Here’s the story:
I got into one of the most prestigious graduate programs in my field in the world.
That’s great and everything, but I have a huge problem. I, my girlfriend, and our cats have no way of getting there. My parents do not support our relationship and refuse to help pay her way there and are treating her like garbage and are accusing her of being a burden on me and my education.
I was going to sell my car to get the money for our plane tickets, but as the car isn’t in my name, I legally have no right to the money. My parents are refusing to pay for anything even remotely related to my girlfriend or our cats. Now it’s up in the air if my car is even going to be sold at all.
We have already started going through our things to list them on Ebay, Craigslist, and StorEnvy. I don’t know if we can sell enough in time to buy affordable tickets along with all the other travel necessities.
Please, if you can help in any way, we desperately need it. We need to earn at least $5,000 in the next month in order to buy our tickets, vaccinations for our cats, and passports.
I hate doing this sort of thing. I don’t like to beg. This is my education and my future at stake and my parents stand to destroy all of that because of their misplaced prejudice.
If you can, please donate any amount you are able to spare to our Paypal account at junkeemunky(at)yahoo(dot)com.
If you can’t afford to donate, please reblog and signal boost this post. Please.
This all happened out of nowhere, and at the worst possible time. I’m still a bit stunned. We’ve been together for 7 years now. My girlfriend has worked so hard for this opportunity, I cannot believe HER FAMILY OF ALL PEOPLE would want to ruin it for her. Hell, even if you can only spare a dollar and a signal boost, we will happily take it. If you want to know other ways you can help out, here are four:
1. I’m busting my ass doing as many commissions as people are willing to throw my way. Hit me up if you are interested. Mostly drawing, but I’ll also take all the plush commissions I can fit into the next month.
2. I’m about to dump a million handmade things into our shop. http://www.storenvy.com/stores/34994-the-boneyard It’ll be constant throughout the next 2-3 weeks. I do pretty much everything. Sculpting, drawing, painting, repurposed/modified clothing and shoes, jewelry, plushes, stationery, comics, prints, accessories, etc etc etc. I’ll also happily take ideas and suggestions of specific things you’d like to see added.
3. We’ll be selling at SacAnime. For now, we’re planning to sell at the swap meet. We may also be sharing an artist alley table with a good friend. I’ll post an update when it’s 100% confirmed
4. I’ll be selling pretty much everything I own on our shop/ebay soon. Ben Nye and other cosplay makeup, lolita clothing and accessories, video games/consoles, artbooks, fabric, and probably a lot more.
Here are a few good reasons why Claire and Natalie deserve all the help we can offer:
- These girls are some of my favorite human beings. They’ve been through a lot together, and through it all they’ve both been super positive and loving. They’re kind, creative, generous, incredibly hardworking people, and have jumped on the chance to help others when they were able.
- Claire has worked diligently for so many years pursuing an opportunity like this. She’s been rejected from internships in the past, but kept at it, and now it’s finally come to her — except it’s on the other side of the fuckin’ planet. It’s a dream come true for her, but it comes with a very high price.
- Claire and Natalie are both ridiculously talented, and lucky YOU: Natalie is offering plushie commissions to help pay for this all. Her plushies are RIDICULOUS, like professional-grade, blow-your-mind kind of business. So do yourself a favor and see about getting something for yourself.
If you’ve got like a dollar hanging around your Paypal, help these girls out. They’re dear to me, and they deserve it. I’ll also be putting a few of my plushies and other things up for sale in the next few days to help them out, so watch for that, too, if you’re interested!