*Blows dust off of her Eljay*

My god, university is huge. In terms of both size and impact on my wide-eyed first year psyche. I'm stupidly proud that I haven't needed to ask for directions yet, and that I've only gotten lost twice trying to find buildings. NO STUDENT CENTRAL I DON'T NEED A MAP STFU.

Sociology and Creative Writing classes are amazing, like, my god. My writing tutorial teacher likes my work, but I'm a tad afraid that I'm flogging a dead horse in terms of genre. You see, I wrote a story last year called Opal for high school, and I liked it so much that I included it in my application for a Creative Writing degree which I didn't get into but I'm not sore cause I get to do the class anyway YAY. She liked it too; thought it was original and a clever take on biopunk/futuristic scifi. Now, I want to see if I can develop Opal as a screenplay/script as a part of the class, but since I know it, and she knows it, I just... I don't want to seem like a one trick pony. I love writing for the genre, and spend a portion of my time contemplating different ideas regarding it, but...

I guess I haven't actually written anything more than Opal because I spent a year on it. Anything I could write that could come even close to Opal would take that much effort too, and I can't spare it; not at the moment anyway.

*Proceeds to bash head against wall*

It's also a bit of a shame, because the awesomeness of university is sorta the reason I haven't been updating.

I MUST UPDATE MOAR.

WITH STORIES, PREFERABLY.

I sort of have one going at the moment; a story, I mean. Because people liked my BBT pornish attempt, I'm constructing a squeal of sorts, called The Tip Toes Traverse.

And here is an extract:
WARNING! SUGGESTIVE! LACK OF PLOT!

( Kind of dirrrty )

Ho hum.

I have been writing fanfic regularly *ohmygod shock!face* but nothing I really like enough to post. Not yet anyway.

Woo and off to French study!

So.

Revamped my LJ; hopefully the sparkly new banner will inspire me to update more than once every two months. But (but!bu!tbut!) to be fair to my bad self, those two months were pretty jam-packed.

And now, get ready F-List, for:

Bethany's List of Awesome Excuses for Not Updating:

1: I graduated High School

Yes I did! And while the ceremony itself only took a morning, the celebrations (my Formal/after parties/recovery from after parties) took a while. And I had to be revived from the unexpected shock of no longer having to wear a uniform.
Bliss.

2: I turned 18

WHICH MEANS I'M LEGAL IN EVERY SENSE.
WHICH MEANS PARTYING.
:D
I actually adore parties, drinking/other naughty things or no, and there were many: Christmas parties, NYE parties, birthday parties, just for shits and giggles parties...

3: I got a job

I got my old position back at Gloria Jeans, which is a reliable source of income for me. The work is simple, and can be pulled off with a flair that makes the customers either laugh at me politely or laugh at me for being a complete arse. The girls I work with are lovely too, which is a bonus.

4: I went overseas for two weeks

Italy for one week and France for the second.
WOAH.
Best thing I have ever done in my life ever ever ever. Italy is inspiring, and France is so beautiful yet simple. I loved France so much that I am now learning French as a fluent language, not just handy travel phrases which I was royally chuffed to be complimented upon by French people for my accent and pronunciation, but not that I'm bragging or anything.  I eventually want to return, probably after I arrive in England for my two year starve-a-thon otherwise known as the Temporary Australian Working Visa for the UK.
The weather in Europe was terribly cold and rainy and I loved every minute of it.
Oh! And I saw snow for the first time in my life! In Paris! And I ran out of our hotel and caught some on my tongue! It was like, for three seconds, my life was Disney-fied and flawless.

5: I got into University

I received an offer for a BA (that's a Bachelor of Arts - a sort of menagerie of subjects and disciplines) at my local Uni, and readily accepted it. University life is so vibrant and fun; I can't wait to start! I'm taking a writing course as well, so hopefully that will kick my ass into gear fic-wise.
I'm doing a double major (Sociology and English Literature) and a Minor (French) and will be very, very poor for a loooong time. I wish our government still paid for University.


ENDLIST.

I'm working on a few stories now; one of them Sherlock Holmes based because that movie has STOLEN MY SOUL APPARENTLY. Curse you RDJ! *Shakes fist*

Taken from speccygeekgrrl:

The first TEN people to comment in this post get to request a drabble of ANY pairing/character of their choosing from me (GIVE ME A PROMPT. A legit more-than-one-word prompt!). In return, they have to post this in their journal, regardless of their ability level.

Have fun!

Huh. It appears the universe has thrown me a bone. You know, metaphorically.

I now have a story in the works; surprisingly enough, it's for Big Bang Theory.



In other news, HSC. Oh my god, I had Ancient History yesterday afternoon. It was a great exam, I wrote a (self proclaimed) really great essay for one of the big 25 mark questions, but OHGODMYHANDSANDBACKANDMEEEE hurt like a bastard. =(

And it was a little hard for me to remain completely on task for three hours. I kept thinking up lines for The Flight Response Conundrum, which was a little off putting, seeing as it's mostly porn.

Woot woot woot I'm writing again!

*Magically reappears*

God, HSC.

It's running me into the ground. Like, I don't care about my marks, I really don't. I'm applying to TAFE for Business Admin, and getting my job back as a Barista soon.

TAFE + Moneys in the bank = I GO TO LONDON WOAHYEAH

But the thing that's running me into the ground is my lack of inspiration.

Zip.

Nothing.

Nada.

It's pissing me off to no end. I am perpetually mid story, like, eight times over. Writing is what I do to unwind, and, yes, I have been neglecting it of late, but it's freaking me out that I have no original ideas whatsoever.

*Worries*