And what did you do?
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The wife is filling out some family stuff and wanted to know vocation and "special interests". There is a lot of things I've done for a dollar or just done for fun.
If you had a line or three for a synopsis of those things for your life, what would you write?
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Do you mean events or hobbies? What would your list look like? (Trying to get a bead on the format here.)
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@Aqua-Letifer said in And what did you do?:
Do you mean events or hobbies? What would your list look like? (Trying to get a bead on the format here.)
Vocations, passions and hobbies.
Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
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@Jolly said in And what did you do?:
@Aqua-Letifer said in And what did you do?:
Do you mean events or hobbies? What would your list look like? (Trying to get a bead on the format here.)
Vocations, passions and hobbies.
I like foreign affairs and politics. Hiking and nature. Baking and reading. Traveling and exploring new places.
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I’d say:
Piano
Reading, especially history, politics, philosophy
Traveling -
Okay. I'll limit it to stuff I was actually into, not one-offs.
Vocations:
Delivery - did this for many years
Line cook - honestly, I learned a lot doing this. My knifework is passable, and I know how to understand most recipes thanks to this job. (I don't mean measuring ingredients, I mean seeing how it's supposed to work and getting the process and proportions right in your own kitchen.) I neglected those skills for decades but I'm using them again now, because why the hell not. Trying to get better.Passions/hobbies:
Bikes - I can build my own from the ground up and have done so with several. Did MTB in high school, got into singlespeeds (not fixies) after college. Still love those.
Reading/writing - read a lot, wrote a lot.
Hiking - I'm better than average. I know how to pack for myself and can deal with moderate STHF situations. I need to do a massive thru-hike though. (Not the AT.)
Skiing - I was actually really damn good at this. My cousin competed but I'd beat him sometimes.
Computer programming - I've always loved this shit. Still write scripts and subroutines regularly to save time.
Photography - was into it in high school without ever realizing it. Took journalism classes every year, learned how to wind, develop and print my own film. A buddy of mine had a darkroom in his basement; spent a lot of time in there trying shit out. Another thing I completely neglected for decades, but I'm back into it again. Digital, though. I don't see the point in doing digital scans of film.
Archery - did that for several years as a kid. Yeah I know, random. I liked to go to a buddy's house in the middle of BFE and see how far away I could get from stop signs and still nail 'em. Makes the best sound ever.
Organized sports - Did baseball, soccer, XC. I'm just ass at them. Complete ass. -
If we’re adding vocations I’d say finance, business strategy, and (newly) rare disease foundations.
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@Jolly you're up!
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@Aqua-Letifer said in And what did you do?:
Okay. I'll limit it to stuff I was actually into, not one-offs.
Vocations:
Delivery - did this for many years
Line cook - honestly, I learned a lot doing this. My knifework is passable, and I know how to understand most recipes thanks to this job. (I don't mean measuring ingredients, I mean seeing how it's supposed to work and getting the process and proportions right in your own kitchen.) I neglected those skills for decades but I'm using them again now, because why the hell not. Trying to get better.Passions/hobbies:
Bikes - I can build my own from the ground up and have done so with several. Did MTB in high school, got into singlespeeds (not fixies) after college. Still love those.
Reading/writing - read a lot, wrote a lot.
Hiking - I'm better than average. I know how to pack for myself and can deal with moderate STHF situations. I need to do a massive thru-hike though. (Not the AT.)
Skiing - I was actually really damn good at this. My cousin competed but I'd beat him sometimes.
Computer programming - I've always loved this shit. Still write scripts and subroutines regularly to save time.
Photography - was into it in high school without ever realizing it. Took journalism classes every year, learned how to wind, develop and print my own film. A buddy of mine had a darkroom in his basement; spent a lot of time in there trying shit out. Another thing I completely neglected for decades, but I'm back into it again. Digital, though. I don't see the point in doing digital scans of film.
Archery - did that for several years as a kid. Yeah I know, random. I liked to go to a buddy's house in the middle of BFE and see how far away I could get from stop signs and still nail 'em. Makes the best sound ever.
Organized sports - Did baseball, soccer, XC. I'm just ass at them. Complete ass.I’ve mentioned before how I’ve known Aqua since 2000. Lived with him for a few years (in college and after) too. His list of accolades (jobs experiences, hobbies, just knowledge of things in general) is mind blowing. It’s hard to describe but it’s one of those things where I could come to him with nearly any topic for advice and odds are he has some sort of expertise in it. Writing, hiking, books, movies, building computers, building bikes, French basketball. It’s insane.
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Passions:
Jazz. It's God's music, whatever they tell you.
Chess. I'm not very good, but I love the game - watching it and learning about it
Music (all the bits that aren't jazz). I used to be a pretty decent sax player. Currently relearning clarinet - it's quieter
Sci-fi - it comes and goes. Currently not reading much. Don't seem to have the energy.
Do computer games count? I've loved them since they started - everything from text adventures to PS4.Basically, I'm a dork loner.
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Vocation: I've always wanted to be an odd-job man in a Swedish women's prison. It's not happening.
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@89th said in And what did you do?:
I’ve mentioned before how I’ve known Aqua since 2000. Lived with him for a few years (in college and after) too. His list of accolades (jobs experiences, hobbies, just knowledge of things in general) is mind blowing. It’s hard to describe but it’s one of those things where I could come to him with nearly any topic for advice and odds are he has some sort of expertise in it. Writing, hiking, books, movies, building computers, building bikes, French basketball. It’s insane.
- It helps if you have no idea what the hell to focus on
for 30+ yearsbasically ever. - You know just as much random shit, jackass! Golf, movies, graphic design, movies, plano, basketball, goaliestuffs, movies, etc., etc.
- It helps if you have no idea what the hell to focus on
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No way. Not being modest either. You’re light years ahead. See? Even light years. I bet you could hit me with some profound astrophysics shit right now!
Honestly, if SHTF on a global level and we had to rebuild society and I had one hour to prepare, I would:
- Download every episode of “How It’s Made”
- Download Wikipedia
- Make sure Aqua’s around
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Education is extremely important.
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@Horace said in And what did you do?:
If you had to rebuild society from Aqua
None of you want that. Really. None of you want that.
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I'm pretty sure it's Jon's secret fantasy
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@Aqua-Letifer said in And what did you do?:
@Jolly you're up!
Been watching LSU destroy Vandy...
Vocations? Clinical lab, bench and management. POL consultant. Firearms dealer, custom reloader, amateur gunsmith. Brief fling at a low level in the retirement investment biz. Brief and odd jobs such as sawmill hand, utility man for a natural gas company, canned newsguy for a radio station, obituary writer and rodeo announcer.
Passions or hobbies? Hunter, gun and bow, or at least I did that for many years. Garbage can reader. Vegetable gardener. I enjoy history, particularly WW2. I like to learn old-time rural life skills, such riving shingles, splitting rails, food preservation, etc. Played high school ball and would have loved to have played college football, but my talent level bordered on barely adequate.
Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
Warning: I post things that interest me. Read and comment at your own discretion. -
