I’m sad to see Jenn go. I’ve been following her blog since I started writing on Diaryland close to 7 years ago. I’ve been missing from the blogging world lately and usually just kept up with her writings on Livejournal, so I didn’t see any of the comments that made her decide to shut everything down. I do remember the comments that were left when she was pregnant with Alyssa and they were appalling. Bullshit or not, I can’t believe anyone would say the things that were said about her and her family. Sometimes I’m blown away by how unsafe the internet can really be no matter how little you say about yourself. I always assume that I’m safe because I don’t really willingly give out too much information about myself except for the name of my college.
I submitted my application for graduation last week. It’s so weird to think that I’m in my first semester but I’ll receieve a diploma this spring in the Scopist program. That’s only half of the course I’m taking but I will receive a certification and get to walk with the graduating class. And I’ll be able to do editing work in a court reporting firm. That would be amazing because it would be good money, and I could get my foot in the door with an agency before I even start my internship.
The only thing that could go wrong is if I can’t hit the speeds I need to pass. I love everyone in my class, I enjoy the work and I’m excited as hell about practicing and learning more. The ideal career has been out there for me the whole time that I was discouraged about my future. That really amazes me because I was very depressed about where I would end up in life.
One downside: it’s ruining my spelling. I want to write everything out phonetically.
