There's not a thing wrong with "just technical school." And as for "you gotta get a college degree to be anything in life"... Nuts! My college friends who went into the trades are all retired now, with good incomes. One did belong in college, and is just about to get a masters degree in literature. He certainly wasn't worthless without a four year degree. Retired at 55, then built a $450,000 custom house, covered the costs of going to some of the best universities... I'm still working and don't ever expect to retire. Can't afford to.
For the most part, a college degree means you have demonstrated you have enough discipline to go through a four year program and finish it (as far as the job market is concerned). Masters degrees are what really get you somewhere, and sometimes aren't enough.
Mind you, I loved college, and wouldn't trade that experience and learning for anything. I have a degree in anthropology, and another in English literature, with over 60 post graduate units. College has enriched my life immeasurably.
But I also love working with my hands and having something finished, tangible at the end of the day. Most of what I know in this I learned on the job or through my own research. I wouldn't trade that for anything either.
No office chair? GREAT!
I was an employment counselor for a while, and one of the important things we taught was this: You sleep 8 hours, so you have 16 hours a day awake. You're going to work for eight of those hours. Don't waste half your waking life doing something you don't like.
I'd just say, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." Keep learning new things and new ways of doing things. The world changes, and the world of work changes.
Wasn't it Aunt Phil who said that he learned it was better to do what people *need* than what people want. Wise words. Keep them in mind.