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SO! I haven't posted here in a while because I'm lazy, really. I'm located over on Tumblr now, for the most part (same name!) and while I miss the comment threads here on LJ, I like a lot more of the platform for Tumblr? Especially for fandomy things.

But! Life-update, yes?



- I went to my first comic convention last year and it was spectacular and I got to see SCADS of people. Some of whom I've known since Rockfic and we had a great time. I got to see my lovely [livejournal.com profile] fictionalfaerie which was amazing and ended up with us being around each other for the entire convention, almost, ahahahaha! I got to meet Kelly Sue DeConnick, who is the author of Captain Marvel and who has become one of my favorite people in the whole world.

- Pacific Rim took over my life because OH MY GOD, PACIFIC RIM. Tendo Choi rapidly became my favorite character and I did my first cosplay!! JaegerCon was a Tumblr based convention which was almost like part fic-fest and what-not? I did a cosplay for it and it was awesome. (the picture is not for the first cosplay but rather for a Sociology class project that I did which was to dress up as another gender and I was like, FUNNY, I HAVE A READY-MADE COSTUME HERE.)

TENDO COSPLAY

- Got into an amazing, amazing, amazing sociology class that redefined my entire way of thinking about myself and my accomplishments. It also made me realize that I was able to articulate myself more than I had previously thought AND that I had the courage to speak-up. It was revolutionary for myself but most importantly because I came out of with one HELL of a friend in my teacher, K. Legit friends, I'm not even joking. Her and her office-mate (an English teacher who, funnily enough, has been my English teacher THIS semester), T, were SUPER amazing.

- I found out in October, I think, that I would have the necessary credits to GRADUATE. FUCKING GRADUATE. T and K really encouraged me to think about what I wanted to do over the Christmas break.


- They both advocated for teaching and teaching is something that I've always kind of thought about but figured that I would be miserable. The longer I thought about it over the break the more I kind of. I dunno, I settled into it, you know? I made the decision and have worked really hard this semester to finish up with everything.

- My grades from last semester qualified me for the Dean's List and I graduate community college with an Associate's in the Arts on May 8th which is officially a week away. I have a lot of feelings and thoughts about this because I didn't think I'd really finish - I figured that I would flake out or something. And...yet. Here I am.

It's been really emotion and something that I haven't really been able to articulate until now. I'm excited and nervous and ecstatic and proud of myself.

- My plan is to apply to Catawba College for their Bachelor's program in order to get my Bachelor's in English and eventually go on to get my Master's and come back to the community college system to teach English. I want to go back to the community college system because (A) I don't wanna work with kids again and (B) I have an amazing amount of love and respect for this system and I want to contribute to it.

In other news, I attended a local job fair for the SeaLife aquarium that was being put into Concord Mills. It was exciting and it was even MORE exciting that I ACTUALLY GOT THE JOB, HOLY FUCK. I'm in Admissions, which means I'm selling tickets and giving out information and I really love it. Like, more than I expected to. I'm making 8.25 an hour (which is a dollar more than NC's minimum wage) and it's really. LOVELY. The company is fantastic, my bosses are great, and my coworkers are mostly delightful.

The only kink in the pipe has been back in February I had a tooth that abscessed and had to be pulled. I went to an oral surgeon and having an abscessed tooth is the worst pain I have ever felt in my life and I never want to go through it again. But it came out of my head and I have felt a million times better!

Other than that, my mental health is...really great, actually. My anxiety fluctuates more than before but it's not as extreme. I still have some rough days but I've honestly been too busy to worry about them too much. I go on Monday to get a tattoo to celebrate me graduating community college; it's the Captain Marvel kree star and lyrics that Sean from Empires wrote out for me in 2011. It's got an interesting symmetry because the year he wrote them out for me was the hardest year I've ever faced but it also marks the year that I started community college. And it just. It's all come together.

I'll post pictures all over the place so keep your eyes peeled and come talk to me!!


Date: 2 May 2014 14:34 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sullen-hearts.livejournal.com
Oooh can't wait to see the tattoo!

I still love your Max icon and hahaha my default is Sean so.

Date: 3 May 2014 04:53 (UTC)
ext_52657: Lyrics from Empires (Midnight Land), Icon by me! (Sweet Princes)
From: [identity profile] mayqueen517.livejournal.com
Matchies! <3

Also, also, also - do you remember that care package you sent me with all the cards and the candy (om nom nom) and the lip stuff? WHERE ON EARTH DID YOU GET THE LIP STUFF - this peach margertia stuff or whatever? (A) I need more and (B) My boss has kind of fallen in love with it and would love some.

:-D

Date: 2 May 2014 18:28 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] rsadelle
Yay for all your awesome life things!

Date: 3 May 2014 15:49 (UTC)
soobiebear: (JKeith)
From: [personal profile] soobiebear
Yay! This all sounds so exciting and I am happy for you. Except for the tooth, been there, done that, totally sucks.

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