Moving on to other things

Today is the last day of summer school. It was probably better than sitting around the house every morning, but I miss my bike rides. (Maybe I would have skipped out on lots of days, though, with the steam coming off the asphault.)

Next week, I get my summer back, or what's left of it anyway. I'm already working on job applications. The file is active for a year, so doing the paperwork and legwork now will make me eligible to apply for jobs for next fall when I'm busy in the spring. However, I'd really like to be teaching somewhere this January since I'll have to be student-teaching anyway. As a math teacher, I have a shot at getting a job if someone quits in the middle of the year. With experience, I think I'd be picked before other candidates who are student-teaching like me. So, getting my applications done now will put my name in the system in case something opens up.

Also in the next two weeks, I hope to do some website design for the Christianity Department. I created the site that is there now, and it is in serious need of some updates. It'll be a little bit of extra cash, too.

Maybe I can ride my bike in the next two weeks, too?!

Finally, I'm going to work on my grad school portfolio. It looks daunting, and I know some people who waited too late to start and ended up stressed out at the end of last year because they couldn't get it done. While I've got time, I'm going to tackle some pieces that I can do already. Keith thinks I'm crazy when I say I'm going to work ahead on a project, but I guess it makes me feel like I control my schedule instead of "them." "They" already control plenty about my life for the next 10 months.

So much for getting my summer back, eh? Classes start two weeks from now, so I guess it'll be fall then. If nothing else, my summer has been productive. :)