25 Aðustos 2019, Pazar
saat: 18:47
Skype date intermission includes excessively staring at myself in the mirror to the point of obnoxiousness (but my makeup looks so nice today, guys! I did good job!), going over the syllabus one more time, listening to my latest audiobook, doing the dishes, and maybe writing something before I get back to staring at the fiancé again. Happiness is other people.
I’m now part of summer study away program + have been assigned an IR class to teach in DC. Very cool. I never previously considered a DC trip, but I’m excited for it. I am also working on my own manuscripts. Also very cool + so happy to now be free enough to be able to give my research pretty much undivided focus because it is truly some of my favorite work to do (trying to stuff it between five to seven university service responsibilities is rough + stunts + slows progress due to all of the brain cells being zapped to hell). I am applying for a little collaborative fellowship where everyone is super chill (not really looking to work too much but I do want to pick up some hours of low-key tasks three or so days a week that won’t require much brain energy, so I can still put that energy toward things like editing/writing/etc.). And I’ve applied to this Greece program in 2021 that would be fairly minimal hours but decent extra work. May get back into coding videos for content analysis as well because I’ve always enjoyed that - it’s something I used to do a lot in the past as breaks between hours of editing work (switch the type of work to reset instead of taking a “fun” break that might distract me too much, as M. said).
This has been an update. Essentially, I care a lot about working. I highly value working + working hard. And I am so, so happy to be able to give almost all my time + attention now to what I care so much about (work itself in all its forms. the grandest goal: to be of use).
