Cover Letter Mania
So, I've been sitting, staring at the computer for the better part of the afternoon staring at the necessary and desirable criteria for the scholarship I'm applying for in an effort to write a cover letter for my application. And, so far I've gotten two sentences or so written. Neither of them are very good and its driving me crazy.
I'm sure its one of those things that if I could just get myself started, I could bang it out and at least then I would have a first draft. I think my problem is that I just don't know where to begin. I'm wondering if that isn't true, but I'm trying to got not get bogged down in a self-psychoanalysis of whether or not I really want it or if its just something that I'm doing because it doesn't really matter. The process of begging for money is something that I will be doing as an academic for the rest of my life (outside funding for research is something that brings prestige to your institution as well as something that makes you look good so that when the people in charge say, "Who should we give tenure to?" your name pops to mind.)
So, right now I've decided to take a break, blog (obviously), flip through some stuff and listen to some tunes. Hopefully, I'll be able to empty out my skull and then I'll be able to focus on the task ahead.
