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This post is dedicated to my icon. I can't get enough of this icon. I mean. Guh. *stares* Soooo prettyyyy. From the fabulous ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
reiko_afterglow . You made my week. I hope you're back to bouncy fangirly happiness soon. *huggles*
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'k, so I haven't been proud of myself in so long, I kinda forgot what that feeling was like, you know, the glow of achievement. Til today. I received an assignment in the mail, and having become accustomed to the negative emotions of self-resentment and general despair that such things provoke, I almost didn't open it. I contemplated 'losing' it. But that's never been my style. I prefer to know the whole truth, even if it hurts, rather than be kept in the dark. I don't believe in this 'ignorance is bliss' nonsense, who wants to be made a fool? So, I gingerly tore open the envelope, peeked inside, bracing myself for the pass or fail moment of truth...and spotted, to my wonder, the most miraculous thing-
'A strong report that presents relevant literature and shows wide readership. Congrats!'
Grade: HD.
High Distinction. As in, 85% or higher. *FLAILFLAILFLAIL* Just...whoa. Complete and utter shock. And you know what's so strange and awesome? This was the essay I completed the day it was due. I was actually worried it might be late, because I handed it in under the door after office hours, so I was steeling myself to see the marks I lost for being so inefficient with my time- but no, the major essay I spent a few hours on was given an HD. Like, how much more am I capable of, were I to actually try? It's headbashingly frustrating. But this is my happy moment. So. :D *GLEES*
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Meme
Comment on this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate with you. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.
mcgarrygirl78 chose these five:
Torri Higginson: plays one of my favorite characters ever, Elizabeth Weir, who receives my everlasting fangirly love. There are not enough words to describe how utterly fantastic and brilliant Torri is, and I'm not just talking about her acting. Offscreen, the graceful way she handled the abominable treatment of TATB is a testament to how classy and wonderful she is, even when confronted with total brain-dead morons. Onscreen, she dominates every scene she's in, it doesn't matter how few lines she has or how the writers undermined her role in the show, I could never focus on anyone else when Torri was around. There's this irresistible charisma, this incredible presence of hers that I'm always drawn to, and it's just so satisfying.
Fandom: is my reason to live. Without it, I wouldn't have met all the fun, awesome people on my flist. IRL, I'm this shy, awkward person that doesn't fit in anywhere, but fandom is my real home. It gives me a safe, comfortable environment to interact with people who don't mock but share my interests and understand what it means to obsess. :D Knowing that there are others who understand and can embark on the journey with me is the best thing in the world.
Tennis: Lol. Tennis. My mother and I try to play weekly, and she thrashes me 99% of the time. I try not to be too competitive, it's a win-win situation because even though I lose to her so often, it's exercise, it helps me keep my figure, even if it's not yet helping me lose weight. *pouts* I grew up playing tennis as a kid- something surprising to those who are more familiar with my lazy, slothlike teen self- and was fiercely competitive. But also pragmatic. I won second place in a tennis tournament and then gave it up. :D I figured, I have my win [yes, it wasn't first place, I was okay with that] and now I can retire. I can cherish that memory and leave on a high note. That's something that's remained with me since, actually. I like to leave on a good note, with happy memories to hug to myself later on. [Which is why I love and hurt for Dee so much in Sometimes a Great Notion, because I can understand why she does it when she does it]
Emily Prentiss: ohhh. My latest love. I think I'm going to spend the rest of my life making up for hating her before ever giving her a chance. Poor Em. She suffered the backlash over being brought in to replace Elle but good. I wasted hours on resenting her before it hit me, out of nowhere, that heyyy...I might actually like this chick. *facepalm* Took me a while, too. It wasn't until Minimal Loss that the full force of my love for her was realized in what I will refer to, in my cliched way, as an epiphany. Criminal Minds was a show I 'didn't mind' before, I watched it now and then when I could...but after Emily won my heart, it became a new obsession. It amazes me how much better, how much more engaging and fascinating and wonderful it became after I started fangirling her. :D
Library: one of the great things about real life. Not only is it my constant source of trashy romance novels, trashy magazines, and occasional worthy sci-fi/fantasy novels, but the public internet service available at the library is also my means of accessing tv shows. Without the library internet, I couldn't d/l CM or The Mentalist or Merlin, etc. etc. I can OD on countless shows because of this wonderful institution. *luffs*
reiko_afterglow . You made my week. I hope you're back to bouncy fangirly happiness soon. *huggles*----------
'k, so I haven't been proud of myself in so long, I kinda forgot what that feeling was like, you know, the glow of achievement. Til today. I received an assignment in the mail, and having become accustomed to the negative emotions of self-resentment and general despair that such things provoke, I almost didn't open it. I contemplated 'losing' it. But that's never been my style. I prefer to know the whole truth, even if it hurts, rather than be kept in the dark. I don't believe in this 'ignorance is bliss' nonsense, who wants to be made a fool? So, I gingerly tore open the envelope, peeked inside, bracing myself for the pass or fail moment of truth...and spotted, to my wonder, the most miraculous thing-
'A strong report that presents relevant literature and shows wide readership. Congrats!'
