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yrmencynWe-e-e-e-ell, it's been about two and a half months since I put up a substantive entry. I don't even know how to give an update of everything that's going on. I've been really busy for... oh, since school started. Teaching is kicking my ass four ways from Sunday. Not that it's too hard -- I think I'm doing a good job -- but it's just a lot of damn work. I know the teachers on my flist are rolling their eyes and saying "Uh, yeah," but really: it surprised me. I think it'll be better next quarter, since I won't be preparing lesson plans all the time, and I'll have some sort of idea what I'm doing. Or I could be totally wrong, and it'll still be nuts. Either way, that's part of the reason I've been gone so long (although I assure you, I've been reading, even when not posting).
My Student/Faculty Reading went well. I got many compliments, and I felt like it was a very successful time. I like performing. I'm fascinated by the performance aspect of my profession, which I think many of my colleagues don't think about, or discount. (Not to say they're bad for that; everybody has different interests.) It was a great experience, and I'm glad that my family was there for it (Mom, Dad, my aunt, my sister and her husband, Kevin). Poetry in general... I feel like my work is strong recently, and that's great.
The broader academic view... oy. There's a good chance I'm going to be going back to school after I'm done with this degree. I hate this. I mean, I like to learn. I really do. But more grad school... man, I will have been in post-secondary school for nine years after I graduate with my MFA. I'm burned out. I don't know if I can handle three (or more) years after that. And yet, it's REALLY hard to get the kind of job I want without a PhD. So I don't know. I'm looking at regular ol' academic PhDs and PhDs with creative dissertation, but I'm also keeping my eyes open for other ideas (university jobs that I might could end up with despite not having a PhD, prep school gigs, the dreaded adjunct positions, etc).
Er... that's about enough writing, I think. Yep, yep. Maybe we'll try to make a tradition of this. And maybe I'll see some of you tomorrow night [I'll be singing! Songs!]:
My Student/Faculty Reading went well. I got many compliments, and I felt like it was a very successful time. I like performing. I'm fascinated by the performance aspect of my profession, which I think many of my colleagues don't think about, or discount. (Not to say they're bad for that; everybody has different interests.) It was a great experience, and I'm glad that my family was there for it (Mom, Dad, my aunt, my sister and her husband, Kevin). Poetry in general... I feel like my work is strong recently, and that's great.
The broader academic view... oy. There's a good chance I'm going to be going back to school after I'm done with this degree. I hate this. I mean, I like to learn. I really do. But more grad school... man, I will have been in post-secondary school for nine years after I graduate with my MFA. I'm burned out. I don't know if I can handle three (or more) years after that. And yet, it's REALLY hard to get the kind of job I want without a PhD. So I don't know. I'm looking at regular ol' academic PhDs and PhDs with creative dissertation, but I'm also keeping my eyes open for other ideas (university jobs that I might could end up with despite not having a PhD, prep school gigs, the dreaded adjunct positions, etc).
Er... that's about enough writing, I think. Yep, yep. Maybe we'll try to make a tradition of this. And maybe I'll see some of you tomorrow night [I'll be singing! Songs!]:
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Date: 2007-11-01 05:32 am (UTC)i've been patiently waiting...
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Date: 2007-11-01 03:04 pm (UTC)Ruby Tuesday
1978 Summit St.
Thursday Nov. 1, 2007
8:30 PM
$5 + non-perishable food item
or
$8 without
Readings, music, funny business, etc etc. Good times