December 31, 2002
A Tale of Two Memes
Five things that 2002 taught me:
*There is a God, and he's gotta be looking out for me. (Not entirely facetious on this one.)
*I can, eventually, survive without a full-time job.
*I am not too old to develop crushes.
*I am good enough to get published outside of RPGs.
*I am not cut out for corporate America.
Five personally significant events of 2002:
*I started back to college full-time after going part time for a year and a half.
*I lost one job, gained another one, in many ways better, despite being part-time.
*Two words: Pooka. Rumpus.
*I sold my first short story.
*I finished my first novel, started outlining a second, started writing a third.
Five things I want to do in 2003:
*Get a working, submittable draft of one of my novels, damn it.
*Publish more.
*Settle into this work/school routine.
*Do some real decorating at home.
*Start exercising on a regular basis.
Five things I don't want to do in 2003:
*Be unemployed again.
*Deal with another stupid gen ed requirement (although I'm gonna have to).
*Repeat the stupid drama of years past.
*Deal with reality TV.
*Wait until December for "Return of the King".
Five people who I'd like to know better in 2003:
*Mer
*Julie
*John
*My mom
*Myself
7 things that make you laugh
1) My cats
2) "South Park"
3) General Write Club zanyness
4) Justin stories
5) "Whose Line is it Anyway?" (both versions)
6) Bad TV movies (like the one I'm watching right now)
7) "I'll be in my bunk."
7 things you love
1) My family
2) My friends
3) My cats (shut up)
4) "Firefly"
5) Writing
6) Learning
7) Music
7 things you hate
1) Bigotry
2) War
3) Low self-esteem
4) Parking on campus
5) Deliberate ignorance
6) Conflict
7) Self-delusion
7 things on your computer desk
1) Pens
2) Speakers
3) Printer
4) Kleenex
5) Water bottle
6) Answering machine
7) CD-RWs
7 facts about you
1) I am 5'7".
2) I share a birthday with one of my best friends.
3) I have been overweight since I was five years old.
4) I have publication credits in four Dream Pod 9 books, and have published two short stories.
5) I dream in color, and often very vividly.
6) I'm an utter slob.
7) I almost never wear makeup or shave. (Combination of laziness and feminism.)
7 things you can do
1) Write
2) Sing
3) Learn insanely fast
4) Transpose sheet music
5) Sleep prodigiously
6) Use words like prodigiously and vociferous in regular conversation
7) Impress movie theatre staff with #6
7 things you can't do
1) Play a musical instrument
2) Fit into most standard restaurant booths
3) Lie to my mom
4) Keep up with my laundry
5) Keep house plants alive
6) Ice skate
7) Play basketball
7 famous people you want to meet (I chose to add "living"as well)
1) Stephen King
2) Toni Morrison
3) Peter Jackson
4) Just about any cast member from LOTR
5) Just about any cast member from "Firefly"
6) Kenneth Branagh
7) Catherine Zeta Jones
Top 7 things you say the most
1) Heh
2) Heehee
3) Whee
4) Shit (I just tend not to say it around people)
5) Fuck (Ditto)
6) Bite me
7) Yay!
Top 7 bands/artists you love
1) Sarah McLachlan
2) Tannahill Weavers
3) Sweet Honey in the Rock
4) Indigo Girls
5) Loreena McKennitt
6) Tori Amos
7) Sisters of Mercy
7 things you want to learn
1) More about philosophy
2) Better web design (Flash maybe?)
3) Literary theory
4) Database design
5) Spanish
6) How to braid my own hair
7) Everything!
7 foods/drinks you have all the time
1) Water
2) Vanilla Coke
3) Noodles
4) Orange juice
5) Green pepper and onion (these two things tend to show up in a lot of my cooking)
6) Cheese
7) Potatoes
7 random thoughts
1) I'm up way way way too late.
2) I am the epitome of unmotivated genius. Is it any wonder I'm always attracted to it?
3) This movie is really dumb.
4) I hope "Firefly" gets picked up by UPN.
5) I need to stop obsessing over that show
6) Really need to go to bed now
7) Errand running tomorrow. Really.
