There's that. Or winning the lotto. Both seem equally likely to me these days.
At least I can say I play lotto.
Jayne: Well... I don't like the idea of someone hearin' what I'm thinkin'. Inara: No one likes the idea of hearing what you're thinking.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
megan walker - Dec 30, 2008 10:06:07 am PST #8573 of 10002
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
lisah - Dec 30, 2008 10:06:12 am PST #8574 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
I have been thinking about hairdressing school.
My best friend in SF had most of a grad degree in English lit and had been working in various office jobs for years. She just really wasn't suited for office work and these jobs made her really unhappy. So she went to beauty school when she was in her mid-30s and has been working as an aesthetician since then and now is in nursing school. This kind of hands-on work with people work makes so much more sense for her.
Sue - Dec 30, 2008 10:06:52 am PST #8575 of 10002
hip deep in pie
At least I can say I play lotto.
Right there with you megan.
megan walker - Dec 30, 2008 10:07:28 am PST #8576 of 10002
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
My mother always felt that it was a fundamental flaw of the US educational system, that people weren't encouraged to go to trade schools.
msbelle - Dec 30, 2008 10:08:42 am PST #8577 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I clearly need to start playing lotto again. I don't even do that. A friend suggested I might find a husband if I handed out our leftover holiday cookies on the subway each day.
Fred Pete - Dec 30, 2008 10:14:15 am PST #8578 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
A friend suggested I might find a husband if I handed out our leftover holiday cookies on the subway each day.
You might. The question is, whose husband? And would you want him?
Barb - Dec 30, 2008 10:14:18 am PST #8579 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”
I don't look that good Barb.
I was thinking potential apprenticing job! What? I'm nothing if not encouraging.
Connie Neil - Dec 30, 2008 10:14:42 am PST #8580 of 10002
brillig
The Edible Bride
What, are the wedding guests supposed to eat off of her? Or is he saving it for himself?
tommyrot - Dec 30, 2008 10:17:41 am PST #8581 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What, are the wedding guests supposed to eat off of her? Or is he saving it for himself?
I hope he wasn't saving it for himself, because then he'd probably spend his whole wedding night in the bathroom.
But the image of guests eating off her dress is disturbing as well.
Gudanov - Dec 30, 2008 10:18:55 am PST #8582 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
My mother always felt that it was a fundamental flaw of the US educational system, that people weren't encouraged to go to trade schools.
At my high school you could take trade school classes in place of school classes for a half day. They promoted trade school pretty well, but that may have just been a local thing. On a national level, I think it is a bit of a forgotten option though.
OTOH, is there a shortage of people for jobs that trade schools train for?