greetings for the last time, fair readers! This will be my final post: find me now over at writerincollege.blogspot.com.
Thank you so much for offering this place for me to rant. I will miss it greatly, but it is time to move on. It is a season of change, so to speak. Farewell!
Monday, August 27, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
college is nigh
Greetings!
Well, Camp NaNo is drawing to a close, and I'm still way behind. I still need to write today, and I have been consumed with packing, so that might not happen. However, all my textbooks have arrived and I'm pretty much waiting for my laundry to finish before I resume packing. I want this stuff OVER with... except I'm packing most of what I wear on a daily basis into a suitcase that I'm not going to need until Wednesday. I don't know whether I'm going to have enough clothing to last me to then, but whatever. I'm going to deal with that when I get to it.
Anyhow, in Camp NaNo news, I'm about to kill Shya. I know, it's a huge spoiler, but I've known this was going to happen for about four years now, or whenever I started writing her.
And in news of the blog, I think I'm going to shut it down and start a new one. By 'shut it down,' I simply mean that I'm going to start blogging on a new one and not blog on this one. I'll do a farewell post when I set up the new one, probably in the next week or so.
Anyhow, thanks for everything, dear readers who have not read. I'll miss you.
Well, Camp NaNo is drawing to a close, and I'm still way behind. I still need to write today, and I have been consumed with packing, so that might not happen. However, all my textbooks have arrived and I'm pretty much waiting for my laundry to finish before I resume packing. I want this stuff OVER with... except I'm packing most of what I wear on a daily basis into a suitcase that I'm not going to need until Wednesday. I don't know whether I'm going to have enough clothing to last me to then, but whatever. I'm going to deal with that when I get to it.
Anyhow, in Camp NaNo news, I'm about to kill Shya. I know, it's a huge spoiler, but I've known this was going to happen for about four years now, or whenever I started writing her.
And in news of the blog, I think I'm going to shut it down and start a new one. By 'shut it down,' I simply mean that I'm going to start blogging on a new one and not blog on this one. I'll do a farewell post when I set up the new one, probably in the next week or so.
Anyhow, thanks for everything, dear readers who have not read. I'll miss you.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
posting and stuff
Okay, I realize how sucky I've been about posting. I might try to do better; I might not. I'm not sure how things are going to go once I'm in college. Still.
Anyhow, Update:
I haven't written since Friday, because I've had stuff to do. Yesterday was the College Shopping Extravaganza, and today I've been at a sleepover and at church and then ordering my textbooks. Fortunately I only have two to order, so it wasn't terribly expensive; on the other hand, it was kind of a hassle to try to figure everything out. But it worked, so my textbooks have been ordered and they're on their way. I hope.
Anyhow, I'm going to try to write tonight, but I might not get to it. I still have to finish unpacking from Philmont and clean my room and write thank-you notes for stuff and stuff. I'm pretty sure writing might get booted out, which is really unfortunate because I really want to write.
Anyway, in terms of the plot, Telsiel has been better established, everything has been set up, now stuff needs to happen. That's what I'll get to tonight or tomorrow, if everything goes according to plan. Which it should.
So... yeah.
Right now, I just want to get my word count up to date. As in, write more.
But I can't.
Even though I'm going to be in college in a week and a half, somehow Mother still seems to be able to control everything I do. I think she thinks I don't have any motivation to speak of, which is only partially true. I do have motivation. Just not for the things she wants to see done. It's kind of lame how she can still do that.
Well, I'm off, because I have no way to get out of whatever Mother wants me to do.
Farewell.
Anyhow, Update:
I haven't written since Friday, because I've had stuff to do. Yesterday was the College Shopping Extravaganza, and today I've been at a sleepover and at church and then ordering my textbooks. Fortunately I only have two to order, so it wasn't terribly expensive; on the other hand, it was kind of a hassle to try to figure everything out. But it worked, so my textbooks have been ordered and they're on their way. I hope.
