New Things...

So, I'm generally not an, let's say, adventurous person. So I'm kind of excited that I've let myself slip into a subdued fangirl state for two things I never thought I'd watch/read: Glee and Harry Potter.

I basically watch Glee for the Puck and Kurt, though I've always had an affinity for really good cover songs. I was surprised by how much I liked it, but really, I shouldn't be. I'm stubborn about avoiding things, but once I'm exposed to it, usually I can find the good side. And when the good side is adorableness and catchy music, that's enough for me.

Now, for Harry Potter I have an excuse. I've not been allowed to read it before. Don't have a panic attack, I've read a lot of other equally controversial books with my parents' consent, they just held a particular suspicion for Harry Potter. Don't ask me why. But I made a case that trying to write MG fantasy with having read Harry Potter was like trying to write Christian books without having read the Bible, and I got The Sorceror's Stone out of the library. Happiness ensued.

Speaking of new things, I decided to skip senior year of high school and go straight to community college. Is more important than reading my first Harry Potter? Maybe. But I'm going to act like it's not.

So, while thinking about doing new things, I stumbled upon a plot for a YA. I'd already had the character and a few other details, but now I've actually got something to go on. Now I just have to decide if that's the project I'm going to focus on next.