Status Update
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_dragonwolf_ did it first.
Health
Neither awful nor particularly wonderful. I'm not sick at the moment, though the interminable cough occasionally persists. I live with two smokers, so that's not surprising. I've weathered the Week of Inexplicable Insomnia (TM) a while back, and it seems to be gone now. Thank fuck.
Beyond that, I'm having considerably fewer muscle spasms and aching than I've had in previous semesters, though they're still there on occasion and the relative lack may be owed to my not having to dash up and down Mass Ave to get to my next class every day.
Relationships
wired_lizard's one of the best parts of my life, as both my girlfriend and my best friend. We just spent last Sunday playing FFX, and it was awesome! The fact that we share a brain, as we like to joke, honestly does help make the relationship run smoothly. Neither of us is particularly a romantic, but we both have a tendency to bond strongly. I know this seeming contradiction has muddled things in past relationships for me, at least. Being with someone who gets the difference kinda rocks.
I'm still poly, but I feel no particular urge to seek anything more than flirting/cuddling/kissing from other people. Whatever happens happens, but I'm not looking.
On a platonic level, I'm very thankful for my friends. I used to think I was a complete introvert, but I've been steadily manifesting extrovert traits in the last few years or so. I get sad and droopy if I don't hang with those I consider 'my people' at least once a week. On the other hand, large gatherings of people I don't know on a 'real' level are still somewhat stressful, so I won't be turning in my introvert cred just yet.
Work and Finances
I have one. The other, not so much.
I'm still interning at Jane Doe, as part of my graduation requirement at Lesley, and I still like it even though I'm starting to hit the 'please God let the semester be over' phase. Specific job content aside (and the specific job content is what makes the whole thing worth it,) this internship's been teaching me things about myself as related to working full-time. Unfortunately, what I'm learning is that I'm not terribly useful in an eight-hour workday. Past a certain point, my concentration goes and it ain't coming back.
That would be another bonus to working as a therapist. You're dealing with multiple clients in separate chunks of time, rather than doing one thing consistently.
As for finances, I laugh at the concept. Which is to say I have less than no money. Living with my parents isn't great for ye olde self esteem, but it's better than paying for dorms and living with wee childrens. (I'm 24. Most college undergrads *are* wee childrens to me, particularly when it comes to maturity.)
I'm so not thinking about my college loans.
Education
Still at Lesley. Not currently loathing it, but not thrilled either. One real semester and one internship semester left before...well, before whatever happens with grad school. Sadly, the undergrad degree in Psych is less useful than the average piece of toilet paper. Someday, I will stop ranting about it. That day is not today.
Vanity
I've come to realize that I look like serious ass in all photos taken of me from a side angle. Front is a little better, but I'm pretty darn picky about what I think qualifies as an ok photo of me.
I'm generally much more pleased with my short haircut than I was with longer hair. It's not perfect, but it is cute, and cute is worlds better than the droopy mess that used to live on my head.
Aesthetically, I'd be happier to see myself looking thinner (I have absolutely no stake in it other than pure vanity,) but I'm also honest about what costs I am and am not willing to pay. I find exercise for its own sake a noxious waste of time, though I do enjoy walking if there's a real destination at the end. I already eat reasonably, as far as portions and nutrition go. Unfortunately, weight gain is one of the symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, which I've been definitively diagnosed with at this point, and to fight against that, I'd have to waste time doing something I dislike and/or diet (and I don't mean in the good nutrition sense), something that would not only be a deprivation but which I find in many ways offensive.
Then again, I tend to gain or lose weight almost literally at random. I could find that I've lost fifteen pounds at my next doctor's visit, or gained same, while taking more or less the same actions. It might be another POS factor, though I won't swear on it.
On the plus side, my boobs are doing well by me, especially now that I've gotten better bras for them. I've also got new makeup and BPAL, though I'm far more likely to use the latter than the former, at least outside of LARPs. Smelling good's important to me.
Man, this has been a long section.
Art and Creative Pursuits
Once Thanksgiving break kicks in,wired_lizard and I will be editing Lifeline - which in this case means adding four characters - as well as brainstorming details for Sound of Drums. I should also poke at my solo LARP projects...
I'm a little bummed that there are no LARPs between now and Intercon (as far as I can tell.) I'll always be a player first and foremost.
I tend to do the majority of my non-LARP fiction writing during the summer, so I'm not too worried that I lack motivation to do so now, particularly as it's coming up on paper crunch time. I should go through the various projects at some point, though, and see how the priorities fall out on them: what I want to work on, what's on the back burner, what I never wish to see again as long as I live, what I've forgotten about but actually think is kind of neat.
Verdict
About average, I'd say. Somewhat stressed by end-of-semester shenanigans, but overall in a stable place.
_dragonwolf_ did it first.Health
Neither awful nor particularly wonderful. I'm not sick at the moment, though the interminable cough occasionally persists. I live with two smokers, so that's not surprising. I've weathered the Week of Inexplicable Insomnia (TM) a while back, and it seems to be gone now. Thank fuck.
Beyond that, I'm having considerably fewer muscle spasms and aching than I've had in previous semesters, though they're still there on occasion and the relative lack may be owed to my not having to dash up and down Mass Ave to get to my next class every day.
