Living is easy with eyes closed

Today marks a new chapter in my life.  I feel as if my book has way more chapters than average.  I tend to be one of those people that likes things in theory, but not necessarily in practice.  Either that, or I don’t think practically about what I will do with said things.  I have a degree in Music.  I definitely don’t regret this one bit.  I can analyze the crap out of a piece of music, and I can often identify the composer of a classical piece I hear on the radio.  I sing a mean art song…but I don’t know how this translates into the real world.  I love the art, but I don’t love the business.  I’m not very competitive.  By making it a job, it becomes not fun.  I don’t necessarily think that chapter of my life has been fully written, but it is on hold right now.

So I finally decided after much thinking and pondering and worrying that I might try to apply to Vet school.  I have been down this road before, when I was much younger and not as serious.  I have several years and so many classes behind me at this point that I thought maybe I was up for the challenge.  I am encountering some difficulty with prerequisites that is causing a bit of frustration.  I don’t have the proper prereq for the class I am taking as a prereq.  You would think with all of the classes I have taken over the years, I might have accidentally happened upon the correct class…but no such luck.  So I am waiting to hear back from the professor.  We will see what happens.

I have been talking a lot about Haiti lately, and while I encouraged people to donate to whatever organization they see fit, I couldn’t find the right fit for me.  I knew I wanted to donate to an animal charity because so many others are donating to the people and the animals need help too.  So, during my daily click on The Animal Rescue Site, I discovered that every purchase goes not only to feeding shelter animals, but a portion will also be donated to relief work in Haiti.  It is win, win, win. (An Office reference…)  I get a great book bag made from recycled plastic and a fun new water bottle, and they get my funds and support.  Oh, not to mention that the bag was made by women from Conserve India, an organization on the cutting edge of both environmental issues and women’s fair trade.  Then I found out that they requested to follow me on Twitter!  I am so excited.  I totally respect them and what they do to help the planet.

I think that awareness is great, especially when done with a positive attitude. Which brings me to the next subject.  I came across an article about a website this morning that I don’t feel very good about.  The premise is Adopt a this dog or he will die.  (Note:  this is just a link to the article.  I haven’t visited the site yet and am not sure if I plan to.)  In case you are curious, the site is dogisindanger.com.  I already know that there are far more animals in the world than people who want to give them homes.  I don’t need to see their sad faces to remember this.  I would honestly adopt them all if I could, and since I can’t I should probably stay away from that site.  It is an extreme tactic to solve a horrible problem, and I wonder if people will take notice.  It is easy to let yourself forget about all of the injustice in the world, and maybe looking it in the face will cause change.  I hope so.

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