Since my sister has a job, and sadly I do not, I have had almost no access to a car and therefore a lot of time at home. The above image is from the day I shot a music video for A Fine Frenzy's song "Electric Twist". I have made about four YouTube videos since I've been home, which is more than I made all last semester. This is good because I am putting out material, but it is bad because I have way too much alone time on my hands.
Another side effect of me being alone at home is that I believe I've watched all episodes of Daria at least once, including the movie specials. Right now I am watching the episode "Monster" where Daria decides to follow Quinn around with a camera to show the "Depths of Shallowness". This one is probably one of my favorites because it has a bunch of funny lines.
A super positive thing about having a lot of time to myself is that I have finished two stories and have written a lot on another. It feels fantastic to be able to just sit and time with music or TV playing in the background. I even submitted a short story to a literary journal and will hopefully hear back from them soon. My hope is a personalized rejection, since acceptance is really rare for a first submission. I'm also looking for a way to submit my full novels somewhere.
We leave on Friday for vacation and I am excited, but also really anxious about it. I am not always one to enjoy a crowd, and there is no lack of people when my family travels. Also, tensions tend to get high between some people and I'd rather not have to deal with that. Maybe I'll hide out sometime and just read or write without having to talk to anyone. That would be perfect.
