So, I'm looking for a little hive-mind advice and input.

I am reaching a point in this whole schooling thing where I should probably pick a major, and I have no idea what to pick. My creative heart wants to continue to do creative things, especially now that I'm getting more and more authoritative validation that I'm kind of a badass at it.

However, a big part of this going back to school thing is about trying to get better, steadier income.

Complicating everything is the fact that I find almost everything interesting, and when I set out to learn or do something, I usually wind up being able to do it VERY well.

Anybody have any thoughts or input they might want to throw out on picking a major?

And no, I have no idea what I want to do for a job or career, other than what would be perfect is a job where I get paid very well to just be awesome and me, but I realize that's probably a bit out of reach.

Sean,

does your institution have a career services office? Sounds like you need to have a couple of appts with staff.

I think they do, although I'm not sure how full services are over the summer session. I'll check on that.

Clearly your future career should be Professional Bad Ass.

Professional student would have worked for me. Not helpful! I found every class and subject interesting and would happily have completed multiple programs. They did at some point give me a very long involved test that ranked a large number of professions as to whether I would fit. (education people would know what this test was) It wasn't a test of being good at math, but whether you had the personality that was similar to successful mathematicians. (no, me not mathy)

There was only one that was in the top category and bunches in the next one down. Of all things it was R&D manager. Many years later I ended up being the interface between end users and programers because I could talk to both. It wasn't far off.

Maybe look at what the class requirements are for different majors? That's how I landed on the major I eventually graduated under - which classes sounded most interesting.

Epic and le nubian have good advice. I'd say go with what you love, but that is probably not the most practical of answers.

Drew, I'm so sorry. It sucks for you to be losing any time on your trip.

That's one of the things I'm doing to think about it - going through the majors at the colleges I might transfer to and looking at the required classes.

New back problems kept my internet time to a minimum. Extreme pain triggered by lying down or sitting with back supported. Started Friday night. Got one to two hours sleep a night From Friday night to Monday night. Urgent care prescribed high dose ibuprofin, which was useless.

My primary care finally had opening Tue. The doctor with an opening prescribed muscle relaxant and some sort of non-nsaid anti-inflammatory. Was finally able to get to sleep in a chair, as long as I used cushion to make sure only my lower back was supported and nothing touched upper back or neck or head. Good thing: that long with that little sleep was sending my blood sugar up. My doctor commented "your blood pressure is way up an your heart is racing. You are in pain, man." My response is "I thought my describing my pain level as 9.5 conveyed that."

The wisdom of Allie Brosh again:

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Sorry you're going through this, Typo. And sorry that the medical establishment isn't a little better at responding to 9.5 (Seriously? IBU? For 9.5? Seriously?) Really hope things are moving in a positive direction from here.