Issues

I really have some issues I need to deal with.

For one, I'm in terrible physical shape. I feel blue and lethargic all the time and am even getting a bit aggro, as I'm wont to do when I'm not getting exercise. I got in a shouting match with a bus driver Friday afternoon.

In part I blame Morehead City, where I spent the summer. I wasn't exactly in Olympic condition in May, either, but it got worse. It was so hot there that I was in no mood to exercise. Early on I did take long walks on the beach, but that got boring. And since I was only going to be there for 10 weeks I didn't bother to set up a full kitchen, so I ate a lot of unhealthy retaurant food.

The other issue I need to deal with is money. Living like a college student sucks, even when you are one. I have some retirement savings, but now is not the time of life to be spending that down, so I need to live within my current means, which are drastically reduced from the days when I had a real job.

I've thought of getting some programming work on the side, which would be possible but problematic. My skills are now pretty outdated. I could probably deal with that by working toward certifications in some new tools, but every time I think about it I just want to put my head in an oven instead.

Is there anything else I could do to make a significant amount of money in the limited free time I have as a grad student? Probably not.