Relationships
wired_lizard's one of the best parts of my life, as both my girlfriend and my best friend. We just spent last Sunday playing FFX, and it was awesome! The fact that we share a brain, as we like to joke, honestly does help make the relationship run smoothly. Neither of us is particularly a romantic, but we both have a tendency to bond strongly. I know this seeming contradiction has muddled things in past relationships for me, at least. Being with someone who gets the difference kinda rocks. I'm still poly, but I feel no particular urge to seek anything more than flirting/cuddling/kissing from other people. Whatever happens happens, but I'm not looking.
On a platonic level, I'm very thankful for my friends. I used to think I was a complete introvert, but I've been steadily manifesting extrovert traits in the last few years or so. I get sad and droopy if I don't hang with those I consider 'my people' at least once a week. On the other hand, large gatherings of people I don't know on a 'real' level are still somewhat stressful, so I won't be turning in my introvert cred just yet.
Work and Finances
I have one. The other, not so much.
I'm still interning at Jane Doe, as part of my graduation requirement at Lesley, and I still like it even though I'm starting to hit the 'please God let the semester be over' phase. Specific job content aside (and the specific job content is what makes the whole thing worth it,) this internship's been teaching me things about myself as related to working full-time. Unfortunately, what I'm learning is that I'm not terribly useful in an eight-hour workday. Past a certain point, my concentration goes and it ain't coming back.
That would be another bonus to working as a therapist. You're dealing with multiple clients in separate chunks of time, rather than doing one thing consistently.
As for finances, I laugh at the concept. Which is to say I have less than no money. Living with my parents isn't great for ye olde self esteem, but it's better than paying for dorms and living with wee childrens. (I'm 24. Most college undergrads *are* wee childrens to me, particularly when it comes to maturity.)
I'm so not thinking about my college loans.
Education
Still at Lesley. Not currently loathing it, but not thrilled either. One real semester and one internship semester left before...well, before whatever happens with grad school. Sadly, the undergrad degree in Psych is less useful than the average piece of toilet paper. Someday, I will stop ranting about it. That day is not today.
Vanity
I've come to realize that I look like serious ass in all photos taken of me from a side angle. Front is a little better, but I'm pretty darn picky about what I think qualifies as an ok photo of me.
I'm generally much more pleased with my short haircut than I was with longer hair. It's not perfect, but it is cute, and cute is worlds better than the droopy mess that used to live on my head.
Aesthetically, I'd be happier to see myself looking thinner (I have absolutely no stake in it other than pure vanity,) but I'm also honest about what costs I am and am not willing to pay. I find exercise for its own sake a noxious waste of time, though I do enjoy walking if there's a real destination at the end. I already eat reasonably, as far as portions and nutrition go. Unfortunately, weight gain is one of the symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, which I've been definitively diagnosed with at this point, and to fight against that, I'd have to waste time doing something I dislike and/or diet (and I don't mean in the good nutrition sense), something that would not only be a deprivation but which I find in many ways offensive.
Then again, I tend to gain or lose weight almost literally at random. I could find that I've lost fifteen pounds at my next doctor's visit, or gained same, while taking more or less the same actions. It might be another POS factor, though I won't swear on it.
On the plus side, my boobs are doing well by me, especially now that I've gotten better bras for them. I've also got new makeup and BPAL, though I'm far more likely to use the latter than the former, at least outside of LARPs. Smelling good's important to me.
Man, this has been a long section.
Art and Creative Pursuits
Once Thanksgiving break kicks in,
wired_lizard and I will be editing Lifeline - which in this case means adding four characters - as well as brainstorming details for Sound of Drums. I should also poke at my solo LARP projects...I'm a little bummed that there are no LARPs between now and Intercon (as far as I can tell.) I'll always be a player first and foremost.
I tend to do the majority of my non-LARP fiction writing during the summer, so I'm not too worried that I lack motivation to do so now, particularly as it's coming up on paper crunch time. I should go through the various projects at some point, though, and see how the priorities fall out on them: what I want to work on, what's on the back burner, what I never wish to see again as long as I live, what I've forgotten about but actually think is kind of neat.
Verdict
About average, I'd say. Somewhat stressed by end-of-semester shenanigans, but overall in a stable place.
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Date: 2009-11-23 09:25 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-11-23 09:32 pm (UTC)Where did y'all stay last time?
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Date: 2009-11-23 09:36 pm (UTC)...Dammit, I thought I *hadn't* blocked the name from memory. This was a motel in Troy, with loud rap music playing till 4:30 in the morning. Apparently, it's a party-type motel, if that helps.
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Date: 2009-11-23 09:39 pm (UTC)The hotel I used to stay at in Troy is sadly gone :) but there are a few good options, and, as I said, plenty of free crash space thanks to the joys of things like air mattresses :)
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Date: 2009-11-23 09:44 pm (UTC)Unless a bunch of people I'm friends with are going and getting a room, I'm likely to opt for said free crash space.
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Date: 2009-11-23 10:19 pm (UTC)Seems like a reasonable plan :)
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Date: 2009-11-24 10:38 pm (UTC)