So this marks the “official” end of the first week of no more undergraduate classes–ordinarily, my last day of classes in a week came on a Thursday, and today is the first Thursday after final exams (though admittedly my last paper wasn’t due until this past Friday). Grades are in, my name appeared on all the graduation lists, so it is officially done.
Bachelor of Arts, History and Anthropology (2005), Master of Arts, History (2011), Bachelor of Science, Political Science (2021).
It is weird and surreal and at the same time very lowkey and normal, considering I am still working full time at the same place I have been since I started this last degree program and will be at least for the time being (will update on that if something changes). After the stress of the last few weeks of the semester, I’ve been spending my off time largely trying to get my head back on straight and decompress. Once I’ve managed that is when I’ll be able to really plan for what comes next, at least in the near term.
A few things are probably in the works based on some things that I’d like to get done and some musings out loud to friends.
- Podcast or stream based around worldbuilding–possibly both in theory and modeling worldbuilding practices for both fiction and gaming purposes.
- Return to the edits on Lost and Found, since that’s what it needs. I’ll tweak cover art and the like once the edits are done–or if I find I need a break from said edits.
- Planning a TikTok that will possibly be related to a future podcast. This will involve reading STRANGE HEADLINES (probably historical ones).
- Get podcasts planned and scripted–I’ve got Wait That Was News? and Fictionalize This! as two that I want to get off the ground
- Get my writestream schedule back in order
- Revisit some old projects, assess what I’m going to tackle, get organized
This is just a sampling of the stuff that I’ve got coming down the pipes, but first I’ve got to strike that new balance. The last time I finished an academic program, Awakenings happened. I don’t think we’re going to see something quite like that in the near term, but you never know.
Sometimes, things just happen.