Ink Capable
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Character Career Brainstorming
I hope I'm posting this in the right place...
When I'm giving my characters jobs and lifestyles I often find myself falling back on the same old choices; you know, the medical/legal/business trap. I thought we could use a place to brainstorm unconvential jobs. Here's my little contrabution.
Chemical Technologist
Two year degree from a technical college.
Job description: Preforming lab work; everything from testing water to testing imported food to make sure there are no illegal pesticides present.
Upside: It's a Monday to Friday, nine to five job. You get all the statitory holidays.
Downside: having to deal with people who have just read the latest article from Paranoia Magazine entitled "Is Your Produce/Water/Meat Killing You.". Knowing what's actually in Cheese Whiz and various other edible 'non-foods'.
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Writing: a short story called 'Vanishing'
Reading: The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco
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6/1/2006, 6:38 pm
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SFGirl
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Re: Character Career Brainstorming
I read an article a little while ago about a man who quit a lucrative career as a software programmer to become a dog-walker in New York city. He picks the dogs up (in a limousine) in the morning when their owners leave for work, cares for them during the day (four-star treatment, I'm sure), and brings them back in the evening. He makes an unbelievable amount of money (although the numbers slip my mind now), gets lots of time outside with the dogs, and is much happier.
I love the idea of this thread. Sorry I missed it before this.
Sherry
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Reading: Voyage of the Shadowmoon by Sean McMullen
Writing: editing One's Aspect to The Sun
Drawing: Spring Flowers
Listening: EscapePod (www.escapepod.org)
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6/27/2006, 8:45 am
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