Sam, your character arc reads similar to my own. Thanks for putting yourself and your experience (and emotion) into this write up. It gives me peace of mind to know others share both the haphazard education -> career lineage and the existential concerns which maybe are part and parcel with said lineage. FWIW, I was a budding pen and ink illustrator when "desktop publishing" was tipping past "expensive novelty." Love the write up - thank you again, sincerely.