nothing or no-one will ever make me let you down

I very much do not approve of this weather, New England. It's not as bad as last year was around this time, but still. Please to be commencing with autumnal crispness.

I spent a lot of last week seeing people off at the airport and thinking about what I'm doing with my own life. (September has this effect on me. I doubt I'll ever grow out of the academic-year mindset completely, given that I grew up inside it, and working at a school certainly doesn't help.) This year has been intensely transitional for me (moved out of my parents' house at long last, got a proper full-time job at an appropriate pay/experience level, had my best friend leave the country for quite awhile), so I've mostly been dealing with that, and not actually working much on my goals for the future. I need to start doing that now, because nine months in academic administration has been more than enough to confirm that this is not exactly the career path I'm looking for.

Also, I've signed up to take a course at the Harvard Extension School, because I feel as though some part of my brain has atrophied. I'm a little nervous about my first class, on Thursday--it's been two and a half years, meep--but also yay.

Meanwhile, I'm trying to moderate my online time just a little bit, because if I let myself, I pretty much tend to sit in front of the screen doing nothing all day long. /o\ This isn't conducive to anything productive (even fanart). Of course, I say this just as holiday exchanges are starting up, but oh well.

I need more tea; I stayed up rather late last night working on fanart and intensityboat t-shirt designs, ahaha. Can't sleep when it's this muggy anyway. (The last few episodes of "The Middleman" kept me company. OMFG THAT SHOW IS INCREDIBLE. If you haven't watched it yet, why not?) Also, note to self: must send sweetvalleyslut those pictures of Gerard's new hair, which she has not seen yet.

Toro was at a Leathermouth show this weekend? I has such a jealousy.

took the days for pageant

I was vaguely planning on going as Number Three for Halloween this year (well, initially I thought I'd go as the Rumour, but there's a certain allure to gothy schoolgirl clothes + domino mask, and, I kind of have some of the ingredients already). However, my roomie has suddenly come up with elaborate and enthusiastic plans for a themed Halloween party (dead authors, artists and musicians), so now I guess I'm going to have to rethink it. (I can't go as Virginia Woolf, that's far too obvious. Hrm. Also, I've gotten too curvy for effective crossdressing.)

My other roomie just made dubious faces at him and suggested that we allow people to just come as regular zombies, as an alternative.

On an entirely unrelated note: I have done fanart for thegaystarfish! I was so excited to receive my book . . . it just sort of happened. Took awhile, but still very spontaneous. (Cut contains boy princess & Italian gentleman's son in a loving, but clothed, embrace. For values of "clothed" that involve seaweed, in Gerard's case. Also, the picture's kind of big.) For blondiusmaximus, because she is awesometastic!

( Upside-down underwater love )

If you haven't read "The Adventures of Gerard, Boy Princess of the Ocean & Frank, the Italian Gentleman's Son Who Loves Him," you really must. It is cracked-out and adorable and makes me giggle a whole lot. ♥ Fancomics are my favorite.