Fifth segment of Judith is up. Like I mentioned last time, it's the last of Andrew, Artemisia and Judith for a while.
A lot has happened since I last wrote, though, since I'm pretty darn sure that I'm the only one reading this, I don't know why I should bother writing it all down.
Let's see, I received rejections from all of the M.F.A. Programs I applied to. But, it looks like there might be a good chance of me getting into SWT's MA Program in Literature. Sure, it's a change of plans but it might actually be more benificial to have the BA in Lit rather than the MFA in Creative Writing. It's probably more "marketable", besides, the best way to improve your writing is by reading, reading, reading. Hey, I could do my thesis on something Gothic...
Oh, I graduated. Haven't got the actual degree yet, but I've walked and everything. Ceremony was exceptionally boring, our party afterwards (until 5 in the morning, was fabulous!)
Now, I'm looking for a job, a "real" job.
I'm not in as much of a mood to write this as I thought I was. If you're out there and you want to hear more, feel free to sign the guestbook and ask questions, or e-mail me or whatever.8 April 2002, 4:19pm*
I fixed some misdirected links, and put up the fourth(next to last, for now) installment of Judith.
8 April 2002, 3:30pm*
Well, I got a letter from Vermont College on Saturday, informing me that are not accepting me into the Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program. Their Faculty Committee "felt you could use further preparation in creative writing prior to entering (the) MFA Program."
I'm disappointed, as V.C. was my second choice program. Bennington College is still my number one pick, though, and I should hear from them by the end of the month. Hopefully... well, I'll keep my fingers crossed.
I may be fooling myself with this anyway. Lately, especially, I've been totally uninspired to write anything. I'm in a funk, I guess. This has happened to me in the past, too. I go through periods of absolute silence creatively, followed (hopefully) by a very productive period. It sucks, because I'd like to be working hard all of the time, but I haven't yet found the way, or the will, I guess, to control it. Too much in my life, I'm realizing, is circular. It gives a whole new meaning to Lennon's "I'm just sittin' here watching the wheels go 'round and 'round..."
Only 32 more days until I'm supposed to graduate. I should probably be more excited than I am, but I'm more worried than anything. Leave it to me to take something I've been working on for the better part of seventeen years and am finally finishing and fuck it all up by worrying.
I hate myself some days.
3 April 2002, 8:57pm*
I received a letter today from Southwest Texas informing me that I am one of the fewer than five percent of the students in the Liberal Arts discipline to be "honored" with the Liberal Arts Award for Academic Excellence for 2001-2002. One of the qualifications is a 3.50 SWT GPA, which I know I have. The other is a 3.75 GPA in major coursework, which I don't have, unless they're only looking at the English courses I've taken at SWT, and not including those I transfered in from my sordid college past. They must be.
Of course, the letter is dated April 1st...
In other news...hmmm...let me see, I don't know if there is any other news. Let's see...I've had a headache / back ache for about a week now. It feels like my neck is crooked, I think I need a chiropractor, but I'm not sure if the insurance covers it or not. I should check in to that.
Oh well, it's been a boring day, more later.
1 April 2002, 9:14pm*
Well...after much "hard" work, I've added some new features to the site today. Including the music on the main index page and the new banners floating around some of the pages, I think there are six in all. Isn't this fun?
30 March 2002, 10:15am*
As anyone who's read Judith knows, Judith herself, while playing a very central role in the tale, does not actually get much face time, so to speak. I'm wondering if it would be a mistake to leave Andrew and Artemisia searching for a while (I know, I know, if you've only read what I've posted here so far, you haven't gotten there yet. I will post more soon.) and take the reader on a bit of Judith's story. She was the character, or at least the idea, that was the impetus for the whole thing anyway. Andrew started out as a tool for telling her story and kind of took over. Artemisia kind of grew out of a fascination with the real historical Artemisia Gentileschi, who's "Judith Beheading Holofernes" was the painting that instigated the Judith idea in the first place. (All this, of course, thanks to the Humanities class I took in 1999 at A.C.C.)
Any ideas? Comments? Do you want more of Judith? Leave her a mystery? Is there anyone out there even? Hello?
29 March 2002, 9:31am*
Judith, Part 3 is now up on the site. It can be accessed through the main index or through a link from Part 2.
29 March 2002, 8:55am*
Wow, I really suck at this. I thought I would do better at updating but then again, I thought I'd do lots of things with my life that haven't happened, yet. (I through the "yet" in for optimistic effect.)
Anyway, more to come later...I promise.