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Think long and hard about getting married - Anon

It seems a few weeks and another continent have the opposite thoughts on my friends and family. Only two weeks ago, I could have been presented with several brides. This week, there were very obvious checks of my ring finger and the above ‘advice’ from a couple of high school classmates who shall remain nameless.

The above nameless classmates also told me that another classmate of mine’s marriage is an anomaly on the marriage scale. I’m not sure this is true, but two fellas telling me to ‘think long and hard’ doesn’t bode well. Of course, I know that ‘long and hard’ is a given when taking such a step. However, I’m optimisitic and confident that two rotten-ish apples out of a bushel is not what someone should guage their prospects on. I am clearly not them; they are clearly not me.

So, I continue to ply the astrolabe to my life and plan travels even though I have no idea where or when my next job will materialize. Thus far I have applied for positions in Qatar and Athens. I plan to apply for positions in UAE and Bloomington, IL. The job market is pretty tough for a semi-experienced guy like myself. Often, universities will post jobs just to satisfy statutes even though they have a part-time employee or candidate already in mind for the position. I don’t know this and still apply to get a short letter or nothing in response. So it goes.

Until then, Oberon and deep thought.