Whooo our newest painter/drawer.

Do you do any work on the computer?

Lol Sainath? Way before my era but it's still a little running joke between the older members.

"RIP Sainath"

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so I hardly play Runescape now days, I've been doing a degree in computer science, the more I think about it the less I want to pursue a career in that field, I guess I can see my life mapped out if I followed that path and it doesn't sound fulfilling to me personally. I really love music, I play/practice guitar multiple hours every day, I would love to put out an album some day, even if it's just some stuff I record by myself and put out on the internet for 5 people it's not about becoming famous, more about getting to a point where I can express myself and perfectly execute the music/ideas I have in my head eventually. Also would love to go to Wacken, a metal festival in Germany.

Why not do a little degree/certification in music? Not classical formal training, but maybe a school where there's more a modern style of teaching. If they don't have them there you can study abroad maybe for that while.



Since I'm from the Bay Area and live close to the Silicon Valley, I've been influenced by the tech scene here. I think we have an innovative culture and a lot of thee people think big ideas. I've had lots of classmates who are jumping into it here and it's kind of inspiring--it shows how reachable it is if you have the guts. I think it's incredible to create technology to make life simpler or more advanced for people. I'm no engineer or coder by any means (I took a computer class as part of my required curriculum in 8th grade), but I'm always inspired by things around me. I have a penchant for envisioning ideas, but I never had the technical background. So I've always thought about connecting with those who can.

Just for example...while we drive home, why don't navigation systems tell you what roads on the way are jammed by an accident or roadwork? We follow the same route everyday and already have technology that allows us to simply mutter the word "home" and our cars can direct us, but the voice should be able to notify us or automatically suggest another faster route, if it is. Sometimes these simple ideas make tons of money.

When I first started college one of the reasons I went for a business degree was because I thought it would teach me how to start a businesses off of these. It turned out I was pretty wrong, because I learned that I should rather be focusing on hard skills such as engineering or programming. Business deals mostly with management science and it did little for me when I knew I had an idea I could build on but had nothing to show for it.

So after 2 years at community college I decided to get the associate's degree for business and then change my major, since I already finished most requirements. Now before you get confused, all the ideas stuff is just a part of "what drives me." I never considered very seriously of pursuing engineering. I was never strong in math and disliked and did horribly in that programming class in 8th grade, so becoming a doctor seemed more realistic. From high school to now, I'm actually realizing more and more how unrealistic becoming an MD would be. I read more about going to medical school and I came to some consensus--that my desire isn't strong enough to trade 10-15 more years of my young life for more education on top of undergraduate work for it. However, I'm still in the same general direction, just now veering off into a more specific path.

Gratefully after a third year at community college, I got accepted to some schools to study kinesiology/human physiology, which is a good major for a stepping stone to health professions. As an athlete for most of my life and a health and sports science enthusiast (more on that later), it seems like the best for me right now. I have a personal story from the past where I wish I had proper medical care for injuries but didn't, and it hampered my performance in additino to my health in general, so that partly inspired me to pursue the health field too.

I envision a different, improved future when it comes to people taking care of their health...people are becoming aware of the atrocities of the food industry (I'll speak for America only here), old myths of exercise and physical education at an early age, better tabs on what to do and what not to do (such as how harmful idleness can be)...athletes are becoming more knowledgeable on how to improve their performance...nutrition, supplements, more advanced and targeted exercises, advanced technology in apparel/shoes...list goes on. My professional emphasis for my upcoming study is physical therapy...and some of the reasons I chose that is because I don't think I can handle surgery (after reading a book about it as well as the extra years of training), and I want to physically work with athletes specifically, unlike a family doctor or sports doctor that refers out specialists.

All in all I want to do something significant and not end up another tombstone. I want to do something important and not be forgotten. I don't want to work for the man and take a dead-end or stagnant job, or be confined to a salary and a typical 9-5, etc.[/spoiler]

Simple answer is I don't. But I'll answer.

I concur that it's adventure-y. I've grown up experiencing the same characters (in quests) and want to stay with what happens. Same principle to why we play games like GTA?

It's simple, easily accessible. Not to difficult to figure things out in the game and still enjoy some complexity.

Another huge reason is it's good to socialize on. RS has lots of activities you can do with other people and talk. It can be relaxing.

You get to choose what you want to do with your character. Lots of freedom and part of enjoying a game is being able to do what you want, enjoy any aspect of it and not get too bored of one thing. A big part of this is there's always something new, so unlike a game like Call of Duty, there'll always be fresh content.

cool. if it's not in cambridge then it has to be in merriam lol.

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Girl Meets World...because I was a fan of Boy Meets World k.

Only ever stuck with a handful of TV shows. Also watch The Cosby Show and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air on TV when I was younger (probably others I can't remember, too). Got into How I Met Your Mother and then Breaking Bad when I got Netflix. HIMYM is still my favorite show ever probably though, minus the last few seasons.

Welcome.

Good to have another rap fan.