Anyhow, I'm going to try to write tonight, but I might not get to it. I still have to finish unpacking from Philmont and clean my room and write thank-you notes for stuff and stuff. I'm pretty sure writing might get booted out, which is really unfortunate because I really want to write.
Anyway, in terms of the plot, Telsiel has been better established, everything has been set up, now stuff needs to happen. That's what I'll get to tonight or tomorrow, if everything goes according to plan. Which it should.
So... yeah.
Right now, I just want to get my word count up to date. As in, write more.
But I can't.
Even though I'm going to be in college in a week and a half, somehow Mother still seems to be able to control everything I do. I think she thinks I don't have any motivation to speak of, which is only partially true. I do have motivation. Just not for the things she wants to see done. It's kind of lame how she can still do that.
Well, I'm off, because I have no way to get out of whatever Mother wants me to do.
Farewell.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Camp NaNo and stuff!
Back from backpacking in New Mexico, which was super fun and all! HUZZAH! I didn't die, I kind of got a sunburn, and I got one of my first actual tans. Unfortunately, it was a watch tan on a somewhat-legit arm tan. On one arm.
I also lost my noveling pen, which was also unfortunate. I took my noveling notebook (and, thus, the pen) on the trail, and then took out my pen because we needed a writing implement on the map, and then it fell out of my pocket at an unknown juncture. It was very, very unfortunate, because I never got to write on the trail, and the notebook wound up as just a dead weight. BOO!
But it was a fun trip, and now I'm back at work and writing and work and writing. I got asked to work full time, which means no more late mornings, less time to write, but a lot more money in my college stash, and some more time with the lovely but loud kids (and the one girl who barely speaks English).
Anyway, on to writing stuff, which is why I am here at all.
So:
Current page: 46 (well, 45 and a few lines)
Target Page: 45, if I am doing the proper word count, which I am this time.
Location in story: Lalania is trying to foreshadow stuff by warning Shya about how mean Tayana is (as if she didn't already know). Shyasha Rinkari, being the headstrong bastard that she is (she IS illigitimate, so it COUNTS), doesn't listen to her. But that's okay, because if she did listen, there'd be no PLOT, and PLOT is important, yes?
Surprises: Shya is providing more motivational conversations than I thought she would.
Goals: Establish Telsiel better soon. Plot needs him and Shya established properly, otherwise it won't work, even with La's foreshadowing and stuff.
So... yeah. TIME FOR MORE WRITING!
Also, I'm moving into college in two weeks. AAAHHH!!! I still haven't decided whether I'm keeping this blog or starting a new one. Will let you know.
Also: need to work on writing in complete sentences again.
I also lost my noveling pen, which was also unfortunate. I took my noveling notebook (and, thus, the pen) on the trail, and then took out my pen because we needed a writing implement on the map, and then it fell out of my pocket at an unknown juncture. It was very, very unfortunate, because I never got to write on the trail, and the notebook wound up as just a dead weight. BOO!
But it was a fun trip, and now I'm back at work and writing and work and writing. I got asked to work full time, which means no more late mornings, less time to write, but a lot more money in my college stash, and some more time with the lovely but loud kids (and the one girl who barely speaks English).
Anyway, on to writing stuff, which is why I am here at all.
So:
Current page: 46 (well, 45 and a few lines)
Target Page: 45, if I am doing the proper word count, which I am this time.
Location in story: Lalania is trying to foreshadow stuff by warning Shya about how mean Tayana is (as if she didn't already know). Shyasha Rinkari, being the headstrong bastard that she is (she IS illigitimate, so it COUNTS), doesn't listen to her. But that's okay, because if she did listen, there'd be no PLOT, and PLOT is important, yes?
Surprises: Shya is providing more motivational conversations than I thought she would.
Goals: Establish Telsiel better soon. Plot needs him and Shya established properly, otherwise it won't work, even with La's foreshadowing and stuff.
So... yeah. TIME FOR MORE WRITING!
Also, I'm moving into college in two weeks. AAAHHH!!! I still haven't decided whether I'm keeping this blog or starting a new one. Will let you know.
