Yay, socialness!
Sep. 12th, 2010 10:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wispfoxIt's becoming rather clear just how much my previous job was eating my brain, and not in healthy ways.
Went to Psinging and an End of Summer party this weekend, and I'm happily and comfortably social again! I mean, yes, part of it is season. However, I was not nearly this socially energetic for many years previous in summertime. I'm sure part is also my travels, mind you.
There were many people I've not seen in a while, and not just because I was wandering around for three months. And, while definitely tired when we got home, I stayed happily much into the firespinning part of the party.
It's not fun having no spending money, to be sure. But I _have_ enough money to not work for 2.5 years, and spending this year trying to improve my chances of getting in - rather than getting wait-listed - seems a good use of my time. It also means that the time and energy I will need to spend to apply again will be _available_ and not so intensely stressful as last year.
It's such a relief to no longer be working at a job that was never expected to be a long-term thing. Sure, I'm good at QA. That doesn't mean it's good for me. And my volunteering job, where I'm helping with research, is _fantastic_. I truly enjoy the process of collecting and exploring data, even when it's not my own research. I may even be to the point soon of being able to help with data collection without the researcher present, which means that I can help with that part when she's in the class that she's TA'ing.
Theoretically, we will be figuring out a set schedule for me soon, so that I have a chance of doing some work on the side so I have spending money again. Discussions with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
metahacker strongly suggest that I should be figuring out ways to tutor people. Not clear yet on what to do, how, or with whom, but there are leads to follow.
Unrelatedly, discussions with my parents while I was visiting them indicate that I have brain records at Mass General. I really need to print out their form to try to get ahold of those, as I'm curious! I apparently had a very very studied brain as a young child.
Now, I shall see about getting ahold of post-David Tennant season of Doctor Who. *is behind*
Went to Psinging and an End of Summer party this weekend, and I'm happily and comfortably social again! I mean, yes, part of it is season. However, I was not nearly this socially energetic for many years previous in summertime. I'm sure part is also my travels, mind you.
There were many people I've not seen in a while, and not just because I was wandering around for three months. And, while definitely tired when we got home, I stayed happily much into the firespinning part of the party.
It's not fun having no spending money, to be sure. But I _have_ enough money to not work for 2.5 years, and spending this year trying to improve my chances of getting in - rather than getting wait-listed - seems a good use of my time. It also means that the time and energy I will need to spend to apply again will be _available_ and not so intensely stressful as last year.
It's such a relief to no longer be working at a job that was never expected to be a long-term thing. Sure, I'm good at QA. That doesn't mean it's good for me. And my volunteering job, where I'm helping with research, is _fantastic_. I truly enjoy the process of collecting and exploring data, even when it's not my own research. I may even be to the point soon of being able to help with data collection without the researcher present, which means that I can help with that part when she's in the class that she's TA'ing.
Theoretically, we will be figuring out a set schedule for me soon, so that I have a chance of doing some work on the side so I have spending money again. Discussions with
metahacker strongly suggest that I should be figuring out ways to tutor people. Not clear yet on what to do, how, or with whom, but there are leads to follow.Unrelatedly, discussions with my parents while I was visiting them indicate that I have brain records at Mass General. I really need to print out their form to try to get ahold of those, as I'm curious! I apparently had a very very studied brain as a young child.
Now, I shall see about getting ahold of post-David Tennant season of Doctor Who. *is behind*
