you can,” you spatted.

“Did you know he knows about your money?” he interrupts before you can continue speaking.

“He doesn’t. I never told him. I never told anyone,” you quickly refuted.

“Y/N look at the file! I’m not lying to you,” he reassures. You threw the file back at him.

“I choose to trust the people I love and not do background checks on them,” you said before getting up. Jaebum quickly followed.

“Did you know he knows Eunbi?”

“W-what?” you stutter.

“He is Eunbi’s insurance agent. There’s a possibility she told him about you, about the money,” he explained.

“You don’t know that. You have no proof. I don’t believe you,” you said hesitantly. “He would never.”

“Why don’t you follow me upstairs and find out? We have our meeting in 30 minutes,” Jaebum suggested. If you followed him upstairs, it would mean you didn’t trust Kai. If you don’t follow him, you’ll never know. “What can you possibly lose?” Deep down, you still trusted him - believed him; even after everything. You followed him upstairs to his room. “I’m going to give him an offer he can’t resist and you can see what kind of man he really is.” 

“He would never. We’re getting married,” you repeated to yourself. “He loves me.” Jaebum tries to reach for your cheek, making you quickly shift away.

“Wait in the other room,” he instructed. You sat patiently in the other room like he asked. It was like time had froze and you’d been waiting for hours but in reality only minutes have past.

Kai isn’t like that. He would never lie to you. He has always been faithful and honest. That’s what you kept telling yourself as you waited for Kai to come. 

“Mr. Im, thanking you so much for meeting with me today.”

He’s here. 

“Thank Y/N. She’s the reason you’re here,” Jaebum explained. 

You hear Kai clear his throat before speaking, “I did extensive research on your company and drafted this proposal for you.”

“I already have an insurance agent,” Jaebum immediately clarified.

“I understand that but I promise, you won’t regret this. Please take a look,” he practically begged.

“I’ll tell you what - give me Y/N for one night and I’ll sign whatever you put in front of me,” Jaebum offered. 

“Really?” 

“So deal?” Jaebum asked again. Kai remains quiet. “I don’t have a lot of patience, you know? The clock is ticking.”

There was a long pause between the two of them. You couldn’t hear anything and your heart felt like it was going to jump out of your chest. 

Tell him no, you repeated to yourself over and over again, hoping that those exact words will come out of Kai’s mouth. 

“Think about - just one night and you’ll get the biggest commission of your life. She’ll even think it’s her fault that she cheated on you. She will never have to know our little deal,” he guarantees. You covered your mouth, afraid to make any noises.

“Give me one second,” Kai said. Your phone vibrates and it was Kai. You watched your phone light up and vibrate with every ring.

“Hello?” you said softly. 

“Hey baby. Where are you?” he asked. 

You gulped nervously, “I’m out. Where are you?”

“I’m on my way home. I just called to tell you I love you, okay? No matter what happens, I love you.”

It was like he was repeating that to himself. “I-I love you too,” you responded before he hangs up.

“Deal,” you hear Kai say in the other room to Jaebum. You instantly drop your phone onto your lap. You couldn’t believe what you just heard. “But you have to sign first.”

Jaebum was right.

You hear Jaebum snicker in the other room before speaking. “This is everything you want?” he asked.

“If I’m being honest, no it’s not. I want to be your company’s sole insurance agent,” Kai suggested, making Jaebum snicker again.

“I didn’t think you would say yes so easily you know. I thought you actually loved her. Or did you love her for her money?” Jaebum asked.

“Would you believe me if I said I didn’t love her money? Y/N’s great but the $20 million dollars is the cherry on top. There’s so many things I can do with that money. Once I marry her, the money would be mine too.”

Your heart drops to your stomach. He knew this whole time. 

Jaebum chuckles. “Do you know who Y/N is to me?” 

“I know who she is to you. I know how much she cares about you,” Kai responds. “You may think I’m fucked up for this but her heart always belonged to you. Even when she’s with me, she’s thinking about you. It’s not like I didn’t try to love her. I was never good enough for Y/N.”

That was a lie. You didn’t love Jaebum anymore. You loved Kai. You were faithful to him. How could he lie and make it seem like everything is your fault?

a little note from jennie: thank you all for being patient with this! next chapter is the final chapter. will Y/N finally end up with jaebum? ;)

[itssolonelyhere]

The Presidential Election isn’t finished yet, but words can’t explain how I’m feeling. The fact that this race is so close makes me lose all hope for the US. 

Republican Senators who lied and cheated their own people (the SAME day Sen. Perdue was informed about covid, he bought stocks in PPE and lied to his state about the pandemic and cancelled his last debate to go to a Trump rally... Mitch McConnel is THE reason covid relief hasn’t gone to the Senate floor for discussion and don’t get me started on bitch-ass Lindsey Graham...) were all re-elected, despite their corruption being laid out for everyone to see. 

What truly makes me sick IS how Biden and Trump are neck-in-neck in the polls... There’s a political win and a moral one. The former is still possible, while the latter’s a failure. I hoped this country would stand up against corruption. That we would stand against racism, misogyny, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, white supremacy, and hate. That we would agree that all people should have equal rights and want better for us. I hoped as a country, we would fight against tyranny and fascism. We’d allow women to have rights over our own bodies, people can love who they want, and everyone can serve this country with pride. That we don’t disrespect those who gave their lives or call them “losers and suckers”, especially from a six-time draft dodger. Tearing apart families seeking a better life is wrong and so is throwing children in cages. That covid-19 is real and not a left-wing conspiracy theory or the death toll is down to “practically nothing” while up to 1,000 human beings are dying a day. That we’ve had enough of the lies, scandals, and malicious gaslighting. 

The Un-United Red and Blue States of America is not the place I thought my family moved to. Trump only proved to the US and the world the ugly truth that we all knew, yet didn’t want to fully acknowledge. Immigrants aren’t welcome. We’re animals that should be sent home or thrown in cages. Men are allowed to control women and their bodies. Health insurance is a privilege, not a human right. It’s okay to hide bigotry behind religion. The LGBTQIA+ community should not have the same rights as everyone else. The amount of bodies piling up from a mishandled virus is inconsequential in the long run and is 100% China’s fault. It’s okay for cops to kill minorities and get away with it. After all, it’s a long-cherished tradition here, along with murdering our LGBTQIA+ family members. 

These last four years has revealed so much about this country... I remember being so damn excited to move to the “Land of the Free and Home of the Brave” well over a decade ago. A place where “men and women stood on equal footing and people are judged not by the color of their skin, but the content of their character”. It was all a lie. This country is a cesspool of hate and discrimination. My fiancé was born here and served in the USMC for eight years... He said this is not the country he fought for and barely recognizes it. Trump represents what tried to be a silent majority that became overwhelmingly loud these last few years. I’ll be damned if I raise any children in this environment, because it will never truly change. Even if Trump loses this election, those angry/hateful people will wait until the next person comes out of the woodwork to give them a voice. I can’t stand the thought of that... 

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omg ion know if ur taking. Requests rn but I was wondering just a cute lil imagine bout zion in which the reader and him are dating and it's they're one yr aniversary or sum idk lol but just zion being a cutie and telling how much he loves her and shiii (because we all know that his ass acts all big and bad but he is a 6'4 teddy bear irl) yaa ik that was supper cringey but shehej yee okay byee (ur an amazing writer btw I've read all ur work and may I saY I stan 💖)

Promise: Z.kuwonu

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›› Synopsis: it’s your first anniversary with Zion, around this trademark period it makes you apprehensive but Zion reminds you how much

›› Genre: Fluff

›› Paring: Female Reader x Zion Kuwonu

›› Warnings: Slightly hinted nsfw, lots of cursing (I mean it Zion so…), a little glimpse of toxic behavior.

›› A/N: what?! This is not cringe at all baby! I admire cheesy romantic headcanons/ imagines like this. My likes and drafts are filled with fluffs or angst to fluff🤧. I’m sorry this is a tad bit delinquent And thank you for reading my work that means a lot I’ve been exploring a lot of vocabulary words to scrutinize my writing, this may be a long one I apologize I got too into it.

The marvels of what a year could do. From going through a hurricane of songster roaring at each other, the strikes of austere comments leading up to the thunderstorm of a anguish. Your ex-fiancé cheated on, with considerable women before you found out. The ring on your finger was nothing but a reflector and leverage for him, he wanted to appear a saint to the kingdom, but a devil in the moonlight. Apologizing and buttering you up like a slice of bread, didn’t make you dawdle.

Your lucidity and rectitude were more caliber than staying, so you moved out of your shared apartment a week later, during the rotation of moving haphazardly you’ve incoherent yourself from the boys' realm, nor have your inner circle heard of you. You dissipated from the earth. And if you had to be adequate, you relished it that way, what was anyone overlooking anyways? but you were silently asking for space, you would give your leg for it.

Zion stirring in disgruntle, pushing profanities in between his gritted teeth. Don’t get mistaken he wasn’t mad you were ignoring him, just by the way your handling things on your own, he knew it had to be really fucked up if you couldn’t come to him. The veins crawling up his proffered hands outstretched for the keys. The boys jumping up in fear he may do something reckless, Brandon putting his hand in front of the boys to halt them. “Listen—even if we stop him, say anything to him or follow him, he will remotely do exactly what you think he’s going to do, you know how much he cares about (y/n), all we can do is have faith in him” Brandon confirms, but deep inside that rickety heart of his fear was kicking his ass too. They all discern Zion, once the peak of anger overflows his eyes only opines vermilion.

Zion parked in the lot, not noticing your car ghosting its rightful place. His mind was set on figuring what was wrong with you. Climbing the flight of stairs, he knocks on your door, his foot tapping the pallid base. When the door swung open it was ex-fiance, their eyes met in pique just burning to throw punches and a few sparks of curse words. “What do you want?” Your ex tempts him.

For your sake, Zion never snapped in front of him the way he should’ve. “Not you that’s for sure” commenting on his current attire, which was shirtless and some sweatpants. “Where’s (y/n)?” He queries, a scruffy ‘tsk’ pass through his lips. “Not here, that bitch moved out after she broke up with me”

Zion looked at his watch the time read 9:35 pm. “Cool, all I need is nine minutes of your time” Zion tranquility explains to him. Swinging and docking him in the throat; the girl that was staying with him bolting into the living room finding the source of the thump. She screams for Zion to get off him, after give or take six punches, Zion walks away not giving him or her the slightest sight. “If I catch you or her around y/n, better make sure you have good health care insurance and dental”

The next day he waited outside your classroom leaning his foot up against the wall; few girls noticed him but that wasn’t on his mind. When your silhouette appeared, he excused himself in a rush to catch you. “Pretty rich seeing a smile from a ghost” your heart dropped; the voice you were scared to dump your problems on.

