It is 7 am. I have not slept and I don't think I'm likely to.

I tried parting  my hair differently, and it made me look like a man.

Next weekend needs to get here soon.

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Eh. Just one of those moods.

I was rereading Terry Pratchett's The Truth this evening because I haven't in a while and a paper at last month's lit. seminar reminded me of it. I was also doing other things, like picking out clothes that don't fit, writing a long and incoherent comment on a post, and bleaching facial hair because I do not currently desire a moustache. The Truth ( Read more... )

"...uuu..."

College people have asked me to go to the fest today and judge the literary marathon, whatever it may be. I find this highly amusing - where a few months ago I would simply walk briskly through the gate, flashing my i-card, today I am to be escorted from the gate to the venue by the first year. I have been given her number and am to call her when I ( Read more... )

Okay, as most of you know, I'm doing NaNoWriMo this year. As some of you also know, I'm cheating a little - I'm shamelessly exploiting the website and the support structure to try to come up with 50,000 words of any type of fiction, but mostly really short short stories because that's all I really ever write ( Read more... )

I suppose my current state counts as depression of sorts. I'm not unhappy, but I can't work up the energy to do anything, even things I like. Three consecutive trips to daryaganj, random visits to college (which are actually rather important if I'm to get my applications done in time), trips to north campus to see people and collect money, long ( Read more... )

I sniffled all the way through studying contemporary poetry last year, which is probably slightly sad, but Neruda! Walcott! sometimes Atwood (only "Spelling", though. The rest was good, but not sniffle-causing)! Walcott did the most damage, and Jayant called me once halfway through reading "The Sea is History" and was quite concerned about me ( Read more... )

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This monogamy* thing? It is very nice. I'm practically floating ( Read more... )