the madness continues
Mar. 15th, 2014 11:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
floatingleafHah. It seems I couldn't have chosen a better time to rekindle my love for the VC fandom. Which, I thought, was nearly dead when I first dove back into it about two years ago. And which is now at an absolute peak of activity due to the recent announcement of Anne Rice's new vampire series. Yep. Believe it or not - or Google it if you don't - but there is a novel called Prince Lestat, due to be released at the end of October. Whether that is in fact a good thing, remains open for debate - and there IS a major debate raging on, let me tell you - but one thing seems certain: the news has brought fandom to frenetic life, and what I see happening around me now is pretty much the same glorious madness I remember from my most intense LOTR years (2004-2006 or thereabouts). Who knew? Life is such a ridiculous party train sometimes. Not in my wildest thoughts could I have anticipated this... any more than I could have anticipated meeting someone who would seem unable to go through the day without making at least some sort of contact with me, some sort of acknowledgement of our shared obsession. It always seemed like the kind of thing that happened to OTHER people. You know, the OUTGOING crowd. I could only witness it from a distance and blink in amazement. And yet, it happened so easily, almost before I knew it. Of course, there was a gradual buildup, and the same applies to fandom activity in general... but from where I stand right now, it looks like an explosion, a crazy supernova. Keeping up with it requires pretty much all the time and energy I have at my disposal. Obviously, I still feel the urge to post in here, or I wouldn't be doing it; but carving out the time for it is becoming more and more of a challenge. Just saying...
On the RL front, my workplace is moving. Our lease on the current office space expires at the end of the year, and we won't be renewing, because they managed to figure out a better deal somewhere else. It's more or less in the same area - a neighboring suburb - but closer to the city and, more importantly, to the commuter train line. In other words, I would be able to just walk to the office from the train station, instead of having to take the suburban bus (which has a sucky schedule, to say the least). So... what's the catch? The actual move isn't supposed to happen until sometime in November... and by then I could very well be living out in the suburbs, commuting to work from the opposite direction. If my parents' brilliant plan of buying an apartment building comes to fruition, that is. They haven't had any good offers recently from their real estate agent, but they do keep thinking about it. Funnily enough, I had almost expected to be out of here by the end of April - which is when my current annual lease expires - but obviously this is not happening. I have to keep reminding myself that just because my mother has decided to do something, doesn't mean it will become reality as quickly as she seems to think. The thing is, she wants it very much - and when my mother wants something very much, she keeps talking about it as though it's already happening. Almost as if by talking about it, she can bring it to life. I am quite the opposite - when I look forward to something, but there is still a possibility of it NOT happening, I tend to avoid mentioning it at all, for fear I'm going to jinx it somehow. So I tend to automatically assume that if someone talks about their plans with a lot of detail and conviction, they must already be set in stone. You would think I have known my mother long enough not to be fooled anymore... but apparently that's not the case. When she tried to talk me into buying my own place a few years ago, it was exactly the same way - I hadn't even been approved for a mortgage, but she already discussed new furniture and stuff. So that should give me something to think about (I was never approved for a mortgage, by the way). However... wouldn't it be pricelessly ironic if I moved out to the suburbs RIGHT BEFORE (or right after) my workplace moves closer to the city? Of course, if it turns out I need a car anyway (because there will be no bus line close to where I live), it shouldn't matter, because the commute WOULD be shorter due to lack of waiting around for bus/train transfers (the way it is right now, I have to transfer twice, and the waiting periods are often longer than the actual rides). But that is a whole another: my parents say they can help me buy a car... but it could in fact only mean that they WANT to help me, not that they're actually capable of it. I just don't know anymore. Honestly, I'd rather not have to drive anyway... but it doesn't look like I'm gonna have a choice. IF the whole thing happens, that is...
OK... pointless speculation is pointless, and I am busy SKYPING.:D So I shall conclude this entry now. See, at least I TRIED to update you on something OTHER than fandom-related stuff. Do I get points for that?...:P
On the RL front, my workplace is moving. Our lease on the current office space expires at the end of the year, and we won't be renewing, because they managed to figure out a better deal somewhere else. It's more or less in the same area - a neighboring suburb - but closer to the city and, more importantly, to the commuter train line. In other words, I would be able to just walk to the office from the train station, instead of having to take the suburban bus (which has a sucky schedule, to say the least). So... what's the catch? The actual move isn't supposed to happen until sometime in November... and by then I could very well be living out in the suburbs, commuting to work from the opposite direction. If my parents' brilliant plan of buying an apartment building comes to fruition, that is. They haven't had any good offers recently from their real estate agent, but they do keep thinking about it. Funnily enough, I had almost expected to be out of here by the end of April - which is when my current annual lease expires - but obviously this is not happening. I have to keep reminding myself that just because my mother has decided to do something, doesn't mean it will become reality as quickly as she seems to think. The thing is, she wants it very much - and when my mother wants something very much, she keeps talking about it as though it's already happening. Almost as if by talking about it, she can bring it to life. I am quite the opposite - when I look forward to something, but there is still a possibility of it NOT happening, I tend to avoid mentioning it at all, for fear I'm going to jinx it somehow. So I tend to automatically assume that if someone talks about their plans with a lot of detail and conviction, they must already be set in stone. You would think I have known my mother long enough not to be fooled anymore... but apparently that's not the case. When she tried to talk me into buying my own place a few years ago, it was exactly the same way - I hadn't even been approved for a mortgage, but she already discussed new furniture and stuff. So that should give me something to think about (I was never approved for a mortgage, by the way). However... wouldn't it be pricelessly ironic if I moved out to the suburbs RIGHT BEFORE (or right after) my workplace moves closer to the city? Of course, if it turns out I need a car anyway (because there will be no bus line close to where I live), it shouldn't matter, because the commute WOULD be shorter due to lack of waiting around for bus/train transfers (the way it is right now, I have to transfer twice, and the waiting periods are often longer than the actual rides). But that is a whole another: my parents say they can help me buy a car... but it could in fact only mean that they WANT to help me, not that they're actually capable of it. I just don't know anymore. Honestly, I'd rather not have to drive anyway... but it doesn't look like I'm gonna have a choice. IF the whole thing happens, that is...
OK... pointless speculation is pointless, and I am busy SKYPING.:D So I shall conclude this entry now. See, at least I TRIED to update you on something OTHER than fandom-related stuff. Do I get points for that?...:P
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Date: 2014-03-16 06:43 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2014-03-16 11:50 pm (UTC)Btw, this is off topic, but I feel the need to let you know I have started reading Assassin's Apprentice. I have it on my Nook, and I only read it at work during lunch breaks, so it's going pretty slowly - but it's a captivating story. I like to savor such good books slowly... though there may come a time when I simply won't be able to put it down...;)