Le sigh. So I've been looking for work since school ended sending out an average of 40 resumes a week and I've gotten some interviews out of it but none of them have panned out. I realize that the economy is sucktastic right now and such but damn. I might be taking this so badly because before this point I'd only ever been on one interview where I ( Read more... )

So I now have my MFA and have for a couple of months and the job situation is tough all over. Though I have two interviews set up for this week, YAY! But as we get closer and closer to fall I'm having to decide whether I'm going to be applying to PhD programs. I applied last year to the two closest to me that I wanted to attend but no others, #1 ( Read more... )

So I think I've pretty much got my list of texts for my Female Protagonists of Colors in Speculative Fiction course ( Read more... )

This semester is killing me even more than last year but that might have to do with the fact that I'm taking four classes, hosting a reading series and editing a lit mag this semester. I'm trying to return to LJ (yeah right how many times have I said that?) but things haven't settled in a rhythm yet, I'm hoping they do in the next couple of weeks ( Read more... )

I will be attending World Fantasy this year since it's in my backyard. Show of hands, who else is gonna be there?

Also if anyone needs a roommate, I already have a room booked and kind of need to split the cost.

Seriously, people? Seriously? "You have to take the train in Europe! It's so much fun!" Filthy Earth Lies!!! That was the most hellish 16 hours in my life! First of all, six people in a room smaller than a prison cell. Luckily J. was on his way to Poland so one of the bunks was free. The bottom two were occupied by a couple of girls from Nova ( Read more... )

In about 7 hours I board a 16 hour train to Amsterdam. I've never really ridden on a train before, should be interesting!

Books purchased at Shakespeare & Co ( Read more... )

I've been having the most random dreams since landing in Europe and what's more I'm actually remembering most of them. There were dreams of Basque roadside women giving me poisoned pringles in a bright pink can; folks from school who I can't stand flirting with me; torture of hangovers by use of bright sunlight; etc ( Read more... )

2nd day in Dublin, in two days I've consumed upwards of 20 pints of Guinness, out of control. I've also been to the Gaol, Irish Museum of Modern Art and St.Patrick's Cathedral so it's not all about the drinking or at least we go places while drunk! Tomorrow were gonna hit up Trinity College and the Book of Kells ( Read more... )