It seems like life comes in fits and spurts of complication and lately, despite having a lighter load minus school work, I’ve been swamped. Part of it has to do with soul searching. It seems that I always have some new obstacle to tackle, even when some other areas fall into place. Perhaps things never get settled or content. Maybe when they do human nature makes us kick up some dirt and cloud the waters.
Right now I’m deep into the quest to figure out what I want to be when I grow up and with 30 less than 9 months away, I’m feeling the pressure. Teaching still keeps coming up as the top contender. I’ve been one to give an honest go at things such as writing and being a DJ. I may not have been the wacky morning zoo guy, but I did land a respectable DJ job at a corporate alternative station and I have been published a few times nationally. Neither is amazingly impressive nor would I be called the “King of All Media” but I have done enough to say I gave it a “go.” So now the last step is teaching. I will not rehash the old horror story of my first experience, but lets just say I have unfinished business working in education and I’m not ready to admit defeat just yet.
The other thing that has been on my mind lately is my SUV. I’ll be careful not too go off too much on the thing, because I may not be able to afford to get rid of it. I have just been driving a lot more lately and with gas expected to reach $3 a gallon by summers end, I’m really getting hit hard. It isn’t a gas guzzler by any means, but if I get the chance to trade the thing in for a manual Civic that gets nearly 40 MPG, then I will do it. Wish me luck, because my wallet and my conscience makes me regret ever buying the thing. I would hate to think my lifestyle is contributing to our actions in the Middle East, but the truth is every last one of us depends on oil to live the way we do. Personally, I just feel an obligation to suckle the OPEC teat a little less these days.
Right now I’m deep into the quest to figure out what I want to be when I grow up and with 30 less than 9 months away, I’m feeling the pressure. Teaching still keeps coming up as the top contender. I’ve been one to give an honest go at things such as writing and being a DJ. I may not have been the wacky morning zoo guy, but I did land a respectable DJ job at a corporate alternative station and I have been published a few times nationally. Neither is amazingly impressive nor would I be called the “King of All Media” but I have done enough to say I gave it a “go.” So now the last step is teaching. I will not rehash the old horror story of my first experience, but lets just say I have unfinished business working in education and I’m not ready to admit defeat just yet.
The other thing that has been on my mind lately is my SUV. I’ll be careful not too go off too much on the thing, because I may not be able to afford to get rid of it. I have just been driving a lot more lately and with gas expected to reach $3 a gallon by summers end, I’m really getting hit hard. It isn’t a gas guzzler by any means, but if I get the chance to trade the thing in for a manual Civic that gets nearly 40 MPG, then I will do it. Wish me luck, because my wallet and my conscience makes me regret ever buying the thing. I would hate to think my lifestyle is contributing to our actions in the Middle East, but the truth is every last one of us depends on oil to live the way we do. Personally, I just feel an obligation to suckle the OPEC teat a little less these days.
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