So. It's November, it's Nano, it's the end of school and man am I feeling bombastic.

I'm writing this year's novel by the seat of my pants, with the hope that it will turn out better than last year's meticulously-planned utter failure of a novel. So far I have just under 6000 words, five important yet stupidly-named characters (River, Light, Reap, Valenka and Cain ((Cain's my favourite, he's great)).), and the plot seems to centre around a horrible ritual with vampiric glass wings.

Also there's a glass cat.

Yeah, I think I'm crazy too.

I attended the Kick-Off Party with swirls covering half my body, awesome photo by someone who may have been Tim here. I now have a tantoo caused by tanning slightly while swirls still covered my skin. A good time was had by all, but all I could do afterwards was crawl into bed and recharge my introvert-batteries.

End of school! Twelve school days left, not that anyone's counting. Then I get to jet off to Tasmania and be bored out of my brain, but hey, Tasmania > school. I only have five exams left AND THEN I AM FREEEEEE AHAHAHAHA.

Yeah, I think I'm crazy too.

Anyway, things are going well and I am immensely cheerful. This is rare, and I am thankful it chose to strike now. Life is pretty awesome.

Tags: bombastic, nano 09
Current Mood: IMMENSELY cheerful
Current Music: Dark Materia - The Picard Song | Powered by Last.fm

I seem to be the first person on my friends list to post about this strange phenomenon.

At the moment, apparently most of Australia's eastern coast (Coast used loosely as a term meaning 'that stuff that's sort of near water if you squint at a map'.) is covered in dust. NSW seems to be copping the worst of it, but it's still pretty bad up here.

Without further ado, have some photos of this giant mess on my street.



Shot down the street in one direction



And the other direction. It's excellent to know that the stop signs are still clearly visible. You hear that, drivers who try to flatten me of a morning? YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE.



Moderately spooky shot of the house next door to mine. The house behind it is maybe 80m away. This dust has creepy effects on distance.



Your somewhat-dishevelled photographer in her front yard. My skin isn't that orange, I promise. It's the dust. Really.

Tags: duststorm, photos
Current Location: Australia, Brisbane
Current Mood: Reminds me of Thargomindah
Current Music: The Challengers - Wipe Out | Powered by Last.fm

So I did one of two maths test items today. It went surprisingly well, and hopefully I did not let my partner down too badly. We will know when we get marks back, though. I still think that the orange glowy pen is the only reason I learned anything at all.

I got my exam timetable today and haven't even looked at it yet. It's a Friday, it's the weekend, and there's nothing I want to think less about than assessment.

My words have still been flowing, thank goodness. I have written about three short stories since I last posted. Obviously I missed my words a great deal.

Yes, this post is pretty much a 'my words, let me show you them' post. Have a short story written in a style I've never attempted before. I hope it is pleasing.

( I also hope that it is under this cut. )

Tags: damn lj cuts, fiction
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: writerly
Current Music: Post-Apocalypse Punk - Abney Park

Now is crunch time in highschool world, with everything big all being due in about a week. This means that I have an unnecessarily large study load. In fact, right now I am doing maths.

But you know what? The insane amount of stress suddenly doesn't matter.

Because I have a glowy orange pen.

Tags: awesome pens
Current Location: In front of my books
Current Music: Almost Human - Voltaire (Why yes, Voltaire /is/ taking over my life.)

Although my school is quite tolerant, as far as religious schools go. I'm currently doing an assignment on the ethics of homosexuality for Study of Religion, after all.

But I've typed homosexuality so many times that the word has lost all meaning for me.

And I've stumbled across approximately one million vitriol-filled sites of religious bile against homosexuals.

Once I finish this assignment, I'm going to need to go lie down, and possibly cry. I never actually realised that all of the hate against homosexuals was real. Realising that it's not just a big hoax is quite disheartening.

Tags: wah
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: crushed
Current Music: Ex Lover's Lover - Voltaire

I have gained a few important cards in the past week or two. And by a few I mean a couple. And by a couple I mean two, and if you don't think that a couple means two, you are an oddity.

The first one was a bank Keycard. I've never had a Keycard before. In fact, I've never had a bank account all of my own before. (I did have one previously, but it was under my father's name as I was ickle). Instant access to all of the money I don't have makes me feel very adult-like indeed. Now to get another job so I can actually begin filling the damn thing up.