Also: need to work on writing in complete sentences again.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Camp NaNo!
Right, well, it's August. And I'm doing Camp NaNoWriMo. I'm going to finish Shya if it kills me. I know, I'm kind of cheating, because I already have 17000+ words, but still. I'm going to be on Philmont for a week, and I need the padding.
So... yeah.
Day One:
Words: 17712
Location in Story: meeting Sparraben for first time. Not going to go well, I think. Haven't found out yet.
Farewell for now.
So... yeah.
Day One:
Words: 17712
Location in Story: meeting Sparraben for first time. Not going to go well, I think. Haven't found out yet.
Farewell for now.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Back!
Okay, I know we got back on Saturday, I was just too lazy to post about it. Also, I've gotten into the unfortuante habit of only posting when something of consequence happens. Trouble is, I don't think ANYTHING of consequence happens in my life. Or, rather, I don't think that my life is anything important enough to blog about anymore. At the same time, I don't want to shut down the blog. So maybe I should pick a theme of the blog and be done with it. But that would take effort....
Anyway, onto the other consequential things included in this post.
First: Back from ASP. SCORE! We did ceiling repair. We did not, however, use any sort of power saws (though we did use manual saws). It made me slightly dissapointed - the last reign of the Saw Queen didn't really happen. I sort of want to be on staff next year, though, because I don't want to leave ASP, and I can get paid! Also, staffing just looks fun.
Second: wrote the Creation Myth of Illindara (the land where Shya's tale is set). This is something I should have done YEARS ago, but whatever. It's done now, and I'm glad it has. It helps with world-building (because it is...), and I'll write Shya's tale better now that her world's creation myths are in order.
Third: "Name of the Wind." My copy is 722 pages long. The kids at camp can't believe it. But you should read it. I'm only around 270 pages in, but it's really good.
Now, go forth and conquer!
Anyway, onto the other consequential things included in this post.
First: Back from ASP. SCORE! We did ceiling repair. We did not, however, use any sort of power saws (though we did use manual saws). It made me slightly dissapointed - the last reign of the Saw Queen didn't really happen. I sort of want to be on staff next year, though, because I don't want to leave ASP, and I can get paid! Also, staffing just looks fun.
Second: wrote the Creation Myth of Illindara (the land where Shya's tale is set). This is something I should have done YEARS ago, but whatever. It's done now, and I'm glad it has. It helps with world-building (because it is...), and I'll write Shya's tale better now that her world's creation myths are in order.
Third: "Name of the Wind." My copy is 722 pages long. The kids at camp can't believe it. But you should read it. I'm only around 270 pages in, but it's really good.
Now, go forth and conquer!
Saturday, July 7, 2012
ASP!!!
Okay, I know this is the first time I have posted in July (lame, I know), but I'm going out of town on the annual ASP trip with my church.
ASP = Appalacian Service Project (or Awesome Sawing Place, or Amazing Scenery Project, or Awesomest Service Practice).
Anyhoo, I'm going to be getting up, doing some sawing (hey! it's finally legal! SCORE and some power tooling and some serving and God-and-love spreading, and stuff, and then I'll be back, and I'll post about it. WIN!
ASP = Appalacian Service Project (or Awesome Sawing Place, or Amazing Scenery Project, or Awesomest Service Practice).
Anyhoo, I'm going to be getting up, doing some sawing (hey! it's finally legal! SCORE and some power tooling and some serving and God-and-love spreading, and stuff, and then I'll be back, and I'll post about it. WIN!
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
college and schtuff
Well, I registered for my classes today. College classes. All I can say is... wow.
Wow for two reasons: first off, how did I get this old? Second off, how is it that I have so much free time this semester? Is this normal? I do not have any classes that go past 2:00 PM (which is good, because, this semester, that is going to be when I have lunch, since class goes until 1:40 every day but Wednesday), and I do not have to be off to class (as in, my intent is to go to class when I leave my dorm) until 9:00 for a 9:10 class (and that is on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays).
