I've been sooooo busy since this happened

**Ashe** · 01-23-2013, 09:08 PM

Haha! I was wondering, What the heck is Thalassa talking about?

**halesloveswhales** · 01-23-2013, 10:57 PM

Ahhh I am so excited for you! Well done, girl!

**Ayla of Duluth** · 01-26-2013, 11:57 PM

So I had my first gig today at a casino a few miles outside of Duluth.
All was wonderful, everyone loved me, no one picked on me or anything. I did have to warn some non believing kids that I was there for a girl's birthday, so if they could play along, it would be great.
And then my jacket got stolen. It had my phone, the $50 that the parents had paid me for my time, a bunch of business cards, AND MY GOD DAMNED CHAPSTICK in it.

The security guards at the casino said there was nothing they could do even if they did see someone walking around with my jacket because there is no proof that its mine, and they aren't legally allowed to search people to go into the pocket and pull out my business card as proof. I miss my chapstick...

**spottedcatfish** · 01-27-2013, 12:15 AM

Glad to hear you're getting mer-gigs! Just make sure to lock up everything in a locker, or you may need a mertender to help you watch your stuff, when your in the pool! I hope you can get reimbursed for the time you spent there. Sorry to see your stuff was stolen.

**MermaidBrittany** · 01-27-2013, 03:08 AM

Congrats! Thats amazing! Sorry your belongings were stolen though

**Ariel-Starfish** · 01-27-2013, 03:31 AM

Wow, I'm so happy for you!
Enjoy your new mermaid life now u can!
And I'm sorry to hear some of your stuff has bin stolen

*huggs*

**AptaMer** · 01-27-2013, 03:55 PM

Fantastic to hear about your newfound career, Ayla.

Sorry to hear about the phone & other items theft. Don't know if any of these stories would be a help

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...st-smart-phone

http://www.wikihow.com/Find-Your-Stolen-Phone

http://www.digitaltrends.com/android...to-your-phone/

https://www.mymobilerecovery.com/pub...on/locate.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...nds-owner.html

**Ayla of Duluth** · 01-29-2013, 12:09 AM

Another update:
I'll be on the local news in a few days for being a mermaid, and I just had a phone call from a guy who does a tv show about random things in minnesota and wisconsin. his name is Jason Davis and he's from the show called "On The Road." I'm gonna have an entire episode on myself airing on tv. scary!

**Stede Bonnet** · 01-29-2013, 02:20 AM

Wow! You were in the newspaper, huh? Cool beans! Congratulations!

Ayla, I am so proud of you for going pool shopping and winding up at one of the nicest hotels with a suitable pool in the entire city.

Of course, it completely sucks that your stuff got stolen.

If Duluth were closer than 140 miles away, I would offer to help whenever possible, but it's just not in any way feasible.

**Ayla of Duluth** · 01-29-2013, 10:14 AM

you could always move xD

**drucilla** · 01-29-2013, 10:34 AM

Congrats!!!!!

**Mermaid Danielle** · 01-29-2013, 10:46 AM

Congrats! Thats awesome!

**Ayla of Duluth** · 02-07-2013, 09:25 AM

Update: Appeared in the news last night, got some good video coverage!

**MerEmma** · 02-07-2013, 10:15 AM

Pretty great! So cool. I wish I lived in a place where it was stranger to be a mermaid. Florida makes it so common.

**Ayla of Duluth** · 02-07-2013, 10:23 AM

I feel like its a tradeoff. In florida you have all year to be a mermaid and book gigs because it never gets cold down there. But mermaids are too popular.
In duluth mermaids aren't common so I get a lot of attention but I'm confined to a pool for the winter and cant really go out and get publicity unless people come to me. which they have to know about me to do.