Hrm.
Today I had the fortune of having some company at the house, complete with a half bottle of cabernet sauvignon from Beaulieu Vineyards. I don't mind sharing a bottle with company, especially with my brother.
I've been watching Tour de France...my favorite July activity next to my birthday. I've looked forward to this every year, but it's always hard to follow when I'm not consistent with watching it. I take weekends off to be with Husbandido, but I sneak in some time when he's passed out. Today I had a lot of admin work to take care of at work, and I needed to get over it when I got home.
I had an interesting conversation with my boss today. I told her I was interviewing and was going to be out of the office on Tuesday and Friday. We had a good heart to heart about moving forward in life and taking the opportunities that come your way. I've been really fortunate to be able to have good leadership to inspire and teach me, and one of these days I'll do the same for others. I hope.
One of the questions a colleague asked me was "Where do you see yourself going in the next few years? What's your long range plan?" I thought for a minute. I want to be that person who trains advisors. I want to be able to teach others how to work with students. I've seen great advisors, and I've seen crap advisors, but luckily most fall within the "meh" line. I hate it when students say to me, "My advisor doesn't spend half the time with me that you did. I don't even think they care!"
That sucks. I can't imagine being a bad advisor, and I can't imagine being a student who has one in their corner. I'm excited about possibility, and it makes so much sense that you should have someone in your corner that believes in possibility, especially your own. I think academic lives are made and destroyed by good advising, but maybe that's just me.
I had a student come by today that was ready to move to Duke University to start medical school. She is a top ranked student, but she's always kept it real with me, and I'm happy that she stopped by and said goodbye before she left. I wonder if she had a bad advisor, what her life would have been like. I asked her today if someone read her personal statement before she submitted her app, and she flatly said no. Unfair. And then a part of me laughed when she said, "8 revisions later, you said submit it. Just like she said after the first try." Unfair, unfair, unfair.
I've been really thankful that I've had good advisors in life. Hopefully you will have had some along the way.
Anyways, August is coming up, and I've taken the month of July off from the Year of Creativity. Next month is 35MM photography, but I am debating on using my Lomo instead. Let me know what you think. I honestly don't want to think when I shoot, but I don't want to waste film either.
Sales of the book are good. I can't complain, but I wasn't expecting anyone to pony up and buy one either. But if you want it, here's the free shipping code: bfq307. Good until Sept. 30.
Okay. I have to settle down and focus a little bit. Damn Cabernet.
Wish me luck. Interview tomorrow.
One!
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