New work and old problems
Today was my first day of work at CAMH. I was concerned that I might be faced with people discussing things that were over my head, or be overwhelmed by work, or in some other way come up short. But today went well. There's the usual "getting you started" stuff, for which I had to travel down to their Queen St. office, then back to the location on College for the rest of my work day. I share an office, but don't yet have a phone or a computer. On Thursday I'll be taking in some personal items to make it more "mine."
As far as the project goes, it sounds terrific (I was saying that word all day) and I can't wait to get started on it. I've got some orientation training (and how can that term ever not sound weird to someone lgbt?) and I have to get checked out by a nurse to ensure I'm fit. On the up side, the people are friendly, they're nurturing of my skills and career, and they're flexible about when I work. That means my Halifax trip isn't likely to be a problem.
I've also got to juggle my student loan forms, which need to be completed and faxed. Then I'll likely spend weeks fighting with them via phone about the contents and whether or not I qualify for repayment assistance. Grrr. I really want to pay these things off (Die demon loans! Die!). Working in a place where people spend their money so freely is going to be a challenge when my plan is to dump every cent onto my loans. When all my coworkers were poor video store clerks it wasn't as bad.
And the LAS contest is back in action. I used a skip while I was in Atlanta, and now I'm back, but the prompt isn't knocking my creative socks off. Maybe I'm slightly off my fanfic game since I got some negative feedback on a story. A person sent me two comments, and I disagree with both of them. One of them is an issue of how widespread knowledge about Stonewall is. Having met a room filled lesbians who had never heard of Sappho, I think it's safe to say that not everyone in 'he community is super-savvy on queer history. The other is about the use of a psychological term. We agree over facts, but disagree in our perception of the character and his perception. I request people to send me feedback that includes corrections, and have made changes where I agreed with the reviews. This is the first time I've disagreed, and it's left me feeling kind of defensive. I'm also feeling slightly less creative (no wonder with all the stuff on my plate). I've got three fanfic stories in progress. I hope I haven't started to run out of steam.
I went to the Scott Pilgrim screening on Friday (Thank-you to Hauke and Pete!), and saw the movie for the first time. It rocked. I watched it on DVD yesterday. I think the original ending, where he ends up with Knives, works better for the characters, but I understand why it didn't work for the audience, who was more invested in the Scott/Ramona pairing by then. I kind of like thinking of each ending as alternate universes. Although I suppose one of them could have tried getting with Nega Scott.
As far as the project goes, it sounds terrific (I was saying that word all day) and I can't wait to get started on it. I've got some orientation training (and how can that term ever not sound weird to someone lgbt?) and I have to get checked out by a nurse to ensure I'm fit. On the up side, the people are friendly, they're nurturing of my skills and career, and they're flexible about when I work. That means my Halifax trip isn't likely to be a problem.
I've also got to juggle my student loan forms, which need to be completed and faxed. Then I'll likely spend weeks fighting with them via phone about the contents and whether or not I qualify for repayment assistance. Grrr. I really want to pay these things off (Die demon loans! Die!). Working in a place where people spend their money so freely is going to be a challenge when my plan is to dump every cent onto my loans. When all my coworkers were poor video store clerks it wasn't as bad.
And the LAS contest is back in action. I used a skip while I was in Atlanta, and now I'm back, but the prompt isn't knocking my creative socks off. Maybe I'm slightly off my fanfic game since I got some negative feedback on a story. A person sent me two comments, and I disagree with both of them. One of them is an issue of how widespread knowledge about Stonewall is. Having met a room filled lesbians who had never heard of Sappho, I think it's safe to say that not everyone in 'he community is super-savvy on queer history. The other is about the use of a psychological term. We agree over facts, but disagree in our perception of the character and his perception. I request people to send me feedback that includes corrections, and have made changes where I agreed with the reviews. This is the first time I've disagreed, and it's left me feeling kind of defensive. I'm also feeling slightly less creative (no wonder with all the stuff on my plate). I've got three fanfic stories in progress. I hope I haven't started to run out of steam.
I went to the Scott Pilgrim screening on Friday (Thank-you to Hauke and Pete!), and saw the movie for the first time. It rocked. I watched it on DVD yesterday. I think the original ending, where he ends up with Knives, works better for the characters, but I understand why it didn't work for the audience, who was more invested in the Scott/Ramona pairing by then. I kind of like thinking of each ending as alternate universes. Although I suppose one of them could have tried getting with Nega Scott.