So, what is my course load, you might ask? Since my school is awesome, we only take four courses in the fall semester. And what are those?
I am taking Greek 111, a dialect/ dialogue/ drama thing as a First Year Experience (FYE) thing that counts for drama and philosophy, History 100: Ancient Egypt, and English 185 (which is mandatory for freshmen, and which is advisable to take in the fall semester because you do not know how your FYE is going to work out second semester). English is a seminar writing thing.
It is crazy. I feel really old.
The other crazy thing is how small the campus is. I will not have to wake up earlier than maybe 8:00 to get to breakfast/ Greek (on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have to wake up at 10:30 to get to English at 11:30), because it will take me a half an hour to wake up and change, half an hour to eat, and then ten minutes to get to class.
The class I am most scared for is Greek or FYE. Greek is Greek, which is hard, but it is also really cool. So if you ever go to Greece (starting two years from now), and you need a translator, let me know.
Wow for two reasons: first off, how did I get this old? Second off, how is it that I have so much free time this semester? Is this normal? I do not have any classes that go past 2:00 PM (which is good, because, this semester, that is going to be when I have lunch, since class goes until 1:40 every day but Wednesday), and I do not have to be off to class (as in, my intent is to go to class when I leave my dorm) until 9:00 for a 9:10 class (and that is on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays).
So, what is my course load, you might ask? Since my school is awesome, we only take four courses in the fall semester. And what are those?
I am taking Greek 111, a dialect/ dialogue/ drama thing as a First Year Experience (FYE) thing that counts for drama and philosophy, History 100: Ancient Egypt, and English 185 (which is mandatory for freshmen, and which is advisable to take in the fall semester because you do not know how your FYE is going to work out second semester). English is a seminar writing thing.
It is crazy. I feel really old.
The other crazy thing is how small the campus is. I will not have to wake up earlier than maybe 8:00 to get to breakfast/ Greek (on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have to wake up at 10:30 to get to English at 11:30), because it will take me a half an hour to wake up and change, half an hour to eat, and then ten minutes to get to class.
The class I am most scared for is Greek or FYE. Greek is Greek, which is hard, but it is also really cool. So if you ever go to Greece (starting two years from now), and you need a translator, let me know.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
writing and stuff
Well, I've been kind of failing at Camp NaNoWriMo, I must be honest. Right now, I'll have to write close to 4,000 words a day in order to win. This should be made a bit easier by the fact that I'm currently on knitting hiatus, and I don't really have anything to do this week, but somehow, I've found ways to procrastinate a LOT. I HAVE been writing almost daily since I went on knitting hiatus on... heh... Monday. But the point is, I've been writing. And though I have not been writing enough, it still counts as progress. And progress is important.
Anyhow, in news of my non-writing endeavours, I've had some success. I learned yesterday that I got a small writing scholarship from my high school, which is exciting. Some of my friends got scholarships from our high school for various things, but I was the only one who got this particular one.
Also, I got a job. SCORE! I'm going to be working part-time at my dojang this summer, helping with their summer camp. Basically, I will be helping the kids with their requirements and all the activities and such. Hope that works out.
And I got another commission. After dropping off the hat on Monday, I got a commission on Tuesday for a scarf. It's not due until the end of July, so I can re-stock my navy blue yarn before then, which is nice.
And I graduate from high school tonight. It's very bittersweet, to be honest. I've had good and bad memories at my school; a good number of the bad ones come from middle school, when everyone was awkward and rather mean. Sometimes, I think that a lot of middle school problems stem from boobs. Some girls grow really big, some girls grow kind of small and kind of late. And all the guys go for the girls who have the chests, and ignore all the rest of us. And since the maturity level is still in the negatives, everyone can get kind of rude about it.
The trouble with my school is that a good number of the kids go to both the middle school and the high school, so most of us remember most of the rest of us during that phase, no matter how attractive anyone else has become since then.
Anyhow, that is all the news I have as of yet. I will be posting again... sometime. As for now, I have to go and write my novel, and try to get through four thousand words in the space of... a few hours. Farewell, readers!
