Catching up.

I'm not entirely sure where the last two weeks have gone. It's been just over a fortnight since my last post and to be honest I haven't been that productive. I've applied for some jobs I am interested in and received a handful of replies saying they don't want me in return.

One project that I've put some energy into that is paying back is the online magazine. A couple of weeks ago I suggested to some of my friends that we begin one and the response seems to have been good. I've slacked with the progression of it the last few days because I feel like I've been at work non-stop but I think it has got direction now and is going the right way.

We've decided that our magazine will be 'Red Leaf Literary Magazine'. I think the target is new and adventurous authors that want to grab a foothold in the world of published literature, hopefully we can provide that foothold. I'll talk more about the magazine once everything is about to go live.

I've been reviewing my dissertation (I got my marks back from that by the way and it was all hunky dory), a mark of 65, my highest mark this year, so can't complain. I've been deciding where to take it. I would have liked to finish it before christmas but I don't want to sacrifice the quality of the plot (it is after all a genre fiction, and thus plot-driven).

I'll try and update again later this week. My friend Aisya from Malaysia is visiting this weekend however, so it's doubtful it will be over the weekend. Monday, perhaps.

On The Roll

Today has above all else been a day for productivity. I woke up in the mood for getting things done; going out and ensuring that life continues smoothly. Usually days like this have a tendency to get you down because it is never entirely practical to complete all the missions you set yourself to a high standard, yet nothing I did today required my usual perfectionist attitude.

I began with the boring bit; finances. I have a financial ineptitude and I rarely hide it. I know I'm bad with money. Today was about exerting a little bit of effort to try and set things in order once and for all. I've finally left my old bank who were messing me around in favour for having all my accounts managed by the same bank. This has all gone relatively smoothly.

Second up I enquired about further education - something I might reveal more about soon. Thirdly I have begun the chase towards work. The last couple of days have proven that getting work in the creative industries is going to be a job in itself and is something I must persist with and keep on top of. It won't be easy, but for me there has always been a thrill-of-the-chase element to my life. Even if the destination isn't what I thought it would be, it has always been about the journey.

Finally I've begun tidying the flat. It has been a state since I started work on my dissertation and I couldn't stand working in it any longer, so I've begun what will hopefully continue to be the start of a new and better life in Portsmouth.

I will update more soon, so long for now.