can't keep up
goodness, times flies.
for some reason i'm having a tough time keeping up.
livejournal gets lost in the shuffle.
on the job front...
i had an interview in coppell for a 5th grade reading position. i felt that it went pretty well. alas, i didn't get the job. oh well. more interview experience if nothing else. today i am meeting with the owner of a fancy tutoring agency. they specialize in specific content tutoring, evaluation preparations for dfw private schools, and i know that the owner used to (and may still) personally tutor ricky bobby's kids. i emailed her a few days ago just letting her know i was interested in helping out if the opportunity was available. she emailed back right away and asked to meet with me. we'll see what comes out of that. i have also applied for an office position at a dallas private school. i figure, if i can't teach, i'm going to try to find something that is at least in the vacinity of a classroom. i'm still looking. i'm planning on hitting the pavement this afternoon and stopping by a few schools to personally hand resumes. not sure how that will go over but i know that it worked for a friend of mine when she was starting out. i'm trying to keep on keepin' on at this point.
next weekend is k&j's wedding. i can't WAIT to get out of town. adam and i are going down to new braunfels on friday morning. most of our close friends from that group will be staying in our hotel with us. it will be really fun to hang out with them all weekend and then be able to spend alone time with my boy at night. we will be spending the weekend eating, drinking, and having a blast! i've been invited to a small bridal brunch on saturday morning in greune, texas. i am really looking forward to the girl time as well as visiting greune. i have heard really neat things about it.
the summer is coming to a close. this week i am only working on friday which is FAB. next week i'm not working at all due to my boss's vacation. after that, one week and i'm done. i'm glad. i realy need to find another go-to job when i need some cash. nannying is great in small doses, but i just don't enjoy not using my brain. i need something that challenges me mentally at least a little. adam was telling me that i'm even MORE forgetful than usual, if that is possible. i think i'm a little depressed and run down which adds to the forgetfulness (i've learned this in the past) but i know that not using my brain isn't helping. erg.
i have enrolled in my first official grad school class towards my master's of humanities in literary studies! woot! they recommend a basic studies in humanities master's prep class as the first class you take. alas, i procrastinated a bit too long to get all of my paperwork in and wasn't able to get in this semester. i hate taking pre-reqs after i begin a certain degree path. it makes that class so BORING. i had to do that with my education classes. oh well. HOWEVER, i AM excited about the class i'm taking...southern literature! yep, just plain old southern literature! i'm nervous as hell. i don't know why, i've done it all before. the assignments are pretty minimal aside from the 12 novels and assorted short stories: 20-25 page paper, a 15-20 minute presentation on an authors canon of work, and 3 page reflections on each work. do-able. i haven't done a paper that long in about 10 years. i'm hoping i can make it work and sound brilliant in the process. i'm feeling a bit of pressure, but trying to mentally prepare while i have three weeks before class starts. a list of the authors i will be reading: w.j. cash, clyde edgerton, william faulkner, ernest gaines, barry hannah, cormac mccarthy, carson mccullers, flannery o'connor ( LOVE!! ), walker percy, robert penn warren, william goven, bobbie ann mason, flannery o'connor, katherin ann porter, eudora welty ( LOVE!! ), john crow ranson, and allen tate. sounds awesome doesn't it? it's getting credit for reading amazing literature...how could i not love it?
well, i think that's about it for now. i'm going to start pulling myself together for my meeting. hopefully something promising will come from it.
hope everyone is well.
for some reason i'm having a tough time keeping up.
livejournal gets lost in the shuffle.
on the job front...
i had an interview in coppell for a 5th grade reading position. i felt that it went pretty well. alas, i didn't get the job. oh well. more interview experience if nothing else. today i am meeting with the owner of a fancy tutoring agency. they specialize in specific content tutoring, evaluation preparations for dfw private schools, and i know that the owner used to (and may still) personally tutor ricky bobby's kids. i emailed her a few days ago just letting her know i was interested in helping out if the opportunity was available. she emailed back right away and asked to meet with me. we'll see what comes out of that. i have also applied for an office position at a dallas private school. i figure, if i can't teach, i'm going to try to find something that is at least in the vacinity of a classroom. i'm still looking. i'm planning on hitting the pavement this afternoon and stopping by a few schools to personally hand resumes. not sure how that will go over but i know that it worked for a friend of mine when she was starting out. i'm trying to keep on keepin' on at this point.
next weekend is k&j's wedding. i can't WAIT to get out of town. adam and i are going down to new braunfels on friday morning. most of our close friends from that group will be staying in our hotel with us. it will be really fun to hang out with them all weekend and then be able to spend alone time with my boy at night. we will be spending the weekend eating, drinking, and having a blast! i've been invited to a small bridal brunch on saturday morning in greune, texas. i am really looking forward to the girl time as well as visiting greune. i have heard really neat things about it.
the summer is coming to a close. this week i am only working on friday which is FAB. next week i'm not working at all due to my boss's vacation. after that, one week and i'm done. i'm glad. i realy need to find another go-to job when i need some cash. nannying is great in small doses, but i just don't enjoy not using my brain. i need something that challenges me mentally at least a little. adam was telling me that i'm even MORE forgetful than usual, if that is possible. i think i'm a little depressed and run down which adds to the forgetfulness (i've learned this in the past) but i know that not using my brain isn't helping. erg.
i have enrolled in my first official grad school class towards my master's of humanities in literary studies! woot! they recommend a basic studies in humanities master's prep class as the first class you take. alas, i procrastinated a bit too long to get all of my paperwork in and wasn't able to get in this semester. i hate taking pre-reqs after i begin a certain degree path. it makes that class so BORING. i had to do that with my education classes. oh well. HOWEVER, i AM excited about the class i'm taking...southern literature! yep, just plain old southern literature! i'm nervous as hell. i don't know why, i've done it all before. the assignments are pretty minimal aside from the 12 novels and assorted short stories: 20-25 page paper, a 15-20 minute presentation on an authors canon of work, and 3 page reflections on each work. do-able. i haven't done a paper that long in about 10 years. i'm hoping i can make it work and sound brilliant in the process. i'm feeling a bit of pressure, but trying to mentally prepare while i have three weeks before class starts. a list of the authors i will be reading: w.j. cash, clyde edgerton, william faulkner, ernest gaines, barry hannah, cormac mccarthy, carson mccullers, flannery o'connor ( LOVE!! ), walker percy, robert penn warren, william goven, bobbie ann mason, flannery o'connor, katherin ann porter, eudora welty ( LOVE!! ), john crow ranson, and allen tate. sounds awesome doesn't it? it's getting credit for reading amazing literature...how could i not love it?
well, i think that's about it for now. i'm going to start pulling myself together for my meeting. hopefully something promising will come from it.
hope everyone is well.