State of the Alex
Aug. 15th, 2013 02:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kaberettYesterday involved lots of good things: free cake, surprisingly effective past!me, getting a benzodiazepine prescription of my very own, half of Howl's Moving Castle, pasta bake, and the lovely boything.
Here are some things I have been reading recently:
Today my baby brother got his A-level results, and very pleased with them he should be too. Middle brother left for Jamaica for a year yesterday (these year-in-industry students, etc etc ;) ), and is talking seriously about applying for PhDs when he comes back for his third year. He is fairly likely to get a paper out of his time in Jamaica; I am squashing all my urges to ~guide him~ when it comes to PhD applications because, seriously, he is (a) a grown-up (b) not my problem and (c) competent, and me hovering won't do him any good. (Those of you who've been following me for years, though, might be surprised to learn he's getting consistently good Firsts in exams in addition to the above...)
I have been having lots of visitors etc over the past few weeks;sorrillia for a few days, then dinner with steorra in passing, and before all that J Who Is Not On DW for a week. (Actually I think they might be on DW as an RPer or something? But if so, we don't overlap.)
... aaaaaaaaaand most of my brain has been going on house-hunting and estate-agent-wrangling. Really, a lot of it. I have been gently reminded that I have told IRC about this at great and tedious length, but haven't really mentioned it here. SO: yep, most my brain at the moment is housing stress.
Here are some things I have been reading recently:
- I am not sure I am actually in Night Vale fandom (currently on episode 11), but I definitely have fanon. Very, very definitely.
- have a ginger baby seal (which is also blind and abandoned, but GINGER BABY SEAL)
- A little while ago, I ended up writing elsewhere about my approach to creativity
- jjhunter is amazing, and some time ago hosted a thoughtful discussion on alternative medicine
Today my baby brother got his A-level results, and very pleased with them he should be too. Middle brother left for Jamaica for a year yesterday (these year-in-industry students, etc etc ;) ), and is talking seriously about applying for PhDs when he comes back for his third year. He is fairly likely to get a paper out of his time in Jamaica; I am squashing all my urges to ~guide him~ when it comes to PhD applications because, seriously, he is (a) a grown-up (b) not my problem and (c) competent, and me hovering won't do him any good. (Those of you who've been following me for years, though, might be surprised to learn he's getting consistently good Firsts in exams in addition to the above...)
I have been having lots of visitors etc over the past few weeks;
sorrillia for a few days, then dinner with steorra in passing, and before all that J Who Is Not On DW for a week. (Actually I think they might be on DW as an RPer or something? But if so, we don't overlap.)... aaaaaaaaaand most of my brain has been going on house-hunting and estate-agent-wrangling. Really, a lot of it. I have been gently reminded that I have told IRC about this at great and tedious length, but haven't really mentioned it here. SO: yep, most my brain at the moment is housing stress.