Things that are occupying my time lately:
German-American Lutherans and their stubbornness…oh, the thesis
attempting to be a good plant mommy (stop laughing, Elise)
trying not to be offended pissed off at people who try to tell me how to live my life, unasked
avoiding the infernal desert heat
I’m all finished moving and unpacking and am now launching an all-out attack on the thesis, which needs to be finished ASAP. Had it been finished this semester, I could have reminisced in years to come that Obama gave a most excellent speech at my commencement, but sadly it was not to be. It looks like I’ll have plenty of time to write this summer, though, as summer piano camp enrollment numbers are way, way down which means no job. This also means less money, which presents a few problems, but also means that next fall will be a little easier because more of thesis will be written. In a totally unexpected turn of events, I will be working full-time as a piano teacher at a public school around here come August. Yay for benefits during a recession!
However, I don’t know how I feel about simultaneously having a blog and teaching technologically-savvy kids…seems like a disaster waiting to happen. The point of having a blog is airing your thoughts to the general public, but the wisest course of action when you are a teacher is to keep those same thoughts to yourself. You can see the conflict. I haven’t fully settled on what to do yet, but I’m leaning towards password protecting the blog or giving it up altogether. I’d like to keep my job without looking over my shoulder all the time, you know.
I moved mine (again) and am just keeping specific names out of it altogether.
On facebook, I just upped the privacy settings (how come nobody on NPR or other shows ever mentions this when discussing how internet social networking will ruin your life?) to be unsee-able and have my profile unsee-able…not too complex…I don’t think you have too much to worry about, just play it by ear.