\Set"tle\, n. [OE. setel, setil, a seat, AS. setl: akin to OHG. sezzal, G. sessel

1. To put into order; arrange or fix definitely as desired.
2. To put firmly into a desired position or place; establish.
3.
To establish as a resident or residents: settled her family in Ohio.
To establish residence in; colonize: Pioneers settled the West.
To establish in a residence, business, or profession.
To restore calmness or comfort to.


To accept in spite of incomplete satisfaction.


Yes, yes, I'm ranting again, I know. If you've gotten this far, you'll probably want to skip this post entirely, it don't be very interesting.

I happened to stumble across that job posting today. There are 2 interesting things about this: 1) It's a temporary position, so they may still come back to me. 2) The pay was the same they were offering me, so they obviously weren't stretching themselves too thin trying to get me back.

And yes, I know that those two points are completely contradictory: Why do I care if they come back or not if I know what the real deal is?

I guess the only honest answer I can provide is that, at the very least, it's an option. It's a safe option.

I remember thinking, in my idealistic days, that "I will never settle". Now, more and more, I find myself thinking "I will do this when I'm settled." I guess my former idealistic self didn't think about the implications of 'settling'. Back then, settling meant being in a situation, a job, a relationship, a state of mind, that wasn't fulfilling. I would never settle, because settling meant making do with things that weren't making me happy. I had visions of myself being with some dick, working at a dead-end job, and being terribly unhappy, but being, at least, 'settled'. Oh, the horror.

Hm. I've started this paragraph three times now, and I just keep getting more and more frustrated and confused. I think the initial ranting energy has since faded. If you were silly enough to read this far, I apologize for not providing an accurate conclusion to this rant.