Difficult to see, the future is

Anyone who knows me knows that I need to have a plan. I put everything in my iCal, and I am unfailingly punctual. It should come as no surprise that these days I am quite anxious, for my not too distant future is more uncertain that I'd normally allow it to be. Anyone who knows me also knows that I like to maintain pretty tight control over my immediate environment. It should come as no surprise that these days I am quite anxious, for my not too distant future is, as a result of its resistance to my iCal, more out of my control that I'd normally allow it to be. Let me count the ways:

1. Anyone who knows me knows that I live with Matt Dunn. Well, the honeymoon is over and we must go our separate ways. Have either of us started looking for a new place? No. The only certainty is that we will not continue to live in our current home.

2. My uncertain domestic future is a result of my uncertain vocational future. My department, barring some act of a flying spaghetti monster, will not be offering me funding next year. It is time to kick this bird out of the nest. This situation invites a host of uncertainties. For example, will I stay in Bloomington? If so, where will I live? Where will I work? I've considered staying here, even though it means that I'll probably end up waiting tables somewhere. I've also considered moving to Amherst, MA to live with my friend Kelly Trogdon. I'm not really sure what all my options are. Moving is expensive, so I can't really afford any arbitrariness in my selection procedure.

3. Anyone who knows me knows that in the summers I usually work for a program dedicated to educating precocious youths. Last summer I did not. I took Georgian here at IU. This summer will I go back to the nerd camp or will I take Georgian level 2 or Arabic? No one knows. I have, however, alerted the summer program that I intend to return.

4. In the more distant future is a fairly significant uncertainty. It has occurred to me that I might have options other than an academic career (which might not actually be an option).

Anyway, in case I end up staying here, I am accepting self-nominations for roommates.