Lessons I learned from writing the Maybe-a-Novel yesterday:

1. Never pass up an opportunity to use the verb "to probe."

2. I'm thinking of opossums. But pangolins are cuter.

3. girlwithjournal: Writing scenes with lots of characters and lots of dialogue is hard. You run out of ways to attribute quotes ( Read more... )

And there was much joy throughout the land, for girlwithjournal hath survived her week of hell. Finals are over! Provided that I pass Astro, I never have to do math again! Huzzah!

However, this week was also sadly one of many goodbyes. Wednesday I bade farewell to darling_effect, who is moving across the country just as I was getting to know her, dammit! Thank God for LJ ( Read more... )

Okay, not really. But I'm pretty fond of the Passport Office right now. I applied for a passport on November 29th, paid for the regular processing that's supposed to take six weeks plus, and today...my passport arrived! And I even like my picture in it! Talk about a Christmas miracle. ::snuggles shiny new passport::

I just named a character in my Maybe-a-Novel Timothy Shell.

First person to guess why that's hilarious and awesome wins a prize. I'll name a character after you, maybe.*

Hint: think about what I've been reading lately.

*Yes, I know this is a shitty prize.

inkgeist and tzeentch, your mix CDs are done! When and where can I meet up with you to hand 'em over?

Anybody else want a mix CD? Give me a theme, an artist, an image, anything, and I'll happily make one for you. Oh, and if you're not a Berkeley Bay Area or Los Angeles person, please put your address here:

Poll

Yay! Mix CDs are fun!

ETA: Please do give me some ( Read more... )

Houston, we have a checkbook!

Yes, it has been returned to me (it appears) unharmed. So I still have no money, but now, at least, for familiar reasons.

I actually had a quite nice weekend, despite the checkbook crisis. Friday was the Daily Cal party, it of the bad food and worse drink - but good company, thanks to kyobu, lokionfire, newberlinwall, and of course our ( Read more... )

I lost my checkbook.

I found out I lost my checkbook because somebody found it and called me...but the number they left just rings endlessly and the e-mail address bounces.

I called my mother to ask her what I should do, and she yelled at me.

The bank is closed.

I hate everything.

Please, please tell me something (anything!) that will cheer me

First, I want to thank everyone who answered my call for sea songs. Y'all got cool taste in music, yo. And if I haven't responded to you comment yet, it's just 'cause I'm still working on tracking down the cut you mentioned, and I want to be able to say something more than, "I'm looking for it ( Read more... )

Last night I took 2 daily vitamins, 1 antibiotic, and 1 ExcedrinPM before I went to bed. These were the interesting results ( Read more... )

1. Saw Ocean's Twelve last night. Wow, I didn't think it was possible for a movie to have less substance than Ocean's Eleven, but I was wrong. I mean, Twelve was still shiny and pretty and fun, but damn, was the plot all over the place. I think I would have enjoyed reading Confidence Men again more ( Read more... )