The second one, which I just got today, is my Learner's license. Which I am immensely proud of. I was freaking out before the test, as I am wont to do before tests, and then I damn well aced the thing with 100%. If only that happened for all my tests...

But yes, now I have a card with a terrible headshot framed in blue and a need for a car with manual transmission. And driving lessons. I'm still having trouble that the Queensland Government is trusting me behind the wheel of a vehicle.

Also, is it just me or is proving who you are to the government a pain in the ass? I moved interstate a few years after I was born- I'm Tasmanian, originally- and if Dad hadn't had an original of my birth certificate we'd have been royally screwed. Also, if I hadn't gotten my bank card a few days prior, I probably wouldn't have had enough evidence to be able to prove who I am. And even then, I still wasn't able to produce anything that was acceptable proof of where I lived, and had to fill out a form with my father as witness that I was a resident of Queensland.

Thank you for your strong safeguards against identity theft, Queensland government. I am grateful, really.

This past couple of weeks have made it clear that I am slowly slowly oh so slowly becoming an adult. A responsible inhabitant of the real world. I've also been going over what choices I have for the rest of my life, since I'll have to do that soon and that will be oh so lovely. I'm scared that I'll make the wrong choice and screw my whole life up, and I want to know why people are trying to make me choose NOW DO IT NOW OR ALL WILL BE RUINED FOREVER when they also keep saying that it's okay, there's multiple pathways and it doesn't really matter what you do because you'll get where you're going!

Plus school's pushing Qtac lately, and half the things I want to do a) Can't be applied for through Qtac or b) Are TAFE courses/start in TAFE. TAFE doesn't allow deferment, but I want a year off to work and recuperate from the environment of insane.

But, life is good. I have a bank account, I'm almost trusted with a car, I'm not horribly stressed over exams yet, and apparently my friend's glasses suit me. I don't know why that's important, but I like glasses, so they get tossed in there. Life is going, as it always does, and soon school will be over and I'll get to kick back and not think about thinking for a while.

And also, I have Voltaire's music now. That just makes life awesome in all the ways it matters.

Tags: becoming an adult, ephemera, grr qtac, no wai guyz
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: 100%, bitches.
Current Music: Zombie Prosititute - Voltaire

I smell like ammonia. Soon my hair will be pretty and red again. This always cheers me up.

At the moment, however, my eyes will not stop stinging. Thank you, ammonia. Truly you are a wonderful thing.

Tags: ammonia, red
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: For once, the house is silent

Oddly enough, I don't really talk much about what I do or what is affecting me here. I don't really like talking about important things, I prefer to muddle through them on my own until I reach a workable solution. If I need to vent, I use a Twitter nobody knows about.

However, writing fiction is what calms me down. Today's been the first time in ages I've forced myself to put pen to paper and just write, and I feel all the better for it. I also kind of like the result, so that's a bonus. And it lies under the cut for you to read if you are bored and need something to do.

 

( Story in exchange for clicky here. )
I actually have no idea if this cut is working, because they always screw up for me and preview post doesn't show cuts. Time will tell, eh?

Edit: Yay! It worked! Except for a random four lines at the top, but I can live with that.

Tags: fiction
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: calm
Current Music: A documentary on love on TV. Really annoying, condescending presenter

I got it back from warranty today, and it works perfectly again with no fuss. Apparently there were just some dry joints that needed to be resoldered, which was awesometastic. One the way back, we got stuck on the exit because a truck ran out of fuel, which was amusing.

Less awesometastic is the fact that a spider just randomly appeared in my hand without me noticing, causing me to scream like a little girl. It's the second spider to sneakattack me today. Except I think this one might've bit me, because there are irritated lump-bite-mark things that itch.

I hope it is not fatal.

Tags: monitor, spiders
Current Mood: anxious
Current Music: Some internet radio station that Dad's listening to

I found my monitor receipt! I will be able to claim warranty for it! I WON'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS 1024x768 MONITOR MUCH LONGER!

YAAAAAAY!

Edit: I also found my TFN on an old group certificate :D Woo cleaning!

Tags: exclamation marks galore, yay
Current Location: With my monitor receipt!
Current Mood: fuck yeah!
Current Music: Triumphant!