tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post7446780243556158719..comments2024-03-26T05:24:56.783-04:00Comments on TWITARDED: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?Snarkier Than Youhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10797449606526868507noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-72544599470351332482012-04-15T21:01:12.836-04:002012-04-15T21:01:12.836-04:00My senior year in high school I wanted to be an OB...My senior year in high school I wanted to be an OB/GYN... until I trailed at a clinic for a day. Too many vaginas for me (I think I just really wanted to deliver babies) So after I nixed that idea I decided on culinary/baking and pastry (because checking out vaginas and food are so similar) I went to culinary school and then baking and pastry school and I have been working in a bakery in a Las Vegas casino for 6 years now. I like my job...most days.Thankfully I can be loud and curse as much as I like and I don't have to work in a cubicle. But I don't think I want to work there forever. I've never wanted to be the boss but I need a job that pays well (obviously). I want to work with cheese...or recipe testing for Food and Wine magazine. I just need to figure out how to do that.spaztasticmazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05807608219554631150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-9010816506689798672012-04-13T23:13:42.104-04:002012-04-13T23:13:42.104-04:00Just finished it-perfect! Now starting Osa again....Just finished it-perfect! Now starting Osa again...isn't Myg awesome?Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617406426093090374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-14573905104961563042012-04-13T17:18:18.299-04:002012-04-13T17:18:18.299-04:00I wanted to be a graphic designer when I was in HS...I wanted to be a graphic designer when I was in HS. I studied Art History, and wasn't all that bad (though the focus was on Impressionism, and now, when I see impressionist art, I cringe. I think I OD'd on it). Sadly, my circs at the time meant that I couldn't really afford to go study, and in retrospect I guess that's not such a bad thing. So much has changed in the world of design since I was at HS.<br /><br />I ended up bumming about for a year after HS, before landing myself the obligatory job (for my generation, at least) as a secretary. I moved on swiftly to Marketing & Communications before falling madly (and rather stupidly) in love and leaving home for another country and unemployment...<br /><br />Since then, I've bummed about a bit more ;-)<br /><br />I thought I'd earned my lucky break in 2001 when I finally started working in a field that also happens to be my (geeky) hobby - IT. Just over a decade later, and I'm bored to the back teeth with it. But it's a job. And it (just about) keeps me in the manner to which I'm accustomed.<br /><br />If I had my time all over again, I feel sure I'd work harder at finding a job that enables me to embrace my creativity. But, at this point, I feel blessed to have a job at all.<br /><br />There is a silver lining to this cloud: I can curse at my boss - cuz she knows that's just how I roll ;-) I'd never tell her about my secret life though ;-)<br /><br />CC xCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741567706163053038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-38046919996964255592012-04-13T15:44:18.753-04:002012-04-13T15:44:18.753-04:00Final chapter of Reckoner is going up tonight (Fri...Final chapter of Reckoner is going up tonight (Friday) yay!Snarkier Than Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10797449606526868507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-83036164849429613432012-04-12T14:21:26.824-04:002012-04-12T14:21:26.824-04:00Originally I was going to be a vet or a profession...Originally I was going to be a vet or a professional roller skater. <br /><br />Then I was going to be a horse breeder. <br /><br />Then I went to college and got a psychology degree. <br /><br />I have been working 19 years for a medical device company - first as a label control specialist, then a documentation control specialist and now a regulatory affairs specialist. <br /><br />Is it my dream? No. Does it meet many of my requirements for a good life? Yes <br /><br />It pays well, I like most of my co-workers, no weekends or nights to work, good benefits, close to home and all my errands, the duties I perform fit my personality perfectly and our products save people's lives and help them live better lives - I can't ask for more than that.Dangrdafnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940599664505953044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-20270346462476630112012-04-11T22:25:17.058-04:002012-04-11T22:25:17.058-04:00I dreamed of being a major news reporter. I set up...I dreamed of being a major news reporter. I set up my own internship at a local station while in high school to get credit towards college and made it through a year of broadcasting school only to miss finals to give birth to my now 17 year old! I have not had the money or time to go back.