I submitted my applications for the fall semester at Dawson on Tuesday.

Now I�m all churned up again about �Will they like me?� and �What will I do if I�m called for an interview?� and �What will I do if I don�t get called for an interview?�. I checked the contract dates for the summer job postings again; they start in mid to late June, so I might still get a call. The fall semester begins the third week of August, with the deadline for submitting applications being tomorrow, so who can say when those interviews will be conducted?

I want this job. A lot. I need a severe change. I require mental stimulation again. I can feel my spirit straining to return to the academic world once more.

Then I read Ceri�s post on her union being broken.

Teachers are unionized. I�ve never been a part of a union before. I�m one of those people who believes that teachers and nurses don�t get paid enough. Would I stand up for that belief? I�ve never had to test myself like that before.

For those of you keeping track: MLG fixed my laptop�s modem. What would I do without him? (Other than lack for a serious SW dealer and someone to look at me somewhat sternly yet invitingly and say, “You know that if you ever need to talk…”)