weekend debrief.

Ugh. It is impossible for me to come back from a convention without conSARS. I had a terrible night's sleep, and at some point this morning I woke up with my face covered in drool cause I'd been breathing through my mouth instead of my nose.

My interview with SPSCC is Thursday. Wish me luck!

I really don't know what to say about the convention. I had a good time, but there were so very many hiccups. Instead of attempting to pull rank to attend the cosplay, I decided to wait with the congoers in line, and I see now why they were complaining. A lot of people are clamoring for us to break the contract with the Hilton for next year, but I don't see it happening.

I also have no clue why people were coming and complaining to me. It clearly says Writing And Editing Staff on my badge. This does not indicate me to be someone who can do, well, anything about your issue. I was just as lost as anyone else. But I was actually most irritated with my fellow K-con staff. They harassed me up, down and sideways every time I took the staff elevators, even though it was clearly obvious by my badge THAT I WAS STAFF. Goddamn.

Well, if I do end up Publicity Director next year, I'm sure everyone will know me by then and leave me alone. ;)

Shen and I won a prize in the fan creation thing for an Ocean Blue oneshot we did. Does that mean that I can preface my name all the time now with "prize winning author"? I think it does.

Meridan woke me up this morning to tell me that Finn was playing with a half-dead mouse in our bedroom. AAAAUGHH. He had let her out into the living room while he took a shower, and I fell back to sleep right away, so I had no idea until I got back. It was squeaking and everything. Awful.

also.

I got my financial aid award letter from SPSCC. Have I ever mentioned just how much I love community college? My grants alone are enough to cover my tuition twice over. And that's before any loans, even.

Meridan and I talked it over, and I'm going to request the full amount possible in loans this year. We're just so terribly in debt right now, and I've had only $1500 in school loans so far. We need to get out of credit card debt entirely, which I think will probably happen by spring quarter. Maybe sooner if I get this job. I still owe Evergreen money and everything, and I can't apply to a new college until I pay that off, so I'll be SOL after I get my AA next year.

Anyways. In two weeks, things will be fine and dandy. I don't know if the loan money will come through right away on the first day of class this quarter, but my grants are good to go, so there will be some money at least on the 21st.

Now I need to try for a 4.0 all year long. I got a 3.1 this last quarter cause I let some things slide, but I can do better now.

Ugh, I'm still feeling gross. Back to bed again.