I'm restless already. Having graduated no more than two weeks, I'm already dreaming of a doctoral dissertation- one that I can easily do here at USF, which would serve absolutely no career purpose other than to keep me from being restless and to put my brain to some use (other than trying to guess who the murderer is on Law and Order). Previously, my dissertation ideas were, well you could say, less than a good fit for the School of Education. But I think this new one pulls directly from it. I'm even pulling out the old textbooks from previous courses in the PhD because I think they're relevant. Gracious!
There's a part of me though that feels as though I should get a useful degree- or at least put the economics degree to use. I am applying for that world bank job and we shall see what comes out of it. I am still doing quantitative research for my department. Or get a professional degree like law or clinical psych. Except I find myself returning to academe. I like thinking about frivolous topics like equality, rational choice, subjectivity, phenomenology. There's just so much to learn you know?