Thank god that's over.

Well, the tenseness and vomit-y feelings have finally passed and I can now talk about it without fear of the jinxing. I applied last week for a teaching position at Malaspina University-College in tne Media Studies/Digital Media Technologies department. And I got it. Sort of. It's a mixed blessing kind of thing really. I didn't get the position I applied for because I do not as of yet have my masters degree but I did get 2 classes in January. Which is a good foot in the door and I'm pretty excited about it. My excitement is a little clouded with disappointment about not getting the exact position I was hoping for but given my inexperience and lack of credentials I'm feeling pretty fortunate to have been given the opportunity for the 2 classes I did get. So now I'm putting together my grad school applications and looking around at different programs. It'll have to be a low residency program because I lack the funds to stop working while I study and I hope to be teaching at MUC as I get my degree so...yeah. Give me a couple of days to get over my funk and I'll be quite gung ho about the whole thing.

Speaking of the funk...I've been in one for quite some time now and I feel I should apologize to those of you I may have been neglecting over the course of things. I don't know if it's the impending divorce or my uncertain financial situation or maybe just the overall transient nature of my existence catching up to me now that I'm finally standing still but I'm a little wiggy. I think I may have turned a corner though. I feel the weight on my shoulders lifting a little and the furrowing of my brow...unfurrowing? And I've been coming out of my self imposed exile a little. Testing the waters. And the waters are surprisingly warm. I went out to a friend's house for some sweet bbq action on Wednesday which was nice. And then last night I drove to Nanaimo to ambush a friend (which was maybe not the most shining example of good judgement I've even put forth but c'est la vie) and then went for dinner with a new friend afterwards which perked me up. Martinis and sushi. Yum. So now my outlook is a little rosier and I can see how things might be on the up. But lets leave it at that because I don't want to jinx it. :-)

Isn't it amazing how a good nights sleep, a bright and sunny morning and a leisurely breakfast can make everything seem a whole lot better?

Kisses to you all (because it's just that kind of day)!