So it's been a day of surprises--the real estate investment I got at the library was surprisingly by some Filipina lady, the prospective roommate I thought was Bangledeshi was actually Dominican, and the program I thought was only full-time also has a part-time incarnation. So the most attractive time line is now to teach for a year all by itself, then enroll in an SAS certificate program for two years before taking another year off and then doing a four-year stint between APing or coaching and the PhD on the side.

But more to the point, I really need to get back on my comics and my poetry... Have I left it more behind than Alric his arts? Hard to say, and most likely--he's at least been trying.