2007 Predictions
At the end of year, everyone, and I do mean everyone, starts doing “year-in-review” and “year-in-preview” posts, I think I will add my own to that growing list.
Predictions
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I think that events on the world stage are going to be hairy in the next year. Iraq, Iran and North Korea all make it very difficult for our country to just hang out. The international view of American’s abroad is not great, so I’m probably not going to be traveling.
I have been putting feelers out, but after feeling not so great about the job scene in the area, I am starting to feel comfortable in my current job. Or at least I had better. Graphic Artist at a liberal arts university ain’t so bad.
I started in my new position at the university in February. In that time I have done well over 150 projects and taken on several ongoing projects, including podcasts for the university, teaching InDesign to students and professors, managing a university-wide calendar, creating a new minor (with the possibility of me teaching/managing said minor).
After the PRSA conference, I have been working with the current PRSA president (half way down the page*) and following Debbie Weil and have been serious looking at creating a little side job out of it.
Starting the second semester of her Ph.D. program, Esther is going to be crazy busy. Her workload and the internal politics of counseling and a Ph.D. program are only going to intensify. Don’t worry. I’ll be supporting her all the way.
Oh, wait, that sounds really bad. No, we are not pregnant. My sister is getting married this summer and Esther and I will be there. I also think that Esther’s sister (Sarah) will get married. The latter wedding will not be nearly as well received as the former. I think that Sarah will get kicked out of her mother’s house in 2007, and really, that can only be for the better.
After i got my macbook, Esther and I have been almost complete Apple users. We both have ipods and apple laptops. I think 2007 will be the year of Apple for the larger Benoit family as well. I want to get my mother-in-law a mac (it will be lot easier for her to use), I want to switch my media center PC over to a mac mini, Esther wants to replace her 12-inch powerbook with a macbook, the powerbook will get donated to Esther’s brother. In other words a complete mac change over.
Speaking of which, I hope that I can talk to Becky (PRSA President) about redesigning the site.