We Could Have Spent All Summer Here
God, I haven't posted in almost a month. That kind of sucks.
I've been less committed to LJ recently, so I'm sorry if I missed anything. It's nothing personal, I've just had a lot going on. Having said that, given everything, I'm in a pretty good place at the moment. My parents divorce is imminent, my sister isn't too awesome and my brother's started highschool so, y'know, hormones are not his friend. But! My new years resolution was to have a sense of self-preservation this year, and I kind of feel like I'm pulling that off? I don't know. I'm close.
Outside of family has been good though! I mean, in dot point form:
- I have a new job! I'm working at the Queensland Writers Centre. Just in admin really, but I'm enjoying it. It's full time, and I'm basically helping people enrol in writing courses and boxing up book orders, but they say I'll get more involved as I settle in more. I'm hoping to help run the Yoga Writing course which is one hour of Yoga followed by an hour of writing lol.
- Also, I'm moving out! My best friend and I and possibly another friend. We're moving into a house in Morningside, and it looks like that'll happen at the beginning of March. Which is scary, but also kind of super exciting. It's a kind of freedom that I think I desperately need at this stage of my life.
- My social life has been a lot more active too, which has been good, but again, has contributed to me being away from LJ. It almost sucks as well, because it means I've been writing less too, and I feel like I have such an enormous need to emote lately, and that writing is something that's been so distant and so close all at once. Like I keep reaching for it only just to miss it. Like on the other side of an ajar window or something just beyond my touch. It's a strange feeling, but not one that makes me feel like this is inaccessible. Just like I'm not ready or something. That I will start writing again soon, and when I do it will be wonderful and the exact kind of release that I need.
- Oh! And, as a part of the socialising thing, I sprained my ankle and pulled two ligaments in my foot on Friday lol. I was in pumps and my heel caught in some floor grating and my face met the floor in a pretty epic scene. I'm on crutches, which makes the whole thing that much more hilarious.
- I'm also working on a project entitled 'see all the Oscar nominated films before the Oscars' and have actually made a dent in that list which is exciting. So far, my favourites are 'Black Swan' and 'Animal Kingdom', although I loved 'The Kids are Alright', 'The Social Network' and 'True Grit' as well. I'm hoping to see '127 Hours' and 'The King's Speech' later in the week.
- And Skins! Omg, my shooowwwww. I'm so glad you're back and honestly back on form after the shitfest that was season 4. I am really, really enjoying the newest season. There are such a range of new characters, and Rich/Grace is possibly the sweetest thing since Sid/Cassie. I just honestly love it so much. I'm also not really minding Skins US. It's not good by any stretch of the imagination, and certainly doesn't hold a candle to the original, but it's fun and has potential to get better, so I'm still watching it. I still can't help wishing that it was better than it was though.
- I'm also watching more things tv wise than I can throw a stick at and am struggling to catch up. I'm thinking I might put a few things on hold until the current tv season ends. I might also make a general tv post on thoughts, because I love doing that sort of shit lol.
- Plus, am reading 'Never Let Me Go' which is lovely and heart clenching and I'm not even halfway through yet. I imagine it'll get worse (in a wonderful sort of way).
Does anyone else have news?
I've been less committed to LJ recently, so I'm sorry if I missed anything. It's nothing personal, I've just had a lot going on. Having said that, given everything, I'm in a pretty good place at the moment. My parents divorce is imminent, my sister isn't too awesome and my brother's started highschool so, y'know, hormones are not his friend. But! My new years resolution was to have a sense of self-preservation this year, and I kind of feel like I'm pulling that off? I don't know. I'm close.
Outside of family has been good though! I mean, in dot point form:
- I have a new job! I'm working at the Queensland Writers Centre. Just in admin really, but I'm enjoying it. It's full time, and I'm basically helping people enrol in writing courses and boxing up book orders, but they say I'll get more involved as I settle in more. I'm hoping to help run the Yoga Writing course which is one hour of Yoga followed by an hour of writing lol.
- Also, I'm moving out! My best friend and I and possibly another friend. We're moving into a house in Morningside, and it looks like that'll happen at the beginning of March. Which is scary, but also kind of super exciting. It's a kind of freedom that I think I desperately need at this stage of my life.
- My social life has been a lot more active too, which has been good, but again, has contributed to me being away from LJ. It almost sucks as well, because it means I've been writing less too, and I feel like I have such an enormous need to emote lately, and that writing is something that's been so distant and so close all at once. Like I keep reaching for it only just to miss it. Like on the other side of an ajar window or something just beyond my touch. It's a strange feeling, but not one that makes me feel like this is inaccessible. Just like I'm not ready or something. That I will start writing again soon, and when I do it will be wonderful and the exact kind of release that I need.
- Oh! And, as a part of the socialising thing, I sprained my ankle and pulled two ligaments in my foot on Friday lol. I was in pumps and my heel caught in some floor grating and my face met the floor in a pretty epic scene. I'm on crutches, which makes the whole thing that much more hilarious.
- I'm also working on a project entitled 'see all the Oscar nominated films before the Oscars' and have actually made a dent in that list which is exciting. So far, my favourites are 'Black Swan' and 'Animal Kingdom', although I loved 'The Kids are Alright', 'The Social Network' and 'True Grit' as well. I'm hoping to see '127 Hours' and 'The King's Speech' later in the week.
- And Skins! Omg, my shooowwwww. I'm so glad you're back and honestly back on form after the shitfest that was season 4. I am really, really enjoying the newest season. There are such a range of new characters, and Rich/Grace is possibly the sweetest thing since Sid/Cassie. I just honestly love it so much. I'm also not really minding Skins US. It's not good by any stretch of the imagination, and certainly doesn't hold a candle to the original, but it's fun and has potential to get better, so I'm still watching it. I still can't help wishing that it was better than it was though.
- I'm also watching more things tv wise than I can throw a stick at and am struggling to catch up. I'm thinking I might put a few things on hold until the current tv season ends. I might also make a general tv post on thoughts, because I love doing that sort of shit lol.
- Plus, am reading 'Never Let Me Go' which is lovely and heart clenching and I'm not even halfway through yet. I imagine it'll get worse (in a wonderful sort of way).
Does anyone else have news?