Interrupting my not-so-regular and very unschedualed posting to share something from my favorite early-morning addiction, vh1 music videos...
Reasons I love Gravity: Firstly, the music video itself is just... classic awesome. Everytime I watch it I see something that I missed before. Secondly, I just love this lady's voice! And the song, ohmygosh soooo lovely and forlorn, and kind of haunting. I have been humming and singing bits of it for weeks.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Happy Hearts and Tunnel Vision: A Return to Backposting, part 1
Ah, procrastination. Have you ever noticed that it gets easier the longer you do it? "Hmmm, I should do this and this; but, it's already been six months since I SHOULD have done it... what's another day?" What a devious, clever, wicked little trap it is. No wonder I fall for it every time. Seriously though, a November-May gap isn't so bad for me, just ask my poor neglected diary. I have a couple entries in there that skip YEARS from one page to the next.
So let's see, where was I? Oh right, November... November was interesting. In case anyone is wondering, no, I did not even get CLOSE to finishing my NaNoWriMo project; although I did learn that Kimi-chan makes characters that are very fun to write! ^-^ You may hear more about WotS as a result... I am still working on plots and characters for it.
Other cool things that happened in November? We got a house! That's right, I am currently typing this post from my OWN computer in my OWN room (well, technically I share it with Tetsu-chan, but still...), in a house that we are renting. Also, I believe it was sometime in November that I started playing D&D with my cousin and Lucasa. Don't be too shocked now. I know there are a LOT of stereotypes about D&D, but I'm here to tell you that it's basically just an RPG video game minus the box, and plus as much roleplaying as you want... and it's waaaaay fun! Expect to hear more about it, as well as tales of my awesome cleric character. ^-^
And so we move to December, wherein I got a job! Wait, let me add some more exclamation points onto that... I got a job!!!! I hardly need to tell you how excited I was. Not only because it is a GREAT job, but because I no longer had to go out LOOKING for a job.
Honestly, looking for a job is almost the worst part of not having one. You fill out all these applications and things, give them to people, come in every few days to check up on them, pray that they'll call you, and then if they do call you, pray that they like you and your 'credentials' enough to hire you. To me it feels rather like I would imagine being in a slave market to be like. Everytime I walked in somewhere to turn in an application I could see it like a scene in my mind:
[The gathered crowd of nobles and merchants watched, some with mild interest and others with barely concealed boredom, as two amazon-esque women dragged the tiny red-head up onto the auction block. Just a little while before she had been painstakingly dressed to best advantage, and yet she still felt totally naked beneath the piercing stares of the people with pasted on smiles. Were they deciding her fate already?
"Remember to smile," the auctioneer whispered fiercely. Oh, right, how could she have forgotten? Somehow she managed to force her quivering lips into the very timidest of smiles.
The auctioneer scowled a little, but continued, "Ladies and Gentlemen! Up next on the block we have this lovely 20 year old high-school graduate with no degrees! Look at those nice clothes, and that happy smile! Wouldn't you like to have such a well-dressed and cheerful girl as part of your workforce? Of course you would!"
The red-head tried a slightly brighter smile, hoping that the crowd's silence was somehow a good thing... she also steadfastly attempted to ignore the auctioneer as he hurried on.
"She has no criminal history, and she has never been fired! Past jobs include summer camp, preschool, and a short stint as temporary office staff!" The red-head's eyes darted frantically to the amazon women. Temporary what? She had addressed and stuffed envelopes with advertisements. She hadn't even been in the office!
"It sounds better..." one of the amazons whispered. "You want people to bid don't you? Now smile!"]
I have to admit, I kind of love how dramatic things always sound in Writerese. ^-^ In reality, I know it wasn't all that bad; but it certainly felt like it. Eventually though, I did get a callback for a job at a little store in the mall called 'Candy Tyme'. That's right people, I work at a Candy Store! Probably the sweetest job ever... hehehe Besides that, I have this huge sense of accomplishment knowing that I'm helping pay the rent and utilities and all that important stuff.
Other cool things in December included more D&D... also Christmas was fun. ^-^ Just having that much family around at Christmas, and somehow managing (with my very little budget) to find all of them a little something that they really liked, was such a blast. I love the look on people's faces when you give them something they really wanted, or didn't even KNOW that they wanted. It's totally priceless.
Oh yes, and I also got some neat presents myself.
I think December was when I really started coming out of the horrible zombie-esque state into which I had fallen after our move. Probably because I had things to do. People should never underestimate the power of things you have to do when it comes to helping you actually feel up to doing the things you like to do... also hanging around with friends. Mhmm, friends are good medicine.
