Digital Musings of Tabitha Hawk

Due to a lack of verbiage this year, here is a recap of 2008 thus far.

I was really poor in January due to pathetic decisions on my part. I gathered all the will-power and creativity together and restarted what I intended to do in September 2007. Working for myself. I legally became Pixel Fusions, intentionally focusing on web graphic design and computer repair on the side. Slow starting, I got some web gigs but staying home all day long for days on end wasn’t healthy for me. I needed to get out and socialize with people. I started focusing on Craigslist as a way to buy technology items and then return and sell for a profit. As I’m doing this, my computer repair business started to explode. Having been picked up by Steve at TSKC as a vendor for his Networking and Computer repair business. Having an alliance of a technology company that is over 24 years old in Nashville has done wonders with constant work. As my free time dramatically decreased between TSKC and my own referrals, my cost has gone up to were I don’t usually show up for less than $75 an hour. A ton of thanks to Steve for showing me what I’m worth and believing in me. If I’m not out on repair runs, I’m Steve’s secretary. Not quite as exciting but for some days my mind needs a change of thought.

In February my apartment was broken into by people that lived across from me. My computer, an mbox 2, my dvd collection was stolen and my NES had the wires cut. At that time I was acting like a cheap hotel, renting out my dining room to people for temp stays. I had 3 people plus me sleeping there in Hendersonville and I was still broken into by two guys. Anyways, having my computer taken from me with every client and personal file I’ve ever had done just like that made me a zombie for 3 days. I just was in denial, shock, I felt perhaps it was karma. Talking to a old pastor who prayed for me on the third day, literally 5 minutes later the cop had my stuff at my door.

Two people got arrested and I was subpoena to go to court. I met the one guy who took my computer, talked to him for alittle while, at first I wanted to smack the guy but realized that I had the power to get this guy a lesser sentence and so I asked him one question. Do you regret the burglary? In almost tears, he gave his answer. So that night I wrote a letter forgiving him and asking for mercy in his sentence. Everyone makes mistakes and deserves mercy, maybe its just a God thing but God forgave me plenty of times in my life, as Michael W Smith said, love ain't love until you give it away.

Needless to say I kicked everyone out of my apartment and ended the temp stays even though nothing happened from there that I can prove other then $120 came up missing from under my bed and when you work as hard as I do, that’s not cool so no more renting out for me.

I stayed in Hendersonville for 2 more months as I prepared to move in with Larica/Patricia a friend of mine that we met ironically on Christmas Day. Two losers eating at a Chinese Buffett b/c we can’t be home. After hiring 3 people to help me move and verifying that they were still good to go, no a single person showed up to help me move so I bailed Alvin out of a DUI deal and here it was just the two of us moving all my junk to West Nashville. This new place rocks for price, I’m saving about $500 + each month, its smaller, but this is the best location I have ever had, I get to almost everywhere important in 15 minutes or less. Brittney, a Vanderbilt student moved in a month after me in this 3 bedroom house. I have up to this point in life, lived alone or with male roommates. Literally living in between two other girls (I have the big room) has taught me that there is no clean gender and these girls can really burp and fart louder then some guys I know. They are cool, always a crazy story to tell.

I have gone to the Smokey Mountains twice this year, going again in June, been to Chattanooga last weekend when Nathan there installed XM Radio in my car, so I look like a cop now with an iPhone, GPS and XM radio along the dashboard.

My mom got remarried yesterday, I guess I'm now related to Nick Lachey of 98 degrees. Step cousin or something like that now but who knows I'll probably never get to see him in person. I am however planning on showing up to Ohio Labor Day weekend or near there since I have a list of people who haven't seen me in 2 years or more and want to reconnect. I'm pretty excited, always good to meet old friends.

That’s basically what has happened this year, I work a lot more then play, mostly because I never want to be as poor as I was. I’m planning on going to a beach this summer / early fall, either Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach, or Gulf Shores. I’m trying hard to lose weight, due to stress of last year, jobs and personal I gained over 60 pounds so focusing now on getting back in shape and maybe I just might go swimming at a beach this year.

As I take this weekend to relax the logical / computer fixing side of the head I might work on revamping the look of this blog and maybe work on pixelfusions.net and get something more longer lasting up.