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Writing is going well. My process, she is slow, but I'm liking the results--especially since I'm writing short stories at the moment, and well... my natural length is a lot longer. One of them (which is out to my crew for critiques) is even first-person, present-tense; two things I almost never do.

deuxSpeaking of writing, I've started using

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[initialdescent]

ichi
I've read the story through once. I'll be reading through it again in the next day or two and getting back to you with a critique. Btw, my biggest comment at the moment is, "Yes, you will get into one of the Clarions, if not both."

ni
I'm still trying to figure out how to use Scrivener. I know it's helpful for a lot of people, but I am not very organized (my outlines tend to read like a conversation with myself), so the program has mostly sat as an unused icon on my desktop since I won NaNo in 2009. I need a kick in the butt to start using it, especially since my disorganization is probably my major writing-related problem right now.

san to yon
Work is work is work, and work can be crazy-making no matter what you do. If at all possible, try not to think about it when you're not there. Treat it as what it is: a job, not you, not your life.

go(That's the Japanese number 5, not an admonition.) That's a lot of heavy stuff to think about. The prospect of leaving behind unpleasant situations can be very appealing. And not

[cassiealexander]

How central is central valley?

(And i'm positive you know this, but cannot help myself -- apply to as many nursing schools as you might be interested in, as early and often as you can, seeing as a ton of them have long waits.)

[enggirl]

So often the "what do I do" cry means balancing the NOW with the LATER in terms of happiness and sanity. Sure, the Central Valley isn't your favorite place, but, from what I'm reading here, the pros of mom+money=a certain kind of sanity and knowing that you took care of business and can move into the future unencumbered by guilt or debt are larger than the cons. Plus, a friend and I have had a motto that has gotten us through no end of jobs and commitments: "I can do *anything* for a year."
Good luck, my dear, on figuring out the future! :)

[nena_nieve]

My advice? Go to Lesser Outer Heck. And plan a (reasonably long) visit to New England for about two or three months after you go there, so that you'll have an escape right when living-at-home-as-an-adult starts to make you seriously nuts. Mi sofabed es tu sofabed. And if we plan our timing right (and I have any disposable income - this latter being a really seriously big "if"), I might be able to run away with you somewhere for a weekend.

Not that this advice is in any way self-serving. Nooooo.

[towersofgrey]

This is hard. I have no words of wisdom for you. Job situations are so multiplex and can get too ugly too quick. All I have to say is that nothing is worth your physical and mental health. Yes, it might cost you in the short term if you quit, but looking at it from a long term perspective, the cost of you staying at a place that damages your soul could be far worse.

That being said, if there is a way to minimize the whirlpool of suck at current job . . . man I wish I was around the corner so we could go grab drinks and talk it through. Office politics is like my undeclared minor here in the real world university. Anyways take care of yourself. You are good people and you deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

(sends virtual margarita)