be, part two
well, the vaguely stream of consciousness post of around midnight, which took me about four hours to complete (because i fell asleep, hahah!) has gotten me thinking now... if i had the opportunity (because choice is something we always have, no matter how things look) what would i want to be? here's an initial list.
- lead vocalist - i used to have a band, several actually, and i must say those few times that i got the chance to go up on stage were one of the most exhilarating moments of my life. now, while i may not have a marketable physique (unless, lets say i decided to get into hiphop -- which is not singing in my book), i think my voice can still cut it. i miss connecting with a crowd, the applause, the cheers... (even if more than half the crowd is composed of people you know.) but seriously who wouldn't miss that? it'd be better if you actually got paid good money for it. (which remids me, if you love hard rock, watch COG, my friend's band. because the pirates have gotten to their album and it looks like they won't be making money that way) i was watching Lougee Balasbas of Mojofly this morning. although she was trying to put on a "cool" persona, i could tell she was enjoying what she was doing. okay, maybe i can't really make a living off of this... but heck just to be able to jam from time to time would be cool.
- roleplaying game (RPG) gametester - the "ultimate day job" for me. be it tabletop, console, computer, multiplayer online... as long as its a decent RPG with a sound concept i'd be more than willing to early to the office every day to do my work. :)
- professional scale model builder - a profession peculiar to Japan, these guys build models for a living; aircraft, ships, mecha, tanks, even figures of manga girls in skimpy outfits... part painter, part sculptor, part fanboy... you work hard to give life to masses of acrilonitryl butadiene styrene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, and metal. and you get your work published in magazines to boot!
- writer/publisher - while this may not be considered professional writing, i have had the opportunity to write for a living. unfortunately being a beginning journalist in the philippines is not going to feed anyone, not even yourself. I've been writing creatively since i was fourteen, when i wrote a comic book mini-series for me and my cousins. what would i like to write? anything really... a column in a newspaper/magazine or some articles here and there, short stories, a novel (why not?), even a role-playing game system and setting. i also would like to be able to publish... not only my stuff but other people's stuff too. and although publishing has been made so much easier by the internet (and places like LJ), books give you a completely different feel.
- travel correspondent - ever since the Lonely Planet, i had always wanted to do this sort of job! just jetting to different locations and partaking of the local culture--from it's customs, to language, recreational activities, and food.
- university professor - last but not least, another job i've had the pleasure of doing (though that initial batch of students were really just kids) and would consider doing again. i have always found it fascinating, learning about how other people think... and then sharing your own insights, in the hopes that they learn something from you, and you learn something from them in return.