Lookit that, two months covered! Nice. Now, now, I know what you're thinking: "But Jenn, where is the dishy gossip you promised us? This is... nice, but it is hardly dishy gossip!" Okay, so maybe you weren't thinking that... but just in case I would like to say, "Fear not! We still have four more months to catch up on! So tune in next time..."
So let's see, where was I? Oh right, November... November was interesting. In case anyone is wondering, no, I did not even get CLOSE to finishing my NaNoWriMo project; although I did learn that Kimi-chan makes characters that are very fun to write! ^-^ You may hear more about WotS as a result... I am still working on plots and characters for it.
Other cool things that happened in November? We got a house! That's right, I am currently typing this post from my OWN computer in my OWN room (well, technically I share it with Tetsu-chan, but still...), in a house that we are renting. Also, I believe it was sometime in November that I started playing D&D with my cousin and Lucasa. Don't be too shocked now. I know there are a LOT of stereotypes about D&D, but I'm here to tell you that it's basically just an RPG video game minus the box, and plus as much roleplaying as you want... and it's waaaaay fun! Expect to hear more about it, as well as tales of my awesome cleric character. ^-^
And so we move to December, wherein I got a job! Wait, let me add some more exclamation points onto that... I got a job!!!! I hardly need to tell you how excited I was. Not only because it is a GREAT job, but because I no longer had to go out LOOKING for a job.
Honestly, looking for a job is almost the worst part of not having one. You fill out all these applications and things, give them to people, come in every few days to check up on them, pray that they'll call you, and then if they do call you, pray that they like you and your 'credentials' enough to hire you. To me it feels rather like I would imagine being in a slave market to be like. Everytime I walked in somewhere to turn in an application I could see it like a scene in my mind:
[The gathered crowd of nobles and merchants watched, some with mild interest and others with barely concealed boredom, as two amazon-esque women dragged the tiny red-head up onto the auction block. Just a little while before she had been painstakingly dressed to best advantage, and yet she still felt totally naked beneath the piercing stares of the people with pasted on smiles. Were they deciding her fate already?
"Remember to smile," the auctioneer whispered fiercely. Oh, right, how could she have forgotten? Somehow she managed to force her quivering lips into the very timidest of smiles.
The auctioneer scowled a little, but continued, "Ladies and Gentlemen! Up next on the block we have this lovely 20 year old high-school graduate with no degrees! Look at those nice clothes, and that happy smile! Wouldn't you like to have such a well-dressed and cheerful girl as part of your workforce? Of course you would!"
The red-head tried a slightly brighter smile, hoping that the crowd's silence was somehow a good thing... she also steadfastly attempted to ignore the auctioneer as he hurried on.
"She has no criminal history, and she has never been fired! Past jobs include summer camp, preschool, and a short stint as temporary office staff!" The red-head's eyes darted frantically to the amazon women. Temporary what? She had addressed and stuffed envelopes with advertisements. She hadn't even been in the office!
"It sounds better..." one of the amazons whispered. "You want people to bid don't you? Now smile!"]
I have to admit, I kind of love how dramatic things always sound in Writerese. ^-^ In reality, I know it wasn't all that bad; but it certainly felt like it. Eventually though, I did get a callback for a job at a little store in the mall called 'Candy Tyme'. That's right people, I work at a Candy Store! Probably the sweetest job ever... hehehe Besides that, I have this huge sense of accomplishment knowing that I'm helping pay the rent and utilities and all that important stuff.
Other cool things in December included more D&D... also Christmas was fun. ^-^ Just having that much family around at Christmas, and somehow managing (with my very little budget) to find all of them a little something that they really liked, was such a blast. I love the look on people's faces when you give them something they really wanted, or didn't even KNOW that they wanted. It's totally priceless.
Oh yes, and I also got some neat presents myself.
I think December was when I really started coming out of the horrible zombie-esque state into which I had fallen after our move. Probably because I had things to do. People should never underestimate the power of things you have to do when it comes to helping you actually feel up to doing the things you like to do... also hanging around with friends. Mhmm, friends are good medicine.
Lookit that, two months covered! Nice. Now, now, I know what you're thinking: "But Jenn, where is the dishy gossip you promised us? This is... nice, but it is hardly dishy gossip!" Okay, so maybe you weren't thinking that... but just in case I would like to say, "Fear not! We still have four more months to catch up on! So tune in next time..."
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