Tuesday

[clevermanka]

 That mouth tho. Just lie back. 2018 Z1L interview with Vogue subbed. (he's gotten so much better at interviews)

Fanart: Step aside, sweetie. Weasel/Hammie (more).

Please see goss 's post of information and resources of what's happening in India.

(Beauty in the grotesque warning) I'm in love with this person's art. If/when this image ever comes up available as a print, I'm there.

Good news in the ticket saga--I called the municipal court this morning and when they pulled my citation number the woman said what I have is just a warning. I'm not responsible for paying anything nor will anything go on my record. "But it says here at the bottom I owe $180!" I said. "Oh, that's just what you would be responsible for if it wasn't a warning," she reassured me.

Which...awesome for me but how fucked up is that? There's even a spot at the bottom for my signature that says "this is not an admission of guilt" with an address where to remit payment. How many people just pay these things without questioning them? What a shitty, opaque, and intentionally misleading process. Ugh. UGH.

So now that source of anxiety is removed, but I still feel the residue of it in my body. Gonna take a short walk to the end of the block and back, see if I can move some of it out of my body. This afternoon is my second jab, so I can't afford to stress my body any more than absolutely necessary--can't afford to start that process already at a deficit.

Yesterday I cleared my studio work surface from the residue left from Fu Meng Po's portrait. I found the Guardian postcards I'd half-finished but now I hate them. The colors look all muddy, nothing exciting is happening with texture, and they're just not doing much for me. I couldn't find the list of intended recipients, and only one of them had already been addressed, so I'm tempted to just chuck them. Bleh. I guess let me know if you'd like one? Otherwise they're going in the trash.

Once I recover from the vaccine after effects, I'm putting the hunt for a job at the top of my priorities. I want to find employment where I can help people by telling them what to do. How do I break into this no doubt lucrative and personally fulfilling market without becoming a politician?

Comments

[moodsong]

"I want to find employment where I can help people by telling them what to do. How do I break into this no doubt lucrative and personally fulfilling market without becoming a politician?"

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[clevermanka]

Right tho????

I got back from my walk to see your email and... ooOOOOooo!!! Thank you!

[moodsong]

I think your background as an academic secretary might be a marketing bonus. Interacting with academia can be intimidating.

[lilysea]

Which...awesome for me but how fucked up is that? There's even a spot at the bottom for my signature that says "this is not an admission of guilt" with an address where to remit payment. How many people just pay these things without questioning them? What a shitty, opaque, and intentionally misleading process. Ugh. UGH.

And it's stacked against people not fluent in English who are the least likely to notice/be able to contest and less likely to be able to afford... :(

Also stacked against certain types of Disability/neurodiversity/mental illness also less able to notice/contest/be able to afford...

& in the US also stacked against undocumented people who are certainly not going to feel able to contest...

[clevermanka]

[shipperslist]

First, that grotesque art is awesome! Which reminds me: are you familiar with Jessica Harrison’s sculptures?

Second, re: the ticket, what the actual ass?

[clevermanka]

I didn't recognize the name, but once I saw her stuff OH YES I AM! I love it.

And yeah, re: ticket fuckery, ugh ugh ugh.

[minoanmiss]

*sends soothing adrenaline-clearing vibes*

[clevermanka]

[trobadora]

What a shitty, opaque, and intentionally misleading process. Ugh. UGH.

You can say that againg! OMG, WTF.

[clevermanka]

Yeah. Fuck the police, always, but fuck the city ordinance that allows this format for the ticket wording.

[kimboo_york]

I want to find employment where I can help people by telling them what to do.

Didn't you used to work in higher ed? *squints at my memory* In student affairs that's ALL WE DO ahahahah

[clevermanka]

Yep! I was in charge of grad student affairs for the English department and I loved it. Even though I hate academia and firmly believe it's a raging dumpster fire on the edge of collapse (at least in the US), I'd take a similar job in a heartbeat. I feel like I'm on a do-not-hire list for KU though (or at least the college of liberal arts), and I don't have the stamina to commute to one of the small four-year colleges in the area so... *shrug* I swing by the KU job board every once in a while to see if one of the non-CLAS affiliated programs (but NOT Housing, Parking, or Public Security 🙄) is looking for staff, but so far nope.

[kimboo_york]

Housing, Psarking, public security... OH HELLS NO! ahahah. You could not pay me enough to work in housing at our uni, tbh. Nope.

Officially my department is under the "Student Affairs" banner, and we've been on a hiring freeze since lockdown started last March, despite desperately needing staff. *sigh* Good luck with the job search! If there is anything I can do??? Let me know!!! ♥

[clevermanka]

Love how the hate of Housing, Parking, and Public Security is universal across academic admin staff. I honestly don't know how those people sleep at night.

