doodledee

I always get a kick out of people asking me what I do for a living. Tonight, for example, this realtor lady came over to talk with us about selling our house and we were laughing and having a good time and then on her way out she stopped and asked me, "What is it that you do for a living?"

I gave her my standard reply, which is to say I told her I do "computer stuff". It's a nice generic answer that lets people believe they think they understand what I do without going into details. I also usually throw in a little air-keyboarding gesture to show her what daily work routine is like. I rock.

Unfortunately, her reaction was the same as most everyone else's is. She said "Oh" and then she got this kind of pained expression on her face. It was one of those expressions that says "I pity you and/or I ate some bad chinese food for lunch and you'll never know what this expression really means." It's an expression that always makes me think, "What the hell is so bad about 'computer stuff'?" I mean, seriously, I have a mouse pad with a built in wrist rest. That thing is *awesome*. Why don't you people understand that?!?

Well I'm sick of the mystery expressions and the "great! can you help me fix my printer?" follow-up questions. It's time to move on. It's time for something different. It's time to start the hunt for a new fake career. Something with pizzazz. Something people will identify with. Something that will cause them to stop and say "Wow! I've always wanted to do that, but I never thought I'd have the time to learn to drive a monster truck while training to be an astronaut, so instead I became an accountant." Stuff like that.

Inventing a fake career at this point in my life is a serious step. I feel so brave.