Redefining the leisure class
It's been about a month. Since I last posted I have: led security for two concerts, taken a research trip to Pittsburgh, basically had and then lost a funded six-month trip to Egypt, had eye surgery, spent an epic weekend in New Orleans, redefined cano(e)dling.
I'm truly unemployed for the first time since 2004 and I am really, really excited about it. I have few obligations except getting a paper ready to present in October and a thesis to submit in December. So, I might get a job, I might not. I might take classes, I might not. Plans for now: trips for the next six weekends, a pile of books to read, jaunts to the dog park, pies to bake. I've also got a backlog of stuff I want to think/write about, so hopefully I'll be posting more too.
Sometimes I fantasize about being smart enough that I could enjoy a nontraditional yet nontrivial life - one without a job or schedule where I could travel or spend the day at the park whenever I wanted, but still contribute to society in a meaningful and somewhat intellectual way. Basically an influential political personality or a freelance essayist. Can someone help me with making that happen?
[EDIT 5/19] So being shortsighted as I am, I totally forgot that I'm going to be on a boat for about ten days and unable to post. So expect a barrage of posts before and after I leave, and my apologies for the lack of a steady stream. I always prefer steady streams.
I'm truly unemployed for the first time since 2004 and I am really, really excited about it. I have few obligations except getting a paper ready to present in October and a thesis to submit in December. So, I might get a job, I might not. I might take classes, I might not. Plans for now: trips for the next six weekends, a pile of books to read, jaunts to the dog park, pies to bake. I've also got a backlog of stuff I want to think/write about, so hopefully I'll be posting more too.
Sometimes I fantasize about being smart enough that I could enjoy a nontraditional yet nontrivial life - one without a job or schedule where I could travel or spend the day at the park whenever I wanted, but still contribute to society in a meaningful and somewhat intellectual way. Basically an influential political personality or a freelance essayist. Can someone help me with making that happen?
[EDIT 5/19] So being shortsighted as I am, I totally forgot that I'm going to be on a boat for about ten days and unable to post. So expect a barrage of posts before and after I leave, and my apologies for the lack of a steady stream. I always prefer steady streams.