Walked in the rain to the post office holding/transfer station in Interbay today. I got a little thinggy saying I have registered mail to pick up and sign for. This is the second time I've had to go pick something up there because I don't think they even bother to see if anyone's home to sign for certified and registered mail anymore, we just get ( Read more... )

I finally got my results back from Goldsmiths yesterday. I passed with merit! I have a Master's Degree!! *dance*


( Read more... )

The weekend seemed to go by really quickly. Friday night was Teri's 50th birthday party at the schmee. Her party was on par of my going away party. The theatre looked great, though dangerous for Raye with the red balloons everywhere. There was excellent food and wine & beer provided. Alex put together a slide show of pictures that played on the ( Read more... )

Today's adventure. I took a walk through South London, then the sun came out. When I got to Embankment, I decided to get a new view of the city from middle of the Thames on a boat! I took one of the little clipper ferries. IT was WAY cheaper than I thought, only 5.50 for a single and I got 1/3 off for having an oyster card. Sweet! Went from central ( Read more... )

Today the weather was really crappy so I went to the gym in lieu of a walk and I got all studious and put in my work hours at Senate House Library. I remembered a book that I had checked out there and read but didn't write down anything for my bibliog for portfolio, so I went back to find it. I figured it would probably be my last visit there, so I ( Read more... )

So last night was the launch. I didn't schmooze with any agents but they did show up. I really wished I could have read. I didn't really think of any way to approach them and start chatting. i'm just not that kind of person. I wished that I could have read for the exposure but also glad that I didn't have that pressure on me either. Ah well. It was ( Read more... )

Tonight is the official launch event for the Goldfish website. I've been looking forward to this for the whole course. People from the MA with be there, some of the tutors and  hopefully a generous number of the literary agents we invited will come. This has in the past brought writers in the course the attention to agents that lead to publishing. ( Read more... )

I've been in London for exactly 6 months today.

Next week is the last day of class (there are some talks in the summer but they're optional). I'm going to be really sad to not see everybody every week. I'll be sad to leave my morning workshop crew as well. I'll miss drunken Wednesday nights at the pub but I won't miss Thursday hangovers. It's all a ( Read more... )

On Thursday I had a tutorial with one of my tutors and I was told to take a weekend off from writing to regroup and stop freaking out. Take a weekend off and not write? Okay I can do that. So I actually had a proper weekend. I mean, I know only going to school one day a week means much of my life is a weekend but usually I tend to Work every day of ( Read more... )

I don’t know where to begin when I decide to update these days. First of all Andy got a part time job! Yeay! It being part time means things are going to be still rocky financially but it’s definitely a step in the right direction. The bias employers have had about hiring unemployed people lately, a foot in the door or having something is ( Read more... )