I want to write...but grad school

Hello, dear readers!

I know.  Some of you must have given me up for dead.  Let's just say that graduate school has turned out a fair bit more challenging than I originally thought it would.  I guess I underestimated it.

Dance is not happening at the moment.  One of my old injuries flared up, and if I even so much as look at a dance shoe, my ankle laughs at me and swells up just to remind me that it is injured and it won't be doing anything, thanks so much.  It's annoying.

I'm currently camped out in my hometown's library because my mother doesn't have Internet at her house and I'm ostensibly doing homework.  I'm also taking the time to catch up on my social media and my fanfiction.

I know it's been while since I updated.  I have to admit that I'm not doing much writing at the moment.  In my current class, I have a three-four page paper due each week in addition to readings, classwork, and other assignments.  It's great having an online class, because I don't have to change my work schedule.  It's also really hard because there is a schedule to get all of this work done, and it doesn't fit very well with me.

Once the semester is over, I plan to take my laptop to the coffee shop and camp out there until I have something in terms of a chapter.  "An Aunt's Love" is so close I can almost feel it.   "What is Right" - yeah, the next few chapters are going to be fun.  :)  I've never forgotten my stories - I just haven't had much time to spend with them.

Thank you, dear readers, for your patience.  I will make you all a promise here and now:  there will be an update on both stories before the new year commences.

Until then, you're all awesome. 

Hello there - long time, no post

Hello dear readers,

It seems I disappeared again. Funny how that keeps happening.

I have honestly been busy.  Work has been super crazy as we've had a lot of people leaving (summer time is the transition for that - as we work at a university) and then there was the prep work that went into getting ready for our new people as well as the new trainees that we have every year and yeah....it's been hectic.

I am pleased to announce that I decided to go to grad school this semester AND I GOT IN!!!!!  *dancing*  I am really thrilled because the program is online, which means I don't have to change my work schedule to earn my degree.  I was trying to figure out how I was going to do school and work without having too much of an impact on my income.  The best part is I'm considered a full-time student.  HELLO DEFERRMENT!!!  That means I don't have to pay anything on my student loans while I'm in school.  I most likely will make some form of payment, but it will take off some of the pressure of paying for my education while also in school. 

Now to get through the next three years.....with my sanity intact.  I'm sure it will happen.

I haven't been dancing as much as I was last semester.  I'm trying to get back into shape after being off so long and having to contend with physical therapy (where I spent most of my summer with really nice people).  The good part about being a full-time student again is that I get access to the student rec center.  Hello, indoor pool and free exercise classes.

It may take me a while to remember how to work out like I used to, but I'm sure I'll figure it out.  I hope there will be a Pilates class....boo.  Only yoga.  Perhaps a suggestion box is around there somewhere.  Pilates kicks my butt.

I moved to a new apartment a few weeks ago and the roomies and I are STILL unpacking boxes.  We have thirty boxes of books between us.  Egads.  I think I'm going to have to get rid of some books here.  That equals out to about ten boxes per roommate.  Maybe that's what I'll do this weekend....get rid of a few books.

Oh, I got my wisdom teeth out.  What a horrifying experience.  I'm allergic to a certain painkiller which made the experience that much worse.  I'm on the mend now and I'm starting to eat normal foods (definitely don't want mashed potatoes for a while...).

I know everyone is eagerly anticipating an update - I promise I'm working on it and hope to have something soon.  Maybe I'll carve a few hours out this weekend...we shall see.  Well, dear readers.  That's all for now.  I'll post again when I have the time or something to report.  ;)

It's Avengers Weekend!

Hello dear readers!

It's Avengers weekend!!  My best friend Jen (HELLO BEST FRIEND!!!!!) is here for the long weekend with me.  So far, we have watched the original Avengers movie, tonight we are watching Guardians of the Galaxy, and tomorrow we will make it to the movie theater to watch the Age of Ultron!!!

Yes, the number of exclamation points above are necessary.

The great thing about Avengers is that my best friend and I have theories about Loki.  We think there's more going on there.  We know there's something else going on.  We just...are waiting to be proven right.  We have joined Loki's army.  It's ruining my life.

Loki's right.  I like it.  I feel like anyone joining a fandom should be prepared for just such an event.  I happily join the fandom and will display my Loki's army key chain (a gift from my friend) without a qualm.  I will go to see every movie in the theater and spend more time talking about a line or a look than I have watching the movie. I will line up my bobbleheads and start contemplating fanfiction.  Good thing I enjoy it all.

Is this thing on?

Hello dear readers!

I am pleased to report that I am still alive.  I managed to survive the horrible winter we were having (though our snow fall pales in comparison to Boston).

There's not a lot to report.  I wish I could say that I am ready to update, but I am not.  My wonderful beta has sent back the next chapter of "An Aunt's Love" so I am hoping to get everything ready to go soon.  (THANK YOU, BETA!!!!)

Unfortunately, school has had to come first this semester, and that means that the last thing I want to do when I come home at night is write.  My brain's been exhausted between work and school.  That will all be over soon.  My final assignment is due on April 30th, and that weekend, my best friend is coming in from out of town and will be here for four whole days!!  (Can you feel the excitement?!?!)

Anyone else watching Avengers that weekend?  I know my friend and I are planning on spending some time in the movie theater that weekend to see Age of Ultron. I have a feeling that it's going to be full of sass like the original Avengers.  I've heard tell that there isn't going to be an end credits scene, but I say that there MUST be an end credit scene, as it is tradition in the MCU.

Anyone else have epic plans that weekend?

It's freezing

Just a little post to tell you all some of what you already know...

IT IS COLD.

It is currently -3 degrees Fahrenheit in Morgantown today.

The sun is already up.  It is still below zero.

It is freakin' cold.  So cold that I didn't want to leave my bed this morning, and after staying home yesterday, it was really, really hard to get out of bed.

I powered through and made it to work, unable to feel my face.

Could someone let me couch-surf in a warmer place until spring, please?

Pssst.....I updated!

Yes, that's right, dear readers!  I updated "What is Right: Year Two!!!"  WOOOT!!!

The chapter is short, I'm afraid, but it is an update!  :)

It was difficult, especially since I've taken such a long break from that story, but it's there.  It's updated.  *Dances*

Enjoy!

New Year, New Semester....now what?

Hello dear readers!

For those curious about how my class turned out last semester, I received an "A" for my troubles.  I've started a new class now and I'm pretty sure that it will be a similar experience.  From what my advisor says, this will be my last class. (It better be....)

All told, this class should be a lot more fun because it is a giant research project.  I get to write a really long paper.  The syllabus states that my paper should be about 20+ pages.  There was no maximum page limit.  I'm one of those people that have had teachers institute maximum limits because my enthusiasm for such projects usually carry over into "I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY I NEED TWENTY MORE PAGES!!!!"

Have I ever told you I had a professor call me "Hermione" for an entire semester?

True story.

My current predicament is the fact that I'm torn between two different topics for my project.  My first idea is the role of the creator in Shelley's "Frankenstein" and my other idea is if the classic hero's journey is present in the "Hunger Games."  I'm not sure which topic I'd have more fun writing, but both are kind of stuck in my head.  Suggestions?  (Or something else completely random?)  I have to pin down the topic pretty quickly, but if you have a suggestion, I'm all ears.