Oh boy. I've been gone from LJ for a while. Sorry I've been neglecting all my LJ acquaintances. Summary of my thoughts below.

(  list of 10 things on my mind, with some explanation )

Is it odd that I keep talking about "jumping back into the pool" when it comes to education? Does it make me like a serial monogamist who goes from one relationship to another because they believe so whole-heartedly that they will eventually find THE ONE ( Read more... )

I write a lot of short, silly, and half-baked posts, and this could be another one.

But...

It occurred to me, about a year after I left academia, that knowledge was my first love.

That is why my "career transition" has been about more than just finding employment.  The situation at the time forced me to leave academia like a person outright leaves a ( Read more... )