Butt Sex Joke

My husband must be a dog, always trying to bury his bone in my backyard.

Mini Mind Dump

I went and let my brain do its own thing again briefly. 😑

Romantic love is like a really long orgasm for your heart.

Something to remember if you ever become unemployed and dependent on your spouse: "housewife" sounds less interesting than "professional phallus engulfer"

I likely cling to plushies, dogs, and husband as much as I do because I dont have children, but I couldn't be happier with that arrangement.

Yes, I believe I was dropped on my head at a young age.

"It's Going Down" Dance Game Art & Merchandise

"It's Going Down" Epic K-inspired dance game merchandise by Juliete Ewing. For all you DDR, ITG, PIU, and K anime fans out there: get your game face on because It's Going Down.

A couple of years or so back, I had this image in my head but lacked some combination of time and talent to put it to paper the way I envisioned it. Fortunately, I have a very talented sister named Juliete Ewing who I recently had an opportunity to commission for the job! With her stunning style and skill, she made easy work of it. She not only brought my idea to life for me but added flair I never could've given it. Without further ado, check it out on Redbubble here!

https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/46144587?asc=u

Additional: We lowered our profit margin from the default 20% to 15% on all items so any you select will be as affordable for everyone as possible. Accordingly, our average profit per item will be ~$3 with a large percentage of items coming in well under $1 or $2. For any of you who'd like to sponsor Juliete's future work and assure she's able to reach people of all income levels with her art, donations to her "coffee fund" are sincerely appreciated! Link: https://www.ko-fi.com/post/Hello-World-E1E21KH90

She'll happily send an exclusive drawing to all donors upon request — just shoot her a message! She's also always accepting commissions for those of you with ideas like mine that you'd like her to help you bring to life. :)

This idea has come a long way. Haha

Love Her On The Inside

Love her, inside and out. On its own, superficial love is empty love. It's what's inside that counts.

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I Love Rarely

I crush hard

I move fast

I get attached easily

I love rarely

Rhetorical Analysis: First Attempt — Base Material: Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich

In this invaluable book, the author shows mastery over rhetoric. Just a few impactful quotes from his book, which has aged well because of his usage of this sort of language, include:

"The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat."

"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."

"You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be."

"When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal."

"If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way."

I believe I have identified several key instruments Mr. Hill has harnessed particularly well here to make his words resonate and continue to be remembered through generations: repetition, rhythm, rhyme, and analogy. 

In this book, the author's aim is to inspire and teach the reader to attain the mindset of a go-getter through passion and confidence in his or her own ability. This is made evident through his insistence that success lies in one's own mindset. He frequently reminds the reader to envision his or her goals vividly and precisely on a regular basis in order to instill in his or herself the strong desire needed to stay focused in pursuit of them. He also offers repeated examples of the triumphs of famous men, unlikely to excell in their time, who achieved great success in the end due to little more than their own perseverance. He explains that they were so able to persevere in the wake of great opposition solely because of their strong desire and confidence in their ability to overcome whatever obstacles stood between them and their goals. He then summarizes the ideas from these short stories into key takeaways, such as those quoted above, which are near-impossible to argue with after the provision of such strong evidence of their virtue, especially when combined with the aforementioned linguistic tools he empowers them with. By this point, his claims are as concrete as a sidewalk in the snow.

*Note: This was my first assignment submission for Harvard's online course on rhetoric, created prior to receipt of any course material and meant as a short assessment of pre-existing knowledge only. Needless to say, the extent of my understanding of rhetoric at the time was next to non-existent. Since this writing, my understanding of rhetorical devices and their functions has expanded significantly, though I still have vast amounts to learn. 

My History in Finance

I'm sure I'll forget a number of things here but this should serve to give my reader the gist of where I'm coming from. As for my roots, let's just say that I didn't exactly start from a place of wealth growing up and it's been a lonnng journey just to get to where I am now.

•Work: I was a math tutor at age 15 and had done a couple of odd jobs on occasion prior to that. I started working at Washington Mutual (now Chase) as an intern at age 16 in 2004. At age 18, I moved to Las Vegas, NV to work as a loan officer at Moneytree and eventually took a second job as a lease processor at SONA Financial. At 23, I resigned to begin working for myself, dabbling in a number of industries.

•Investing: My personal investment experience started with a $1k CD and small savings accounts when I was 16 and started putting my earnings away. I started investing in stocks in 2017 to try to get a better rate of return as well as some diversification. In recent years, I've been diving progressively deeper into learning as much as I can about methods of growing my nest egg.

•Money management hurdles: A handful of the big - at least at the time - expenses that come to mind that caused my current savings to take significant hits: medical costs like essential dental work and other personal matters, mistakes in romance such as having a savings account with $1.5k wiped out and overdrawn by an untrustworthy ex boyfriend at age 16, covering partial rent payments and living expenses off and on for family that couldn't manage it themselves, buying a house at age 22, getting married at age 23 (not the marriage itself but the welcome YOLO feeling of being high on life that came with it), paying off my Mustang in my mid 20s, and buying more cars in cash for various reasons. Occasional bouts of poor discretion with spending didn't directly hurt my savings and investment accounts much, as such expenses typically came directly from my paychecks, but they're worth a mention as I could've saved significantly more in those accounts if not for them.

•Education: Due to test scores, my middle school made the controversial decision to send me to college for math at age 12 or 13 while continuing my other studies at the middle school. I continued earning college credits til after high school graduation, funding my education with my wages from work, until work's demands interfered with school hours, causing me to be dropped from classes and make the tough decision to drop out altogether. Though I was somewhat resentful over that defeat as well as ashamed of being described as a "teacher's pet" throughout my school years - an image I'd tried earnestly to abandon, my love of learning prevailed and I've decided to once again embrace it in recent years. Since, I have been self-taught, utilizing whatever tools I can get my hands on to achieve my goals.

Note: The text above is an edited excerpt from a Facebook post I made, originally written as a self-introduction, inspired by an affinity for overcoming those things which I'm most clueless about and filling the gaps in my knowledge to gain control of my financial future! It is posted here to serve as autobiographical data.