An epiphany

Lately I've been thinking a lot (and I mean a lot) about my major(s) and future career. To and fro I've gone, considering well over a dozen different majors (this is one of the curses that comes with being interested in so many things, but I'm still of the opinion that the blessings make it worth it :)). Heck, I'll even list them for you, in rough chronological order: Classical Studies, Family History (Genealogy), History, Linguistics, English Language, Graphic Design, Political Science, International Studies, Music, Media Arts, American Studies, Mathematics, Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Geography, and Bioinformatics. And of course I've considered well over a dozen careers to follow those majors. All this time, I've felt like I have a mission in life, something to accomplish, and that's what I have to seek out. You can call me crazy (I do :)), but that sense of something greater than myself is what drives me. A passion for following one's dream, you could call it. And so while I realize that any of the above majors are great, and I could undoubtedly get a good career in most of them, I hadn't yet found The One (or at least recognized it for what it was).

So, having spent much time in confusion and back-and-forthedness, I decided yesterday to ask God. I'd done so before, of course, but never really seriously -- just as an aside. Yesterday I sought him out and got my answer. I know there are people who don't believe in answers from God or even in God himself, but I also know that God did answer my prayer. Oh, are you waiting to find out what the answer was? Maybe I'll just leave that until next time. :) Just kidding. I'd been thinking about doing both English Language and Computer Science, which would have me graduating in 2009 or so, but I realized that I just need to do English Language. Why? Because I'm going to get a Masters of Library Science (MLS) degree and become a librarian. That's all I know so far, but it's the perfect job for me and will be a nice complement to my on-the-side writing.

On a related but somewhat tangential note, I visited our library's publication lab today. It's a small area of the library with shelves containing all of the Writer's Markets you can think of, plus a lot of other helpful information on getting published, including submission guidelines, contest info, and much more. I think one of the best parts, though, is the lab assistants who can look through your work (writing, art, and perhaps music too but I'm not sure) and help you find good markets to get it published in. And no, I'm not of the "Don't end a sentence with a preposition" persuasion. :)