More or less.

I've got even less time than ever apparently, I haven't made it on here at all recently even to look at the works on my watch list. As a result I've cut down that list considerably particularly in terms of the groups I'm now part of. There's not much point just being a name on a list of a group you need to take part, and I quite simply don't seem to have the time.

I got the ultimate compliment the other day though, my tutor complimented the fluency of my writing in my recent essay, from someone who is published (albeit for non fiction pieces) this made my day. I know now I'm a good non fiction writer, I think I'd make a brilliant journalist and thats not entirely false modesty but I don't want to have to go through the progress of getting there, I just want to be the best and work at the guardian with the click of my fingers. Lazy? Oh very.

Anyway I hope you are well dear watchers, I'm not sure where I'm going or indeed have been with this journal so I'll sign off! Adios!

Oh I wish I had more time for deviantart! This is by far one of my favourite websites I have ever come across on my wonderings across the internet and yet I never feel like I have the time I want to dedicate to it.

I'm more or less up to date with my deviant watch list now, but it will be on top of me again in a few days, and I never get the chance to explore art that doesn't come up on it. Sure my groups mean I find new artists/writers etc. but I never get to just browse, y'know?

And worst of all I never have the time to write myself, so last night me and =upswings (thats two links in two journals you lucky boy!) were having a conversation that inspired me incredibly, but it was fairly late and I still had several pages of fourteenth century Anglo-Scottish relations to pile through. Don't get me wrong its fascinating stuff and I love my course a lot. But a bit more time every so often to work on my novel, or simply to pull out a few more standalone pieces would be wonderful!

This journal has come across very depressing which wasn't the point at all! I'm just a bit angsty at the moment!

Anyway, how is everyone?

I think I might make use of that poll section I get as a subscriber, just got to think of a good subject now, ha!



PS. I'm not even a teenager anymore!

Oh my. I'm so behind with everything on here, I feel terrible. The main reason being that the lovely Mr Benet,=upswings, bought me a submission that I haven't been able to make full use of!

Hopefully things will pick up now, I've got my exam out the way and now can afford not to spend every second revising! So hopefully within the next few days and weeks will catch up with the deviations on my watch list, and you never know maybe I'll even get the little parts of my story that I've written up. They are far from perfect and are very much first drafts but as much feedback as possible will hopefully help that too.

I hope everyone's 2009 has got off to a beautiful start!

The other night I had a dream, so detailed and vivid and perfect in so many ways its inspired my first novel. Crazy? Perhaps but it will make a great story when I'm published;
'So how did you get the inspiration for this book?'
'It came to me in a dream, on the night of 1st January 2009 as I shared a sofa with a friend with only vodka for substenance'

More seriously, I'm not hoping to get published, of course I'm not, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not good enough for that, and I don't have the time to dedicate to becoming a serious author. I am however deadly serious about the novel itself, I've been meaning for a long time to write a long piece, but have been lacking the ideas to do so. Whilst stand alone pieces are fun and let you explore different techniques etc. they don't offer the satisfaction longer works tend to.

And now I can't just ignore this dream, it was a piece of cinematic beauty in my head, and whilst I lack the skills and resources to make it in film, paper, pen and at least some ability to write I do possess.

I'm inspired, and excited.



In other news, it pisses me off that DA won't take my card I want to subscribe again, but it NEVER lets me. I need a new card, a generous admirer, or to steal form my parents.

Well I was certainly right, autumn has once more certainly proved to be very beautiful here in Nottingham, and particularly on campus. Much of its glamour has sadly now disappeared into dreary winter alongside my excitement about it as I've found myself increasingly bogged down in university work.

Third year is proving just as much work as I expected, but also far more fun. I find it hard fittign everything into my life at the moment, but I've always loved to be busy.

I;m visiting my friend from camp who lives in Brighton next week which should be pretty exciting. I've never really been to that part of the country so its a bit of an adventure, hopefully we'll get some good weather, and you never know I may even produce a photo or two!

In the meantime for more on my life, check my blog, [link] I update it far more often than I update here, so yeah!

I'm already counting the days down to the Christmas break, not because I'm fed up of uni, or even because Christmas itself is particularly exciting, I'm just looking forward to going home and seeing everyone, haven't been there nearly enough this year!

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