my backup plan

[zenithblue]

So initially, when I got my grad school applications in, I was too tired/bitter/frustrated to care about the outcome. But a month later, well-slept and recovered, I'm starting to get anxious about replies. Not frantic or anything, but eager to hear the results so I can then plan for the next several months.

There is a possibility that I won't get in...I'm not being self-deprecating, but these are selective programs with subjective panels. It could happen that my work doesn't resonate with the readers, or that they hate magical realism, or that they hate characters named Peter, or that they had indigestion when they read my story, or what have you. So here is my backup plan.

1) Burn rejections with fire.
2) Drink for a few days in my underwear and most expensive jewelry (retail value: $30). Note to self: Elizabeth Taylor wig?
3) Plan trip to Europe.
4) Work on establishing a freelance clientele, maybe copywriting or something.
5) Find twenty hour clerk position at regular branch, for some security whilst freelancing.
6) Look into purchasing home with Hodge, somewhere in Portland if we're lucky and suddenly miraculously rich.

That is all.

Comments

[sliding-doors.livejournal.com]

dude. i say do everything.