Interesting Week, and It's Not Even Thursday Yet
I got asked out. By a boy. By Pat, actually.
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Hee. We're going to see "Children of Men" on Friday. Should be fun. It's mostly a friendly get to know you kind of thing, which is cool. Guess we'll see what happens.
So that was the Moment of yesterday. You know how there are Moments of days, when like, you're talking about it later, and you're like "this is what happened today." That kind of Moment.
Today it was my Sociology of Religion teacher telling us, "Guess what, for your final project/research paper, you get to join a cult!" Though in a lot more words. Basically we have to go out and research some particular religion and write a paper about it. 10-15 pages, which is a perfect length. This should be fun. I'm thinking of doing the Twelve Tribes people, which I have discovered is the name of the cult in the Mate Factory. Woot! Apparently it should be easy, because if you just walk in they try to convert you. This should be fun even if I end up just doing some Christian sect, because it's been awhile since I went to church, and going for the sake of research should be pretty neat. Despite my total sense of not-belonging when I walk in a church being, you know, an atheist and all. Catholicism would be easy, since I could just talk to Molly and follow her to Mass.
In terms of writing, Motley Crew and I have had something of a falling out, so I'm going to let it simmer at least for a little while. I'm working on the next chapter of the fic, and I have a thing to write for Women and Writing that I am so totally gonna center around Gecko. Oh dear, should be lots of fun. Spirits is also coming together in my head, as I've sort of settled some characters motives and such. And despite the large cast of characters (ensemble! It's an addiction!), I've resolved to try to keep it to a decent length this time. Give myself limits to work with and see how well I do, since I've got to learn to work with limits. The problem of course with Spirits is that it's still sorely lacking in the plot department. I only really have a general theory of what happens. If I were to sit down and work it out I'm sure I could come up with something.
I'm officially a Soc double-major. Should be interesting. My new adviser (actually also my Social Movements prof) and I worked out some schedule things yesterday. It's going to be tough to fit all the credits in, but I'm gonna try for it. The Writing major is pretty much already in the bag, and a Soc minor won't be hard to come up with, so even if I don't pull off the double major I can still graduate, at least. That's the beauty of doubling-up halfway through.
I've started reading Lady Knight, the last in the Protector of the Small Quartet, and it's pretty awesome so far. Tobe is awesome.
In Trinity Blood, I think Julie has agreed with me that Tres, Abel and Hugue are utterly made of awesome. Tres especially. Because only Tres can say, "Switching to Genocide Mode." I mean, Genocide Mode. It just doesn't get more awesome.
Julie has also gotten me into watching The 4400, which is also brilliant, and more original than I thought it would be. Plus Mya/Maia, the girl who can see the future, is too adorable for words. And Summer Glau was in it (River from Firefly), acting as a crazy person once again, so you really can't go wrong.
And House last night? Fantastic. Easily one of my favorite episodes. EVER.
So I've got a date (or whatever it's called these days...) and I get to join a cult and the muse is much inspired. Woot!
^.^
Hee. We're going to see "Children of Men" on Friday. Should be fun. It's mostly a friendly get to know you kind of thing, which is cool. Guess we'll see what happens.
So that was the Moment of yesterday. You know how there are Moments of days, when like, you're talking about it later, and you're like "this is what happened today." That kind of Moment.
Today it was my Sociology of Religion teacher telling us, "Guess what, for your final project/research paper, you get to join a cult!" Though in a lot more words. Basically we have to go out and research some particular religion and write a paper about it. 10-15 pages, which is a perfect length. This should be fun. I'm thinking of doing the Twelve Tribes people, which I have discovered is the name of the cult in the Mate Factory. Woot! Apparently it should be easy, because if you just walk in they try to convert you. This should be fun even if I end up just doing some Christian sect, because it's been awhile since I went to church, and going for the sake of research should be pretty neat. Despite my total sense of not-belonging when I walk in a church being, you know, an atheist and all. Catholicism would be easy, since I could just talk to Molly and follow her to Mass.
In terms of writing, Motley Crew and I have had something of a falling out, so I'm going to let it simmer at least for a little while. I'm working on the next chapter of the fic, and I have a thing to write for Women and Writing that I am so totally gonna center around Gecko. Oh dear, should be lots of fun. Spirits is also coming together in my head, as I've sort of settled some characters motives and such. And despite the large cast of characters (ensemble! It's an addiction!), I've resolved to try to keep it to a decent length this time. Give myself limits to work with and see how well I do, since I've got to learn to work with limits. The problem of course with Spirits is that it's still sorely lacking in the plot department. I only really have a general theory of what happens. If I were to sit down and work it out I'm sure I could come up with something.
I'm officially a Soc double-major. Should be interesting. My new adviser (actually also my Social Movements prof) and I worked out some schedule things yesterday. It's going to be tough to fit all the credits in, but I'm gonna try for it. The Writing major is pretty much already in the bag, and a Soc minor won't be hard to come up with, so even if I don't pull off the double major I can still graduate, at least. That's the beauty of doubling-up halfway through.
I've started reading Lady Knight, the last in the Protector of the Small Quartet, and it's pretty awesome so far. Tobe is awesome.
In Trinity Blood, I think Julie has agreed with me that Tres, Abel and Hugue are utterly made of awesome. Tres especially. Because only Tres can say, "Switching to Genocide Mode." I mean, Genocide Mode. It just doesn't get more awesome.
Julie has also gotten me into watching The 4400, which is also brilliant, and more original than I thought it would be. Plus Mya/Maia, the girl who can see the future, is too adorable for words. And Summer Glau was in it (River from Firefly), acting as a crazy person once again, so you really can't go wrong.
And House last night? Fantastic. Easily one of my favorite episodes. EVER.
So I've got a date (or whatever it's called these days...) and I get to join a cult and the muse is much inspired. Woot!