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ceitfianna) wrote2012-09-29 03:05 pm
ceitfianna) wrote2012-09-29 03:05 pm
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Room to breathe
I left my host's place before noon today and checked into the Holiday Inn by a little after 2. They gave me a great rate for staying longer term and there's a furnished apartment, extended stay place across the street that I'm going to talk to and see how they work out. The hope is that I'll have my own place by the end of October, but I'm going to have numerous back up plans in case that doesn't happen.
I'm going to find a thank you card and some sort of basket of goodies to thank my host for keeping me for so long. The leaving went pretty well but I want to make sure to give her a nice gift once I've had time to really stretch a bit more. Its amazing to look at the hotel room, which isn't huge but I have my own TV, there's a fridge and outlets so I can use my kettle, they'll make me breakfast and I'm within walking distance of the school and downtown Birmingham. Talking on the phone with my mom, she said that I sound more like me and I think that's true; sharing a space for so long has been much more stressful than I realized. Now that I'm not doing it, I feel like this huge weight is off of me. My mom also pointed out that finding a new place to live should be fun and since I've been feeling pressed in terms of time, it hasn't been fun, its felt horribly rushed. Now I've got more time to take my time and find the right place for me.
At the moment I'm in a Starbucks that I walked to and I'm thinking about getting myself a new ring. I should explain about the jewelery I always wear and why that's one. I think the first ring I had that I wore all the time was my high school ring, then one from a boyfriend, then I picked up this beautiful ring when I spent a month in France, then my college ring from Randolph-Macon Woman's College, I stopped wearing it when they became co-ed though it still lives next to my bed. After that I somehow ended up having rings to coincide with all my big life shifts, sometimes bracelets as well but my current one from Ann Arbor is still together and has next to it a bracelet from my older brother and his wife that was a Christmas present. They love buying me jewelery, but it doesn't always perfectly fit my style, this bracelet does. The jewelery that changes every day are my earrings and necklace and I have many options for those, but watch, bracelets and ring stay the same. Just since my amber ring was getting bent and broken, I haven't been wearing it and its time for a new one. I can feel the callous it created as I have big knuckled and small fingers.
Tonight I'm considering going to see possibly Looper if I can find it at one of the two theaters in town here, but if I can't I will enjoy watching my very own TV. I'm going to miss Zadie snuggles when I come home, but not having to pass through someone else's space will be fantastic.
Tomorrow is the All School Picnic, which sounds like a bit of a carnival with lots of groups like clubs, teams and classes selling stuff for fundraisers. It should be a lot of fun and rather chaotic but I don't have to stay for all of it just as much as I want and then Monday, I will be so much closer to school. This was the right step for me.
Now to post all the fic I wrote yesterday as there were a lot of them and I'd rather not lose track of them.
For @thisisyourfault
Tiwa - sunbursts
When the sun reflects off the water on a sunny day and shimmers, Tiwa likes to fly just above and try to catch the glimmers.
Charles - shadows
One reason Charles works to be optimistic is because he's gotten pulled into the dark shadows of pain and lost his way out.
William - green
The green of Arizona isn't as vibrant as Milliways, all the plants like the people learn to hold on tight to the any water.
Will - shade
Will's favorite place to pray has always been in a grove in Sherwood, the trees form an apse and no one watches his actions.
Dem - water
Demeter loves a Spring rain, because she can feel the ground beneath her feet soaking it up as the plants prepare to sprout.
For @minkhollow42
Charles and Red, experiment
Red could smell him though she felt lost within herself, but she held onto his scents. "Find me," He'd said with all his trust.
Moist, wrong place wrong time
Vimes lit a match on the marble bank counter for his cigar, savored it as he said, "You're a hard man to find, Mr. Spangler."
For @yakalskovich
Moist running
He ran through the streets getting mud on his suit as he searched for a fast horse as he heard the guards gaining getting near.
William being reckless
William's lip was bleeding and he couldn't see out of one eye but he wasn't going down, not yet. You didn't quit in a fight.
Tumnus with books
Tumnus had always loved his father's books that spoke of a Narnia that seemed like a dream with no White Witch ruling over her.
For @ashenkey
Tumnus - first cup of tea
Tumnus never truly woke up until he had his first proper cup of tea. Lucy would tease him that he could make his tea still asleep.
