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kungfuwaynewho) wrote2014-01-29 01:24 pm
kungfuwaynewho) wrote2014-01-29 01:24 pm
Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
For some reason I got it into my head that I couldn't post until I had finished my edit of Part One, because to do otherwise would somehow admit defeat? I didn't think of this literally or articulate it to myself, but every time I thought of a post, I would think, "no, I'll be done with the edit soon, I'll post then."
I am actually done with the edit now! I ended up feeling that I needed an epilogue of sorts, instead wrote a full chapter, and had to go over that enough that I felt it was as polished as the rest of Part One. But it is, in fact, done now.
(Of course, not posting has nothing to do with why I haven't been reading my flist. I get the weirdest social media-related anxiety and issues sometimes, I don't even know.)
One of the major things that stalled my progress was the absolute glut of video games I either received or purchased for myself around Christmas. I hadn't really been playing games much the last few years, and I'd forgotten what it was like to come home from work (or, in earlier years, school) and just sit down and play Civ for like five hours straight. (What is it like? It's great, except you start feeling like you haven't showered in a week, even if you did, in fact, just shower.) I think I've gotten it out of my system, but for about three weeks there, I wasn't doing a whole lot else. It was kind of sad.
Randomly this last week I have found myself actively missing fandom, specifically B5 fandom circa-2010, and landcomms, specifically scifiland, a whole lot. I've been saying for over a year now that I was going to make a new fun B5 comm that was going to be like half-meta, half-landcomm, and I've never gotten around to it, so it's hard to whine about there not being anything going on when I'm not even attempting to be active myself. But 2010-2011 was like a great period of time fandom-wise and I really miss it. :(
And here is my favorite gif from the last month:
I am actually done with the edit now! I ended up feeling that I needed an epilogue of sorts, instead wrote a full chapter, and had to go over that enough that I felt it was as polished as the rest of Part One. But it is, in fact, done now.
(Of course, not posting has nothing to do with why I haven't been reading my flist. I get the weirdest social media-related anxiety and issues sometimes, I don't even know.)
One of the major things that stalled my progress was the absolute glut of video games I either received or purchased for myself around Christmas. I hadn't really been playing games much the last few years, and I'd forgotten what it was like to come home from work (or, in earlier years, school) and just sit down and play Civ for like five hours straight. (What is it like? It's great, except you start feeling like you haven't showered in a week, even if you did, in fact, just shower.) I think I've gotten it out of my system, but for about three weeks there, I wasn't doing a whole lot else. It was kind of sad.
Randomly this last week I have found myself actively missing fandom, specifically B5 fandom circa-2010, and landcomms, specifically scifiland, a whole lot. I've been saying for over a year now that I was going to make a new fun B5 comm that was going to be like half-meta, half-landcomm, and I've never gotten around to it, so it's hard to whine about there not being anything going on when I'm not even attempting to be active myself. But 2010-2011 was like a great period of time fandom-wise and I really miss it. :(
And here is my favorite gif from the last month:
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Yay for being done with edits! And OMG, that GIF is amazing.
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Briefly, though, how are things going with you?
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Good: still employed at Rhodes and teaching a special topics class on urban literature that I absolutely adore and that gives me energy and passion for education (really), am six months from getting married (to the day!), and am getting through the cold months with Psych, Orphan Black, Scandal, and Sherlock.
Bad: this is my third year looking for a tenure-track job, Edna had to be put down a few weeks ago, and I am still not living in the same city (or fucking time zone) as Greg, whom I see about once a month. Although, we spent three weeks together over Christmas, and I will get to spend all of spring break with him, so that's great.
You? :)
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Blerrrrffff, that sucks that you guys see each other so infrequently. I'm sure you'll find something soon, though, that will work out both tenure-wise and relationship-wise. Still, blerf.
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I hope we do find something. I'm getting increasingly frustrated with the job search and the whole academic system in general, but I ultimately do think it's where I want to be, so I'm still trying. I am applying to some non-teaching jobs, though. As for the relationship, it sucks to see each other so infrequently, but we're putting in the time and effort, and it at least gives our relationship a kind of special quality to it. Like, y'know, absence making the heart grow fonder and all that crap.
How's the house?
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The house is going good! I'm going to take some pics tomorrow, actually, of our latest work in the basement. I think we're right on the cusp of just knocking out the rest of it, because the really hard stuff is done; it's just a matter of finding the time and waiting for when my dad has energy and stuff.