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So, what has been up these past few days?
Sunday of Otakon was totally unexciting, besides getting to hang out with Kilika and squee over his stuff. That was nice and fun. I now need to get my hands on some way to transfer pictures off the new camera1 and onto Vera, so I can post some pics.
After Otakon, I came home, and solidly crashed on a bed for about twenty minutes. When I got up, I was full of righteous cleaning energy, but mom solidly dissapated that my telling me I should watch Evil Dead: The Musical with her and DarkEric.
Watched Evil Dead, which was pretty fantastic, ate food, and went dancing at Oella, which was nice, and social, and dance!
Monday I babysat all morning, and worked all afternoon. Yesterday I hung out with mom and Marty, and sorta pretended to Accomplish Things. Until MaccyTu-Eric came over, at which point I just gave it all up in order to watch the Glee pilot.
Glee pilot? Totally watchable. You should all totally watch it. Also, has a very lovely version of "Don't Stop Believin'", which is, of course, possibly the best song ever after Crazy Train.
I've still been pretty full of accomplishing-things-energy. I'm not exactly sure what it is; my brain just snapped into "this is Not Right" mode regarding...lots of things about me, really, and so I've been trying to do things to change all that. It really was just...everything being too much for me. I'm tired of eating prepackaged food because I can't cook2, I'm tired of being broke because I like buying frivols, I'm tired of being squooshy3 because I'm not getting any exercise in this lousy state, I'm tired of living in the mess that is my room, and I'm tired of not being creative like ever.
Oh, and a significant part of it, as always, is wanting so badly to not be in this place anymore. Columbia is pretty, there are things I like about it, but...sweet Athe and Mother, it is so very *not right* for me anymore. The Empty City is a fantastic place to visit, but living there for an extended period of time is hard, really hard. Every once in a while, back at school, it hits me --I am in the best city in the world. And I'll feel all my tension ebb, for just a splendid moment, as I close my eyes and take in the fact that Boston is around me and that means that I am Home.
I never get that feeling of safety down here. Columbia jibes badly with my Self, rubs rough against all the edges that Boston tries to smooth. A lot of folk I know swear they'd be happy anywhere, so long as they had people they loved around; I'd like the people, but I think I *need* the city.
Soyeah. That's life right now.
~Sor
MOOP!
1: Digital Cameras come to me to die. I've never owned a new one, nor do I really especially want to, honestly. I've owned...three cameras as hand-me-downs from the parents, each of which has bit it. I just got the fourth before Otakon, we'll see how long that lasts.
What I really want is another Sony Cybershot DSC-T1. It's the camera that most recently died (after being my mom's point and shoot for at least five years, and mine for most of two beyond that) and it is a *good* little camera. So, if you have a spare one lying around, let me know and we'll negotiate or something.
I'd be totally into the idea of just getting the newest cybershot (especially since it comes in green!) except for the fact that it HAS A FUCKING TOUCHSCREEN. Fuck you touchscreens, you make me such a very unhappy Kat. This is going to be a tremendous problem when my iPod eventually dies, too.
...technically more of a problem with the ipod thing, since I more need to be able to push buttons on the ipod without looking down at it. If I'm walking, I don't *want* to have to take the damn thing out of my pocket just to make sure I'm clicking the correct "go to the next song" button.
2: I made grilled cheese the other night, all by myself! Oh sure, this doesn't sound big to you, but believe me, I've never, not once, done that before.
3: Okay, I'm not going to argue the fat thing with anyone on my friends list, because oh hi, I'm not fat. Like...at all. But I *have* gained about five pounds this summer, and I *am* less toned than I would like, and those are both things I don't have to worry about when I'm in Boston, because up there, I actually dance every week, *and* I walk...oh jeeze, two or three miles a day, probably? More if I decide to go shopping?
That and, in Boston, there's less food lying around for me to put into my mouth, and what food there *is* is generally healthier for me. I won't admit to liking the mess hall food, but it's better than hot pockets.
Sunday of Otakon was totally unexciting, besides getting to hang out with Kilika and squee over his stuff. That was nice and fun. I now need to get my hands on some way to transfer pictures off the new camera1 and onto Vera, so I can post some pics.
