A random sum-up of me.

[katster]

I noticed this in hopeforyou's journal, and I decided I'd try my hand at it.

I work:  Nowhere at the moment.

A year ago, I earned my master's degree (you know how much at times I fail to believe that?), but I came home to help take care of my mother.  I took a few classes, so technically, I'm still a student, but I blew most of them off (bad kat) and have received the worst grades I ever have this year in school, so I don't really count that either.

If I had my way, I'd have been writing, but that didn't work out very well.  See my living situation for why.

I live: in a Schrodinger-like state somewhere in Northern California.  (Hey, that's what my jihad.net bio says -- or at least, that's what mrfnord and I thought would be funny.)

Seriously, I live in a bedroom of my parents' house in Anderson, California (just south of Redding on I-5) with my mom, my dad, and my sister jillcaligirl.  We're moving to Sacramento this summer, which means that in the last three years, I'll have lived in four Northern California towns (Berkeley, Oakland, Anderson, and Sacramento), hence the joke about my Schrodinger-like state.

I label: using only the best Avery labels.  *nod*

Seriously, I have troubles seeing which ones fit and which ones don't, and sometimes I need a lot of outside help in defining myself  But if I was to put together a list at the moment, I think the following would work:

bipolar, dutiful daughter, student, bright, has potential, lazy, depressed all the time, good friend, tends to fade into the shadows, avid bookworm, part-time philosopher, too fair, tired, highly overweight.  If you can think of others that'll fit, let me know.

I socialise: on the intarweb.  And using this amazing device called a telephone.

Most of my online chat time is spent on sandwich.net (Good hosting, great prices.  Check it out, it comes highly recommended!) or at least on the chat channels on said network, particularly #spork and #impro.  I've also been known to hang out on #callahans on undernet and PyraMoo.  When I have spare time, I try to stay caught up with alt.sports.college.pac-10, but spare time is short and not useful these days.

I'm making more of an effort to get involved with people in meatspace, or start getting to the point where I can hang out with internet buddies in meatspace.  One of the things I'm really looking forward with regards to the impending move to Sacramento is maybe finally finding an IRL gaming group.

I enjoy: so many things.  While I've not quite hit the 150 item limit in LJ, it's just a small total of everything I'm interested in.  I love learning new things.  Here's just a partial list of things I like:

Reading, Writing, Cal football, computers, music, chatting with friends, roleplaying games (in particular GURPS, but I'm willing to give most anything a shot.  At least once.), politics, political blogs, information flow, history (in particular the Cold War), science/speculative fiction, Canada, puppydogs and kittycats, San Francisco, coffee shops (although I don't like coffee, go fig), TS Eliot, the Internet, worldbuilding, linguistics and conlanging, alternate history, weirdness, and ...yeah, that just tops the list. :) 

But if there's one thing that sums me up, it's that I'm a highly creative and curious person, which sometimes gets me in trouble, but most of the time is pretty damned cool.  Or at least I think so.

I plan: nothing!  I live for today!

...okay, that's such BS.  In the short term, the goals are summarized in three words.

Job.  Car.  Out!

Three very important words, but there they are.  To this goal, I need to get my act together in regards to the "moving to Sacramento" thing, because that's the only way I'm going to get out from under my parent's roof.

Longer term goals have to do mainly with zibblsnrt and our plans together, but that's still somewhat out, so...

I hope that was somewhat interesting at the least.

Comments

[true-crime.livejournal.com]

Not to steal your thunder but I identify with you. School took away all of my social abilities (time and what not). I live in a small apartment with my son that I share with the ex (going through a divorce, not nasty thankfully). Need a house where I can have my cat and dog that the ex feeds and waters but gives no attention to (just like me when I lived there). Have a car that is iffy, I'm waiting for it to screw me royally. I'm about to finish my BA in education which will be useless where I live because of the number of teachers pumped out by the four colleges in and near my town. My boyfriend lives 6-7 hours away (I know not nearly as far as yours) but can usually only make it for a visit once a month. He desperately wants me to move up to live with him, but I can't because the ex and I agreed not to seperate our son from either parent so I'm stuck here. I have a job that I start on Monday, but I'm horrified by the fact that I probably can't afford living in a bigger place, hence the dog and cat suffer. Did I mention that I am moving in with my bf's mom here in town (I love her thank god) for a while to straighten out the financial situation (good amount of debt from the divorce and other things). Hence all this leads to the anxiety attack that has me up at 2:30 in the morning. Sorry to dump on you, I hope I haven't completely alienated you.

[opals.livejournal.com]

I sympathize with your need to get a car and get out. I moved out of my mother's in January and now it looks like I might be moving back in.

[archangelbeth]

*hugs* for both of you. And well-wishing.

[wind-wraith.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I wish you luck, much success and I very much hope that you and Patrick are living in blissful happiness together very soon (and near Doug and I so we can come plague you two to play games/do movie dates and the like! *hee hee*) I mean if Doug desn't mind *innocent smile* Suppose I can't exactly talk for him...yet :P

Oh I know the need to move out SO well. I've been ever so pleased to gain freedom, even if it means much debt and occasional homesickness (very brief bouts, I assure you!)

:D