My Future and Why I Hate My Drains, Part X in a Continuing Series

[debka_notion]

My drains are evil. This time it's my toilet. I tried plunging it- no help. I tried waiting and flushing again, and plunging more. No help. Just decaying toilet paper. Called landlady to get a plumber. Am thinking I ought to maybe acquire horrid toxic unclogging chemicals and try that. How does one use horrid toxic unclogging chemicals?

But in any case, I was talking to Steve about my future a bit, and the fact that I'm thinking of applying to JTS's mechina program (aka what they push as the "I'm not sure if I want to be a rabbi or not, but I want to check it out" program). Her response was "Isn't that a big step towards the rabbinate?" And well, it could be. And I guess I could do a lot of what I want to as a rabbi. Just not the scholarly side of things. And it would be so much darn Easier to figure out applying for. But- I really like the academia thing. Although I'm utterly unsure of my potential as a lecturer. It's just so frightening to figure out the selection and application process for PhD stuff. That really frightens me. I really, really am intimidated by that aspect of things- not the actual work involved. The rabbi track just seems so much more established. Why can't I want to do something that's laid out like that? Eeep.

Comments

[tirerim.livejournal.com]

Mostly, you pour the toxic chemicals down the drain and wait for them to do something. Some of them aren't suitable for toilets, though, so check the label. There are also bacterial and/or enzyme things, like Rid-X, that are less toxic, but take longer.

[shirei-shibolim.livejournal.com]

Some of them aren't suitable for toilets, though, so check the label.

And if you have a septic tank, definitely don't use any such chemicals.

[skyblue-dreamer.livejournal.com]

Although I'm utterly unsure of my potential as a lecturer. It's just so frightening to figure out the selection and application process for PhD stuff.

I totally know how you feel. Ph.D. programs are really competitive, plus the idea of having a Ph.D. at the end is strange and intimidating.

[shirei-shibolim.livejournal.com]

Would you care to be put in touch with someone who's in rabbinical school with the eventual goal of academia? I think he'd be a good person to help you decide whether this is really for you.

[debka-notion.livejournal.com]

That would be really and truly lovely of you. AKA, I would be very appreciative if you could do that. Thanks.