Idle Hands and Standby Characters
I believe that I have made over 40 LJ posts since graduating. I'm not sure if I previously made 40 LJ posts in a year. Surely this tells you how very busy I've been lately.
So, I sent my portfolio materials in to FIEA this afternoon. Professor Ruehr agreed to do my third recommendation letter. I think I still need to bug him and Alexandra about getting them in on time. So.... uh... I guess what that means is, until New Years day when I can actually get a 2009 FAFSA (and then worry about HOW the heck I'm gonna go to grad school), my applications are all done.
I'm waiting until some undetermined point in November to hear back about SMU and Pixar, and December to hear about FIEA.
I'm all out of excuses now. I've got bloody nothing to do, I need to go get a job. *sigh*
At the moment I'm just looking for something to hold me over for six months 'till grad school, which limits my options slightly (although my actual career goals have sorta kept me from looking at "career" jobs in town, anyways). Kouri was talking to me about an IT job at UNM. I don't know if I feel qualified for that, but I guess it's not something that'd be hard for me to pick up, and it sure pays well. Most graphic design jobs I've seen ask for a knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as a couple other things. I've got a lot of amateur experience with photoshop, but almost no experience with Illustrator. I wonder if I can convince my dad to pick up a copy of Illustrator Elements, or whatever they have. Also, a guy from United American Insurance called about my resume on Monster. I suppose I should probably call back. Here's hoping they actually have an opening that has something to do with me.
I've been feeling kind of odd the past few days. I don't feel sick. Just kinda tired and kinda muddle-headed. I don't know if it's allergies or what. My sister gave me some melatonin pills to help deal with insomnia issues, and I'm wondering if it might be a reaction to those. There's this constant sort of light sinus pressure that screws with my balance. It doesn't feel very strongly of sinus pressure. I mostly just feel it when I'm concentrating hard on something, like piano.
I need to find something more to do with my days. Somethign that doesn't involve sitting in front of my computer. I also need to figure out a way to regain my ability to focus. Despite my inability to focus, I think the main thing keeping me from doing any sort of writing (namely NaNo), is that it's work, not entertainment, that forces me to sit at this uncomfortable desk staring at this glowing panel.
Drawing is good, I should do more of that, but I also want to work more on my digital painting skills and animation, and this requires computer. (Maybe I should start looking to take comissions again. That... never got off the ground at all)
I really need to get a book... I'm thinking I'll go out and try to get my hands on Catch 22.
I don't like how strongly it affects me when the people around me are irritable.
In other news, I've been thinking a little about RP characters I'd like to do more with, maybe use in public works, and characters that aren't tied to a solid world concept. I absolutely love Roma, from my Zelda game, and I'd love to figure out some way to use her in another context where, you know, the general public might see her.
Then there's my quirky lineup of RP characters that I think could be really interesting for a comic or something, like Jill the girl whose soul has been bound to a sword for some-thousand years, and Libra, the infinite spellbook who developed sentience and strives to be the encyclopedia of everything.
And my NaNo novel has me thinking about Dream On again (story idea about people who exist in a different world while sleeping in their world).
As the fantasy world for Dream On hasn't been fleshed out much, I started thinking of those misplaced characters as natives of the fantasy world, and I think they may be starting to give it an interesting - if slightly inconsistent - flavor where before it had none. Of course, I still have no bloody idea as to what the plot would be. I figured if it happened in comic form, I'd sorta let the characters determine what the plot was, although the eventual development of the history of the fantasy world would have a lot to do with it as well.
All this thinking about Dream On has me thinking, hmm, it could make for an interesting RP! (I think Jill would make an awesome DM PC)
*sigh*
This sorta jumping around of ideas is largely why I'm a little reluctant to start a new RP.
So, I sent my portfolio materials in to FIEA this afternoon. Professor Ruehr agreed to do my third recommendation letter. I think I still need to bug him and Alexandra about getting them in on time. So.... uh... I guess what that means is, until New Years day when I can actually get a 2009 FAFSA (and then worry about HOW the heck I'm gonna go to grad school), my applications are all done.
I'm waiting until some undetermined point in November to hear back about SMU and Pixar, and December to hear about FIEA.
I'm all out of excuses now. I've got bloody nothing to do, I need to go get a job. *sigh*
At the moment I'm just looking for something to hold me over for six months 'till grad school, which limits my options slightly (although my actual career goals have sorta kept me from looking at "career" jobs in town, anyways). Kouri was talking to me about an IT job at UNM. I don't know if I feel qualified for that, but I guess it's not something that'd be hard for me to pick up, and it sure pays well. Most graphic design jobs I've seen ask for a knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as a couple other things. I've got a lot of amateur experience with photoshop, but almost no experience with Illustrator. I wonder if I can convince my dad to pick up a copy of Illustrator Elements, or whatever they have. Also, a guy from United American Insurance called about my resume on Monster. I suppose I should probably call back. Here's hoping they actually have an opening that has something to do with me.
I've been feeling kind of odd the past few days. I don't feel sick. Just kinda tired and kinda muddle-headed. I don't know if it's allergies or what. My sister gave me some melatonin pills to help deal with insomnia issues, and I'm wondering if it might be a reaction to those. There's this constant sort of light sinus pressure that screws with my balance. It doesn't feel very strongly of sinus pressure. I mostly just feel it when I'm concentrating hard on something, like piano.
I need to find something more to do with my days. Somethign that doesn't involve sitting in front of my computer. I also need to figure out a way to regain my ability to focus. Despite my inability to focus, I think the main thing keeping me from doing any sort of writing (namely NaNo), is that it's work, not entertainment, that forces me to sit at this uncomfortable desk staring at this glowing panel.
Drawing is good, I should do more of that, but I also want to work more on my digital painting skills and animation, and this requires computer. (Maybe I should start looking to take comissions again. That... never got off the ground at all)
I really need to get a book... I'm thinking I'll go out and try to get my hands on Catch 22.
I don't like how strongly it affects me when the people around me are irritable.
In other news, I've been thinking a little about RP characters I'd like to do more with, maybe use in public works, and characters that aren't tied to a solid world concept. I absolutely love Roma, from my Zelda game, and I'd love to figure out some way to use her in another context where, you know, the general public might see her.
Then there's my quirky lineup of RP characters that I think could be really interesting for a comic or something, like Jill the girl whose soul has been bound to a sword for some-thousand years, and Libra, the infinite spellbook who developed sentience and strives to be the encyclopedia of everything.
And my NaNo novel has me thinking about Dream On again (story idea about people who exist in a different world while sleeping in their world).
As the fantasy world for Dream On hasn't been fleshed out much, I started thinking of those misplaced characters as natives of the fantasy world, and I think they may be starting to give it an interesting - if slightly inconsistent - flavor where before it had none. Of course, I still have no bloody idea as to what the plot would be. I figured if it happened in comic form, I'd sorta let the characters determine what the plot was, although the eventual development of the history of the fantasy world would have a lot to do with it as well.
All this thinking about Dream On has me thinking, hmm, it could make for an interesting RP! (I think Jill would make an awesome DM PC)
*sigh*
This sorta jumping around of ideas is largely why I'm a little reluctant to start a new RP.