What lie could you conjure? “Hey Zion” you breathe, turning in his direction. “That’s my fault I’m sorry, dealing with classes and moving I lost track of time” which was half correct, but it wasn’t the biggest factor. Zion tilted his head, signature hand in hoodie pocket. Closing your eyes with a heavy sigh, you knew he didn’t believe you nor did he want to push you. “Zion—“ he groped your wrist pulling you to the parking lot, he leaned on his car's hood without saying a drop of words, he wants for you to stream all your worries.

“Well, that’s half the reason. Okay, I didn't mean to go completely ghost, life just wasn't easy for me lately, I didn't want to add more dead weight to your shoulder. Sorry” zion scoffs pushing himself away from the car with no hands. But they followed the path to your jawline. ”burden on my shoulder or not, they're made for you to cry on. Stop going through things on your own alright?, as long as I'm here you don't have to sink”

Ever since you and zion grew close, a year later and he still gazes at you like a diamond. Even after a year, the astonishment gets the better of you. The insecurities start raging in, fighting in a war of love and hate. Your phone was laid upon the cherry wooden table, the vibrations frightening you, the goosebumps crawling up your arms. The name it read was “Love🤍”

“Hello?” You answer still shaken up; Zion lets out a soft scoff that vibrates through your body “you’re still in bed mamas? you should be awake beautiful” rubbing your eyes slightly, the clock flashed the numbers ‘ 2:30 pm’ your groan only makes him smile bigger.

“Goddamn I love you, look how ravishing you are in the morning” Zion's eyes shimmering in adoration. Those eyes always reflected his emotions, deep down you knew Zion loved you wholeheartedly, but the fear of having something good taken from you. That is what kept you hesitant. “No, I don’t stop lying” you stroke his ego.

“Me? Lie? Babygirl, I can’t and won’t lie to you stop playing” Zion said in a low octave, your stomach stirred in feelings “do me a favor baby” “Which is?” You reply, Zion looks over on his nightstand smiling. “Why are you smiling? Are you being mischievous again?”

“Who me? Nah” Zion shrugs off. The ringing of the doorbell distracted you from his spreading grin “answer that” sighing you walk towards the door, propping your phone on the counter, Zion moans out loud. “Maybe I should’ve slept over last night! Who told you to look that good mamas?” Ignoring his flirty antics you open the door, glimpsing at fresh bouquets of your favorite flower and a self-care basket. “Baby!!!” You screech, Zion simpers at the brightest smile on your face. The sun doesn’t shine as bright as you did at the moment.

“Why?, why are you so loving to me” you start to happy cry “Nah baby none of that, I love you too damn much for you to self-deprecate” Zion shuts your negativity down. Flipping the card over you read the message. ‘You thought I’d forget the day you changed my life? I’ve always loved you and I’ll continue to love you, but it’s not your love that I adore the most, it’s those gorgeous eyes that look back at me. Like I’m some type of angel when we all know that’s you, it’s the way you’re compassionate about others, I love your free spirit baby you’re a dove to me, even though I get under your nerves, I wouldn’t want anyone else to deal with me or my problems happy one year’

You look up at Zion, his eyes were already glossing by admiring your figure. Oh, how you wish jumping through a screen wasn’t just a cartoon thing. “Fuck” you whisper covering your face “angel, you are beautiful” Zion reminds you “stop!!! I’m in my feelings!!” You Jokingly spat at him. “What you wanna do for our anniversary it’s up to you” Zion smiles.

“Can we go to a petting zoo then get tacos?” Your eyes sparkling as your lips turn into a pout, Zion looking up towards the ceiling as his Adam’s apple points at the camera. “Yes, how could I say no” twenty minutes later Zion was at your house, complimenting you the whole car ride. Protectively and passionately rubbing circles on your knees being careful not to raise his hand any further.

“Look! Rabbits” Zion follows your finger pulling you in that direction, you sit on the bench holding the rabbit in your lap feeding it the food. Zion takes pictures of you getting the best angles, falling in love with your beauty, even more, the way the golden light bounced off your skin. It made him think twice if you were real or just a lucid dream. Feeding the monkeys were the best part, they hugged you and Zion; even gave you two kisses. The giraffes were the most exciting to you, joking to your boyfriend “wow look something taller than you”. Walking into a blue-lit aquarium a class of fish surrounded the both of you. Your finger softly touching the fish that was pressed against the glass, it followed your every move. Never realizing Zion detached his hand from yours, it hasn’t hit you until a ring was slid on your finger.

“Not an engagement ring, but soon don’t worry this is a promise ring, and I promise that you’ll feel nothing but comfort and love with me” his fingers gripped into your waist “with a side of pleasure too” you smack his shoulder while smiling ear for ear. “You promise?” “Of course I do, I wholeheartedly promise, I will never hurt or disrespect you baby, you mean too much to me”

Once you were back to the apartment your body couldn’t even make it to the bed, but Zion helped you to the bathroom. To wash off the dirt and sweat, even helped you with your skin routine. His fingers padding over every inch of your back, your soft snores in the crook of his neck. “I’m so glad to be the girlfriend of your dreams” you whisper “oh lord she’s finally figured it out!!” Zion pushes your buttons “should I send you back home?” You test him, “you wouldn’t dare, you need me tonight” Zion teases his swollen lips attacking your neck upwards your jawline, a low gruffly growl trickles down your spine.

“So is this the side of pleasure?” You press your teeth into your lower lip “if that’s what you want”

“Well, you did make a promise” wasting no time Zion straddles you, your legs wrapped around his waist, giggling at how he fumbled to remove his shirt.

“You damn right I made a promise, and I’ll show you how serious this promise is” Zion kisses up your stomach “I love you”

Your hands cupping his jaw the breathing becoming erratic “I love you too”

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Personal Injury Accident Lawyer Albany Georgia

An Albany Georgia Injury Lawyer understands what rights you have under the regulation and can merely explain them to you. Yet when it comes to personal injury, time is not always in your corner. Even the most effective case imaginable has a time frame affixed to it and also very easy cases need documentation from the start.

Selecting an Albany GA Personal Injury Lawyer

You need to pick the best Albany GA lawyer. The one that understands the regulation the most effective as well as one that has experience taking care of your type of situation. You require to put even more effort into looking for a lawyer than simply calling a 1-800 number from a TV ad, or picking the legal representative with the most significant advertisement in the phone book. Those things state even more about that attorney's advertising and marketing capacity than their real ability, understanding as well as know-how.

The Best Method to Locate an Albany GA Attorney is by Word of Mouth

Talk with individuals you know who have collaborated with lawyers prior to and speak to those lawyers. Speak with any type of attorneys that you have actually worked with in the past. Even if they do not take care of injury they likely can lead you to an attorney that they understand who does operate in injury which they feel does their job well. In talking with all these different attorneys you might see that a specific name is stated by a few attorneys. That name is probably worth seeking.

You can additionally inspect the records of attorneys you speak to through organizations like the Better Business Bureau. You can also discover web sites with customer evaluations of attorneys and see whether on not a particular legal representative is on excellent terms with their customers and also if customers like their work.

Selecting an Albany GA Injury Lawyer

When you bring down your list to the names, and also firms of the lawyers that you intend to be represented by you now need to establish an appointment. Numerous lawyers will certainly give you your very first appointment without charging you, however others may bill a consulting fee. Paying that charge is your option, but you should meet greater than one lawyer to get a feel for how solid your instance is. Additionally look for out each lawyer's history in dealing with cases like yours and a suggestion of just how much time handling the case would take. Remember to ask about price and how repayment would certainly be handled.

Sometimes the end result of a situation can be decided by the initiative you apply trying to find the most professional lawyer to represent you.

Do a lot of study and also ask difficult, yet vital questions and also you will certainly find a terrific injury lawyer

If you or a person near to you has actually endured a severe injury then you may be eligible for compensation. There are regulations in place to secure your rights. With that said in mind, you would be wise to look for injury attorneys to assist represent you. Currently bear in mind as you look that there are lots of misconceptions in relation to these lawyers. Do not let them keep you from obtaining the assistance you need.

When most people consider working with personal injury lawyers, they envision lawyers resting at their workdesk counting cash. Because that's the stereotype-lawyers desire money and also they want great deals of it. And also certain, that might be the instance for some PI attorneys. Yet definitely not all of them. By doing a bit of research, you make certain to find across a legal representative who respects more than simply money. An attorney who has actually developed his technique on dealing with individuals the method he 'd want to be treated. And also to make points simpler on you, he'll give a cost-free preliminary assessment. This will certainly aid construct trust, as well as see to it you have a case worth moving forward on.

Terrified you're going to work with an attorney as well as never ever be able to get a hold of him? When you hire trustworthy accident lawyers, you don't have to manage the red tape. There's no dodging calls via assistants and voicemails. They'll make themselves readily available to you to respond to all your concerns and worries. After all, your PI lawyer is like your guardian, right?

Anxiety of shedding employment should not keep you from trying to obtain compensation. Your employer can't hold it versus you. You're acting well within your civil liberties by getting in touch with injury lawyers. So do not allow scare techniques as well as intimidation cheat you out of your rightful negotiation.

The probabilities of you reaching a fair negotiation on your own are very reduced. You might as well go play the lottery while you're at it. The reality is, if you assume someone else must be held accountable for your injury, you need to obtain an attorney in your corner. Just then can you be confident that you'll reach the negotiation you need.

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It's obvious that injury lawyers have a poor online reputation in our culture. We have all listened to the stereotypes and also jokes about those "rescue chasing" attorneys: that we take advantage of vulnerable individuals for our own individual gain, that we go after ambulances trying to find our following payday, and that we will do any kind of questionable or underhanded activity so as to get paid.

These stereotypes are not only incorrect, but they are damaging to our lawful system. The lawful system is what individuals should look to in their time of demand. And also truth be informed, the vast majority of injury lawyers assist their clients get the compensation they deserve. Individuals that are hurt in a car crash, accident, or hurt by a faulty item rely on Albany GA accident attorneys each day.

