The BirdBrain's Nest

School's at the point where it could occupy every waking moment just to keep up. But in the Big Scheme of things (as in following God) it doesn't really even matter. A couple days ago I talked to a EE Grad student who says he usually spends about 2 minutes reading each lab report he has to grade. Most students put an hour or more into these reports. Depressing, huh? Often I want to get caught up in school, but then I'm reminded that I'm not here on Earth just for school. It may be part of what I do, but it shouldn't consume every waking moment. This is all rolling into the heaviness that has been on me lately. When I graduate I don't really want a typical 40-a-week job, yet I don't think that my dream job would be a reality. The general job direction I'd love to go has crappy pay and hours and may not provide a ton of job security. It's frustrating how the future can be so set in stone yet so unknown.

It all is coming down to doing either what I have a passion for or doing what is safe.