My father reassures me that everyone goes through the "What on earth am I doing with my life" panic right before graduation. I believe him, but that doesn't make me panic any less. It's not that I can't think of things that I want to do with my life. There are a million things I want to do. But I don't know which one to pick. My mother seems to think that if I was a 60's rock star all of my problems would be solved. If only it were that easy. Of course if I was a 60's rock star I'm sure she would still be pressuring me to go to law school. I have this feeling that I have to pick a road, and I am scared to death that I am going to pick the wrong one. I know that I can change the course of my life at any point, but how am I supposed to know now what is going to make me happy when I am 40? I'm too young to know that. I'm too young to be entering the real world.

Here is a list of possible occupations for me (some seem more preferable than others):
1. Lawyer
2. Manager of a Hotel Chain
3. Bum
4. Translator
5. College Professor
6. Owner of a Casino (just call me Steve Wynn)
7. Lobbyist (for Medical care? For Tourism? For something else?)
8. Local politician
9. Author
10. Consultant for International Firms

Please feel free to e-mail me with preferences of what I should do with the rest of my life.