Maledicte

• So, this morning, I got in my car and drove to Santa Fe University of Art and Design and walked into the admissions office. I figured, if someone was there to talk to me, great, if not I could make an appointment and come back later. Someone was there (someone really helpful, I love it when I find helpful people) and we talked for 30-40 minutes. This is all and incredibly spur-of-the-moment sort of thing, but I'm... applying for this coming fall semester. They have rolling admission, and currently no application fee, so why the hell not? They have a creative writing program, study abroad opportunities, and really, I just want to get my degree and move on with my fucking life.

It's way cheaper than SJC, plus I'll get a discount for being a state resident. Their creative writing faculty is made up of published authors, their campus is being renovated and updated and everything is new and shiny, and I might be able to graduate at about the same time I would have if I'd kept going at SJC. I guess they also have a "design your own degree" type thing, where you can specialize your degree a little bit more than their programs allow. I'll probably end up talking to someone about possibly focusing a bit more on genre fiction. We'll see how that works.

So now, I am all panicky about getting all my damn ducks in a row so that I can apply. (Which is what? Two separate transcripts from two schools, recommendations from tutors at SJC, financial aid, actually applying, and also a damn writing portfolio because I want to apply for some scholarships. Oof.)

• Goddamnit, this means dealing with Lang again. I hate their administrative offices. Everyone is so unhelpful there. (Or they were when I was a student. I can't imagine that not being a student will make them any more inclined to be helpful.)

• Made some new friends thanks to a friending meme. (/waves) Hi, new people! Welcome to... the hilarious reality show that is my life. (/headdesk)

• Currently working on two X-Men: First Class RPs, both of which are awesome. I just wanted to mention that because they make me happy.

• The cat that I've been looking after for about a year, wandered off about 48 hours ago. There's been no sign of him, and he obviously hasn't come back to eat while I've been out or sleeping. He's never been gone this long before, and he was only a few weeks away from going home with his real owner. I feel really awful about this. (Though, since it happened during the day when I just wasn't there, and not at night when he's supposed to be inside, I feel less like it's my fault and more just sad.) I sent an email to his owner letting him know, which was damn hard. Even though it's possible he'll come back, no other cat I've ever had who has wandered off like this has ever come home. So I basically had to email him to tell him his cat is probably dead. :(

• Mom landed in Abq. about 40 mins ago. She's been out this time for only a few weeks, and I have no idea how long she's staying. She's going to help me out with this whole transferring in just a few short months thing, and also probably will help me with potential moving to a new place, and (hopefully) will help facilitate an eye-doctor appointment so I can get new contacts and new glasses.

• I've decided I have no excuse for not writing, these days. So, in addition to the fanfiction that I really ought to be working on (I'm going to do that tonight, I'm fucking determined), I'm also going to start focusing more on my original stuff. (This was decided before I realized I would need a portfolio to apply to SFUAD. It's just a bonus that I'll also be able to add stuff that I work on to that portfolio.) If I get into SFUAD (yes, I'm using the acronym a lot because it cracks me up) I'll be writing a lot more. So I ought to start getting back into practice now while I can.

• I want to marry Michael Fassbender.

That is all.

New current tallies, I has them.

• Current list of fics I am writing:
1) Prince Caspian AU (440 words, considering writing this for au_bigbang but I has no time)
2) Enchanted Epilogue (370 typed, 200 untyped)
3) Hawaii Five-0 "Mary McGarrett is a BAMF" (1030 words)
4) Star Trek XI Kirk/Spock smut (135 typed, 400+ untyped, last count was an estimate)
5) HP Founders-fic, Before They Were Legends (no change since last count, can't find the notebook I wrote this in, hm)
6) Covert Affairs Joan/Arthur romance/smut (actually 500 words, can't find where I wrote the rest of this down either)
7) Merlin Arthur/Merlin (with actual plot, zomg) (still 100 words)

• Current list of ideas bouncing around in my head:
1) Tangled Epilogue (because I am a nutjob, clearly)
2) Hawaii Five-0 Steve/Danny thing (because I ♥ them)

• Current RP things:
1) eraofhogwarts
2) Letter thing with dragon_gypsy
3) Vampire/Demon thing with dragon_gypsy
4) Abban/Dmitri thing with dragon_gypsy
5) Medieval knights thing with girasola

• Current tally of papers:
1) Math paper - DONE
2) Language paper - got extension, will be writing this tonight and tomorrow

• Current tally of TV shows I am watching FOR THE PLEASURE OF IT:
1) Eureka (which I have finally downloaded the second half of S3 and can finish when I get home from work)
2) Angel (alternating between S1 and S5 because I am a doof but I ♥ S5)

• Current tally of movies I watched/am watching/will watch BECAUSE I CAN:
1) Black Swan (tomorrow morning with my father)
2) Possibly Amadeus (because we're studying Don Giovanni in music right now, and I think it's hilarious)
3) Definitely Robin Hood for boning up on knowledge (LOL with me) for RP with Mira.

• Tally of cocktails/drinks I intend to consume between now and the end of the Oscars:
1) Martinis
2) Hot chocolate with Bailey's
3) Rum and coke
4) whatever else my dad provides the alcohol for