The Tedious and the Terrific

My life is an even split these days between the mind-numbingly boring and the delightfully exciting.

Boring: Transcribing endless interviews. Sitting with headphones on for hours on end, typing.

Exciting: Getting paid for said typing. That's pretty good.

Boring: Reading reams of dull sociology texts

Exciting: Finding that one nugget of information that makes all the tedium worthwhile. And contemplating my dissertation. And going to lectures. And meeting new people. It's just all good.

Boring: Not having enough time to spend with my friends.

Exciting: Spending time with my friends. That's what it's all about at the end of the day.