here's an interesting exercise...
i was thinking this morning about all the jobs I've had (so as to figure out what sort of job makes the most sense next.) I can't come up with any logical trajectory - can you?
Girl Scout camp counselor
Horse-shit shoveler
Barn manager for a bunch of crazy Arabians
ESL tutor for eastern European refugees
Dishwasher in college cafeteria
Futon mattress builder and delivery person
Nanny
Telemarketer for non-profit group
Itinerant shit-shoveler (again)
Girl Scout Waterfront Director
Maintenance person for section 8 housing complex
Caterer / professional cheese-cutter and fruit arranger
EMT in inner-city emergency room
Night janitor at a hospital
Receptionist for vague biotech company
Mail order sex-toy salesperson and answerer of sex-toy related questions
Houseboy for professional dominatrix
Writer of consent forms for drug studies
Kitchen gadget retail whore
Apprentice pipefitter / forklift operator / material handler
Case manager for HIV-positive men of color
Girl scout leader for high-risk teenagers
Database manager for orthopedic research
Recruiting, receptionist, and regulatory affairs for medical research
Symbolic logic tutor to brain-injured college students
Question-asker for smoking cessation training research
Counter of shoes and arranger of backpacks for specialty outdoor retail shop
Director of Quality Assurance for pain research outfit
Arranger of paperwork for cancer research coordinating committee
Nude model for artists
...
This afternoon I'm going to try to add welder of gigantic planter-boxes to the list.