Positivity has pulled me through. The shit hit the fan this week and they let 3.5 teachers go in my department and I made it past the cut despite the fact that I'm a newbie in the school. I am tired after the move, the near-miss at losing my job, and the usual burn out that begins to set in at this time of year. You bet, I'm tired. But I feel like after a little rest, I'll be ready for the next challenge. I think this time I'm up for seeking a new interest. Maybe I'll take a photo class (not really a new interest, but a fresh start).
I may also be interested in seeing where else I can go in my career. Not that I'm tired of my job, just that I feel the need to diversify a bit. I'll be doing that in any case with my seminars that I'll hopefully be starting in May. Good money for teaching teachers how to instruct ACT reading and writing skills. I've considered working toward my type 75 certification or my counseling certificiation; although, I'm not committed to that either, at least not as of yet. I haven't completely given up on the possibility of getting an MFA in creative writing, either; yet I don't feel the burn for it right now. Bard College has a great program in which I could focus on writing but get a sort of minor in photo or film. The future is wide open, or at least it still has lots of options.
Been reading: Steve Erickson's OUR ECSTATIC DAYS
Been listening to: Social Distortion's SEX, LOVE AND ROCK'N'ROLL, lots of Ted Leo/Pharamcists, The National's ALLIGATOR, Cat Power's THE GREATEST, Ken Vandermark's THE COLOR OF MEMORY, and Rogue Wave's DESCENDED LIKE VULTURES
Soon, very soon, the World Cup begins! Everybody cross your fingers for Sweden. They are in the group of death.
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