After Otakon, I came home, and solidly crashed on a bed for about twenty minutes. When I got up, I was full of righteous cleaning energy, but mom solidly dissapated that my telling me I should watch Evil Dead: The Musical with her and DarkEric.
Watched Evil Dead, which was pretty fantastic, ate food, and went dancing at Oella, which was nice, and social, and dance!
Monday I babysat all morning, and worked all afternoon. Yesterday I hung out with mom and Marty, and sorta pretended to Accomplish Things. Until MaccyTu-Eric came over, at which point I just gave it all up in order to watch the Glee pilot.
Glee pilot? Totally watchable. You should all totally watch it. Also, has a very lovely version of "Don't Stop Believin'", which is, of course, possibly the best song ever after Crazy Train.
I've still been pretty full of accomplishing-things-energy. I'm not exactly sure what it is; my brain just snapped into "this is Not Right" mode regarding...lots of things about me, really, and so I've been trying to do things to change all that. It really was just...everything being too much for me. I'm tired of eating prepackaged food because I can't cook2, I'm tired of being broke because I like buying frivols, I'm tired of being squooshy3 because I'm not getting any exercise in this lousy state, I'm tired of living in the mess that is my room, and I'm tired of not being creative like ever.
Oh, and a significant part of it, as always, is wanting so badly to not be in this place anymore. Columbia is pretty, there are things I like about it, but...sweet Athe and Mother, it is so very *not right* for me anymore. The Empty City is a fantastic place to visit, but living there for an extended period of time is hard, really hard. Every once in a while, back at school, it hits me --I am in the best city in the world. And I'll feel all my tension ebb, for just a splendid moment, as I close my eyes and take in the fact that Boston is around me and that means that I am Home.
I never get that feeling of safety down here. Columbia jibes badly with my Self, rubs rough against all the edges that Boston tries to smooth. A lot of folk I know swear they'd be happy anywhere, so long as they had people they loved around; I'd like the people, but I think I *need* the city.
Soyeah. That's life right now.
~Sor
MOOP!
1: Digital Cameras come to me to die. I've never owned a new one, nor do I really especially want to, honestly. I've owned...three cameras as hand-me-downs from the parents, each of which has bit it. I just got the fourth before Otakon, we'll see how long that lasts.
What I really want is another Sony Cybershot DSC-T1. It's the camera that most recently died (after being my mom's point and shoot for at least five years, and mine for most of two beyond that) and it is a *good* little camera. So, if you have a spare one lying around, let me know and we'll negotiate or something.
I'd be totally into the idea of just getting the newest cybershot (especially since it comes in green!) except for the fact that it HAS A FUCKING TOUCHSCREEN. Fuck you touchscreens, you make me such a very unhappy Kat. This is going to be a tremendous problem when my iPod eventually dies, too.
...technically more of a problem with the ipod thing, since I more need to be able to push buttons on the ipod without looking down at it. If I'm walking, I don't *want* to have to take the damn thing out of my pocket just to make sure I'm clicking the correct "go to the next song" button.
2: I made grilled cheese the other night, all by myself! Oh sure, this doesn't sound big to you, but believe me, I've never, not once, done that before.
3: Okay, I'm not going to argue the fat thing with anyone on my friends list, because oh hi, I'm not fat. Like...at all. But I *have* gained about five pounds this summer, and I *am* less toned than I would like, and those are both things I don't have to worry about when I'm in Boston, because up there, I actually dance every week, *and* I walk...oh jeeze, two or three miles a day, probably? More if I decide to go shopping?
That and, in Boston, there's less food lying around for me to put into my mouth, and what food there *is* is generally healthier for me. I won't admit to liking the mess hall food, but it's better than hot pockets.
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Also, I'm so very annoyed right now that I have to wait until September for Glee. Evil. EVIL!!!
Finally, if you're looking for creativity stuff, I'm planning to run regular Lexicon games (http://www.wikiphilia.net/lexicon), so I can keep my creative muscles working. If you can come up with a decent prompt, I'll even start a new one so you can get started right away! :)