<br /> For the last 10 years I've been playing with 18 wheeler's and dump trucks. I have my Class A license and drove for a year and now I deal with customers and their freight and their bitching. I do not enjoy it and would give anything to be doing something else that pays decently. I am hugely jealous of all you advertising peeps who get free perm's and tickets! If I'm lucky, I get a free coffee mug or hat...fml.brandijo1217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-64054981698878499232012-04-11T21:44:55.029-04:002012-04-11T21:44:55.029-04:00I wanted to be a marine biologist (it's too fu...I wanted to be a marine biologist (it's too fucking weird how many times that's popped up here) a zoologist or a vet, but it turns out I suck at chemistry. Also I'm allergic to cats. And horses, which ruled out professional show jumper. <br /><br />My dad kept pushing me to be a pilot like him (ever meet any pilots? No fucking thank you) and mom suggested primary school teaching, which I actually studied for a year till I discovered I suck at it. I got a BA in English and history after that. <br /><br />Family drama has kept me from having a real job or continuing my education, but I'm able to do it now. The one thing that remained constant was my love of art. I always thought I couldn't make a career out of it, but if the aforementioned family drama had taught me nothing else it's that life is too short not to go for what you want, and I really wanna go to art school. My dream job would be to work for Jim Hensons creature workshop or making the puppets they use for stop-animations like the Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline. Not the actual animation. I don't have the patience.Banshee713https://www.blogger.com/profile/12065409144291198883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-12405197458877930142012-04-11T21:37:05.568-04:002012-04-11T21:37:05.568-04:00I wanted to be Madonna's back up dancer. But, ...I wanted to be Madonna's back up dancer. But, alas...that wasn't meant to be. <br />So, I started out wanting to be a cop, then started on my criminal justice degree, switched to nursing and ended up a licensed professional counselor. I love my job. It's interesting and I basically make my own hours.<br />Never thought I would be a 42 year old Twilight fan, that's for sure. Watching BD as I type this actually (you've given me no CHOICE Bella!!!!). Sigh.Twilight Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649065539885582179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-55587839778299912502012-04-11T21:30:23.305-04:002012-04-11T21:30:23.305-04:00It was orcas for me :DIt was orcas for me :DBanshee713https://www.blogger.com/profile/12065409144291198883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-2674178353367404992012-04-11T19:14:53.920-04:002012-04-11T19:14:53.920-04:00Hmmm... I'm getting close to retiring and I ha...Hmmm... I'm getting close to retiring and I have never decided what I want to be if I grow up. I only know that I will NOT grow up. When I was young I wanted to be a doctor or a scientist. But the medical schools I tried to get into did not want women. Out of close to 1,000 med students, 2 were women and only one made it through. <br /><br />Fortunately I fell into good positions throughout my career. My job right now allows me to wear blue jeans, sandals, T-shirts, whatever. Our hours are flexible and since we are salaried, we work until the work is done and leave early if we are finished. We work from home at least 2 days a week and can request projects. It will NEVER get better than this until I retire. I swear like a sailor, surf the net and I've brought my retired Greyhound to work. I love it here and my team is pretty close. We go out together after work and invite each other to our homes for various fun activities. When we travel, we definitely take care of each other. It is not unusual for the boss to announce it's time for treats and take us all out right after lunch and send everyone home. My husband has been retired for 3 years, but I may never leave.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854479041498808521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-39650397333695707512012-04-11T18:17:52.527-04:002012-04-11T18:17:52.527-04:0017 yr old me wanted to be a teacher. I got my deg...17 yr old me wanted to be a teacher. I got my degree but public school didn't pan out. Way too much ass kissing and politics for me. I don't like BS. I taught preschool for 10 years and loved it, most of the time. I decided management would be a good idea so now I direct a child care center. Middle Management sucks. There a too many stupid people out there. The one good thing is I got to have my kids with me for the first 5 years of their lives. Now my youngest will be 6 and I could do something else I'm just not sure what. I've always loved history but most people don't make a good living at that either. Maybe next week I'll buy a lottery ticket...