Wednesday, March 3, 2010

In Which Our Heroine Meets an NYT Bestselling Author

First off, hi new followers! *waves* I'm still getting the hang of this thing. Thanks for following me and you all better teach me how to use this. Please? ;-)

Lately I've been full speed ahead with my writing (I got to 20k in 9 days, and usually takes me at least 3 months to get that type of word count), but last night I felt myself really annoyed with my writing. I was writing words just so I could fill a page. For now I've come to realize me and midterms AND writing don't mix, so I'm dropping my work-in-progress until Friday at 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time. I need time to focus on those essays I've been totally not putting off and relaxing...if I can. ;-)

A definite up was I went to a local Barnes and Noble's with a friend and met Jodi Picoult. Yup, Jodi Picoult of "My Sister's Keeper", "The Pact", "Nineteen Minutes" and her newest novel "House Rules." Unfortunately I didn't get to talk to her much, except to say I loved her books, but she did sign my copy of "House Rules." Which is very, very cool.



After the signing, my friend and I got lunch at the mall's food court. We ate, talked, complained about our upcoming English Lit. in-class essay, and then who do we see walk by us but Jodi! Like the good English-Creative Writing majors we are, we do some giggling and stalking. Then, she walks by us again. She turned toward us and I waved. Not only did Jodi wave back, but she gave me the biggest grin I've ever seen. I honestly felt like it was me who was the NYT Bestselling author. ;-)

Then after much window shopping/trying on clothes but not getting anything, we went back to our dorm and I went to study for my Spanish exam. I was pretty confident. I'd done everything I thought I could do in preparation for this test, and I went in knowing I studied and worked my butt off. However, coming out of the exam, I felt like I had done horribly. Now I don't know about you, but I feel there's nothing suckier than coming out of a test feeling like you did horribly.

Well, I went on Facebook to check if anyone had written anything on my wall because, well, Facebook is addicting like that. Lo and behold was this message from a friend. It made my night better. It erased the fact that I felt bad about my test. As corny as this sounds, it turned my frown upside down:

I just want you to know that I've been keeping up with your progress and I'm very proud of you. Whenever I think I can't do something I just think to myself "Rachel's making it happen and so can I." :)


*cue the crying*

In other news, I vlog with Kristin (who, by the way, more or less made me join Blogger by stating it was easier than Livejournal). Last night during a break from one my papers, I finally vlog responded. It includes a dance party. Don't believe me? Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TpQcEWaB8M

Alright, I have to go and write more of that paper.

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6 comments:

  1. Good luck on your midterms and papers!

    It's very difficult to juggle school work and writing and still retain your sanity. Sometimes, school just has to take precedence. I hope your writing will get better after midterms are over.

    And sweet messages never fail to brighten one's day. :)

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  2. Thanks! Two papers need to finished and *one* more midterm needs to be taken.

    I think my writing will get better after midterms are over. I made the mistake of thinking I'd have the concentration level I had this past weekend/earlier this week, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

    How were your exams?

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  3. Writing and school and I? Yeah, they don't mix. I haven't been able to write at all this quarter because I've been so busy churning out one paper after another. I look forward to 4pm PDT on March 17...

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  4. Fun to get a glimpse of college life again. Thanks for following!

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  5. Steph- Writing and college for me mix. Writing, me and exams? Not so much. *sigh*

    Caroline- You're welcome! Your blog is so informative; how could I not follow it? (I love historical novels too.) :-)

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  6. Rachel, I love you and your stalking tendencies.

    P.S--I'm still jealous, but glad that you got to meet Jodi. She's great!

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