After talking with Nikki yesterday, I’ve decided to go wherever a job offer takes me. I like Columbus, Lucas, and I know that this is a place for pioneers in the tech/media/design fields, but I don’t have the capital to be a pioneer here. I just got an exemption from paying the healthcare insurance fine, since I don’t have a job but did tell the HC.gov agent of my Stafford loan payments over the last year.

I also just rejected a pyramid scheme which almost drew me and my mother in: 5linx.com. After two meetings at my mother’s church friend’s house with a 5linx IMR (independent marketing representative), it sounded too good to be true. Too much like Amway. Too much like Scientology. No matter how much the guy claimed that “we are NOT a Ponzi scheme. All businesses are structured in pyramids (shows slide of pyramid graphic with tiers of position levels), but we are NOT like other companies which focus on recruitment. We focus on selling products. But you get points for the number of recruits you bring in, even getting to levels like Silver Senior Vice President and Diamond Senior Vice President if you get enough points”.

While in that meeting, I read the RipoffReport and PissedConsumer.com reports on 5linx on my phone. Figured, “Yep, this is bullshit.” Saw our way out by saying that I needed to meet Bill Harlan over the UUFC site. Walked out, then told Mom, “NO”. I can’t live with this.

I am disgusted with myself. Between this and what’s going on with one of my clients, I need to leave the area.