Life: another PSA

[neveralarch]

I haven't posted in a while or anything, huh. I mean, compared to my recent amount of activity. I guess this is just a PSA to say that the nonposting is probably going to continue. I'm having finals at the moment, which always saps my ability to create, or make reposts, or, like, talk to people. I won't be cutting myself off the internet - I've done it once or twice, and ended up even more stressed. But I'll be doing more lurking for the rest of the month, and probably the month after that too.

I made a graph to demonstrate the relationship between fannishness and amount of work. I swear I'm studying for my next exam after this.



Okay, so when I have nothing to do, I basically just work on my own projects and read old Highlander fic. I don't comment on much, because I'm embarrassed that I'm using my free time reading old Highlander fic. I think I've seen like half an episode, maybe. It had a horse.

When I have something to do, I only read new stuff that pops up on my flist, and I get more conscientious about commenting. This is good.

When I have all the work, I comfort-read fic and whine about slowly updating wips :| But I don't comment at all because writing words online makes me stressed and when I'm already stressed I just give it up all together. Also I am even more sleep deprived than normal, and I convince myself that people can tell and are judging me. The fact that I am actually posting this is a testament to the nap I took outside the Poli Sci building today. I get some of my best sleep on benches.

So, yeah. I do have a nearly finished fic that I'm supposed to be editing, so you'll be hearing from me someday. And I have fannish commitments that are definitely going somewhere. But in general, you know. Had a presentation today, have another one and an exam next week, and two exams the week after that. And a paper that has to get written somewhere in here. And then it's back to the US and studying for the GRE and doing research for my Senior Project.

And I have to leave Germany at the end of the month, aaaah. Luckily one of my fencing friends has decided that we're going drinking the night before my plane home, so maybe I will actually manage to get drunk for once in my life and have an excuse for the massive amounts of self-pity that will be forthcoming. The worst part of having an exchange semester is having to go back at the end.

Comments

[tweedymcgee.livejournal.com]

Nice graph. (Bollocks data: One of my great joys in life. Hooray for false precision.)

And if I don't see you around for awhile (which seems likely, given the above post), all best luck with finals, the trip home, GREs, &c.

[neveralarch]

I love playing with graphs. Reason number 506 for studying Poli Sci and Psychology, I guess. Thanks for the luck! I'm going to need lots of it.

[narwhale-callin.livejournal.com]

Yikes, that sounds intense! I remember taking the GRE, in the middle of doing everything else; it's so aggravating! Good luck with all the work you have to do.

Also, my dial-up thanks you (though I'm actually no longer on it now, but I was for the past couple o' weeks, so it thanks you).

[neveralarch]

Yeah, I'm taking it in early September, which- okay, the semester will be just starting, and I won't have a ton to do, but still. This probably isn't going to be a ton of fun. But thanks for the luck! I am setting up a collection, and maybe I will get enough to get me through all this.