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My mother's getting married. I feel like I should be having some big response to this, but I'm kind of non-reacting. I suppose it's because I knew it'd happen sooner or later, and it's not like I pictured her getting together with someone other than Hans, so yeah. It's just a party. And this family really has enough of those for it not to be a big deal (except for my mother, which is cool, because it makes her happy that he asked. And that's neatness.)
Secondly, I'm pretty sure I'm going to accept the place Leicester has offered me. It's a generous offer and is as close as I can get to a perfect compromise. It doesn't have any creative writing elements, which saddens me, but it does have a focus on women's writing, and American fiction, which is what I want, as well as being all-around strong in general English. Its options for history are good as well, and tie-in neatly with their course for English, plus they have American studies, which'll allow me to take courses if I have the time. I think it's the right thing for me - and if it's not, fuck it. I'll be an almost mature student. I can do that.
Unless Reading pop in with a last minute offer. Then I might have to consider that. but I only have until Thursday, and I really want to have a place before everyone else starts their bidding. I'm selfish like that.
Finally, I'm currently reading The Greedy Bastard Tour by Eric Idle, which is hilarious and smutty and sweet in such a odd way. I kind of like the thought that, if Ray and Fraser didn't embark on a grand love affair (which, obviously, they did. Hand of Franklin, sure), they'd be like Eric Idle and Micheal Palin; in the first half of the book, Eric mentions Micheal every three pages or so, just idle wondering (the particular snippet that marked itself in my mind was when Eric was experiencing permanent arousal due to the movements of the tour bus, he wondered whether Micheal might experience the same, atop a camel somewhere). It's not romantic, it's just that he thinks about Micheal a lot, like he's always there, because that's the kind of friends they are. It's very sweet.
And the story of how Eric met his wife is ridiculously romantic in a quite wonderful way.
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My mother's getting married. I feel like I should be having some big response to this, but I'm kind of non-reacting. I suppose it's because I knew it'd happen sooner or later, and it's not like I pictured her getting together with someone other than Hans, so yeah. It's just a party. And this family really has enough of those for it not to be a big deal (except for my mother, which is cool, because it makes her happy that he asked. And that's neatness.)
Secondly, I'm pretty sure I'm going to accept the place Leicester has offered me. It's a generous offer and is as close as I can get to a perfect compromise. It doesn't have any creative writing elements, which saddens me, but it does have a focus on women's writing, and American fiction, which is what I want, as well as being all-around strong in general English. Its options for history are good as well, and tie-in neatly with their course for English, plus they have American studies, which'll allow me to take courses if I have the time. I think it's the right thing for me - and if it's not, fuck it. I'll be an almost mature student. I can do that.
Unless Reading pop in with a last minute offer. Then I might have to consider that. but I only have until Thursday, and I really want to have a place before everyone else starts their bidding. I'm selfish like that.
Finally, I'm currently reading The Greedy Bastard Tour by Eric Idle, which is hilarious and smutty and sweet in such a odd way. I kind of like the thought that, if Ray and Fraser didn't embark on a grand love affair (which, obviously, they did. Hand of Franklin, sure), they'd be like Eric Idle and Micheal Palin; in the first half of the book, Eric mentions Micheal every three pages or so, just idle wondering (the particular snippet that marked itself in my mind was when Eric was experiencing permanent arousal due to the movements of the tour bus, he wondered whether Micheal might experience the same, atop a camel somewhere). It's not romantic, it's just that he thinks about Micheal a lot, like he's always there, because that's the kind of friends they are. It's very sweet.
And the story of how Eric met his wife is ridiculously romantic in a quite wonderful way.
Speaking of stories and new,
midsummer2006 has fics up. For all your Canadian fic needs.