Season 2 of my telenovela needs your support!
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The Spanish word is 'telenovela'. My life has recently been a melodrama, and it's time for season two and a new story arc.
Hi, my name is Keegan, though you may know me better as the Snarky Platypus (@SnarkyPlatypus on Twitter).
Recently life has thrown a lot of things at me like a telenovela. I was hospitalised after the onset of an acute illness, a mould monster devoured my last rental property forcing me to flee it. My current line of work has contributed to my deteriorating health and I need to do something different (a Masters at University is the likely option) . All the drama has left me with minimal funds for living or even to organise the mess that is my life .
So this leads to my reasons for crowdfunding - I need a new computer (my last one was eaten by mould). Phones are wonderful things but I need a proper computer to create content or even to simply participate with further education . I have done the research and have determined a specced up MacBook Air 2018 is most suitable for my needs. This will cost $2000 AUD.
I also have a strong interest in foreign relations and it is likely this will form some component of my masters. A membership to the Lowy Institute will help increase my knowledge in this area - this costs $300/year.
What will donors receive from this?
1) My eternal gratitude
2) You will continue to receive my commentary on a wide range of topics through my Twitter account. Politics (Australian, Asian, geopolitics) is an area I like to provide commentary on and where I can provide a different perspective. I was born in Australia but am of Indonesian Chinese heritage and try to look at politics from multiple viewpoints including a non-Western point of view.
A computer will help me to potentially present these in different formats. A Lowy Institute membership will expand my knowledge of foreign relations and I will share my insights with my readers and followers.
3) But I also love to talk about other things too. I have a blog under construction called Top 3 songs where I share my top 3 songs for a particular artist and then readers can vote on their own top 3. Everything was ready for launch before the health issues reared their ugly head. Having a proper computer really helps with the workflow for this and I promise to get this running if I get the new computer.
4) It’s extremely likely I will start blogging on other topics . I love women’s basketball and tennis too. I used to run a popular women’s basketball blog a while back - Rantings of an Insane Platypus. I tweet about these sports a lot and packaging these into blog posts shouldn’t be difficult. A computer should help with this.
I don’t think my life will stop being a drama but you can make the second season a better one with some $$$! Thanks to all my in person friends, online friends and followers who have supported me through recent difficulties and hope to see some more on board.
Hi, my name is Keegan, though you may know me better as the Snarky Platypus (@SnarkyPlatypus on Twitter).
Recently life has thrown a lot of things at me like a telenovela. I was hospitalised after the onset of an acute illness, a mould monster devoured my last rental property forcing me to flee it. My current line of work has contributed to my deteriorating health and I need to do something different (a Masters at University is the likely option) . All the drama has left me with minimal funds for living or even to organise the mess that is my life .
So this leads to my reasons for crowdfunding - I need a new computer (my last one was eaten by mould). Phones are wonderful things but I need a proper computer to create content or even to simply participate with further education . I have done the research and have determined a specced up MacBook Air 2018 is most suitable for my needs. This will cost $2000 AUD.
I also have a strong interest in foreign relations and it is likely this will form some component of my masters. A membership to the Lowy Institute will help increase my knowledge in this area - this costs $300/year.
What will donors receive from this?
1) My eternal gratitude
2) You will continue to receive my commentary on a wide range of topics through my Twitter account. Politics (Australian, Asian, geopolitics) is an area I like to provide commentary on and where I can provide a different perspective. I was born in Australia but am of Indonesian Chinese heritage and try to look at politics from multiple viewpoints including a non-Western point of view.
A computer will help me to potentially present these in different formats. A Lowy Institute membership will expand my knowledge of foreign relations and I will share my insights with my readers and followers.
3) But I also love to talk about other things too. I have a blog under construction called Top 3 songs where I share my top 3 songs for a particular artist and then readers can vote on their own top 3. Everything was ready for launch before the health issues reared their ugly head. Having a proper computer really helps with the workflow for this and I promise to get this running if I get the new computer.
4) It’s extremely likely I will start blogging on other topics . I love women’s basketball and tennis too. I used to run a popular women’s basketball blog a while back - Rantings of an Insane Platypus. I tweet about these sports a lot and packaging these into blog posts shouldn’t be difficult. A computer should help with this.
I don’t think my life will stop being a drama but you can make the second season a better one with some $$$! Thanks to all my in person friends, online friends and followers who have supported me through recent difficulties and hope to see some more on board.
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Snarky Platypus
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Ashfield, NSW
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