I've been thinking for a while that although the forum has threads where you can ask advice on specific things (Sex, Relationships, coming out or otherwise related to a non-heterosexual sexuality), or where advice gets offered even when it's not wanted (Venting Thread, Mixed Emotion thread) these are all either very specific subjects, or places where being given advice isn't what a person is looking for.
Also, it's not easy for everyone to make new threads (re: My Problem With Forums That Get Too Big) so having a thread for esoteric advice, where one can ask things without making a new thread.. well, I figure some of us might like one.
In fact, related to both those points, I occasionally have questions that I can't fit into those subjects and can't think of anywhere to ask them...
SO, here is (or could be) a place to ask for or about anything and everything. Educational courses, travel, technical help with computers or programs or equipment, hobbies and activities, anything you need help with!
To start us off, I find myself in a quandary. I've been avoiding attending University for a number of years because the student culture I perceive around further education in this country is.. rather repellent to me. I know that not all students are unpleasant louts, but the further I can stay away from the ones that are the better.
Another problem is.. it would take three years to get a degree in anything. I'd be fucking 27 by the time I finished. I would probably then go on to a masters in Library Science or something, which could be another three years. This is really quite off-putting. The idea of starting my "adult" life at thirty is.. it seems odd. Unbalancing. Off. Unappealing. Etc..
Also; there are issues with funding, but I'm aware that as a "mature" student my age will likely mitigate some of them. They're a factor, but not as big a one as the others I have mentioned.
However, on the other side of this, and what is currently making attending further education more attractive is; I'm sick of feeling stuck in one place, both in terms of my life and goals, and also literally physically. I'm sick of this town and I want out.
I'm also tired of trying to find a basic wage job that I wouldn't hate and just give up after four or fewer months. I want to do something, and spending (possibly) six years to become a librarian is something I could do. It's something I could commit to, knowing I'd have prospects in a field I'm interested in.
It's a big deal, and I'd like advice from people I like and trust, people with lots of experiences and points of view of their own, so please; Advise! Weigh in! Ask questions of your own! Seek the knowledge and sagacity of our peers!