In addition, the unfavorable stereotypes come from lawyer ads themselves. Most of these ads make it appear that legal representatives are cash starving and that they persuade people that they require a lawyer to recoup numerous dollars in even one of the most pedestrian of injury mishap instances. Likewise, it looks as if the customers are judged by their negotiation quantity, and not as an individual. Nevertheless, these cash starving lawyers are the minority. A lot of injury lawyers do not treat their clients as meal tickets.

Not just do injury attorneys assist their clients in their time of need, however their job guarantees that individuals stay in a risk-free setting and culture. Irresponsible firms and also individuals are conscious that they might be required to pay civil problems if they decide not to act reasonably and also safely. Albany GA Accident lawyers are additionally in charge of ensuring that regional, state, as well as federal security laws and guidelines exist to secure the general public at large. These laws were established in action to destructive negligent habits and they make sure that individuals stay healthy and also safe when making use of items that are designed as well as manufactured to be secure.

Personal Injury Lawyers for Albany Georgia

I can see why people think the most awful concerning personal injury attorneys considering that negative stereotypes are all around them. Definitely the legal representatives do not aid themselves and all it takes is "one bad apple ruins the whole lot." Regrettably, while you often learn more about the unethical attorney who swiped their customer's money in the news, you almost NEVER EVER hear about any of the positive points attorneys provide for their clients-including working for the public good for triggers the attorneys count on or reducing their costs to guarantee that their customers receive all the justice they deserve. While it holds true that some injury attorneys are greedy as well as self-seeking, the vast bulk really appreciate their customer's rights and also are solid advocates for their customers.

Obviously what is commonly overlooked is that the main press behind these adverse stereotypes are corporations and insurance provider that want to make use of these poor public images to their benefit. They attempt to state that injury legal representatives and their clients are the villains trying to take advantage of a lawsuit lotto, as well as the lawyers are attempting to gain from their client's miseries. However, it takes a great deal of hard work and also dedication to do what we do as well as numerous lawyers selected to collaborate with damaged people due to the fact that they intend to aid individuals.

There might be a time in every person's life when they are faced with a scenario that they will think about hiring an accident attorney. Bear in mind that there are many injury lawyers out there that will certainly deal with difficult for you. You are not, and ought to not be just one more number or income for your lawyers.You are a specific with your own fears and also really hopes concerning your instance. You should have to be treated with respect by a personal injury attorney that appreciates having you as a client.

One of the most waited for thing after any kind of accident is the case of compensation you make to cover the loss - obviously only in cases where it is applicable. The process involving the case is usually taxing and also a great deal of litigation occur against adjusting the amount of the claim, which is also reduced to an extent. If you wish to stay clear of these scenarios, it is far better to assign a personal injury lawyer that would certainly take the obligation in your place to recover the quantity of insurance claim in Albany GA as long as possible.

An Albany GA accident lawyer might aid you today after an accident has happened on an emergency basis. Generally, the attorney might bill practically 40% of what is recuperated from the case or you can pay the attorney a charge that is been determined between both of you, ahead of time. There is a scenario where you can seek for the professional help of an attorney however as a public service which is not meant to be billed at all yet still the lawyer fees, a much lesser amount from individuals who come for help.

So prior to you designate any kind of attorney to take your case, be prepared with a survey which would select the destiny of designating the attorney. If you do not get satisfactory responses, you may decline the person and also call for another attorney for meeting.

Things to ask from a Albany GA personal injury attorney

You should check the qualifications and also accomplishments of the accident lawyer and also give the lawyer with all the information you have regarding the accident or injury. These 2 areas should be plainly scrutinized before designating the individual.

As you are the person who would be maintaining the lawyer for the work, you have the flexibility of asking inquiry in relation to the integrity of the injury attorney. According to the feedback supplied by the lawyer, you require to make a decision whether he is qualified enough to obtain you the insurance claim. In case of an incorrect decision there will certainly be a great deal of added sufferings apart from the costs of the lawyer that you will certainly have to compensate.

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Albany GA Personal Injury Law

Personal Injury Lawyer Albany GA - understand what legal rights you have under the legislation as well as can merely explain them to you. But in the case of injury, time is not always in your corner. Also the best situation you can possibly imagine has a time limit connected to it and also even simple cases require documentation from the beginning.

Picking a Personal Injury Attorney in Albany GA

You need to pick the most effective lawyer. The one that understands the regulation the very best and one that has experience handling your kind of instance. You require to place even more effort into seeking an attorney than simply dialing a 1-800 number from a TV ad, or picking the lawyer with the largest advertisement in the telephone directory. Those things state even more about that attorney's marketing ability than their actual ability, knowledge and also experience.

The Best Way to Discover an Albany GA Lawyer is by Word of Mouth

Talk with individuals you know who have collaborated with lawyers before and also talk to those lawyers. Consult with any attorneys that you have dealt with in the past. Even if they do not manage personal injury they likely can lead you to an attorney that they recognize that does work in injury and that they really feel does their work well. In speaking with all these different lawyers you might see that a specific name is mentioned by a few attorneys. That name is probably worth going after.

You can also inspect the documents of legal representatives you talk with through organizations like the BBB. You can likewise discover sites with customer evaluations of attorneys and see whether on not a specific legal representative is on good terms with their clients as well as if customers like their job.

Picking an Injury Lawyer in Albany Georgia

When you trim down your checklist to the names, and firms of the attorneys that you intend to be stood for by you now have to establish an appointment. Numerous attorneys will offer you your very first visit without charging you, but others may bill a consulting cost. Paying that charge is your choice, however you must meet greater than one attorney to obtain a feel for exactly how strong your case is. Also look for out each attorney's history in managing instances like your own as well as a suggestion of how much time taking care of the situation would certainly take. Bear in mind to ask about price and how payment would be handled.

Lot of times the outcome of a case can be decided by the initiative you exert looking for the most qualified lawyer to represent you.

Do a great deal of research and ask tough, but crucial questions and you will certainly find a wonderful injury attorney

If you or someone near to you has actually experienced a major personal injury then you could be eligible for compensation. There are laws in position to safeguard your rights. With that said in mind, you would certainly be smart to search for accident lawyers to assist represent you. Currently keep in mind as you search that there are lots of misconceptions in regard to these attorneys. Do not let them keep you from obtaining the help you require.

When most people think of employing personal injury attorneys, they imagine lawyers resting at their desk counting money. Because that's the stereotype-lawyers desire money and also they want lots of it. And certain, that might be the case for some PI lawyers. Yet certainly not all of them. By doing a bit of study, you make certain to find throughout a lawyer who appreciates greater than just money. A lawyer that has actually developed his method on treating people the method he 'd want to be dealt with. And to make points less complicated on you, he'll give a free preliminary examination. This will certainly aid build depend on, as well as make sure you have a case worth progressing on.

Terrified you're going to employ an attorney and also never be able to get a hold of him? When you work with reliable personal injury attorneys, you don't need to deal with the bureaucracy. There's no evading phone calls using assistants and also voicemails. They'll make themselves readily available to you to answer all your inquiries and problems. After all, your PI lawyer resembles your guardian, right?

Concern of shedding work should not keep you from trying to get payment. Your company can't hold it against you. You're acting well within your rights by contacting accident lawyers. So do not let scare techniques and scare tactics cheat you out of your rightful negotiation.

The probabilities of you reaching a fair negotiation on your own are exceptionally reduced. You might too go play the lottery while you go to it. The fact is, if you assume somebody else must be held accountable for your injury, you require to obtain a legal representative on your side. Only then can you be certain that you'll reach the settlement you require.

Significant scenarios require field of expertise. So no, not just any attorney will do. You require to be looking for personal injury lawyers that specialize in Albany GA cases such as yours. You don't desire a jack of all professions. You want the very best lawyer in respect to your certain issue. So as you check out legal representatives, maintain this in mind.

When you locate the right attorney, you will certainly have someone on-call all set to assist you at a moment's notification. So obtain the settlement you should have and also start undergoing accident lawyers today.

It's obvious that accident attorneys have a negative credibility in our culture. We have all heard the stereotypes as well as jokes about those "rescue chasing" legal representatives: that we make the most of at risk people for our own personal gain, that we go after rescues looking for our next cash advance, and that we will do any dubious or questionable action to get paid.

These stereotypes are not just false, yet they are damaging to our legal system. The legal system is what people need to resort to in their time of demand. As well as reality be informed, the substantial majority of injury attorneys help their customers obtain the settlement they are entitled to. People that are injured in a cars and truck crash, accident, or harmed by a faulty product look to crash legal representatives daily.

Additionally, the adverse stereotypes originate from legal representative promotions themselves. A number of these advertisements make it seem that lawyers are cash starving and that they persuade individuals that they require an attorney to recuperate millions of dollars in also the most pedestrian of injury crash situations. Additionally, it appears the customers are evaluated by their negotiation quantity, as well as not as a person. Nonetheless, these money starving attorneys are the minority. A lot of injury attorneys do not treat their clients as meal tickets.

Not just do Albany GA injury lawyers help their clients in their time of demand, however their job makes sure that people live in a safe environment as well as society. Negligent corporations and also individuals are mindful that they may be needed to pay civil problems if they make a decision not to act reasonably and also safely. Personal injury lawyers are also responsible for making sure that neighborhood, state, and also government safety and security regulations as well as guidelines exist to safeguard the general public at large. These regulations were established in reaction to damaging irresponsible behavior as well as they ensure that people remain healthy as well as risk-free when making use of products that are made as well as produced to be safe.

I can see why people believe the worst concerning personal injury attorneys because unfavorable stereotypes are all over them. Definitely the legal representatives do not assist themselves and all it takes is "one negative apple ruins the entire bunch." However, while you usually learn about the immoral attorney that swiped their customer's cash in the news, you nearly NEVER become aware of any of the favorable points attorneys do for their clients-including functioning pro bono for triggers the lawyers rely on or minimizing their fees to make certain that their clients get all the justice they deserve. While it holds true that some injury lawyers are greedy as well as self-seeking, the huge majority really appreciate their customer's legal rights and are strong supporters for their clients.

Obviously what is commonly overlooked is that the key press behind these negative stereotypes are corporations and also insurance provider that intend to use these bad public images to their advantage. They try to say that injury lawyers and their customers are the antagonists attempting to gain from a claim lottery, as well as the attorneys are trying to take advantage of their customer's miseries. Nevertheless, it takes a great deal of effort and also dedication to do what we do and lots of attorneys chose to work with injured individuals due to the fact that they want to assist people.

