So, to "begin", one must have "place". Currently that place is in Cincinnati, OH working for a non-profit law firm and caring for my fiance while he finishes law school. One year to go!
Given that Cincinnati is not home for either of us, and that I have greater ambitions than making copies for attorneys and barely more than minimum wage, we will be moving on soon.
The question is... to where? That, my friend, is where it gets tricky. Things to balance:
- My graduate school ambitions= joint policy and law degree
- His career needs= corporate/ immigration/ business law
- Family is in Texas= we want to be in Texas
- Starting a family= we want babies while we are still young
Right now we are both gearing up for a lot of hard work. He is getting prepped for his final year in law school and searching for post grad job ops in Texas and the bar exam. I am "studying" for LSAT and beginning applications. In December we will start hunting for apartments with at least some notion of what city we will end up living in (fingers crossed!).
But that's enough of that for now. I'm sure there will be more of it later, but for the sake of balance, I would like to write about something else that's more immediate- BOOKS!
I have been reading a great little series by Aussie author Sean Williams. "The Books of the Cataclysm" is unlike anything I have ever read. Considering just how much I have read, that is actually saying a lot. They are quasi-post-apocalyptic tales whose imagery brings to mind painting by Dali and the Surrealists. What they do with paints and canvas, Williams does with words. Williams not only makes incredibly bizarre ideas seem possible, but actually inhabits them in familiar ways. Many fantasies I read at least border on worn out ideas and themes, but these are incredibly original. If you are a fantasy/ fiction reader, I highly recommend them. In case you are not a fiction/ fantasy reader, I still recommend giving them a try. You might be surprised!
That's all for now. Next time, road trip perhaps?
