I haven’t been posting for the last few days because, frankly, I didn’t feel like it. There was also the bit about not having any particular news, other than: I did go to the interview on Tuesday. It went reasonably well, but I don’t expect an offer, and if I received an offer, I’m not sure if I’d want to accept it–that’s as much detail as I’m willing to go into.
The real problem (and this has been brewing for a while) is that this blog has lost its purpose–for now, at least. I started it because I wanted a sense of accountability as I was exploring networking and other career opportunities, but in the last two months or so it’s all narrowed down to teaching. While I’m happy with that decision, it has had a somewhat reverse effect on the dynamic of this blog: instead of exploring, the focus shifted to a kind of narrative reporting, so there was a lot sense of adventure. Or perhaps, as it became increasingly clear that I would keep teaching in higher ed (at least for another year), a sense of security outpaced that sense of adventure. Long story short, I’m trying to decide what to do with this blog: should I freeze it “as is” and keep it as a record of these past months, or should I rename it and use it as a “regular,” everyday-kind-of blog? I have also considered beginning a completely new blog and linking it to this one–my favorite solution right now.
