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I've started and deleted double digit opening lines here. What to say, what to say, in a place that used to be everything and now I barely remember how to use! What is html? How to gif?
I miss you, and this. Maybe that's where I start?
Every now and then I go on nostalgic spirals and re-read comment threads full of capslock flail and outrage and gifs and inside jokes and think... take me back.
For those who chimed in following my last post: an update. Nothing ever came of the AO3 plagiarism thing. The 'author' never responded to my attempts to communicate and hasn't posted on AO3 under that username again. I decided I was only obsessing because it was exam time and I needed to move on, so I did. AO3 moderators did eventually reply and offered to step in, but I was kinda over it by then and I would have needed to trawl through and provide them with some additional examples, and I just really didn't have the time, so... yeah. Anyway!
In that previous post I also mentioned the fact it was likely 21st birthday parties were going to be (once again) on my social calendar. Well, guess where I'm going tonight?! Fun and crazy times, indeed.
Perhaps the most exciting (to be honest, only exciting!) thing that's happened recently is the fact I've finished first year Medicine. Woot. I am still loving it and not regretting it for a single moment, but I did get a hold of the draft timetable for first semester of year two and... holy yikes. We didn't need stethoscopes in first year, so I put off investing in one a year ago, but we definitely need them in first semester next year so I finally get to buy one without feeling like a bit silly! Despite the twelve months that have elapsed since I solicited opinions, and the fact there are new options available, I'm still pretty locked in on miss_blanche's suggestion! By the way, for those of you familiar with her, she just finished her intern year! WHAT A CHAMP, OMG. Though, that said, I'm still at the stage where I'm convinced intern year is a mythical fantasy created to keep us turning up to cell biology lectures!
What else is happening? I still watch TV and read books and obsess over music, because somethings never change. The only difference is I have completely lost the ability to write, or even conceive of potential plots for, fanfic. This makes me very sad, but also kinda glad because I have strong memories of writing 6000 words in a day and barely stopping to take a breath and while it was exhilarating, it would also make studying Medicine a lot more difficult than it already is!
Shows I have recently watched? Younger (Team Josh/Liza and not even sorry about it, also, I over-identified with Liza to a degree that was kinda troubling!), Bodyguard, Deadwind, Maniac (what even WAS that?! OMG.), and Better Call Saul (continued brilliance).
Books I have recently read? When the Night Comes by Favel Parrett (set between Hobart and Antartica and really beautifully written), and Girl Running, Boy Falling by Kate Gordon (a local Tassie author. I wanted this to be better than it was). I have many things on my to read shelf and given I have almost four months until Uni starts up again, I plan to give them a good shake (though, don't get me wrong, studying this year did NOT in any way shape or form, stop me from reading novels! It just made me feel guilty about it!). The ones I'm most excited to get to are Milkman by Anna Burns (recently won the Man Booker Prize), A History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (I know, I know, I'm behind the times on that one!), and Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak (think The Book Thief). They will no doubt keep me busy and mostly outta trouble!
Concerts I have recently been to? I went to Gang of Youths on Wednesday night this week and it was such a strange experience. Moments of definite 9-10/10, which is what I'd been expecting, but also some 2/10 times. In fact, lots of 2/10 times. Way too much chit chat that could barely be understood and an emphasis on ballads that sounded really, realllllly mumbly. Their big anthemic numbers were freaking amazing and I wish they'd concentrated more on those, if only because they sounded so much better. But oh well. Next up is Ministry of Sound with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, which should be awesome. And then Falls Festival, as per usual. Next year I already have Nick Cave tickets lined up, oh, and... FATBOY SLIM. Say what?! Gonna get my interpretative dance on for that shit, don't you worry!
Have some GRAACE in the meantime!
Once again, this entry is dedicated to crickets who seems to have an uncanny knack of posting at just the right time!
I miss you, and this. Maybe that's where I start?
Every now and then I go on nostalgic spirals and re-read comment threads full of capslock flail and outrage and gifs and inside jokes and think... take me back.
For those who chimed in following my last post: an update. Nothing ever came of the AO3 plagiarism thing. The 'author' never responded to my attempts to communicate and hasn't posted on AO3 under that username again. I decided I was only obsessing because it was exam time and I needed to move on, so I did. AO3 moderators did eventually reply and offered to step in, but I was kinda over it by then and I would have needed to trawl through and provide them with some additional examples, and I just really didn't have the time, so... yeah. Anyway!
In that previous post I also mentioned the fact it was likely 21st birthday parties were going to be (once again) on my social calendar. Well, guess where I'm going tonight?! Fun and crazy times, indeed.
Perhaps the most exciting (to be honest, only exciting!) thing that's happened recently is the fact I've finished first year Medicine. Woot. I am still loving it and not regretting it for a single moment, but I did get a hold of the draft timetable for first semester of year two and... holy yikes. We didn't need stethoscopes in first year, so I put off investing in one a year ago, but we definitely need them in first semester next year so I finally get to buy one without feeling like a bit silly! Despite the twelve months that have elapsed since I solicited opinions, and the fact there are new options available, I'm still pretty locked in on miss_blanche's suggestion! By the way, for those of you familiar with her, she just finished her intern year! WHAT A CHAMP, OMG. Though, that said, I'm still at the stage where I'm convinced intern year is a mythical fantasy created to keep us turning up to cell biology lectures!
What else is happening? I still watch TV and read books and obsess over music, because somethings never change. The only difference is I have completely lost the ability to write, or even conceive of potential plots for, fanfic. This makes me very sad, but also kinda glad because I have strong memories of writing 6000 words in a day and barely stopping to take a breath and while it was exhilarating, it would also make studying Medicine a lot more difficult than it already is!
Shows I have recently watched? Younger (Team Josh/Liza and not even sorry about it, also, I over-identified with Liza to a degree that was kinda troubling!), Bodyguard, Deadwind, Maniac (what even WAS that?! OMG.), and Better Call Saul (continued brilliance).
Books I have recently read? When the Night Comes by Favel Parrett (set between Hobart and Antartica and really beautifully written), and Girl Running, Boy Falling by Kate Gordon (a local Tassie author. I wanted this to be better than it was). I have many things on my to read shelf and given I have almost four months until Uni starts up again, I plan to give them a good shake (though, don't get me wrong, studying this year did NOT in any way shape or form, stop me from reading novels! It just made me feel guilty about it!). The ones I'm most excited to get to are Milkman by Anna Burns (recently won the Man Booker Prize), A History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (I know, I know, I'm behind the times on that one!), and Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak (think The Book Thief). They will no doubt keep me busy and mostly outta trouble!
Concerts I have recently been to? I went to Gang of Youths on Wednesday night this week and it was such a strange experience. Moments of definite 9-10/10, which is what I'd been expecting, but also some 2/10 times. In fact, lots of 2/10 times. Way too much chit chat that could barely be understood and an emphasis on ballads that sounded really, realllllly mumbly. Their big anthemic numbers were freaking amazing and I wish they'd concentrated more on those, if only because they sounded so much better. But oh well. Next up is Ministry of Sound with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, which should be awesome. And then Falls Festival, as per usual. Next year I already have Nick Cave tickets lined up, oh, and... FATBOY SLIM. Say what?! Gonna get my interpretative dance on for that shit, don't you worry!
Have some GRAACE in the meantime!
Click to viewOnce again, this entry is dedicated to crickets who seems to have an uncanny knack of posting at just the right time!