Idle and waiting
I finished my term at SAA on Friday, and it was really rather bittersweet. Of course, it's always nice to wrap a term up, and this went really smoothly. But I now have no work, indefinitely. I haven't found anything yet for 2007, and don't expect much to be forthcoming before the new year, this being the holiday season. No work means no income; I could write more for PG but even if I wrote something everyday, it still wouldn't be a living, plus I usually prefer to save my Paypal funds for online purchases.
This really puts a cramp on my holiday mood. It's hard to see sales everywhere and hordes of shoppers when you know you ought to be saving. There are about a million things on my wishlist, not to mention some expensive necessities. I can't even think about saving up for my PhD now...
Oh well. I guess I'll try not to think about this too much for the next couple of weeks, and hope for a better 2007.
Ok, let me leave you with the most memorable of the photos I took in China. This was taken at the Longhua Martyrs' Memorial Park in Shanghai. If you click on the picture you should be able to see everything much better, including the staff's obvious puzzlement that I would want a photo of the ticket office. But who wouldn't want a photo of an award-winning window?
