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[saltydog]

I'm thinking of switching to metal working. Why?

- there's a demand for skilled workers. Skills I'll get from metal shop. such as welding.
- the pay is good for those kind of jobs
- I have experience in factory/constructionesque settings
- I spend too much time on the computer as it is and metal working is good exercise.
- I've taken all the prerequisites for both integrated media and the shop courses so I won't have to go back and pick up classes
- I'll still come out with a BA, which means I can still run off to japan or wherever and teach english if I want to someday.
- As much as I love computers and the fun things I can do with them... I find it more.... engaging to actually make things with my hands rather than feed commands into a machine and it then proceeds to do everything for me.
- my parents will get over it eventually. hell, my dad would probably even be happy.
- It's totally hardcore, man.

why not:

- ugh. paperwork. switching majors will involve stupid amounts of paperwork.

though I may be able to do like... a double major kind of thing, if I take all the intm classes and fabr classes I need and not have any electives...

or maybe I'll drop out and go to college and actually start earning some money.

something something...

just throwing possibilities around now.

I don't think I've ever actually asked people to comment on my lj but I'd really like to know what you all think. any advice is appreciated...

Comments

[android-rin.livejournal.com]

I thought OCAD doesn't do double majors?

Well, this is what I think, metal working is a hard labour job, so if you don't mind getting worn off a lot, and like that type of setting, and absolutely like it a lot, I say, why not? Can you see yourself doing it for the next however long? It's just very labour-intensive, but besides welding you could also make metal sculptures and furniture, so there are different parts to it, I guess. Switiching majors is the annoying part (with the papers, and switching courses, etc) but it's better to do it earlier than later (if that is what you really want to do). As for dropping out... well there are other places to study. As you know I dropped out, and am not regretting it. I suppose you just have to listen to your gut (although a lot of times guts are very quiet and then they're not when you don't want them to be...) Yeah... I guess that is all I have to say for now =)

[myr3volution.livejournal.com]

For all the complaining I've done about hating my previous hard labour jobs, I really don't mind them. they keep me busy and focused and I feel like I've accomplished something at the end of the day. Definitely more than I can say for a day spent sitting at a computer.

the thing is that I can't see myself sticking to one thing for the next 30 years or so. and I think there's more variety for people with skills such as welding and forging and whatever as compared to website design or movie editing. though I may be completely wrong about that.