more of the same

 NorKor captured a fishing boat and has been firing shots near the S. Korean border.  I wonder what they think they will gain from this other than attention.  Negative attention. read more

El_nor moved away from me.  Boo!  But it's a good move for her professionally.  I guess that it what living in a college town is all about-- watching your friends move away.  I wonder if I will be here forever only to die in Shands Hospital? 

At least T&A are back from a trip. 

Situation 1:  Tomorrow I must decide whether or not to start taking Turkish.  I think I will use my lunch break time for class--plus the benefit is that it is offered through my department, so no cross-departmental wrangling.  It means no lunch break (no lunch dates) unless I want to take time off--maybe.  More work.  More shit to worry about and think about when I try to leave town for a bit.  But, if I am serious about self-betterment and trying to get some sort of USA.gov type job someday, then learning a strategic language couldn't hurt. 

What would you do?

Situation 2:  This woman at work, who is my superior (not Boss A, but friends with Boss A), and for whatever reason seems to have taken a shine to me, emailed me a job listing.  Its for more responsibilities/ a lot more pay in a different section of the University.  I wonder why she sent it?  I don't have the required amount experience, but I'm flattered she would think of me.  Then, I second-guess myself;  Is my boss trying to get rid of me?  Is this a subtle nudge?  Why do I take every little workplace email so seriously-- like its some sort of mind-game?  Is this is the result of having worked in Japan?  So I guess I should just apply? 

What would you do?