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So, for my 35th birthday, I bought myself a tablet. It's not an IPad, but it's still very nice and it has some interesting apps on it and functions as an e-reader. Plus, it has some fun games and I can put some music on it to use as a MP3 player for when I go out.

The one thing I can't really do on it is write. But that's okay. I don't mind.

It's something that I found out recently. Why? Because my keyboard on my laptop died. The space bar just would not work. I was panicking that that meant that I needed a new laptop.

It turned out, that it was a very easy repair. Took me less than ten minutes. The longest bit? Figuring out how to unhook the little piece of papery type thing that connects the keyboard to the computer.

Less than ten minutes, and my computer was back up and running and I am able to type once more.

However, while I was working, my tablet refused to work. I was just... *hands* at that point. But, a bit later, I did a soft reset on it, and there it went. It was up and running again.

Meaning all my technology was finally defeated.

Now, I just have to get back into writing. The children go back to school on Tuesday and my writing begins.
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I very rarely bring in my real life here. I have other blogs for that. This is my creativity blog, where I talk about writing and cross stitching and things that help me with that.

However, this is also read by more people, and I want to vent.

Here is the story:

In March 2007, my divorce from my second husband was finalized. He was ordered to pay $178 per month in child support. Since March of '07, I've received $84.37 (in November '08). As of the beginning of this month the arrears are: $11,048.01

I know that in the grand scheme of things, that isn't a lot. However, it would help us desperately. Even an extra $100 a month would be a god send at this point.

However, I'm angry.

Why am I angry? Because the children will never see any of that money. Ever. Because even though I have kept up with my obligation to track him down and hand over information to child support, they can't verify his address, and if they do, he miraculously comes up with a doctor's letter stating he cannot work. And he has been doing this for years.

According to child support, there's not a damned thing they can do. They've suspended his license. Well, as long as I've known him, he hasn't had one.

He doesn't work. I found him recently, because he was arrested for assault and now has a parole officer, who is obligated to talk to child support.

So, now they can confirm where he lives, but nothing else will be done. And there's nothing they can do.

I'm tired of this.

My ex has nothing to do with the children. There's never any attempt at contact unless I initiate it, and I've give up trying because my daughter flat out said she didn't want to talk to him because she had me and her brother and he obviously didn't want them.

Now, she was ten at the time, but I've acceded to her wishes to stop trying to forge a relationship between the three of them. Not just because of her wishes, but also because of the strain it puts on my own mental health.

Basically, this man has nothing to do with any children, except his eldest son, because that boy still gets SSI, I believe.

Frankly, there's something broken in the system and I don't know what to do about it. Or even where to start.

This is utterly ridiculous. He's gaming the system and getting around his obligation. Never mind the moral obligation he has to the children.

I hope karma bites him in the ass.
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Recently, my daughter turned eleven.

With this turning of age (and even before) she's been complaining about the lack of books to read. She's read most of my fiction (save the romance novels) and that she hasn't, she just isn't interested in.

I don't blame her. There are a lot of things that I just can't be bothered to read because they don't interest me.

However, with her growing interest in vampires, and some of the creepier things in life, I've been working on getting her books that fit this new interest.

To be honest, Stephen King is on that list, but I want to not exactly ease her into him, but hopefully interest her in some classic books that might show where King came from.

To this end, I've been using BookMooch.com to nefarious purposes.

Right now on my wishlist, I've included the Vampire Academy books - which are YA, poplit, but without the creepy overtones of Twilight. (She's not allowed to read Twilight yet. Not until we have another long talk about 'healthy' relationships and how Bella/Edward is not healthy.) But, I'm waiting on Bram Stoker's Dracula to arrive, and yes, she'll be reading that. I think she's smart enough to handle it. I'm trying to find her some Poe, and Gaiman (while not horror, he twists reality in a way that I think she'll like.) and maybe a few others.

I'm trying to convince her that she'll like Jane Eyre. Because it's an interesting story, whether she realizes it enough. Also, Frankenstein is on that list. Because that's just one of the necessities.

Anyone have any other suggestions? I'd prefer classic literature, rather than modern, but any suggestions are certainly welcome.

Right now, she's into vampires and mysteries. She doesn't like police procedural stories but does like fantasy.

Anyone have any suggestions?

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