Don't ask me.
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stoopbeckDon’t ask me what I’m doing with my life now that I’m out of college. If I knew what I wanted to do with my life, I probably wouldn’t have gone to college in the first place. I would have just gone out and done whatever it was that I was supposed to do. As of right now, I’m still finding my way.
Don’t ask me if writing is a “real job,” and suggest that teaching might be more in my sights. If I’d wanted to teach, I’d be an education major. When I say I'm looking at jobs in writing, don't tell me I won't get anywhere. Don't scoff when I tell you I'm writing a screenplay. It's something that I enjoy, and it's potentially profitable. Let me know the next time you write a 107-page paper.
Don’t ask me when I’m going to get a real job. My current job is in fact real. I get money and everything. Honest.
Don’t tell me that my current job is beneath me, especially not in front of my mother whose job is similar. My mother and I work hard, and enjoy the fact that we get to work outside. Now remove your foot from your mouth and leave us in peace.
Don’t ask me anything more strenuous than “How’s the weather,” or “Did you see last night’s episode of X.” If you do, I might snap. And that might be bad. Because I’ll either cry (which is never ever pretty) or go postal (also not pretty), and you really really don’t want either to happen.
Thank you and goodnight.
Don’t ask me if writing is a “real job,” and suggest that teaching might be more in my sights. If I’d wanted to teach, I’d be an education major. When I say I'm looking at jobs in writing, don't tell me I won't get anywhere. Don't scoff when I tell you I'm writing a screenplay. It's something that I enjoy, and it's potentially profitable. Let me know the next time you write a 107-page paper.
Don’t ask me when I’m going to get a real job. My current job is in fact real. I get money and everything. Honest.
Don’t tell me that my current job is beneath me, especially not in front of my mother whose job is similar. My mother and I work hard, and enjoy the fact that we get to work outside. Now remove your foot from your mouth and leave us in peace.
Don’t ask me anything more strenuous than “How’s the weather,” or “Did you see last night’s episode of X.” If you do, I might snap. And that might be bad. Because I’ll either cry (which is never ever pretty) or go postal (also not pretty), and you really really don’t want either to happen.
Thank you and goodnight.
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Date: 2007-09-19 05:51 am (UTC)*takes a deep breath* I am currently working for the Alabama Wildlife Federation. I help upkeep something like 40 or so acres of gardens. I do a lot of hard work in the hot sun. (When I reread my job description in the post, it kind of sounded like my mother and I were streetwalkers or something. Heh.) I like it because I'm outside.
:D
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Date: 2007-09-19 05:54 am (UTC)What's wrong with working for the Alabama Wildlife Federation? If you enjoy it and aren't starving who's to say it's beneath you?
Totally stressful non-stressful question: Action!Ben or Inaction!Aeryn?
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Date: 2007-09-19 06:00 am (UTC)Apparently, the fact that I am not a lawyer or something upsets these people, as does the fact that I get my hands dirty when I work. Whatever. Like you say. Who's to say it's beneath me? I go home happy every day.
Oooh. Action!Ben. Inaction!Aeryn is kind of creepifying.
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Date: 2007-09-19 06:03 am (UTC)But would you be happy as a lawyer? I wouldn't want to work outside all day long as I'm allergic to the outdoors but you go home happy everyday. That's all that matters.
You've made the correct choice.
Q2: The Sisko or Jean-Luc Picard?
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Date: 2007-09-19 06:08 am (UTC)Um. As much as I love Patrick Stewart, I'd have to go with The Sisko.
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Date: 2007-09-19 06:11 am (UTC)Me too! You can't beat The Sisko I mean he's a Prophet! (I have no one to fangirl DS9 with.)
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Date: 2007-09-19 06:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-19 06:23 am (UTC)So what are your favourite episodes? Like not absolute fav or anything hard like that but the handful that you just love.
Me I'm a big fan of any ep where Julian and Miles have sizeable screen time. I love the section 31 eps because I like whumped Julian, are you sensing a pattern yet? I used to hate "Take me out to the Holosuite" but now I really like it. Um, I'm lazy. To the plain list Batman!
The Seige of AR-558
Far Across the Stars
In the Pale Moonlight
Little Green Men
Nor the Battle to the Strong
Trials and Tribble-ations
Badda Bing Badda Bang
Yeah you get the idea. I like them all. *g*
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Date: 2007-09-19 06:37 am (UTC)Um. I mean. Uh. I love the, uh, eps with, like, important plots. And stuff. *shifty eyes*
Aww, now I've got to go look up episode names.
Pretty much all the ones you've listed.
Distant Voices
Past Tense 1 & 2
The Wire (and pretty much any ep with Garak)
The Muse
Doctor Bashir, I Presume
One Little Ship
It's Only A Paper Moon
I'm sure I could think of more were it not 1:37 AM. :D Oh, I'm so excited to be talking to another DS9 fan! *flails*
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Date: 2007-09-19 06:42 am (UTC)it might even be more fun that Daniel whumpageYes, the show is totally about the plot. *shifty eyes*
I used to be able to do it without looking up the titles but I totally had to wiki them. Except for a few which I still knew.
I'm totally off to sleep to have happy fangirly DS9 dreams. *flails with you*
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Date: 2007-09-19 06:51 am (UTC)It's totally more fun than Daniel whumpageI watch DS9 for the really good plots.Yeah, I had to go look up a few of them. Otherwise it would have been a list of "That One Where The Ship Is All Small And Worf Composes A Poem" or "The One Where Julian Is All James Bondy" or "The One Where Odo and Kira Kiss, Finally, But Not Before Vic Has To Intervene Because He Is Awesome."
Sleep. Sleep is good. Sleep with fangirly DS9 dreams? Even better. :D