Inactive for a While

Inactive for a While

Hello all. Sorry I haven't posted much lately. Lots of things happening in the world these days, chief of which is the recent disaster of Hurricane Katrina in the Southern part of the US. I've been glued to the news for several days just watching how things unfold. Needless to say, my Liberal Arts-induced angst seems to pale in comparison to the very real and concrete tragedies that have happened due to the hurricane and I just haven't felt like writing anything lately.

Also I start a new adventure in my life next week. On September 10 I will take my first step in a classroom in 12 years as a degree student as I enter the American University weekend master's program in Public Communication. I am a bit excited but also nervous. I have been out of school for more than a decade. I feel that my study and classroom skills may be a bit rusty. Hopefully I will do OK.

Most of my classmates are like me -- working professionals in their 30s with significant work experience under their belts seeking to either move up in the field of Communications or are working adults in another profession seeking to shift their career focus from another area to Communications work. I fall a bit in between, as I already have the technical skills used in Communications -- desktop publishing, some writing and editing, graphic design skills, web development, etc. What I lack is serious training and exposure to content development. Hopefully this degree program will narrow that gap. And it doesn't hurt to boot that it's a master's degree. So for those of you who are late bloomers like me, it's not too late to get your graduate degree. I waited 12 years before I started my program. And I don't feel like my 12 years in the job market was wasted time. In fact, I feel that working for that long only made the decision to go to grad school that much easier in terms of solidifying exactly my reasons for going.

We shall find out as I go along with my masters program how often I can update the blog. I AM working a fulltime job, and juggling family life along with the masters program. And add to that making a serious stab at learning guitar really well :-) So you see I got a full plate.

Anyway please continue to read the blog. I promise to update it as much as I can and hopefully the new changes in my life will allow for some interesting writing.

The Liberal Arts Dude