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[walkingshadow]

Went to the Honors office again to get form signed. Eventually I was called in to see Dr. D. about it; sorry, the class was full, and just why was I trying to get into it five weeks into the semester anyway? Blah blah blah the god-forsaken thesis fell through and I'm scrambling for creditscakes, and she was like, well, instead of just giving (*checks transcript*) an obviously fabulous student like you any three credits, why don't we challenge you with three credits of undergraduate research that won't necessarily lead to a thesis, but will be challenging and purposeful and look good for graduate schools? And I said because it's completely antithetical to my personality, work habits, and academic history? that's a FABULOUS idea.

So now I'll go back to E. and ask if instead of a thesis, can I just do some research and write some kind of paper for him (joy omg), either through the Honors department (IDH 4917 Honors Undergraduate Research) or in Linguistics (LIN 4905 Individual Study). It's plausible! It will involve time in the library and reading things, and possibly even thinking about things and coming to conclusions about them, which if I squeeze my eyes shut and give myself plenty of room I just might remember how to do. Or possibly I never knew, as I have been faking my paper writing all these years. Either way!

*crosses fingers*

Comments

[plumsnickety.livejournal.com]

Oh, you'll be FINE. And if need be, I'll call you everyday to get you up and to the library. Hell, I'll even come down and help you hunt for stuff, talk it out, whatever. (Can you tell I dearly miss this kind of thing?)

It's good to be smart, and doubly good to have friends to kick you in the ass when needed. *g*

[walkingshadow.livejournal.com]

Yay, a vote of confidence! The tally now stands at two for and none against (with one abstention), making it thus far UNANIMOUS IN FAVOR. The prof. will cast the deciding ballot. *bites nails*

I'll call you everyday to get you up and to the library.

. . . would you really? It is at *least* doubly, and probably more like quintuply good to have friends who'll kick you in the ass when needed. There would be talking out galore, don't think I won't take you up on it. Oh, thank you so much for the support. *hugs*

[silentfire.livejournal.com]

you can do eeet! the whole research thing sounds cool, aside from, you know, the *work*. but i have faith in you! i'm sure you'll knock 'em dead with your mad paper-writing skillz. good luck with it, hon.

and all that research will look good when you apply to grad schools IN BOSTON, right? RIGHT?

[walkingshadow.livejournal.com]

Pompoms omg! I think I can, I think I can? If you think I can, it almost makes me believe it. It sounds like something I could make happen, and he just emailed me back saying it sounds feasible, let's talk about it.

If only it didn't involve any work at all. *lazy omg*

Believe me, you'll be the first to know.

[silentfire.livejournal.com]

the return of the phantom reccer!

All His Saints (http://archive.skyehawke.com/story.php?no=6771) , by setissma. <3!

[walkingshadow.livejournal.com]

Holy shit. You can be my new favorite person. Wait, weren't you already my favorite person? Consider your tenure extended indefinitely.

I'm going to pay you off by giving you your life back.

Oh my god, I cried and cried, and it was SO GOOD, and it had Hermione *not* being perfect, and it had Remus being grave but amused (and you can learn more things about someone from spending five minutes on their doorstep), and it had Draco being human, and Harry being put back together, and I LOVE it and I love YOU.

[silentfire.livejournal.com]

dude, i love you, too! that's why i left you the link. because omg! so *GOOD*! and they built *sandcastles* and it killed me, a little bit. because no matter what the emotion that's fuelling draco, harry always was and always will be his whole world, and harry's role as savior has nothing to do with it. and i love so much to see harry being tended to so carefully.

i was surprisingly quick to enjoy not liking hermione, and look! it had remus/hermione and i didn't even flinch.

omg *SANDCASTLES*! <3

[walkingshadow.livejournal.com]

SANDCASTLES OMG I KNOW

no matter what the emotion that's fuelling draco, harry always was and always will be his whole world

Yeeeeees. Like, yes. I love that he knows what's going on with Harry so much better than Harry does. That even when he doesn't know exactly what to do, he knows how to read Harry, and Harry tells him that way. God, so much care is taken. My heart.

it had remus/hermione and i didn't even flinch.

:-D It has gone the way of all good squicks. Hermione also got to be human here, which I too enjoyed; it wasn't attractive or understanding of her, but it was mighty fucking human, and it's also a characterization we don't often get to see. It was shocking, wasn't it? That Harry was right in saying they didn't forgive him; we're so used to that guilt being all in his mind. Gah, Harry. *sends Draco over to hug him*