[life] fannish slack

[escritoireazul]

I have been so non-fannish lately, it's very sad. (Well, not sad, exactly, I just miss being fannish.) I watch my shows (I'm down to Bones and Supernatural, though I will get caught up on BSG eventually -- sooner rather than later, because there's a lot of fic I'd like to read -- and I still intend to give Dresden Files a chance), read my books (one of my goals this spring is to read a huge chunk of the To Read piles in order to see what I can get rid of before I move), and spaz about school.

I still don't know where I'm going because the decision is hard to make. I know where I'd like to go based on social life/roommate situation, I know where I'd like to go based on where I want to practice after I'm done, I know where I want to go based on degree opportunities, and I know where I want to go based on simple prestige of the school -- unfortunately, most of those things don't apply to the same place.

I've been tearing through books and Netflix movies, though, and I'm excited about Wiscon in May. I really like the story I have started for Remix/Redux, and I'm less fond of the story for Femslash 07, but I still like the idea behind it. So there is a little bit of fannish activity occuring, not much.

Part of it is after some things changed in my personal life, I lost my Buffy watching partner, and have just kind of slumped in fandom since then. I'm not sure why, it's not like she provided a huge outlet for fannish thoughts. I guess watching it with someone who hadn't seen it before just sparked new happiness in me. I'll get it back.

My workouts continue to get better. Today was particularly good, both with cardio and with weight lifting. I'm especially pleased to have upped my bench press another five pounds, bringing me to ninety pounds overall. That's just ten pounds away from my first goal. I think by mid-March, at the latest, I'll be there.

Comments

[nikitangel.livejournal.com]

I've had this tab open since you posted, hoping for comment inspiration. All I can say is, I really hope you're able to make the right decision for you. Believe me, the absolute last thing I'd want is for you to come here and be unhappy (I've already had that roommate - ba dum ching). Are you going to visit the departments who've accepted you? I found that to be the only thing that helped me decide in the end.

[escritoireazul.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'd be unhappy there (well, except for the part where I would be FROZEN for 3/4 of the year, but WHATEVER to the weather). It's just hard to choose between schools (especially when I still have this little voice in the back of my head pushing for the highest ranked one just to prove I can do it), plus I'm still waiting for responses from two of them (including Madison -- what the hell, Madison, I would like to know soon).

I don't know if I'll be able to visit departments or not, though I think that might help. Maybe. I think what I really need to do is update my list of things I want, and split it between can't live without, can give up, and refuse to deal with, and see how the schools fall out from there.

[nikitangel.livejournal.com]

Boy, am I familiar with that little voice. It pipes up every time someone looks at me incredulously after I tell them I turned down MIT.

I made lists myself, but it wasn't until I actually met people that I was able to finally decide. ::sends good decision vibes::

[impatienke.livejournal.com]

I know that I'm not completely new to it, and that I don't have set time off, but if you'd like we can try to work out some sort of schedule. I'm about halfway through season four of Buffy right now. I'll be your weird fandom buddy.

[escritoireazul.livejournal.com]

Cool, thanks. You're a fun fandom buddy, as per our shared love of Supernatural.