A long day, plus other thoughts
Today started with going to see Barack Obama downtown. We left the dorm at about 10:20 and parked in the Davie St. deck to find that there was a line stretching from the Gaylon Depot (where the rally was) all the way past Center Pointe park (6-7 blocks away). So obviously we weren't going to be anywhere near the stage, but at least we didn't have to go through security. The rally was a lot of fun. Biden and Obama burned their opponents a few times, did the requisite light pandering, and were generally pretty cool. I admit to getting into the whole thing. To paraphrase Joe Biden, "pure ownage".
As an aside, North Carolina is actually might go to the Democrats this election, which is interesting. Apparently it's pretty close.
Anyway, later on I went to the Tate St. festival. Honestly it was probably the least interesting Tate St. festival I've been to, other than the funk band that was playing when I was there.
Now I'm sitting in my house by myself. I got a call from Sean to come over for Madara's birthday party, and I would really like to go, but I have recently discovered that I likely will be/am currently suffering from mononucleosis. And while I would love to go and get drunk and party before I'm sick for a month, I really don't think it would help my overall health to do so.
What I really should be doing is trying to put this course I want to teach next semester together. It's tentatively titled "A History of American Sketch Comedy". I have three classes firgured out, topic-wise. Nine more to go.
Recently I have been thinking of my life post-graduation, and once I start I can't stop for a while. I have come up with a few scenarios:
1. I go to graduate school for psychology. This was my plan until last semester, which appeared again at the end of this summer. The problem with this is that I don't know that I really would want to spend five years as a psychology grad student. The plus side is it ends with a doctorate, which is nice.
2. I go to graduate school for film production. I was considering this last semester when I thought I didn't want to go for psych. The problem with this is that the degree would be kind of useless unless I plan to teach at a university (which I might want to do). The plus side is that it would be fun.
3. I go to graduate school for communication (Media theory). This is the most recent thought I've had on the subject. It would basically combine the psych and media stuff I've been doing in college. The problem: I can't imagine this degree would be useful without some career goal or direction in mind. And it probably wouldn't be a doctorate, but whatever. This would basically be my attempt to become Geoff Baym.
4. I take a year off before I do anything. This could be combined with almost any other item on this list. The proverbial year off is someting I am intrigued by and scared of. I've heard various thing about it involving actually going back to school afterward. Also, I probably wouldn't have health insurance while this is happening so...hm.
5. I put off/just don't go to grad school and just try to break into an industry on my own. At this point, it could be broadcasting (radio, prob), or comedy writing, or any other pipe dream I have. The issue is making them more than pipe dreams. I don't know.
This is a long post. I could put it behind a cut, but I won't because everyone's browser has an easy-to-use scoll bar, so use it.
Maybe I will go over to Madara's party.
Eh.
As an aside, North Carolina is actually might go to the Democrats this election, which is interesting. Apparently it's pretty close.
Anyway, later on I went to the Tate St. festival. Honestly it was probably the least interesting Tate St. festival I've been to, other than the funk band that was playing when I was there.
Now I'm sitting in my house by myself. I got a call from Sean to come over for Madara's birthday party, and I would really like to go, but I have recently discovered that I likely will be/am currently suffering from mononucleosis. And while I would love to go and get drunk and party before I'm sick for a month, I really don't think it would help my overall health to do so.
What I really should be doing is trying to put this course I want to teach next semester together. It's tentatively titled "A History of American Sketch Comedy". I have three classes firgured out, topic-wise. Nine more to go.
Recently I have been thinking of my life post-graduation, and once I start I can't stop for a while. I have come up with a few scenarios:
1. I go to graduate school for psychology. This was my plan until last semester, which appeared again at the end of this summer. The problem with this is that I don't know that I really would want to spend five years as a psychology grad student. The plus side is it ends with a doctorate, which is nice.
2. I go to graduate school for film production. I was considering this last semester when I thought I didn't want to go for psych. The problem with this is that the degree would be kind of useless unless I plan to teach at a university (which I might want to do). The plus side is that it would be fun.
3. I go to graduate school for communication (Media theory). This is the most recent thought I've had on the subject. It would basically combine the psych and media stuff I've been doing in college. The problem: I can't imagine this degree would be useful without some career goal or direction in mind. And it probably wouldn't be a doctorate, but whatever. This would basically be my attempt to become Geoff Baym.
4. I take a year off before I do anything. This could be combined with almost any other item on this list. The proverbial year off is someting I am intrigued by and scared of. I've heard various thing about it involving actually going back to school afterward. Also, I probably wouldn't have health insurance while this is happening so...hm.
5. I put off/just don't go to grad school and just try to break into an industry on my own. At this point, it could be broadcasting (radio, prob), or comedy writing, or any other pipe dream I have. The issue is making them more than pipe dreams. I don't know.
This is a long post. I could put it behind a cut, but I won't because everyone's browser has an easy-to-use scoll bar, so use it.
Maybe I will go over to Madara's party.
Eh.