Thoughts, Photos, and General Madness

Oh so wrong, but oh so right. I did not make these, just found around teh interwebs….

It has been since December since I have posted anything. That is insane! So much has happened.  School has been an ongoing adventure and as my friend Jen remarked from her own experience, the first thing I have learned is how little I really know. I’m glad to be done this first semester, most definitely a transitional one. But I know feel more focused and more certain that I have made the absolutely right choice for me by going back.

More updates soon…. after finals!

There is a sort of calm that has come over me as I prepare for school. Sure, I have the stress of a million things to do before the semester starts. But there is one thing I now have that I am not sure I have ever experienced in my life. A sense of direction. Lots of people go to college without a firm idea of what they want, which is fine, part of the experience of college is to broaden ones horizons and be exposed to things you never knew were possible. This is dangerous for someone like me who has enough curiosity about EVERYTHING to never really focus on ANYTHING. The result being that I never get anywhere. But now that I have been accepted into school a lot of the doubt and indecisiveness on which way to go has dissipated. No more are the hours spent thinking of doing this or that or the other thing, no more is there confusion about what I want. I know what it is that I want and now I get to do it. AMAZING!

Most people don’t really understand why I would want to major in philosophy. They look at it as a bunch of wordy nonsense to study and get a nearly unmarketable degree. But this pursuit isn’t for “the man” and in what manner I want to sell my labor in the future. This is about knowledge, this is about using my mind to its fullest. A life is defined by more than what we can do for a career and an education is more important than simply gaining marketable skills. I think that the fact that this ideal is so often neglected is sad. There is so much to learn. I can’t wait to start!