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All right. I think I've come to a decision. And I don't know how I feel about this decision, so we'll see.
I'm pretty much resigned to the fact that I'm not going to be able to go for my PhD anytime soon. George's work is going really well, and it's foolish to abandon that to relocate and be penniless students again. But, my hatred for the college grows daily. What to do, what to do...
Well. I think -- I THINK I might have an idea. I was talking with George a few nights ago about my lack of marketability -- I can teach. I'm the resident Lit Geek. But this area simply doesn't have that sort of work available -- I could go into publishing, editing, etc -- but we don't have publishing houses down here. I'm really, really limited in what I can do.
I think I might go back to school and enroll in UCF's digital media program. George pointed out that I like fooling around on the web, and I have a lot of vision -- just not the skill necessary to make vision reality. I'm not sure about this still, but I checked out the school's website, and I sent off a general inquiry email to the department. I'm actually pretty apprehensive, because it almost feels like I'm abandoning all that I love for... something that I just LIKE.
"Internet and Interactive Media"
UCF is about 45 minutes north of here, and I could commute fairly easily.
Going back to school also means that my student loans would go into deferment, which would be REALLY NICE. Doing this program would also help me feel like less of a deadweight with the GT site.
But it's not literature. And that makes me sad. But there's a degree of art involved, and I'm happy when I'm being creative.
Of course, it doesn't GUARANTEE a job -- nothing does, really -- but it might make me more appealing to employers in this area.
Ugh.
My other option is to examine some of the graduate programs at the University of Miami. That's 2.5 hours south, but if we were to move further south, say an hour south of Vero Beach, that would put us about an hour from Miami and an hour from Vero -- George commutes an hour to work ANYWAY, and I used to commute to Orlando when I lived at home, and that was an hour and fifteen minute commute. I don't think I'd try for the PhD at UM -- that's not really what they're known for. I have to look at their programs and think about it.
(But OMG, I would positively lurve to be able to put a "University of Miami Alumni" sticker on the back of my car -- hee! And tickets to football games! OMG!)
*ahem*
So... I have to think more about this. I do know one thing: I really, really am coming to despise my current employer. So I have to do SOMETHING about that.
I'm pretty much resigned to the fact that I'm not going to be able to go for my PhD anytime soon. George's work is going really well, and it's foolish to abandon that to relocate and be penniless students again. But, my hatred for the college grows daily. What to do, what to do...
Well. I think -- I THINK I might have an idea. I was talking with George a few nights ago about my lack of marketability -- I can teach. I'm the resident Lit Geek. But this area simply doesn't have that sort of work available -- I could go into publishing, editing, etc -- but we don't have publishing houses down here. I'm really, really limited in what I can do.
I think I might go back to school and enroll in UCF's digital media program. George pointed out that I like fooling around on the web, and I have a lot of vision -- just not the skill necessary to make vision reality. I'm not sure about this still, but I checked out the school's website, and I sent off a general inquiry email to the department. I'm actually pretty apprehensive, because it almost feels like I'm abandoning all that I love for... something that I just LIKE.
"Internet and Interactive Media"
UCF is about 45 minutes north of here, and I could commute fairly easily.
Going back to school also means that my student loans would go into deferment, which would be REALLY NICE. Doing this program would also help me feel like less of a deadweight with the GT site.
But it's not literature. And that makes me sad. But there's a degree of art involved, and I'm happy when I'm being creative.
Of course, it doesn't GUARANTEE a job -- nothing does, really -- but it might make me more appealing to employers in this area.
Ugh.
My other option is to examine some of the graduate programs at the University of Miami. That's 2.5 hours south, but if we were to move further south, say an hour south of Vero Beach, that would put us about an hour from Miami and an hour from Vero -- George commutes an hour to work ANYWAY, and I used to commute to Orlando when I lived at home, and that was an hour and fifteen minute commute. I don't think I'd try for the PhD at UM -- that's not really what they're known for. I have to look at their programs and think about it.
(But OMG, I would positively lurve to be able to put a "University of Miami Alumni" sticker on the back of my car -- hee! And tickets to football games! OMG!)
*ahem*
So... I have to think more about this. I do know one thing: I really, really am coming to despise my current employer. So I have to do SOMETHING about that.
