we can raise cities or raze them, it whispers

1. So I just spent a full week reteaching myself computer information systems and web scripting after the drama of the move wrecked my college, right? And I succeeded (my teacher says he anticipates a huge recovery in my grade from all my catch-up work) for all intents and purposes.

Basically, Saturday was the first day in three solid weeks that I had to myself. No obligations, no moving, nothing to worry about for 24 hours.

So obviously my period decides to arrive that morning and incapacitate me for the duration.

My luck, guys. My fucking luck.


2. I HAVE DISCOVERED JOHN GREEN'S CRASH COURSE: WORLD HISTORY SERIES. oh my gooooood this shit is fascinating as fuck and hilarious and Green's enthusiasm for history makes it VERY easy to learn. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT ABOUT SNAILS! TELL ME MORE, JOHN GREEN! /chinhands


3. I realized yesterday that I haven't visited LJ to do anything but reply to comments in months. So it's gone from my bookmark bar. Do folks still use LJ? Whyyyyy. Come to DW, it's better in pretty much every way.


4. I am excited for Elementary and the next person to claim they are ripping off BBC Sherlock will be fed to a lion. This summarizes my feelings on the matter well:


A tweet by user peasantings saying "I'm really glad Sir Arthur Conan Doyle came back from the grave, and told Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat 'worry about my brand.'"

Moffat, shut your mouth and go ruin some more female characters or whatever it is you do in your free time.


5. So. Fic. I'm settled in Florida and despite the fact I fucking hate being here and everything about this fucking state (ask my about my grandmother's racism sometime), I am slowly getting back into the swing of writing again. I have a shortish one-shot Dresden fic that is half Binz's fault and half thisfishflies's fault about Harry wearing nail polish.

(Actually it's mostly Binz's fault because if you get her talking about Harry's idealization of femininity, she will give you Ideas about Harry embracing parts of himself he feels he's not allowed to and you will get Feels and it will suck, but seriously, if Binz wants to talk at you about this, let her, it's fascinating and full of feels.)

(Also, the fic is called Hand Jobs, WHICH I WANT TO ESTABLISH WAS BINZ'S IDEA. NOT MINE.)

So that'll eventually get posted. Then it's time for some fucking Matter of Chicago renewal, aaaaw yeeeeah.


6. 100% unrelated to Dresden, I have been slowly writing a Dragon Age: Origins fic that's pretty much me dealing with the game's lack of dealing with issues of anti-elf racism and the fact the City Elf origin revolves around rape and sexual assault. It's not grimdark, but it's pretty serious. Totally unbeta'ed though. For the curious: oh, bring me a love that can sweeten a sword.


7. I don't believe in uppercased letters in titles okay? okay.


8. So on Tumblr for some inexplicable reason there has been a random renaissance of The 10th Kingdom, a miniseries you probably never heard of but it was amazing, okay? It was a post-modern twist on fairy tales and had some really stellar writing and some of the most interesting characters ever. And this 10K renaissance reminded me of my love for the protagonist, Virginia Lewis, and that in turn made me think about the Characters I Have Loved. I came up with four, and I'm going to briefly share them with you under the cut.

( Characters Lucy Has Really Strong Feelings About )

10. Hey, anyone have any advice on getting cheap airplane flights? Or maybe have some coupon codes lying around? Just wondering.

Note to self:

Tuesday: Bring the tiles to Bio112.

Wednesday: Remedial mathematics final at 7PM. Bring the print-out.

Thursday: Oh boy.

1. Have final essay on diversity ready for AmDiv.


2. Have all notes printed off and in the folder.


3. Have poster ready for Bio112.


4. Have book read and notes ready to give oral report.

Friday: Get backlog of maths work finished by noon.


:breathes into a paper bag:

GUESS WHO'S DONE WITH FINALS?


HINT: IT'S ME.


Farewell, my religions teacher, I cordially invite you to go fuck yourself. 8D


Oh and while I'm slacking on MoC (now that finals are done, it should go quicker!), I'm writing a mute!Harry fill on the kinkmeme. As you do.

My teacher and I are not going to meet up to talk, it seems. There is no reason I should feel uncomfortable in my Religions class, apparently.

Yeah, okay.



From here on out, I'm not going to engage in the discussions or homework as I have been. I'll keep it simple and academic and refrain from sharing my thoughts. I'm halfway through. Soon it'll be over.


Man, I just LOVE it when people tell me how I should or shouldn't feel about something. That's awesomne.

"Thanks for the explanations, but I have to ask if you truly believe your statement that you "have no reason to believe any of these faith-based ideas. . ." It can be argued that showing compassion to another person is a faith based idea."

Yes, I do truly believe it, thank you.

And no, it really can't.

oh god oh god oh god...


My Mass Media class has a project coming up. I can write a 10-15 page paper on a media topic


or I can make a 4-6 minute video on a topic.

OH FUCK YEAH. Oh man I just have to decide what to talk about... Casual sexism in video games? The interplay of sex and violence in television? Overwhelming heterosexism in everything? Maybe get a little daring and cover a fannish topic?


:EXCITEMENT:

Can I just say how much I hate my EngComp class?

Not because I'm bad at it. Oh no. It's just the fact I've done this exact same course over and over and over again in my academic career and I am so sick of it. This is why for my summer classes, I wrote a goddamn novel of fanfic instead of focusing on my work and I still got a 95% on my final. Writing CTMWR was infinitely more challenging and a test of my abilities than the latest in a long line of "read this article/book and write a paper on it."

And I swear to god EngComp 2 is the exact same class as EngComp 1. Point for point, it's all the same. Come the fuck on.

For the class, I have to pick a book to read and write my final paper on. I have a very limited, unappealing selection to pick from:

• Grapes of Wrath - Steinbeck (I refuse to do this after having to watch the movie two separate times in high school. I'm done with this story.


• The Jungle - Upton Sinclair (I can't do this one- I have a relevant squick that will ensure I won't make it through the book.)


• Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neal Thurston (Considered this, but phonetic spelling is my literature Berserk Button and NO.)


• The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini (No major objections besides not wanting to read it in the slightest.)


• Bandages and Bullets - Robert J. Saniscalchi (I was going to do this one, but apparently I can only get it via the internet, and I don't like buying things online.)


• Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (No major objections besides the same issue I have with the next one as well...)


• The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova (I hate period pieces. I hate them. I hate them. I hate them. I cannot express the sort of hate I have for them. They are the literary equivalent of rap music to me: not only do I not like them, I would rather sit in a dark room without any form of entertainment than read/listen to them.)

I have a deep disdain for the prospect of reading any of these books, let alone writing a paper on them. I would kill for a little leeway. Lemme read.... IDK, Heinlein or Asimov or Stephenson. Gimme spec fic and I will write you something worthwhile and interesting, I swear.

If anyone wants to tell me which of these would suck the least to read, I'm all ears.

Also, I lost a not-close relative today and the reminder of mortality has me more depressed than usual. Mum asked, "Do you want to see a shrink?" just a bit ago. Nope, Mum. After all, sadness is like happiness, but for deep people. I keep calm and carry on.