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Apr. 17th, 2012 02:34 amI just finished the first, very rough draft of my MFA thesis. 44/40 pages, literally 110%.
oh my god what is air.
oh my god what is air.
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Aug. 24th, 2010 12:23 amWELL I am here and that is about all there is to say about that for the moment. I got all my stuff into my room, made a Wal-Mart run for things that I absolutely could not live without until tomorrow, and then spent the rest of the night making it look like someone lives here instead of it just being a storage facility. That's the trick.
This is a ~ghetto fabulous room, make no mistake.
Tomorrow I have shit to do, so I should go to bed, I just wanted to make sure everyone knew that I wasn't dead. Yay! I love not being dead. My peeps got me a desk in the office with the window which was the BFD last spring. I'm excited, it'll be like an office instead of a box.
I had a Terror in the shower, which is what I call it when I have those moments of OH GOD I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS I WANT TO GO HOME but it's already too late. I'm actually kind of relieved to be back. I won't say home because that word has a really complicated emotional meaning, but, it is where I am going to school and living for the time being.
Bleeeeeeeagh Pennsylvania is still a huge fucking state. Just wanted to let you all know I'm not dead yet.
(ETA: Noooo not a picture of the Doctor strapped in to the Pandorica. *WEEP*)
This is a ~ghetto fabulous room, make no mistake.
Tomorrow I have shit to do, so I should go to bed, I just wanted to make sure everyone knew that I wasn't dead. Yay! I love not being dead. My peeps got me a desk in the office with the window which was the BFD last spring. I'm excited, it'll be like an office instead of a box.
I had a Terror in the shower, which is what I call it when I have those moments of OH GOD I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS I WANT TO GO HOME but it's already too late. I'm actually kind of relieved to be back. I won't say home because that word has a really complicated emotional meaning, but, it is where I am going to school and living for the time being.
Bleeeeeeeagh Pennsylvania is still a huge fucking state. Just wanted to let you all know I'm not dead yet.
(ETA: Noooo not a picture of the Doctor strapped in to the Pandorica. *WEEP*)
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Aug. 6th, 2010 10:52 amTennessee was fun. I'm glad I got to go with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thinkatory and meet raven22 (again) and illegal_midget (for the first time!). Court is easily one of the most hilarious people I know and that is so much better in person. Especially when there is Skins and moonshine to be had. Despite our missed connection on the way back and therefore getting back to Milwaukee a little later than expected, it was a good trip with relatively few problems.
Oh my lord last day of the music meme! Hurrah! I suck at this, this should have been over a week ago. I don't know if I'm going to do another one right away again. There's a SPN one making the rounds, and a Harry Potter one, as well as a general TV and a Shakespeare one. Any opinion, flisties?
The main thing is that I have assignments on my syllabus and am going to send in my textbook requisition form today. \o/ Yay. So here's the last meme.
Day 30 - Your favourite song at this time last year
This time last year I was... well, in much the same state as I am now, although last year when I was freaking out it was over grad school and mostly where was I going to live while I was there. Now I am freaking out about whether or not I'm going to be an effective teacher.
Anyway. I got really into the band Trading Yesterday and their CD "More Than This" because someone had made a Castiel fanvid out of this song, and I heard it so hard. Like the couple times I have managed to actually RP Cas with someone besides Kitty, it has been journal titles material. The fanvid sadly no longer seems to be available, but you can listen to this awesome song, called "Revolution":
That's really all I have to say about that.
( List. OMG it's done!! )
thinkatory and meet raven22 (again) and illegal_midget (for the first time!). Court is easily one of the most hilarious people I know and that is so much better in person. Especially when there is Skins and moonshine to be had. Despite our missed connection on the way back and therefore getting back to Milwaukee a little later than expected, it was a good trip with relatively few problems.Oh my lord last day of the music meme! Hurrah! I suck at this, this should have been over a week ago. I don't know if I'm going to do another one right away again. There's a SPN one making the rounds, and a Harry Potter one, as well as a general TV and a Shakespeare one. Any opinion, flisties?
The main thing is that I have assignments on my syllabus and am going to send in my textbook requisition form today. \o/ Yay. So here's the last meme.
Day 30 - Your favourite song at this time last year
This time last year I was... well, in much the same state as I am now, although last year when I was freaking out it was over grad school and mostly where was I going to live while I was there. Now I am freaking out about whether or not I'm going to be an effective teacher.
Anyway. I got really into the band Trading Yesterday and their CD "More Than This" because someone had made a Castiel fanvid out of this song, and I heard it so hard. Like the couple times I have managed to actually RP Cas with someone besides Kitty, it has been journal titles material. The fanvid sadly no longer seems to be available, but you can listen to this awesome song, called "Revolution":
That's really all I have to say about that.
