I've been so disconnected from LJ lately
Mostly because I've been freaking out about the Visa, which I still don't have, but I finally filled out the application yesterday, after which they requested yet more documents that I don't have, including my old passport for some reason. I don't see how a passport that expired four years ago is relevant. I have no idea where if it if I even still have it. I hated that one; it had this horrible picture of me in it, so I wouldn't be surprised if I destroyed it, but I don't remember. I need to ask for yet another letter from my college detailing the course they accepted me for with how many hours of study per week it'll take and the fees and blah blah blah. I've never understood that "hours of study outside of class" thing. How do you calculate such things, anyway? It might be five, it might be zero. It might be an entire day bent over your textbooks because you were goofing off for two weeks instead of doing your homework.
Must remember to breathe.
In other less panicked news, I've started a novel. Another one. I only have two other ones in the backlog, but those require massive amounts of research that I don't have time for. Yet I'm confident about finishing this one (sort of) for two reasons. One: it's not set in the real world so I don't have to worry about facts that I have no control over and might not learn until it's too late. Two: it's a lot simpler than the first imagined world I attempted, as I don't have to take into account politics or economics or any stuff like that. Then again, I say that now. Just wait and the whole thing will turn over on its head. I've been writing 2,000+ words each day, sometimes going over 3,000, which is a major YAY for me.
I saw a cousin I haven't seen in years. She came over from Atlanta this past week and hung out at the house for the weekend. she brought her four kids with her, which let me know just how long it'd been. They're huge! I suddenly felt like one of those aunts that you don't remember but keep telling you that the last the time they saw you were this small while gesturing to some spot near their knee. I didn't say it, but I thought it. Suddenly I felt old, which is ridiculous because the eldest boys (twins) are fifteen, which makes them only ten years younger than me.
We're going to Medieval Times on Sunday, which I've never been to. That's why we're going, actually. After my friends went when they were here, I commented that I'd never been there and pointed out that my cousins had always promised me that they would take me but never did. Aghast by their lapse (seriously, Raul was all shocked about it), they determined to take me this time. My aunt's coming, too, since apparently she's never gone, either. I have no idea how that happened.
I bought Elizabeth today. Because of Christopher Eccleston. Though I really like the movie and Cate Blanchett is one of my favorite actresses, but, yeah, I bought it because of CE. If these were the old days before worries about a Master's Degree, I'd probably already have at least four of his movies. I want to get the first Season of Doctor Who even if it's through iTunes because the DVDs are horrendously expensive. What the hell is it with the BBC and HBO demanding $100 for their drama series? It's ridiculous.
Must remember to breathe.
In other less panicked news, I've started a novel. Another one. I only have two other ones in the backlog, but those require massive amounts of research that I don't have time for. Yet I'm confident about finishing this one (sort of) for two reasons. One: it's not set in the real world so I don't have to worry about facts that I have no control over and might not learn until it's too late. Two: it's a lot simpler than the first imagined world I attempted, as I don't have to take into account politics or economics or any stuff like that. Then again, I say that now. Just wait and the whole thing will turn over on its head. I've been writing 2,000+ words each day, sometimes going over 3,000, which is a major YAY for me.
I saw a cousin I haven't seen in years. She came over from Atlanta this past week and hung out at the house for the weekend. she brought her four kids with her, which let me know just how long it'd been. They're huge! I suddenly felt like one of those aunts that you don't remember but keep telling you that the last the time they saw you were this small while gesturing to some spot near their knee. I didn't say it, but I thought it. Suddenly I felt old, which is ridiculous because the eldest boys (twins) are fifteen, which makes them only ten years younger than me.
We're going to Medieval Times on Sunday, which I've never been to. That's why we're going, actually. After my friends went when they were here, I commented that I'd never been there and pointed out that my cousins had always promised me that they would take me but never did. Aghast by their lapse (seriously, Raul was all shocked about it), they determined to take me this time. My aunt's coming, too, since apparently she's never gone, either. I have no idea how that happened.
I bought Elizabeth today. Because of Christopher Eccleston. Though I really like the movie and Cate Blanchett is one of my favorite actresses, but, yeah, I bought it because of CE. If these were the old days before worries about a Master's Degree, I'd probably already have at least four of his movies. I want to get the first Season of Doctor Who even if it's through iTunes because the DVDs are horrendously expensive. What the hell is it with the BBC and HBO demanding $100 for their drama series? It's ridiculous.