I just graduated from my masters program a few weeks ago and am looking for jobs. I just got a temporary position at the place where I did my internship, which is awesome. Yeah it's a temp job and yeah it doesn't pay too much and yeah it'll be over in a few months when the person I'm sitting in for comes back home, but still...it's my first paying job. You might scorn and mock me for being as old as I am and having that be the case (and if you don't, well don't worry, I scorn and mock myself for being like this enough for all of us), but I'm...still excited.
I hope that I can find a more permanent and better-paying job after this time is finished. I don't want to be a burden.
My BFF suggested that since we've both graduated, we should take up eccentric hobbies. She's planning on taking up felting and learning the pump organ. I don't know what eccentric hobbies I'll take up. I should really get back into learning the flute, especially since I actually liked the instrument -- as opposed to piano, which made me want to scream bloody murder -- but I'm a little scared to contact my flute teacher again...especially since it's been a year and a half since I last saw her...and I still have her Christmas music book...um.
Other hobbies! Um. I've been getting back into drawing lately. I kind of suck at it, but like it all the same. Mostly I draw redesigns of superhero costumes, particularly superheroine costumes. So far I have a new Supergirl costume, a Zatanna costume (which isn't radically different than her usual costume...Zatanna just has one of those classic, practically-perfect costumes already; there's no real need for change), and costumes for Psylocke and Kwannon. I think I might want to give Kwannon's costume another try, which is sad, considering it's based on the costume that Psylocke wears all the time in current X-Men stories.
I have been considering learning to knit, but I have no idea if I will seriously pursue that.
I'm also plotting out various stories I want to write, both original and fanfiction (the fanfics are all of the Kingdom Hearts AU variety). I think the Kingdom Hearts/Dostana fusion can be started anytime now, since I think I know how I want it to start and end, and fair idea of what events I want to happen in the middle. Of the original stories...is it weird that I want to write a paranormal young adult story featuring vampires, despite the fact that I'm no big fan of vampires, especially when they appear in paranormal young adult literature (they are so BORING and so OVERRATED)? It's almost like a personal challenge to myself. Under what set of circumstances could I enjoy this set up?
Well, so far I have a Japanese girl protagonist who is the latest reincarnation of this 1800-year old vampire guy's love...and she wants none of that. She thinks Vampire Guy is a nice enough fellow and she feels bad that he keeps losing his love again and again in different ways, but seriously, she's really not into him and that's a lot of pressure to put on her. Like, seriously Vampire Guy, back it up a few steps. Also, she kinda seems like she's more interested in Vampire Guy's Vampire Twin Sister. And possibly her Witch Best Friend (but not her Supernatural Hunter Best Friend nor his Dhampir Brother, who is gay anyway, nor her Werewolf Guy Friend, who is kind of not straight either). And her Queen Bee Rival at school. And the Hunter Girl Who's Eying Her Supernatural Friends Suspiciously. And...
You know...I think I'm starting to notice a pattern here...
Um. Yeah. So there's that. Anyway. You know, between all of the above mentioned and my usual comics and book collecting, I think that all of my hobbies are eccentric.
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