I HAVE NO PHONE SERVICE!
I HAVE NO INTERNET!
I HAVE NO LONG DISTANCE ACCOUNT!
PEOPLE, I AM BROKE!

Dammit, it is beginning to make me NUTS how people throw a tantrum and fucking panic because they can't reach me by phone, or by IMMEDIATE email, but if it is SUCH a huge inconvenience for them, THEY CAN PAY MY FUCKING BILLS! I am doing the best I can here.

Grrrrrrrrrrrr.

Look, I have a job now, hooray. I am working my ass off. I am freelancing. There are a few people ahead of the local phone company and US Sprint Inc. in line for a piece of my ass, ok? My credit is a mess, got it? Why do people keep thinking I am supposed to swoop down and rescue them? If I could do that, don't you think I'd be rescuing MYSELF too?! What the hell happened to self-sufficiency? *I* don't expect Superman, cape and all, to be leaning outside my doorpost waiting for my beck and call. Just what the hell is going on??!!

*sigh* Look, I got no problem with helping people. I like to help. And God knows, people have helped me. It feels good to add to that. I am grateful, and like to show it in kind.

However. There are limitations to my power. And one of those is that I have no phone. I am sorry, I cannot page you from home. I am sorry, I cannot call you from home. I am sorry, I cannot email you at 10:30 pm. And even if I did have a phone, I don't spend every waking hour at home. What if I'm out having a smoke, or taking a walk, or working on somebody else's computer. I don't spend every waking hour on the internet. Amazing, but true. I even have sex on occasion. You can DAMN well bet I'm not online then!

Instant gratification is NOT a guarantee when dealing with me. I am not ABLE to guarantee it. Some folks are gonna have to grow some patience or look for help somewhere else.

End of rant. *huge sigh*