Decisions, decisions...

So. This is a blog right?

I can just type what I want with the hopes of these words finding the eyes of somebody in the real world?

Well here goes something.

You know, they never really tell you in high school, "Hey, you should probably figure out what you wanna do with your life by the time you get to college."  It's more along the lines of, "Just get to college, then you can explore different things that interest you until you find something that fits you!" ... which in theory, sounds great! In theory. What most teachers and counselors fail to convey to us (me) is that while you might have all the time in the world to find yourself in college, what you probably do not have is the money. If I could hop in the DeLorean and gun it to 2008, that would be the first thing I would tell past me.  "Figure it out NOW JB. Pick something and stick to it." Then I would tell myself to invest in Apple. These iPads and iPhones nowadays are amazing.

It really seems like such an arbitrary decision to make at that age, doesn't it? I want to major in criminal justice! My thought process? "Well, I love Law & Order marathons, so that would be pretty cool to study criminal justice." Well DUH past self, who doesn't love Law & Order marathons? You deserve to be slapped for letting a TNT daytime drama decide your future for you. But at 19 years old, how else am I supposed to choose a career path? This is the quandary many incoming college students face I'm sure, but in my mind I was the only person in the world who had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do. Well, 5 years later, and I finally know what I want to do... pick a major. Yep. That's really the best I can do at this point. I guess I could waffle back and forth trying to see what sticks, but who has the time or money for that? Life is going at 100mph, and I'm in the fast lane going 55. Okay so maybe I won't get a ticket, but seriously dude. Speed of traffic.

So let's try this college thing again. Computer science. Technology is ever evolving, software engineers and IT guys are in as high of demand as ever, and the starting pay is very enticing. What's my real reasoning, you ask? I love video games. Video games. For real? Yep. Well who doesn't love video games you dunce? Great point, conscience. The difference is that I want to develop them. Who knows if it's my "calling"? Is there even such a thing? Those are questions that I should probably just leave alone; I'll let the philosophy majors deal with those issues. As for me: pick a path, and go. Full speed ahead. Note to self: Make awesome video games.

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"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
-George Bernard Shaw