Oh, also: laser tag is fun. I highly reccomend it to anyone who has not partaken in it, especially if you like the Hunger Games. You feel like you're in the arena of the Games, except nobody dies and the point is to get points, not to murder everyone else. That, my friends, is the important difference between "the Hunger Games" and laser tag.
Right. I'm off to write.
Farewell.
Anyhow, in news of my non-writing endeavours, I've had some success. I learned yesterday that I got a small writing scholarship from my high school, which is exciting. Some of my friends got scholarships from our high school for various things, but I was the only one who got this particular one.
Also, I got a job. SCORE! I'm going to be working part-time at my dojang this summer, helping with their summer camp. Basically, I will be helping the kids with their requirements and all the activities and such. Hope that works out.
And I got another commission. After dropping off the hat on Monday, I got a commission on Tuesday for a scarf. It's not due until the end of July, so I can re-stock my navy blue yarn before then, which is nice.
And I graduate from high school tonight. It's very bittersweet, to be honest. I've had good and bad memories at my school; a good number of the bad ones come from middle school, when everyone was awkward and rather mean. Sometimes, I think that a lot of middle school problems stem from boobs. Some girls grow really big, some girls grow kind of small and kind of late. And all the guys go for the girls who have the chests, and ignore all the rest of us. And since the maturity level is still in the negatives, everyone can get kind of rude about it.
The trouble with my school is that a good number of the kids go to both the middle school and the high school, so most of us remember most of the rest of us during that phase, no matter how attractive anyone else has become since then.
Anyhow, that is all the news I have as of yet. I will be posting again... sometime. As for now, I have to go and write my novel, and try to get through four thousand words in the space of... a few hours. Farewell, readers!
Oh, also: laser tag is fun. I highly reccomend it to anyone who has not partaken in it, especially if you like the Hunger Games. You feel like you're in the arena of the Games, except nobody dies and the point is to get points, not to murder everyone else. That, my friends, is the important difference between "the Hunger Games" and laser tag.
Right. I'm off to write.
Farewell.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Senior project... STRESS!
Right. Well. It's the last day of Senior Projects. I'm pretty much done. To be honest, I'm glad it's almost over. I just have to sew some stuff and do two shoots and a backboard, and then I'm done! SCORE! SENIOR PROJECT ALMOST OVER! YAAAAAAAAAY!
I'd say that I won't knit for a week after this, but that will be impossible, because prom is on Tuesday and yes, I'm going to finish my dress. I'm just not working on it right now because, first off, now is SENIOR PROJECTS, not TIME FOR ME TO KNIT MY DRESS; second of all, I don't have it with me, so I can't work on it. After that, I have a commission due. So, yes, I'm going to be knitting next week. And I'm not done designing either. That commission includes custom lettering intarsia, which means that I have to design and knit it (not to mention get all the yarn) by next Saturday.
But yes, after that, I'm not going to knit for at least a week, if not more. I AM SO FREAKING SICK OF KNITTING RIGHT NOW! GAH!
I'm never going on "Project Runway." Ever. Designing under pressure is something I don't do well, I've realized, and I set my OWN challenges. I really don't like working around rules that someone else sets. For some reason, that's never really worked for me.
I really wish I could write more. I want to write more. I really, really miss writing. During NaNoWriMo, I used to pull the same stunt I did last night, but it was a lot more fun: last night, I stayed up till half past midnight knitting, because I needed to get this one project done in time for my shoot at noon today. I was late to the shoot, and the piece was unfinished (Heidi Klum would not be happy with me, and Michael Kors and Nina Garcia would probably bash it anyway). I was late because I had a cabaret rehearsal, the music for which didN't get sorted out until noon, and it was unfinished because I was trying to fit three hours of knitting and an hour of ironing and sewing into two hours (not to mention showering and stuff) this morning.
