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i just read an article in a little... i don't know what to call it, small publication from my alma mater about a program they now offer where they take students on a two week trip to dakar, senegal in january. one of the participants talked about how comfortable she was there after her two weeks and said, "i gradually began to understand life there."

come on. i find it incredibly annoying that there is no acknowledgement that two weeks is nowhere near enough time to 'understand life' in a completely different culture. i was in dakar for six months and i would never make that claim. though, i can see that after 2 weeks, it probably all still seems exciting and fun. i went through a cycle in my six months - ooh! exciting and fun, so much to see and learn! mangi jang wolof! -> omg, what am i doing here? there's so much pain and poverty. i will never understand this place and constantly being an outsider sucks. -> whoo! dancing is fun! when's the next party?

there was one woman on our program who, after nine months there, declared herself 'assimilated.' it was so far from the truth, it astounds me to this day.

i don't know. this article is clearly intended to be promotional and only states the goal of giving students a more international perspective. but that one woman's quotes just irk me.

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i love the idea of today. (i've only been up for an hour so it's still in idea form.) i have nothing scheduled, i'm alone, and i have a ton of things i want and need to do for myself. like unpack. and organize things and yada yada. it may not sound terribly exciting but i'm just so happy to have a chance to do these things.

i'm declaring this Recovery from Craziness week. in which i will devote much time to the getting together of my proverbial shit. and it's also shaping up to be Beta Week which is also exciting. having time to devote to things fannish (esp with tomorrow being OMGDVDs Day) is the other loveable thing about this week. yay.

and i'm itching to get started. whee.

a cry for help

so, my good friend, scottxwl has decided to take some steps toward doing what he wants to do. i am delighted when anyone (even, oh, say, me) makes a decision like this. scott has asked for some assistance with his first steps and i am passing his request along to you, especially the writers among you.

scott wants to make films. he's going to apply to film school. and his first step is going to be to take a film-making class at a local college. what he needs is material - stories, screenplays, inspiration. his post on the subject is here.

i want to help but i am not a writer. i have no original fic plans or ideas or remote interest really. if you do, and you're willing to share these with him to help get him started on his way, i would happily do something nice for you - icons, drabbles, sexual favors sexual favors... we can talk. :)

and maybe i should also say that though i have yet to see a film made my mr. scott, i have confidence in his intelligence, sensitivity and devotion to this art.

so, help?

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owowowowowww!!!! i just jammed a thin splinter under my fingernail and am a huge baby and it HURTS. wah!

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o.O it just suddenly became very grey and gloomy outside and then started pouring. oh, and now i hear thunder. normally, this would have me bouncing around in excitement. for i love the storms. but we're supposed to have a piece of furniture delivered some time in the next 3 hours. hrm. perhaps this will go away as quickly as it appeared. but then i want it to come back after the delivery.

i have just cleaned an enormous amount of clothing i don't wear for various reasons out of my closet and bureau. ahhhh. feels good. now i can unpack more happily.

random PoA premiere thought: i hope rupert got to meet ll cool j. we know how he likes to rap. hee.

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whew. my bedroom and bathroom are now sparklingly clean. i'm not sure where these mad cleaning urges are coming from. usually i can blame my hormones. i suppose today is more about a general need for control over my life. hrm. but i'm quite happy with the results. unfortunately, instead of making me want to take a bath and then crawl into bed with PoA and stella, the sparkliness is making me want to make the kitchen sparkly too. so...

onward!