Rant

There are moments before a days end where I will think about the one question a high school guidance counselor is suppose to ask - So, what do you want to do for a living? Thinking back on that question, I don't actually recall it. It was more, "So, Dat. What schools did you have in mind?" Maybe Mr. Walgreen, who was not only the best guy in the world and our Junior class advisor, but also, my guidance counselor just thought I already had a direction? And maybe there is a percentage of 18 year-old, high school seniors that do.
For me, it wasn't even until May 15, 2004, the day of my college graduation, that I actually thought about 'making a living.'

Throughout high school and my undergraduate career, I have always been drawn to the social studies and the humanities categories of study - History, English, Humanities and Sociology. And like a liberal fool, I pursued these interest without giving much thought about life after GWU. A practical path would probably have led me to a masters in Chemical engineering working for some cosmetics company trying to find a formulae to cure male baldness.

However, before I left GW, I did manage to discover hints of joy in the process of creative writing. I wrote short stories, award winning plays, screen plays, horrible poems and a few decent non-fiction essays.

So What do I want to do for a living?

Good question. But like a good reader and an out-of-practice, mediocre writer - we have already reached that conclusion.

Write.