What would you be doing, professionally, if you weren't doing what you are doing now?

[Taverner]

Me? I'd be an entertainment music journalist. Probably working for some indie rag, making no money and pouring through CMJ and eMusic looking for "the next BIG BIG THING!"

[MrCoffee]

1. whoring.

[Dangerously Amused]

9. Dude. Read the OP.

It says, "IF you weren't doing what you are doing now..."

[ohiosmith]

12. Bwahahahah!

:rofl:

[Dangerously Amused]

13. .

;)

[redqueen]

42. That's what I was gonna say.

[NightWatcher]

2. hitman

it's the next logical step after Private Investigator. Here's hoping I never lose my PI license.

[lost-in-nj]

3. Pole dancer

what else????


:shrug: :shrug:


lost

[Taverner]

4. PICS DAMMIT!!!

:)

[ohiosmith]

5. Pimping for MrCoffee.

[Debi]

6. Party Planning -

I'd love to spend rich people's money on fancy assed parties! :bounce:

[LisaM]

7. Catering

I do it on a small scale, but I'd like to do it for a living.

[Debi]

10. Do you want to go into business together? I want to be a party planner!

(I've done it for family gatherings - my son insisted on 'theme' parties thoughout his life - and we held 'theme' graduation parties for family members).

I'll need a caterer to come up with some cool foods for the rich people!

[LisaM]

17. Well I can give you recipe ideas!

I like theme parties too. I'm doing a Canada-themed party with a friend next month, complete with decorations, music, recipes, a trivia contest, and a prize!

[Debi]

18. What is unique to Canada??? After beer?

:rofl:

[LisaM]

20. Maple syrup and hockey!

Seriously! No, there's lots of good music, they are a neighbor to where I live (Seattle) and where I used to live (Michigan), we'll have salmon, good music, a red and white motif.....BC wines, tourtiere - it'll be fun!

Hey, if you're going to be a party planner, wouldn't it work better if you didn't lie down and laugh at your clients' ideas????? (Just teasing).


:party:


:toast:

[Debi]

30. You are correct!

I must do more research on Canada! :banghead: (My brother and sister-in-law live in Seattle and I grew up in Montana - you'd think I'd have a little more info!)

The party sounds terrific :beer:

[lost-in-nj]

31. They do have some good music

Laura Branigan and Celine Dion are from Canada....

:hide: :hide:

:rofl:

lost

[LisaM]

33. Yes, that's what we'll be playing. You forgot Anne Murray!

:sarcasm:

No, we'll play the Guess Who, Sarah MacLachlan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Barenaked Ladies, Feist, Great Big Sea, Natalie McMaster....

I think we'll do okay as far as the music goes.

I didn't realize we'd have to debunk so many stereotypes!

[TZ]

8. I'd love to be a dance instructor

I think I would be good at it too..however I have that little bill-to-pay thingy.....

[SteppingRazor]

11. As an entertainment music journalist working for a rag and making no money ...

I beg you, stay very far away, for your own good! :P


As for me, I think if I could have any job, it would be space cowboy.

Although, with my skill set, if I couldn't make a living writing, I'd probably be working at McDonald's.

[flvegan]

14. 4th Beastie Boy

Cuz I'm tha f tha l tha v
You come and see me and you pay a fee
Do what I do, professionally
To tell the truth I am exactly what I want to be

Now Ad Rock, and MCA
Let's rock this joint in an old school way

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Running a small-town newspaper (n/t)

[JuniperLea]

39. I said exactly the same thing to my b/f a few days ago

I was remarking that when I was growing up, we had a lot of papers... The San Pedro News Pilot, The Lomita News, The Herald Examiner, The Daily Breeze... all local papers... I read them all, every day, in addition to The Los Angeles Times.

My 4th grade teacher was HUGE on current events, and very civic minded. She told us that everyone should read two newspapers a day, cover to cover, and at least four magazines a month. I took that advice to heart... and I'll never forget it... and I'll pass on the advice whenever possible.

[Cabcere]

16. "I'd be a full-time dreamer."

Actually, since I'm an unemployed-for-most-of-the-year college student, that's pretty much what I do already. :shrug:

[leftofthedial]

19. I'd have a job

[TrogL]

21. stringing network cable or playing jazz

[Starbucks Anarchist]

22. Writer.

[DarkTirade]

23. Something creative. And I don't necessarily mean right-brained 'creative', but more in the sense

that I'd be MAKING something. That's always been my main drive in life, to create. I'd be happy doing a lot of things. Right now my two big hobbies are making indie video games and brewing mead. :)

I've also been thinking about combining my musical ability and my desire to create and start dabbling in creating musical instruments, probably of the guitar-ish variety.

[tigereye]

24. research, I think

or being a jazz drummer.

[triguy46]

25. Full time farmer's market gig:

put our farm into full production and get 50 hens busy laying eggs. Cannot imagine anything more fun.

[rbnyc]

26. Some kind of writer...

...probably sit-com.

[BarenakedLady]

27. Artist or writer

I'm a SAHM, but going to school finally for Fine Arts.

[LaurenG]

28. Consultant

and adviser for a "specialty" market.

[Fox Mulder]

29. I'd love to be an archaeologist.

Instead, I'm a nobody doing a job anybody could do in the printing industry.

Sigh.

:(

[datasuspect]

32. fluffer or something in porn

[driver8]

36. Have you ever watched Nip / Tuck?

There was this episode where the son of one of the main characters went to a "porn party". He met this girl who was trying to break into the business. He asked her what she was doing and she said that she was "starting at the bottom...as a fluffer." He said "Oh, that sounds so demeaning." She replied, "Oh no, I really like it. Maybe that's why I always have one of these in my mouth." as she held up a tootsie pop. She then bit off the tootsie pop and goes, "Whoops."

[ZombieNixon]

34. An ancient-Greek style philosopher.

Basically sit on my ass and do whatever the hell I want under the guise of "thinking." :P

[driver8]

35. Teacher -- most likely an English teacher.

When I was a kid I loved to read and write. My Mom told me that she thought for sure that I would be an English teacher.

[LSK]

37. I would be a starving photographer probably

Might still do that if we ever got universal healthcare here.

[JuniperLea]

38. HAHAHA! I did exactly that for seven years!

I got tired of being poor, so now I'm chief cook and bottle washer (EA, office manager, Queen Bee) at a PR firm, making more money than I ever thought I would. I think of it as a winsome juxtaposition to my former rockin' life:)







Yes, this sort of Tom-foolery would never wash in my corporate life:)

[ceile]

40. Professional student.

I'd stay in college until I was old and gray.

[Colorado Progressive]

41. A biologist. I spent 7 years earning a MS and am a SAHM now.

I wonder if my degrees will even count when my daughter starts kindergarten?????

What the hell. At least my son always wins the science fair.

[TZ]

46. Hmmm can I say as someone in the field

Biology can be overrated sometimes...I have no family only cats and with the way my career is, probably not gonna change anytime soon....

[Colorado Progressive]

47. Yeah, maybe underpaid, over-rated, unappreciated, but I still love it! nt

[krispos42]

43. Second-best porn editor in the country

Hey, gotta leave room for improvement...

[Merrick]

44. Grave digger

I've got good experience, and frankly, I'm getting a bit tired of doing it for free.

[asthmaticeog]

45. Taverner, I work for an indie rag.

I ASSURE you you'd rather be making money.

[ThatsMyBarack]

48. Playing Blackjack and Video Poker online....

....and winnning $$$$$$$$! (But I don't think it's even legal in IL.)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

49. I would be a professional student.

I was born rich, right?