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Only a Memory
May. 30th, 2016 12:14 pmI find myself drawing comparisons between my time at the other school and my current program. At UK, I couldn't have told you the name of the A&S dean, or the chair of the department. At SPHIS, I talk regularly with our dean, and outside of business and class hours, I'm on a first-name basis with him. Friday was extremely quiet, being the day before a three-day weekend, and I found myself sitting on the steps of the HSC library with Dr. Blakely, eating tacos and talking about my plans for my second MPH year and what I'm doing afterward. He told me straight-up that he thinks I'm shortchanging myself by not pursuing a doctorate - if not right away, then when I'm working in the field and can get an employer to help cover the expense.
One of my pledges when I started this program was to not discount advice about academics and career paths from those in a position to give it. A doctorate was on my mind at the outset, and while I've pushed it to the back of my mind, the idea is still there. I have no reason not to do it, and my career would definitely benefit. So, something like a plan.
I didn't make the last Slur Your Role, so no Edge of the Empire time. There was some nerdrage over one GM not getting players and then not getting a player slot in games that people did want to play. The next one is in a couple of weeks, and there's a Changeling game listed, so, yeah, my interest is piqued. And a couple of my regular X-Wing opponents are interested in some Star Wars role-playing.
Went to see Mom&Dad on Saturday, avoided the family reunion (maybe should have gone, in retrospect), got to see Shadow in the evening. Ran into some bad traffic on I-64 when I got back to Louisville, with my exit bracketed by westbound and eastbound wrecks. Got home okay, played WoW for a bit, napped.
Shadow (or maybe Six-String Shadow, since she's learning to play guitar) came by yesterday, giving me a convenient excuse to not go to Indiana for a cookout. Introduced her to Joella's, had ice cream, did normal-people date things. Rather fun. After she went home, I wound up sitting in bed and writing for a while. Got inspired, I guess, and I'm continuing with it this morning.
Loved Captain America: Civil War. The Russos have given me two tremendous Cap films (Winter Soldier is far and away my favorite MCU movie), and this one really showed how weak Age of Ultron was. It also provided the exception to the rule that Captain America is always right in moral or ethical matters. In this case (protecting the Winter Soldier), he was wrong. Friendship is precious and valuable, but when your friend is a weapon of mass destruction and the keys to that engine are in who knows what hands, the right thing isn't keeping him on the loose. You secure that weapon, and help find ways to disarm it.
One of my pledges when I started this program was to not discount advice about academics and career paths from those in a position to give it. A doctorate was on my mind at the outset, and while I've pushed it to the back of my mind, the idea is still there. I have no reason not to do it, and my career would definitely benefit. So, something like a plan.
I didn't make the last Slur Your Role, so no Edge of the Empire time. There was some nerdrage over one GM not getting players and then not getting a player slot in games that people did want to play. The next one is in a couple of weeks, and there's a Changeling game listed, so, yeah, my interest is piqued. And a couple of my regular X-Wing opponents are interested in some Star Wars role-playing.
Went to see Mom&Dad on Saturday, avoided the family reunion (maybe should have gone, in retrospect), got to see Shadow in the evening. Ran into some bad traffic on I-64 when I got back to Louisville, with my exit bracketed by westbound and eastbound wrecks. Got home okay, played WoW for a bit, napped.
Shadow (or maybe Six-String Shadow, since she's learning to play guitar) came by yesterday, giving me a convenient excuse to not go to Indiana for a cookout. Introduced her to Joella's, had ice cream, did normal-people date things. Rather fun. After she went home, I wound up sitting in bed and writing for a while. Got inspired, I guess, and I'm continuing with it this morning.
Loved Captain America: Civil War. The Russos have given me two tremendous Cap films (Winter Soldier is far and away my favorite MCU movie), and this one really showed how weak Age of Ultron was. It also provided the exception to the rule that Captain America is always right in moral or ethical matters. In this case (protecting the Winter Soldier), he was wrong. Friendship is precious and valuable, but when your friend is a weapon of mass destruction and the keys to that engine are in who knows what hands, the right thing isn't keeping him on the loose. You secure that weapon, and help find ways to disarm it.
