From Wilkes-Barre, pronounced “Wilks-Berry”
by V.E. on June 23rd, 2007
filed under ladyamedeus, school
I’m sitting in the computer lab at Wilkes University not doing work (because I’ve already finished the assignment, not because I’m a slacker) well into the second day of an eight-day residency for my Master of Arts in Creative Writing program. Most of the stuff so far hasn’t been particularly brain bending (at least not for me), and I’m still exahausted from my commute up here from Lancaster yesterday. My bags were/are heavy and now there are rug burn-esque marks on my shoulder from carrying my stuff all day. I’m looking forward to the rest of the week and am REALLY glad that I was able to attend that IHS seminar last summer, if just for the fact that the hours are long this week (as they were in the seminar) and, for once in my life, I didn’t miss ANY required time at the seminar–so I know I can do it again here, where a lot more (of my) money is on the line.
I’ve got a room in an amazing apartment lined up in lower Manhattan (assuming that it’s not a scam, which I AM wary of; the renter is being a tad sketchy about the money, so we’ll see) and a phone interview sometime early this week. Things are looking up. I’ll keep you all posted when and if I have time.
