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I did what I've been calling my 'Danerys' hair again to tady. Only I have more bells than her, so maybe I should just call it my Dothraki hair. I've apparently won 12 battles. or killed twelve people in battle... I can't remember how it works ^-^ Apologies to people who haven't read George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, but hey? What's wrong with you? ;p

I thought the bells might make me more memorable (in a more-or-less inoffensive way) to potential employers. I dropped off a bunch of resumes today, including a bunch at the mall. Hopefully anthing I get there wouldn't be too soul sucking. I just couldn't bring myself to apply at Gap Kids, though. I mean, I applied at Athlete's World, for christ's sakes, but gap Kids seemed to have a bright pink Ward Against Ethics. I couldn't even go in the store. (Gap Kids! Clothing for children made by children!) *shudder* I hate the Gap. except maybe the Gap of Rohan. I'd kill for a Gap of Rohan t-shirt. Then I could get another bell :D

In other news, I think that I might blow the dust off an old story I'd written that got rejected by a few places initially and see if maybe it isn't deemed publishable somewhere else. Someone of you may have seen this story before... it is called The Etrepreneur, and it is about a guy who buys souls. I have to admit, though, I feel a bit guilty doing this. This may take a wee bit of explaining, though, so I should start at the begnning to make this a bit more coherent.

A couple of days ago, curtana posted in her journal that she was going to try and get a story published that she had writter (here). Well, I guess she just said she would do it there, and told me later that she had, possibly on IRC. So possibly inspired by her endeavours, and possibly because of impending bees (I find I get huge creative bursts 4-5 days before bees), I woke up a couple days ago inspired with a story. I think this story is going to be really really good once it is finished. Publishably good. So, I was talking to Curtana about the whole trying to get published thing, and she told me the places she sent her story to. It turns out that one of them, Challenging Destiny is not only here in town (Waterloo), it is *litterally* right down the street from me. I pass it walking or on the bus *every* time I go out.

So I started thinking about getting published again. Hey, it sounds like a great alternative to working at a real job doesn't it? ^-^ Now, looking into the submission guidelines, they aren't going to be reading anything in March or April. So I need to get something handed in soon if I want to do this, but I'm not convinced that I'll have my new story done (and certainly not polished) in time. So I'm blowing the dust off my old story and I'm gonna send that in instead.

So this is where the guilt comes in. I feel bad about competing with Julie. I wrote this story like, four years ago now, but I still feel that it is good enough to maybe get published somewhere, and especially in a magazine that is relatively open minded about its definitions of Fantasy and Science Fiction. I looked around their site, at some of the stories that they have posted, and I think mine is as good as some of them, definitely. Maybe I'm being arrogant, and my story really isn't that good. But I do feel guilty, and I think I'll feel worse if I were to get it published and she wasn't.... But at the same time, it is a chance for some much needed money with relatively little effort or money, since I only need to pay for postage one way if I hand deliver the thing. We shall see, I guess :/