I got accepted into Guelph. Plus a 2k scholarship, though I am unsure if the scholarship is a sure thing or if I am merely given a chance for it. Woo~
Please tell me there's a rival University of Ghibelline.
As far as the debt thing, remember a little over a year ago when I got the "Bull In A China Shop" Steam achievement* for doing $15,000 of property damage in a single night?
Well that debt (to my friend's insurance company, who was trying to get my insurance to pay, only to have my insurance company jump for the first loophole they could find and say I wasn't covered) got turned over quickly to a debt collector in California who is so crooked that they have their own Wikipedia entry.
They harassed me for a while until I told them I was conferring with legal counsel, to see what my options were. The lawyer I talked to told me flat-out, "Tell them to piss off. $15K is chump change, and if they threaten to sue, its a bluff because legal fees will eat right through any money they might be able to squeeze from you. Wait for them to *actually* do something."
Was scary as hell to take that gamble but I did. Didn't hear anything for almost a year and then got an aggressive call the other day that ended with the guy saying "oh okay so you want us to sue. Fine." And hanging up. Without confirming my current address or any other info.
Then a few days later I got a form letter talking about how I qualified for a "special offer" where I could basically give them my tax refund and call it even.
. Fucking parasites. Since I'm expecting to have a net tax liability, maybe I should send them my tax bill....
*OK, there is no such achievement. But there totally should be.