If you've been paying any attention at all to my posts over the past three months, you've noticed my obsession with Stargate Atlantis. ♥

( Fannish/ficcish ramblings )

Why oh why do Mondays have to suck so much?

Okay, so it's not that bad, it could totally be lots worse. But still. Mondays should be banned. (Seriously. How awesome would it be to have a four-day work/school-week and three-day weekends all the time? I think people would totally be more productive and less stressed ( Read more... )

I'm back! More details and a photo dump later, but I had a fantastic time in New York and Washington! :D ( Read more... )

I have lots to update on (including my Hollywood adventure), but that will come later. For now, I have a poem! :)

( 'Stormdance' by Laura Bang! )

Um, I totally had something to say, but now I've forgotten ( Read more... )

My stepdad left on Monday morning to go visit his family in San Jose, so I am in charge of cooking this week. I decided to be daring and try more complicated dinners than spaghetti, and so far I have made three very yummy dinners. I feel very accomplished knowing that I can fend for myself without having to subsist on spaghetti and frozen dinners ( Read more... )

I survived the writers' conference without being eaten by mountain lions or collapsing from exhaustion. :) It was a great experience, and I'm so excited to do some more writing. And I'm so proud of myself for going to the conference AND reading some of my stuff while I was there. Yay!

( Writers' Conference highlights )

I actually have a few moments to spare between events! Wow. *takes deep breaths* Conferences are very tiring. But it's also been a really great experience so far. I've mostly been hanging out in the Children's Lit workshops, since that's what I write, at least as far as stories go. But I also went to a fiction workshop, a poetry workshop, and ( Read more... )

Howl's Moving Castle is coming to Santa Barbara tomorrow!!! We NEVER get anime here since it's always on limited release and we're not cool enough to get limited releases. But it's coming tomorrow! YAY!!! :D From tomorrow to next Friday, I will be at the writer's conference (*is scared*), but I'm going to have to squeeze in some time to go see ( Read more... )

( 'The Motive for Metaphor' by Wallace Stevens )