So, these are the goals: I want to go to law school. I want to live in New York City for a little while after I separate from the military. I want to study philosophy and religion in-depth (not as a profession, but as a personal interest.).
And this is the plan, in rough draft form: My researches have yielded that there is no such thing as an official pre-Law degree, and law schools express absolutely no preference in a field of study for your bachelor's degree before attending their school. The only requisite is that your degree be in a subject that requires a lot of reading, writing, research and analysis. This encompasses every subject from criminal justice and political science to history to...wait for it....wait....philosophy and religion! Eureka! Alright, so I can study my philosophies and religion, get a degree and pursue law. Now, there's only that damn New York goal problem. Hmmm....what's that? New York University, located in Manhattan, has one of the most prestigious Law schools in the country? WHAT??? That's MADNESS! And what was that thing that I signed up for when I enlisted? The Montgomery GI Bill, which will pay for my educational expenses when I get out of the service? It's all coming together.
Now, I'm not so caught up in my excitement that I am being all starry-eyed about the certainty of my plan. It is just a rough draft, after all. The fact that NYU's Law school is so prestigious presents numerous problems and obstacles: fierce competition, LSAT scores, sky-high education costs, high cost of living, etc., etc. But at least I have sufficient materials to really start moving toward my goal. And I believe I have sufficient time to get as prepared as I can get in order to maximize the likelihood that I will get where I want. So that's good. A HUGE weight off my shoulders...
In other news, I saw my first James Bond movie Saturday night. I liked it a lot. Go see it. If you want.
Then, I went to the zoo on Sunday. Omaha supposedly has one of the best zoos in the country, and I have confirmed that as fact. I was there for, like, five hours and only saw about a third of it. All that animal-seeing made me think, again, about pets. I want one. And I'm not gonna stop whining until I get one. And I can't get one while I'm in the service, so I'll be whining for a while. But I promise I will do it as charmingly as possible. In the meantime, these are the pets I would really like to get:
A rottweiler. We have had three in my family, and they are the most beautiful, eccentric, loyal and strongest dogs in the world. They can, and do, do everything. From sports to search and rescue to visiting sick hospital patients with their owners to guarding to playing to entertaining everyone around them with their screw-ball antics. Here's a couple of cool videos that will make you a rotty lover, if you weren't already. Oh yes, you will succumb. The second one has some disturbing pictures, but it's a really good slide show (ignore the cheesey Christian-rock song. Unless you like it. It's kinda catchy....).
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An octopus. Did you know they are the most intelligent among the invertebrates? They can learn by observation, and they even display individual personalities--some are quite friendly and curious about humans. They are gifted escape artists, and have been known to break out of some of the most secure tanks only to make it over to a neighboring fish tank, break in and feast away! And guess who would win in a fight between a shark and an octopus. Yep, our eight-legged friend would likely be the victor. Ya gotta love that...here's a video.
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A hognose snake. They act incredibly vicious and defensive, but they will almost NEVER bite a human. They will hiss, strike, flatten their backs to look like a cobra, and if that doesn't work, even role over and play dead in order to deter an enemy, but they will not bite. It's just a big reptilian faker. Fascinating. Here's a video (notice it won't even bite for it's food!).
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Playing: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on the Wii
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