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Fortunately, the already made messages are stored on the Disqus website, except they’re only available to me.
Gah I was meant to make this post ages ago but I kept forgetting. London fund! Yes, it’s been a while since I updated this thing of mine.
As most of you guys already know, I’m starting university this year. What this means is that I’ll have to pay tuition fees, and due to my current visa status, I’m unable to get help from the government. I’ll most likely have to get a loan from the bank to cover the costs.
So yeah, you guessed it, I’m taking all of the money I currently have to help pay for my education - this includes my London fund (which, including the prize money I won from my graduation awards, is at least $2500 - it helps a lot).
It’s a bit unfortunate, but It’s still on the long list of things I want to definitely do in the future. It’s just that I have other priorities to tend to at the moment.
London Fund now at $430! I think this should be somewhat enough to cover the amount of dirt-cheap bread or noodles I’ll be living on for a week or so.
Also, the school is giving out $1000 to whoever gets the highest grades when graduation comes. Currently that position is mine (you can’t deny my bragging rights) and I’m willing to pull as many all-nighters as I need to stay in the lead.
Guys my dad just raised my haircut salary up to $20.
I think it’s time to invest in the longest possible blade for his hair clipper.
If I ever meet any of you guys and suddenly squeal like a little girl while looking at my laptop, it’s safe to assume I’ve just seen a new update either on Louis’ blog, his Flickr account or David’s. A couple that is very much in love with each other sharing a mutual affection for their dog, what’s not to love?
This photo is entitled No Matter What taken by Louis Kwong Jr. and it is undeniably my new favorite of Brusky and his owners. I know there are tons of pictures out there depicting dogs and their caring parents but I could never deviate from Louis’ and David’s photographs of the same subject. Maybe it’s because of how gorgeous Brusky is. Maybe it’s because of the admiration I have for the guys or maybe it’s because of the warm and loving feeling that I never fail to get whenever I look at their works.
I might have successfully pursued my parents into letting me stay in London for about a week.
The excuse for me to go to London in the first place was one of the 3 things I’m worried about the most. The other two are if David and Louis are willing to have a chat with me or not and whether I’m able to secure the required amount of money for the whole trip.
My parents have, as I brought up “a trip to London by the end of next year”, somehow, agreed to help me with my flight fees. That means all I need to be focusing on right now is the accommodation and other trivial things such as food and public transport. Surprisingly, my dad even suggested I take a gap year and go backpack traveling!
That was a huge relief though I’m pretty sure my parents’ support have something to do with the fact that they’ve just basically almost shaved their son’s oddly-shaped head.
little-eggie replied to your post: I have a deal with my dad that if I let him cut my…
I would cut my hair for money. But seeing as I have a little over two feet of hair, I’d probably request just a tad more than $10. Good luck with your London fund!
My mom told me back in the days you could actually make a fortune out of selling your own hair to wig-makers, well, in Vietnam at least.
Regarding the money-making problems, I’ve been trying to figure out RedBubble and its cursed T-shirt colour printing system. I’ll most definitely try to add some prints up there too in the future.
Anywho, thanks for the reply! Good luck to you and your art! Never stop being badassly awesome!
I have a deal with my dad that if I let him cut my hair, I would get 10 dollars.
Today I increased my London fund to $270 and I don’t see a difference between a bald person and my head right now. The things we do to get money, right?
Also it would be bloody brilliant if someone could show me how to not get my colours stuffed up when I upload a T-shirt design onto RedBubble.
As you all know I have nothing but admiration and love for David and Louis. In the effort to do them a little bit of justice, I have decided to write a rather lengthy blog entry about how I came to look up to David and Louis.
