Anal-retentive habits and long-term goals

I am so anal-retentive that I looked up "anal-retention" and "anal-retentiveness" to make sure that neither of those were terms.
I am so anal-retentive that, when surfing the web, I carefully go through websites so that similar topics are open in neighboring tabs. I am currently writing this post in a tab sandwiched between two different ESPN pages, and it irritates me that I didn't open a new tab instead. Bother.
Anyway, the point of this post was not to belabor my over-attentive consideration of minor (but annoying when not carried out correctly) details. I meant to write a few notes on goals and plans for my future, jotting them down before I forget - another aspect of my anal-retentive character, actually. I HAVE to write down important notes to myself for fear of forgetting them later. The number of emails I've sent to myself, only to read an hour later... I don't know that I'd forget that I need lettuce within 60 minutes, but I'll write it down anyway, just in case.
But I digress.
I've been re-thinking my future goals. I've been planning a career in journalism for quite some time now, but I must admit - I don't read any newspaper regularly, nor do I tune in to the nightly news. Could it be that I am not actually interested in the news? That I'm pursuing the wrong profession, and will look back upon my time in college as a complete and utter waste? Or am I on the right path, but just being lazy?
Hence, the goals - I plan on reading The New York Times regularly for as long as I can stand it; I will try for an internship at The San Diego Union Tribune; I will attempt to write for The UCSD Guardian. And if this doesn't excite my interest, then I will conclude that journalism isn't meant for one such as I, and pursue the editorship of something else - probably a fashion magazine, or something related to pop culture and fashion.
I've always wanted to do something with my life, to be something. I've envisioned myself as first an investigative journalist, then managing editor, and then perhaps the executive editor of a news station or newspaper, but what if I've only seen this for myself because of lofty and foolish ambition? What if my personal enjoyment, which is so crucial to my work ethic (I can't do something well if I can't enjoy it), doesn't manifest in the news?
Let's just hope I didn't put this off for too long. I don't care so much about disappointing others (family, for example) as I do hurting my chances for future happiness and success. One life, as far as I know.
One life.