Happy Valentine's Day, y'all! Another year being single on V-Day. Nothing new. Today at work I wore my sweater that reads: "I (Heart) My Hood." I have a shirt that reads: "I (Heart) Dick," but that would have caused a little stir at the job--too risky. I cannot afford to end up on the unemployment line. A student gave me a box of chocolates, so that made me feel more appreciated today. Plus, there was a Valentine's Day party at the end of the day at work. It felt good to dance off a little tension after dealing with a classroom of students.
I just finished submitting my application to become a teaching fellow. After weeks of contemplating and trying to think of reasons to not apply, I decided to give it a shot. I just completed my BA in English, and I really did not feel like looking at another professor, another syllabus, or a freaking textbook. I wanted to take a year off, but the people around me kept telling me to apply anyway and keep going. I know that they did not want to see me take a year off from school and never end up going back to college. I really think I need a break from school, but a lot of people told me that Graduate school is not as stressful as Undergraduate school. So my Valentine's Day gift to myself, besides the new jacket, was submitting my application to become a teaching fellow. For those of you who don't know, a teaching fellow is a person that receives a subsidized Master's degree when he or she agrees to teach in a high-need public school in New York City. They receive a teacher's starting salary, grants, and other perks for becoming one of New York City's Brightest.
That's all for now. Now I am going to watch RuPaul's Drag Race on my DVR. Ta-Ta.
