“Let’s throw some stuff at the wall and see what sticks.”

In hindsight, the version of me from roughly a week ago who wrote those words probably did not have what happened the following week in mind. I have, at this point, written a total of four different “second” blog posts. Each post starts with a topic I want to talk about, and then quickly peeters out as I grow unsatisfied with the prose and begin nitpicking the flow of the writing.

In May of this year, I graduated from the doctoral program at the Frost School of Music. This completion of a doctorate has been a goal for over a decade (since I was an 18 year old percussionist at ECU). It feels good to see “Dr.” placed unironically in front of my name. It feels earned and it feels satisfying.

…but…now what?