There might be a time in everybody's life when they are confronted with a scenario that they will certainly take into consideration working with a personal injury lawyer. Remember that there are lots of injury attorneys available that will certainly fight difficult for you. You are not, and should not be just one more number or income for your lawyers.You are a private with your very own concerns as well as really hopes concerning your case. You deserve to be treated with respect by an injury lawyer who appreciates having you as an Albany GA client.

One of the most waited for thing after any type of accident is the case of compensation you make to cover the loss - obviously just in cases where it applies. The procedure entailing the claim is usually taxing and also a great deal of lawsuits occur against readjusting the quantity of the case, which is even decreased to an extent. If you desire to stay clear of these situations, it is better to designate a personal injury attorney who would certainly take the duty on your behalf to recover the quantity of insurance claim as high as feasible.

An accident attorney may help you as soon as possible after an accident has actually happened on an emergency basis. Normally, the lawyer might charge virtually 40% of what is recuperated from the insurance claim or you can pay the attorney a fee that is been chosen between the two of you, ahead of time. There is a circumstance where you can seek for the professional aid of a lawyer yet as a civil service which is not suggested to be charged in any way but still the lawyer charges, a much lower quantity from individuals that come for aid.

So before you select any kind of attorney to take your situation, be prepared with a set of questions which would pick the destiny of designating the lawyer. If you do not receive satisfactory answers, you might deny the individual and call for an additional attorney for interview.

Points to check from an Albany GA accident lawyer

You need to inquire about the accreditation and also accomplishments of the injury attorney as well as provide the attorney with all the details you have concerning the accident or personal injury. These two areas have to be plainly scrutinized prior to designating the individual.

As you are the person that would certainly be keeping the lawyer for the task, you have the flexibility of asking concern in regard to the reliability of the personal injury attorney. According to the feedback given by the attorney, you require to choose whether he is qualified enough to get you the case. In case of an incorrect choice there will certainly be a lot of included sufferings apart from the fees of the lawyer that you will need to compensate.

You can check the number of instances the injury attorney has actually so far been connected with as well as the number of positive results amongst them. If the response declares, you would have the ability to establish some trust on your attorney.

You need to discuss on a note, the details of the accident that happened. The day and time of the case, the place, even the name of the lane it happened, traffic condition at that point of time, name of the close-by roads as well as intersections, any type of kind of drugs you were related to, whether you had alcohol on that particular day, the last time you had visited your medical professional, the factor of your check out and the responses of the medical professional offered to you. Most notably you must state the type of problem you are facing owing to the injury, level of the injury, degree of discomfort, medical professionals advice and few a lot more relevant details. Give this to your attorney, to make sure that he can tell you if he can make good of your instance.

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Survey #195

i’m fighting to stay up and see the blood moon but i am already ready to fail at 9:30 lmao.

