What an odd little man...

Last night's interview was....interesting? I stood outside his office door, which was completely closed with no lights on. At about 4:32 he came out carrying his coat, realized I was standing there and asked if I was going to let him sit in his office all night. Well? In my world a closed door means do not disturb. I was trying to be courteous in case he was with someone else. Apparently when you are a prof, you get to be as weird as you want with no questions asked. I guess I will fit in well.

So, I sit down and he at least comments that my paper on abstinence-only programming was very good. I took that to be a good sign. He asked about my career goals (and mentioned that I don't necessarily have to have any) and I tried as best as I could to fill him in. I have no idea what I want to do exactly. I have a general idea, but it is hard for me to put it into words. I know that I would like to teach college. Beyond that - clueless.

He also mentioned that my background in development was not very strong. I will be emailing him to contend that health education is development. Hello? How can you consider health programming without thinking of developmental stages? Not to mention I took Human Development and Family Studies, Educational Psychology, Group Processes, Human Development again in grad school....I don't need to list my entire transcript at this point. You get it.

I have no idea which way this interview will go. He was pretty unengaging unlike Tuesday's interview. I did see the paperwork from Tuesday and she has recommended an acceptance. At least I have person on my side.

As I was filling my co-workers in on the interview this morning, our secretary asked if I would go part-time or full-time. My boss is sitting there feeling some apprehension, I am sure. I did say that my initial intention was to attend part-time, but my real intention is to attend full-time if I can swing it. Let me break it down:

• 4 years of coursework for full-time (6 calendar years for part-time)
• A portfolio at the end of the 1st year for full-time, 2nd year for part-time
• A comprehensive exam that consists of three questions (research, theory, and literature) that takes approximately 1 year to complete (unsure how long for part-time)
• Dissertation proposal (unsure of timeline on this one)
• Dissertation (six to 18 months full-time, years part-time)

I am pretty sure I would be on crack if I even considered doing this part-time. I need to commit and do it or I will be over 40 by the time I am done. I would like to think that there may be the possibility of having a real relationship with a real male human being at some point in my life. I don't really see that happening now or while I am in school.

So, right now the plan is to quit my job and go back to school full-time starting in the fall. I should know by the end of March if I am accepted. I will be horribly disappointed if I am not accepted. I am ready to do this. I also can't imagine staying in this area for six years to attend classes part-time. Somebody just shoot me.

That's the report. Now I sit and wait. Maybe I will actually get some work done at work? I've been so focused on completing the application and then doing the interviews that I've been slightly preoccupied.

That's it for now, I think. Hoping to get a five mile in tonight. Haven't run much this week.