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[chaoticerotic]

so...my varied friends, many of you know a few different aspects of who I am as a person. So, knowing who you perceive me as, if you were to wave a wand and magically manifest my perfect job/career/employment/godmode...what would I be?? (can be realistic, or far flung - i.e., an art therapist or a Time Lord are both equally acceptable replies) GO!

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[david_anderson]

I gave the quick version of my answer over on faceboob, I'll expand here.

You like to teach and perform. You are an intellectual with a wide variety of experiences and interests. You love learning new things, both on your own, and being taught by others. You enjoy fucking with peoples minds. You experiment. You speak out.

Your interests: sex, gender, computers, reading, writing, cooking, acting, gardening, food issues, communication, networking, computers, art . . . .

Now, imagine being able to teach all those subjects that interest you, while teaming up with teachers that know other fields that you are interested in learning more about. Teach cooking with an agriculture professor. Teach art with a marine biologist or a mycologist. Teach acting and communication skills to scientists, so they can get their point across to normal people.

So, my ideal job for you would be to be a professor in an institution that team teaches interdisciplinary classes. You could be a professor at a regular college or university, but the interdisciplinary nature of the hippie colleges is where you would really shine.

[david_anderson]

Of course, I came up with this one in that "wave the magic wand" thought process that you request. It's a long and challenging road to get there. You haven't even started your Associates yet, and here I have your ideal job requiring at least a Masters, and more likely a Doctorate. You could get there if you want, but there are plenty of wonderful places to stop along the way.

[chaoticerotic]

this wasn't actually asking for suggestions of what I may actually become, more to see what perceptions are. This branched off because one girl at work, who fancies herself a singer (not a bad voice but...), I told her that I could picture more as a mediator between people or an advertising concept designer...both were things she NEVER would have had in her scope, but were blatant to me with how she IS.

Hell, people could have said 'superhero costume designer'.

I'm trying to not be outside the box, but unfold it, lay it flat, and breakdance on it.

Also, I resisted school for so long because the 'what ifs' got in the way. There are a MILLION things I *could be*. I was afraid to go the wrong path for fear of losing something I might love more along the path of quantum possibility. Then I finally convinced myself it would be more like trying on a few more costumes in my life...I may have favorites but it doesn't stop me from playing in the closet. So...and this is partly YOU who poked me in the way I poked her last night...I finally just did it, with a mere notion of a maybe as a major. It could change from here, but that's ok.

I don't WANT to spend a million years in school *now*, but...but...but...

*headspins on the box*

This is now becoming a post in itself.

[david_anderson]

That's why it would be a great "wave the magic wand" case. That is my perception of what I perceive your ideal job to be.

You absolutely should not decide to spend all that time in school at this point. And never let your school keep you from exploring some of those other paths. One of the really great things about school, is all the new paths that are opened up.

But you also shouldn't decide NOT to spend that million years in school either. I was planning on taking the quick route to my BS when I first started, and being done with it. To tell the truth, I was questioning the decision through much of the first two quarters. Now I'm not sure I will ever finish. Even after getting my doctorate, I'll keep my eye on classes at the local colleges, and try to catch interesting ones.

Just go along and see what happens. The right classes might show up to help you achieve that job as a superhero costume designer.