I've hit a point in the school year where I feel absolutely no motivation for anything anymore, and it's awful because the courses I'm taking this semester have been substantially harder and come with a lot more work. I really began this semester thinking I was going to get a 4.0 for sure until I decided to switch my major which led to a rearrangement of my entire schedule. I ended up with good and bad professors, and the bad ones happen to be in the courses I struggle more with, so that's unfortunate. If only I could withdraw out of chemistry but it is a required course for my major so we're powering through it. This is making me question if I even want to stay on the pre-med track anymore because I know it is such a long road ahead. This time last year my biggest problem was figuring out which college to go to and now it's deciding the career I want to have for the rest of my life and I'm still the same age as I was last year. I turn 19 in less than 2 weeks but I feel like I've been 18 for so long. What was the big deal in turning 18 anyways? It just means that I can leave the parent signature line empty on forms and I guess that just makes everything more convenient. Also, tomorrow I have to sign up for summer classes and my advisor has been absolutely no help to me at all. So, I'm deciding on signing up for this course called "Apocalypticism in Film." What could that possibly be about? It sounds super interesting though, and also I heard you get to watch movies in that class, although the only downside is that the class ends at 9pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Yesterday I watched Ken Jeong's Netflix comedy special and it made me think about stand-up comedy a lot. Over winter break I watched this Amazon prime series called "The Marvelous Ms. Maisel," and it peaked my interest in the art of stand-up comedy. It fascinates me how the comics are able to start on a topic and end up on something completely unrelated yet it seemed to flow so seamlessly. I've also noticed that there is a fine line between what is considered humor and what is offensive. The ability of these comics to come up with content that is both relatable and relevant yet also can appease to sensitive audiences is beyond me. I realize that something that most comics have in common is that they usually tie in a lot of their content to experiences in their life and most of them are pretty self-deprecating and quite sad but I guess you can't really offend yourself if you're the on saying it? Can you? I feel like stand-up comedy much like working in Pixar animation is another one of those blind dreams I have. But honestly, what's stopping me from pursuing those things? I mean Pixar animation, I guess I would need to learn how to draw first but comedy? I think anyone could make it work somehow.
Sincerely,
Megan
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