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Update on the Lily
- Managed to coax two more episodes out of the DS9 DVDs. Literally, coax. Seriously, I thought I was gonna have to give it gooshyfood and pettings just to get it to play.
- In the process of watching, the cast list suddenly dawned on me. Quark is Principal Snyder. I go die of giggles now.
- Watching DS9 made me realize how far Trek has come in terms of female characters. Both Dax and Kira are fabulous, and the fact that both women are drop-dead gorgeous doesn't detract from the awesomeness. They may be pretty, but they sure ain't cheesecake.
In other new, I seem to have caught a peculiar sort of writer's block. It's not that I have no ideas - I have plenty of ideas; I'm positively overflowing with ideas. But every time I open a word document to put those ideas into words, I get hit with a wave of what can only be described as revulsion. For the process, for my own writing abilities, for the very ideas I thought were pretty shiny just a second ago. I'm fine as long as I'm just brainstorming or outlining, but get to it and wham!
Writing longhand in a notebook might help. I have to try that. Until then, blergh.
In other other news, it's now officially time to e-mail the folks at Bennington. From what I understand, I shouldn't have to fill out too much paperwork in order to return. Especially if I drop an unspecified 'health reasons' as my reason for leaving to begin with. (If they want specific, they're getting nothing.)
It's going to be weird and not a little depressing, being a year behind all my friends. But hell, making the gap even longer by procrastinating is hardly going to help matters. And hey, if I cultivate a lack of social life, maybe I'll get all my work done.
...Nope, that makes it even more depressing. Ah well.
I may also have contracted Mum's cold. Time to find the cat, as purry and warm makes everything better.
- In the process of watching, the cast list suddenly dawned on me. Quark is Principal Snyder. I go die of giggles now.
- Watching DS9 made me realize how far Trek has come in terms of female characters. Both Dax and Kira are fabulous, and the fact that both women are drop-dead gorgeous doesn't detract from the awesomeness. They may be pretty, but they sure ain't cheesecake.
In other new, I seem to have caught a peculiar sort of writer's block. It's not that I have no ideas - I have plenty of ideas; I'm positively overflowing with ideas. But every time I open a word document to put those ideas into words, I get hit with a wave of what can only be described as revulsion. For the process, for my own writing abilities, for the very ideas I thought were pretty shiny just a second ago. I'm fine as long as I'm just brainstorming or outlining, but get to it and wham!
Writing longhand in a notebook might help. I have to try that. Until then, blergh.
In other other news, it's now officially time to e-mail the folks at Bennington. From what I understand, I shouldn't have to fill out too much paperwork in order to return. Especially if I drop an unspecified 'health reasons' as my reason for leaving to begin with. (If they want specific, they're getting nothing.)
It's going to be weird and not a little depressing, being a year behind all my friends. But hell, making the gap even longer by procrastinating is hardly going to help matters. And hey, if I cultivate a lack of social life, maybe I'll get all my work done.
...Nope, that makes it even more depressing. Ah well.
I may also have contracted Mum's cold. Time to find the cat, as purry and warm makes everything better.