Writing goal for today,
Reread chapters 1-4 and mark down all names etc
THEN edit all of chapter 5

Advice: do not change your name.

I am now on campus trying to get things sorted because when I attended 20 done years ago, I had a different last name.

Which is the name they used on my graduate school acceptance ...

a group of spiders are walking through a pile of rocks in a cartoon . Alt: a group of soot sprites are carrying rocks before not being able to hold them up longer and collapsing. Text says grad school

In exciting new ...
I got into grad school!!!!

I'm pursuing a masters in philosophy.

Also yes I did mention my presentation on how real life alchemy influenced full metal alchemist.

#gradschool #philosophy

Also might have made my first class from je maguire sound like a religious experience.

Sorry for the long silence. My neurologist started me on a migraine preventative that had done nothing except caused me to not be able to take my sleep meds so I'm back to my martial stay up for 2 days and then sleep for one pattern ....

The booth at awesome con all set up with books

We're all set up!!!

#awesomecon

Me, holding a sign that says feral writersj club at awesome con

And we're here!!!

Map of convention hall with c-16 circled

Will be at awesomecon tomorrow through Sunday. Stop by and say hi. I will be with the rest of the feral writers club at C16

Hey! if you are going to @awesomecon.bsky.social this weekend #awesomecon, stop by and say hi! The Feral Writers Club will be in the artist alley. We will have books for sale, and some writing resources with us!

FYI it's High School Hockey Tournementy season in Minnesota and I am invested.

3-2 scores will be the death of me

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Graduate school application update --

SUBMITTED -- 4 hours to spare.

Oh I love this! The kinda floppy fur over the white around the eyes is so good.

OK
Goals statement 100%
Resume 0%
Writing sample just need to type in what was a physical paper.

Still over 24 hours left

OK. Today the goal is to finish my application to grad school. Play some wow, and then work on my manuscript post developmental edit

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Not to get into figure skating drama ... but why would your pretend identity for posting shit be JJ!!?!?

alysa liu!!!

OK watching the reactions to the olympic gala yesterday from people that had no idea is amazing. So many people who both lived it and are so confused. Like yep. This is what we look forward to a major competition. And yes. It was entirely unhinged :)

Jay had to explain why I was booing .... iykyk

Cat sleeping on the for of the bed with the figure skating gala on the tv

Watching the gala with my cat.

This years olympic figure skating has been such a beautiful things. The hugs, the support, the friendships. Yes, there were tears, but there was SO MUCH LOVE. Seeing athletes support each other like this is really so important

OK I am not emotionally recovered from Amber Glenn's 3A. That was gorgeous. The height and speed were so good.

still 'cleaning' and watching skating.

Amber Glenn to the haters: SUCK IT!

#MilanoCortina2026 ⛸️

Cleaning AND watching women's figure skating so I am NOT ok at all lol.

All I want is for Amber to not cry sad tears.

Am ikea bedframe and various shelf and bed parts scattered around.

Got home from katsucon. Decided to clean the guest room / office ... I uhh might have kinda gone overboard. So maybe I can get this back together before 2pm

Home from katsucon. Will hopefully be human in another few hours

Sorry for no recent updates.
Both taylor swift literary devices programs went great! I have uploaded video. You can find it on twitch or I'll be linking my YouTube soon. I'm at katsucon all weekend so exhausted and busy :)

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Looking for help from Librarians.
What Sci Fi and Fantasy books are Middle Grade reading these days?
What Sci fi/fantasy is being read for Chapter books?
I'm working on kid programing for a sci fi and fantasy con but I normally do things for anime cons. #librarian #library #bookhelp

Did you check out the countries of the most blatant judges? Just saying ...

I have the countries written next to the judges and I'm starting to do math ... looking closest at the 2 federations that were rocked with the recent .... developements

I have the score sheets printed and I am doing math now