Thoughts on real life.

[hsavinien]

PRIDE activities have been frustrating recently.  Yesterday was the Day of Silence, so we decided months ago that we needed to do a lot of things this week to draw attention.  Well...one of the events was a success, after we rescheduled it once and I spent fifteen minutes wandering around the cafeteria promising people cookies and brownies if they would show up.  >_<  I'm not really that sociable, I'm just good at acting like I am.  It's frustrating that nobody else at college seems to care, or at least not enough to make time in their lives to participate.  I believe firmly that it's important for PRIDE (as a representative group for GLBTQAI and Allied folks) to be available, to be present, and to be visible, especially in a university setting.  As it is, we have four officers and three dedicated members, plus a few who can't make it to meetings because of their schedules.  At a college with 3500 undergrad students alone?

Growing up is frightening.  I have to make some major decisions and fairly soon.  It looks like I may be taking at least a semester off before starting grad school, which was not in my plan originally.  I had a long phone talk with my mum on Thursday morning.  I had trouble with grad school applications in the first place--some miscommunication with professors who were writing my recommendations meant that several of them were late. 
I'm looking to get a master's in library and information studies.  I'm most interested in children's and young adult librarianship, as well as digital librarianship.
School 1, the only one I've been accepted to for next semester, is fairly close to here, which would mean I could still visit my friends who are still going to be here next year, including my cariad.  That's a plus.  Unfortunately, while they have offered me several jobs already and the housing looks very reasonable, tuition (and fees?  I forget) would end up being approximately $27,000 per year. 
School 2, in BC, encouraged me to re-apply for Spring '09, because they'd filled the Fall class before my application was processed.  I would rather enjoy living in that area.  Cost: approximately $7,000 per year.  Yes, that's a $20,000 difference.
School 3, which is noted for its youth services program and in AB, has not yet accepted my login to the bloody website, so I have no idea whether I got in or not.  This is frustrating.  Cost: approximately $8,000 per year.

I've never had much luck with employment, except my workstudy at the university library.  Most of my summer jobs have been massive amounts of suckiness, except for the brief temp jobs at the public library.  So, when Mum suggests I take 6 months-a year off to work, my response was something on the lines of "Who's going to hire me?  I'm not qualified for anything decent."  She disagrees.  She actually suggested moving to Alberta and getting an apartment and a job.  I have a telephone interview on Monday with the Dept. of Commerce a few hours away from home for a summer intern position.  After that, if I get it...I...actually might try moving to Alberta.  As she said, it would show willing.

The one thing I know I'm doing this summer is going to Con.  My first, but for Itzacon, the little gaming con in Galway.  That was great, but nothing like the scale of this one.  Mercedes Lackey.  ^_^
It would be really great to have an active SCA group wherever I end up moving.  I'm ready to take my authorization, and hopefully I'll get to an event where I can before graduation.  Unfortunately, that can't be my major priority at this point.
I have been very lax recently with role-playing.  I've been fairly inactive over at WH, and Anja is one of my favorite characters I've ever played.  I'm getting started in an online D+D campaign, which I'm looking forward to, but I don't know how well I'll be able to keep up.  I have been acting as DM for a short one-off campaign because Willowroomie needed to write a paper on gaming subculture, which we're almost finished with.  It's fun and very silly, pulled from the original D+D books (not even AD+D).

I haven't done much writing recently, or at least not enough to finish any one thing.  I've made some progress on lots of little stories, fanfics, and poems.

Comments

[puppybraille.livejournal.com]

I wish I'd been able to be more available to help you this week. I really do think it's important. Please let me know if there are ways I can help Pride. I also have some ideas I may talk over with you at some point, even if it needs to be over email or something this summer, I know things are going to be crazy for the next few weeks.

[hsavinien.livejournal.com]

We're always glad to have you at events. It was great to have you stop by the table and all. I'll make sure you're invited to everything. *smile* I'd be glad to hear your ideas.