The Beginning of a Legacy (Part One)

So this is the update that I have to put in there because I just can't wait anymore to do this. So where to start...hmm....okay so first things. I met with a lady named Nancy Maynor today and we started talking and we were talking about the things that I wanted to do and where I wanted to go after I finished with the internship at NASA and all of that. And we got to chatting about basic stuff, but after we got to talking about me wanting to go into the fashion industry she was informing me that perhpas NASA wasn't the best route to go, which of course I already knew afterward she's like, "Well why haven't you considered going to a fashion school?" and I was like, "Um....I don't know." And really, I didn't know. Because I had never really thought about it. I just thought that people went to regular four year universities because that was the typical thing for a person to do. But after she said that, I was thinking that there's not really a reason for why I hadn't decided to go. And so she was talking and she was telling me that it would be highly beneficial for me to have a place like that on my resume because when I go to submit the resume if it has the fact that I have a degree in English Literature combined with the concept of say the fact that I graduated from FIDM or the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising for those not in the know, then it would make a whole lot more sense, which is perfectly true. So....after we finished talking I went and did a little bit of research. Saw a couple of schools I was interested in and requested some information. So...I'm thinking now that after I graduate in the Spring from Pembroke maybe I'll start in the following Fall at FIDM in Los Angeles or something and secure myself a two year degree in fashion.

Why? You may ask? The idea is simple. The first reason is of course because I want the degree to be able to put on my resume so when I turn it in they know that I'm serious about what I'm doing and not just bullshitting around with their time. Secondly, I just want the information for myself. I mean seriously though. How would that look if I was a Dolce and Gabana party a few years from now and everyone discussing the newest sequinned V-cut cocktail sensation produced by Oscar DeLa Renta, and I'm sitting there looking like a dumbass? It doesn't look very professional to be writing for a fashion magazine and to not have any knowledge of the fashion you're writing about!!! lol. Obviously. So yeah. I just want to get the basic knowledge for myself so that way I can at least sound like I have some idea of what I'm referring to even if I'm a complete newbie!!! lol. So in a sense of the word Monday was like the new beginning of a legacy for me. It's like I'm finally opening my sails towards the wind in the direction that can finally lead me to my life of happiness.

When I told my mom, she was, as expected, less than thrilled. She sees this move as a step backwards, saying that there's no point in understanding why I'd be coming out of a four year university and heading over to a two year one. But of course, she doesn't see why I'm trying to achieve. But I'm trying to make her understand that I don't want to be shoved into a job that I'm gonna be doing for the next 40 to 50 years for no reason. I don't want to be like this lady Alana at my job and only be coming to work for the paycheck. My mom told me that 95% of people that have a job only come there because it pays the bills, and I understand that. And she said that people are extremely blessed if there at a job and actually like it. The way I see it, the only reason they have a job they don't like is because they weren't willing to put enough effort into finding the job that was right for them.