Day 18

I am really excited.  It seems like my life is coming together.  Well, slowly - a few things have happened that have made me think, "Maybe I can do this".
My story, "The Poet's Demise", is now online, for those who wish to read it.  Just go to this link here: http://pomonavalleyreview.com/currentissue.php and clink on the guy's face with PVR 7 on it.  Scroll down to page 67 and you'll see my story!  So that's obviously exciting, and I guess I am technically published, which is pretty dang awesome.  I also know exactly (well, almost exactly, I can't draw you see) what the covers to my books will look like, who I am dedicating each book to, what quotes I am putting in each book, aannndd how the books will be formatted.  Guess what readers??  My first book should be at least 430 pages long...Isn't that awesome for a first novel?!  I think it is...And my second book will end up being around 300.  It's so legit, is it not?  I plan to make my third book much longer than the second one, but we shall see.  Gaahh this is great.  Let's just hope that I will receive the acceptance email from the CSU summer arts program workshop, and my life will be complete!  And then, after all of that, maybe then, and only then, could I confidently tell said person what I have been hinting at in the last few posts...Theeenn my life would be complete :).

~Cheers!

"You're killing me kid, but I know your intentions are good.  I read what you wrote out, ask me to slow down, I should."  - Departures by Silverstein

Day 17

So my job is ridiculously awesome.  It is literally right where I belong.  I already get along well with everyone, and the best part is, I am doing something I am totally comfortable with and love doing.  Writing!  But one of the best things is that the entire office is full Harry Potter fanatics.  And they already said that I can be Potter Queen once the girl who has claimed that spot graduates.  How exciting...Potter Queen.  Anyway, when I announced today during the weekly meeting that I loved Harry Potter, everyone started cheering and clapping, and it was just super amazing and encouraging to know that people like me do exist...if that makes sense.  Maybe it's because I'm from Fresno, though I don't consider myself technically "from Fresno", I refuse to convince anyone of that, but ever since the start of high school I have had trouble finding people who I can connect with on a personal level.  I made about three friends like that in high school, overall.  Eh, it's high school anyway.  I really didn't like it at all...Which I guess is sad, because I've met people here, at this beautiful place called Cal Poly Pomona, that actually really enjoyed high school.  I find that concept very strange.  Anyway, it doesn't really matter because I am moving far from Fresno as soon as I can.  I will probably be getting an apartment close to CPP in just a year's time so that I can work at this lovely office, ASI's GAS Creative Group, over the summer.  Btw, I don't think any of them have hard feelings for me for ditching them this summer - maybe most of them just don't know.  Awh well, at least I'm accepted now!  Krista OUT

~Cheers!

"My heart is cold, and my soul is bold, and I'm feeling a little lonely.  And I can't do much, of any such, but I can sure write a story."  - Anonymous

Day 16

I'm really enjoying my job!  I mean, I've only worked for two days, but seriously, it is an awesome job so far!  I found the right place :).  The only problem is that no one at the workplace knew that I would be unavailable to work over summer because I'll be home.  When they interviewed me, they never asked if I would be able to work over summer, and the application never said anything about it!  It's not really my fault, honestly...and my house in Fresno is like four and a half hours away!  It's not like I could commute or anything, and I couldn't up and buy an apartment now...but I think they will be able to manage.  It's not my problem anyway - that's one of my issues, I guess.  I have to be completely involved in everything lol.
Sooooo ooooohhhh I think I am going to follow in my best friend's footsteps...and I had said that last post...but now it is confirmed!  It will happen...if I don't chicken out, that is...
I'm listening to Feist right now and had just finished listening to the song "Say You Like Me" by We the Kings...in case someone was wondering.  Augh I am overusing ellipses!
We finished reading the Iliad in World Lit this morning - Achilles is a troubled soul.  Alright, I am out.

~Cheers!

"To love another person is to see the face of God." - Les Miserables

Day 15

Week Four of Spring Quarter is coming up!  I think...Yeah I'm pretty sure that it will be week four starting tomorrow.  It's hard for me to say - most of time, and the memories I make in that time period, jumble together into one big blur, once I pass them by and am looking back on them.  Anyway!  I just watched Grimm - it's taking a positive turn!  I sincerely love that show...I swear I do more than watch TV though.  It seems like every time I am making a blog post it is about a TV show or my story.  Whoa we English majors are cray cray.  Wow, 'cray' is considered a word now - it doesn't have an angry red line underneath it.  That's kind of sad.
So I am going through a small internal struggle - and I want to tell someone about them, but yet I don't.  They are very silly, whimsical struggles, and I don't think I would even know how to bring them up to someone even if I tried - most of you could probably guess what they are.  They are the struggles that most people undergo, but girls especially stress over to an obsessive point.  I'm basically just thinking of following in my best friend's footsteps, but I'm not sure when would be the right time to do it, or how...It's just bothering me because, oddly enough, I don't think anyone knows about theses little struggles of mine, though I really thought I was quite bad at concealing this sort of stuff!  Well, that's a decently-sized post.  I'd appreciate it if more people commented!  Thanks everyone!

~Cheers!

"The heart beats and pounds at intervals beyond the mind's control."  - Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Day 14

So...Bombs...Great.  Why??  And whom??  Look, I'm sorry if somehow we offended you, bomber person, but seriously, a bomb is quite an unnecessary reaction.  My cousin was a mere mile away from the Boston Marathon finish line, and I'm sure she wasn't the only that was shook up from the catastrophe.  Can't we all just get along?  As friends?  Peace, love and all that hippy stuff?  No?  Alright - then it's settled.  I'm moving to Switzerland.  No one messes with them, they are nice and lovely people, it's in Europe (and who doesn't like Europe?), and they have amazing chocolate!

