Haven't posted in a while. Thought it might be worth doing, since I'm having such trouble actually speaking to people lately. Not that I don't want to speak to people; it's kind of like I've forgotten how ( Read more... )

 So, I was looking at the Art and Design minor page on NMU's website to make sure I'm taking the right class (I am), and I noticed that there was a little footnote that said, "This minor is not approved for teaching certification." I wasn't aware that such a thing was even possible. So, with my head full of new thoughts and ideas, I meandered on ( Read more... )

 ...is a bitch ( Read more... )

 "You make it really hard to love you sometimes."

I hadn't noticed.

XD

 ...freakingoutfreakingoutfreakingoutfreakingout.

...time is never on my side.

 So, I'm really freaking out about what to do this summer.

It's looking like I'll have to retreat to Millington.

I don't want to.

 ...so, I was all bummed 'cause my first choice of agency turned me down. But, oh, yeah -

IT WASN'T MY FIRST CHOICE OF AGENCY.

It was the very first one to which I queried, having to fill out this annoying little online form thing instead of the traditional query letter. I discovered this when I went to update my Query Spreadsheet in Excel.

It still ( Read more... )

 So, today I got my first rejection letter from an agent. The letter is as follows:

"Thanks for your interest in our agency.  Unfortunately you've caught me at a time when the demands of my current clients leave me with very little time to devote to developing new talent and unfortunately in this case I have to pass on the opportunity to pursue this ( Read more... )

 "You're a lifesaver."

The last depressed person who told me that no longer talks to me.

"Short of someone ripping out your soul and replacing it with that of a complete asshole, [you're stuck with me]."

According to her, I AM a complete asshole.

Scary.

 I've been thinking a lot today about where I am, how I got here and where I'm going. It's very different than from a year ago. Better in some ways, different in others. Really, I was staring at my finished copy of TWOTE today and thinking about the people with whom I'd celebrated. It was kind of a shock when I realized that a year ago, I thought I ( Read more... )