( List. OMG it's done!! )
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Nov. 14th, 2009 07:33 pmSo for want of anything else to do on a Saturday night, I went to Bank of America's website (one of the two banks with ATMs on campus, and the only one off Long Island) and signed up for checking/savings accounts so I can get my New York residency. Monday I'll have to go see what I have to do to change my direct deposit account. :x
I DON'T WANT TO GROW UP AND BE AN ADULT. MAKE IT STOP.
ETA: Also, why does the universe hate me? Why is there a SPN con in Chitown right after I leave the Midwest? This can't be a coincidence. Because I could have been in the same room at that right there.
I'm sorry. You know what a man in a vest and tie does to me.
I'd kind of like to go to one. Because now that 5x09's aired I can only imagine the meta meta that will be going on will be FANTASTIC.
I DON'T WANT TO GROW UP AND BE AN ADULT. MAKE IT STOP.
ETA: Also, why does the universe hate me? Why is there a SPN con in Chitown right after I leave the Midwest? This can't be a coincidence. Because I could have been in the same room at that right there.
I'm sorry. You know what a man in a vest and tie does to me.
I'd kind of like to go to one. Because now that 5x09's aired I can only imagine the meta meta that will be going on will be FANTASTIC.
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Aug. 31st, 2009 02:29 pmFirst day of class! I can't really say too much about this morning's class except that I will tell you this: I am presenting a chapter on postmodern theatre later in the semester. HURR WHUT. We talked today about Surrealism and Dadaism and a lot of other isms and -- do you guys remember how in Ellen's class back in Florence I had become "The Marxist"? I think I'm going to be the Marxist here too. (Example: What started World War I from the Surrealists' point of view? Hint, it had nothing to do with Franz Ferdinand [no, not the band] or the political and economical alliances that everyone had made with one another so as to turn Europe into a clusterfuck. I know, I was feeling kind of lost too.)
My brain hurts a little.
I bought the rest of my books and wow I am going to try and buy as many as possible off half.com from now on. Seriously.
I also ran around like a chicken with my head cut off re: gathering up stuff for the insurance orientation. That's right, another orientation. I nearly cried. I just need to know what I need to sign and who I need to waive and where I sign and augh. It's enough to drive a person crazy. (Me? Crazy?)
I also went and bought a train ticket in preparation for Wednesday, which is -- wait for it -- my class in the City. So any New York City type people, I'm going to be in the city every Wednesday if you want to meet for dinner or something. We can set that up, whatever. Maybe not this week because it's probably going to be all I can do to not wet myself at the thought of being in the city and, you know, an adult, but soon. We can talk KISS KISS no really, I'm going to stop now.
My brain hurts a little.
I bought the rest of my books and wow I am going to try and buy as many as possible off half.com from now on. Seriously.
I also ran around like a chicken with my head cut off re: gathering up stuff for the insurance orientation. That's right, another orientation. I nearly cried. I just need to know what I need to sign and who I need to waive and where I sign and augh. It's enough to drive a person crazy. (Me? Crazy?)
I also went and bought a train ticket in preparation for Wednesday, which is -- wait for it -- my class in the City. So any New York City type people, I'm going to be in the city every Wednesday if you want to meet for dinner or something. We can set that up, whatever. Maybe not this week because it's probably going to be all I can do to not wet myself at the thought of being in the city and, you know, an adult, but soon. We can talk KISS KISS no really, I'm going to stop now.
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Aug. 29th, 2009 03:33 pmMAKE IT WORK has been my mantra this week. We made it work, and it did.
So since I just updated with little "oh we're here/there" remarks, here's a more detailed version of our trip east. I have pictures! Most were taken from the car window but they are pretty nice.
( Click the cut for pictures and babbling about this that and the next thing. )
I don't know what to say about the orientations. They probably could have been half as long as they were but I enjoyed meeting the people in the theater department, even if I'd had my fill of forced socializing by mid-afternoon on Thursday. The people were all RAWR YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO HAVE ANY TIME TO DO ANYTHING EVER WE WILL EAT YOUR LIFE but seriously. I just can't wait to get into a routine and get settled.
I think I'm going to like it here. I am already trying to decide on what show to see for my birthday. XD
So since I just updated with little "oh we're here/there" remarks, here's a more detailed version of our trip east. I have pictures! Most were taken from the car window but they are pretty nice.
( Click the cut for pictures and babbling about this that and the next thing. )
I don't know what to say about the orientations. They probably could have been half as long as they were but I enjoyed meeting the people in the theater department, even if I'd had my fill of forced socializing by mid-afternoon on Thursday. The people were all RAWR YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO HAVE ANY TIME TO DO ANYTHING EVER WE WILL EAT YOUR LIFE but seriously. I just can't wait to get into a routine and get settled.