~Cheers!

 " Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of places, if one only remembers to turn on the light."  - Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Day 13

Sometimes I want to just rip my heart out, you know?  Wow, what a way to start...I swear I'm not depressed or anything.  Just a bit introspective.  Damn, if I was depressed, after everything good that has happened to me in the past few weeks, I would be sure to bury myself in a hole for being so selfish.  Anyway, I just don't understand how one's feelings - their emotions, pleasures and whimsies - can decide the fate of one's entire mood, persona and even existence.  I mean, who cares if a guy doesn't like you back? (I wish I didn't - it ails me all too much).  I'm most certain it's not the end of the world, there are people dying on the streets as you read this!  But in all honesty, we can't help but think about these feelings that pulse within our veins at invidious intensities much beyond our control.  I am starting to realize just how invidious I really am - it's kind of silly.  Anyway, it would make things - like simple friendships, work, school and life in general - much simpler if we could all just choose to maybe take our hearts out of our chests for a brief period, or turn off the pulsating emotions that invade our thoughts too often?  Like in Once Upon a Time - they can take their hearts out and still live (though it really isn't very beneficial at all), or Pirates of the Caribbean.  Davy Jones knows what's up.  Well, I guess I'll end there.  Someone comment on this, it's quite deep, and I'd like some feedback!

~Cheers!

"Let us not love in word but in deed."  - 1 John 3:18

Day 12

Heeeyy readers!  I have another guess what for you all - do you remember that story that I had been freaking out about?  "The Poet's Demise"?  I had sent it to the Pomona Valley Review, and had been worried that the line spacing was all wrong and the editors wouldn't read it?  I'm so silly...of course they read it!  And they accepted it too! :)  So, I will be published in an online magazine by April 26th, which is next Friday.  Pretty exciting huh?  I can hardly believe it...I mean, as a writer, you think and dream and wish for this kind of stuff, but you don't actually think it is going to happen.  Writers are so optimistic...Anyway, it doesn't necessarily mean anything big for my long-time career.  I don't even think I'll be getting money from it (which I honestly could care less about at this point - I did get a job so...xP).  The email, with my acceptance, did say that the story would be emailed to all supporters, editors and contributors of the magazine, if they so chose to read it, which I guess could be super  beneficial, but for right now, I'm happy with what I've been granted.  Now all I need is for the CSU Summer Arts program to accept me into their workshop this summer, and I will be the happiest woman in the world.  Well, maybe not, but I'd be really, really happy and excited.  Well, I guess that's it for this post.  I will talk to you all soon!  Check out my story on April 26th!  Just go to pomonavalleyreview.com, click on 'current issue', which is PVR 7, and look for my name and story title: "The Poet's Demise."  It's kind of intense and deep for a short story, but I guess that's what the magazine wanted, if nothing else!  Thank you for all your support!

~Cheers!

"The world isn't split into good and bad people.  We all have both light and dark inside of us.  It's the one we choose to act on, that's who we really are."  - Sirius Black, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Day 11

Hey ya'll!  Guess what?!?  I got the job that I had applied to! :D And it's a writing job - exciting huh?  I feel like it won't be like work to me, but I guess we shall find it...I doubt it.  I know I will enjoy it, all while gaining experience in what I wish to do when I am older.
Also!  I officially figured out today, like five minutes ago as a matter of fact, what exactly the covers of my three books will look like.  The ones in the trilogy.  They should be legit :).  They will be drawn, not by me, oh dear no one would buy them if that was the case, and will be connected to the plot of that particular book.  I refuse to take photographs for them though - reading a book is about visualizing the characters how you think they are, not because of how some random-a** model on the front cover looks.  I apologize, I never warned anyone of a potential rant!
Anyway, still haven't heard any word from Pomona Valley Review...but they haven't issued the latest issue yet, number 7, which is the one that I had submitted work to, so I suppose I'm still in the running!
Update on thy life: I have started watching Game of Thrones - it's really awesome!  Don't listen to people when they first describe it to you.  It's not purely a porno.  Okay it's been said.  Good.  It has a great story line and just doesn't hold back with the small bit of adult content that it has - it makes it more real, in my opinion. Either way!  The story itself is solid and addicting and inspiring - I sincerely get some inspiration for my next series (six books, twist on modern fairytale, that's all that will be said for now), which I should probably start writing this summer...Maybe not haha.  I mean, if you're a fairytale/fantasy nerd, I would watch Game of Thrones.  It is quite appealing for those geeks out there (like moi! hehe).  Fantasy geek and proud right here!  Maybe that could be combined?  Feek?  Never mind, scratch that...lol

~Cheers!

"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales, if you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales."  - Albert Einstein.

Day 10

I am officially back at Pomona!  For all those who were wondering...
I had a wonderful break filled with editing, Panera bread, and movies galore.  Warm Bodies is quite a marvelously good movie - I really liked it :).  I think my book is nearly finished - with editing, I mean - it's been completed for quite some time.  I won't send it off until the end of the summer, at the earliest, though.  I'd like to experience this writing workshop camp first, and see if I can snag a few offers there.  A New York agent will be there, and I'm sure I already told all of you that, but heck, it's an important piece of information, might as well reiterate it, right?  Well currently I am sitting in my dorm room, listening to Spotify, and reorganizing my desk before Spring Quarter starts.  And yes, it starts tomorrow, by the way.  Wish me luck on the coming quarter!  Once I complete it, I will have survived an entire year of college.  Yippee!  Easier than surviving high school, I reckon.

~Cheers!

 "The obvious is always the very last we see."   - American Pie