Boosting the signal for idiomagic

Better late than never, I hope, but idiomagic is really up against it thanks to an impending hideous dental expense and is try to raise funds for same. The good lady is offering much by way of incentive toward this end, and I repost it here verbatim from her journal.

I went to the dentist yesterday, a visit which was long overdue. I have no insurance, so had to wait til we had a bit of money set aside. I knew my teeth were problematical, they always have been. But, I had no idea they would be problematical to the tune of $4100.

$4100.
$2192 of which is urgent and needs to be done within a month.

And so, I find myself in a predicament, and am turning to LJ for a miracle. They happen here. A lot. It should be possible to pull one more out of the hat, right?

I am asking you, my dear friends, to boost the signal on this if possible. Feel free to link, repost, tell your friends, whatever. The more people who know, the better the chance we can make this happen.

I'm listing here the skills I have, that can be used to raise this appalling sum of money. If any of ya'll have other ideas, please please let me know.


Massage Therapy

For those of you in Austin TX, I am a Certified Massage Therapist with over a decade's worth of experience under my belt. I am not licensed in Texas, and I no longer own a table, so you can get great deals on a great massage.

$20 for a 1/2 hour
$40 for an hour

Tarot Readings

I did readings professionally in New Orleans for many years. Many of the people on my friends list can attest to the accuracy of my readings. I use the William Blake tarot deck, but will use the Rider Waite if you prefer. I'm keeping my prices very low in the hopes of attracting greater volume.

$5 for a three card reading
$15 for an in-depth reading
$40 for a detailed overview of the coming year

Research, Proof-reading, Data Entry
Need an out of print novel converted to digital form? Need your ms proofed? Need a qualified beta reader for your fic? Let me know! Price to be negotiated based on the project.


Also: I have a very lovely sapphire and diamond necklace and matching earrings, valued at approximately $3200, that I would be happy to sell, since I don't wear jewelry. These pieces were custom designed for me by my grandfather from Ina's in Beverly Hills. I would happily accept $1000, so if you or someone you know might be interested in investing in uniquely beautiful jewelry, let me know. Pictures available upon request.


Thank you for reading and passing this on. I'm desperate here, but confident that somehow we can make this work.

(This lady has been through the kinds of hells a lot of people can't even conceive of, folks, and I'm hoping by boosting the signal I can in some small way help. Go to idiomagic's LJ if you can help, have ideas, or just want to say hi to a really amazing lady.)

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