Tomorrow I’ll move an important step closer to pulling away a bit of the mystery that has been surrounding the blog and my life. I’ll be going on an important interview. Should everything work out, I’ll finally let the cat out of the bag and let you know what my employment plans for the next year or two are.

Why the secrecy you ask? Primarily it’s because I really want this to happen. I really, really, really, want this to happen. And this has caused me to be a bit superstitious. I don’t want to do anything to jinx this. More so, I also don’t want to announce it to the world and then have it fall through. Being this close and having that happen would be a blow that I really don’t want to take. So, for the moment, I’m keeping things under wraps.

Beyond that, on Thursday, Drea and I fly out to Chicago. The next day, at around 2.00pm or so, I’m taking the big walk. I cannot say how excited I am to see Chicago and the University again. And most importantly, I’m super excited to finally be graduating. I wish I could have walked with most of my friends last summer or spring. Still everything has its season and I’m quite happy with how things have worked out.

Sorry for stretching out the cliff hanger of Thursday’s post. I found out early Friday that all grades are in and I will be graduating! The relief of this is tempered by the latest news on Dre’s dad. In order to prevent the infection in his foot from spreading the decision has been made to amputate his big toe. This is what is known as a metatarsal amputation. While it is drastic, the other option are even more so. So we are hoping for the best. The operation is tentatively scheduled for Monday. That will be followed by healing time and physical therapy.

So this Thanksgiving will be especially eventful for the amount that (hopefully) we will have to give thanks for.

Things are very tense! I am one grade away from graduating and I do not know if that grade will be delivered in time. I just found out that I got an “A” in my photo course. Which rocks, and means that I got a 4.0 at the University of Chicago for Spring Quarter.

However, my Language in Culture grade is still not in. And if it does not get in, I do not graduate. I’m just a wee bit tense over this, as a lot is riding on that grade. Or rather the graduation. Which is riding on the grade. So I guess the first statement was right.

Things with Drea’s dad are also complex right now. To attempt to sum it up in a sentence or two would be a mistake. There is going to have to be surgery. We are waiting to learn how radical it needs to be.

Still waiting to see if my prof’s get the grades in. This is really frustrating.

Also we had to take Dre’s dad to the hospital for problems with his remaining foot. I’m not sure where this is going to go this time.

There is job news, but I’m not sharing until things are a bit more official. There’s still a number of contingencies at play.

Thesis -> Done
Language in Culture -> Done
Photo and Film Theory -> Done with a near heart attack (I forgot to attach the final… everything is cool now as far as I can tell).

My last Chicago paper is in. Its all but done. Lots to share in the days ahead.

Lots I say.

But for now… sleep.

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