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Shawn and I had a conversation on Friday about how Modest Mouse is overrated–still better than half the crap on MTV, and not BAD, but overrated just the same. So, of course my iPod would bust out with a Modest Mouse song. I had hoped the new album would be back up to The Moon & Antarctica levels, but I was sad to find it wasn’t true. I keep it on the iPod hoping it will grow on me. No luck so far. Perhaps it’s time to make some room.
The New Pornographers - All The Old Showstoppers
Modest Mouse - Florida
Spoon - Eddie’s Ragga
Tapes ‘n Tapes - Cowbell
Rilo Kiley - Silver Lining
Tegan & Sara - Are You Ten Years Ago
Ben Gibbard/Ben Barnett - Joga (Bjork cover)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
Hope you all had a good weekend!
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I’ve been tossing around the idea of going back to get my Master’s degree for a few years now, but nothing seemed to be the right fit. Every now and then I’ll do some research on schools and programs and see if anything strikes my fancy. My passions are writing, creating art of any sort, and technology, and lately I’ve grown more and more fascinated by “new media” and the whole convergence of technology into every day life. I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be cool if I could find something that combined all my passions? Amazingly enough, I found one. It could be applicable to my career in the eLearning field, it could be applicable to my hobbies, to any future writing I want to do…to everything, really. I’m really excited, more excited than I’ve been about anything in a long time. Getting my awesome job (2 years ago at the end of this month!!) and becoming engaged to/marrying Shawn were the last times I was really gung-ho about something going on in my life.
So, I’ve decided to apply for the spring semester. This December will have been 6 years since I graduated from SMU…I wonder if I still remember how to do the school thing. I was relatively good at it the first time around, so here’s hoping!! I’ll be doing the loan thing to pay for it, but I’m hoping to supplement that with a scholarship or fellowship of some sort. Hello, web research. I will only be able to take 2 courses each semester, but if I can take 2 per semester for the next three years, I’ll graduate with my MFA. The MA is shorter but I’m really leaning towards the MFA. I think the extra time spent will be worth it.
I really feel like this is a good decision for me. I won’t lie–I was pretty burned out and disillusioned with life when I graduated college. It took me 7 months to find a job I ended up being miserable at, and then I spent another year and a half being miserable at a new job, just trying to find my place and utilize my (pretty damn decent) skill set. It was great to finally find a job I love, at a company I love, with awesome people that I learn from every day. But I still miss the immersion of studying something I’m really passionate about. Here’s hoping that I actually get INTO the program (fingers crossed) and can experience that again.
Deadline to apply is November 1. That gives me just a bit over 2 months to order a transcript, update my resume, gather my recommendation letters, write my 650-word application essay, and send in my $50! It’s like applying for a job, only with way more effort and cost involved. But it will be worth it.
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listening to...
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
The Host: A Novel
One Hundred Years of Solitude
The Buccaneers (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
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