Forgive them, Lord, for they know no two letter words beginning with 'x"

I'm playing Scrabulous right now...the scrabble application of Facebook. I just lost, and now I have a chance to redeem myself.

This Scrabulous reminds me that there is decidedly less board game playing in my life than there was last school year. What is happening? Where are my board game brothers and sisters? Why have you forsaken me? Eli, Eli, lama sabach canasta?

I'm going to apply to PhD programs for next fall, and chances are, I'll do it if I get accepted. I know that academia is not without drawbacks, but I think it's a fairly decent match for my personality. I like writing. I like thinking. I like hearing myself talk in front of crowds. I like figuring things out and doing puzzles.

I don't like: a) working for peanuts for the next 4 to 7 years.
b)knowing that my work will have little impact on real world problems while simultaneously pretending that my
work, and my colleagues' work, is important.

c) Probably having to move away for a job


I was going to put "working all the time" but, really, hard work is an unfortunate result of just about any path I take right now.

So, I'll apply. And if I get in, then maybe I'll go. Or, maybe I'll also find a job with the Feds and love it, in which case, maybe I won't go! But I'll probably go.