Decision, Decisions.

I’ve come across an issue that nobody but myself can help me with. For anybody who knows me, I’m a better critic and motivator for people who AREN’T me. But I will get to that in a minute.

I just went for a run around the lake at 11 PM. I learned two things during this run.

1) Don’t tie your shoes too tight because your feet get awfully tingly and sleepy while you’re running.

2) Don’t gasp for breath if you’re out of it, using your mouth in the manner of a blowhole, and keeping it wide open as such. Florida has gnats. LOTS of them. I think I got one in my eye.

So now onto my bigger problem. This is something that my boyfriend, Jenna, and my parents have both known me to wrestle with. I’m STILL having a problem picking my major for when I go to UCF. What, ME? Not knowing my major? Shocker. And for those of you who think this is due to some incompetency or a slacking of some sort, it’s not. The problem isn’t that I don’t like anything in particular, the problem is that I like TOO many things, and greatly so.

I have three MAJOR interests. Science, art/design/marketing (I have full rights to clump those all together), and horses/animals. I already have a business degree and by July i will also have a marketing degree. Count that- it makes two degrees. So I’m heading into UCF for marketing to continue on for my bachelors. That makes three paths. I’m not even counting all the other things I wanted to do before.

I would die to be in the science field. I’m the most inquisitive person in the world, and honestly, who else do you know who reads/watches/stalks anything having to do with science on their own? Jenna doesn’t count. I would love to make a difference in the world and study everything.

I would also die to be in the marketing/design field. I love creativity and art, and am quite creative myself. Unfortunately my sister got EVERY ounce of art talent, and she’s more talented than 99/100 people. I am actively pursuing marketing because I know what I feel needs to be improved in marketing and advertisements, I know how to effectively reach an audience with an idea, and I’m also learning how to design (thanks to Shane’s endless amounts of books from his school). I know I would be good at marketing- it would be fun, and there are lots of different areas and opportunities to dabble in.

Horses and animals. This is my TRUE love. Horse trainer was HIGH on my lists of things I wanted to be when I was younger, and so was a veterinarian. People always told me being a horse trainer was not fun and alot of work. They also decided to tell me that I wouldn’t make alot of money. I’ve trained horses. I know. They are a handful but I enjoy every second of it. I would trade money to do something, ANYTHING in a field with horses. I was deterred from being a vet when I was younger because of the fact that I would most likely be euthanizing alot of sick animals, and it would probably break my heart. And it would. I would think about every animal that didn’t make it. While I would learn from my mistakes and move on, it would still eat away at me. I realize this now. I care too much to be a vet, if that makes any sense at all to anyone other than me. I am also in love with wild animals, and that varies from big cats (my major one), to wolves, to monkeys, to snakes. No spiders though.::edit- I realize that spiders are arachnids and snakes are reptiles…. not animals per-say. BUT you catch my drift:: I’m adamant about that. Being a wild life observer/saver/scientist would totally rock my socks. Really, anything in the animal field would make me happy… unless it involves cows and farms. Seriously people. I might be in love with horses but I don’t like any other farm animals. I don’t like pigs. I don’t like chickens. You won’t catch me dead on a legit farm. I don’t mind taking care of my own horse, and mucking out his stall etc and so on and so forth but I will NOT clean cow poop. No way in hell. 

So I am left with this decision. Do I finish in Biology, which will take a year longer? Or do I finish marketing which is only going to take me a year and a half more, and I can work on my masters, while having my business degree and marketing degree?

Ever heard of right brained and left brained? Yah, well conveniently I’m both and I’m really not kidding about that. And therein lies the problem. Anyway , as dire as it might sound, I don’t need to stress about it for another month and a half.

On another note: Have you ever seen two giraffes fighting?!?! I was watching this show on animal plant with uncut animal footage, and these two giraffes were smacking the heck out of eachother with their heads! I’m talking full on concussion style! They bent their neck wayyyyyyyy to the side and swung full force- it was like watching someone throw a medicine ball. Really hard. Apparently they are very docile creatures until it comes to mating season. Watch it. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=C7HCIGFdBt8

ALSO!!! I managed to sell my iphone. I’ve had 4 people ask me already why on earth I’m selling it and the answer is simple. Apple just announced that they are releasing a 3g iphone. Yup, that’s right, all the gloriousness of my current iphone but it’s going to be FASTER. MUCH faster at that. So I’m reverting back to my old cell phone and pre-ordering it as soon as I can. It comes out next month and I’m EXCITED! Such a dork I am. The money I get from selling this iphone is paying for the new one. Conveniently.