Christie talked me into taking a 3-D art class at school with her this semester. (You can all blame her.) Having to fulfill the requirement, I took the class and now have fallen hopelessly in love with sculpting, building, nailing, gluing, sawing, plastering, and creating things. In love enough that I’ll be talking to my advisor tomorrow about the possibility adding art to my study program.
Which will add another element to my major that, on paper, will make me about zero dollars as a grown-up.
My Major Program:
- Reconciliation Studies:
- A semi-academic area of study which focuses on fixing all the broken relationships in society. We look at ways to eliminate racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism, economic disparity, and all the other problems in our world. Pretty lofty, huh?
- Spanish
- Still undeclared, but I am receiving a Spanish-major-like education.
- Art
- Are you kidding me?
Why couldn’t I have just stuck with Biblical and Theological Studies like I was so committed to as a freshman? At least I would have been able to get a low-paying, un-luxurious, but at least stable job when I left college. But darn me and my freaking mind and damn passion to avoid staying in the lines at all costs.
Hey, at least I’m paying loads and loads of money to learn things that excite me instead of paying loads and loads of money to be stuffed inside a box and rolled down a banal track until I’m old enough to retire, right?
I sure do hope so.
Wish me luck.
(P.S.: This is totally and example of a Thing That Holds Things that I don't like.)
I wish you immense luck. And hey sometimes non-boxees are the most famous of all!
ReplyDeleteThis is overly optimistic, but I too, have a similar academic track and thus, support you whole-heartedly.
this is why i'm dating you.
ReplyDeleteyes, yes it is.
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