What’s the first website you go to when you log onto the computer? Usually KM. Does your house/apartment have a bathtub or just showers? It's both. Where are your birthmarks? On my right forearm and the left side of my stomach. When’s the last time you found something unexpectedly? The closest occasion to come to mind was when I was inches from crawling into fox intestines... yeah. The grass was just high enough to hide them until I was RIGHT there. What do you call your grandparents? Grammy. What color was the last scarf you wore? Idr the last time I wore one. I never do. Is there at least one ex that you can still trust? Girt. Are there any celebrities who live fairly near you? Not to my knowledge, and it's very unlikely. Have you ever gotten love and infatuation confused? Maybe? When and where was the last time you took a picture of yourself? Months ago. Is there anything that you want to do, but you won’t do because you’re too afraid? Skydive. Who was the last person to yell at you? Mom. What’s the longest amount of time that you’ve spent away from your home? We were technically homeless from I think early February '17 to some time in April (we all "lived" with people I'm immensely thankful for), so that time. Did the last movie you watched have any emotional affect on you? No. What motivates you to go to school? I absolutely refuse to live my own independent life as I've known it so far with serious financial instability that, since being a teenager and truly understanding, has made me want to rip my hair out. Don't for a single moment be unappreciative of knowing you're having a home next month, a working car, insurance, and I'll just stop before this ruins my mood. When was the last time you heard someone talking about you? With certainty, Mom and Nicole, but that was months ago. Are you embarrassed to bring people into your bedroom? No, I like my bedroom, just not the fact how tiny it is. When was the last children’s birthday party you attended? My nephew's. Are you good at reading other people’s body language? I think so. If you’re sick, do you go to school or do you stay home usually? I'm not in that position now, but when I was in school, uh yeah, I begged Mom to let me stay home. Honestly I could just barely be feeling sick and I'd try to stay home. Yeah, I loved middle-high school. Shit, I think I gave Mom trouble in elementary, too. Does chicken noodle soup really make you feel any better? I wouldn't know, I don't like it. What’s one meal that you like to eat whilst sick? A meal, idk, and it also depends on what kind of sickness we're talking about... but with anything, I never eat much or anything heavy. Have you ever set out to ruin someone else’s day? No. Well, I don't really know if I count that impulsive "guess who's going to the ER again" shit, just because I don't remember if that was a motive to just ruin his day, and it also wasn't planned? But I know I intended it to hurt initially at least because I wanted to know he cared, so... Make your own judgment on this one. What was the name of the last board game that you played? I rarely play 'em because I just don't tend to enjoy them almost at all. I don't recall, but I'm sure it was something with Girt; we usually play them when he's here. Do you like to give people a taste of their own medicine? No. Well, if I don't dish it out. I don't believe in karma, but I think it's normal to have a "how does it feel now?" reaction when someone experiences the wrong they've given to others. How was the service at the last restaurant you visited? I don't recall. In a car, air conditioning or roll the windows down? I strongly prefer AC. What type of personality do you find most annoying? Over-the-top judgmental and condescending, but especially egotistical. Do you give any consideration to what’s said in your horoscope? Absolutely zero, and I admittedly find ignorance and gullibility in you if you do. I'm generally super, super open-minded, but. Having faith in the horoscope is a weak point there. Have you ever done cocaine? Wow no. Has anyone ever called you a whore? I don't believe so, excluding jokes with friends and such. Are you the oldest child? The youngest? In the middle? Only child? The middle of my "full" siblings, second-youngest if you count them all. Has anyone ever told you that you have a cute nose? I actually think so? When was the last time you wrestled? Probably with Jason playfully, so years ago. Do you like your first name? I do. Whose car were you last in? Mom's. Have you ever thought about getting your nose pierced? It has been twice. First time, the damn hole closed while I was in the hospital (I had to take them all out, and four piercings total closed, yay), so I got it redone. What was the last reason you went to the doctor? Therapy. What can’t you wait for? Going back to school or getting a job I don't hate. Have your parents ever smoked pot? I don't think so. Do you like scary movies, what was the last one you watched? With who? Yes. Last year's Halloween with Mom. Is there someone you know you should hate but you can’t? I believe I have enough reason to hate Colleen, but I don't think I feel that strongly enough to, especially as yes, she did wonderful things for me too, but I can't forget the many reasons of why I questioned our friendship. I think I just strongly dislike her. Do you take walks often? I can't thanks to my damn knees mixed with my current, lovely sweating situation. I can't walk here anyway, we live on the side of a decently busy street. Do you like Subway? Sure. When’s the last time you said you were fine, but really weren’t? Idk, I've learned to not do that. If your boyfriend or girlfriend cheated on you, would you take them back? No. Has someone ever called you at midnight on your birthday? Maybe? I know at least texted. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberries. Are you fascinated by outer space? I'd love to see a person say no to this. What’s a fun website you recommend? Nothing surprising or new... Do you answer your phone when it’s a number you don’t recognize? Sometimes. Through VR, the person working with me has really emphasized that I have to learn to when you're out trying to get a job and such with how you'll be receiving calls. Do you like spontaneity? It really depends, but in most situations, I think no. Do you have dreams that you’re not giving up on? I absolutely refuse to. Do you have hope for the future? Some days. Not as much as usual of the late. Are you optimistic? No, I'm a realist. Do you think your hair looks better up or down? It's too short to be put up. Do you like bare trees or green-leaved trees better? Autumn trees. Between those two, probably bare, I guess. Do you love your hometown? Yeah, having the Bloods gang try to break into your house, having eggs thrown at your window, drugs being easy to access, and former criminals walking right down the streets, yeah, it was great. Do you dream of decorating a house someday? Well yeah. It wouldn't feel like home if it wasn't personalized. What’s your opinion on people who go hunting for sport? I hate you and your barbarous ass more than I care to describe. :) Have you ever been on a rollercoaster that actually scared you? Never been on one in the first place. Out of these colors, which appeals most to you: orange, blue, or green? I don't like green much, but I love orange and pastel blue... eh, I dunno what to pick. Is there anything you’re saving up for? A shitload of things. Know anyone with a really annoying laugh? FUCKING MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Has anyone in your family fought in any of the wars? I learned recently my grampa was in the navy for I believe two wars. Idr on Mom's side. Would you make any changes to your current bedroom? Ugh, change the color of these walls, please. Has a stray dog ever tried to bite you? No. When riding a bus, do you prefer to sit up front, down back or the middle? I haven't been on a bus in years, but back when I went home with Jason, we sat in the back with a few of his friends. If it was of my own volition now, uh. Probably the middle. Are you normally a person to tell people off? No, but BOY will I if you give me a damn good reason, particularly if the person has hurt a loved one. Do you currently have any bug bites? No. Have you ever gone to see a movie just to make fun of it? No. When you listen to a new song, do you usually play it over and over? y e s Ever been to a REAL metal show? Not yet. How much time do you spend on the computer? Better question is how much time am I not. How do you feel about Motorhead? Loads of respect for our late Lemmy as an icon in the metal community, but I don't know many of their songs. Like every human being at least, "Ace of Spades" I love and is a BANGER. I'm actually not a big fan of Lemmy's voice, but I can overlook the singing for the overall sound of the song, for example, Megadeth for me. What words or phrases do you tend to overuse the most? "Fuck," "shook," "rip," "fite me," and "don't @ me," lol. I am an adult y'all. Is there anything in particular that you’re shy about? Above all, talking about things in particular that I really enjoy/am passionate about, RP being the main one. You will probably never see me more uncomfortable than when explaining/talking about that with 99% of people. Classic rock love ballads: totally cheesy or totally awesome? GIMME. Are you more kinky or conservative? Well I wouldn't really know, I've only ever done "normal" things. I don't think you'd know unless you tried something. What color is your pillowcase? Both are brown. What’s the weirdest way you’ve ever pulled a muscle? Uhhhh. I don't know. Would you consider yourself rebellious? I both do and don't for varying reasons. What’s your favorite symbol? (i.e. the pentagram, the cross, etc.) I'll just consider "real" ones, as my first contenders were all from fictional media, lmao. I genuinely like pentagrams, especially when designed in cool ways. What methods are most effective for you when you’re trying to relax? Deep, rhythmic breathing. I recommend it to absolutely anyone in an anxiety attack or something of the like. I believe it's actually proven to work, and at least to some degree, when I do it correctly and long enough, it works miracles. Here's a really helpful gif I trained myself with: https://thumbs.mic.com/MTc0NWZkOWM5YSMvYnhwRHF6Y2JLcUVuOVZGNUV5d1BST3Q0TU1ZPS9maXQtaW4vNzYweDAvZmlsdGVyczpub191cHNjYWxlKCk6cXVhbGl0eSg4MCk6bm9fdXBzY2FsZSgpOmZvcm1hdChqcGVnKS9odHRwOi8vaW1hZ2VzLm1pYy5jb20vZnh1NWxjNGh2d2RseXdwYmdobDU2YnV2ZGp1a2VqbXd5YnhpZXYxanRmaGlvZGNhcWtpaXR5d2N5NWFlc2dlNy5naWY.gif Are you any good at making the infamous puppy face? I wouldn't know; I probably haven't done that since playing around with Jason years ago... if I even did then, and I've changed a lot physically. Would you rather date your opposite, your 'twin’, or someone in between? In-between. Are you a moaner, a screamer, or totally silent? Moaner that tried to be really quiet because I was so paranoid we'd either be heard or I'd be too loud and miss someone coming home or something lmao. I was so scared of that happening that I always decided we had to stop if I was starting to feel like screaming. What documentary topics interest you most? Wildlife. Is there currently someone you want to get closer to? A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE. Do you take any medications that make you nauseous? Not anymore, anyway. When I started Latuda, it was rough sometimes, but I've been on it long enough to where it no longer bothers me. Do you ever make up your own words? No. Do you have any nicknames that are actually true about you? No. How many videos do you have favorited on your YouTube account? I believe the max where I believe it has to remove old ones lmao. I used to favorite like, any video I liked, but now I use it true to term. When did you have your last 'facepalm’ moment? I did that not long ago, but I don't remember why. Has a boyfriend or girlfriend ever nicknamed your, erm, 'privates’? No, and I don't particularly want anyone to. Do you know anyone who has carpal tunnel syndrome? Myself, actually. I knew I would develop it eventually with how much I've typed since before I was even a teen. My mom has it, too. Do you like raisins? NONONO When did you first kiss the last person you kissed? June last year. What are some of your favorite cities you’ve been to? Literally the only serious "city" I've been to is Chicago, which was great. Would you allow your children to date prior to 16? (assuming you want any) Don't want kids, but hypothetically, it would depend on their maturity level. What’s something about adult life you were never warned of or prepared for? Uhhh idk, but mostly because it's not like I act like a "real" adult... No job, no car, no real adult decisions to make, and Mom handles anything else I can think of. Did your parents teach you proper table manners when you were growing up? As kids, yeah, common sense ones and not putting your elbows on the table. Which I find super stupid and haven't done in years. I only rarely put a napkin on my lap, really just if my grandma's here or I'm eating something actually messy. Which app on your phone do you tend to get the most notifications from? Pinterest, and never for something I care about. I need to turn them off. What is the minimum age to obtain a driver’s license in your state/country? 16. If you won the lottery, do you think any of your family members would ask you to give them some of your money? I'm torn between Mom or not for various reasons on both ends... but I'd help her out regardless. What is the craziest thing you’ve seen happen at your workplace? N/A Do you own any home automation gadgets like wifi thermostats or wifi bulbs? I don't think so? What is something you gave up on after many failed attempts? Dark Souls lmao. What would you do if your ex contacted you? I. Don't really know. I know for sure I'd be closed-off as fuck, examining every blink the dude did. I'd maybe be open to having an acquaintance-level "friendship," but that's it, and I don't know if I could ever stop being aloof. Last time you had anal sex? (if ever) Never, doesn't sound appealing to me. Ever tasted a flavored condom? No. Are your parents wealthy? Lol no. Dad's I believe middle class, but Mom? Have you ever asked someone out? Yeah. What products do you use in the shower? Shampoo, body wash, a facial cleanser. Do you like Swedish Fish? Noooo, they've always been one candy I just don't like. What movie can you watch over and over, and it will never get old? Idk, I don't really re-watch movies anyway. What was the best movie you’ve ever seen in theaters? Idk. Have you ever eaten with both fork and spoon, at the same time? I don't believe so. Have you ever watched a needle go into your own skin? I always do when I'm able to. I like to know exactly when it happens. Have you ever seen someone get a piercing/tattoo? Yeah. Do you know someone that is mute, deaf or blind? Ashley's legally blind in one eye, I believe her right. Have you ever spent more than two weeks in a wheelchair? I've never been confined to one. Does weed smell good? Or no? Nooooo no no. Have you ever regretted letting someone go? Megan. Well, did I really "let her go," idk. How long was your longest make out? Like, all night on/off. Who made you laugh last? JackSepticEye. I'm watching like, every YTuber I like play the demo of the RE2 remaster. HYPE for that game. Never played the original, so seeing it new and realistic as hell will be nice, plus I'm a hoe for Leon. Ever liked someone who treated you like crap? Was the way Jason treated me after the break-up justified, idk. Which is harder, walking away from somebody you love or coming back to somebody who has hurt you? Walking away. What’s one question you hate being asked? Thankfully no one who doesn't need to know asks, but don't ask for my weight please. Did you make a wish on 11-11-11 at 11:11? No. Has anything exciting been going on in your life? Ha ha. What’s the last question you’ve been asked? (Not counting the survey.) Uhhhhhhh. Something from Mom, idr. Do you know any neat card tricks? No. Have you ever had a dream of someone you know harming you? Dad, in a lot before and a long time after the divorce, and I actually had another recently where I woke up and screamed. Idk why I had it, considering my dad and I are good. Do you have nice legs? I absolutely hate my legs. Do you collect postcards? I don't even go anywhere to, my friend. What kind of flooring does your house accommodate? Wood, carpet, and tile. Do you look good in shorts? I WOULDN'T DARE WEAR SHORTS. I hate my legs, remember??? Do your parents ever try to tell you what or what not to wear? Sometimes when we go out to certain places, Mom claims whatever I'm wearing isn't "formal (enough)," but I sincerely don't care in most cases. Have you ever held a tarantula? Yes, a rose-haired female. She was cool. <3 Do you have a dog tag necklace? No. Has a boyfriend’s brother ever hit on you? No. Who would you pick if you had to pick a celebrity (female) to kiss? In a case where we're both single, uhhhh, fuck. Maybe Suzy Hanson because goddamn she is a goddess inside and out I stan a queen. Now what about male? Same rules as above, be fuckin' prepared Fischfuck, he gettin' more than a kiss lads 'n lassies. Do you enjoy folk music? No. Does it make you nervous when you see people throw their children in the air to catch ‘em? To a degree. Do you own a locket? No. Have you ever seen a manatee in person? (they’re adorable) No. Mom swam with them a looooong time back, before she had me or my sisters I think, and I am ENVIOUS. Does anyone get your hand-me-downs? Not anymore. Does your mom still give you an Easter basket on Easter? She didn't last year for I believe the first time. What kind of dressing would you like on your salad? Inject the Olive Garden dressing into my veins. Have you ever stolen anything without intent? (walking out of the store with something in your hand, etc…)? I don't believe so. Are you good at Sudoku? I haven't played that in years. I used to be. Have you ever stayed in an unhealthy relationship just because it was easier than ending things? No. If you were diagnosed with a genetic disorder, would you still have biological children despite risking passing the disorder on to them? I don't want kids, but hypothetically, I guess it would depend on the disorder. What's the longest song you know all the words to? Ohhh not sure. I could look on my iPod, but don't feel like it. What is the greatest source of anxiety for you? My totally stagnant life. What's something you could endlessly rant about? Ha, so much... At this current time, probably the cancer that is the anti-vaxxer community. What's something you could passionately talk about for hours? Mark, meerkats, and Silent Hill. Do your parents still live in the same house they raised you in? No. Do you know anyone who got pregnant as a teen and dumped the baby on their parents to raise? Probably. What would you do if your own teenaged child did that? Again, don't want 'em, but I'll be hypothetical. I would be fucking irate, and quite honestly, I'd probably end up putting it up for adoption if her ass tried that. Maybe my answer would be different if I actually had a daughter and thus the connection to her own child, but idk. It's hard to answer this question when you don't want kids. What's a place you have a strong emotional connection to? My hometown. We essentially never drive past it, but seeing my childhood home gives me this nostalgic-as-fuck feeling. What is something that you feel you are destined for? I don't believe in destiny. If you could form only one thing with your mind whenever you wanted, what would it be and why? Money, for obvious reasons. If you could control any form of liquid, which one would you want to control and why? (liquid water, frozen water, mist, blood, sap, etc) Blood would of course be coolest, but uh. Liquid water would probably be most useful. If you could have the power of any animal (you don’t transform into the animal, just obtain its abilities), what animal would you pick? A bird, I guess. Would you be willing to merge/fuse with someone else if you got cool powers to go along with it? No.

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Megan Blossom Backstory HCs!

Here it is! Keep in mind that I based her backstory off my past, cuz she’s a self-insert OC and while there’s a crap ton of add lib, changes and general differences between her and me, she is still very much close to my heart due to her past.

I’ve added songs I listened to simply because I figure it might help you see what mood they put me in while writing.

Songs listened to while writing: Son Of Man, Bad Apple, I Am The Animal, Umiyuri Kaiteitan (English Cover) JubyPhonic, Hitorinbo Envy (English Cover) JubyPhonic, Ghost Rule Rachie English Cover, Church Bells

(Yes, I listened to THAT many songs to help me write, this was a handful to do in 1 day X3)

-Megan, for a good portion of her life, grew up normally, she was a cheerful, naive and innocent young soul. She always saw the good in people, and was unaware of what was waiting out in the world like her older brother.

-However, she would get shown that part of the world, much earlier than most girls. Arguments, late at night is what it started as, between her father and mother, two holes in the wall she later learned her father caused, and her mother's Tiramisu named Amelia looking like she was roughed up at several points but insisted it wasn't a fallen.

