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Journal tomhudson's Journal: If you had to change careers - what would you rather be ... 25

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With the economy the way it is, a lot of people are being forced to remake themselves. If YOU had to do it all over again, or start a new career now, and it could be anything you wanted (in other words, it doesn't matter how impractical), what 5 careers/jobs would you pick ... aside from Supreme Ruler of the Universe ...

My choices, in no particular order:

  1. Stand-up comic (okay - it really IS my #1 choice :-)
  2. Teacher
  3. Author
  4. Musician
  5. First person to walk on the surface of Mars
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  • Anything that involved me going to space would be at the top far and away from anything else. I've been completely in love with that idea since I was a kid.

    I'd have loved to have been a Pastor if things had worked out differently.

    All that said, I'm a very fortunate person and really love what I do. I just got word yesterday that I will be my teams official Drupal expert. I have a lot to learn. I really hope the next DrupalCon is in Hungary again - because wherever it is I'm probably going. They just di

    • Anything that involved me going to space

      Space is highly overrated. It's cold, dark and lonely up there, and the gamma rays will make you more porous than you realize. Sorry to burst your bubble.

      As a form of ionizing radiation, gamma rays can cause serious damage when absorbed by living tissue, and they are therefore a health hazard.

      - Ref Wikipedia, and

      as a form of ionizing radiation they have the ability to effect molecular changes, giving them the potential to cause cancer when DNA is affected.

      Ref Wikipedia.

      And there is an exponentially greater risk of being hit by space garbage going thousands of miles an hour. People have the habit of putting things in orbit but not taking them out of orbit when they are finished with them, or when they explode. Do you really want to put your family through such worry? We may have to have

      • It's funny you mention that because my kids always give me looks when I tell them if I could get a ride on the shuttle I wouldn't hesitate to take it. It boggles their mind. What boggles my mind is that someone would have to even think about whether or not to go.

        • my kids always give me looks when I tell them

          They probably just think of you as a middle age crank who should keep your feet on the ground.

          And as a addendum:

          I'd have loved to have been a Pastor if things had worked out differently.

          You seem to be too honest and intelligent for that profession. Sorta like I think I'd be a great teacher, but I don't have the lameness to go through all the ass-kissing to get into such a competitive industry (seems like everybody wants to be a professional "teacher").

  • And 3 inches taller. And Dutch.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by Ruzty ( 46204 )

      Skee-lo: I Wish

      I wish I was little bit taller
      I wish I was a baller
      I wish I had a girl who looked good I would call her
      I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
      And a six four impala

    1. Teacher.... I know, I know, it sounds as if I'm insane because I already have been one. However, if I could be one (I cannot, not in this country, not with the conditions they impose), I think I'd love it. Of course, only if it would be real computer science and no Word/Excel/Access training.
    2. Multi-billion-heir and Professional Playboy
    3. Carpenter
    4. Gardener
    5. Bus Driver

    In that order....

    1. Writer (still trying to make this one a reality)
    2. History Professor
    3. Game Designer
    4. Helicopter pilot
    5. Computer forensics (This might happen at some point)
      And bonus longshot:
    6. Deep flight pilot [deepflight.com]
  • 1 - Librarian Archaeologist, I'd like to find the lost works from Antiquity (like the complete Satyricon). They're out there, it's just that no one has found them yet.
    2 - Factory owner, I'd like to know that I was MEASUREABLY contributing to the wealth of the world. It'd be a good factory with no one at minimum wage with donuts and salad for everyone.
    3 - Conductor, if talent could be taught and not just not-inherited.
    4 - Underwear model or professional streaker.
    5 - A reg'd engineer (IRL goal).
    6 - Bonus

  • My #1 is actually my son's "what I want to be when I grow up":
    1. An ice cream taster
    2. Chef/Restauranteur
    3. Resident judge on Iron Chef America
    4. Baker/Pastry chef
    5. IT architect of a sucessful MMO game company

    I'm qualified for an have actually considered applying for a few open positions like #5, but my wife always shoots me down when we discuss it. Damn her and her practicality! Yeah, I know, "chase your dreams". But, in the end my family's happiness needs to come before my own sometimes.

    • But, in the end my family's happiness needs to come before my own sometimes.

      The fallacy of that argument, of course, is that you're also part of your family. Being TOO much of a "others before self" sets a bad example in some ways. Don't want daughters, for example, who think it's okay to be hit because their hubby's happiness is more important. It's bad enough that kids will defend their abusive parents ... and I could go on and on, but we all already know the schtick :-)

  • Nobody wanted to be a lumberjack, leaping from tree to tree?

    In all honesty, I haven't got a clue what I'd be doing if I wasn't doing what I'm doing now. I never claimed to be well-rounded ;)

  • Aside from Supreme Ruler of the Universe?

    ...

    ...uh...

    ...would you believe, Grand Overlord of the Cosmos?

    Cheers,

    Ethelred

  • My 5 (Score:2)

    by RM6f9 ( 825298 )

    1. Psychologist
    2. Stand-up comic
    3. Teacher
    4. Author
    5. Guru

  • 1. Engineer. I don't know if I'd trade my actual experience for it, but it's clear that the mistake I made(thinking CS WAS electrical engineering) was a significant one in the long term. I want to work with water sanitation, wind power generation or hell even electrical circuit design or something...but no, I'll probably be stuck doing tech support for windows for the rest of my life.

    2. Cruise ship resident musician. I had it; the 70's music that wasn't quite yet in vogue in commercial circles as it g

    • Actually, since I just lost my job I *have* to basically start over, in a sense. Although I almost have my CS degree(so close!), it's still going to be a period of reinventing myself, as I adjust to not going to school(soon!), and find another direction to throw all my efforts. That is, if I can survive the recession long enough to get my degree.

      Well, if you have to start, now's better than at the peak - since a lot of people at the peak went sh*t-crazy and piled on too much debt. Starting during a reces

  • Sysadmin, slaughterhouse-employee, forklift-driver, inbound phone-monkey, teacher: sort of describes quite a range already. I guess I'd rather be an archaeologist fieldworker, somewhere south-bound, my family would be welcome as well. (yeah I'm a nice guy, I know)
    1. Astronaut. The rest pale into insignificance compared to this.
    2. Professional drag racer. I'm strictly amateur at the moment.
    3. Musician. It's not much of a way to make a living, but I'd love to be able to play guitar. However, I've tried, and I can't!
    4. Snowboarding bum
    5. Pyrotechnician

    Well, you did say they didn't have to be practical...

    • Musician. It's not much of a way to make a living, but I'd love to be able to play guitar. However, I've tried, and I can't!

      So take up the synthesizer. Or harmonica. Or do a Drew Cary and try the accordion. Or drums. There's SOME instrument you can play ;-0

    1. Teacher
    2. Game Designer
    3. Chef
    4. Carpenter/General Contractor
    5. Professional Athlete (completely unpractical with my age and build, but wth, you said impractical was ok)

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