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Okay. *deep breath* The auction is a go.

If you would like to view or bid on one of sixteen painted leather masks built by me in the past five years, please go here. The bidding rules and postage info and general mask info is there; if you scroll down you'll find an image of each mask, which will take you to that mask's bidding page. Do not bid at the rules page; each mask has its own page for bidding. Please DO read the rules and info first, however, to make sure you're informed :) Feel free to ask questions here or at the rules post.

This sale is for charity. All proceeds after postage go to the charities listed in the rules post; I make no profit from this.

You'll find yourself at an LJ called fanfic_in_jest; it's sort of a multipurpose journal I set up a few years ago. Once you're done looking at the masks, check out some of the fic that was posted there a while back during one of the Remixes! Fun stuff. :D

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This post was checked for broken links and updated in February of 2017, but some information may still be inaccurate. This is intended as a guide; if you find the information below is in contradiction to the government websites that are meant to guide you through this process, the government is (slightly) more likely to be accurate.

So, I was working on my student loans at my desk today, and had to stop to explain to someone the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and like three more people stopped to listen, and THAT IS HOW I ended up giving an impromptu lecture on student loans, which is ironic considering I can't do my own taxes and sometimes have trouble with basic addition.

But as long as it's in my head, WANNA HEAR ABOUT IT?

If you live and work in the US and a) have student loans, b) don't have much money, c) (optionally) work for a not-for-profit, THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU.

( Sam Explains Forgiveness, US Government style. )

AND THAT'S WHAT SAM HE KNOWS.

I should have a "how-to manual" tag.

Also note to self: I will be eligible to apply for PSLF status in April, 2020.

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Not this week, not last week, but the week before, I totally missed half of NCIS (the awesome half, as it turned out). So I rewatched it yesterday and I have THREE THINGS LEIK WHOA because OH LOL DID THEY JUST REFERENCE ME?

(Probably not, but still.)

So, Sam's Belated Three Things About NCIS 7.11: ( Ignition )

3a. The writing in the episode seemed tres uneven. It was like they had two separate episodes going and just smashed them together into one. It wasn't a bad episode, it was just, oh, we're following this plot arc now? Okay -- wait, why did you stop? New arc? What? HUH.