Friday, September 03, 2010
Eek, I got so carried away with wedding plans last Friday - tying bows, snowflake holepunchs and guillotines etc - that I totally forgot to post my Five for Friday. So, in true recycling style, here is the post I was supposed to publish last Friday, and it’s all about dream jobs.
If I hadn’t decided on a career in journalism when I left college at 18, what would I have done instead? I haven’t mentioned book shop owner as that was a previous post, so, in an ideal world, it would probably be one of these things:
1) An FBI agent. I watch way too many American cop/detective shows and read too many US crime novels but would love to get entangled in the law, hunt down criminals and look into the psychology of crime. A criminal profiler would be cool. I think it’s unlikely.. for starters I’m not American but M15 doesn’t sound anywhere near as exciting as the FBI. Freeze! *points imaginary gun and aims*
2) A novelist. Note that this comes after an FBI agent – being a full time writer is likely to make me fat and lazy with lots of afternoon power naps; being in “the bureau” is likely to burn off more calories. But to wake up each morning, read the newspapers, sit behind my desk while still in my jim jams and write all day would be bliss. Not easy, but bliss. After a lunch time stroll with the dog to buy a paper I’d snuggle up on the sofa with the laptop and Murder She Wrote on the TV and write some more. And if the writing wasn’t happening (which it so often doesn’t with me) then I’d do research and editing instead. Bliss. Oh, and don’t forget the fabulous cocktail-filled launch parties I’d attend and literary festivals I’d be guest speaking at.
3) A detective. Not your average detective but maybe a freelance one like Sherlock Holmes, with the ability and sixth sense to sniff out clues and track down the perpetrators of heinous crimes. I’m scared of the sight of blood and pass out when I see a needle but, that aside, I’d love to get drawn into the criminal underworld and emerge a hero.
4) Food critic. How ace would it be to spend your working hours in restaurants, bars and cafes sampling food and writing reviews? Possibly not the best job for the waistline, but great fun. Then I’d like to be one of the judges on Masterchef and put contestants through their paces. Awesomeness!
5) Design agency. I’d write and design leaflets, brochures, business cards and websites and be utterly creative all day long. I’d launch my own brand of trendy office stationery and create handmade cards and invitations. I’d have a really bright and colourful office with funky furniture, the biggest stationery cupboard you’ve ever seen and a really cool editing suite.
That’s it for me. What about you? What’s your dream job?
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