Sam & wolf!Kait
The door was ajar for her as Sam watched the sunset over the lake. When she padded up, he offered her his hand which she nuzzled.
Charles & dancing
Charles' favorite person to dance with was Raven. He loved the nights that they went dancing in New York or Oxford, life felt easy.
I'm going to find a thank you card and some sort of basket of goodies to thank my host for keeping me for so long. The leaving went pretty well but I want to make sure to give her a nice gift once I've had time to really stretch a bit more. Its amazing to look at the hotel room, which isn't huge but I have my own TV, there's a fridge and outlets so I can use my kettle, they'll make me breakfast and I'm within walking distance of the school and downtown Birmingham. Talking on the phone with my mom, she said that I sound more like me and I think that's true; sharing a space for so long has been much more stressful than I realized. Now that I'm not doing it, I feel like this huge weight is off of me. My mom also pointed out that finding a new place to live should be fun and since I've been feeling pressed in terms of time, it hasn't been fun, its felt horribly rushed. Now I've got more time to take my time and find the right place for me.
At the moment I'm in a Starbucks that I walked to and I'm thinking about getting myself a new ring. I should explain about the jewelery I always wear and why that's one. I think the first ring I had that I wore all the time was my high school ring, then one from a boyfriend, then I picked up this beautiful ring when I spent a month in France, then my college ring from Randolph-Macon Woman's College, I stopped wearing it when they became co-ed though it still lives next to my bed. After that I somehow ended up having rings to coincide with all my big life shifts, sometimes bracelets as well but my current one from Ann Arbor is still together and has next to it a bracelet from my older brother and his wife that was a Christmas present. They love buying me jewelery, but it doesn't always perfectly fit my style, this bracelet does. The jewelery that changes every day are my earrings and necklace and I have many options for those, but watch, bracelets and ring stay the same. Just since my amber ring was getting bent and broken, I haven't been wearing it and its time for a new one. I can feel the callous it created as I have big knuckled and small fingers.
Tonight I'm considering going to see possibly Looper if I can find it at one of the two theaters in town here, but if I can't I will enjoy watching my very own TV. I'm going to miss Zadie snuggles when I come home, but not having to pass through someone else's space will be fantastic.
Tomorrow is the All School Picnic, which sounds like a bit of a carnival with lots of groups like clubs, teams and classes selling stuff for fundraisers. It should be a lot of fun and rather chaotic but I don't have to stay for all of it just as much as I want and then Monday, I will be so much closer to school. This was the right step for me.
Now to post all the fic I wrote yesterday as there were a lot of them and I'd rather not lose track of them.
For @thisisyourfault
Tiwa - sunbursts
When the sun reflects off the water on a sunny day and shimmers, Tiwa likes to fly just above and try to catch the glimmers.
Charles - shadows
One reason Charles works to be optimistic is because he's gotten pulled into the dark shadows of pain and lost his way out.
William - green
The green of Arizona isn't as vibrant as Milliways, all the plants like the people learn to hold on tight to the any water.
Will - shade
Will's favorite place to pray has always been in a grove in Sherwood, the trees form an apse and no one watches his actions.
Dem - water
Demeter loves a Spring rain, because she can feel the ground beneath her feet soaking it up as the plants prepare to sprout.
For @minkhollow42
Charles and Red, experiment
Red could smell him though she felt lost within herself, but she held onto his scents. "Find me," He'd said with all his trust.
Moist, wrong place wrong time
Vimes lit a match on the marble bank counter for his cigar, savored it as he said, "You're a hard man to find, Mr. Spangler."
For @yakalskovich
Moist running
He ran through the streets getting mud on his suit as he searched for a fast horse as he heard the guards gaining getting near.
William being reckless
William's lip was bleeding and he couldn't see out of one eye but he wasn't going down, not yet. You didn't quit in a fight.
Tumnus with books
Tumnus had always loved his father's books that spoke of a Narnia that seemed like a dream with no White Witch ruling over her.
For @ashenkey
Tumnus - first cup of tea
Tumnus never truly woke up until he had his first proper cup of tea. Lucy would tease him that he could make his tea still asleep.
Sam & wolf!Kait
The door was ajar for her as Sam watched the sunset over the lake. When she padded up, he offered her his hand which she nuzzled.
Charles & dancing
Charles' favorite person to dance with was Raven. He loved the nights that they went dancing in New York or Oxford, life felt easy.