If wishes were pennies

[andrewducker]

Nicked from a Heronwise direction

Imagine you had all the training and skills (and general life situation) you needed to take your ideal job. You don't have to do it for the rest of your life, just 5 or 10 years if you want. What would you pick?

My Top 5 (no particular order)

1. Philosopher to the stars.
2. Programmer
3. Financially well-off perpetual student
4. Rock star
5. Writer

If given another choice, I'd add:
6. Rich and unemployed

Comments

[broin.livejournal.com]

"Philosopher to the stars."

You'd fuck off by yourself in a rocket and think?

Can I contribute to this fund?

[andrewducker]

That's the second time in 2 days I've laughed loud enouigh to worry the cat.

The first time was the mars-bar comment yesterday.

[broin.livejournal.com]

I've had managers in work turn round to look at co-workers because I sent them jokes. Truly, correspondence is a talent of mine.

I can also put my fist in my mouth.

Actually, I just typed then, then realised it might not be true... ouch... but it's true.

Oww.

[broin.livejournal.com]

Thanks, btw. :D

[wolflady26.livejournal.com]

I'd be tempted to take Philosopher to the Stars, because it would be a lot of fun to be able to act snobby toward the snobs. After all, they wouldn't be asking me for philosophical advice, if they didn't look up to me, right?

But I think I would really have to take 5, especially if they mean a successful and respected writer.

By the way, I think 6 = 3 ;)

[andrewducker]

Naah, I remember having to hand in essays and stuff as a Student.

[rainstorm.livejournal.com]

um...

i'd like to be an artist doing a mix of stuff, whether it's embroidery, painting, sewing, drawing, jewellery..

being a writer i think would be good, but best if i was still in english classes so i could be properly criticised and have strict deadlines, otherwise i just wouldn't do anything. and i wouldn't want to write novels, just books of little short stories..

i'd like to be a travel writer and get paid for it so i could go and see everywhere i wanted to.

part of me (the vain "look-at-me" part) wants to be a model and have other people dress me and take photos of me in pretty clothes. i would *love* that.

and because old dreams never die and this was my dream for a long wistful time: an actress.

[tisme.livejournal.com]

What she said *points*

[rainstorm.livejournal.com]

oh, i wouldn't mind being a costume or stage set designer, either. mmm, clothes.

running my own shop would be good.

or someone who gets paid to read books and then have big long discussions about them. oh god, that would be so good.

[derumi.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Lessee.

1. Program designer (not a systems programmer like I once was, nor a code monkey)
2. Profiting studio musician
3. Hobby store owner
4. International courier
5. Writer & Manga/comic artist

[dapperscavenger.livejournal.com]

1. truck driver
2. transport manager
3. toy tester
4. martial arts instructor
5. vet. or maybe a cobbler. Cobblers are cool.

Jubal Harshaw

[guyinahat.livejournal.com]

From Heinlein's 'Stranger in a Strange Land'
"attorney, physician, hack writer, bon vivant, curmudgeon, anarchist..."
Every time the guy has an idea, he just has to give the word and one of his staff/followers will run with it and make it real. Perpetually treading the path of fresh new ideas in art and science, without being bound to do all the legwork (if you don't want to) that normally limits the amount of creativity you can fit into one lifetime.

Oh yeah, and the whole naked/free-love thing isn't a bad perk either

Re: Jubal Harshaw

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

I used to love all those Henlein novels - now I just find them dull. The shameless worship of the military always got on my nerves, though.

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

1. Singer - not mega star, but in steady work.
2. Food critic :-)
3. I like the perpetual student bit quite a lot.
4. Rich and idle.
5. Programmer but only in the perfect environment. (i.e. I have minions to do the dull struff and someone more visionary/creative/commercially switched on who provides the work schedule. Total flexi time and casual dress. All the customers are intelligent and articulate.)

[paddie-gal.livejournal.com]

1. Fighter pilot (as long as I didn't have to kill anyone, I could just fly around in a cool plane)
2. Food critic/restaurant critic
3. rich enough to be idle
4. Perpetual student in a subject that didn't involve exams/coursework etc
5. Backing singer/Session singer (doing all the sha-la-la bits)

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

ooh, I so agree abotu the fighter pilot bit. I actually looke dinto joining the RAF when I was younger but decided that killing people because other people told me to wasn't really my thing.

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[paddie-gal.livejournal.com]

I looked into it too, but I am hugely short-sighted, and very short anyway, so it never panned out....same went for commercial pilot too...BUT my lovely lovely fiance bought me flying lessons for my birthday, and my first one is in a couple of weeks! Woo-hoo!!

*cue for "I wish I could fly, right up to the sky, but I can't (yes I can!!)"

[aberbotimue.livejournal.com]

1. the bloke who becomes the next richard branson
2. police armed officer
3. management consul;tant - much higher grade than i was
4. A Cad
5. rally driver

more of an interesting question, whats the chances of you doing any of them?