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as a teenager they always ask me what i want to be...

2010-08-02T16:45:31.494-07:00

as a teenager they always ask me what i want to be when i grow up, and i have no idea. that was pretty funny.

very fun blog you have here! fun to read.

2010-08-01T19:34:08.663-07:00

very fun blog you have here! fun to read.

Get outa my head, girl. Seriously. Congrats on BON...

2010-07-31T12:31:11.835-07:00

Get outa my head, girl. Seriously. Congrats on BON status!

Our educational system here is so screwed up that ...

2010-07-31T02:25:28.672-07:00

Our educational system here is so screwed up that sometimes I wonder if school makes us all dumberer. ;-p while I agree it does suck that you almost need a degree to get a so-called respectable job, our schools are so full of people trying to jump on that bandwagon that the actual learning experience is diluted. Staff numbers going down while admission goes up, what do we expect? I don't think it matters what you do as long as you enjoy it and you're making an honest living. Who wants a dentist that hates his job coming at your mouth with a drill?? Not me! Same as I don't want the person preparing my food to hate their job either.
Just be careful though. If you find real joy in writing, don't let your livlihood depend on it. Cuz chances are, you'll end up hating it if you do. That would be a shame cuz you have real talent at it.
Truly enjoy reading your stuff. Thanks for being my first blog to follow. :-)

Your condition is soooooo familiar to me. I'm ...

2010-07-29T04:04:03.971-07:00

Your condition is soooooo familiar to me. I'm 50 going on 15 with a to-do-list as long as my arm.
Great writing, keep it up.

I am just like this. I flit from one "true ca...

2010-07-28T23:56:27.340-07:00

I am just like this. I flit from one "true calling" to the next.

Although when I was growing up all I wanted to be was a movie star or a flight attendant. So I guess there's that.

There are about 57 other things I'd like to do too though. Glad to know I'm not the only one who isn't quite "there" yet.

Thanks for the honesty. I sometimes feel pressure...

2010-07-28T19:53:48.784-07:00

Thanks for the honesty. I sometimes feel pressured by my friends who make loads more than me, but they are miserably "cubicle-d". I'm a low paid teacher but I love what I do, and that counts for something, right?

our list of what we wanted to be is strangely simi...

2010-07-28T16:26:47.499-07:00

our list of what we wanted to be is strangely similar, without the math...

2010-07-28T14:06:59.255-07:00

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DO FINANCE DO FINANCE! ....wait, we all just watc...

2010-07-27T09:39:35.306-07:00

DO FINANCE DO FINANCE!

....wait, we all just watched 'Wall Street'

Very interesting article, make me re-review my alm...

2010-07-27T00:04:07.691-07:00

Very interesting article, make me re-review my almost 33 years old of my life :)

Thanks and have a great day there.

Does anyone reeeeally know what they want to be wh...

2010-07-26T22:04:01.717-07:00

Does anyone reeeeally know what they want to be when they grow up?? I'm almost thirty, I have a degree, and yet... it's hard for me to subject myself to just 'one' calling. There's a million things I would love to try and get paid for.

PS- I was a waitress for nine years, and people would always ask me when I was going to get a 'real job'? Why is a blue collar job not considered a 'real' job?? I don't get it.

Great blog, I just got done with a graduate teachi...

2010-07-26T19:26:08.932-07:00

Great blog, I just got done with a graduate teaching assistantship and am supposed to be finishing up my research now. The ones who get all the breaks are the ones who follow all the rules , have no spunk and just generally suck.
Anyway, one in a million people or so, who have a little something really make a good name for themselves and lots of cash. The others watch while less deserving people promote themselves and kiss each other's behinds. I'm happy with my meager writing wages and acadamia can have their childish fighting without me. Even scientists are corrupted to the point that they can be trusted no more than a politician. Rock on!

2010-07-26T11:02:28.265-07:00

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you are absolutlety right and the difference is sp...

2010-07-26T00:17:44.062-07:00

you are absolutlety right and the difference is spotted by people only who are experts in themsevles, no tim, sick or harry can do it just by looking at it, a master is a master

If I hadn't known better I could've sworn ...

2010-07-24T16:52:52.962-07:00

If I hadn't known better I could've sworn you were writing about me, however your current determination to be a writer gives you a 9 year head start on becoming a grown-up before I do. My whole working life I've alternated between retailing and admin work, until I got to the stage I was in management fields in both paths. So I took up something slightly different, as a console operator at a Mobil, which I LOVED for two years, until I interviewed for a management position and quit shortly after...
Good luck with the writing career.

No - you don't suck at writing!

2010-07-24T14:06:35.678-07:00

No - you don't suck at writing!

You Dont Suck At Writing.

2010-07-24T10:20:55.641-07:00

You Dont Suck At Writing.

Hey Margaret i totally identify with the things/pe...

2010-07-24T04:28:16.662-07:00

Hey Margaret i totally identify with the things/person that you aspired to be at some or the other point of time in your life (and also for the reasons that led you to them) :-)
for i too am from the same school of thought and that's one school i wouldn't wanna graduate EVER from ...
n yes "paypahs" suck (even if im planning to get myself one)...can't beat em ....(sigh ..havto) join em , u see
really loved your post btw ....
cheers

Sidney
http://wwwstillsidney.blogspot.com/

I want to be an archaeologist when I grow up - mmm...

2010-07-23T18:16:39.196-07:00

I want to be an archaeologist when I grow up - mmmm but then again do I really want to grow up?

Sad is it may seem I'm quite looking forward t...

2010-07-23T15:57:57.249-07:00

Sad is it may seem I'm quite looking forward to getting my bit of paypah
because aside from it being in the feild I want to ideal work in, I want to learn as much as I can about it because I enjoy my subject smiley face.

Margaret- I worked fast food and retail for 23 yea...

2010-07-23T14:55:39.923-07:00

Margaret- I worked fast food and retail for 23 years before I figured out what I wanted to be when I grow up. And then I decided to go to school and get my A.S. School was a snap and fun in my 30's. And by the way, my wife never went to college and she makes much more money than I do.

Also, it's really rich that Susie can get all snippy on your site and not leave a link to her's. You handled that well.

Tom

2010-07-23T14:52:47.824-07:00

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This is great. I love the idea of listing all the ...

2010-07-23T12:06:17.093-07:00

This is great. I love the idea of listing all the titles and am going to try to work it into a journal/discussion prompt at my blog. Thank you for posting your own wishes and dreams. Peace and all good things for you in your work and in life. Sincerely,

Diane

Hi Susie. Thanks for reading! I'm not sure wh...

2010-07-23T09:10:25.083-07:00

Hi Susie. Thanks for reading!

I'm not sure where in this post I put anyone down for choosing college over burgers, other than to crack a joke about how much it sucks that we live in a world where even some folks who HAVE earned master's degrees often can't land work that pays as well as *some* less glamorous jobs.

And then I turned that joke around on myself a few paragraphs later.

In fact, I'm pretty sure I spent more time here putting myself down for being kinda flakey and indecisive.

That flakiness and indecision are a big reason I never got my degree, and for a long time, I *was* very insecure about that.

But I'm not anymore. And that was the point. And as far as paying for it goes, unless they give scholarships for skipping class and drinking Mad Dog down by the railroad tracks, I was pretty screwed on that front.

I hope that cleared up my intentions a little.

Thanks again. :-)