LOLZ at 3 AM. I've been up for hours writing smutty Star Trek fanfic, plotting more smutty Star Trek fanfic, and offering to write someone drabble-sized smutty Star Trek fanfic. And job hunting. One of these things is not like the other one...




O NOEZ! No LJ? However will I expose my friends to the all-consuming madness that is McCoy/Chapel?

Given how hard I am trying to ignore anything that even vaguely resembles reality right now, I decided that posting and completing this meme is an excellent way to spend my imaginary free time. Devised by savvygal , who rocks because she wrote me Ben Linus fic, because I love him. In a creepy way. But let's ignore my obvious issues with men for a moment.

1. Post a comment to this entry with a fandom and/or pairing.
2. I will then put iTunes on shuffle and write a [short] fic either inspired by or sharing a title with the song that comes up.
3. I will post the completed fic(s) after I've written them all.

In addition to this, I'm writing short fiction exercises, a workshop story, my senior thesis, and this silly little detective story for fun. I'd be fine if this was all I had to do, but my professors are insisting I "come to class" and "complete my homework assignments" and not "openly ignore them during lecture." They're so needy, these people.

I'm not so sure about grad school. The fact that I am now saying this means that I have been quietly obsessing over it for weeks, even months in my head, so this is a big step forward. I figure if the thought of more school after this year literally twists my stomach, it might be smart to consider other options. I'll probably still apply to Iowa, but since the GRE (which I haven't taken) is good for three years, I might so something...else. What exactly that would be, I have no idea. I could try for a writing fellowship. I could see if I could locate an internship in travel writing (anybody have contacts I can exploit use?). I could spend some more time overseas doing God knows what. Maybe a little of all three.

For the record, I don't want to go to library school and I don't want to teach. Both of those things are very practical and very safe and very smart, and they do not at all appeal to me at the present time. Maybe this is me aiming too high (or maybe not), but I want to do something with my time and with my life that I'm passionate about. Something I'm on fire for. Like most things in my life, I don't want to just be okay with my job or my whatever. I want to do whatever I do with passion. And while I'm not sure what exactly that something is yet, I have faith that it's out there, and when I find it, I'll know because it will feel like being in love, like you're on fire, like you're incandescent.

So...basically...post with a fic prompt so I can stop thinking and start writing. Points for ridiculousness given!