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I find myself rather amused
Jun. 30th, 2008 02:31 pmYou know, if I'd done that Asgard sail training thing when I was seventeen or eighteen? I might have ended up doing a nautical science course out of CIT after all. It was one of the courses I applied for, even then.
And now I find myself looking at the Certificate of Seamanship course and thinking, Well, that's another option if this Ph.D thing doesn't work out.
Along with finding out what I have to do to qualify as a climbing instructor (obviously, become a better climber first), see if I can get some diving qualifications without bankrupting myself, and find out if doing some basic courses in yachting and RIB-handling would be of benefit, or if they'd be an investment with no appreciable return. (Everything costs money, of which I have but a very limited supply.)
Because, really. If I can't get into some kind of decently-remunerated academic gig before I'm thirty, I am not taking my arts degree and getting an office job. And being honest with myself, I'm never going to make it as a full-time writer, not without an unholy amount of luck: just getting published will probably take me at least the next ten years. (And I'm okay with that: I write slow, and improve slow, and I can live with that.)
So I guess the thing to do is prioritise my interests and investments over the next three or four years in such a way that they give me the most enjoyment and the most useful possibilities with the least financial outlay.
Which means I should concentrate on climbing (pick up a lead-climbing course, go away with the club, get a couple of classes at outside venues), diving only if I'm in Crete again next year, and maybe a RIB-handling course (useful for diving, at least) over the next three years.
Also, driver's license. I should maybe get one.
I do go on, don't I? But it helps to write things down. :)
And now I find myself looking at the Certificate of Seamanship course and thinking, Well, that's another option if this Ph.D thing doesn't work out.
Along with finding out what I have to do to qualify as a climbing instructor (obviously, become a better climber first), see if I can get some diving qualifications without bankrupting myself, and find out if doing some basic courses in yachting and RIB-handling would be of benefit, or if they'd be an investment with no appreciable return. (Everything costs money, of which I have but a very limited supply.)
Because, really. If I can't get into some kind of decently-remunerated academic gig before I'm thirty, I am not taking my arts degree and getting an office job. And being honest with myself, I'm never going to make it as a full-time writer, not without an unholy amount of luck: just getting published will probably take me at least the next ten years. (And I'm okay with that: I write slow, and improve slow, and I can live with that.)
So I guess the thing to do is prioritise my interests and investments over the next three or four years in such a way that they give me the most enjoyment and the most useful possibilities with the least financial outlay.
Which means I should concentrate on climbing (pick up a lead-climbing course, go away with the club, get a couple of classes at outside venues), diving only if I'm in Crete again next year, and maybe a RIB-handling course (useful for diving, at least) over the next three years.
Also, driver's license. I should maybe get one.
I do go on, don't I? But it helps to write things down. :)
