Really long time, no post

So shortly after the below post, I fell back into a depression. Not sure why, I think it was just reflexive. I've crawled back though, and spent all weekend doing administrative tasks towards applying for tenure-track positions that start in fall of '07. I'm working with a list of 28 positions, not all of which will necessarily stay on the list. But it is nice to feel like I have options. No one job has to come through.

I also broke through the psychological barrier of sending off packets to schools. I sent off three over the weekend, and while I still suspect that my papers are crap, at least I am getting used to the idea. So hopefully it will get less scary when I get around to sending them out to the heavy hitters...