Why I Won't Become a High School Teacher...

So…I haven’t been getting into Graduate programs. Lets face the simple fact that, I probably will not be getting into any particular school this time around. Even though I am 3 for 4 on rejection letters, I have given up hope on getting into Michigan and have decided upon a newer plan.
Actually, this does not mean the end. It is so funny how success equates progress in our culture, that my life must be over if I do not get into Grad School. All of sudden because of little setbacks I must now get a real job and settle into some sort of domesticated life. Maybe get a job, where I actually have to work and forget my silly little academic ambitions. I gave it a good try (make a fist and now make a hook movement with it a la 1950’s style) but now its time to make some serious goals and get a serious job. What if I don’t want too?
I am just not ready to commit to a job that begins to molds me, where I might spend years working for the betterment of a company only to leave with nothing. Yes, they did pay you, and you might have a fancy new computer because of your salary, but after you leave, there is nothing. Nothing that you can claim as yours, no life defining moments. I would much rather work at a coffee shop to earn money, while still doing academic research (for a degree or not), than be financially secure in an typical job. Its an investment in myself, as in spending time to develop myself, rather than blowing time working to be financially secure.