Catchall post

[icepixie]

Happy belated birthday, alorarose! Slap me with a trout for forgetting. Hope you had a good one.

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It feels so strange to have ignored the entire Back To School thing this year. Metro starts on Monday (somewhat later than recent years; they must be starting winter break way late this year), so all the displays and stuff will probably be gone by Wendesday. And I don't even leave the country until the end of next month, much less start classes. (They start in October. October! Four days into it!) And I'm not buying school supplies until I get over there, 'cause I'd rather bring clothes than notebooks.

I feel more adult than usual. Or something. Yeah.

Also, it's odd to see people running around getting ready for school to start when it's so cold out. Today was nice...felt great if you were in the sun or moving around, but could get downright chilly if you weren't. (Yes, the high was about 80F. Shut up.) But the first few weeks of school have to be conducted in the hottest heat you ever did feel. It's, like, a law. There was all too much walking around downtown in blazing heat to get to and from the bus station during my four years of high school; these young'uns should suffer, too! ;)

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Charles de Lint's The Little Country is one of those annoying books that have two storylines, one of which is really interesting, the other of which is deadly dull. I'd love to skip over all the dull sections, but I have a sinking feeling that it'll be important for the other storyline at some point. Sigh. So I'm slogging through...

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The Atlantis Crackfic That Ate My Brain has become the Atlantis Crackfic That Ate My Brain And Won't Frelling End. Still stuck on page five 'cause I can't figure out a way to end it without it turning into some kind of monster plotfic, which is just...you don't want this to be a plotfic. It just wouldn't fly. So I'm trying to end it gracefully, but it's not working. Grrrrr.

And Muse is still bugging me to write John/Lizzie kidfic where McKay babysits. Not to mention all this original fic I've been toying with in my head, but can't get enough of a handle on to put down on paper (or keyboard, as it were). Speaking of which, I'm so behind on sheppard_n_weir digests. One day, I'm gonna catch up with that list. I've been reading here and there, but not replying. Gah. What is it with me and complete lack of willpower in the summer?

Comments

[nickless.livejournal.com]

And I'm not buying school supplies until I get over there, 'cause I'd rather bring clothes than notebooks.

Besides, England has the way-cool A4 paper size, anyway. And spiffy binders that only have two holes right in the middle, instead of three evenly-spaced ones. So the stuff you brought wouldn't necessarily be compatible with any class handouts/whatever anyway. And yes, I'm coveting your future English school supplies.

[icepixie]

And yes, I'm coveting your future English school supplies.

Hehehehe.

I forgot that England has the funky notebook paper. But binders with two holes in the middle? Hmmm. Innnnteresting...

[nickless.livejournal.com]

Well, to put paper in the binders, you have to punch two holes near the middle (yes, I have a small two-hole paper punch). So the binders have two... prong-y things in the middle. Whatever they're called.

[icepixie]

Hmmm. I'm thinking I'm just gonna get an accordion folder and let it go at that. The three-hole punch thing started getting annoying last year, and that at least lets you punch the holes in the same spot each time, assuming you line the paper up correctly. Freehanding a hole punch is something I could screw up so badly.

[nickless.livejournal.com]

Freehanding a hole punch is something I could screw up so badly.

Oh, you can buy a two-hole punch just like the three-hole ones here. The first time I was there, I just did normal folders and such. But the next time, we got lots of packets instead of just small handouts or books. Too annoying to deal with, especially the big ones, so I bought the binder stuff.

I'd say wait 'til you get there, see what kind of handouts you're getting, then head out and stock up. Might want to check with Corde to see what she did (and other general advice, too - I was in London and Edinburgh, and I don't know how Exeter compares).

[icepixie]

Oh, you can buy a two-hole punch just like the three-hole ones here.

Oh, good. I was imagining very strange things.

I hope these courses are less handout-heavy than mine last semester...it got completely ridiculous. Around March, I got to the point where I looked at them and tossed tehm in almost all my classes, becuase it if twas important, I'd get the same handout 5,837,412 more times.