-As a child, she didn't and couldn't understand what was going on when she wasn't awake, she couldn't have known that her father was cheating on her mother with a woman he worked with at one of the few places that only had human workers and no food souls.

-It all came to a head twice, once was when her father struck Amelia away right in front of her and her brother before knocking her mother to the ground in the kitchen. He never did like that her mother refused to break the contract with Amelia.

-The second was when he finally left when she was eight, packed his things up and left to live with the woman he cheated with, Megan, she didn't understand, why wasn't daddy coming home again?

-It didn't help that her friends at the hall for the religion she (at the time, doesn’t anymore) attended abandoned her, seeing her as part of the problem her father caused, so they didn't have anything do to with her after that.

-Her mind went into a limbo state, unable to process what happened once her mother ended up telling her why her father left, and while she wasn't truly awake, her brother turned to anger, vengeance, and made a deal with a fallen in his anger.

-She finally woke up when she was ten, the events hit her with no remorse or pause. And so, she matured, she had to if she wanted to understand what happened, to be able to function like a proper human being and try to help her mother out, who was dealing with her brother who had taken to taking his anger out on her and Amelia.

-It was only a month after when she decided to snoop around her mother's summoning room, being genuinely curious...As well as wondering if she had the potential to become a master attendant, her brother didn't, and.... She was lonely. Even after those few years she hadn't made any new friends, she pretty much became a shut-in.

-After fiddling around with some of the things to the side, she stepped into the sigil, the magic marking on the ground lighting up as she did.

-She jumped away, startled as a figure was formed from the light coming from the sigil, the dissipating as the figure was revealed-It was Brownie. Not knowing how summoning worked or how it took her giving him her name to bind him to her, she asked who he was, and he politely introduced himself before asking for her name, which she gladly gave him.

-He bowed before referring to her as his master attendant, which made her look at him shocked before she grinned and grabbed him by the hand, flustering him as she pulled him out of the room, running straight into her mother and Amelia.

-After floundering for excuses, she explained that she didn't really mean to summon him, but wasn't going to say she was sorry for it.

-After reprimanding her for going against what she told Megan to do, she sighed before smiling, saying she had a friend now so she couldn't be too mad at her. That made Megan grin and hug Brownie, much to his confusion and Amelia giggled, saying she'll help him get the hang of this as well as free thinking and independent thought.

-After that, she and Brownie became glued at the hip, much to her brother's annoyance as well as her father's, as she and her brother visited him at his home, with Brownie right at Megan's heels. No matter how much her father grumbled, Megan, often with Brownie's support, always pointed out his girlfriend had a Pancake so he had no right to complain, that often shut him up. This continued in a cycle for the next several years as she and Brownie became very close for various reasons.

-Brownie was her best friend, he held her when her emotions became too much for her, defended and protected her when her brother decided to try to take out his anger on her, especially because she always stood by her mom when he wanted her dead for insurance money.

-It was only when she was sixteen did this cycle change, her father kicked out his girlfriend for one he had years ago that he got pregnant after the birth of her brother, and tried to make Megan and her brother accept her as their new mom.

-Spoiler alert-neither of them do. In fact, this and this new woman trying to play mommy only set Megan off severely, plus she didn't treat Brownie like he was a person at all, like an object, which nearly made Megan deck her before Megan stopped coming over, period.

-During this time, her father finally filed for divorce, as well as joint custody of Megan which ended up stressing her out extremely, as she did NOT want to have to live around that vile man or at all.

-Thankfully, Megan was able to make it through the ensuing months that lasted well into the next year after she turned seventeen with Brownie by her side. He comforted her when she had breakdowns over what could happen, and protected her from her brother who was still trying to harm her mother and herself.

-The divorce was finally done with long after she turned seventeen, upon which the judge, who her father disrespected during it much to the shock of her mother's lawyer, told him that his relationship with his daughter was his own damn business.

-Not long after that, only shortly after Megan turned eighteen, her brother struck her, punching her in the face during an argument. Brownie, who had had enough of her brother verbally and now physically abusing her, took it upon himself to pull his gun on her brother after decking him and told him to get the hell out.

“You harmed my master attendant, both verbally and now physically, among your other actions like treating your mother like dirt and just being a selfish prick not grateful for ANYTHING your mother has done for you, are not allowed, SO GET OUT BEFORE I TRULY DO SOMETHING YOU'LL REGRET!”

-That was the first time Megan ever saw Brownie lose it and shout in anger, over her no less, and the food soul was quick to force the man out of the house while calling for Amelia to call the police.

-The police were called, and the food souls, as well as their masters, explained exactly what Megan's brother did, the swelling bruise on Megan's face sealing the deal. Her brother was taken and locked away for several months, during which Megan and her mom packed their things and moved to a town several hundreds of miles away near Nevras, wanting to start over somewhere new(and less hot) without the male in their lives.

-Soon, they were happily living in an average house that was bigger than their original home, and her mother summoned a new food soul, a Milk Tea who she affectionately named Alice.

-because of her mother's weak health, Megan soon made the decision to open up a restaurant, summoning several food souls over the course of getting the restaurant ready to help her manage the place.

-And we come to where we see her now, happily living, running a restaurant with her food souls and her two boyfriends by her side.

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5 Reasons Why You Need A Travel Agent - More Than Ever

Want to rent a villa in Tuscany and do it on your own? It’s simple. Just type “Villa Rentals Tuscany” into Google, then wade through the four and a half million responses - most of which look the same, whether they are good or bad, legit or bogus. Spend just 10 seconds each vetting sites, and you’ll be done in a year and a half - and still won’t have rented anything.

Good luck with that - or even with much simpler planning, like searches for “straightforward” airfares. The major search sites routinely leave out flights (lots of them) and even entire airlines. A lot of the flights they do show are ones you don’t want, starting with “basic economy” fares that hit you with tons of restrictions and fees, so the price you see isn’t the one you end up paying, along with connections way too short or way too long, ones that no responsible travel agent would let you book.

Travel agents are even more important to luxury travelers, who ironically often think they know a lot about travel and rely on their own misguided sense of expertise. But while a good agent is so vital that it is simply foolish to plan a high-end trip on your own without one, they can also help travelers of all budgets.

The reality is that while it was widely predicted that the internet was going to kill off travel agents when digital tools were placed at every traveler’s disposal, that just hasn’t happened, for several good reasons.

Shannon Compton Game writes on money saving travel tips and budget travel for Outside Magazine, not the publication I’d expect to praise travel agents over DIY. But last year she wrote a column about his subject and opened with, “I’m a big fan of travel agents, even though I could technically book all my trips through websites and apps.” She then listed the specific pros of using an agent: “They can find crazy deals”; “They will be your advocate”; “They’ll take care of the little things”; “They’re true experts” and “They don’t usually cost extra.”

True, true, true, true and true. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

I have been writing on travel and related tips for over a quarter of a century. I’m an expert on the subject, and I get interviewed and publicly speak about it. Do I sometimes use a travel agent? Absolutely. When friends ask for travel advice, and they do, all the time, one of the first suggestions I always make is to get a good travel agent. My tech savviest friends use travel advisors, and so does every major corporation - because it is the smart thing to do.

“Yes, the travel landscape is changing,” said Chad Clark, principal of Chad Clark Travel Ventures in Phoenix, an expert I have known for years. “Information overload, thousands of new hotels on the scene, all sorts of new cruise ships, passport and visa issues, weather, transit strikes, political unrest, natural disasters, travel insurance, travel providers going out of business, it’s never ending. How does one navigate all of this? To avoid the travel landmines that lay in front of you, you need to get a great travel advisor! You’ll be glad you did. After all, do you cut your own hair?” Good question, but his metaphor is a little off because you pay someone to cut your hair, while a good travel advisor can often save you money.

I wrote a feature about this topic here at Forbes eight years ago, and I still get thank you comments from people who took my advice. A lot has changed in those eight years, and a lot has not, so if anything, there are more reasons than ever to use a travel agent (for the record, good travel agents prefer to be called travel advisors, or sometimes travel consultants, and those are both totally accurate, but since most people still think of the industry in terms of travel agents, I’m mixing and matching).

Clark explained it to me this way, “Travel agents are a thing of the past - they primarily booked tickets and beds. Travel advisors have taken on a much more complex role - part psychologist, life coach, executive producer, concierge, fixer, dream maker, and ‘Blink Blink’ genie, with the multitude of services that they provide.”

Whatever you call them, I could go on and on about all the reason to use one, but here are the 5 biggies.

Emergencies: This is the one most applicable to the average occasional travel. Stuff happens, and whether you believe in climate change or not (spoiler alert, it’s real), big weather events have become more commonplace, widespread and unpredictable, and sooner or later Mother Nature is going to bite you when flying. But there are plenty of non-weather events disrupting flights, cruises, trains and destinations, from civil unrest to volcanic eruptions to disease outbreaks to massive wildfires to labor strikes. And just about every year you read about an airline that went bust and shut down suddenly, stranding all its passengers. Just a week ago I traveled with owner of a large New York based travel agency who has been in the business for 40 years, and he told me they recently stopped selling their customers tickets on Norwegian because the airline has had too many cancellations and became, in their view, unreliable. But cheap flights still show up in internet searches, and you probably would not know anything about it without expert advice.

Anything that causes cancelled flights (or cruises, etc.) means hassles, but the people who get through this process the most smoothly and the ones who get rebooked first and get the few available seats out of Dodge are usually the ones who used a travel agent. It’s that simple. First off, you actually have someone to call, versus long lines at banks of airport phones masquerading as “help desks.” But good agencies are constantly monitoring their clients’ flights and they usually know about your problem before you do - and often have a resolution before you even call them. They also have direct access to airline GDS (global distribution system) and don’t have to wait on long phones holds to get ticketing changes made. It’s worth noting that according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, nearly two percent of all domestic flights were canceled in 2019, a significant increase from the previous year and the highest rate since 2014. Midway through the year, MSNBC reported that passengers were being bumped from flights - involuntarily - at a rate three times higher than a year earlier.

I’ve known Anne Scully for years, and as the President of high-powered Virginia-based agency McCabe World Travel, she is perennially ranked one of the world’s best travel agents, sits on advisory boards of major luxury hotel brands and cruise lines, and is an industry legend. She told me that, “Anyone who travels should have the clout of a top travel advisor in their pocket. To start, if the client’s flight is cancelled while they are waiting for take-off they could have us rebook and protect their journey before they depart the plane. No waiting behind 300 other passengers! We can have clients met at the plane door at a large number of airports worldwide and whisked through customs, either on to their tight connecting flight or simply faster to baggage claim - where they are given help with their luggage. Most clients don’t even know that service exists, but they only need to use it once to always request it on their itineraries.”

