Vaccinated

I’ve got vaccinated. Last weekend, I got part two of the two shot COVID-19 vaccine, after getting part one near the beginning of the month. Getting part two was more of a hassle, since there seemed to be a lot of people there and they might have been understaffed. Also, my brothers and I weren’t in the system for some reason and the staff had to call for each of us to confirm we got part one before we got the second shot. My father speculated if it was because the part one people at a different location didn’t look at our IDs. I was watching youtube videos until it ran down my cell phone’s power to single digits. It was quite a relief when we finally got the vaccine and took the long ride back home. My arm did become sore but that was the worst side-effect and it was gone by late Monday. Don’t worry, I’ll still be wearing masks in public. Not to mention, masks have the bonus benefit of not protecting me from cold or windy weather that would otherwise send me into a coughing fit.

Next week, I’ll be done with school. All the feedback for Writing Portfolio’s done and so is most of the reading and writing for Seminar in Fiction II. I already completed the class evaluations and finished most of my Final Portfolio for Writing Portfolio. Part of the reason I’m not just sending it in right away is I decided I’m not done writing my 60 page project for Seminar in Fiction II. In fact, it has gone beyond 60 pages. My sleep schedule threw things out of whack (it still is) but I’m going to submit more pages. I’m establishing the new status quo that’s going to be around for the next eight or so chapters. I think I’m doing alright balancing the humor and lighter moments. I have gotten positive reception for it so far. I’ll be taking a break after classes are over and reprioritizing fanfiction but I hope to continue writing the story on weekends and making up for days I missed.

And that’s the end of my long time in education. I learned many things over that period, some I might have learned online anyway but I got educated in an environment where I can bounce my ideas off of other people. The classes about writing fiction were especially helpful, since I was able to get feedback on my writing and accept criticism. Fortunately, I didn’t encounter any teachers who discouraged my speculative fiction ideas and more tried to have me try to explain ideas that I assume the readers would just pick up. I’d probably still need someone to point out things being confusing to readers but it’s good to be aware of that. There are many things to think about with the future but for the next many months, I’m going to enjoy a nice long break. That’s all for April. Until the end of next month, see you!