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From November 2006
What I Want to Do With My Life
I went and listened to Michael Spooner talk about his artwork from
Treasure Planet. I have not seen the movie but after the show I really
want to. The artwork was amazing. During his talk Michael talked about
people who would go into animation, people who loved art. All my life, I
have loved art. I have discovered that if I do not have a creative
outlet I will go crazy. However, I am not that good of an artist, I know
and accept that. I know that I will never be able to just sell my art.
Even if I was the best artist in the world the art world is incredibly
difficult to get into. This is why I have had so much trouble picking a
major, and why I have continued to worry about it. The thing that I
really love is art, but I know that I can’t have a career in just art. I
know it, and my mom has mentioned it more than once. I know that money
is necessary for future livelihood, but I don’t believe that it should
be the sole, or even main reason, to choose a job. I actually do not
really see myself using my degree in my future as a career. I imagine
that it will more than likely be a hobby, or a side job for a little
extra money, or possibly as a volunteer service for my church, I don’t
know. But what I really want to do does not require a major. I
eventually want to be a wife and a mother (this is the abridged version,
there is more involved) and there is no mothering degree. No I am not
here for my Mrs. Degree either. I am here to get a quality education,
because I believe that education is important. Education is the
cornerstone of our society and I would like to get the best education
that I can. I would also like to take advantage of this opportunity, a
paid for chance to do what I want and learn what I have always wanted
to. Besides the core classes, and the classes for my major, I am taking
any classes that look interesting to me. This is my plan for now. I had
been thinking about this for a while but hearing Michael talk about his
job helped cement it in my mind.
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