Expertise: No one knows everything about travel, no matter how deeply they are involved in the industry. I am an expert on ski travel, and I know the ins and outs of every major luxury ski hotel in this country. So, I wouldn’t call a travel agent to help me choose a ski hotel. But I know nothing about the hotel scene in Manilla or Sri Lanka. Some travelers cheat their way around this by sticking to brands like Four Seasons or Ritz-Carlton wherever the go, but in many tourism hotbeds like Fez, Morocco, all the best hotels are ones you have likely never heard of. This is where a travel advisor’s knowledge cannot be beat. And while even the best travel agent can’t know everything either, the good agencies parcel things up, so they have a safari expert, a cruise expert, a honeymoon expert, and so on, and they all work together.

Walter Brownell first escorted 10 guests to Europe in 1887, and 133 years later, Brownell Travel has 150 advisors. Sorry, but there’s no amount of research you can do or number of travel magazines you can read that can match that kind of institutional experience and collective expertise. That’s the knowledge base you want. Let’s go back to the 4.5 million villa hits - any good travel advisor will be able to tell you off the top of their head who you should be renting your villa in Tuscany from - and why. That just saved you eighteen months, and probably got you a better house.

Chad Clark believes travelers should, “Experience the extraordinary, not once in a lifetime, but every time!” and to showcase the knowledge base advisors bring to the table, he created a program he calls “Chad Clark Certified,” personally giving his stamp of approval to special hotels, restaurants, tours and experiences around the world. To date he’s certified nearly 700 different things his clients (or you) can reliably consider doing.

It is important to remember that these advantages are not just for luxury travelers. Good travel advisors do not just know what the best hotel is, they know what the best hotel is for you and your budget and can help you find the right fit. As we will see shortly, they can also save you a lot of money, no matter what style you travel in.

VIP Connections: Whether you are trying to book space at a coveted 8-villa safari lodge in Africa or get a room in a top Paris hotel during Fashion Week, most hoteliers keep emergency inventory and guess who gets it? The travel advisors they have known for years who book a lot of guests and send them a lot of business. It works this way with lots of things in the travel industry, from hard to get dinner reservations to the resort’s best ski instructor to a city’s top art expert as a private museum guide. Anytime there is scarcity, there is no substitute for personal connections, and the best agents have built these over years or decades. Plus we are living in the age of “experiential travel,” and good advisors create one of kind experiences most people would never have imagined in the first place.

“I had a client touring Russia who not only played piano well, but also took lessons from one of the best teachers in New York,” said Anne McCabe. “As a surprise, I arranged for him to visit the apartment of the great Russian composer Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov, and the curator invited him to play the composer’s piano, while his teacher listened over the phone his wife was holding. You cannot create those WOW moments if you do not get to know who your clients are, and what would make their holiday most special.” You also need to know the curator. Try booking that on TripAdvisor.

“This is a key point,” stressed Clark. “Travel advisors provide our clients with access: access to people, places, and experiences that could never be replicated, much less imagined. A great travel advisor has invested time and relationships in creating their ‘black book’ of contacts and relationships, so that when their clients travel, they are treated as a VIPs, not just a credit card number.” In my experience, everyone likes being treated like a VIP.

Seemingly simple things often annoy even the most seasoned travelers, but these irritants can be smoothed out by good advisors. One biggie is having your room ready to check in when arriving in Europe early in the morning after an exhausting overnight flight. I’ve seen lots of travelers, including myself, told to go walk around for hours and come back at two or three in the afternoon, even at the finest hotels. Do you think they tell that to Anne Scully and her peers?

Another one of the most frustrating recurring problems I hear in the industry - even at the top luxury hotels - is a notorious refusal to guarantee connecting rooms in advance for families booking multiple rooms (and paying a lot for them). But when your travel agent books hundreds of room nights with a hotel each year, the GM (or sales manager) will move heaven and earth to give that agent’s client - you - guaranteed connecting rooms. For the same price. Often with a room upgrade. And late check out. And a free food and beverage credit.

But I’m getting ahead of myself.

Extras: When you get more than you expected for the same price, that’s a great deal, and with travel advisors this happens all the time. The cruise industry is a perfect example of very large inventories that fluctuate in supply and demand each week, with a large audience of repeat customers who cruise again and again for years. The cruise lines do not want to lose the loyalty of those customers - or the agents who steer hundreds of them each year to particular brands. Yet it basically costs the line no more to have you stay in a deluxe suite than a basic room if that suite is available, and with the size of today’s ships, it often is. But who gets these upgrades? Advisors. Professionals who specialize in cruises have enormous volume clout and are legendary for routinely getting clients one or two class stateroom upgrades, free shore excursions, onboard credits and all sorts of things - for the same exact price you pay going direct. I would never book a cruise without using a travel advisor - it’s just foolish.

But it’s not just cruises.  

“In an age of automation, it may come as a surprise that many of our new clients skew on the more tech-savvy side, and come to SmartFlyer for the first time seeking guidance on their honeymoon,” Michael Holtz, founder of extremely successful global travel agency SmartFlyer told me. “The millennial generation specifically may have seen their parents use a travel advisor, but don’t feel like they need one - until they are deep in the spiral of research. By shifting gears to planning with an expert, they feel liberated from the immense pressure of choosing the ‘best’ resort - because we’re cutting through the noise of all the conflicting opinions they’re seeing online. Our team has actually been to the properties first-hand - not to mention has personal relationships with the General Managers. For example, we just had a couple fly to Canouan, a remote island in the Caribbean that they had no idea even existed before we recommended it. When they arrived at the Mandarin Oriental, the GM double upgraded them thanks to SmartFlyer’s close relationship with the property. At the end of the day, it’s all about personal relationships translating into exceptional experiences for our clients.”

One of the biggest shortcuts to freebies and extras is Virtuoso, a network of top tier travel agencies, most in the luxury realm. While agencies belonging to Virtuoso are independent and free to recommend and book anything they want - and often do because they have strong opinions - the network has specific relationships with over 1,800 travel partners (cruise, tours, airlines and 1,400 individual hotels in 100+ countries) with which it negotiates exclusive (and contractually obligated) benefits. Why are travel suppliers so eager to work with agencies and advisors that belong to Virtuoso (advisors can join by invitation-only based on their track records)?  Because last year Virtuoso members booked $26.4 billion in travel for their clients.

So in addition to the extras for personal connections you can get via people like Michael Holtz knowing the GM, anyone who books through a Virtuoso agency gets automatic perks like complimentary daily breakfast, room upgrades, early check-in, late check-out, complimentary airport transfers, spa credits and so on (specifics vary by hotel). According to Virtuoso, just the hotel benefits are valued at an average of over $500 per stay. Complimentary cruise benefits can be even bigger.

But having covered the luxury travel space for years, it seems that virtually every top advisor and agency I come across, the ones my friends, family and colleagues recommend, belongs to Virtuoso, as do all of the agencies mentioned in this piece besides the one in Travel Leaders. I just visited an amazing new luxury hotel in Italy, and they were quick to boast about having been admitted as preferred Virtuoso property - to them it was a mark of quality like earning a Michelin-star.

“The thing I love about Virtuoso is not just the quality of the advisors, but the strength of the entire network and the supplier partners they use around the world,” said travel writer, award-winning broadcaster and author Michael Patrick Shiels. “I decided to do this segment on running with the bulls in Pamplona and I had never been to Spain, so a Virtuoso advisor connected me with Made For Spain and Portugal, a partner ground supplier that does all the behind the scenes magic. They know everyone and totally set up an amazing itinerary and I ran with the bulls. In Italy, Virtuoso has an amazing local company called IC (Italian Connection) Bellagio that is totally wired into all the kinds of local things travelers say they want these days, special experiences, the best restaurants, art tours of private villas. When you ask your Virtuosos agent to plan a trip to Tuscany, it’s not just them, they have all this expert support behind them, down to the micro level. I’ve been all around the world, and before the first time I worked with Virtuoso I didn’t think I needed a travel agent’s help - now I can’t imagine not using one for anything complicated or specialized.”

Air: If you are trying to buy the cheapest round-trip economy ticket from New York to Dallas, even the best advisors probably can’t get it for less than you can buy it online, though you still have to deal with all the pitfalls of the online travel sites and you will lose the safety net advisors provide when things go wrong. But in a couple of other cases, buying your air through an agent can actually save you money, or miles, or both.

One case is when you are buying premium class tickets, Business, First or some of the even higher new classes. I have an extremely tech savvy friend in San Francisco who wanted to fly First class to Hawaii for his honeymoon, and even though he could afford it, he was shocked how much the airlines wanted. I suggested he call McCabe World Travel, and he was mystified how they could purchase the exact same tickets for about two thousand dollars less -each - than the best price he could find online, by calling the airline, or through the American Express Platinum Card travel desk. I don’t care how rich you are, if you can get the same tickets and pocket four thousand dollars that’s a good deal - plus you get all the peace of mind that comes with the advisor’s safety net. Not surprisingly, years later he still uses McCabe for all his travel. Consider this: the agency has three advisors in its air travel department who do nothing else, among its roughly 50 affiliated advisors.

When it comes to using miles, or miles and money, or just paying to fly in pricier premium classes, you might have trouble believing the miracles these specialists can work. As Largay’s Klimak told me, “I was working with a couple last year traveling to Australia and New Zealand for their dream cruise. They wanted to use frequent flyer miles, and I knew that they also had Dubai on their Wanderlist. I was able to change their flights from Business class on Qantas to First Class on Emirates - for half the mileage. We were also able to add a stopover with a wonderful desert and shopping experience in Dubai, checking two destinations off their list for a fraction of the cost.”

I use SmartFlyer for tricky tickets. Despite its name, it is a well-known, full-service luxury travel agency that does everything from safaris to cruises, but where they are better than just about everyone else is creative ticketing. I hear endless complaints from frequent fliers about the difficulty using miles, but I have found that is not the case - if you use a mileage and ticketing expert. I did a story on skiing in Japan, and SmartFlyer was able to get me to Tokyo in Business Class and back in First for $1,500 and 100,000 United miles. This was less than a third of the miles United directly quoted me for the same trip when I called the MileagePlus Elite desk, and I ended up getting more than three times the dollars per mile that most experts value frequent flier miles at.

