Thank you! -and an update

I came to the realization that my last post was fairly mean spirited. I think I was having a grumpy day. Thanks tremendously to those who have donated because every little bit helps tremendously and I'm amazed that I've gotten any response at all :)

By way of an update, 'tis payday today and thus I shall be updating my goal meter later this afternoon. It's been wet and mucky so this week was a bit short on work hours however I managed to get some other projects going. I have recently taught myself how to play guitar and I've put together the beginnings of a solo career in music. At least the online star version. I've been working to update my youtube account and started up a myspace page. Planning on putting up a couple of new videos and maybe a song track on the myspace. For anyone interested in checking these out they can be found here (youtube) and here (myspace)

Well, time for work! I'll update the goal meter and probably add some to the myspace when I get back home.

Thank you all!
-Avy

Well, don't everyone donate at once!

I'm feeling a bit disheartened by the lack of response thus far, but it's still early in the summer, things can get better. Tomorrow is pay day! yay! :) I'm exhausted from work today, but I've managed to find a second job opportunity to cover rain days doing some computer filing work. In case no one noticed I've added a percent completed meter so everyone can see how close I'm getting. I'm considering offering some incentives to donate, anyone have any ideas? Feel free to comment with them! Thank you all for reading!
-Avalon

Hello World! My name's Avalon and I will be in my third year of college this coming year! I'm a German major and next year is a big year for me. Spring semester my school runs a study abroad trip to Germany. Unfortunately, I'm finding that money is rather tight and I'm worried about how I'm going to manage to get there. I'm working hard out in the cornfields, 10 or so hours a day tromping around ( I live in Iowa so.. corn), but I live in a single parent household and my corn job barely covers my normal school costs. So I figured I'd try an experiment and find out how generous those on the internet are and ask for your donations. I'll keep you all up to date as the summer progresses! :)
Thanks all!!
-Avalon