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When I grow up

Since my last post I’ve been thinking a teeny bit more about classes, colleges, careers, and other important things that start with the letter C.

I’ve determined that before anything, I need to choose a career path. My sister’s friend mentioned that he was planning on becoming a teacher. I thought about this and remembered that about a year ago I had felt an inkling to follow that path. Being a teacher would be kind of cool, but I don’t know why. They get no respect, and it follows that they don’t earn enough money. Besides, I’d be the kind of teacher who has no patience and bores his students to death. And what would I teach? I don’t have a clear front-runner of a favorite subject. Whew, glad I convinced myself out of that one. Thank you, logic!

Some people might suggest for me to be a computer programmer, but I can honestly say that I don’t want my 9-5 job to be sitting in front of a computer. Besides, everything that can possibly be programmed (a) has already been done by someone else, or (b) is too hard to try. In a similar vein, I know a lot of people would suggest for me to be a web designer. That just goes to show that many people I know have heard of my site but few have seen it.

Scotto‘s job seems kind of neat. I think he helps find missing kids. How rewarding! But I don’t know what sort of education that requires. Maybe he can fill us in.

My mom and dad don’t seem to have chosen very good fields. My mom does electronic-type things, but she’s been laid off a lot (I can name five of her employers from the last 10 years or so). My dad works at a car dealership and seems to have the opposite problem (namely that he can’t find a good job). He recently told me that the car business is not a good one to be in nowadays.

Well, we’ve done all this eliminating. What do you like, Jordon?

Well, Jordon, I like nothing that could possibly ever make me money. The only thing I really have left is playing the guitar, and though a career as a musician would be cool, I’m a terrible player (considering how long I’ve been playing) and I don’t like what everyone else likes.

Oh, there is one other thing. Writing. Yes, I have thought of writing as a career. Sometimes I get a great idea in my head for a piece of fiction. The only trouble is, I can’t translate it to paper. I asked my sister’s friend (the one who wants to be a teacher and, I shall now mention, a writer on the side) for some tips for writing. He replied: “What sort of genre? Giving you tips on fantasy would be no good for a mystery novel.” That pretty much turned me off right then and there. No writing for me. Writers make less than teachers, anyway. I wish my sister’s friend good luck.

I need to — no, I really need to take one of those career test thingies. Soon.

Don’t Ask Jeeves. Ask Jordon.

dina: how do you make a guy really like you

It may sound cheesy, but just be yourself. Personally, I like it when girls be themselves, especially if part of their being consists of liking weird nerdy guys. But seriously. Be nice, I guess. Just do a little something nice. People always remember the nice things you do for them, even if you don’t. It’s true. Maybe then he’ll notice you and sparks will fly, yadda yadda…

If that doesn’t work, try being someone else who gets all the guys.

Hmm, it appears that The World of Stuff listed on BlogShares. BlogShares appears to be some kind of fantasy stock market with blogs instead of companies. It doesn’t appear that anyone has bought a share in this site, though. Heh, figures.