Looking for my Gig...
Look, I was never too good at high school. I mean, the place was just plain boring. Geo, Bio, Calculus, History – they all were really boring. And I felt really sorry for my teachers because they all seemed to be nice people. Sometimes, they looked more bored than me. And that’s the problem with school, at least in my opinion. I never got to do what I wanted to do. And teachers were stuck just teaching facts and numbers. Now, I don’t mean that you should only hang out with friends, suck on slurpee straws all day, push each other around in the hallways, and throw food around in the caf – although these were very memorable times in my high school life. Geez, I’ve got nothing against Louis Riel, Gregor Mendel and Pythagoras, even though they’ve doomed students to their endless babble. These cats were the superstars of their day, and they became stars because they were doing their own gig. They must have loved their high schools. They wound up doing exactly what they wanted to in life. And they loved telling everyone about their stuff. And they made a huge difference in the world. That’s what I want to do – make a difference in the world. But I can only do that by doing my own gig. I mean, if I’ve got to go to high school to learn, I should be learning more about me. When I think about it, high school’s more about filling my head with other people’s gigs. I left high school no smarter about me than when I walked into the place. And I loved many of my teachers. And that’s my point. I needed to leave high school with a better sense of who I am and what I can offer the world. Somebody once told me that I was a pretty good artist, but my high school art program was minimal, and I still have no idea how that could have turned into a career. I loved to socialize and hang with my peeps, but I’m not sure how this turns into a meaningful life and career. So I’m one of those Gen Ys trying to figure out what to do and high school didn’t do a heck of lot to help me out. But I can solve a quadratic equation or explain photosynthesis. Or at least I think I can. Okay, I have no idea what I’m talking about. Back to my Star Trek DVDs. That’s original Star Trek.
I’m still looking for my gig in life. And you know what? I think that’s okay.
Look, I was never too good at high school. I mean, the place was just plain boring. Geo, Bio, Calculus, History – they all were really boring. And I felt really sorry for my teachers because they all seemed to be nice people. Sometimes, they looked more bored than me. And that’s the problem with school, at least in my opinion. I never got to do what I wanted to do. And teachers were stuck just teaching facts and numbers. Now, I don’t mean that you should only hang out with friends, suck on slurpee straws all day, push each other around in the hallways, and throw food around in the caf – although these were very memorable times in my high school life. Geez, I’ve got nothing against Louis Riel, Gregor Mendel and Pythagoras, even though they’ve doomed students to their endless babble. These cats were the superstars of their day, and they became stars because they were doing their own gig. They must have loved their high schools. They wound up doing exactly what they wanted to in life. And they loved telling everyone about their stuff. And they made a huge difference in the world. That’s what I want to do – make a difference in the world. But I can only do that by doing my own gig. I mean, if I’ve got to go to high school to learn, I should be learning more about me. When I think about it, high school’s more about filling my head with other people’s gigs. I left high school no smarter about me than when I walked into the place. And I loved many of my teachers. And that’s my point. I needed to leave high school with a better sense of who I am and what I can offer the world. Somebody once told me that I was a pretty good artist, but my high school art program was minimal, and I still have no idea how that could have turned into a career. I loved to socialize and hang with my peeps, but I’m not sure how this turns into a meaningful life and career. So I’m one of those Gen Ys trying to figure out what to do and high school didn’t do a heck of lot to help me out. But I can solve a quadratic equation or explain photosynthesis. Or at least I think I can. Okay, I have no idea what I’m talking about. Back to my Star Trek DVDs. That’s original Star Trek.
I’m still looking for my gig in life. And you know what? I think that’s okay.