All my best hopes!

Oh I know. I'm not doing anything until I'm 150% sure it's what I want for me. I haven't made any obligations to anything and that's partly why I'm waiting till the new year to decide anything. Therapy may not even happen, but I do still want to make a plan that will help me get through 2017 on the right foot. That for me personally is the best thing I can do.

Thank you! This is wonderful advice and something I've heard a few times. I want someone that I can look at and feel a connection. Not just feel like I'm talking to a brick wall.

+1

I know nothing of therapy but wish you all the best. I hope it works out for you, Ki, or at least gives you a different, ie better perspective on what you've been through and what you have to look forward to. Don't be afraid to be honest; someone like that can only help you if you tell them the truth. Here's hoping 2017 will be much better for you.

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Work

Alongside working for TheRichest (though it'll be more secondary) I've also taken a job as a freelance writer for Guff.com. The first reaction people will have is "really? you're writing more clickbait?" Yeah, but you know what? I honestly don't give a ****. Money is money right? I'd rather be making good money doing this instead of going out at 6am every day and working a job that I absolutely hate. So what if I am writing clickbait, it pays the bills and this job in particular is going to allow me to get back into business in regards to making a living and pushing forward. I'm doing whatever I have to do to get by, and honestly...I'm a writer at heart so if this is the way I can start to tackle that, I'm going to do it.

Anyway, I wrote my first official "article" for them this morning and I'm waiting for it to go live. I'm excited and I sincerely hope that people that give a **** about me are also excited and hold judgement because honestly...the judgement doesn't effect whether or not I continue doing this. You can rag on me all you want for doing a job that requires "clickbaity" agenda, but I'm happy. I love the job I have and I can enjoy it. That's what life is all about.

i would argue that like a good 70% of mainstream media is clickbait now anyway so there's nothing wrong with writing for Guff or The Richest. best of luck with them going forward my dude.

*affect

I didn't proofread.

Who cares if you're writing click bait? The rest of us should be so lucky to get paid to stay in our pajamas and write fluff. That's a ****ing dream job and anyone who says otherwise is just jealous because their job involves asking whether people want fries with that.

Besides, click bait is about the only reading most people actively engage in anyway. In that sense, you'll probably contribute more to the modern person's life than Hawethorne or Thoreau combined.* You're not hurting anyone and you don't have to deal with all the **** that comes with working customer service. Hang your hat on that and tell the haters to go **** themselves.



*slight exaggeration

For the record, I considered "clickbait" to be a factual description of the work you were doing, not any sort of derogatory name for entertainment writing or something.

Oh I know. It is technically considered that but it pays well so I don't really mind :)

I don't even know what clickbait is (I know, shut up grandad!) - is it something to do with angling? Anyway, like the others say, whatever you're happy with and makes you feel like you want to work at it should be fine with anyone who cares about you.

And us, of course. ;)
Best of luck.

This was supposed to be a gif :(

It is a news story/headline or top ten list that tempts you to "click" on the hyperlink.

Top Ten Things Trollheart Doesn't Know about the Internet

I'm going to try to be as vague as possible this time because with what is happening right now, I really don't feel that it is worth sharing publicly. However, the only reason I want to make this post is to let people know that in the coming weeks, I'll probably be far less active than I've ever been in my time at this forum.

There have been many things that have happened this year that I'm not particularly fond of, and to find out what was found out recently, it just puts the nice lil rotten cherry on top of the cake that hasn't been eaten in several years.

Before you ask, no, I did not get someone pregnant. I wouldn't be sitting here writing this if that were the case. This particular situation is much more serious than that, but it's something I'm going to have to get through in order to grow as a person.

I'm not particularly excited for Christmas this year so I look forward to 2017 and hopefully with what will be happening, I can still have a good year.

did you get someone...

oh

well best of luck in 2017 anyway.

LiL overdosed?

More serious than an unwanted pregnancy? Jesus god, I hope you're okay.

I considered a rather witty retort toward Batty (not aimed at lil, surprisingly), but decided to take the high road and passively-aggressively ensure that he would remain the douche bag who derailed the topic.

I'm sorry to hear about your turn of bad luck, Ki, if you don't want to talk about it, you should go have some snuggle therapy with Dr. Munkustrap (yes, I have renamed your cat in lieu of more socially acceptable comfort methods.)

2017 will be a helluva year.

I'm not that lucky.

I'm alright. It's nothing that'll bring me down emotionally, just something that is drastically going to change a part of life.

It's all good. Like I said, there's a reason I won't go public about it more because I'm using the post as a way to let people know not to be surprised if my activity lessens. It's nothing that I can really control, but in the long run it's for the better. I'm good though.

Are you sick :(

No no. I'm good.

Sorry to hear about your troubles man, hope it all works out okay for you. We'll be here when you need us.

It's gotten a bit easier with some clarification from the source, but it'll still keep me busy until it gets comfortable. Everything will be good.

Is this about that Batman article? Face it, bro. Batman is the ultimate.

I wish. That'd make things easier.

We should start a betting pool on what horrible thing has happened to Kiii.

I'll throw some money into that.

Parents demanded rent.

Ha. Good one.

Parents demanded sex.

your mom is pregnant

I don't live your life.

No.

If people really are curious I could talk about it. But it's personal to the point that I'm not comfortable with sharing it.

With your child.

you don't need to share. we understand.

Of course you don't have to share, but as long as it's a mystery, I'm going to playfully invent horrible things that have happened to you. :)

He discovered an evil alien civilization in Antarctica.

I can guarantee you won't come up with anything that I haven't already gone through.

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