I don't want to jinx myself by announcing this, but at the same time I feel silly about thinking that saying something will jinx it. So yeah... it's crunch time. My test (final attempt) is in 13 days (cause I take it on 12/20 and today is pretty much over). I'm doing well learning. The system here is SO different, but really effective. Affective? ( Read more... )

Mom's 50th birthday is coming up. Dad and I have been looking at each other with a "shit, what do we get her" look. As usual, we're turning to jewelry. Except everything in the $150 vicinity is either plain, or boring or tiny. And all the pretty diamond stuff is expensive! We're getting nowhere. *sigh* What do the cool kids & hubbies get their ( Read more... )

I'm absolute rubbish with grammar and punctuation when it comes to my own writing. God bless my Greek Goddesses! My guess is, I rush to get my ideas down, not paying attention to the details because I don't want to interrupt the flow (and my characters tend to whine and moan when I don't listen to what they have to say or want to do). After that, I ( Read more... )

... I haven't done much. I've used these few days off to laze, relax, eat and do a little shopping.

Tomorrow is mega-shopping day. Mum's taken the day off and we're going to be out getting my hair done (and her a facial), finishing up last minute items and desperately searching for formal-wear that is appropriate for the summer weather on the ( Read more... )

NaNo - I was finally able to break free from my disturbing scene and move on to a more light-hearted part of the plot. The former is, by no means, close to complete, but as I've mentioned before, I can't get into the characters so I can't write it out. The break away from that scene is allowing me to delve into a different facet of my protagonist's ( Read more... )

That other, lengthier post is still "in the works". Mostly because I'm no longer in the mind-frame to continue with the topic. In the meantime, I'm trying to establish the habit of posting at least once every couple of days. You might be subjected to ranrdom little snippets, but I'd rather LJ than  twitter, so here it is ( Read more... )

Thank God for tylenol! Well, now that that's out of the way (along with my headache!). It's been interesting. My suitemates did not try to get me drunk this weekend, though I'm sure that is absolutely no indication of what they do plan on trying to do. Friday was interesting. I went shopping at Crossgates with a friend. We went in through the ( Read more... )