If this blog has been heavy on the fluff then I don’t apologize because its purpose has been to be well rounded, and lately my focus has been football. However, stay tuned. Bar angst is bound to rear its ugly head ever so soon. If I sit and think about it, now might even be perfect. Now is not a good time.
The truth of the matter is my silences come and go with my moods, and then there’s this small nagging question stuck in the back of my head. If I pass and find an awesome job, what happens to all of this? A few months ago I would have said it’s all or nothing. Today?
Last month I started teaching Spanish. I used to include my blog and personal website in my signature in emails. It’s a signature I’ve used for over a year, so I didn’t think anything of it. I already had two students and was about to meet a third; then out of the blue the third sends me an email saying that he was sorry, but that he wasn’t going to be using my services because after having read an entry on my blog, he disagreed with my views. He therefore no longer wished to meet. The content of the entry really isn’t important. What surprised me was that he didn’t give me a chance. He assumed I would bring my opinions and views to a Spanish lesson, and it was just so startling.
Naive much?
Needless to say the links are gone, but I feel as if a part of my integrity is gone with it. Believe it or not many of the posts on this site do have some effort behind them. I do enjoy the snark, and I revel in my opinions because I believe beyond everything else that it is important to be able to think on your own. Followers, on the other hand, are just that, lambs with no purpose other than to be raised, groomed, fed, and bled.
If and when I pass the bar I still intend for this blog to be around. It might have to become more serious. It might have to go incognito. I just know it’s my place. Whether I talk about Irish football or anime, or my undying love of all things Whedon/Veronica Mars and the law. I just can’t decide on one thing.