Nothing much has actually happened lately to blame for my absence, well, at least nothing exciting. Although, I suppose that's not entirely true; I did finish out what is, for now at least, my last semester teaching. It was crazy hectic and stressful, and I've just been binge watching a lot of Netflix (Daredevil! The Fall! Amazing stuff, guys. Seriously. Go watch them.) while trying to figure my life out. Again. Funny how that happens so often for me. I really need to find a full-time gig. Oi.
Anywho. School is over, and I'm enjoying the lull before I head off to Hollins in about a month. Which really means I've been ordering books and making plans and trying to figure out where I'll be living when I get back. Fun (and seriously stressful) stuff. But it's all good. Because I'm finally feeling like a person again. One with hopes and dreams and feelings. So I'm thinking about books a lot: books I want to read, books I want to write, books I want to analyze and discuss. The creative juices are officially picking back up, and it feels good.
I have manuscripts to read as well as a number of published books (both for my upcoming classes and for recreation) and a fervor to get writing, both academically and creatively. I also feel like embracing myself rather than trying to continue conforming to the idea of professionalism I've had to maintain as a non-tenured (hell, not even full-time) professor and manager, meaning I want to color my hair something obnoxiously bright, something I've never been able to do without bleaching my near-black hair. I'm turning over yet another new leaf in my attempt to live a happier life: I've quit teaching as adjunct faculty, I'm leaving the theatre, I'm heading off to VA this summer to pursue yet another degree, I'm dedicating more time and energy to Tea Tree, and I'll be going teal in the near future.
So if you still read this, stay tuned for more exciting updates, stories, and reviews (which I'll be doing weekly from here out just like the good old days), because I'm not giving up on blogging just yet.
