This one's for Jamie
So, as usual, it's been a crazy long time since my last update. In my defense, I actually have been pretty busy. I'm enjoying my internship (for the most part), not at all enjoying the commuting thing, managing to spend time with friends, and even getting a bit of writing done. So, on the whole, things are good.
There, Jamie, happy now? I updated.
Okay, maybe I could write a little bit more. And, yes, that was a pretty lame attempt at a visual joke. Meh.
So. Life of the Bootler. As I said, my internship is going pretty well, on the whole. I work with very nice people, in a really nice building, and on some pretty cool topics. It's a definite change from working at the bank. I've gone from an office with a hundred some-odd people, to now working in a house with five people (six including me). Just the sound level alone took some getting used to. I'm still not entirely sure if this will be turning into a full-time job, and I'm also not sure when I might be finding out. The internship ends on July 27th, so hopefully before then. Some days I think they'll definitely want to keep me, but other days I can't seem tos top making stupid mistakes so I'm sure they'll want to get rid of me as soon as they can. So . . . I guess we'll see.
Living at home is pretty much the same as any summer, except it's actually a bit more irritating this year. My parents are fine, my pets are awesome. I haven't been playing the piano very much but when I do that rocks too (except for the fact that the keys seem to move around while I'm playing so I hit the wrong ones. Does that happen to anyone else?) However this year, I actually have friends relatively close to where I'm living. And by relatively close, I mean in Toronto. So while that's certainly closer than Peterborough, or Oregon for that matter, it's not exactly a skip down the road. This means that I've been spending a lot of time on the GO train, and am getting pretty comfortable on a couple friends' couches. The plan is still to move out in September, and my friend Ashley and I have actually decided to move out together so that makes things a bit easier. In the meantime, tho, it's a pain. Except for the part where I get to hang out with friends, which is awesome. Already done a few movies (Pirates, Pan's Labyrinth, Fantastic 4), gone out for meals, went to the North by North East festival with Ashley. This weekend I'm off to Shawn's family's strawberry farm on Sunday, so that'll be pretty cool. So. Living at home, while cheap, is something that will hopefully be finished with soon.
And, finally, writing. Still working on the undead army story for Jamie. Only a year past deadline so far... Actually the fact that I managed to get any real work done on it at all this past year is because I managed to con Shawn into reading it and giving me some feedback. Of course he had some very different suggestions than Jamie's original requirements ("a big fight and some sex"), so it's actually kind of funny to sit and read the entire story through. It's really obvious when someone else started reading it. Or at least it is to me. But that's okay. At least progress is being made. And actually I'm pretty close to the end, so that's good news.
On a bit of a tangent, this whole thing has served to remind me (once again) that I do my best (read: any) writing when I have someone giving me feedback. THe last time I worked on anything I could somewhat seriously call a "novel" was when I was in a writing group I met through a class at George Brown College. This has brought to mind the idea that maybe I could take another writing course this fall. This would serve two purposes. First, it might help me get back into doing something I love and wouldn't mind pursuing professionally. Second, it would help with the whole school withdrawal thing. I've looked at a couple of the courses, and there might be some interesting stuff. I'm also toying with the idea of taking the same course I took before, since it was a number of years ago, but I don't know if that would be worth it. I mean mostly it's just the people that I'd be there for anyway, since from what I remember it was set up like a workshop anyway. But I have a bit of time to decide, and I should probably figure out what my financial situation will be like first.
Uhm, lesse. What else. That's pretty much everything. The summer is flying by ridiculously fast, I can't believe June is almost over. Of course, at the same time it feels like it's going really slow and I'm stuck in a holding pattern. Waiting to find out if I have a job, waiting to move out, waiting to figure out what my next "big goal" is going to be. Now that I'm out of school for the first time in my life, I'm not quite sure what to do with myself (hence the possible writing courses, lol). Ah well. I know I'll figure it out eventually, and I'll be reading through my lj archives in a couple years and laugh at myself, so that's something to keep in mind.
