It's Been A While

Hi friends, it's been a while.

Somehow, by the grace of God I managed to get through this semester in one piece, and with a decent GPA to boot. I can't take all the credit, as I was at  the mercy of my amazing professors and relying on the kindness of my friends to distract me and comfort me when I needed it. I reached out to them and managed to stay away from self destructive behavior which could have easily turned both me and my academic career into a hot mess.

Also -- I got an A on my first undergraduate Thesis! That's right, ya girl battled through depression, anxiety, several all-nighters, and lots of trial and error and somehow managed to make a cohesive paper. I'm still exhilarated from it, honestly.

Break has been wonderful so far. One of my very best friends who I have not seen in over two years is back in town, and I have been so hyped getting to spend time with him. I'm currently in D.C. cuddling up with my cat and Jeremy, which is delicious. We are taking the train back to Virginia tomorrow to celebrate Christmas with our families.

After everything, it's still not easy. Christmas is bittersweet and my family is still struggling in many ways, but I am thankful for the good things. I am thankful for what I have achieved so far, and for the deep love and selflessness I am shown every day from my friends and family. Y'all are the bestest.

I will try to post again soon and share my Christmas adventures! Stay tuned, or... you know... whatever the blog equivalent of "stay tuned" is.

Lissa

New Poem: Through The Looking Glass

Through the Looking Glass

Here, inside

Is the scent of death.

My mother said

The roses had died,

The roses have given their final breath,

The roses have bled

And turned white.

I thought I heard

A sound there

That hushed my cries.

Was it the coo of a bird?

Or your silly laugh? Your foot on the stair?

Or the heavy sighs

That you might

Hear from a weary old house

Settling in its tired foundation?

Yet in the mirror I swear,

In your minnie mouse

Pajamas, with boundless elation

I saw you were there

To kiss me goodnight.


This poem is property of Lissa Fulton and may not be used without written permission from the author

Mid-Semester Update/Reminder to Appreciate Small Things

So far, this semester has been a blessing and a curse. I guess that is pretty typical for college. I have been so busy that the weeks seem to fly by, and I hardly have time to just stop and appreciate small things. This post is a reminder, to me and to you, to stop and remember the small things.

This weekend was especially busy. I finished my run as costume mistress for our production of John Cariani's Almost Maine at Fletcher Collin's, and rehearsed for Robin Hood is Dead a wonderful new play by Paul Menzer which will be having its world premier (fancy!) later this month.

I have a lot of big things to look forward to this fall. My thesis is started to come together at last, and I am about to start working on the bulk of it (wish me luck!)
Auditions for a really great play are coming up next month, which I am already preparing for. Also, Jeremy and I might have found our dream house (which we will try and rent if it is still available by the time we are financially able to start moving -- hopefully before Christmas!)

But those are all big things -- wonderful things! But big things. I want to also list a few of the small things. There are a lot of them, but I will mention just a few from the past week.

Making new friends, and strengthening old ones -- this is something I noticed happen today. It was just a conversation, a hug, a smile, but it was worth SO much.

The flowers on the side of the road (I took an awesome picture of them).

Fall in Staunton is too beautiful for me to explain, it's truly an experience. This town is so lovely.

Making art for Mab's Drawlloween Club!

The people who like and support my art. It honestly means so much, even just a simple comment or "like" on Instagram.

The people who compliment my clothes. It makes me feel like a million bucks. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way so I try and return the favor whenever I can.

Evan Peters. He is just so good and talented, like damn.

My boyfriend Jeremy. He is okay, I guess. ;)
He also sends me pictures of Alastor, which make me SO happy.

Raspberry Zinger tea from Celestial Seasonings. Seriously, I love that shit.

Also, I just ordered the fabric for my Halloween costume! I will make a post about the process of making my costume once it is finished (so probably some time next month) stay tuned!

I feel like I need to keep this blog updated with more of my personal stuff, not just my poetry and writing (not that I plan to give that any less attention!) If all goes as planned, there will be more posts like this one in the future. :)

Lots of Love,

- Lissa