sigelphoenix

I live. And what's more, I post! And now I'm back in classes, after what feels like a really long time. I mean, usually after summer it takes a while for me to readjust to school, but for some reason my old routine feels very foreign to me now. Perhaps it's because I had my first experience working full-time this summer (and also the longest work-free vacation I've had in a couple of years).

Anyhoo, I only had one class today, my intermediate poetry workshop. Only now the course is called "The Craft of Verse," though thankfully my instructor does not seem to aspire to the same level of pretension evinced by the name change. She seems energetic and friendly, which is pretty much all I ask for in a creative writing instructor. I actually didn't know her name until a couple of weeks ago, and I thought for a while that I might have a male instructor -- none of the creative writing courses I've ever taken (which is to say, the courses I've taken here) have been taught by a man, and I wonder what difference that would make. Perhaps next quarter.

My other classes are Fantasy (though it's really more about sci-fi) and Psychobiology of Women, which I'll have tomorrow. They both look good -- here, for example, are the discussion topics listed on the course syllabus for the latter: Gender and Gender Identity; Sex Education; Eating Disorders and Body Image; Reproductive Technologies, Designer Mothers and Designer Babies; and Motherhood Mandate: Social Pressures to Mother or Not. HEE.

This morning I went back to my usual job for the first time in almost four months -- they'd finished the remodel that began before I left for the summer, which made things even more different. Everyone remembered me, though (yay), and now I get to be back in a job that actually keeps me busy, woo! (Not that I'm complaining about the summer job, really. ^^;) It's weird sitting at the front desk (I help cover the receptionist's lunch breaks) for an entire half hour and not have a single person call. o_o

So, last night I went to a special advance screening of Serenity (organized by the campus film club, incidentally), dressed as Inara, with ratzeo as Wash, nekokoban as Kaylee, rivendellrose as River, zinjadu as Zoe, coramegan as Simon (perservering through illness!), chasdini as Jayne (complete with mama-made hat), and miss_arel as Mal. Upon entering the building, Charlie received a standing ovation for his hat. XD We also had sing-alongs inside the theater, "The Ballad of Jayne" led by Charlie, and "The Ballad of Serenity" led by Arel. The geek factor was definitely high that night. XD XD XD I have pictures, which I'll upload later tonight.

As for the movie itself ... ( Massive Spoilerage )

There isn't much to tell about the three weeks prior to last night. They involved Firefly, KareKano, X-Men Legends II, and other geeking and dorking and general disappearing-from-the-world happiness. The best vacation ever. XD