tales of an ordinary girl

I haven't had much time to post lately between the new job, school, school assignments, and attempting to relax on the weekends. We've been going out a lot on the weekends, so I haven't even been home much then.

But.. things are going well. I still have this pervasive tiredness that's nagging at me with headaches sometimes and very occasionally shortness of breath. I don't really think they're related though. I've had all of these things before at some point in my life and I think it's just how my body works. I just wish the tiredness would pass.

Tonight I got the critique of my story in class and it was a lot of good feedback. I wish I would have spent more time on it. I would like to go back and revise it now, certainly before the portfolio is due, but I don't know when I will have time.



Is 'Speculative Fiction' a real term in writing? Do most people know it. I wanted to bring it up in class because there was quite a bit of discussion about whether or not my story was fantasy or historical fiction (and even one suggestion I turn it into a "bodice ripper"). I think I'm going to have to handle the romantic scenes well in order to keep the innocence of the character and yet make the story realistic. I'll have to ask my male friends what they think.

Anyway, I'm off to bed. I'm really wanting to tear into this story, but I don't think I have the energy for it tonight. Tomorrow night is class and Thursday is usually busy. Maybe I'll find time over the weekend. Or maybe I'll be able to sneak in some time at work. It's a word document. It looks like work, right?

I started the new job on Monday. It wasn't good for the first few days. I didn't have a computer and it was like pulling teeth to get one. I didn't think it could get worse, but it did today. And then I got my laptop. It's kind of crappy, but it's so good to be able to do work rather than just sitting around trying to look like I'm worth having around.

I finally finished my creative writing short story assignment on Tuesday afternoon in time to turn in for the Tuesday evening class. I stayed up late a couple of nights and really pushed through some writers block to finish it. I like the story, but I still don't like how it was written. In the last little bit I didn't even get a chance to read over it through from beginning to end before I had to print it out, so I hope I didn't have any continuity errors.

I've been feeling very tired lately and not so great physically. I hope it will pass after this week.

There's no plans so far for this weekend and I really want to catch up on some sleep and relax. I also want to get some more things moved to storage. So, hopefully, I'll get one or the other accomplished.

Tuesday was my last day at my old job. It was a bittersweet day. It was good to leave all of the stress behind. I'll miss several of the people I worked with though.

I pretty much just goofed off at work from about 9:00 onwards and left around 1:30 (though I spent quite a while talking to Josie in the lobby before finally taking off).

While I was basically doing nothing, I came across a website about Castlerigg, which reminded me of my trip to the UK last year. Castlerigg is beautiful, absolutely beautiful. It has a great atmosphere that makes you feel almost like you're flying amongst the mountains.

It's one of the few public places where I've felt at home. Even though there were a half dozen other people there, I felt comfortable.