an end of indolence
well, it appears my days of indolence have come to an end. it seems that i had fallen into the rut of complacency. things were decent... job was cool; it provided me with autonomy and enough mental stimulation to prevent boredom. i was doing a little traveling, and spending time hangin' out around my beloved city. things were by no means bad, however, i wasn't proactively pushing to do more. it had been my intent to return to school a few years out for a post-undergrad degree... the question for me always was WHAT degree? even my moms began askin' me if i were enrolled in classes or preparing to embark upon school...
needless to say, my diminished excitement about my job when my boss left in may, made it ridiculously apparent that i needed to prepare for a change. while i still really like the company i work for, i am not enthralled with the new "structure" of my department and the new level(s) of bureaucracy. i guess my previous boss left me with the gift & the curse. on one hand, the work situation is blah... but on the other, i've been prompted to end my indolence and begin the process towards gaining admission to school.
knowing myself, and my study patterns, i figured the best way to prepare for my forthcoming test would be a prep class. hence, i'm now enrolled in testmasters, which meets twice a week. i think it's eerie that the instructor is a comedian, but i guess there is no law against being funny and smart...
classes are classes... some days i leave and feel as if i've gained a mastery of the material... other days, i lament the decision i made...
regardless, forward progress has been made... the goal is a seat at an institution of higher learning, perhaps in fall of 2006...
but in the interim, i ought to spend a little more time studying before i retire for the evening...
needless to say, my diminished excitement about my job when my boss left in may, made it ridiculously apparent that i needed to prepare for a change. while i still really like the company i work for, i am not enthralled with the new "structure" of my department and the new level(s) of bureaucracy. i guess my previous boss left me with the gift & the curse. on one hand, the work situation is blah... but on the other, i've been prompted to end my indolence and begin the process towards gaining admission to school.
knowing myself, and my study patterns, i figured the best way to prepare for my forthcoming test would be a prep class. hence, i'm now enrolled in testmasters, which meets twice a week. i think it's eerie that the instructor is a comedian, but i guess there is no law against being funny and smart...
classes are classes... some days i leave and feel as if i've gained a mastery of the material... other days, i lament the decision i made...
regardless, forward progress has been made... the goal is a seat at an institution of higher learning, perhaps in fall of 2006...
but in the interim, i ought to spend a little more time studying before i retire for the evening...
posted by natty nerd at 12:52 AM
4 Comments:
Good luck with your studies. Where are you thinking of applying to school?
thanks for the wishes of good luck... i have since completed the exam... i'll have to put up another post to answer your question... stay tuned!!
With all of your studying, I know you did well...Looking forward to the next post.
ah an all too familiar tale you just told natty nerd as i am currently going through a similar situation. i think what we have learned is sometimes it takes a certain catalyst to set you back onto your path to greatness (whatever that may be). the catalyst could be a good job change, a bad job change, relationships, finance, and so on and so forth. so although it sucks when that catalyst appears, esp. through an unfulfilling job situation, we should be thankful because it is in fact that catalyst that set us back on the path to greatness...whether we were gradually straying (like myself) or was never quite sure what the path was to begin with.
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