This is going to be short because it’s really late and I’ve got the world’s worst headache. It’s been going on for a while now – I think it’s because my back is so tight. My shoulders are like rocks, literally. I’m going to set up a massage appointment for this weekend because I just can’t take it anymore.
It’s been a while since I really blogged, and there’s a ton of news to share, so I couldn’t go another night without it.
Firstly, I finished the screenplay the other day! On the 29th, in fact. I mailed it overnight express, fifteen minutes before the post office closed. 118 pages of insane people. I can’t believe I got it done. I not only wrote a script in about a week, I had to learn how to write one. Even if I don’t win (and I bet I won’t) I’m really proud of myself. The script may not be perfect, but I think it’s pretty dang good considering. And one week! 118 pages in one week! And now I understand script formatting. It’s been wonderful to apply myself and really see something develop from it in a timely fashion. Now I’ll just be crossing my fingers until the finalists are announced.
What’s funny about that is I wasn’t nervous at all about writing the screenplay. Not until I was standing in front of the post office with it in my hands. Good thing I paused to look down at my application form – turns out I had the wrong form! I had to go back to my brother who had driven me to the post office and go “whoops.” Thankfully we were able to rush right home, I found the right form, filled it out, and we took it back to mail it. It worked out and it’s now sitting in Beverly Hills. Now I’m nervous. Hehe.
Secondly, I got my ACT scores back! I did really well on the sections I thought I would, and bad on the section I was expecting. My composite score of 27 puts me in the 90th percentile – pretty good, I think, considering I hadn’t studied for it at all. (I tried studying, but it just made me feel so nervous that I nearly threw up. I decided it would be better to go in with a calm head then going in and tossing my cookies.) But when you break it down it gets really cool. 29 in English, placing me in the 95th percentile. Pretty dang good. 26 in Science Reasoning; 88th percentile. A crappy 16 on math, placing me sadly – but not shockingly – in the 23rd percentile. And finally, the really cool bit, a *perfect* 36 on Reading. I aced it! 99th percentile on reading comprehension. I rule! Hehehe. 🙂 Really good for not having studied, yup. I may take it again, depending on what Courtauld says. If they’re happy with a 27, then I’m peachy keen with it. It’s just up to them now.
And finally, the reason I’m up so late – I just watched all six episodes of the first season of League of Gentlemen with my brothers and my dad. Tim, the one home to visit, hadn’t seen it or heard of it. So, of course, we had to have a marathon. As the Lawver we know he is, he loved it. Ah, good to know he still fits in after his long absense. 🙂 Hehehehe.
I think my sanity is failing me now, so I’m going to get some much-needed sleep. Off I go, and excuse the typos. Good night!