Complaining

Hey everyone. How are we all feeling this week? I feel pretty good after the workshop on Monday night. I am glad to know that everyone enjoyed my piece. When I first had the travel essay in mind, I knew I was going to write about my honeymoon. It was recent and fresh in my mind. I just hope it did not bother anyone because I know I talk a LOT about me being a recent newlywed, it is just so exciting! *exclamation points* Haha...I hope you are reading this John...

Anyways, my blog topic for this week is really going to be me complaining a little bit. I know...I know...I do this a lot, but that is just who I am especially lately because I feel like there is nothing I can do about a lot of this. And like my grandmother always said, "If you are going to complain, fix it. If you can't fix anything, do not complain." Back to blogging. I guess I feel a little lazy recently because I have had a few moments of pure and frustrating realizations. Number 1: What am I going to do with my English degree from Oakland University? Number 2: Am I ever going to get a job? Number 3: Will I go to graduate school and is it even worth it?

Well, let me attempt to whine a little but first about number 1. The best I can say is this: my options are totally open to do anything. A Professor told me recently that English degrees are a great thing especially now because English majors and degrees can write, read, and comprehend a lot better than most. He even added that most people in college do not know even how to write a well-constructed sentence, let alone an entire college paper. Do I believe him? Maybe just a little bit...

Now with number 2 it is a little bit more of a difficult question to answer than the others I have posted. And that is simply because no one can get a job right now, especially in our great state of Michigan. I only say this because I know from experience. My husband has literally put in 249 applications online and in our surrounding living area and he has not gotten one phone call for an interview. Let me make this clear: NOT A SINGLE ONE! And these places claim they are hiring. Why do they even bother putting a "Now Hiring" sign on their windows, doors, or post something online if they are simply not doing anything to hire anyone??? I was complaining about this to my dad the other evening and he says it has something to do with taxes. (For example, the next time people go to vote in Troy, they have a proposal going right now to keep the Troy Public Library open. But, the down side is, homeowners would have to pay more taxes a month in order to keep it open.) I am not one hundred percent what taxes have to do with it, but I am sure there is an answer.

Number 3. Well, again, that is still up in the air and it could go in either direction. I feel as though I have the grades and etc. to get into graduate school, but would it be worth it in the end? My adviser told me recently not to apply to graduate school with the hopes of finding a job afterward because the statistics are horrible in my favor. I feel like my BA from Oakland won't even be worth much, but that is just me complaining.

I apologize for all of this complaining, I just feel it all as to be said.

See you all next Monday.