What's your dream job?

[HFishbine]

Mine (please don't judge by DU persona): Stand up comedian (and/or writer for The Daily Show)

[skypilot]

1. Owning a bookstore.

But that dream is slowly becoming just that--a dream--thanks to the large bookstore chains.

[bif]

2. Porn star

It'd be a hard job, but someone's gotta do it. I'd like to give it a shot anyway.

[nedlogg]

3. Here's mine

Make underwater movies during the day, play guitar in a kick-ass blues band at night, and race cars (no NASCAR, please) on weekends.

[Loonman]

4. Porn director

"c'mon, make me believe it"

[Superfly]

5. Winery owner/operator

in any of the following areas:

Tuscany
Argentina
Napa Valley
Columbia Valley
Virginia
Alsace
Bordeaux

Hell...any appelation in the world will be good for me.

[HEyHEY]

6. Mine too!

The dialy show part anyway.

Other than that - War correspondent for CBC

[Touchdown]

7. Walking all over a roller coaster carrying a hammer.

I saw these guys do this in a Discovery special about Cedar Point...It was like 8am in the morning, before the park opens. It looked so peaceful, standing there on top of the lift, seeing the whole horizon.

Eh' after a couple of weeks, it'd probably get boring.

[nickinSTL]

13. Egyptologist

Squatting in the hot sun, with a paintbrush and a little dental pick, digging up potsherds.

Sounds like fun!

[Bertha Venation]

16. my stepmother does that!

She's a biblical archaeologist.

And y'know what?! She proved that God destroyed Sodom & Gomorrah because of homosexuals! Know how? She was on a dig there and found evidence of a fire!
:bounce: Way to go, Nancy!

[Eumenides]

8. One of those guys

that walks around with a sign on that says, "The End is Near." Oh yea, and I wouldn't wear any pants.

[Droopy]

9. Novel writer

I'd love to have that kind of imagination. It would fit me well, too, because I am somewhat of a homebody. I'd like to just be able to sleep until whenever, get up and write about five pages (or until my hearts content), and then do whatever for the rest of the day.

Unfortunately, I have a hard enough time just writing a three page paper for an English class. I don't think I have it in me to write a book, let alone write something good enough to get published, and then write the several others required for a career.

[HFishbine]

14. I have a couple of Friends who are writers

They all say the same thing, if you want to be a writer, write. None of them are novelists though.

[BigMcLargehuge]

30. every novel writer starts out with a blank page

Take it from me. I've got three in the can and another in mid-production, all STILL unpublished. Though I just hired an editor. The formula for me is:

Write everyday, even if it's only for 20 minutes.

Keep a journal (and write in it before working on fiction)

Read EVERYTHING, and especially the genre in which you want to write (I DO NOT READ fiction when I am actively working on a project, as I tend to subconsciously coopt what I'm reading)

Listen CLOSELY to the way people talk to one another. (A great place to do this is the mall food court.)

Finish every story you start regardless of how long it takes or how shitty you think it has become. Develop a sense of obligation to your characters and that will keep you writing.

Don't concentrate, AT ALL, on the publishing/sale aspect of writiting until you're DONE writing a piece. It almost always short-circuits the story. Sometimes it helps to dedicate one afternoon a week to market research and publishing stuff (query letters, proposals, chapter samples, etc...) so you can keep an ever increasing series of manuscripts in circulation.

And here's the stupid one (all writers have at least one stupid reason for writing), find a keyboard that is pleasant to the fingertips and ears. It sounds really dumb but I derive immense tactile and aural pleasure from the sound of my fingers hammering away on my Apple Pro, and my Toshiba Satellite Laptop keyboards.

Oh, and get writing.

[TheMightyFavog]

10. Well Here are some of mine

Film Actor
Film Writer
Film Director
TV Producer
A pilot who flies an old Gumman HU-16 Albatross as a Isalnd-hopping airliner in either the Carribean or the South Pacific.

FYI, this is an HU-16 Albatross:

[Superfly]

12. Last one would be mucho cool.

[Goldberg]

11. I'd love to study volcanoes...

and get right up to the action, like on Mount Etna. I'm working my way towards it. I'll be getting my Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology in a year. :)

I'd also love to own a business of sorts, like a bookstore or something to that effect.

[Bertha Venation]

15. outdoors or medical or acting/singing

I'll take forest ranger, National Park docent, something like that.

If I were fit, I'd say ocean lifeguard.

Or: EMT/paramedic, or trauma nurse.

Edited to add: And I'd like to act. More specifically, I'd like to be in the chorus on Broadway.

