Out of the Blue

Got a call this morning from a place where I’d applied for a TT job. Really small town U with grad students. Never heard back. Turns out they’ve changed the job to emergency one-year with the possibility of converting the person they hire to TT if s/he works out, or will do another search next year. Would I be interested? Back in for three jobs. Phew. Two of them guaranteed to totally screw up any plans I might have had for a vacation and visit with a good friend, but one with the possibility of eventual tenure. Off to prep for interviews! BLEAARRRRGH!!!

And no, I’m not really complaining. Just kind of … amazed at my life since March. Not rollercoaster — pinball machine. The kind where balls drop down and go out of play, then all of a sudden, you’re playing three at once!