New Career Scheme

Yes, scheme is the right word for my future plans. My career plans are about as consistent as get rich quick schemes...so I call my life plans schemes.

So, it's taken about 2 weeks for me to get bored with work. Blergh...I should have held out for a better job. I'm also thinking that I am going to feel the same boredom with a tech writing job because my job offers a multitude of tasks, problem solving opportunities--there's a lot going on. I'm bored anyway. I think I need to find something I can have a bit more passion for.

I'm still not sure I want a PhD in English...the MA drove me nuts. I kind of think I want to go back and finish my teaching certificate, but it's hard to get a job teaching English. I'm thinking science--although I'd rather be teaching grammar to 8th graders. And, as much as I have always loved biology, I'd rather focus on physics.

I know, I know, I didn't become a teacher in the first place because I didn't want to be that mad all the time. The politics of teaching always made me soooo mad, mostly because I actually cared. I have decided that being mad is a side effect of caring, and I am never going to find a job meaningful if it doesn't make me mad.

Although, maybe I could be the next Dr. Varner/Dr. Peercy and kick college students in the rear by being both willing to add grammar, etc. to course expectations and to teach it. That's something I could care about--I did care a lot about teaching Written Communication for the Workplace. In fact, I loved teaching that class. I just didn't have time to do it well. Perhaps I should get a PhD in Composition and Rhetoric or Linguistics. Is it odd that years of PhD work sounds more appealing to me than the shorter stint going back for a bachelors in physics and education? I was also thinking I might get an MS in education and just do enough science/math coursework to get a job teaching science. I do want to study science...but do I want to teach it?

I dunno. Last time I worked this stupid job I went back to school for a degree in CIS...we saw how that turned out. Boredom does strange things to the mind. I probably need to keep doing the grownup job thing until my car is paid off though. :( Then I can go back to school.

Let's Catch Some Night Crawlers

So it's free fishing weekend in Colorado. I think it might be in Kansas, too. That means you can go fishing without a fishing license this weekend. You do still have to pay attention to bagging limits and other restrictions, but meh...no big deal. Who wants to fish that long anyway?

So my boss is planning on going fishing with her son, and she asked the aquatic researcher, Anita, who is in the office next to us what Anita recommends for catching perch.

Anita said night crawlers. She told my boss to water her lawn really well, and then go out at night with a flashlight to catch them. The trick is not to shine the light on them directly. Just use the oustide edge of the light, where it is weak. You have to be fast, but she says they are the best bait.

So, if you're in CO or maybe KS, go fishing.

Productivity is Lost...Literally

So I keep telling myself I am going to cook, and blog about cooking or read and blog about books. I keep telling myself I will work on my novel.

Nope, nope.

I haven't done much of any of that. I just keep watching Lost. The more I watch, the more hooked I am. I should be asleep so that I can get up and work out before work tomorrow, but noooooooooooo. I'm watching Lost.

The saddest part is, I'm only partway through Season 3. Lost takes too long, but I'm addicted now. Blergh.

Pizza and Fetch...now that's a holiday weekend!

With three days off work to look forward to, I'm not sure what I'm going to do all alone with my cat. Kinda thinking I should have driven home yesterday after work.

So what have I planned instead? I'm not sure. This morning I did an hour of kickboxing. Now I'm watching TV and playing fetch with my cat.

For dinner, I am going to order a pizza, play more fetch with cat, and  solve a mystery game on the Wii.  I borrowed it from my boss's 13-year-old son.

At some point I'm going to work on my novel, do some sketching, and read. It's going to be a long and tedious weekend. :(

Return of the Interwebs!

I have the internet again, so I checked my facebook and sent emails and all of those sorts of things.

But mostly, I watched Futurama on Netflix because that's what one does after a long day at work.

Saturday maybe I will start working on my novel...maybe.

Week 1 of Being an Adult...again.

So I'm an "adult" again. I work 8 hour days. Well actually I worked 9 hours days this week and got off at noon today, but it all works out the same.

I'm gonna be a lot less bored at work this time around, I think. We're transferring our site to a new content management system, and it's going to be a bit insane. Good news is, I have a good shot at being approved for overtime, which means I can make this job worthwhile. Working overtime won't seem hard at all after grad school.

Of course, if I work too much, chances are slim that I will finish my novel while I am here. I need to not lose sight of that priority.

Also, I got an apartment by the park and some tennis courts. It's a nice place to go running, and maybe I can find a tennis friend. That should be good. My neighbors on either side are a blind lady and an old man with short term memory loss. Hooray for quiet neighbors?

I already found a hiking buddy through work, and she invited me to a poetry reading yesterday too. Yay for prospective good friends.

Now I just need to get my own internet access.

Having a Place to Sleep

I have been generously granted a spare room at some family friends about 30 minutes from my job. It's a comfortable bed where I crashed last night for post grad school catchup sleep--7:00pm to 5:45am. And they feed me dinner and breakfast. They would probably feed me lunch too, but I bought my own to avoid that.

Futhermore, they have a wonderful cat and a donkey. There's also peach orchards everywhere and vineyards and the most beautiful view of the mesas. Palisade, CO is literally the most amazing place I have ever been. My daily commute is stunning.

I did find a place to live. Saturday I move into a crappy apartment, but I will have my cat back. I should also be able to ride my bike to work. Once I'm in my own place, I will be able to work out again, too. I'll also be able to establish a firmer internet presence. Hogging someone elses computer just isn't right.

I should go read. Peace at last. No fun, though. :(