So this is life, huh? Well, then.

[lunadelcorvo]

What do you know. It's official, done, finished, over. Paper approved, grade entered, semester finished, requirements met, degree awarded. I have a Master's degree. With all the kerfluffle, I'm not sure it's sunk in yet. There hasn't been a 'yowza yahoo' moment, but every time I remind myself (which I do have to do, rather often, in fact), I get this quiet, if intense, shit-eating grin.

And I have had my second day of class, and I like it! "Professor" sounds kind of nice in front of my name, if I do say so myself. I have a small group, which is fine, and they are freshman, most of whom don't like to talk. I hope to open some of them up with time. So yeah. I'm currently holding office hours.* I'm not sure, but I think that's really, really, awesome....

Really, the only drawback I currently have is my concern over my mom. She's got an even bigger array of tests set up over the next week or so than she did over the summer. Having the same cancer appear elsewhere when they thought they got it all out of her lung? Not a good sign. The whirlwind of doctor's appointments starts Thursday. Send her good vibes, and if you have a few left over....

So after I leave here, I'm going to go see her for a bit. Tomorrow I don't have class, but we are having a new dishwasher delivered, so who knows when that will be. This is a very good thing, BTW, because what we have now; is not a dishwasher so much as a dishmoistener. And, since we now own the joint (and we had a kind donor who chipped in!) we decided to invest in a good one; stainless steel interior, steam, the whole nine yards. Being the soul in charge of dish-related maintenance, I find this a very good thing! (Small consolations, yeah?)

*(Yeah, OK, only a n00b hold office hours the first week, so what?)

Comments

[doctoreon.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, professor.

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Good to see you're back on here more - I hope to get back to it also... Keep us posted on the career plans - I can totally see you adding a degree. But you really do seem to need to get the heck out of the job - though I commend you for lasting so long - I know I'd have gone postal long ago!

[doctoreon.livejournal.com]

I don't think it was a matter of lasting so long so much as just letting inertia carry me forward. You know what I mean?

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Oh, my dear, I do; I do indeed! I find it's sometimes astonishing what we can put up with simply by the (dubious) virtue of habit.... More power to you blasting free! :)

[doctoreon.livejournal.com]

Well, I haven't blasted free yet. I mean, it's not like I haven't thought about this for a couple years already. ha

[lachaim.livejournal.com]

Professor raven_moon, what can I do to improve my grade?

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Why don't you stop by my office hours, and we'll discuss it..... ROTFL

[needs icon that says "Ain't I a stinker?" or maybe "You're what, shocked and disappointed? I'm EVIL!"]

(Fine, it didn't like my brackets...whatever! LOL)

Congratulations!

[ahrensm.livejournal.com]

On MA, Professorship, and dishwasher. Sending good vibes to your mom.

Re: Congratulations!

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Thank you, on all counts! :)

[thewenchywiccan.livejournal.com]

Congrats Professor! :) ♥ As always, I wanna be like you when I finally grow up. :)

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Thank you! *hugs* You know, sometimes it takes a while, but I know you'll find your path - you're too strong and impassioned (even if you're not always sure what you're impassioned about ;) a person not to.

[thewenchywiccan.livejournal.com]

Yep, hehe, very true. I just gotta find the right direction for it. :) ♥ *hugs*

[lucretiasheart.livejournal.com]

Congrats!!

And I hope things go easier for you and your mother.