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The following online journal entries are from July 2001. They are taken from email updates I sent to friends. |
Wednesday. 12:49 PM.
Tall ships I see upon the vasty sea --EYC '01 I guess once you get in the habit of writing Shakespearean sonnets, you never really get out of it. Somehow they seem strangely appropriate to how I want to express myself these days. The rhyme, the iambic pentameter, the final couplet -- all seem so neat, harmonious, and long enough for a theme yet short enough to be done in a scribble. The poem heralds my decision to leave my current job at CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. I have been here nearly two years (two months shy). I have been at the reception desk far too long and am ready to pursue other opportunties. My life is in such flux right now. I had hoped to find a new job before leaving this one. But circumstances and my own growing sense of deep dissatisfaction prompted me to make a concrete choice. I have promised my supervisor, who whole-heartedly supports my decision, made me promise that I would not simply move to another crappy job (else she would not let me leave this one). I made her and myself that promise and hope to find something that aligns more closely to my avocations. Honestly, I am not sure what I am going to do. Changing my employment isn't the only thing on my list of decisions to make. I am uncertain whether I want to stay in San Francisco or whether I should move on to different horizons. I do know that I am going to apply to return to graduate school to seek a Master of Fine Arts in writing. My long term goal is to get back into the classroom -- I have been away far too long and miss it deeply. |
My most practical route would be to return to Maryland and re-admit myself to the University of Maryland at College Park. I could attempt to salvage what I could from my Master's coursework. My chances of getting teaching are decent. And I would be back in familiar territory with a decent support system. However, I am not sure I wish to return to Maryland at this point. Currently, my feeling is to remain in San Francisco and see what the next six months hold. I am definitely going to re-apply to UMCP. But I will also apply to programs here in SF as well. I began my job search a month or so ago. Now I'm stepping up the energy. My intent is to do something involving writing, teaching, or some creativity. Ideally, I'd like to teach -- something that involves me interacting with students or an audience of some sort. The job market is a bit strange right now in San Francisco, particularly with the dot-com instability. But the feelers are out. Beyond that, I'm sure there's a lot more that I could talk about. I've been working on taking care of myself and working on reforging some lost confidence and security in myself. I will send more details at some later point. Just a snapshot for now.
I hope to hear from you all soon, P.S. A good article in the Washington Post today: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42062-2001Jul10.html How do we feel about the new cast of the Real World? Comments about A.I.? Two more months before Buffy starts again... |
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