The Moral of the Story: do not procrastinate, and only use caffeine in situations like this. I've noticed that, frequently, coffee impairs sleep the night after you drink it (which means I won't be sleeping tonight... dammit!) and, last year during NaNo, I felt like I was unable to get into writing as well as I could have because I was hyped up on caffeine almost every day (there was one day when I wasn't, and it was glorious. Really glorious).
Right, well, I'm off, for a half-hour nap before I have my next shoot. I lost a lot of sleep last night (staying up late and waking up early) and I do NOT want to push it any more than I have to. I have to perform tonight.
I'd say that I won't knit for a week after this, but that will be impossible, because prom is on Tuesday and yes, I'm going to finish my dress. I'm just not working on it right now because, first off, now is SENIOR PROJECTS, not TIME FOR ME TO KNIT MY DRESS; second of all, I don't have it with me, so I can't work on it. After that, I have a commission due. So, yes, I'm going to be knitting next week. And I'm not done designing either. That commission includes custom lettering intarsia, which means that I have to design and knit it (not to mention get all the yarn) by next Saturday.
But yes, after that, I'm not going to knit for at least a week, if not more. I AM SO FREAKING SICK OF KNITTING RIGHT NOW! GAH!
I'm never going on "Project Runway." Ever. Designing under pressure is something I don't do well, I've realized, and I set my OWN challenges. I really don't like working around rules that someone else sets. For some reason, that's never really worked for me.
I really wish I could write more. I want to write more. I really, really miss writing. During NaNoWriMo, I used to pull the same stunt I did last night, but it was a lot more fun: last night, I stayed up till half past midnight knitting, because I needed to get this one project done in time for my shoot at noon today. I was late to the shoot, and the piece was unfinished (Heidi Klum would not be happy with me, and Michael Kors and Nina Garcia would probably bash it anyway). I was late because I had a cabaret rehearsal, the music for which didN't get sorted out until noon, and it was unfinished because I was trying to fit three hours of knitting and an hour of ironing and sewing into two hours (not to mention showering and stuff) this morning.
The Moral of the Story: do not procrastinate, and only use caffeine in situations like this. I've noticed that, frequently, coffee impairs sleep the night after you drink it (which means I won't be sleeping tonight... dammit!) and, last year during NaNo, I felt like I was unable to get into writing as well as I could have because I was hyped up on caffeine almost every day (there was one day when I wasn't, and it was glorious. Really glorious).
Right, well, I'm off, for a half-hour nap before I have my next shoot. I lost a lot of sleep last night (staying up late and waking up early) and I do NOT want to push it any more than I have to. I have to perform tonight.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Senior Projects! and novels! (but not really)
Well, I said I would post photos of my senior project. I said I would post daily during these three weeks. I said I would post daily during Camp NaNoWriMo.
In case you have not noticed, that has not really happened all that much. I admit, knitting too much is harder work than I expected it to be. I thought I would be totally willing to knit for seven hours a day (which is what I would need if I were to finish the project on my terms). Truth is, I have barely been able to keep up with doing five hours a day (which is what I would need if I were to finish the project in terms of hours). There is a mininmum number of hours we need in order to pass well. I am barely scraping that.
And yet, people have asked me recently whether I have finished my prom dress yet.
I have not. I have not even worked on the five or six hours I need to finish my prom dress. Why? Because I need to knit for five hours a day at the bare minimum to pass a project I am behind on. It has gotten to the point where I have had to boot out the Indiana Jones costume because there is just no time to do it. It kind of sucks.
As for Camp NaNo, that has not been going well. I admit, I am picking up a story line, which is not *entirely* legal, but whatever. I have not been writing much since Camp started, mostly because I have been knitting too much. I am trying to get in at least a couple hundred words a day, and I will be picking up in earnest once Senior Projects are over. I will probably post more on the blog once that happens as well.
For the photos, I am sorry to say that my camera is not in the best of shape. He is near death, I think, and I have replaced him. I feel rather extravagant for doing so, but right now my camera only works if you have your finger in just the right spot, and if your finger budges only slightly... NO PHOTO FOR YOU!
