Sunny spring, sunny break. Sunny sunny spring break. I am mostly over my quarter- or mid-life crisis (evident in previous posts), and have resolved that there is no other career for me but that which I had originally intended. Professor. Who cares if it doesn't change the world, or really matter to anyone else outside of academia? Everyone has to do something, have some kind of job, so why shouldn't I do this. It might be fun, it might not be. What else would I do? I could not come up with a suitable (or any) answer, therefore, I suppose professor it is. And languages, hey, sure, why not? I already know something about a few, so as long as I don't set myself up for failure by overloading my system or something, I think I should be fine. I can't know everything, and I don't want to. In fact, though I have put away the Swedish for the time being (which is certainly for the best--there'll be time enough for Swedish when I'm old[er by a few months]), I have been doing German, with the help and encouragement of a good friend, and have been making consistent progress.
What a lovely Easter break, though. I certainly appreciate an entire month without any classes (ok, so I only have 2 classes, but they make me read an inordinate amount of things to prepare for each week!). Such a break is unheard of in North America. The British know where it's at. Haha, oh dear. Although I must say that it is at times boring, but luckily there's a person or two with whom I can pass the time and relieve boredom. How do I manage to be bored, have fun, and still write a running total of over 6000 words for the two essays I've been working on? Needless to say this break has been productive, and it's only half over . . .
Now, go do yourself a favour and look up (then purchase, of course) the 3-volume album '69 Love Songs' by The Magnetic Fields. This will be one of the best investments you make this year, I assure you, you will not regret it.
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