<br />-KateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-59706502715255444922012-04-11T17:37:22.093-04:002012-04-11T17:37:22.093-04:00In high school I wanted to be a vet, but snoring m...In high school I wanted to be a vet, but snoring my way through biology convinced me otherwise. Later, snowboarding became big and that is what I wanted to do full time. Thing is, it costs a lot of money to get to a mountain and my attempts at it left me broke. I tried lifeguarding but too many people needed to be saved that couldn't swim and that was cutting into my tanning time. So I got a boring job in the auto insurance industry, met my husband, had 4 kids, good job choice. Now I am thinking about what I can do with the rest of my life. Maybe I'll try marine biology.snwbrdrmomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-16140128271555031842012-04-11T14:45:34.721-04:002012-04-11T14:45:34.721-04:00I have a similar issue. I put my BF through a 5 yr...I have a similar issue. I put my BF through a 5 yr college program and I only got an AA. Of course the BF is long gone and I still only have an AA at 43. I made plenty of money in the IT field so never thought anything of it until I took a break for a couple of years and decided to come back in the middle of a crap economy where colleges are spewing out IT majors who are willing to take $15/hour jobs like they're candy. Damn.<br /><br />The first job I remember thinking I wanted was in about 9th or 10th grade. I decided I wanted to work in the movies, like a director or something. Then I decided I wanted to be an architect. Then I started working with computers and realized I'm not really that creative, I just really WANT to be creative (big difference). So I married an architect and have worked in several design offices so I can be near all of that creativity. It works for me.Lilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636233439104882868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-22662283588046163242012-04-11T14:25:48.867-04:002012-04-11T14:25:48.867-04:00The Lisa Frank trapper keepers definitely played a...The Lisa Frank trapper keepers definitely played a part in me becoming a marine biologist! Unfortunately the ocean isn't as colorful as Lisa makes it out to be...PaintedMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316007870043126528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-81388683787075930642012-04-11T14:23:14.980-04:002012-04-11T14:23:14.980-04:00oh yes, you do! : )oh yes, you do! : )Snarkier Than Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10797449606526868507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-54953916129306223062012-04-11T13:27:55.636-04:002012-04-11T13:27:55.636-04:00Ok... I can't believe how many of you were in ...Ok... I can't believe how many of you were in my shoes with the marine bio thing. Too weird!! I blame Sea World. And Jacques Cousteau.sjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759445727064325439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-16161605449571241062012-04-11T13:27:13.053-04:002012-04-11T13:27:13.053-04:00Um... I nearly spit out my coffee at this line: no...Um... I nearly spit out my coffee at this line: now I'm a boring accountant by day and celebrity stalker by night.<br /><br />I love you!!sjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759445727064325439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-17888671868941891382012-04-11T13:26:55.226-04:002012-04-11T13:26:55.226-04:00I think all of you marine biologists watched too m...I think all of you marine biologists watched too much Flipper, or maybe you just had a shit ton of Lisa Frank Trapper Keepers....No matter. I love it. I'm still waiting for someone to say "I wanted to be a lawyer, but then I became a marine biologist!" :)<br /><br />17yo Lindsay Rae...Wanted to get a degree in Speech Pathology and become a speech therapist. I always always wanted to work with language and communication in some way. Turns out, I wasn't fit to do that. So I changed paths to become a sign language interpreter. IT'S A BAQUILLION TIMES MORE AWESOME!!! I can call you a crotch rot addict without saying a single word. That's what I call a win.