Aspen Wilde
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From the album: Intimate Portraits
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From the album: Intimate Portraits
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From the album: Intimate Portraits
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From the album: Intimate Portraits
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From the album: Intimate Portraits
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A smoothie :3
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What music are you listening to right now?
Aspen Wilde replied to Meaghan McLeod's topic in Fun Threads
Radioactive by Imagine Dragons -
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Eggnog with rum! Howl at the moon or serenade the sun?
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Hell yeah we won!
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I started in this business when I was eighteen, and I have always been painfully aware of the perceptions some people hold of young SPs. I cannot address the circumstances of other young SPs in this business, but I can talk about mine. Necessity was a factor that led me to this work, but I have never felt trapped in this situation. I know the risks of my occupation, and I still choose to do it over other jobs because this job allows me to be creative and independent, teaches me business skills and allows me to connect with people I wouldn't have otherwise met. Is it really necessary for me to have access to other high-paying, 'empowered' positions to make this choice valid? I am not a child. I am a young adult with an enterprising spirit who hates doing shift work for minimum wage and would simply prefer not to have to answer to any boss. At last, I have found work that does not leave me feeling exploited. Please don't belittle my agency, maturity or intelligence with sweeping ageist statements. My age does not make me a victim by default. I have tried to de-emphasize my age in advertisements because I am concerned about the assumptions clients will make about me as a young person. But that isn't really something I want to have to conceal, and I would prefer if people would make the effort to see me as a whole person, and not an age-based stereotype.
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Everything is just going so well, and I'm so so happy. That's all. Oh and I'm in the middle of painting a desk and that's going to be awesome too.
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From the album: The Wilde Side
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From the album: The Wilde Side
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From the album: The Wilde Side
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From the album: The Wilde Side
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From the album: The Wilde Side
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From the album: Candid
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Crows. Brunch or Lupper?
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I'm a literary nerd, how about you?
Aspen Wilde replied to Aspen Wilde's topic in General Discussion Area - all of Canada
Dreamed I was the lover Of a beautiful thief But when I woke up I was shipwrecked on a reef. Dreamed I was happy Or so it seemed to seem. My lover smiled Just like a clown in a dream. A clown in a dream, A clown in a dream I had a dream I was a clown in a dream. A clown in a dream Falling upside down, And when I woke up, I was a dream in a clown. From 'Life is a Dream', by Calderon de la Barca -
Lamb. Only slightly charred, with rosemary and garlic. I like my meat raw! ;)
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I really thought I had already posted in this thread. In fact I had to look it over twice because I was so sure. Apparently I must have imagined it... or just forgotten to hit the reply button. Very strange. Anyway, you can follow me on twitter @FreelanceNymph. Sometimes I say funny things. Sometimes I tweet songs. Once I wrote a haiku. It's good fun. But don't just take my word for it. Go see for yourself!