In case you have not noticed, that has not really happened all that much. I admit, knitting too much is harder work than I expected it to be. I thought I would be totally willing to knit for seven hours a day (which is what I would need if I were to finish the project on my terms). Truth is, I have barely been able to keep up with doing five hours a day (which is what I would need if I were to finish the project in terms of hours). There is a mininmum number of hours we need in order to pass well. I am barely scraping that.
And yet, people have asked me recently whether I have finished my prom dress yet.
I have not. I have not even worked on the five or six hours I need to finish my prom dress. Why? Because I need to knit for five hours a day at the bare minimum to pass a project I am behind on. It has gotten to the point where I have had to boot out the Indiana Jones costume because there is just no time to do it. It kind of sucks.
As for Camp NaNo, that has not been going well. I admit, I am picking up a story line, which is not *entirely* legal, but whatever. I have not been writing much since Camp started, mostly because I have been knitting too much. I am trying to get in at least a couple hundred words a day, and I will be picking up in earnest once Senior Projects are over. I will probably post more on the blog once that happens as well.
For the photos, I am sorry to say that my camera is not in the best of shape. He is near death, I think, and I have replaced him. I feel rather extravagant for doing so, but right now my camera only works if you have your finger in just the right spot, and if your finger budges only slightly... NO PHOTO FOR YOU!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Senior Projects, Day 2
Yes, I know, I said I'd post daily. But that might not work out, the way I'm going. I'm behind on my hours by about two hours (cumulative). I must work on that tonight. I HAVE TO FINISH!
So, good stuff that's happened:
turns out I get to hack off about 2 hours on my largest project (Lord of the Rings). If things keep going like this, I'll be able to take off about... eh... four hours total off my whole project? That is fine, if I get it all done I'll be WAY over the necessary time count, with our without those extra four hours.
BAD STUFF:
Well, I'm behind on my cumulative hours. There's minimum number of hours I have to do per week in order to pass the project (25). At the rate I have to go, I'm going to have to do around 40 hours a week to get all the knitting done in time for the shoots.
Speaking of which, my photographer backed out. I have to look into it still, but she hasn't been in school in a while, so I'm thinking it's something excusable like severe illness (I HOPE she's not severely ill, because that would not be fun, but if she is severely ill, I'd rather do the shoots with a point and shoot than a sick photographer, because she might get worse and that wouldn't be good).
Also, this morning, I got yelled at for not studying for a calculus final (even though I was working on my knitting, and would have been only half an hour behind if I'd been allowed to knit more this morning), even though I was pretty sure I knew stuff. Well, it turned out it was one of those situtions where one of the problems was something I went over, but I couldn't remember how to do it (though this was not new information. I CANNOT do areas of figures with wonky bases for my LIFE).
Well, onwards!
So, good stuff that's happened:
turns out I get to hack off about 2 hours on my largest project (Lord of the Rings). If things keep going like this, I'll be able to take off about... eh... four hours total off my whole project? That is fine, if I get it all done I'll be WAY over the necessary time count, with our without those extra four hours.
BAD STUFF:
Well, I'm behind on my cumulative hours. There's minimum number of hours I have to do per week in order to pass the project (25). At the rate I have to go, I'm going to have to do around 40 hours a week to get all the knitting done in time for the shoots.
Speaking of which, my photographer backed out. I have to look into it still, but she hasn't been in school in a while, so I'm thinking it's something excusable like severe illness (I HOPE she's not severely ill, because that would not be fun, but if she is severely ill, I'd rather do the shoots with a point and shoot than a sick photographer, because she might get worse and that wouldn't be good).
Also, this morning, I got yelled at for not studying for a calculus final (even though I was working on my knitting, and would have been only half an hour behind if I'd been allowed to knit more this morning), even though I was pretty sure I knew stuff. Well, it turned out it was one of those situtions where one of the problems was something I went over, but I couldn't remember how to do it (though this was not new information. I CANNOT do areas of figures with wonky bases for my LIFE).
Well, onwards!
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