vera needs a new laptop asap.
i debated doing this all day, but if i can get some help with this, it would be fantastic. as some of you may know, i’m a graphic designer ( currently interning! ), which means i design pretty things ( like logos, web layouts, presentations, ect ). this also means that the most important thing in my possession is my computer. and i really need a new one. as of recently my screen has been bugging out randomly, which, is obviously worrying. i’ve also already had an issues the battery swelling in the past, the screen freezing on start-up mode, and the mousepad going crazy.
ultimately, my laptop is old, and i’m not sure how much longer it will hold up. a good few months at least, but the sooner i can replace it ( & use it for personal nonsense rather than said nonsense and work related stuff ) the better. where i’m working, they don’t have a computer, at present, to provide me. it’s being looked into, but until then, i’m working from the laptop i got back in 2010 when i first attended university. if i didn’t have to juggle work related projects on here, it wouldn’t matter as much. but the bottom line is, if my laptop goes, i can’t work. i don’t get paid.
as it is i don’t get paid much as i’m not a full-time employee. so! this is why i’ve turned to the lovely people on tumblr. no, this is not a life or death situation ( yet ) but any help i can get in order to buy a new laptop so i can keep working without wondering if it’s going to turn on, crash, or just completely die, thus making all my work files lost, forever. i don’t expect to get the full amount i need for a new laptop, but since i only get paid bi-weekly ( $250 ) it would take a while to save up, since about half of that goes to gas for my car, and my sunpass account, as i need to take the highway to get to work.
it costs about $1500 for the laptop i want, that comes with everything i need to work comfortably, plus the apple care plan so i don’t have to pay out of pocket for three years if something goes wrong. and for those of you who also have macs, you know how pricy a visit to the mac store can be, even for a small fix. you pay extra for it, but it is well worth it when things get on the fritz. anywho, i don’t intend to ask for assistance without offering something in return.
since this is a role playing community, i am more than willing to offer up graphics!
here are some of my recent icons:
& i can make promo graphics, which can also be giveaway graphics, ect. ( scaled down )
if you can only donate a dollar, that means i’m one dollar closer, so don’t feel as though it isn’t helping — it is. any amount given is a tremendous help! here is how the system as to who-gets-what is going to work. i’ve tried to work it out as best, and fair as i can.
$1-5 donations receive 20 icons / $5-10 donations receive 30 icons / $10-20 donations receive 40 icons / $20-30 donations receive 50 icons / $30-50 donations receive 80 icons & a promo graphic / $50+ donations receive 150 icons & a promo graphic / $100+ donations receive 500 icons & a promo graphic
i don’t actually expect anyone will hit the last one ( most of us aren’t that well off ) but, who knows! mostly i just wanted to have some good variety of incriminates & incentives. this is subject to be adjusted later on depending on how things go, but i think this is pretty fair??? feel free to let me know what you think. and, if you can donate, please send it to technijamz@yahoo.com via paypal. ( & for anyone is like are you sure ur a graphic designer and not some punk: x & x neither have been updated in a while but c’est la vie )
in conclusion, i will appreciate any and all help i get for this; whether it’s being signal boosted or donations from those who are in a position to do so. i feel fairly weird as it is asking, but if i didn’t feel it was necessary, i wouldn’t have. ;w ;