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ontologyTalked to parents about The Great Escape last night; it went both better and worse than I expected, but the best part is that it's over and I don't have to think about it (or panic about the bit where I have to talk to people on purpose about a specific thing, which sends me into fits of terror no matter how benign the subject or how intimately known the people). Most of the "worse" was me not being nearly as eloquent or sense-making with my mouth as I was in my head, and my body's inclination to start crying before someone's even had time to drop the proverbial hat. All that to say -- I almost have a plan. I think.
So: parents largely supportive, if somewhat taken aback, I think. Dad is going to teach me to drive, and start investing in the small economy car we've been talking about getting for the last year (cannot learn on Mum's car for it is broken; cannot learn on Dad's car for it is a hippie van of hugeness). I am going to study the driver's manual, and make up catchy songs to make me remember everything if I have to. Apparently one can learn to drive and get one's license in a few weeks if one is diligent and learns well? I was always under the vague impression that it took months. I think having bicycled on main roads so much will be at least a little helpful -- cars are entirely different, of course, but I've internalised a lot of rules and knowledge of how things work.
I am also seeking out-of-the-box ideas for making money; Dad suggests I have at least a thousand saved. This is laughable with my current job or lack thereof (stilllll on the payroll! but aside from my name being on it you couldn't tell I worked there), hence the rather mad ideas I am coming up with, including but not limited to selling plasma to the Red Cross (you can get about thirty bucks in a week) and donating my body to Science. Which, um, sort of appeals to me, actually, in an Adventure sort of way. There's nothing right in town, but I'm looking into Pittsburgh and State College next. Dad did some of that years ago -- he had to wear some kind of patch for some drug they were testing; I don't remember anything else -- and, you know, I'm young and healthy and weird side affects aren't going to be hugely problematic to my life at the moment (I mean, unless they make me go insane or break out in giant puss-filled boils, or both), and I have the time and freedom to stay at a hospital or some such for several weeks if there's a sleep study or some such I can participate in. It is quite possible that this could take care of all of the necessary money in one go: and, as I said, it kind of appeals to me in a weird way. I like new experiences, helping scientific advances is nifty, and money is pretty nice. So, yes, that's what I'm looking into at the moment.
Haven't talked to the other parts of the plan -- relations and Susu -- yet, so we'll see where that gets me.
Am I really doing this? I must be mad.
So: parents largely supportive, if somewhat taken aback, I think. Dad is going to teach me to drive, and start investing in the small economy car we've been talking about getting for the last year (cannot learn on Mum's car for it is broken; cannot learn on Dad's car for it is a hippie van of hugeness). I am going to study the driver's manual, and make up catchy songs to make me remember everything if I have to. Apparently one can learn to drive and get one's license in a few weeks if one is diligent and learns well? I was always under the vague impression that it took months. I think having bicycled on main roads so much will be at least a little helpful -- cars are entirely different, of course, but I've internalised a lot of rules and knowledge of how things work.
I am also seeking out-of-the-box ideas for making money; Dad suggests I have at least a thousand saved. This is laughable with my current job or lack thereof (stilllll on the payroll! but aside from my name being on it you couldn't tell I worked there), hence the rather mad ideas I am coming up with, including but not limited to selling plasma to the Red Cross (you can get about thirty bucks in a week) and donating my body to Science. Which, um, sort of appeals to me, actually, in an Adventure sort of way. There's nothing right in town, but I'm looking into Pittsburgh and State College next. Dad did some of that years ago -- he had to wear some kind of patch for some drug they were testing; I don't remember anything else -- and, you know, I'm young and healthy and weird side affects aren't going to be hugely problematic to my life at the moment (I mean, unless they make me go insane or break out in giant puss-filled boils, or both), and I have the time and freedom to stay at a hospital or some such for several weeks if there's a sleep study or some such I can participate in. It is quite possible that this could take care of all of the necessary money in one go: and, as I said, it kind of appeals to me in a weird way. I like new experiences, helping scientific advances is nifty, and money is pretty nice. So, yes, that's what I'm looking into at the moment.
Haven't talked to the other parts of the plan -- relations and Susu -- yet, so we'll see where that gets me.
Am I really doing this? I must be mad.
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Date: 2009-08-06 03:22 am (UTC)Any vague ideas of a timeline for this?
And I say, selling plasma (and supposedly one can sell blood too? separate from blood drives, obviously) and such to the Red Cross is something I had heard of and found intriguing in a strange way. Pass on any info you find, would you? It seems to me a good way to make some extra cash, and it really appeals in the science fiction, (isn't this like black market vampire stuff?) adventurey sort of way. One probably has to be eighteen I suppose, but as I only have a few months until then...
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Date: 2009-08-06 05:19 pm (UTC)Re. blood donating, the only information I have thus far is that the hospital doesn't do it directly and they told me to talk to the Red Cross. Apparently the local Red Cross is down the street from my house. I... don't recall ever having noticed it before in my life, but definitely talking to them soon. (Am indeed worried about black market vampire stuff, though.) I think one has to be eighteen -- but maybe you only have to be sixteen? I don't remember, having never done this before, although honestly I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner.
If there isn't anything in DuBois, parents have offered to drive me to Pittsburgh or State College if I find a scientific experiment thing to be in or something of the sort. Which is very nice of them, although they are probably just using me as an excuse for Panera/Trader Joe's/Starbucks.
Re. Harvard, of all of the people I could end up being collegemates with, you would be in the top five. ^-^ And although I am firmly convinced I will never, ever get into Harvard, looking at some of their programmes makes me dizzy with glee. Plus, HARVARD. and BOSTON. and BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC BUILDINGS. Also, have you looked into Emerson (http://www.emerson.edu/) at all? It is my first choice college -- overlooks the Boston common! wholly liberal arts & communications! (...does this mean they have few to no math classes?) really cool programs! build your own major! -- and when I got the first information booklet in the post I actually started crying. The second, more informative one pretty much made me stop being able to talk.
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Date: 2009-08-07 01:17 am (UTC):D Now look here, I am quite sure you could easily get into Harvard. You're plenty bright enough, and all you'd need is to show them some writing examples. My sources tell me that Harvard really likes eclectic, interesting students. I think that's a good sign for both you and I, wot wot. And they are also supposed to be very friendly to homeschoolers.