I never wanted to be or do anything. Ever. As far back as I can remember I never proclaimed "This is what I want to do!". I never really even thought about it. I thought about it when I was forced to
SO....
I have been Dishwasher Cook Waiter Bartender Manager Warehouse Manager Stockboy Construction Record Store Clerk Tutor Graphic Designer Now A Technical Administrator.
Never wanted to be any of those things, just fell into all of them. Going back to school now for PR. Dont really want to do that either. I just am.
I just want to exist and enjoy the things I enjoy.
I never wanted to be or do anything. Ever. As far back as I can remember I never proclaimed "This is what I want to do!". I never really even thought about it. I thought about it when I was forced to
SO....
I have been Dishwasher Cook Waiter Bartender Manager Warehouse Manager Stockboy Construction Record Store Clerk Tutor Graphic Designer Now A Technical Administrator.
Never wanted to be any of those things, just fell into all of them. Going back to school now for PR. Dont really want to do that either. I just am.
I just want to exist and enjoy the things I enjoy.
Wow, take construction ouuta that and we could be leading parrallel lives, Doc. And I too have been told I should go back and get a Communications degree or post-grad degree to bolster my Art Major, but I just am having a hard time seeing the point.
In 12th grade I decided that I wanted to be a teacher because the schools were so damn boring and fucked up they needed good teachers. That's what I became and have been doing for 10 years now.
When I was 16 and living for a semester in Jerusalem I used to cut class and hang out at the King David Hotel with the western journalists covering the first intifadah. Most of the time they just drank, smoked and bullshitted--but would freak out when news broke and run to their computers and bureaus--and I thought that would be a pretty cool life. And basically I'm sort of doing that now. I briefly entertained the idea of being a labor organizer or professional activist in college, but stuck to writing.
When I was 16 and living for a semester in Jerusalem I used to cut class and hang out at the King David Hotel with the western journalists covering the first intifadah. Most of the time they just drank, smoked and bullshitted--but would freak out when news broke and run to their computers and bureaus--and I thought that would be a pretty cool life. And basically I'm sort of doing that now. I briefly entertained the idea of being a labor organizer or professional activist in college, but stuck to writing.
You never entertained the thought of capitalizing on your beastial freestyle skillz as a youth?
When I was a kid I wanted to be an astronaut. But my teachers always told me I had to be good in math if I wanted to be an astronaut, so that sort of killed that dream. Bastards.
I also wanted to design cars. I used to beg my parents to take me to the big car show at Javits Center every year. I was way into futuristic sci-fi type stuff and flipped out over all the concept cars.
By the time I hit highschool I figured I wanted to do graphic design.. Then I got to college and realized most of the work is pretty soulless unless you're really good and have you own style. I wasn't.
So then I got into recording engineering and went to school for that.
Now I work for a hospital doing "multimedia production" which really just means I edit videos of doctors giving lectures and setup computers for conferences.
I want to get back into engineering real bad. So if anybody has any internship/assisting leads for studios in NY/NJ, get at me
When I was 16 and living for a semester in Jerusalem I used to cut class and hang out at the King David Hotel with the western journalists covering the first intifadah. Most of the time they just drank, smoked and bullshitted--but would freak out when news broke and run to their computers and bureaus--and I thought that would be a pretty cool life. And basically I'm sort of doing that now. I briefly entertained the idea of being a labor organizer or professional activist in college, but stuck to writing.
finally something interesting.. are you an international journalist?
I'm based in DC now for the New York Sun, but I've been sent on assignment for them in various spots. Before this job I covered the state department for UPI and traveled with the secretary, but I have been on assignment tin Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Israel/Palestine. I spent a week in North Korea in 2000 as part of Albright's delegation to Pyongyang. Next month I set up shop in Cairo pretty much full time.
When I was 16 and living for a semester in Jerusalem I used to cut class and hang out at the King David Hotel with the western journalists covering the first intifadah. Most of the time they just drank, smoked and bullshitted--but would freak out when news broke and run to their computers and bureaus--and I thought that would be a pretty cool life. And basically I'm sort of doing that now. I briefly entertained the idea of being a labor organizer or professional activist in college, but stuck to writing.
You never entertained the thought of capitalizing on your beastial freestyle skillz as a youth?
You know since Rawkus is starting up again, he can fufill his dorm-long dreams of becoming an intern at "THE RAZOR".
I'm based in DC now for the New York Sun, but I've been sent on assignment for them in various spots. Before this job I covered the state department for UPI and traveled with the secretary, but I have been on assignment tin Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Israel/Palestine. I spent a week in North Korea in 2000 as part of Albright's delegation to Pyongyang. Next month I set up shop in Cairo pretty much full time.
i always wanted to be a professional musician, writer, or skateboard industry cashola. i hate my job, and am constantly reminded that if i wouldn't have spent my school daze getting fucked up, (had a baby in high school), i could've pursued those things with greater diligence. i'm stoked to be a dad (never knew mine), but hate that he sees me doing something he knows is wrong for me. his mom's dad own the company i work for though, so he's set ($$$$). told me the other day he doesn't need to go to college, he's gonna be a fisherman for SAFEWAY(!). life is fucking crazy. my kiddo...
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SO....
I have been
Dishwasher
Cook
Waiter
Bartender
Manager
Warehouse Manager
Stockboy
Construction
Record Store Clerk
Tutor
Graphic Designer
Now A Technical Administrator.
Never wanted to be any of those things, just fell into all of them. Going back to school now for PR. Dont really want to do that either. I just am.
I just want to exist and enjoy the things I enjoy.
I stuck to my guns, now check me out.
Wow, take construction ouuta that and we could be leading parrallel lives, Doc.
And I too have been told I should go back and get a Communications degree or post-grad degree to bolster my Art Major, but I just am having a hard time seeing the point.
You never entertained the thought of capitalizing on your beastial freestyle skillz as a youth?
I also wanted to design cars. I used to beg my parents to take me to the big car show at Javits Center every year. I was way into futuristic sci-fi type stuff and flipped out over all the concept cars.
By the time I hit highschool I figured I wanted to do graphic design.. Then I got to college and realized most of the work is pretty soulless unless you're really good and have you own style. I wasn't.
So then I got into recording engineering and went to school for that.
Now I work for a hospital doing "multimedia production" which really just means I edit videos of doctors giving lectures and setup computers for conferences.
I want to get back into engineering real bad. So if anybody has any internship/assisting leads for studios in NY/NJ, get at me
finally something interesting.. are you an international journalist?
You know since Rawkus is starting up again, he can fufill his dorm-long dreams of becoming an intern at "THE RAZOR".
very impressed
good for you..