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I extended my membership for another 3 months

Istiqlál (Independence), 5 ‘Alá (Loftiness), 165 BE – Friday, March 6, 2009 about 4:28 AM Pacific Time

I extended my upgraded membership for another three months. The membership is due again on Monday, June 15, 2009. My next step is to clean out my port, which should be an interesting experience since I haven't actually cleaned it out since I've been a member. I'm not sure exactly where to begin but I guess I will start with the folder containing images. I believe here are some photo's is one or two items in there that I want to remove. I also think there is a novel I'm in the process of rewriting and/or finishing (off-line), which I can remove for the present. After that I'm not sure which folder I will work on.

I also need to clean out my e-mail box and see what I have in there that I don't need to keep. I suspect the problem is that I don't like to throw things away. All right, I'm not actually throwing the novel or images away. Those I'm transferring off line and putting on a CD. Still it's the idea of removing an item and placing it someplace else.

By June 15, I'm planning on having enough GPs to purchase a one, two, or three month premium membership and having enough cash to purchase a 12-month premium membership. That ought to take care of my membership into 2010 and then I have to decide if I want and/or need a professional membership or continue the premium membership.

June seems far away, but I know from experience that it isn't. The time will fly and I won't have the GPs and cash if I don't start working and saving now. I think one of my problems is I have (as the old saying goes) champagne taste on a beer budget. I need to set a goal and just work toward it without distraction or worrying about other stuff.