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[mizarchivist]

Last night I dreamt I was moving back to Athens, Ohio to go back to college. I even remember  remembering the look on my boss's face when she found out I was leaving that week- no notice (the boss part happening before the dream started). quiet_elegance and I didn't have anywhere to live, didn't have jobs, but maybe were signed up for classes. What's extra odd was that we were both going to a school here in Boston, but it didn't synch up with OU's schedule, so we were going to leave in the middle of classes in favor of new ones. Ugh.

All this was triggered from q_e talking about what he'd consider as a new profession once the wood working becomes to painful on his limbs. ... and eating pizza after class, I bet.

What I was struck by at the time of that actual conversation was that I have NO idea what I'd do if I wasn't an archivist. It could be that I found the precisely correct profession for me, but heaven forfend there ever be a reason why I couldn't continue with it. The only things I could think of that hold any interest for me would be a greater burden financially or requires the sort of training I'm willing to go through: artist, activist, shrinkologist.
Does the peanut gallery have any clever thoughts to add to this train of thought?

Comments

[cutieperson]

you could be a muse.

[caulay.livejournal.com]

She's already pretty good at that.

But to make it pay, you need to find the "right sort" to inspire.

[motlei.livejournal.com]

What about teaching? (Personally thought of by at least myself as the noblest of professions, though I would like to be able to sit around philosophizing, the financial cut would be prohibitive).

[mizarchivist]

I've always found scads of reasons not to go in that direction. One of the bigger ones is the frequency of dealing with bored/unruly students.

[motlei.livejournal.com]

Stick to post secondary. Certainly there's no guarantee that some students wouldn't be bored/unruly, but there might be less of them. Then there's always something like having an educational degree and not actually having to teach. Working on Curriculum and Instruction, perhaps Library Sciences, or working in a Museum? (I'd particularly enjoy working with and delivering curriculum in a Science and Technology Museum for field trips and the like... talk about groovy).

Or private tutoring..

[carpdeus.livejournal.com]

Which not only pays better but generally assumes the student will be paying attention.

And Athens, OH? Great place. Some day I may actually finish out my degree there ;)