So what would you do with your life if you won the lottery and could dictate your own lifestyle without worry of financial obligations? I know what I would do. I would travel the country, going from university to university collecting undergrad degrees like they were comic books. I already have one in Communication & Culture and will soon have a second in Telecommunications. From here I would probabaly go for Philosophy, then Psychology, then maybe History or Sociology. Or at least that would be the plan if I had unlimited funds, but I don’t.
So what’s the next best way to stay in school forever? I figure the next best thing is to start in on Grad school with the ultimate aim of achieving a PHD, publish a few books, and of course teach as a professor in the meantime. I miss the discussions about film and social movements from my CMCL days so I will most likely be seeking admission into graduate program in Communication theory.
Here’s where I encounter my problem. Disertations are long, and I have been known to have a short attention span. I no longer believe that to be my problem so much as the question of what will be my focus. Media Theory? Production and Technique? Film Interpretation and Dissection? Postmodern thought in media? I find all these topics interesting, but no one topic sticks out as more so than the others. If only there was an easier way to force myself to choose…
