FAFSA completed!

WOO FINALLY. I'll hear back from them in three or four days.

Like Dad kept saying, it really is unnerving how many times they want you to give your SSN.

There was one really annoying thing about the FAFSA: it does NOT tell you that the federal school code(s) you need is(are) for what school(s) you MAY be attending. Here I was trying to find BR's school code, and only once I was almost done filling out the FAFSA did it tell me to find the code for the school I hope to attend, the Art Institute of Portland. Way to go for making that so clear, bastards.

I sent an e-mail to Melissa telling her the news, and thanked her again for all her help. I also asked her a question about the 'official copy' of my high school transcripts: do you need to pick up an extra copy from your school, or can you simply copy your transcripts with your copier?

Anyway, I do feel better about getting it in. NOW TO WORK ON PORTFOLIO SUBMISSIONS!

Yesterday, Dad and I headed up to GV and stopped by The Pet Mine to pick up some waxworms - 'candy' for bearded dragons and other reptiles, high in fat and only to be offered as treats. We noticed a young water dragon as we were talking to the girl picking out our waxworms: "He's free," she told us. Someone had dumped the poor guy into one of their cricket containers, probably unable to care for him, and he had a small notch in his upper lip. Dad said, "That's so tempting." He asked the two employers working around us if the water dragon could be housed with a bearded dragon; "No, water dragons are tropical." We wished the best for the little guy. I really hope he finds a good home.

Yeah, I can easily imagine how Mom would react to us getting another lizard, even if it was free like Draco was. Dad is glad he decided against getting a baby beardie from Jim.

Talked with Jason over Messenger last night - we discussed lots of plot-stuff for Brainsick. The Internet crapped out on me later on, and I could not reconnect. For a short time this morning, it was still not working.

GOD DAMN I NEED TO DRAW. And write.

Another post in one day....

I realize that I am still incredibly bored most of the time.

So bored that I can't work up the 'energy' to make art for my portfolio.

I don't fall asleep easily, either, and once I do, I have dreams that usually weird me out.

Dad and I are still riding our bikes. When we get home, however, I tend to snack on a bunch of carbs and am lazy for the rest of the day. Mom mentioned something about gaining weight when you don't sleep well. Yay, that's all I need. I think about what I need and want to draw, but I never draw until late at night, and even then I don't draw much.

I hate procrastinating, and I hate being an underachiever.

I've pretty much given up on the Pan's Labyrinth sketchbook contest; I put it off for too long. The deadline is TOMORROW at 11:59 PM and I have only two completed drawings. I suppose I could submit just those two for the hell of it - they were fun to make, anyway.

I pull out my pencils and markers thinking I'll make art, but again I don't. I put everything off.

It's like high school all over again, but without the teachers.