I think I'm going to like it here. I am already trying to decide on what show to see for my birthday. XD
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Aug. 24th, 2009 05:07 pmLong story short, the nightmare is over. I have housing on campus. It's a one bedroom apartment that I'll be sharing with another student, but I can deal with that no problem. Hopefully my luck with roommates extends this long.
We had a productive day today. We looked at the campus and kind of got the lay of the land. I have my campus ID card (and the picture is hilarious, I look confused. At least they'll know it's me) and I turned in my health form to health services. We kind of explored the theater part of the Fine Arts building and I met the costume shop manager, who was a very nice lady named Peggy.
It's a very nice campus. A lot bigger than Coe, but hey.
We had a productive day today. We looked at the campus and kind of got the lay of the land. I have my campus ID card (and the picture is hilarious, I look confused. At least they'll know it's me) and I turned in my health form to health services. We kind of explored the theater part of the Fine Arts building and I met the costume shop manager, who was a very nice lady named Peggy.
It's a very nice campus. A lot bigger than Coe, but hey.
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Jul. 29th, 2009 05:12 pmAwesome things today:
I got a three piece luggage set at goodwill for ten bucks. For another two bucks I got Jacob Have I Loved in paperback and Fugitive Days by Bill Ayers in hardback.
I AM getting money for SUNY. I haven't done the math on how much it is going to be after tuition and everything, but I think I'll be okay.
Related: see today's XKCD. That is me.
Today all I did was freight. I didn't have to steal with stupid customers.
I got a three piece luggage set at goodwill for ten bucks. For another two bucks I got Jacob Have I Loved in paperback and Fugitive Days by Bill Ayers in hardback.
I AM getting money for SUNY. I haven't done the math on how much it is going to be after tuition and everything, but I think I'll be okay.
Related: see today's XKCD. That is me.
Today all I did was freight. I didn't have to steal with stupid customers.
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Jul. 28th, 2009 02:45 pmDear Needs Access:
There are no loans available to me through my school. STOP E-MAILING ME.
The real pain in my ass about this off campus housing thing is that I don't know how much money I have. I have no idea how much I'm getting in loans or how much my parents are willing/able to give, and I myself have no money because I suck. So basically? Nothing is in my hands.
Also, I have to talk to someone in financial aid about getting my loans deferred. For the love of God. x_x
There are no loans available to me through my school. STOP E-MAILING ME.
The real pain in my ass about this off campus housing thing is that I don't know how much money I have. I have no idea how much I'm getting in loans or how much my parents are willing/able to give, and I myself have no money because I suck. So basically? Nothing is in my hands.
Also, I have to talk to someone in financial aid about getting my loans deferred. For the love of God. x_x
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Jul. 27th, 2009 01:05 pmSo my application has been processed by the theatre department, not the graduate school. And once they do that, crap will get sent out. Also, there was a housing deposit and a deadline that never, ever heard about.
WHY THE FUCK IS THIS SO HARD?
WHY THE FUCK IS THIS SO HARD?
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Jul. 23rd, 2009 01:26 pmA few mere months ago I thought Twitter was stupid and it kind of is but I can be a stupid person. So here is what I've been up to, according to my Twitter updates.
SUNY is still driving me nuts. I e-mailed the graduate school today, although. Augh. I am trying not to get my knickers in a twist over it but my knickers are pretty twisty to begin with.
Tuesday when I was driving to work some idiot teenagers (seriously these guys had a couple years in high school left) were trying to play games with me. I was going 70 or so (running late >_>) and they were going 65, so whatever. I was getting ready to pass, and then they sped up. I sped up because I wasn't really thinking about it, and they sped up. So I could see they were going to be douchebags (i.e. I actually looked at them through my windows and they were both grinning at me like the shit eating dirtbags they are) and did what any mature adult would do. I slammed on my brakes, got behind them, and tailgated when they continued to play Speed Up, Slow Down with me. So in conclusion, yes, I am amazing and mature. But they started it.
And then I get to work and we get our new marketing stuff, my boss and I find that the new marketing not only makes more work for us and it is stupid. I am only glad my last day is soon so I don't actually have to learn any of that crap.
Yesterday I watched the first couple episodes of The Bedford Diaries, a short lived show on WB that wasn't picked back up when they became the CW. There are only eight episodes and I love to watch Milo Ventimiglia... well, doing anything. I am only a red-blooded female. Although seeing him in a pink polo shirt killed me a little.
And now today I have to go to work. Again.
SUNY is still driving me nuts. I e-mailed the graduate school today, although. Augh. I am trying not to get my knickers in a twist over it but my knickers are pretty twisty to begin with.