[twistedliberal]

17. Stunt driver (n/t)

[pagerbear]

18. Landed gentry

Or opera singer/crossover cabaret singer

[BigMcLargehuge]

19. successful writer of fiction

I am working on it... it's still only a dream right now.

[POed_Ex_Repub]

66. Yeah, I know what you mean

Writing the books is the easy part. Making a living at it is something else entirely. It's all about name recognition. If someone wrote a book and Paris Hilton slapped her name on it (regardless of the quality) it would still sell more than the best work of some truly great writers.

Just like the news, celebrity sells.

[kodi]

20. fluffer trainer & manager

if you have to ask........

[GOPisEvil]

23. *snarf*

:D

[kodi]

37. btw: i warn them not to *snarf* on the job. someone could get hurt

.

[GOPisEvil]

40. I'd be a lousy fluffer then.

I'd say that's a good thing - for me anyway.

[dolo amber]

21. I know what I want to do

However, I haven't the slightest idea what it's called or how one becomes employed doing such:

I want to be the person who puts the music to TV shows, movies, whatever. I don't want to COMPOSE the music, as I have no such talent. I just want to be the person who adds the music. Loads of times I've listen to something and could instantly picture it being used in some scene or another I've watched before.

Plus, whoever's doing it these days sucks out loud a lot of the time. :D

[GOPisEvil]

24. They are called Music Supervisors, I believe!

:D

[dolo amber]

36. Well then!

That's what I wanna be when I grow up. ;)

[ewagner]

60. Arranger? n/t

[Heyo]

22. Pilot

ALways wanted to be...

[TheMightyFavog]

50. HU-16 Albatross pilot?

Just think.... sun, sand, adventure, all in paradise!

[PVnRT]

25. Supreme High Overlord of the Universe

Barring that, video game tester and critic sounds good.

[Cuban_Liberal]

26. Small town lawyer and state legislator.

Maybe governor, when I get older...:)

[GOPisEvil]

27. Photo Essayist - Black and White Photos

I've got a few ideas rumbling around in my brain...

[Kamika]

28. I'd like to develop ideas for rpg games

My dream job :D

[TheMightyFavog]

52. Like working for Steve Jackson Games or Something?

I bought the Munchkin Master's Guide last week. Even though I haven't played pen and paper RPG's since I was a kid, I loved it anyways.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

29. Supplying voices to cartoons

I'd be fabulous at this. I have a wide vocal range from an octave below middle c to d3, and I can conjure all kinds of different colors from my voice. It'd be SUCH a blast!

[camero]

31. That's mine too

I just can't seem to be funny everyday. It gets tiring.

[bobthedrummer]

32. Studio musician.

Still working to make it come true.

[YNGW]

33. Master of the Universe

And then I'd like to visit Europe.

[Bonhomme Richard]

34. If I have to work then doing what I'm doing except..........

making more money.

[SiobhanClancy]

35. MD

It's a bit late now,but I wish I'd done something with my life to make things better.

[Lindsay]

38. I actually had mine once,

when I worked for a theatrical costumer. Got to make costumes and decorate hats and style wigs (and in my spare time, I handled the office work). Hard work and lousy money, but never a dull moment.

Unfortunately, the building we were in burned down, and that was the end of that. Sigh....

[DS1]

39. Animator/Director

aka Creative Control Freak, in a visual way.

[aldian159]

41. Newspaper writer/columnist

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

42. Rush Limbaugh's Fact Checker

It's pretty much a permanent vacation

[CBHagman]

43. Dialect coach.

I am fascinated by accents and would like to be able to identify more regional dialects. Yes, I've had linguistics and history of the English language courses, but not enough.

I'd also like to write again and get published again...

Aside from that, I'd like to monitor news stories for a progressive activist group and get our guys/gals out there kicking RW butt!

[mac56]

44. any job that isn't this one

nm

[rockymountaindem]

45. United States Senator

State of Colorado

Secretary of State of the United States of America

President of the United States of America

[proud patriot]

46. Moderating DU

:hi:

[Interrobang]

47. Successful writer in several different genres...

Fiction, articles, books (fiction/non-fiction), screenplays (I've written a short one), poetry, technical writing.

So far I've published a couple of articles, some short stories, and some poetry, and up until I got laid off in Oct, was making a living doing technical writing. So I'm almost there -- just need to get the "successful" part going.

[Semi_subversive]

48. Talent scout for a bordello

[IronLionZion]

49. Company president or CEO

but not a greedy one. I'd provide good stable jobs for Americans even if it cut into profits.

