Well, no luck finding the memory card, so we're officially back to the written word--and aren't I better at it? XP Don't answer that.

Anywho, what's been happening? I suppose the main thing in the past week was, on Saturday, me and Em and Cat and her fiance Faith went to see this French movie at the Crest, Priceless ("Hors de Prix") with Audre Tatou and this one hawt guy. (Well, *I* thought he was cute...) Very delightful fluff.

We also went to the Sac's on the way back (Faith lives right across the river from me), and I officially became the Queen of Thrift for procuring not only the purple pants I wanted but some black pants too... for exactly $1.08. Can you say "whoo hoo!"?

Speaking of which, yesterday, I also finally got my bank account. I'm hoping this means I am entering adult hood... Or, that I'll at least be able to use my money now. XP

What else has been happening in Andyland? Well, sleeping. Oh! And I need to keep my promise and see "Juno" and hopefully some other movies for me and Cat's long-talked-about but not-really-as-of-yet-planned movie/slumber party. Gotta get on that! ^_^ (I just need a place to do it... >__>)

What else? Well, as you may have heard on the videos, since I've been back, I've been traipsing *all* over town--so I think I'm getting closer to really knowing my city, des les deux rivieres. Tryin' to keep up on my French by listenin' to Francoise Hardy. I think Sacramento Pride is also this weekend...

So, obviously, I'm keeping busy. I'll try to post more often and keep y'all better updated, though! ^_^ Toodles!

(Actually, I had this yummy spam-rice-seaweed wrap thing over break that was delish, but anyhow...)

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It's official. If I hesitated to call SN&R a liberal newspaper before now, the fact that most of this weeks stories had to do with abortion and environmental issues should speak for itself.

Meanwhile, Crossroads is way more fashionable that I had thought. I figured they were just, like, indie-hip. Which I guess they are, still, but this website surprised me. (This is a great place to shop though, I think--I got great deals on the jeans I got before I left, and the sweater I got when I came back. It's hard to find jeans that fit me, and these are really cute; and the sweater is really soft, this pleasing reddish color. I actually saw the same sweater in a department store later on for more than half as much as I paid, so I'd recommend the Arden store at least...)

Then again, I need to get way more into the Sacramento scene this summer. And I need to do major research for my novel... It takes place in Northern California in the late '60's to early '70's mostly (the main action being September of '76). I need to find if there is a house on some sort of road in the farmland between Sacramento and Davis, where I want to place the main action. History of Sacramento in this time-frame (and of Davis, and how big it was at the time) will be important. A bit of it takes place in San Francisco, but that part's easy...

I need an idea of local architecture, and whatever culture. I think I'll ask my Aunt and my mother, obviously, because my main protaginist's life is modelled, at least in part, after my mother's...

I think I need to just write out what my basic idea/outline of this is, and about my characters and their background. Give me a better foundation...

Anyway, me stop rambling now and go off to do that...:P (I think the 700 words I wrote shouldn't be the start, but where I originally wanted to start, though my previous revelation will help with that. I think showing Sharon leaving Daniel should come later in the book... sort of a backwards thing. It at least helped me start more comfortably in media res. 

Plues, I'm just in love with that first line: "The first thing she noticed was the roses." Though I'm still struggling with how to continue that paragraph...:P