And...

The reason I quit my job, which is the reason I'm unemployed, which is the reason this blog (barely) exists, was so I could focus on completing grad school applications, and completing them well. A few actually let me in, so in the fall I will start a dual Master's degree program at the University of Chicago. (This bird does not fall far from the nest.) I officially accepted my admission offer(s) yesterday, so..... mission accomplished. Time to get a job.

Oh, The Irony

It is a beautiful, beautiful day in Chicago. Sunny, bright blue skies; warm in the sun, cool in the shade; light jacket or a hoodie kind of weather.

In other words, the perfect day to play hooky.

And of course, of the little work I am doing lately, I have deadlines and meetings today.

So I will be basking in the warm sun from the wrong side of the windows, propping them up to bring some of that outside in, and working the day away under a roof, like the rest of the world, save for bike messengers. (Incidentally, today is exactly the type of day where that line of work appeals to me.)

Today's Moment Of Zen

At the bank, paying bills, watching my account balance rapidly go south and panicking that i need a job post-haste, when "Money Changes Everything" by Cindy Lauper pumps through the speakers.