Yeah, okay this was a pretty boring update. But I promised to do it, and now it's done. May the next update come sooner, and with more interesting content...
There, Jamie, happy now? I updated.
Okay, maybe I could write a little bit more. And, yes, that was a pretty lame attempt at a visual joke. Meh.
So. Life of the Bootler. As I said, my internship is going pretty well, on the whole. I work with very nice people, in a really nice building, and on some pretty cool topics. It's a definite change from working at the bank. I've gone from an office with a hundred some-odd people, to now working in a house with five people (six including me). Just the sound level alone took some getting used to. I'm still not entirely sure if this will be turning into a full-time job, and I'm also not sure when I might be finding out. The internship ends on July 27th, so hopefully before then. Some days I think they'll definitely want to keep me, but other days I can't seem tos top making stupid mistakes so I'm sure they'll want to get rid of me as soon as they can. So . . . I guess we'll see.
Living at home is pretty much the same as any summer, except it's actually a bit more irritating this year. My parents are fine, my pets are awesome. I haven't been playing the piano very much but when I do that rocks too (except for the fact that the keys seem to move around while I'm playing so I hit the wrong ones. Does that happen to anyone else?) However this year, I actually have friends relatively close to where I'm living. And by relatively close, I mean in Toronto. So while that's certainly closer than Peterborough, or Oregon for that matter, it's not exactly a skip down the road. This means that I've been spending a lot of time on the GO train, and am getting pretty comfortable on a couple friends' couches. The plan is still to move out in September, and my friend Ashley and I have actually decided to move out together so that makes things a bit easier. In the meantime, tho, it's a pain. Except for the part where I get to hang out with friends, which is awesome. Already done a few movies (Pirates, Pan's Labyrinth, Fantastic 4), gone out for meals, went to the North by North East festival with Ashley. This weekend I'm off to Shawn's family's strawberry farm on Sunday, so that'll be pretty cool. So. Living at home, while cheap, is something that will hopefully be finished with soon.
And, finally, writing. Still working on the undead army story for Jamie. Only a year past deadline so far... Actually the fact that I managed to get any real work done on it at all this past year is because I managed to con Shawn into reading it and giving me some feedback. Of course he had some very different suggestions than Jamie's original requirements ("a big fight and some sex"), so it's actually kind of funny to sit and read the entire story through. It's really obvious when someone else started reading it. Or at least it is to me. But that's okay. At least progress is being made. And actually I'm pretty close to the end, so that's good news.
On a bit of a tangent, this whole thing has served to remind me (once again) that I do my best (read: any) writing when I have someone giving me feedback. THe last time I worked on anything I could somewhat seriously call a "novel" was when I was in a writing group I met through a class at George Brown College. This has brought to mind the idea that maybe I could take another writing course this fall. This would serve two purposes. First, it might help me get back into doing something I love and wouldn't mind pursuing professionally. Second, it would help with the whole school withdrawal thing. I've looked at a couple of the courses, and there might be some interesting stuff. I'm also toying with the idea of taking the same course I took before, since it was a number of years ago, but I don't know if that would be worth it. I mean mostly it's just the people that I'd be there for anyway, since from what I remember it was set up like a workshop anyway. But I have a bit of time to decide, and I should probably figure out what my financial situation will be like first.
Uhm, lesse. What else. That's pretty much everything. The summer is flying by ridiculously fast, I can't believe June is almost over. Of course, at the same time it feels like it's going really slow and I'm stuck in a holding pattern. Waiting to find out if I have a job, waiting to move out, waiting to figure out what my next "big goal" is going to be. Now that I'm out of school for the first time in my life, I'm not quite sure what to do with myself (hence the possible writing courses, lol). Ah well. I know I'll figure it out eventually, and I'll be reading through my lj archives in a couple years and laugh at myself, so that's something to keep in mind.
Yeah, okay this was a pretty boring update. But I promised to do it, and now it's done. May the next update come sooner, and with more interesting content...