If you'd asked me at 11, I'd have said that scientists wore big white coats, couldn't wear nail polish, smelled of chemicals and were impatient.
At that age, I knew not all scientists were my mother, but I didn't know where the line was.
Wash: Don't fall asleep now. Sleepiness is weakness of character. Ask anyone. You're acting captain. Know what happens you fall asleep now? Zoe: Jayne slits my throat, and takes over. Wash: That's right. Zoe: And we can't stop it.
'Shindig'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jan 20, 2006 11:22:54 am PST #1641 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Calli - Jan 20, 2006 11:25:03 am PST #1642 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I wanted to be a scientist some times when I was a kid. I figured they spent a lot of time in laboratories with things that foamed or went "boom." It sounded fun to me.
§ ita § - Jan 20, 2006 11:26:38 am PST #1643 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Buttons. I thought it was about buttons. My mother got to press the coolest ones.
Then I met the computer and it was all over. I still don't think of Computer Science as Science science, though.
Scrappy - Jan 20, 2006 11:27:21 am PST #1644 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I am trying to figure out what would give a kid the idea that all scientists are depressed and busy.
CSI and shows of that ilk?
bon bon - Jan 20, 2006 11:29:27 am PST #1645 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Does this even make any sense? I am trying to figure out what would give a kid the idea that all scientists are depressed and busy.
This might be the answer if kids were asked about any professional.
I mean, "kids say the darndest things!" but that doesn't mean they're not going to choose a real job when they grow up, or major in something substantive by the time they get to college. I didn't have any reason to be a lawyer rather than a rock star when I was a teen.
erikaj - Jan 20, 2006 11:29:37 am PST #1646 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
wrod.
beth b - Jan 20, 2006 11:30:53 am PST #1647 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
the above is a good link to a cholesteral article from Eating Well magazine.
it seems I am organic rasberry yogurt. there are worse things in the world.
§ ita § - Jan 20, 2006 11:32:19 am PST #1648 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
CSI and shows of that ilk?
They're not depressed on CSI. Not notably. In fact, if I were drawing my scientist conclusions from CSI, I'd totally want to be one, because they're kinda pretty. And have hot co-workers.
sarameg - Jan 20, 2006 11:33:46 am PST #1649 of 10002
Scientists got to stay up really late and play with really big telescopes and read studious looking books, afaik when I was 11. But my dad's field is pretty accessible from a child's standpoint. I got to go to work with him a lot. And play with the cool orbs.
sarameg - Jan 20, 2006 11:34:50 am PST #1650 of 10002
Oh! And drink hot chocolate.