Plans Derailed

[davetheanalyzer]

I just learned that this fall won’t be my final semester in graduate school after all. I got an email a week or two back saying I hadn’t completed three credits. After a call and a talk with my teacher/advisor, apparently, I was supposed to take another fiction class since it was my preference but it slipped both our minds. Ah well. Fortunately, the teacher/advisor is willing to accommodate so I can graduate in the middle of next year. I was dubious on ending my time there doing reading assignments because I like focusing on creating my stories however much work it is. Still, one way or another, I’ll be done with school next year. 

Of course, this means I might not be doing as much We Will Hold On Forever as I thought. I just started doing draft three of my Master Project last week but I’m going to make up days I wasn’t writing when the semester started, so I’ll be trying to make up around two days of my Master Project a week. Doubling up on days will likely be exhausting, so I might be lucky if I do one We Will Hold On Forever writing every couple of weeks. Sorry for that promise going down the drain. You don’t always know if you can handle the workload or if more work might come on the way.

My anxiety medication has gone up. I think it might be having an effect but I’m not sure. I’m trying to limit my exposure to sources of anxiety, so that’s definitely helping. But there was a day or two where I didn’t take it due to sleep schedule issues and I found myself more anxious and a day or two where I exposed myself to grim news but it didn’t bother me as much. I did experience an annoying bout of anxiety struck by indecision over a minor tweet but I guess it can’t get rid of all anxiety or I need another upgrade in dosage. I’ll continue taking it and hope these meds do come to make help make my life better.

That’s all for now. Until the day before Halloween, see you!