On another trip recent trip to Bali, SmartFlyer found me flights on Cathay Pacific - one of the world’s best airlines - in Premium Economy to Hong Kong and then the five hour leg to Bali in Business class, for less than Cathy was selling the trip on its site just in Premium Economy the whole way. It just doesn’t seem possible, but it is, real tickets, same airline, better seats, less money. I don’t know how they do it, and frankly I don’t care, but if you know who to call this happens all the time (if you are not a client of SmartFlyer booking your vacation or business trip, they will charge you a fee to do the legwork and find you great deals on premium and mileage tickets, but in almost every case I’ve seen, it still saves you money).

“In terms of value, what we can do is unparalleled to anything clients will find elsewhere,” SmartFlyer’s Holtz told me. “Our negotiated air contracts, along with our in-depth knowledge of the carriers and actual aircraft, means we can advise travelers how to reach their destination at the best possible price and in the most comfortable configuration. Sometimes, this means hundreds of dollars in savings per ticket.” Or more.

Better Trips! At the end of the day this is the bottom line, the big win you get with a good travel advisor. They know more than you do, they are better connected, they have access to benefits you can’t get yourself, and they can match and often beat any prices you find. They plan a better trip and then provide a safety net. Having a top travel agent can make you an instant VIP, certainly will save you time and hassle, and quite possibly money.

Amanda Foshee is an advisor at Brownell Travel, and she summed it up nicely: “What everyone needs these days is more time and less stress, and that’s what we’re here for. Travel advisors take the overwhelming amount of information out there and distill it into the key points that apply to you - the best hotel/destination/tour for your interests, your budget, and your time frame. A client shared that going through all the information online to plan a trip would be a second full-time job for her, and I told her that’s why it’s my full-time job instead!”

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#personal

I promised I would keep things less heady this morning which is always a challenge.  I still wake up every morning at around four or five out of routine.  Most of what I’ve been doing since August has been reorganizing money and untangling things from my previous life.  I had both a severance and a payout on a pension from my previous job.  It was a hard cutoff and probably the most diplomatic time to get rid of me.  I spent a lot of time feeling like a failure.  Then I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what I was going to do.  When Monday rolls around the city fully expects us all to do nothing for another thirty days.  I’m not really one to complain although you hear me grumble every Saturday morning like clockwork.  I save most of my emotional output for this blog.  I can say with good faith nobody talks to me this deeply at all.  I’m not on Facebook or Instagram anymore.  I am on LinkedIn more than I’d care to be but nobody ever reaches out other than Bitcoin scammers trying to get me to divest from Nio.  The last one being Andre Bobby.  They introduced themselves as Bobby Andre.  I greeted Andre and subsequently blocked them.  I’m often invited to the same discussions from the news team.  Always about the future of Higher Education and online learning.  Sometimes to the same thread.  I’ve long since ignored everything except jobs posted I’d be interested in over there in China.  From everything I have had to read into, I’ve learned that March is probably the soonest anyone of worth would be hiring.  This is reinforced by conversations with my dad who is admittedly just as much as a workaholic as myself.  I spent twenty years working for something I thought I was part of.  And it just seems like my work was never valued at all.  And the less depressed I got about it, the more I started to explore the reasons why.  I had a thick ass book delivered to me annotating the various financial holdings of what consisted of my share of a pension.  A pension these days is like an ancient relic.  One that many companies find too heavy on their books along with other benefits like health insurance or other basic needs for human survival.  When I started at an art school, the benefits were what were lauded the most.  I had over thirty days of paid vacation.  I spent a period of seven years from 2011 travelling by myself to Korea.  Towards the end of my travel, I had been itching to network for something else.  I felt stagnant in my job.  I spent over twelve years in the same job title drowning in the responsibilities of middle management.  My boss often never showed up to work.  Towards the end, they’d never show up to meetings.  They’d be offsite with an employee of mine making music in a garage.  When the news hit me the Thursday before the fourth of July holiday, it felt targeted and mean.  There was a great alibi, a piece of paper to sign absolving all wrongdoing in exchange for a severance and a health insurance extension and a lot of hurt.  A recruiter reached out the day before my health insurance responsibilities switched over.  My payments per month are about as much as my rent.  I had accepted the highest level insurance through open enrollment about a month before I was let go.  It’s all been pretty heady ever since.  Mostly because somehow I still managed to act like it didn’t even affect me.  Although nobody ever reached out an acknowledged how bad it looks in retrospect.  Nobody reaches out at all other than to punk me into selling stocks while I walk to the grocery store.  I did own a car once.  Now I’m just a target by activist investors and their Qanon buddies.  A step up from the Proud Boys I guess.  But who am I really after all of this?  

Nobody can tell for sure.  I’ve shared everything I could ever possibly feel in my writing week after week.  I’ve had bits and pieces of it lifted and used as actionable intelligence to bully me in public.  Everybody seems to know my business and sometimes I wonder if it really fucking matters.  You can bare your soul to people and they’ll stare right through the gaping hole and laugh.  Mostly because they see how empty they are themselves.  It’s an uncanny valley effect to look in my eyes these days.  People can talk all the shit they want about what theories they have but they’re afraid to face the truth.  That I’ve never really been anything other than genuine.  And America is so desperate to prove you wrong.  To prove how much better it is at everything.  I noticed this a lot with gaming particularly when I would play magic in public with people.  I always build decks at my kitchen table alone for fun.  I love the logic.  I will try unorthodox strategies just to learn through failure.  And I would fail year after year playing against people who literally would define their decks by a monetary value other than a strategic one.  I used to read the Tarot.  I love the idea of randomness.  You buy a pack and you have to work with what you have.  If you’ve ever gone to a prerelease, you know the feeling.  You get a box and you have thirty minutes to draft a deck on the fly with what you have.  You learn the economy of the cards and the existence of rules.  When you win, it’s a special feeling of accomplishment.  You did it yourself and the playing field was level and fair.  And then you sit around with a bunch of loud mouth know it all’s who crush you and laugh about it.  All the while the game’s fun fades into a lecture of mansplaining.  Nowhere does this tendency reel it’s ugly head than in the pundits and the stock markets.  Men telling you what’s best to do with your money.  Men with agendas so blatant it bleeds through the semi annual reports I sift through looking at investment ecosystems of days gone by.  Real estate is a pretty funny one to look at in COVID-19 times.  Nobody feels safe in the office.  Deutschbank recently turned heads saying that people working from home making a paltry sum of 55,000 should pay a tax.  The same week Ken Grfifin spent millions of dollars assaulting a fair tax amendment which died a quiet death.  Real estate sits empty in large droves downtown these days.  Chicago enters another stay at home order Monday which is somewhat of a relief for me.  It’s basically thirty days of respite from people wondering what I’m doing with my time.  Meanwhile we are lectured that we are supposed to save the economy by spending our money eating out instead of enjoying cooking your own meal in the kitchen.  This is incidentally why I like going to to grocery store.  Nobody ever asked but I was anorexic in high school.  I loved coca cola when i was little.  I used to drink too much of it and got a small belly.  When I was twelve American kids used to make fun of my weight.  I was a harsh critic.  I still am.  And I tried to fix it by starving myself.  I promised I wouldn’t get heavy.  I never promised I wouldn’t stay real.  No one would ever know these intimate secrets about me if they didn’t read.  And yet there’s people out there who will lift those very words to figure out a new attack on me.  You’ve got to wonder if I’m so transparent what other people are hiding under the surface if they’re so much more successful than I.

The truth is that I stay down here and write because I’ve found friends to connect with.  It may have not always been the most obvious or personal way to maintain contact.  But nowadays what else do we really have?  A bunch of people who speak through money instead of emotion.  People who assign value and compare each other based on speculation rather than connection.  I often feel like nobody knows what I’m worth.  This is perverse to watch as my bank reports my net worth rising when I spent so many years in debt.  And yet every day I go out in society people follow me around and talk so much about me but never to my face.  Are they scared to find out who I really am?  Are they trying to figure out what makes me so special?  Do they ever succeed?  No.  Things just end up sucking even more.  When the rules change and cheating doesn’t pan out anymore, they figure out more ways to be corrupt.  New ways to target you and intimidate.  New ways to control who you think you are.  All the while advertising this country as the freest place on Earth.  I don’t feel free.  I feel trapped, isolated and caged.  Mostly now for my protection granted.  Which is important to note that the only one keeping me safe is myself.  Nobody really has done me any favors.  It’s been a fucking insult to live out since the summer.  And yet, I still have to keep my shit together.  I have to be there for myself emotionally.  I need to feed ecosystems that I feel a part of.  And we all do this in varying ways seeking connection.  When I come to Tumblr, there isn’t some huge expectation that any of this does anything other than share my feelings.  Are my feelings valued?  Here, yes they are.  Sometimes they are valued in ways that I cannot betray or explain.  And there’s a sort of sacred intimacy to that I have never experienced in my life.  I wonder sometimes how people think they’ll ever fall in love if they can’t feel it.  Love is much more complex than the sum of it’s parts we’ve melted it down to to market back and sell at a cut rate.  Love is supposed to transcend, renew and replenish the soul to keep on existing.  Love isn’t a dividend in your stock portfolio or a cadre of late night trysts that haunt you and demand attention.  Love is a lingering spirit in the dark leading you towards a light.  Sometimes you fear being hurt again.  Sometimes you fear the change.  Sometimes you are excited and afraid.  But love never rushes.  Love never is easy.  Love is never right out there in front of your face demanding affirmation every moment of the day without anything in return.  Love doesn’t forget you and leave you alone in the dark crying for some sort of purpose.  Love isn’t a waste of fucking time.  Patience isn’t either.  And you will never feel the depth of love if you force it.  Love will come to you when it’s time for it to blossom.  Love is part of an ecosystem of connections and kindness you nurture with nothing in return.  But love doesn’t come for free.  There is a cost to love beyond dollars, yen, yuan, won or bitcoin.  You can’t speculate on something you don’t control.  And love is free, chaotic, and most of all nurturing.  Love isn’t a competition.  It’s not something you can quantify and bottle up.  Love is about as heavy as it gets for Saturday morning.  So if anything just remember I love you all.  One person more than most as always.  That’s about as free as I can be.  And if you fuck with my love I will leave you cold in the shadows where you belong not I.  It’s nothing personal.  It’s all love. <3 Tim

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