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Reading Is Fundamental

Because I reserve the right to reverse my opinion on everything every few months, my new thought is: grad school! Eek!

The last time I mentioned anything about long-term planning, I was planning to make the LA move in January (and everyone was highly skeptical). Throwing a bit of a monkey wrench in that is the current job situation because the thought of staying here through then frankly makes want to step in front of a bus. I've been half looking for a new job but ridiculously busy and the thought of finding something great and then packing up and leaving it in 5 months sounds kinda stupid to me. So, I'm not leaving town anytime soon if I get a job here -- I'm still eyeing things on the West Coast, but have made no moves towards driving, so hands tied, etc.

Meanwhile, I've started to kinda miss learning...which might sound a little ridiculous. I've been reading some fun books and thinking about how I really miss arguing in class and formulating theories. Being able to talk with others about what I'm reading and the satisfaction of crafting a really good argument in a paper. Also, I've been feeling kinda assed out on the job front here. It's like I got here after flying blind for years and found out there was a heap of shit I should've been doing in school (like a gazillion internships!) that have put me at a disadvantage. 24 is young enough to spend a year or two circling the wagons a bit. I'm legally responsible for my own education costs, so I can get away with the "but I'm poor and independent" tack and I'm responsibility-free enough to survive a few more lean years.

I'm considering three local programs right now. I could start as early as January, acceptance willing. We'll see what happens. It's just a thought right now.

Posted by Candicissima at July 15, 2005 11:45 AM