[kimboo_york]

LOL so true! And I don't know, although to be fair they do get their own karma via parents incessantly calling up to ask how to cancel a housing contract. :D

[jo_lasalle]

I'm glad the ticket turned out to be already 'solved' and you don't have to argue over paying it. PHEW.

[clevermanka]

For. Real.

[islenskr]

"I want to find employment where I can help people by telling them what to do."

Weeeellll, there's always Project Manager.

[clevermanka]

I thought Project Managers were more task- and less people-focused, though? If I'm wrong on that, I should expand my search to include that. To clarify: I'm good at finding ways to work with/around bureaucracy and policy, or help people weigh options to make a decision. Would that sort of thing fall under project management?

[islenskr]

Ooooh, I misunderstood entirely. You are correct about Project Management - it is not a thing where you help people make decisions. You basically make decisions about how the project should go and tell people about those deadlines and what they should be doing, and then adjust everything as you go with the end goal/deadline in mind. It sounds like what you're looking for is something in the neighbourhood of advising, yes?

[clevermanka]

Yes! I'm a very good advisor and absolute shit at managing people. 😂 I'm a great front-desk person, too.

[satsuma]

Ugh the fake ticket "warning" is such an evil tactic to get more money for the state. I'm sorry you had to deal with all of that!

Good luck with your 2nd shot! I got mine on Friday -- definitely worse than the first but not too much worse for me fortunately. Definitely very happy to Have Antibodies

[clevermanka]

It's so shitty! Ugh, the whole system is just crap.

Glad you've recovered from the second dose already! Fingers crossed for me because damn that first one was rough and I'm pretty nervous what this one's gonna be like... 😬

[naye]

Post a pic of the cards and I am SURE that nobody else will have the same problems with them you do. ♥ (I will take one if nobody else claims them, but as we already have art you've made I feel it's unfair to jump the queue.)

ACAB also whoever created this ticketing system IAB. But yay for not owing the fine.

And I had not seen one of those gifs and now. Whew.

[clevermanka]

Oh, good idea about posting a pic! I'll do that tomorrow, thank you for the idea.

Glad I could add some *whew* into your day!

[goss]

I'm glad the ticket thing wasn't at your expense, especially since it was so undeserved in the first place. Ugh, scam indeed.

Sending good and calming vibes for your second jab. <333

[clevermanka]

Thank you! Fingers crossed so hard.

[yaaurens]

That is absurd that the ticket is written that way, but I'm very glad it's solved and you don't actually owe any money. So stressful though, ugh!

I am always happy to receive mail that isn't ads, so if you still have postcards to send off instead of trashing, I would be happy to take one off your hands!

[clevermanka]

Lovely! I would be thrilled to send you one. I'm gonna include a photo of them in tomorrow's post, but since you're asking early--you can have first dibs if you care which one you get.

[yaaurens]

Oh goodness, they're all so cool! I think the top two and middle left are my faves though. But aaaaahhhh decisions whaaaat

[clevermanka]

LOL well you've got until I post tomorrow to make up your mind! Send me your mailing address in a DM.

[umadoshi]

"Oh, that's just what you would be responsible for if it wasn't a warning," she reassured me.

What the FUCK. >.< That's awful. (Other than the "thank goodness you don't actually owe money or have to contest it" part.)

[clevermanka]

I'm so glad not to be alone in the horror of how Very Very Wrong this is.

(and yes, in the middle of it all, grateful for small mercies)

[write_out]

In this day and age, I should not be surprised at that ticket BS, but I AM. That is SOME BULLSHIT. I am so, so relieved it's only a warning, but good god why didn't that cop say so?? Not to mention the ticket itself should be crystal clear. UGH. Okay, I need to redirect.

I hope you are doing well after your jab!

[clevermanka]

good god why didn't that cop say so?
Because $$$$$$

And *knock wood* I'm feeling...okay? A bit more tired than usual but not horrible (yet?).

[brandywine28]

Hope you're able to scrape off that residue! Ugh, I know the feeling: something good happens, but only AFTER you've been traumatized and now you can't enjoy it. Again: ugh.

[clevermanka]

*scrape scrape scrape* *shower*

Ugh, indeed.

[khellekson]

So glad to hear that the ticket isn't! And YES, they are totally hoping that you'll send in the money without checking. Darn them.

[clevermanka]

Shit like this is why I laugh in the faces of people who want to portray Lawrence as some sort of progressive haven. I mean, yes it's better than any other place within a few hundred miles but that's a low fuckin' bar.

[tinny]

Oh god, intentionally opaque bureaucracy is the worst. :( I'm glad it went over with minimal hassle for you.

[clevermanka]

intentionally opaque bureaucracy is the worst
It really is.