Anna

Okay, so I was lying in bed at two in the morning, just waiting to doze off. I'd originally planned on going to bed at about eight last night, but I allowed myself to get distracted and wound up fiddling with my computer for a few hours.

Anyway.

While lying there, I got to thinking, and I couldn't shake this niggling little feeling that there was something that I was forgetting, something important.

Of course! I need to call the hospital, and postpone my next psych appointment, since it's too early in the morning - it's at eight o'clock, which is a little too early for my mum to take me up, and if I go up with my dad on his way to work I'll have to bum around for a few hours, since he leaves at about five. If I cancel the appt. too close to the date, it still costs, so I have to do it more than 48 hours before it's actually scheduled.

"Oh good," I thought, "I actually remembered! Usually I forget to do these things in time. Good thing the appointment's not until Thursd-... wait a second..."

*checks phone, sees date*

"FUUU-"

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Looks like another all-nighter for me. Going to have to stay up until Dad leaves for work (not hard, it's only another three hours), go up to town with him, wait around for another two and a half hours, and then wait around till the afternoon until my mum is able to pick me up. If there's a way I can skip any of these steps, I will, but I imagine there will still be a lot of waiting involved.

No, the waiting is not because my parents are slackers or whatever. There are legitimate reasons, which I can do nothing about.

*sigh* This is why I need a goddamn car.

So last night I bought Minecraft, to see what the fuss was all about. Let's just say that I've hardly stopped playing since, and leave it at that.

It's actually been rather nice to have such an intense distraction. I haven't written any self-analysis stuff (read: angst) in a few days now, which I think is an improvement. Although I haven't really done much thinking either - about myself or anything - so that could be a problem.

Okay. So the first notable thing that happened is that I failed the job application. Well, that's hardly notable when you consider that I always fail job applications, but whatever. The second notable thing is that this particular company may be hiring again soon, since they're doing some major expanding over the next few years. This is a reputable company, and it's particularly well-known for its excellent treatment of employees. This is backed up by my dad, who recently got a job with this same mob. I would really like a job with this company, if I can get one, so I'll be applying more in the future.

In other news, my computer's working again, and *so far* has been quite reliable in terms of both functionality and internet. We shall see if it holds up. In the meantime, I need to buy a headset.

My brain's fried - again - so I'm probably going to head off to bed, lie down, wriggle around and be unable to get comfortable, curse under my breath, wriggle again, fail again, give up, and get back on the computer. See you in half an hour or so!

.... I write. Or at least I type. I hate being unable to sleep. :/

So, going to see Avatar tomorrow. In 3D. This'll be my first-ever 3D movie. It'll probably be my last for a while too, considering how damn expensive tickets are.

I hope it lives up to the reputation everyone's giving it.

GAH!! I WANT TO WRITE AGAIN!! *sigh* This is ridiculous. I've had so much writing inspiration forced by various sources into my mind over the last few weeks, and all I have the time to do is shove it to the back of my head, and get on with other things. It'll just sit there, stagnating, until I (finally) find time to write. In the last couple weeks, all I've managed to produce are two paragraphs. Two. I feel like a fucking eight-year-old. P'raps I'll write on the road to Brisbane and back. I'll have time then.

Question to anyone reading this (even if that's only one person - you know who you are XD ): When writing a longish story, do you, personally, have some sort of synopsis, either written or merely mental, before you start? Or do you just have a basic idea of where you want to go and head in that general direction?


Birthday's in less than a week. To my surprise, I'm feeling rather meh about it. True, I feel meh about all my birthdays. But this one's my 18th. I'll finally be a legal adult, and can do whatever the hell I please. But noooo, my mind has to get all "NVM j00 will onlee B 8een. nufin speshal".

Killjoy.


Alrighty then, I'm tired. Finally. At long last, perhaps I can get some shuteye.

'Night all

- Joseph