Rebel Exists

Hey, Everyone

I made $32.80... For the entire month.

Pathetic. I hate myself.

The whole of that money was from the same wonderful client (and I'm extremely grateful to him!--especially for paying in advance) and the articles he hired me to do are due tomorrow. So I'm going to try to keep this entry short.

Anyway, I've also been super busy this past week talking to/interviewing lots of interesting (and very nice!) people for US Combat Sports:

• Gary Finnerty
• Roxy "Balboa" Richardson
• Goran Karamfiloski
• Kason Chan
• Joe Schilling
• Mike "All World" Ryan
• Al Franco

All of them very interesting and very helpful and just all-around awesome to talk with. And they made for some GREAT interviews. I've got to get back in contact with a couple of them to double-check a few last details, but I think I've got the makings of some really great articles to submit in the very near future. Unfortunately, USCS is a little bit strange when it comes to how they pay their writers. Basically, since they're an online only Combat Sports News site, they pay their writers based on how many hits their articles get. Like a dollar per person or something (probably less). The minimum I could get paid for each of these stories is $2.00 and the maximum is $100.00. So...pardon me in advance to my friends, family, and whoever else reads this blog, for spamming the heck out of these articles once I get them posted. I'm a sad, sad, person who's desperate for the sweet, sweet, coin. Thank you for understanding.

Last bit of news has to do with my "Subject" line: Rebel Exists.

A couple of wise-ass friends of mine have joked that Rebel doesn't actually exist and that I'm just taking pictures of Ziggy from another angle and saying she's an entirely different cat. Because "I never see them together!" Well...that's because they hate each other. :\ Anyway, this morning, I saw them NEAR each other out the kitchen window and I decided to take a really crappy cell phone picture to share with everyone:For those of you who are new to my blog, Rebel is a feral cat that hangs out in our backyard. She has half a tail and is either a full or half sibling of Ziggy's (same mom). Our area has a whole big trouble with feral cats (which you can read about in other entries) and Ramiro (my guy) and I work to capture them and have them fixed.

This is Ziggy--the cat people confuse with Rebel because they're both white:
As you can see, Ziggy has her whole tail. Also, she's pretty much ALL white (except for her tail and that spot on her head). Rebel is very spotty. Hopefully that'll help everyone tell the difference. :)

Here's a cute picture of Robert & Ziggy (Ramiro & my cats) from the other night:
Robert will be 2 years old in April 2011 and Ziggy just had her 1st birthday in October 2010. They were both born in our backyard. For their whole stories, see my blog entry that has their (and their mothers & siblings) Catster pages: http://littlezotz.blogspot.com/2010/08/our-cats-are-on-catster.html

We also take care of Ramiro's sister Sarahe's cat, Ringo:
He likes bags.

In other news, I'm still in pain, I haven't been sleeping, and when I do sleep I have terrible nightmares. Also, I updated my LinkedIn page! Feel free to connect with me. People have been leaving me really great reviews. It's so nice that even though I feel so SO crappy that people still think so highly of me.

And that's all the news that's fit to print in the Life of Lauren these days!

Until next time...

--Lauren*
http://littlezotz.webs.com

Another Year Older

Hey, Everyone

Sorry I haven't been writing here much lately. I've been sick (flu/cold) and in pain (rib injury). Haven't really been feeling social. Plus, "sick and in pain" doesn't really make for an entertaining blog entry for you guys either. At least, that's what I'd assume. Maybe you're into that kind of thing. Who knows.

At the moment, Champions of Champions Elite is off the air which means that I'm on "hiatus" for an indefinite amount of time. In the meantime, I've reopened my Textbroker and Fiverr accounts (links can be found on my Official Webpage). If you have a writing project that needs a writer and wish to discuss it with me, feel free to write to me at littlezotz@gmail.com

I've also been hired by US Combat Sports as a reporter. I should be turning in my first article for them fairly soon.

So...that's pretty much what's been going on with me lately.

Also, my parents got Ramiro and me year passes for Descanso Gardens as a birthday gift.
That's a pic of the bridge in the Japanese Gardens section. Can't wait to go! I love it there. It's one of my all-time favourite places to go. Also, my mom thought it might be therapeutic for me to visit the gardens...

Hope things are going well with everyone else.

Until next time...

--Lauren*
http://littlezotz.webs.com

Updates Coming Soon

Hey, Everyone!

I'm sorry I'm a bit late with my weekly update (I'd been trying for a Sunday or Monday update each week, but I missed the "deadline" this week). Things have been pretty busy lately.

I got my blood-work done early and the results came back today. Everything's looking good! So, the only thing I really have to worry about is my rib injury. Doc says that this type of rib injury generally takes 3-6 months to heal fully/properly. He said that I have to just be patient and keep up with my exercises and make sure that I have good posture and that the chair I sit in has enough support. Stuff like that.

New Years was a lot of fun. Ramiro and I had one of our rare Grand Days Out on New Years Day and ended up in a few different places. Of note: the Guinness World Records Museum and the Hollywood Wax Museum. The former was a bit of a rip-off but the latter was fun. Neither of those museums held a candle to Ripley's though.

My birthday's on Friday. I'll try to write an entry on Sunday.

Until then...

--Lauren*