New Advisor No More

Yesterday was a pretty disappointing and upsetting day. Early on in the day I got an email from my soon-to-be advisor that he no longer wanted to advise me. The reason being that my former advisor told him that although he permitted me to search out a new advisor, he wished that I would continue on with him. Consequently, my soon-to-be advisor did not want to cause any tension in the department and no longer wished to advise me. Ahhhh!!!! I would love to continue on with my old advisor but no money exists to do so. He doesn't have any assistantships to pay me and doesn't have any research funds to support my research. If I chose to stay with him, I would have to leave the university anyway to seek out full-time employment in May. The result of all this was a drama filled day and me without an advisor. What this means for Lara and I: I have until May to find a new advisor or a full-time job. Hopefully, something comes through by then. At the moment I am quite frustrated with Academia and looking forward to getting out but that could all change once the tension wears off. Although this isn't by any means what I would have chosen, it does leave many exciting possibilities open to me. I do have a good education and you never know what opportunities are around the bend. I will be sure to keep everyone updated.