Monday, January 24, 2005

Dream Jobs

I compiled this list a long time ago, but now as the formal education of D. Bones has officially ended with a useless master's degree, this is as good a time as any to muse upon:

Dream Jobs...If Time, Money, Talent and Reality Were No Concerns (With Apologies to Nick Hornby)

  • LW for the NJ Devils
  • Syndicated Columnist
  • Newspaper/Magazine Movie Critic
  • Novelist
  • Freelance Multidisciplinary Writer
  • Jazz Pianist
  • Rock Musician (anything but lead singer, keyboard player, backup singer or ancillary percussionist)
  • Blues Singer/Guitar Player
  • Folk Troubadour
  • Rock Writer
  • Record Store Owner
  • Rumpled, Disgruntled Lawyer in the mold of Al Pacino in …And Justice For All
  • Cynical Idealist
  • Amsterdam Coffee Shop Proprietor
  • Beach Bungalow Proprietor, Ko Pa Ngan, Thailand circa 1980
  • Greenwich Village Bar Owner circa 1960
  • Con Man
  • NY Jets or NJ Devils Beat Writer
  • Tropical Resort Head Lifeguard
  • Time-Traveler
  • Master Sushi Chef
  • Nielson Family Member
  • Bruce Springsteen's Personal Valet
  • Free-form radio D.J.
  • Navel Gazer/Contemplator
  • Screenwriter
  • Couch Potato
  • Organic Cannabis Farmer
  • Staff Writer for “The Simpsons” circa 1992
  • Pizza/Calzone/Chinese Food Deliveryman in a College Town
  • Ice Cream Magnate
  • Lottery Winner
  • Philanthropist
  • Career Game Show Contestant (ie, Jm J. Bullock/Center Square)
  • Girl Band Guru
  • Celebrity Houseguest (Freeloader)
  • NFL Assistant Coach
  • Sleep Research Subject
  • Famous Recluse
  • Video Game Designer/Tester
  • MAD Magazine Contributor circa 1983
  • Jedi Master
  • Healthcare Advertising Account Executive (Just Kidding)

1 comment:

D. Bones said...

Actually, I always wanted to draw the children's mazes on restaurant placemats...