Done (in) October 8, 2006
Posted by Jen in : A215 stuff, Bits and Pieces, Journal , trackbackWell, the ECA was finally submitted at 7.30am on Friday morning before I stumbled off to work after 3 hours sleep. Not until now have I begun to consider the potential folly of submitting a short story about hippies, witchcraft and a potential lesbian vicar. Oh ‘eck.
The children whooped for joy when I finally finished. I think they were waiting for their breakfast.
I suggested that we celebrate in some way after school to mark the joyous event.
“How about some proper nutritious food for a change?” smirked Number One Son. Smartarse.
So… now it’s all over. I can do all the things that have been put on hold for so long. Well, I could do them - if I could remember what they were! So far, I have only come up with the following alluring plans:
- Learn to play the piano
- Buy a piano to practice on
- Get a proper job so I can afford to buy a piano
Not a great start is it? Needless to say, my brain refuses to stop whirring and I am, at this very moment, still in bed… not relaxing at all but surrounded by books, magazines, notepads, pens, highlighters and The Writers and Artists Yearbook, scribbling ideas about new ideas, stories, markets for my short stories and wondering what I’ll wear on Parky when my (as yet unfinished) novel tops the bestseller list. Well… the washing/ironing/tidying up hasn’t mattered for the last nine months. Seems a shame to start now.
As Quentin Crisp said in The Naked Civil Servant: “After the first four years, the dirt doesn’t get any worse.” Sounds good to me.
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SO glad to hear you got it finished and handed in… it’s such a relief isn’t it?!! Be sure to stop by my blog and say hi!! Will you be keeping this blog up? Take care and good luck with your final grade. Now for me - Enlish Language: Past, Present and Future!!! No rest for the wicked…
Hope it’s well-received.
I suggest no. 3 (’get proper job’) be replaced with ‘learn bank-robbing instantly’.
Hi Kate! I certainly will be keeping an eye on your blog… keen to discover how you get on with Mr Motivator
Good luck with your new course -bit keen, aren’t you??
This blog will be chuntering on for some time yet I think.
KW, hello! What a smashing idea! Might have a quick peep on my beloved Amazon… ‘Bank-Robbing for Dummies’ required. And would a balaclava smudge my lip gloss? Tricky business, becoming a baddie!!
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