art, dentistry and happinessposted Nov 19th 2007, 6:20AM
Mood: Anxious
Music: I can't decide by the Scissor Sisters
God I hope I get into dental school on December 1st. That would make life sooo good.
I love art. I love illustration. I love fantasy. I intend to keep doing all three for a long, long time, but I'd never make it as a professional. I'm only decent to begin with, but skill aside I just don't think I'd be happy working in the field. I'm better off with something reliable that I can still enjoy. I think I'll be happy as a dentist anyway, caring for patients has always been in me, its in my blood. I like to be the guy people come to when they need care. At least as a dentist I'll be able to have that and still do my art.
When I first applied to dental school last year (and didn't get in) I just did it because I was scared of what would happen if I didn't have a job or school to go to after graduating. If my cousin hadn't been doing it too I probably wouldn't have gone through with it, but after a year of trying to see myself as a dentist and after 50 hours of dental shadowing (following practicing dents around and watching them work), I really think I can enjoy it as a profession. Its artistic, medical, quite pleasant.
Thats why December first is a big day for me. Its the day I found out if I got into my state school, UNC chapel hill. Its the day I found out if my dental school future is for real, or if I'm still foundering in the dark. If I get in on December first I'll have 9 months to devote to fantasy art before I show up for my first day of class, and since my grades won't matter next semester I can just do the art I want to do.
Anyway, I just wanted to write all that down somewhere, and this gave me a chance to play with headers and footers for my journal. I need to work out some CSS code too, but that'll give me a headache since I'm useless with code, so I'll do that some other time (or get my sis to help me).
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