Tuesday when I was driving to work some idiot teenagers (seriously these guys had a couple years in high school left) were trying to play games with me. I was going 70 or so (running late >_>) and they were going 65, so whatever. I was getting ready to pass, and then they sped up. I sped up because I wasn't really thinking about it, and they sped up. So I could see they were going to be douchebags (i.e. I actually looked at them through my windows and they were both grinning at me like the shit eating dirtbags they are) and did what any mature adult would do. I slammed on my brakes, got behind them, and tailgated when they continued to play Speed Up, Slow Down with me. So in conclusion, yes, I am amazing and mature. But they started it.
And then I get to work and we get our new marketing stuff, my boss and I find that the new marketing not only makes more work for us and it is stupid. I am only glad my last day is soon so I don't actually have to learn any of that crap.
Yesterday I watched the first couple episodes of The Bedford Diaries, a short lived show on WB that wasn't picked back up when they became the CW. There are only eight episodes and I love to watch Milo Ventimiglia... well, doing anything. I am only a red-blooded female. Although seeing him in a pink polo shirt killed me a little.
And now today I have to go to work. Again.
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Jul. 15th, 2009 01:19 pmSo I did the math and it's 42 days until I'm expected at SUNY. Six weeks. And I have no information.
Work is crap.
What I love about Weeds is that nobody has their lives together. Nobody. I don't feel so bad about my life in comparison.
I should be working on my summergenfest fic for SPN but despite being in my manic phase (I'm a Libra, I get to have those without the excuse of a mental illness) I don't want to.
Work is crap.
What I love about Weeds is that nobody has their lives together. Nobody. I don't feel so bad about my life in comparison.
I should be working on my summergenfest fic for SPN but despite being in my manic phase (I'm a Libra, I get to have those without the excuse of a mental illness) I don't want to.
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Jul. 12th, 2009 10:33 amendofhistory and duchessdollydot left earlier to brave the Illinois construction zones. Eek. So they'll be home in about 134470952847 hours or something.We had a good time. We walked the mall where I work so they got to see the store, although we didn't go in, we had milkshakes at Steak and Shake (nom nom) and we saw Away We Go last night. It was a cute movie. It was nice to see John Krasinski in a serious role and he's gotten out of the habit of mugging -- which is fine for Jim on The Office when there's basically no fourth wall, but it doesn't really work in other roles. Although there was a HUGE Mood Whiplash in the fourth act, which. Yeah. It was kind of a downer.
Still nothing from SUNY.
I had other things to say here but, yeah. I dunno. It's kind of all a jumble.
ETA: OMG NOW I REMEMBER WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.
Last week I managed to watch both sadly short seasons of Pushing Daisies and I loved it but I was very upset that that was all there was. There isn't anymore. :( But, Ned and Chuck, people, HOW CAN YOU DENY THEIR LOVE? ;_;
Also, I have all five eps of Torchwood ready to watch but due to the outcries of RTD YOU BASTARD on my flist, I am understandably reluctant to actually watch them.
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May. 13th, 2009 02:44 pmToday I officially mailed my acceptance of admission and assistantship to SUNY, which means I'll be starting there in the fall. *dies* I am nervous and scared and all that. It's the same feeling I had when I went to Europe, but this is more permanent. I am going to be living on the east coast.
That was today's big news, that, and Neil Gaiman once again proves that he is awesome.
I love Castle and honestly I love Nathan Fillion so I didn't think there was a possible way that I wasn't going to like it. But I have to say? One of my favorite parts is Castle and his daughter. ♥
I need a new layout and I'm thinking Castiel because, seriously. But I want to wait for the finale because augh. I'm dying.
ETA: Oh right, sorry. I forgot that I got a free movie from Movie Gallery (system generates it when you haven't rented for awhile), so I went and rented Frost/Nixon. I wanted to get Doubt, but it was all gone. And omg, Frost/Nixon. That was such an amazing movie. I don't think you can really get spoilery considering the fact that it's based on a historical event, but as all good plays (or, you know, movies) based off history, it's not really about the event but the people in it. Frank Langella and Martin Sheen are both spectacular, and Oliver Platt does a killer Nixon impression. I think you should all see it.
That was today's big news, that, and Neil Gaiman once again proves that he is awesome.
I love Castle and honestly I love Nathan Fillion so I didn't think there was a possible way that I wasn't going to like it. But I have to say? One of my favorite parts is Castle and his daughter. ♥
I need a new layout and I'm thinking Castiel because, seriously. But I want to wait for the finale because augh. I'm dying.
ETA: Oh right, sorry. I forgot that I got a free movie from Movie Gallery (system generates it when you haven't rented for awhile), so I went and rented Frost/Nixon. I wanted to get Doubt, but it was all gone. And omg, Frost/Nixon. That was such an amazing movie. I don't think you can really get spoilery considering the fact that it's based on a historical event, but as all good plays (or, you know, movies) based off history, it's not really about the event but the people in it. Frank Langella and Martin Sheen are both spectacular, and Oliver Platt does a killer Nixon impression. I think you should all see it.
