What to do?
I'm one semester away from earning my diploma in child and youth work. I write the word diploma and silently gag. It's a diploma, who the fuck cares? It's like saying that you have your B.A., I'm sry, but it really means shit all. After I get my diploma, I'm now looking at getting my B.A., which begs the question, why? I've been looking at job postings for the past 6 months and consistently see that the amount of pay vs. having your diploma, B.A. and in some circumstances Masters, there is no difference. You can make 30000 with a diploma or with a B.A. It's just the nature of the field and what a crappy field, it is.
I finished up school today for this semester and I'm already thinking about what the future holds for someone like me. I'm feeling that I'm filled w/ little direction and a lack of caring. What are you s'pose to do? I'm looking around at everybody else and I think that we're all stuck in this notion. We get the education and then what?? Is anybody really happy w/ their current job?
I'm thinking that I almost have to take some sort of course to get going. After all, my parentals will continue to pay my rent, if I'm doing something productive and I get them health benefits to boot. Being paid 4000-6000 a year to take courses? Does it really help that much? Especially, when each university course will cost me almost 1000 w/ textbook incl.
I'm trying to figure out what kinda work I can do next year. I'm even contemplating applying to somewhere like blockbuster for a few days of work a week. It might be entertaining to work as a minion for a craptacular salary, plus I could use the free movies. I currently work 12-16 hours a week in Markham. If I bump that up to 24 hours, I could get about 400 a week from just that. If I work some job for 8-10 an hour for maybe 5-10 hours a week, that can be another 40-100 extra change. 500 a week isn't so bad. Maybe, I'll even get bored and find a job in the 'field', but I doubt it. I don't really like anything.
I'm looking at spending more time exercising, cuz my bod needs it. Today, in class, I could barely write, cuz my hand was cramping up so badly. Stupid FMS, curse you!!! Plus, my neck and back are in some consistent pain.
As well, if I started writing more, then something might come of it. I'm pretty good at finding diff. opportunities and maybe one could be a paying gig. I'm thinking that all my knowledge of the entertainment world should come in handy. I'm looking into figuring out how one gets press passes...anybody have any ideas??
The good thing is that come April, I'm gonna have some free time. I'm thinking that I might spend some time up at my 'rents cottage. I like getting away there and find that I can write so much easier there. Combine complete privacy with booze and drugs and it just makes things easier to write. As well, I bring the dog up and we go from a few walks, which helps to clear my mind and decide what I'm going to write next.
Biggest concern is if I don't do schooling or find an extra job that I'll just spend the majority of my week hanging around the house and accomplishing nothing. I don't do nothing all that well any more.
Lah lah,
J
I finished up school today for this semester and I'm already thinking about what the future holds for someone like me. I'm feeling that I'm filled w/ little direction and a lack of caring. What are you s'pose to do? I'm looking around at everybody else and I think that we're all stuck in this notion. We get the education and then what?? Is anybody really happy w/ their current job?
I'm thinking that I almost have to take some sort of course to get going. After all, my parentals will continue to pay my rent, if I'm doing something productive and I get them health benefits to boot. Being paid 4000-6000 a year to take courses? Does it really help that much? Especially, when each university course will cost me almost 1000 w/ textbook incl.
I'm trying to figure out what kinda work I can do next year. I'm even contemplating applying to somewhere like blockbuster for a few days of work a week. It might be entertaining to work as a minion for a craptacular salary, plus I could use the free movies. I currently work 12-16 hours a week in Markham. If I bump that up to 24 hours, I could get about 400 a week from just that. If I work some job for 8-10 an hour for maybe 5-10 hours a week, that can be another 40-100 extra change. 500 a week isn't so bad. Maybe, I'll even get bored and find a job in the 'field', but I doubt it. I don't really like anything.
I'm looking at spending more time exercising, cuz my bod needs it. Today, in class, I could barely write, cuz my hand was cramping up so badly. Stupid FMS, curse you!!! Plus, my neck and back are in some consistent pain.
As well, if I started writing more, then something might come of it. I'm pretty good at finding diff. opportunities and maybe one could be a paying gig. I'm thinking that all my knowledge of the entertainment world should come in handy. I'm looking into figuring out how one gets press passes...anybody have any ideas??
The good thing is that come April, I'm gonna have some free time. I'm thinking that I might spend some time up at my 'rents cottage. I like getting away there and find that I can write so much easier there. Combine complete privacy with booze and drugs and it just makes things easier to write. As well, I bring the dog up and we go from a few walks, which helps to clear my mind and decide what I'm going to write next.
Biggest concern is if I don't do schooling or find an extra job that I'll just spend the majority of my week hanging around the house and accomplishing nothing. I don't do nothing all that well any more.
Lah lah,
J