Practically imperfect in every way. Start with a lot of silliness. Mix in some insecurities and a handful of awkwardness. Add a pound of naivety, innocence, and child-like wonderings. Blend well. Half-bake and top off with a sprinkle of imagination and dollop of dreams. It’s the recipe for me!
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Lately, I’ve been toying with the idea of returning to my volunteer job. It’s that same old selfish voice inside my head telling me that I shouldn’t have let one creepy little jerk run me away from something I enjoyed. I’ve been gathering information on my stalker over these past few weeks, and one little tidbit of information has led me to feel a tad bid safer than I did before. Ironically, it’s the fact that he has a criminal record of hacking. I already knew his history of hacking and harassing other volunteers at my job in the past, but he also apparently has a record of credit card fraud from a few years ago. All of his attacks against me have been directly related to my old volunteer job. I’ve always felt that anything unrelated to my job was safe from his intrusion, and now I’m even more confident that he won’t go after those things. I think he knows that these little things he does will annoy me to no end, but he also knows that no one with any authority really cares about something so trivial as harassment. I’m sure he also knows that if he used any of my personal information illegally, the law may not be as kind to him as they were when he was a minor.
A big part of the reason I resigned still remains, however. Partly, I was concerned that he would cause damage to the organization through my accounts. He had done so already. But mostly I was concerned about my reputation within the organization. I was afraid he would gain access to my accounts again and try to impersonate me or destroy some of the projects I had created. I still care a great deal about the organization and many of the people there. And some of the projects I created were very important to me. Seeing those things destroyed would hurt me. On the other hand, every time he tampers with my accounts, he risks being caught. And since stopping him has become my new hobby, I’m tempted to let him take the risk.
Have you talked to the people at the organization about which they prefer? That seems like the obvious step. If they feel like your help outweighs the negatives of your stalker and/or they want to catch him, go back with their support. If they feel like your stalker is causing more problems than your volunteering is worth (no offense), maybe it would be best to respect their wishes and stay away…at least for the time being.
Oz, communicating with the people at my old job seems like it would have been the obvious step, doesn’t it? I don’t know why it never crossed my mind before you mentioned it! I think I’ve been focusing more on poor Kerrie than thinking about the troubles they’ve had to deal with because of me.
(And I was definitely concerned that problems he caused outweighed the good stuff I was able to do, so no offense taken at all.
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It’s the spark of an idea that hits me unexpectedly. It’s the silly wonderings I have after a whirlwind of thoughts. It’s about creativity, inspiration, and imagination. But sometimes, it’s just about eating noodles.
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