Turning on an old light in an abandoned room

It seems forever since I last wrote in here. I'd like to say I'd forgotten to, but that's not exactly true. I've simply had nothing really to say since my life is so much at a standstill. Or rather was. Well in many ways it still is. Still no real job. I've substitute taught a very few times. I've a pile of applications though, albeit half-heartedly. I've not really been looking for a job since I've been trying to decide whether to go back to school. Also I have a trip coming up this summer that I must take, and thus have avoided getting any sort of job I might like to keep. The likelihood of getting the summer off as a new employee is dubious, so I'm postponing the job hunt for now. There will always be time for job hunting later I figure.

As to my summer trip, well right now all I know is that it begins in Lille, France, where I shall be meeting up with a visit to my father who has been waiting rather impatiently since the spring of 2006. I'm quite horrible at meeting up with people, as my best friend will attest to since the last time I saw her was fall of 2006, right before I went off to grad school in England. She lives a mere 30 minutes drive from me. It really is quite sad that I'm so terrible at getting together with people. It's something I'm trying to change, hence the trip to France.

In the meantime, I'm trying to teach myself a little French, do some research on prospective grad schools, and trying to figure out what it is I want to be doing with this life. Not the easiest of tasks.