Life is SO sweet
This has been an incredibly good day. This would actually have started last night. I went back to jujutsu, having finally gained the approval of my chiropractor, got thoroughly worn-out without re-injuring my back, and learned the rest of my jo kata. And actually felt good after leaving, rather than inadequate and depressed. Went to dinner with Jason and Chris, and hung out and talked about a number of frivolous but highly amusing subjects for about 3 hours. Tweaked Chris to no end by suggesting I become a dictator, thereby making states rights moot. I'm not sure if he knows I was joking.... Came home, watched Trigun, went to bed, slept for 10 hours and woke up with NO back pain. A lovely change of pace. Still feeling all glowy and energetic from last night’s class. Did a large chunk of geography homework without getting bored. Went to lunch with mom and grandpa.
Here’s where it really gets fantastic. I returned to campus and stopped by the English department to acquire an advisor. Discovered a program wherein I could get my masters in English lit, while getting tuition waivers AND a stipend to live on by TEACHING CLASSES at UAA while I worked on my degree. This is like the ultimate fantasy for an academian lit geek. Admittedly, I'd be teaching composition classes at first, rather than specific lit topics, but I'd still be getting paid for getting my masters. Furthermore, the professor I talked to said I was almost guaranteed to get into the program, since I'm such a good student and writer. So Jujutsu went well, I found out I can most likely continue to live in my ivory tower, AND my ego was stroked by a professor who likes my work. Today has rocked. And to top it off, I've discovered that Oscar Wilde is the best balm for bruised or broken hearts EVER. It's hard to mope after reading Lord Henry's languid and cynical comments on relationships.
My spell check includes the word “porno”. Not the LJ spell check, but MS Word. As I don’t recall ever previously using it in a word document, I find this moderately disturbing. Amusing, but disturbing.
Here’s where it really gets fantastic. I returned to campus and stopped by the English department to acquire an advisor. Discovered a program wherein I could get my masters in English lit, while getting tuition waivers AND a stipend to live on by TEACHING CLASSES at UAA while I worked on my degree. This is like the ultimate fantasy for an academian lit geek. Admittedly, I'd be teaching composition classes at first, rather than specific lit topics, but I'd still be getting paid for getting my masters. Furthermore, the professor I talked to said I was almost guaranteed to get into the program, since I'm such a good student and writer. So Jujutsu went well, I found out I can most likely continue to live in my ivory tower, AND my ego was stroked by a professor who likes my work. Today has rocked. And to top it off, I've discovered that Oscar Wilde is the best balm for bruised or broken hearts EVER. It's hard to mope after reading Lord Henry's languid and cynical comments on relationships.
My spell check includes the word “porno”. Not the LJ spell check, but MS Word. As I don’t recall ever previously using it in a word document, I find this moderately disturbing. Amusing, but disturbing.