This past weekend was one of those times that I realize how totally frickin' awesome it is to live here in Vancity. Two things stand out as particularly fab.
1. I have never been particularly fond of shoes and socks. Sandals or bare feet have always my preferred fashion in footwear and Saturday was one of those days that I just didn't really want to wear shoes. So I wore my sandals. And, this being Vancouver, it was a totally acceptable choice. I didn't get frostbite, and my toes didn't fall off. Sweet.
2. Sunday morning I headed out and hopped on the little ferry to Granville Island to shop for presents. As the boat was motoring across False Creek, I had a flash of how yucky it would be to spend the day shopping in the mall. I was very happy to browse the Market stalls until I found the scarves I was looking for (it took about 5 minutes - seriously). The great part was that I was there and finished my planned shopping early enough to just stroll around and browse before the Market got unpleasantly busy. And when it did, I just went off on my merry way.
So a very pleasant weekend has restored my Christmas spirit and personal happiness. Although it is Monday. Which reminds me, I need to do a quiz. Actually, it was Elisabeth that reminded (demanded) that I need to do the quiz.
I hate my job. I know you are all terribly surprised - I've been hiding it so well. So this week's quiz is about employment.
1. What was your favorite job you ever had?
2. What is the earliest thing that you can remember wanting to be "when you grew up"?
3. Rate your current job on a scale of one to ten.
4. If you were independently wealthy, but had to hold down a job, what would it be?
5. Not including vacation, what do you consider to be the most important benefit for employers to offer?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
1. The early days of Imax were great, as were the final days. All we did was play soccer in the lobby, call up other Imax's and leave abusive messages, steal candy from the concession, and exploit the mongolie grill.
2. Garbage man.
3. Unemployment is an 11.
4. Is "poet" a job? Actually, I'd probably work at a coffee shop, I just wouldn't work as hard.
5. Hooker vouchers.
1. I like what I do now too...although calling it a 'job' might be stretching it, as i'm actually paying the university to do someone elses job.
2. my parents allege that when i was 5 i wanted to be a 'mountain climber'
3. 8/10
4. Perpetual university student/youth worker of some kind
5. health benefits. in particular, i'm looking forward to covered optical and dental care.
1. teaching kids piano, not one bad thing about that
2. nurse, just because my best friends momo was one, and I didn't know what the job entailed.
3. 7
4. with that much money, I would love to be a promoter of music. Small towns, big towns, Carnegie Hall, scholarships, endowments.
5. early retirement package
Post a Comment