[skippysmom]

51. Going back into museum work

I worked in museums for many years, and loved it. But the job I was supposed to start last year evaporated (thank you Bush economy) and, with museum work in short supply, I'm now working for the state. I really miss my old work, though, and when I finish this project in 18 months I plan to go back.

If I didn't need to earn money I'd be a writer.

[Shananigans]

53. Volunteer...

imagine being independently wealthy. You could volunteer whenever you wanted, but not have to worry about paying the bills. I only wish!

[Ramsey]

54. Rock n'Roll Star!!

Oh yeah, that'd be cool!

[NC_Nurse]

55. Rock star...

but that didn't pan out...had to go back to nursing...sigh.

still have CD's if anyone wants one! actually a couple of protest-type songs on it too!

[Lindacooks]

56. I'm doing it now!

http://busycooks.about.com

plus writing a cookbook for the 'Everything' series, due out this fall...

[HFishbine]

70. Cool!

I only eat because of my grill and crockpot. I might have to check out your crockpot resipes.

[populistmom]

57. Singer- church music by day, slinky lounge singer by night

I'm a reasonably decent soprano too. I say church music because there have been so many beautiful pieces written for religious services from traditional Latin to mainline Protestant standards to Gospel. Slinky lounge singer because I have a secret vision of myself singing sultry jazzy songs on a black Steinway babygrand piano in a red silk dress. (No that I'll ever get to do that, but I think it would still be pretty neat.)

As always, I'm rather a paradox- O8) vs. :evilgrin:

[HFishbine]

71. Hmmm

Black babygrand and red silk dress -- doesn't sound too unreachable.

[UnAmericanJoe]

58. HAM Radio operator

Far, far away from anyone.

[gauguin57]

59. arts & letters

Jazz singer ... swing/standards/torch
Actress (stage or screen. or even TV commercials)
Writer (fiction and non)

Some combo of those. And maybe work at a zoo ... in the giant ape house. Or assistant to Jane Goodall or the Koko the Gorilla lady.

Words, monkeys, music, movies ... I'd be a happy camper.

Or ... Peace Corps volunteer in Nice, France. ;-) ;-) ;-)

[SOteric]

61. I actually love the stuff I do now.

But I guess if I'm going to build castles in the air, it would be nice to run a little B&B, grow my own fresh herbs, organic vegetables and some decorative flora, fill the rooms with antiques. Late in the evenings I could write, sketch or just curl up with the kitties and read books.

[Bundbuster]

62. Raising & training Retrievers

on about 640 acres with a lake. It's really hard, everyday work, but I've raised and trained 4 retrievers and loved every minute of it.

[MrScorpio]

63. European DJ and Party Promoter

Amsterdam
London
Paris
Ibiza
Barcelona
Berlin
Rome

Just call me DJ Scorpio

[slinkerwink]

64. Host of my own Home Repair show, or Congresswoman

[HFishbine]

72. Combine the two

Each week, Congresswoman Slinkerwink takes on a repair job at the Nation's capital. Tune in for This Sold House.

[area51]

65. research

I like doing research, so I wish I could work as some kind of researcher.

[VOX]

67. Very specific: Go back to the 1920s and direct movies at Hal Roach Studios

It would be tough, having to work with the likes of Laurel and hardy, Our Gang, Harold Lloyd, Charley Chase, et al.

I have read accounts of what it was like at Roach Studios in the 20s and 30s -- it was a true family-and-friends enterprise.

[Forkboy]

68. I got a different one

I was looking out my window one day when a DPW truck pulled up.Two men got out and lifted a drainage gate off and lowered the big screw thing from the truck into the hole to clear all the leaves and stuff so it wasn't clogged and would drain properly.This took about ten minutes.When they were done they replaced the grate.Then a third guy got out of the truck,walked over and spray painted a large orange X on it.

I want to be that orange X guy!

:)

[HFishbine]

73. You know

That's one of those jobs that would probaly never be shipped overseas. Good choice!

[Nihil]

69. An optional one

... i.e., one that I don't have to turn up to every day (whether I
feel like it or not) in order to pay the bills.

I'm a jack of all trades by nature (and, yes, master of none) so I'd
really like to be able to do a bit of this and a bit of that.

One day a week for writing.
One day a week for fine art/craft.
One day a week for music.
One day a week for volunteer work (school or adult education pref.)
One day a week for whatever comes up unexpectedly (helping a friend
get his crops in, cleaning off the graffiti in our area, untrained
assistant for any caring job, whatever).

Dreams are great - some of them even come true!

Nihil