Heh, if you think grad school is a cakewalk, you are in for a rude awakening. I don't know how it is in Journalism, but working up to 16 hours a day for chickenfeed isn't my idea of goofing around and taking it easy. People go to grad school as a labor of love, because it is hard and it is grueling, not to avoid the rat race, but in this economy I think going is probably a good idea.
Good luck though, but somehow I think with your creds, I doubt you will need it.
i am not expecting a cakewalk, i'm expecting something more rewarding than the pathetic excuse for a life i have now. i don't mind working, i just miss thinking.
To think you once were considering becoming a hack! [The taxi kind, not the writing one.]james_rhodesFebruary 24 2010, 03:32:34 UTC
I know what you mean, my life was really bad for a couple of years, now it's bad in a totally different, stressful way! As far as thinking goes, if you don't use it, you lose it-- I became somewhat intellectually lazy.
So did you get accepted to grad school? From your post, I assume you know by now, and where are going to grad school at?
Re: To think you once were considering becoming a hack! [The taxi kind, not the writing one.]engulfedFebruary 24 2010, 20:00:27 UTC
i should know by the end of March if I've gotten accepted anywhere...only applied 3 places since for obvious reasons i am geographically limited to the city.
hell, maybe i should just try to write the next 'twilight' & give up on the whole personal integrity idea...i don't think i CAN become the other kind of hack anymore - do they do background checks like every other job?
Re: To think you once were considering becoming a hack! [The taxi kind, not the writing one.]james_rhodesFebruary 25 2010, 13:33:02 UTC
I'm sure you'll get in, that shouldn't even worry you. Being limited to a city of around 9 million people isn't really that bad, as that is a larger population than many states.
Yeah! You can write a book about time travelling teenaged shirtless zombie-vampires! I would think any record would be an asset for driving a taxi, but I'm sure they do check driving records... You know we never did have caviar and overpriced tea-- I walked by that place once, it looks like a good place to have overpriced boiling beverages or even overpriced vodka.
Well, ttyl, I have Things To Do™, I was hoping snow would cancel the day, but no such luck.
Good luck though, but somehow I think with your creds, I doubt you will need it.
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So did you get accepted to grad school? From your post, I assume you know by now, and where are going to grad school at?
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hell, maybe i should just try to write the next 'twilight' & give up on the whole personal integrity idea...i don't think i CAN become the other kind of hack anymore - do they do background checks like every other job?
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Yeah! You can write a book about time travelling teenaged shirtless zombie-vampires! I would think any record would be an asset for driving a taxi, but I'm sure they do check driving records... You know we never did have caviar and overpriced tea-- I walked by that place once, it looks like a good place to have overpriced boiling beverages or even overpriced vodka.
Well, ttyl, I have Things To Do™, I was hoping snow would cancel the day, but no such luck.
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