How many of you are in college? If so, do you ever second guess your career path and wonder about what you are supposed to do after you graduate?
I will never forget the first big question my roommate asked me the first night I arrived back (I had left the school in 2008 to explore the "College Party" scene for a year). He casually asked me "Dude, what do you do after you graduate? Do you just sell out and become a part of the system?" He's partially joking, of course, but it's a very good question. I've always seen movies and such about people who go adventuring and traveling after they graduate. I always thought that was because they were really into nature. If you think about it, though, once you graduate you have to start your life. That is it. That is where end-game begins. I don't know about any of you guys but to me
that is scary!
So what do we do after college? I've pondered the question quite a bit. What do you guys think? If you are in college currently, what do you plan on doing once you get your degree? If you are planning on beginning college soon, what do you think about it? Have you ever given it a second thought?
Also, for the college graduates here, what did you do? I'd love to hear your stories and get some experienced advice about what to do.
So, this being my first blog, I figure I will introduce myself.
My name is Dustin. I commonly go by Frickincarl or Megalamoniacal online. You probably know me as that guy who was playing like shit on your team all day or that guy who wouldn't stop owning you from the other side. It just seems to work that way, very few like me in-game.
I'm originally from Ohio but, right now, I'm living in Pittsburgh as a student at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. As you can assume, we play lots of video games to pass the time. It's sort of our thing here. I'm enrolled in the Graphic Design program, though. I haven't been convinced yet that Game Design is right for me nor that it is the right career path for me. But who knows? Maybe Graphic Design isn't the right path for me neither. I guess that's the path we take. I've been playing games my whole life. I'm 21 years old today and I've been playing them since I was at least 6, maybe earlier. If you see my "about me", you will find out that my earliest memory with video games was beating Super Mario Bros at age 6. That was a really fond memory of mine and a very pivotal moment in my life. I've been hooked on games and technology ever since.
Currently I've been enjoying some Team Fortress 2 and Champions Online with my small group of friends from Ohio. You can catch me very often on Steam (Frickincarl) and sometimes, but not always, on Xbox Live (Megalamoniacal). I used to play WoW, but it became boring to me after 5 years of play and my friends really ruined it for me. Don't ever let your girlfriend play with your circle of friends, COME ON! Anyway, I'm gonna end this short. It's 5am where I live and I'm out of it. I will be sure to post more and hopefully meet more people. In the mean time, send me a message or something.
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