These things I do

Almost every time I speak to my Dad he asks me "What can you do with your degree once you're done school?" and then he makes a joke somewhere along the lines of my BFA allowed me to get a job where I ask "Do you want fries with that?" where my MA will get me a job where I can ask "DO you want cheese on that?"...supportive. It's like I have to constantly reassure him that my decision to take out a student loan, quit my job(s) and move to the states was not done in haste and that I can (most likely) get a job with a master's degree in photo preservation.

Being on my own a lot lately has made me think about a number of different things, one of which involves recognizing and understanding this sense of jealousy I have towards people who have found their true calling. For some of my friends this calling is art, music, food, law, urban planning or even turn of the century woodworking tools, I however feel as if I can't stay interested in something long enough to really invest my time, money and love. Then I got to thinking about the things I am truly interested in and realized that I am doing the right thing by being in this program (even if I can only get a job where I have to clean out a deep fryer every week) and that I kind of do have a calling, in some sense. I might not be saving lives or making headlines but if the work that I'm doing at my internship is any indication of what I can look forward to as far as a career then I am content.

How deep.