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[fajrdrako]

Last night Lisa, Lynne and I were doing an exercise that involved looking at our lives (past and future) in five year segments, noting what was significant about each five-year span, and what we intended to do in each five-year span in future. The future part turned out to be fun.... lots of travel involved for me, starting with Malta next year. Great sucesses, too. The same successes I wanted when I was five, or ten, or fifteen. I don't change much.

But doing the exercise gave me a surge of optimism. If I plan things right... maybe it will work. Maybe I can twist my life around to where I want it to be. We shall see!

I read Gotham Central before going to bed. That's an incredibly good comic: taking the realism of a police procedural and applying it to the world of Gotham City - puts a whole new slant on things, but it's still a character-based study of the lives of cops. I dropped District X because I had got it in the hope it would be similar, and it looked bad in comparison. And of course I like it that Montoya is gay. Comics are just so cool sometimes.

I also read the beginning of From Eroica With Love, which is at last being printed in English. I was again amazed how different the beginning was from the stories which followed - a totally different theme and style. No one would be paying attention if it hadn't changed, I think. I love Dorian's first appearance - claiming the spotlight as always.

Then last night I dreamed I was discussing Lost with someone. Said I was afraid to love Sayid too much in case he turned out to be a villain. Heh - when I'm awake I have no such qualms about loving characters. villainous or otherwise. I like to write about Lionel Luthor, for goodness sake!

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[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

If Lymond could be at the Siege of Malta, I can be at the Siege of Malta.

[widget-alley.livejournal.com]

I could be in, like, the traditional sense of can. I am physically capable. There's only that whole "money", "time", and "still in my minority", issue.

But I will be there *in spirit*.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Money: always a problem. It's been a problem for me since the beginning of time and will probably be a problem till the day I die. I can live with its being a problem but I'm darned it I will let it be an insurmountable obstacle. Yeah, I worry about it (big time) but I'm not going let its lack stop me from going to Malta.

Time: also a problem. But... arrangeable.

As for being in your minority: what, don't they let underage people travel any more? What is the world coming to?

[widget-alley.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they do let underagers travel, but my parents don't. ;) I would take Mom, whom I am rapidly turning into almost as much of a DD dork as I am, but then the money and time issues *really* come into play. There better be this sort of thing going on by the time I can actually go to them. :P

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

they do let underagers travel, but my parents don't. ;)

Bummer.

I would take Mom, whom I am rapidly turning into almost as much of a DD dork as I am

Oh, well done! Way to go!

but then the money and time issues *really* come into play

My advice: win a lottery so you can both come.

There better be this sort of thing going on by the time I can actually go to them. :P

I don't think you need to worry. We don't show any signs of stopping yet. I think it'll all be going on for a long, long time.