$10,000

some days i love my job, some days i hate my job. most days, though, i just wonder why i've been hired. i think the thing that bothers me the most is that even if i end up loving what i'm doing, it's not in my "field" really, and if i eventually decide to find a new job in teacher education, i'll be in trouble because i won't have done anything in this area. also, i'm starting to feel schizophrenic because i am still working on articles that relate to my previous life (teacher education, esl) and i'm soon going to be expected to work on projects that relate to my current job (which is what? i'm not sure yet).

so, i've been working on the creation of a new course that has absolutely nothing to do with anything i know, but i must admit that it's been fun (although i look like an idiot when people ask me what i'm doing and i have to tell them that i don't have a clue). i've baught two hundred thousand books on the subject and i'm trying to learn as much as possible. i'm talking with tons of people who usually don't know about all this any more than i do, which is a relief, and i've presented the first outline at our departmental meeting yesterday for a first approval. so far so good.

anyway, i just got a photocopy card with $10,000 on it... i guess this university's got money! maybe they could also increase my salary?