Day 7 - School and Novel News

It's so easy to get into a school. I'm not trying to sound like a dick. It's easy, if you apply yourself, to get into at least one university. I used to and will once again attend Portland State University. I like this place, I like the program I'm enrolled in. There's really only two things I loathe and those are the
website (like a maze with little to no reward at the end), and the FAFSA/Financial aid system.

The whole FAFSA thing is not difficult, it's just time consuming if you're like me: as disorganized as a blind meth-head, when it comes to finances. I've been getting better, but that really only pertains to saving money. I'm still shit with self marketing and all things IRS related. And really, the list of paperwork seems to be getting longer...like physically longer...as in a devil's contract from any television show, animated or otherwise. That being said, I do have everything mostly sewn up (I think).

I'll be heading back to school this winter term as an Art major and I am really excited for it. I keep saying this, but all that I want to do is create. "...I will not reason and compare, my business is to create..." - William Blake

I've got a melon that spills great ideas all the time, but I've been so scattered until very recently (one week ago today), that I never really acquired the appropriate skills to fulfill a few dreams of mine. I routinely describe myself as "a shotgun blast" when it comes to my focal prowess. So, now I go in to hone the skills to make pretty pretty pictures in various media. I focused on performance (acting, dancing and to much lesser extent singing). Luckily, I have my crew that is nothing short of amazing. We are small, yes, but we are mighty. Film makers, actors, singers, composers, and more and all brilliant. It's a grand team, too be sure.

HUGE: This is what my friend Sara found on Pinterest under the popular tag. You'll notice a book called Crossroads written by ME. In the damn popular section! And here's my favorite part: The pinner was one Erasmo Bellusci, and the price was $3.49, my European pricing. While it my not be much, I am an international artist. A small victory, but victory all the same.

Also, that's not the cover anymore, but who cares. It's still freaking cool.

And yes, I wrote a book. I wrote a damned novel. And I continue to push forward, making very slow but actual progress. The query is done, and now the hunt for the appropriate agents moves in as the focus. Man, are these folks picky, lemme tell you! That's the plan tomorrow, for sure, to hunt down at least one agent accepting fiction novels about sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal material. It'll be a bitch, but one I'm ready to tackle. That was a weird sentence.

Lastly, I remain sick for almost a week now. Damned Gyro Man. I gotta catch a break. Been less stressed by far since joining HabitRPG and focusing in on my goals and tasks, but I can't seem to break the sick line. I miss training. Just gotta keep workin' towards healthy town. This constant sick BS happens when I come off months of stress every year. My body has to adapt to being able to relax. Here's to hoping I just remain on the path I am and that I never have to change to stress, and then back to relaxed in such a dramatic order ever again. Now, off to drink more water, pay for parking that should be free and then get a good nights rest.

Goodnight.