Ooh...it's Hump Day Again!
Alright. I can't believe I'm admitting this but I actually *kinda* liked Sanjaya's faux-pony hawk. It'd be better if his hair were a bit shorter, but it's "doing it's thing" so to speak. I vaguely wanted a faux-hawk a few years ago, but decided I was way too old and too much a suburban-girl for it. Women in their 20's who read old lady mysteries and shop at the Gap just can't pull off that look. Maybe will just have to adopt a kid some day and and give him a mini-hawk, a la Angelina Jolie. Apart from Sanjaya's hair, it was another boring episode of AI. I liked seeing Gwen Stefani but I didn't see the point in having her there since so few contestants bothered to sing a No Doubt song. I'm hoping fat-Chris gets kicked off this week. I thought he sounded terrible.
Am absent-minded today and missed my exit off the freeway on the way to work. Actually drove a whole five exits down before noticing. Now, I was actually NOT preoccupied by thoughts of Prince but rather thoughts about how it must be nice to make a living from doing something that you really like to do, or that you are talented at. So in a way, it was vaguely Prince inspired, but I do feel that way about lots of people, particularly artists and athletes. So few of us actually get to make any money doing things we're actually good at AND like to do. I mean what percentage of people are really blessed in that way? 5%?
I like to gamble, dance, play poker, shop, read, nap, watch tv, play with my dog, surf on the internet, obsess about whatever I like at the moment (Prince/World of Warcraft/mysteries/etc.) and tidy around the apartment. I am wonderfully talented at doing all of these things, except for playing poker - I am a decent casual player but could never be a professional because math is hard and I don't like trying to figure out the odds. Which means, at best, I could make a living as a cleaning lady at a nightclub in a casino. Who reads, naps, shops, watches tv, surfs on the internet and plays with her dog during her 15 minute breaks from the job. That does not sound so good.
Ideally I'll just win the lotto. Yep, have started buying tickets again. As my brother pointed out - if you don't play, you don't win! If I win this week, I'm going to buy that book "1000 Places to See Before You Die" and go to Every. Single. One of those places. Except for the places that are really dirty or have no running water, or require a traveler to get a whole bunch of shots before going.
Am absent-minded today and missed my exit off the freeway on the way to work. Actually drove a whole five exits down before noticing. Now, I was actually NOT preoccupied by thoughts of Prince but rather thoughts about how it must be nice to make a living from doing something that you really like to do, or that you are talented at. So in a way, it was vaguely Prince inspired, but I do feel that way about lots of people, particularly artists and athletes. So few of us actually get to make any money doing things we're actually good at AND like to do. I mean what percentage of people are really blessed in that way? 5%?
I like to gamble, dance, play poker, shop, read, nap, watch tv, play with my dog, surf on the internet, obsess about whatever I like at the moment (Prince/World of Warcraft/mysteries/etc.) and tidy around the apartment. I am wonderfully talented at doing all of these things, except for playing poker - I am a decent casual player but could never be a professional because math is hard and I don't like trying to figure out the odds. Which means, at best, I could make a living as a cleaning lady at a nightclub in a casino. Who reads, naps, shops, watches tv, surfs on the internet and plays with her dog during her 15 minute breaks from the job. That does not sound so good.
Ideally I'll just win the lotto. Yep, have started buying tickets again. As my brother pointed out - if you don't play, you don't win! If I win this week, I'm going to buy that book "1000 Places to See Before You Die" and go to Every. Single. One of those places. Except for the places that are really dirty or have no running water, or require a traveler to get a whole bunch of shots before going.
posted by S at 3:32 PM
2 Comments:
I know what you mean about how nice it would be to make a living doing what you enjoy or are good at. If I had a choice, I'd like to be a restaurant critic or a book critic (but I'd only eat at or read the stuff I like). I wouldn't mind being a mystery shopper or a hotel critic (but only 5 star places). I guess the bottomline is I would like to get free stuff, give my opinion about the free stuff, work my own hours and get paid! :)
Those are great choices! I would like to do all of those things.
I think you could be a great food critic Joanne - I love reading about the different restaurants you've been to!
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