realy how old are you
POSTED BY: sanmi
UPDATED: Thursday, April 22, 2004 03:38
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Just turned 30 ten days... no, wait, ten years ago......
I work in Purchasing for an RV company, college dropout (which I plan to rectify someday!), divorced, with an 11 year-old son.
MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."
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I'm 33, single and work as a critical care travel nurse. The 'cirtical care' part means I take care of the REALLY sick patients, of course. The 'travel' part of the description means that I have finally found a job that fits my nomad personality. I take short-term contracts (usually 3-6 months) at different hospitals around the country (internationally, too). I have just discovered the firefly meetups and look forward to taking advantage of them to get to know firefly fans in whatever city I happen to find myself in.
As for who is flying this ship, I'm pretty sure it's me. However, the pilot is just one member of the team. I couldn't make it without the rest of my crew (and the various passengers I have flown with throughout the years) and I wouldn't want to.
As for being lost after college, I also experienced that. Thank goodness I found nursing - a career that is challenging, rewarding, and pushes me to grow everyday. I don't think nursing is for everyone, but I do think it is one of the most difficult and most fulfilling careers on the planet.
My humble advice to those who are feeling a bit directionless - move to a new city, take a class you have always been interested in, do some volunteer work, get a 2nd (very different) job, talk to strangers about their careers ... Keep your eyes and your mind open and you will find what you are looking for.
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Originally posted by AnotherFireflyfan:
Cool, I'm 18 one week after you! (May 8th). Looking forward to college.. and leaving behind high school especially.
Noooo! Once you hit the second semester of college the fun newness falls off and all you want to do is go back to high school. Once I figured out that this is more work than I had ever done in my life, the fun away from home aspect of college went bye bye out the window. I swear to god, on a daily basis I wish I could go back and repeat the fifth grade.
Other than the out of control feeling that impending finals gives you I know pretty much where I’m going…seeing as how not just three days ago I declared my major. WEEEE!!! Go Me!! *is very excited bout this*
Your looking at a future psychologist--in theory, in the future I will be able to discern why it is that we have all fallen so very hard for a simple TV show. For now all I am qualified to say is this: Ohhhh, pretty shiny picture. Picture make sound. Picture good. Foamy.
And who is driving this thing? I’m a psychology major not a philosophy major!
Yep, still 19. unhun, still.
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Originally posted by Stillshiny:
Tell ya what we need to do. A few months back I started a post to find out where we all were. We need to get a virtual map & pins to mark the homes of all these crazy folk. Anybody know of such a program??? & not just the US but the whole Earth that is.
I frequent a MSN group that has a member map from bravenet. I just emailed the admin there for some info that I will pass on to Haken if he is interested in putting up a member map of Browncoats. Then again, he may be able to come up with something on his own or from another source.
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Originally posted by Vena:Quote:
Originally posted by AnotherFireflyfan:
Cool, I'm 18 one week after you! (May 8th). Looking forward to college.. and leaving behind high school especially.
Noooo! Once you hit the second semester of college the fun newness falls off and all you want to do is go back to high school. Once I figured out that this is more work than I had ever done in my life, the fun away from home aspect of college went bye bye out the window. I swear to god, on a daily basis I wish I could go back and repeat the fifth grade.
The fun newness may have worn off, but I have NEVER wanted to go back to highschool. ever. under any circumstances. Even at my drunkest, with schoolwork weighing me down, I don't want to go back to highschool.
once the snow got so deep you almost couldn't hear margaret atwood
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I'll turn 20 on Cinco de Mayo. I'm very excited because I'm going to start veterinary school in the fall! Can't wait! There are good things and bad things about both high school and college, but I'd never want to go back. There are too many new opportunities to explore.
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I will be 40 and a half on 5-19-04. I have worked at various credit card banks doing billing disputes for the past 13 years. I have a BA in psych, one kid--18, one husband--48, one dog--8 (his name is Book(er)!!). I don't know why I love Firefly so much and don't want to know. It makes me happy--so much for the psych degree!
Mal-licious
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Originally posted by Vena:
Ohhhh, pretty shiny picture. Picture make sound. Picture good. Foamy.
LOL!!!
That's pretty much it now adays for most people. It's the reason why I think reality TV is so popular. Now all you have to do is prove it. Hopefully you can also prove that it causes a drop in IQ and then maybe we could get a ban on that crap.
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"If you truly love the memory, you must set it free()!" -Me
"Also, I can kill you with my brain." -River
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19, engaged, and half way through my Marine Biology degree from the University of Guelph.
Those who restrain desire, do so because thiers is weak enough to be restrained.
-William Blake
O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous.
-Qur'an 26:83
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Hey, I'd just like to say thank you to Astriana, Stillshiny, Zurn, Whedonesque, and everyone who gave me a little morale boost on the whole "directionless after college" issue. It's nice to hear that I'm not singular in the way I feel.
It's even better to know that there are such good people out there; the kind who offer advice to virtual strangers out of the goodness of their hearts. Browncoats aren't just devoted fans; they're really good people, and those can sometimes be hard to find.
Thanks again. I can't express how glad I am that I found this site and its boards.
Arden
You got a wife? All I got is that dumbass stick sounds like it's raining.
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