Just moments ago, I put the finishing touches on my Screenwriting portfolio, and having finished my Fiction one this morning before lunch, this might be the first time in my life I'm not pulling a late night to complete a major class project. It feels good. After my classes tomorrow, I'll be school-free (well, except for work, I guess) until September's fall quarter, when I'll be taking The Personal Essay and Writing For Magazines. For the winter and spring, two electives. The end is near.
In the meantime, though, it's time for some SUMMER FUN! With tons of vacation days at my disposal, I have visions of Friends-a-thons experienced with a tub of rainbow sherbet and my new Peace Frog pajama pants, dreams of rushing home after work to begin the Nancy Drew books (original hardcover, no less) I received for my birthday, which I've not yet had the time to touch. Even more exciting is the idea of watching Days of Our Lives and All My Children on their actual times instead of waiting for SoapNet reruns after 5:00. What will I do with my free time once I graduate? It's exciting to think about.
In other news: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban opens this weekend, and I am pumped up, baby! Luke and I have discussed waiting until Sunday to hit the theatre, with the hope that the rush will have slowed down somewhat. I'm also diving into a project for the writer's group I belong to, The Prairie Writers Guild. Because of school, I've only been able to attend one meeting, but we're working on producing an anthology of our work, based on a theme of place. I've got to get cracking.
On a depressing note: I've still not heard back from Glamour regarding their "Tell Us The Story Of Your Life!" contest, for which I submitted an entry back in April. The magazine said to include an SASE so that everyone could receive word that their work had been received. The deadline was April 30th, and still nothing. I'm assuming it's because a publication of that size is still sifting through entries and not that mine was lost in the mail. My fingers are still crossed, though. Are yours?
P.S. for Chicago residents: Be sure to pick up your copy of The Reader on June 4th and read all about my literary experience at DePaul!
haven't I read your work before?
Posted by: Cupcake Man | June 03, 2004 at 12:27 AM
We're going friday night to see Potter in Imax.
I am now embaressed for admiting to this.
Tom
Posted by: Anonymous | June 03, 2004 at 03:44 PM
Are you kidding? I applaud your courage. I wish I had the stamina to stay up for a late-night showing.
Frema
Posted by: Frema | June 04, 2004 at 10:32 AM