Travaillerai pour la connaissance

As I sit here alone, bored, and poor, I can only hope that the phone rings or I get an e-mail. You see, only a month ago I was employed. I was a student, a senior, the real 'big tuna.' My employ was the pursuit of the infamous 'A.' Now I'm just a "graduate"--whatever that means. I never knew that breaking into the career world would be so difficult. I guess it's through my own lack of planning that I'm here now rather that out there. I never really thought past my last exam to any significant degree. School then career, that was my plan.

So here I am. Debt riding me, plans tugging me. Of course, this is not to say that I don't have the advantage of wise mentors and family urging me along. Still, this reality isn't all that encouraging. "Chalk it up as a vacation," people say. "Take some time for yourself. You've worked so hard." I think I've had all the time I need. My free time has turned to a burden. The only freedom I seek now is that of an honest days work in my field, Emergency Management.

"Bah!" I hear you all say it. After all, work sucks right? I guess I don't have the experience to know that yet. Really though, how can it? At work you can use your mind to accomplish something, anything. At home, I read, watch foreign indie films, look over the newest blog entries on the Consumerist and Gizmodo. Beyond those things, home life sucks. Sure, my job now is getting a job. Yea, real tough work! Difficult as it is, to this point that job is thankless to say the least. I find myself filling up my other time with the most trivial things. Most recently, I've spent quite a bit of time learning about nuclear physics on my own accord. Why? Don't ask me! I guess I just need to keep thinking about stuff, whatever kind of stuff.

When it comes down to it, beyond being a mere mechanism to control my boredom at this moment, this blog might have one more use. In the past, readers have helped me decide on a career path, sort out personal issues, etc. Maybe today everyone can comment on what got them through this time in their lives? I know for a fact that most, if not all of you are older than I and have dealt with the same hurtles I am faced with today. How did you guys go from career bound to career found?