<br /><br />Oh, 17yo also wanted to marry The Bentist someday. SUCCESS!Lindsay Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533979763200935476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-32969166845741091002012-04-11T13:26:39.955-04:002012-04-11T13:26:39.955-04:00GAH! A fellow ad agency person!! YAY! What do you ...GAH! A fellow ad agency person!! YAY! What do you do? Account services? Creative? Media? And your boss sounds a lot like my boss!!sjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759445727064325439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-31664709646456594972012-04-11T13:25:42.001-04:002012-04-11T13:25:42.001-04:00It IS so all about the dolphins.It IS so all about the dolphins.sjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759445727064325439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-40940235505816319062012-04-11T13:24:56.990-04:002012-04-11T13:24:56.990-04:00I love social media and so wish I had more time to...I love social media and so wish I had more time to become more knowledgeable on the subject. It's tough because it's not really part of my "media buying" job! Maybe I'll just make it a hobby... because I don't have enough of those!sjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759445727064325439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-76698697973506421262012-04-11T12:44:52.689-04:002012-04-11T12:44:52.689-04:00Great post - I love snooping into everyone's l...Great post - I love snooping into everyone's lives! :)<br /><br />Teenaged me wanted to play in the LA Philharmonic Orchestra and marry Donny Osmond, but realized about 3 years into college that a business degree might make more sense and Donny didn't wait for me. So... now I'm a boring accountant by day and celebrity stalker by night. I also got married and had three kids along the way. Life is good.TwiloveSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638745129157271580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-91289300401551597972012-04-11T12:04:28.307-04:002012-04-11T12:04:28.307-04:00Hmmm at first 17 year old me wanted to go into fas...Hmmm at first 17 year old me wanted to go into fashion design. But when I didn't get accepted to the only school west of the Rockies in Canada for fashion design I changed course. <br /><br />Architect yup took several courses, but never could get my shit together to finish it off. Did a bunch of secretary type shit for a bunch of years hating it then finally at 35 I said fuck it and I went back to school again taking a technology course for systems administration and I've never looked back. Yup I'm a big geek! I work for the provincial government, and I'm part of a team that administrates and manages over 300 servers. I love my job for the most part, enjoy the challenge of figuring out a problem. <br /><br />This job affords me the ability to travel and have a kick ass hobby room. I still love to sew and have a dream sewing room, I've also managed to combine both loves of computers and sewing into computerized embroidery and digital printing on fabric as a hobby and part time business. <br /><br />I guess I do have one or two small claims to fame in the fashion world.....red_bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643896155215594362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-61987290193154401052012-04-11T11:54:19.216-04:002012-04-11T11:54:19.216-04:00Eeep! Another possible marine biologist - love it!...Eeep! Another possible marine biologist - love it! One of the things that drew me that major was the Great Barrier Reef. I'm glad I bailed out.sjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759445727064325439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3325136241555317156.post-66809155329160523832012-04-11T10:19:05.537-04:002012-04-11T10:19:05.537-04:00LKW, I think we are soul mates! I started off maj...LKW, I think we are soul mates! I started off majoring in Meteorology and quickly realized I too would rather be day drinking with my friends than sitting in a Physics/Chemistry/Calculus lab and changed my major to Communication and now also work in advertising.<br /><br />I also do not punch a time clock, do not have to dress up, have my own office and a boss that regularly finds ways to incorporate the word "cunt" into peoples' names that he does not like and we say "fuck" usually very loudly around the office like it's our religion. In fact, he says the creative cursing handbook should be our official training manual. <br /><br />Am I doing what I thought? No. Will I be here forever? Probably not. Benefits are amazing but the pay is not going to sustain me forever. I would like a savings that exceeds triple digits one day. Just sayin...But I plan to enjoy every minute of it while I'm here. Honestly, the worst part is the idiot clients we deal with. JFC. I lose faith in humanity on a daily basis when talking to someone so stupid I can't fathom how they hold down a job. <br /><br />And if it makes you feel better I know someone who got a marine biology degree and then moved back home to farm...on land...in the midwest. No marine life remotely close.MyHeartGoesPitterPattinsonnoreply@blogger.com