2010-2011 (just a little late)
So, 2011! Wow that came quickly XD
It's been a hectic January, what with a week of floods and then a week of cleanup, but things are starting to level out now...right in time for me to leave for the US on Friday! Spending a week in Vail (Colorado) skiing, then a couple of days in San Fran, driving down to LA, visiting the Getty again because I love it very much and then heading back home. Travelling with family, thus no crazy detours across state lines for house calls - wish I could! XD
Floods and the aftermath aside, January's been good - I've been fairly absorbed in reading for my honours thesis, and equally absorbed in editing the first draft novel manuscript I churned out in November-December; I'm still a little bit in shock that I've produced a complete novel with some degree of maturity to it. Really feel good about this one. Cross fingers for me. Heading back to uni at the end of Feb, will be nice to be back there in a more postgrad, research-based capacity. Lots of hard work though :D
Cosplay-wise, I'm trying to balance out this year and spend a bit more time making clothes rather than just costumes, but I have plans to be at Brisnova, Melbnova and SMASH, plus possibly Main and/or Manifest. Working at the moment on a dress that I love very much, which I plan to use to cosplay a character from the novel written by my very, very awesome LJ friend amarissia - she doesn't know that I've been working on this lol 'cause I didn't want to put it out there in case I didn't get it done, so I'm going to lol if she sees this entry XDD
Fic, I would really love to happen - I would particularly, of course, love to add some chapters to my poor long-left-waiting Geass fic as I promised a few people in November - but my head is tremendously full of my novel right now, and unfortunately I suspect this year may be almost as low on fic as the last, depending on how work-intensive uni ends up being.
That's pretty much my year so far and to come!
2010 is well and truly gone now, but as I never quite got around to making a new year's post, a couple of quick but very heartfelt thank yous for the year just gone: to amarissia, for sharing her perspective and experiences and giving me the courage to make a massive change for the better in my life - I couldn't have taken the step to proper treatment without your example to follow <3; and to zimiel , for always being there, always being amazing, and always being you. You helped me through some pretty weird moments in 2010, and we had some good fun, and...to be wildly corny and quote my favourite band, "you might roll your eyes at this but I'm so glad that you exist." :)
Love to all, and apologies for my sometimes-tendency to lurk; I will try to leave a few more comments around the place! *lurks creepily in shadows* :D
It's been a hectic January, what with a week of floods and then a week of cleanup, but things are starting to level out now...right in time for me to leave for the US on Friday! Spending a week in Vail (Colorado) skiing, then a couple of days in San Fran, driving down to LA, visiting the Getty again because I love it very much and then heading back home. Travelling with family, thus no crazy detours across state lines for house calls - wish I could! XD
Floods and the aftermath aside, January's been good - I've been fairly absorbed in reading for my honours thesis, and equally absorbed in editing the first draft novel manuscript I churned out in November-December; I'm still a little bit in shock that I've produced a complete novel with some degree of maturity to it. Really feel good about this one. Cross fingers for me. Heading back to uni at the end of Feb, will be nice to be back there in a more postgrad, research-based capacity. Lots of hard work though :D
Cosplay-wise, I'm trying to balance out this year and spend a bit more time making clothes rather than just costumes, but I have plans to be at Brisnova, Melbnova and SMASH, plus possibly Main and/or Manifest. Working at the moment on a dress that I love very much, which I plan to use to cosplay a character from the novel written by my very, very awesome LJ friend amarissia - she doesn't know that I've been working on this lol 'cause I didn't want to put it out there in case I didn't get it done, so I'm going to lol if she sees this entry XDD
Fic, I would really love to happen - I would particularly, of course, love to add some chapters to my poor long-left-waiting Geass fic as I promised a few people in November - but my head is tremendously full of my novel right now, and unfortunately I suspect this year may be almost as low on fic as the last, depending on how work-intensive uni ends up being.
That's pretty much my year so far and to come!
2010 is well and truly gone now, but as I never quite got around to making a new year's post, a couple of quick but very heartfelt thank yous for the year just gone: to amarissia, for sharing her perspective and experiences and giving me the courage to make a massive change for the better in my life - I couldn't have taken the step to proper treatment without your example to follow <3; and to zimiel , for always being there, always being amazing, and always being you. You helped me through some pretty weird moments in 2010, and we had some good fun, and...to be wildly corny and quote my favourite band, "you might roll your eyes at this but I'm so glad that you exist." :)
Love to all, and apologies for my sometimes-tendency to lurk; I will try to leave a few more comments around the place! *lurks creepily in shadows* :D