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Ambition should be made of sterner stuff

Recently, there has been much stress building in my life due to several factors. I’ve been avoiding posting anything on the blog because I do get a little cross with myself for being an insufferable complainer. Of course, I’ve also read about the cathartic effects of maintaining a journal – how it alleviates symptoms of stress and helps people cope – but that doesn’t stop me from feeling guilty for complaining. Perhaps I have made my bed and now, in it, I must lie?

I suppose I might have bitten off more than I can chew. Work’s tragically stressful, as are my other extracurricular commitments. If I seem even paler than usual, it might just be the toxic stress getting to me. With school starting, I just hope I can manage to strike a balance among everything. I’m not hopeful.

My self-prescription? A vacation, a real one, the first one in a very long time.

Currently reading Beowulf translations, specifically the Heaney and the Liuzza.

[…]

Soon he found, who in former days,
harmful in heart and hated of God,
on many a man such murder wrought,
that the frame of his body failed him now.
For him the keen-souled kinsman of Hygelac
held in hand; hateful alive
was each to other. The outlaw dire
took mortal hurt; a mighty wound
showed on his shoulder, and sinews cracked,
and the bone-frame burst. To Beowulf now
the glory was given, and Grendel thence
death-sick his den in the dark moor sought,
noisome abode: he knew too well
that here was the last of life, an end
of his days on earth…

I will be briefly skimming over the Ecclesiastical History of the English Peoples and La Morte D’Arthur later on. I like Everyman but we’ll see if I get to it – I want to see if I can read some of The Book of Margery Kempe. Hurray for speed-reading!

Sunday, September 6th, 2009 Academics, Co-op, Literature, Meditations, Minischool, SUS 1 Comment

Turning again towards childish treble

In preparation for the Science Co-op Bootcamp tomorrow, I completed some modules on career planning, including a matchmaking session with CareerCruising. Here are my results:

1. Professor clip_image001[122]

2. Anthropologist clip_image001[123]

3. Historian clip_image001[124]

4. Curriculum Specialist clip_image001[125]

5. Title Searcher clip_image001[126]

6. Sociologist clip_image001[127]

7. ESL Teacher clip_image001[128]

8. Political Aide clip_image001[129]

9. Foreign Language Instructor clip_image001[130]

10. Communications Specialist clip_image001[131]

11. Paralegal clip_image001[132]

12. Corporate Trainer clip_image001[133]

13. Lawyer clip_image001[134]

14. Corporate / Commercial Lawyer clip_image001[135]

15. Civil Litigator clip_image001[136]

16. Chartered Accountant clip_image001[137]

17. Foreign Service Officer clip_image001[138]

18. Adult Education Teacher clip_image001[139]

19. Public Policy Analyst clip_image001[140]

20. Curator clip_image002[6]

21. Archivist clip_image003[38]

22. Researcher clip_image003[39]

23. Judge clip_image001[141]

24. Lobbyist clip_image001[142]

25. Print Journalist clip_image001[143]

26. Critic clip_image001[144]

27. Customs Broker clip_image003[40]

28. Activist clip_image001[145]

29. Certified Management Accountant clip_image003[41]

30. Politician clip_image001[146]

31. Public Relations Specialist clip_image003[42]

32. Writer clip_image001[147]

33. Career Counsellor clip_image001[148]

34. Television and Radio Reporter clip_image003[43]

35. Motivational Speaker clip_image001[149]

36. Principal clip_image003[44]

37. Mediator clip_image001[150]

38. Genetic Counsellor clip_image001[151]

39. Librarian clip_image003[45]

40. Forensic Accountant clip_image003[46]

Interesting and revealing, if rather inaccurate in many regards.

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 Co-op, Life 7 Comments