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Sep 16, 2008 00:56

It was a white crane. It was a helpless thing. Upon a red stain. With an arrow in its wing. And it called and cried. And it called and cried so...I'd apologize for not updating, but it's really been a mercy to you, dear readers, so instead, I demand adulation for not inflicting myself upon you. I accept both heartfelt thanks and imbibables ( Read more... )

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cheezaddict September 16 2008, 19:38:36 UTC

You and your math texts. You know, Maria's son is basically being paid to go to UCSD and get his doctorate in Math. Just a thought. I mean, it would be better than a job right?

goldenmean September 16 2008, 20:05:26 UTC

Would it really though? I mean, I certainly mull over the possibility of going back to school, but it really just seems like running away in many ways. I don't need to be in school to learn. I never went to classes when I was in school the first time around. I just bought texts and read them and went about sleeping late for the rest of the semester. I can do that now and learn just as much. Well, except for the sleeping late. The really appealing thing about school is that it's Not Working, which is enticing. Oh so enticing. But it would just be an intermission of "The Real World" for me I think ( ... )

cheezaddict September 16 2008, 20:09:37 UTC

Yeah this would only make sense if you thought that break from the Real World and then a job teaching would be more fun than a job in the tech industry. Just being around people who can discuss the maths at that level could be rewarding. You liked teaching the girls about their options in the world of gaming, but would you like doing it for a living?

goldenmean September 16 2008, 20:39:59 UTC

Probably not. It's one of those job options that sound like a good idea for me in theory, but doesn't really pan out with further analysis. First off, I don't think I'm very good at teaching people. I have a nasty tendency to come to intuitive leaps about things that I can't really explain, and "Why does x happen?" "Well, ummm, you see, errrr, that's just how it works!" isn't really a satisfying conversation for either student or teacher. Secondly, the sad fact about a lot of teaching is that you're teaching people who don't really want to learn, or be there at all, and I would find that infuriating to no end. And then there's the traditional "Would it allow me to live in the ridiculously media consumptive style to which I have become accustomed?" issue.

Why must life be so difficult? Or alternately, why must I be so ornery and difficult? No, that couldn't be it. Better just to blame the universe.