21 June 2007

Victory

I graduated with my masters in museum studies last Saturday. Joy. May I never know the misery of a thesis project ever again.

I've not been myself since I started writing this thing last fall...and to prove it, here is a list of things I've lost in the last 10 months:

1. 12 lbs.

2. the screw that used to hold on the rear fender of my car (and paint in three places)

3. $40K

4. a Some Crust Bakery travel mug

5. my patience

Of course, I've gained some things as well. I tried to list them, but it wasn't funny--so let me just say this: I feel very blessed. Very loved. Very supported, encouraged and believed in. Thanks to anyone who has listened to me talk about learning theory or community collaboration or exhibition design. Thanks to everyone who came to the Europa show. Thanks to anyone who touched a cockroach at the Science Center last summer. Thanks to anyone who admitted they'd never heard of the Oakland Museum even though they've lived in the East Bay all their life. Thanks to the La Brea tarpits and the Hall of Health and the subway car they displayed at LACMA when I was a kid. Thanks to farmers' markets. Thanks to whoever organized the public pillow fight on Valentine's Day.

And more personally...thanks to my parents and their social liberalism (which is surprisingly not at odds with their moral conservativism). Thanks to my blind grandmas and my work-weary grandpas. Thanks to my stylish sister, and thanks to my ADD brothers. Everything I've learned has its source in all of you.

I love my job.

5 comments:

Renee said...

Well...it may not have been funny but it certainly did make me cry (not that that's a hard thing to do). Congrats Courtney! I'm so proud of you!! Wish I could have been there for the graduation :)

Unknown said...

Proud of you Courtney! Way to go on the Masters.

Amy said...

Congratulations Courtney on graduating and finding a career and a job that you love! V. impressive!

daveghax said...

hey congrats on graduating. i really want to go back to school to get a masters in creative writing. but the thought of creating a giant something to prove that i've learned something is a huge turnoff. way to muscle through.

and nice blog, btw. me gusta.

dave

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