So I send out emails to request letters of reference for a full time job I've applied for, and one of my references is the director for the summer ESL program I taught for last year. She agreed to write my letter but also informed me that the powers that be have decided to put 12 students in a section and reduce the number of teachers this summer, so she doesn't know who has a job and who doesn't right now. Also, they will be canceling the program altogether after this year.

This gig was a crucial (as in $9200) part of my budget and if I'm out this summer, I'm not sure what's going to become of me. I suppose as far as band-aids go for the summer, I can approach the community college ESL program that has asked me to teach the last 2 summers.

Honestly, I've been playing this Academia game for the last 4 years now and I'm about done with it. If I don't get one of the full time jobs I've applied for, I'm going to apply for Funemployment and sit on my ass and write all day long every day until I sell something. Maybe will have to put most of my shit in storage and move into a smaller apartment. Screw that I'll move to a shack by the beach and just write all day long.

I'm in reactionary mode right now. This has to work in my favor somehow. An opportunity is hiding in here somewhere. I just have to see it.

But I gotta tell you that right now from where I sit, this really sucks.

Destination: Blarg

Watched Destination: Truth last night - only because they were in Japan and Philippines (irony, anyone?). The footage in the Philippines was hilarious to us (Bizarro being Filipino-American) and not at all creepy. Of course they showed the "straight up mountain province" Filipinos with 10 people on a scooter, where 80% of the population are superstitious enough to believe in the legendary Aswang. Thanks, Josh, for perpetuating the stereotype of the backwards South East Asian country!

The ghost thing they caught on video in the haunted forest around Mt. Fuji where people go to commit sepuku was, on the other hand, pret-ty creepy. No wonder J-horror is so freaking scary. There's actually scary shit in the woods over there.

Grudgu

My eyes are burning!

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