Grade: HD.
High Distinction. As in, 85% or higher. *FLAILFLAILFLAIL* Just...whoa. Complete and utter shock. And you know what's so strange and awesome? This was the essay I completed the day it was due. I was actually worried it might be late, because I handed it in under the door after office hours, so I was steeling myself to see the marks I lost for being so inefficient with my time- but no, the major essay I spent a few hours on was given an HD. Like, how much more am I capable of, were I to actually try? It's headbashingly frustrating. But this is my happy moment. So. :D *GLEES*
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Meme
Comment on this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate with you. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.
mcgarrygirl78 chose these five:Torri Higginson: plays one of my favorite characters ever, Elizabeth Weir, who receives my everlasting fangirly love. There are not enough words to describe how utterly fantastic and brilliant Torri is, and I'm not just talking about her acting. Offscreen, the graceful way she handled the abominable treatment of TATB is a testament to how classy and wonderful she is, even when confronted with total brain-dead morons. Onscreen, she dominates every scene she's in, it doesn't matter how few lines she has or how the writers undermined her role in the show, I could never focus on anyone else when Torri was around. There's this irresistible charisma, this incredible presence of hers that I'm always drawn to, and it's just so satisfying.
Fandom: is my reason to live. Without it, I wouldn't have met all the fun, awesome people on my flist. IRL, I'm this shy, awkward person that doesn't fit in anywhere, but fandom is my real home. It gives me a safe, comfortable environment to interact with people who don't mock but share my interests and understand what it means to obsess. :D Knowing that there are others who understand and can embark on the journey with me is the best thing in the world.
Tennis: Lol. Tennis. My mother and I try to play weekly, and she thrashes me 99% of the time. I try not to be too competitive, it's a win-win situation because even though I lose to her so often, it's exercise, it helps me keep my figure, even if it's not yet helping me lose weight. *pouts* I grew up playing tennis as a kid- something surprising to those who are more familiar with my lazy, slothlike teen self- and was fiercely competitive. But also pragmatic. I won second place in a tennis tournament and then gave it up. :D I figured, I have my win [yes, it wasn't first place, I was okay with that] and now I can retire. I can cherish that memory and leave on a high note. That's something that's remained with me since, actually. I like to leave on a good note, with happy memories to hug to myself later on. [Which is why I love and hurt for Dee so much in Sometimes a Great Notion, because I can understand why she does it when she does it]
Emily Prentiss: ohhh. My latest love. I think I'm going to spend the rest of my life making up for hating her before ever giving her a chance. Poor Em. She suffered the backlash over being brought in to replace Elle but good. I wasted hours on resenting her before it hit me, out of nowhere, that heyyy...I might actually like this chick. *facepalm* Took me a while, too. It wasn't until Minimal Loss that the full force of my love for her was realized in what I will refer to, in my cliched way, as an epiphany. Criminal Minds was a show I 'didn't mind' before, I watched it now and then when I could...but after Emily won my heart, it became a new obsession. It amazes me how much better, how much more engaging and fascinating and wonderful it became after I started fangirling her. :D
Library: one of the great things about real life. Not only is it my constant source of trashy romance novels, trashy magazines, and occasional worthy sci-fi/fantasy novels, but the public internet service available at the library is also my means of accessing tv shows. Without the library internet, I couldn't d/l CM or The Mentalist or Merlin, etc. etc. I can OD on countless shows because of this wonderful institution. *luffs*
