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Thu Apr-06-06 02:30 PM
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What did you want to be when you grew up? |
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I wanted to be an astronaut or a princess.
I can fly a plane, but that's as close as I got. The princess thing isn't looking good either.
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Thu Apr-06-06 02:31 PM
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Thu Apr-06-06 02:34 PM
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I wanted to be a boxer, a fireman, and a scientist (just a generic scientist)
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Thu Apr-06-06 02:33 PM
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Thu Apr-06-06 02:33 PM
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Then a baseball statistician.
Then a draftsman.
Then I chucked the whole idea of growing up and became a journalist.
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Thu Apr-06-06 02:34 PM
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I am not kidding. I was such a geek. Still am.
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Thu Apr-06-06 03:10 PM
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20. My best pal is an archaeologist |
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I tease him about being a grave digger with a Masters.
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Fri Apr-07-06 10:25 AM
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Then my mother told me everything had already been found, so I gave up my dream...
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Fri Apr-07-06 10:25 AM
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54. Me too! My best friend in elementary school and I were going... |
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...to be archaeologists in Egypt. Fellow geek here too... :P
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Fri Apr-07-06 10:26 AM
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56. Archaeologist, and then astronomer... |
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Sat Apr-08-06 06:02 PM
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I still think it's a cool field. I ended up a nurse though.
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Thu Apr-06-06 02:35 PM
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6. a movie star or a singer |
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I am a singer so that's fun. I work in the movie biz so I'm at least close to the action.
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Thu Apr-06-06 02:35 PM
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7. What is this "grown-up" thing of which you speak? |
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Thu Apr-06-06 02:41 PM
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8. i wanted to be a writer |
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Thu Apr-06-06 02:46 PM
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9. Honestly, I wanted to be a nurse...... |
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Remember the saying: "When the gods wish to punish you, they answer your prayers" ?
Well, that's how I see it now!
Dreams don't always take you where you want to go........
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Sat Apr-08-06 06:02 PM
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69. I wanted to be a nurse also. |
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But I couldn't stand the sight of blood, so I decided against.
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Thu Apr-06-06 02:47 PM
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actually I really wanted to be a Military Police Officer, but I got sidetracked and never did get there.
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Thu Apr-06-06 02:48 PM
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Got to do it for a short time as a Training Specialist. Had to quit though because the boss was an a**hole.
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Thu Apr-06-06 02:51 PM
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Thu Apr-06-06 02:53 PM
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13. I wanted to be a smartass who posts sarcastic comments on the internet |
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Clearly my dreams have come true!
Well, really probably an astronaut...oh well.
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Thu Apr-06-06 03:01 PM
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Thu Apr-06-06 03:03 PM
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15. who said you're not a princess? |
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Thu Apr-06-06 03:05 PM
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16. Well I don't have a tiara |
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And I don't find myself cutting very many ribbons.
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Thu Apr-06-06 03:06 PM
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Then I realized that spending many years in school to spend one's time hunched over in the dirt in the back of beyond wasn't as appealing as I thought.
Now I just want a job that pays reasonably well and lets me spend time with LeftyKid.
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Thu Apr-06-06 03:08 PM
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18. At first, a zookeeper |
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but at age 8, I wanted to become a violinist. :nopity:
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Thu Apr-06-06 03:08 PM
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19. I wanted to be an architect |
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I later decided that wouldn't be as cool as I originally thought. Now that I have entered into the world of work, I think it would be a better career than what I have now.
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Thu Apr-06-06 03:13 PM
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21. I wanted to be an advertising executive... |
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a lawyer, a psychologist, and a forensics expert.
I also wanted to have a penthouse apartment in Manhattan and a glamourous life of dating lots of eligible bachelors.
You can see how well all of that worked out.
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Thu Apr-06-06 03:21 PM
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22. As a kid, I wanted to be a "Roach Coach" driver... |
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...That didn't work out. Then, the center fielder for the Bosox, which kinda went away when I got to college and realized that everyone was as good or better than me. Then, a doctor, but the reality of not being allowed to spend 8 years on academic probation set it. So, a network engineer in the Military seemed like as good a gig as any.
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Thu Apr-06-06 03:57 PM
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24. What is a "Roach Coach" driver |
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Thu Apr-06-06 04:51 PM
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30. It's those food trucks you see around (or, maybe you don't) at... |
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...construction work sites and places like that selling food. When I was a kid, my Grandparents owned a metal fabrication business and one would come every day and the driver would give me a cup of Jello. He was my hero (because I love jello) so I wanted to be him.
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Thu Apr-06-06 03:55 PM
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I was too tall and undisciplned for that. :)
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Thu Apr-06-06 04:04 PM
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25. I wanted to be a cartoonist or a "space cadet" |
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One of my teachers used to call me a "space cadet". I this she meant it as a slur.
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Thu Apr-06-06 04:05 PM
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26. When I was quite young |
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around 8-10, I wanted to find Bigfoot, and be a cowgirl.
After that age, up till about 16, I wanted to be a racehorse trainer, and an artist.
Eh...I rode much of my life...and have seen a few furry creatures in the woods...:silly:
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Thu Apr-06-06 04:10 PM
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27. I wanted to be a veterinarian or an ice skater. |
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But I ended up in the publishing business. I wanted to fly a rocket to the moon. I also can fly a plane, but doubt that I will ever see the moon up cloxe.
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Thu Apr-06-06 04:18 PM
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Baseball player, quarterback, track star.
