I have a countdown on my calendar. 35 days until graduation. It's a-comin'.

The draft of my SMP is due Monday. I've written all but my discussion section, and I'm planning to pound that out today. Discussion sections are easy. I'm not worried.

Did I tell you that I found out the date, time, and location of my presentation? That was a reality check for sure. I'm presenting at 9:30 in the morning on the first day of SMP presentations. Translation: no one is going to come to my presentation unless they are very dedicated to supporting me. Perhaps it's for the best. Less pressure.

I've had two phone interviews this week. One was with US PIRG and the other was with Environment America. EA is the environmental branch of US PIRG. I was being interviewed for a fellowship with both organizations, and they were the exact same interview. I gave the same interview twice. It was the same position. I mean, they were different on paper, but the descriptions were exactly the same. 50-80 hours a week.

Screw that.

I've been filling out applications for a lot of child care positions lately. I've been reviewing my priorities, and I decided that I really just want a job that I go to, I work, and I leave. I don't want to work more than 40 hours. I don't want to live for my work. I want something that will pay the bills and not be unpleasant. Most of the righteous "save the world" sorts of positions just aren't like that. They want to pay you as little as possible and squeeze everything out of you. Granted, they're working for things that are often pretty awesome, but I don't want to have everything squeezed out of me.