My last core class requirement is an intro geology class. It's a bit tedious at times, but I really do enjoy it. The planet is so old, it's crazy! Check out this timeline I found on Wikipedia:
We, along with Genkis Kahn and Jesus Christ, are somewhere in that little pink part all the way to the right. I'm fascinated with this vast swath of mysterious past as a setting for mythology. Not just religious and scientific creation myths, but practical and fantastic myths of all sorts. I'd like to create new myths, or better yet: expose the ones we already believe but don't yet have a language to talk about.
Can I join you?