Weighted 135 pounds in college; couldn't put a pound on no matter how much I ate (or drank!). So, who's afraid of a skinny football player (I could throw a football 60 yards)? Started college as a phys ed major, journalism minor (sports of course). Flunked out twice (my goal should have been growing up!). Finally made it with a math degree. Go figure.
:)
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Thu Apr-06-06 04:46 PM
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Sad and pathetic, I know. But imaginative!
But however much I try, I will never achieve that ambition :(
Khash.
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Thu Apr-06-06 04:51 PM
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31. Well my dear Khash..... |
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We prefer you just the way you are, baby!
:loveya: :hug:
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Thu Apr-06-06 04:53 PM
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32. Astronaut or Astrophysicist. nt |
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Thu Apr-06-06 04:54 PM
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33. I wanted to be a veterinarian |
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Me and my best friend were going to grow up and be vets together. I dropped out of high school and she went to vet school. I ended up working for her for several years so we kinda did get to be vets together - I just didn't have to take all the classes! It was a ton of fun.
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Thu Apr-06-06 05:27 PM
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34. Editor of a major newspaper. |
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Thu Apr-06-06 05:28 PM
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35. A vet or an archaeologist. |
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Ironically, I've discovered that I'm not a science/math person.
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Thu Apr-06-06 06:21 PM
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36. Work in improvisational theater. |
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(Seriously. I was a unique child. Imagine the personality of Robin Williams as a little girl. Drove my mom nuts.)
Boy, am I off though career-wise, but I can be fun sometimes. Paradoxically, I'm quite introverted with people I know very little, but a total goofball with those I'm close to. :+
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Thu Apr-06-06 06:31 PM
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37. I still don't know... |
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Thu Apr-06-06 06:37 PM
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38. The second female president |
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Because I assumed at least one woman would become president before I was old enough to run. ;) I was 7 yrs old at the time. Before that I wanted to be a movie star and later on I wanted to write novels. At one point I thought being a lawyer would be fun because I could make money arguing. :D
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Thu Apr-06-06 06:42 PM
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That didn't work out. But sometimes I still dream... Arrrghh!
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Thu Apr-06-06 06:42 PM
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I was fond of the uniform. :shrug:
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Thu Apr-06-06 08:30 PM
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I'm not a journalist. I am writing a book, though.
Julie
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that's Catholic school for ya....
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Fri Apr-07-06 09:38 AM
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Pro-softball player Dance teacher
I am close, I am a cheerleading coach and a softball coach.
Now, my dream is to be a stay at home mom.
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Fri Apr-07-06 09:41 AM
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I even tok the test when I was 22...never followed through, though...thank god.
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Fri Apr-07-06 09:43 AM
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46. Concert pianist (when I was 9), attorney (10-17). |
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Then I got a journalism internship, and fell in love with journalism. :thumbsup:
You can still be a princess, yvr girl. :hi:
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Fri Apr-07-06 09:44 AM
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47. A vet or a school teacher! I am neither! Go figure! |
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Fri Apr-07-06 09:48 AM
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48. I want to be an importer/exporter |
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Fri Apr-07-06 10:11 AM
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Of course, when my neighbor's son told me he wanted to be a pilot when he grew up, I said, "kid, you can't have it both ways."
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Fri Apr-07-06 10:14 AM
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what am I now that I've grown up -
Writer
Things worked out good.
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Sat Apr-08-06 02:55 PM
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Writer is one of the loneliest, most frustrating jobs ever.
True.... it's all I ever wanted to be. But it's lonely,it's frustrating, it's boring, it's anger-making.....But when the words flow.... it's bliss.
:hug: to a fellow sufferer :)
Khash.
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Fri Apr-07-06 10:15 AM
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51. Professional volleyball player |
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I wanted to play for the US Olympic team.
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Fri Apr-07-06 10:24 AM
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I loved bugs as a kid, read every book in the library about them.
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Fri Apr-07-06 10:26 AM
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I was a strange little kid.
Professional movie reviewer was a close second. It stinks!
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Fri Apr-07-06 10:27 AM
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Not a mixture of horse and human but rather a person who worked with horses -- maybe a trainer or something like that. But I had one too many close calls with horses -- you realize how quickly you can be thrown to the ground, kicked, run away with, have a horse refuse a jump and you go over the head, etc. etc. Fear of mortality or paralysis has kept me away from horses for awhile now. You can't be afraid and still be around them.
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Fri Apr-07-06 10:28 AM
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58. I wanted to be a robot |
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Probably like C-3PO or something. I thought it was like a job...you go to work, put on your robot uniform, do robot-y things, then go home. In fact, I think I still want to do that when I grow up. :D
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Fri Apr-07-06 11:31 AM
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Now if I go to the beach, I'm a body surfer. Pretty close.
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Fri Apr-07-06 11:43 AM
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Doesn't look like it's going to happen now, though, unless it's in a strictly amateur capacity.
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Fri Apr-07-06 11:47 AM
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62. Bionic....I also wanted a bionic girlfriend. |
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Fri Apr-07-06 11:48 AM
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63. i never wanted to grow up |
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i really enjoyed being an irresponsible smartass kid
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Sat Apr-08-06 05:25 PM
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66. a Choo Choo train engineer |
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Sat Apr-08-06 05:29 PM
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never happened, but I do work for a company that makes surgical devices...
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Toy guns and camouflage were my two favorite things. But as I grew up, I realized what war was really about.
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That hasn't happenned yet, but I still play in a band and have put out singles, cassettes and one full-length CD so far.
However, doing IT work pays a hell of a lot better, and the hours rock.
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