HI, Just wondering what my fellow hatrackers do when they are not online, Like what do you do for a living ? I am a Assitant Manager at a retail - Rent to own Store. WHat ABout You ? Karl
Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
I'm an 8th grader at school!! Isn't that just awesome!?!
Posted by Human (Member # 2985) on :
Resident Zen Slacker.
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
I think in a lot of cases here the question is "What do you do for a living while you are online?"
I am a full-time student and part-time I count cash and order around cashiers in a grocery store.
Posted by Cianwn (Member # 4472) on :
I dream of building a town called Auburn in a western state that currently doesn't have one.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Kill frogs.
Posted by Polemarch (Member # 3293) on :
I'm a student at a Jesuit prep school in the Bronx.
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
I serve as caretaker for the most adorable child ever.
Posted by Cianwn (Member # 4472) on :
Fibber! It's a moose, not a child!
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
I'm a full-time Mom with four kids. I run a small part-time business with a partner that sells gifts and accessories for wedding and baby showers.
In the fall I'll start at college - I want to get my undergrad and masters in English and teach.
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
I mostly sit down.
But sometimes I stand up and do stuff.
If I'm feeling frisky, I do a little Irish jig.
Then I sit back down.
Posted by Troubadour (Member # 83) on :
I manage the Computer Graphics College, write for Digital Media World Magazine, used to play in a band, now working towards a solo piano-lounge-bar act and ddoing some creative writing.
Posted by littlemissattitude (Member # 4514) on :
I take care of my mother, who is in her late 70s and recently had a small stroke. I do private tutoring in English, history, anthropology, political science, and most of the other social sciences. And I write and read a lot.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
I'm a full time music student. I also tutor writing, music theory, portuguese, help take care of my family...
and, like Frisco, I like to sit down too, when I can.
Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
I smile my way through life.
Posted by dawnmaria (Member # 4142) on :
I manage a bookstore and sell stuff on Ebay with my husband. I hope to make a living just off the Ebay so we can afford allowing me to stay home when we have kids. (which better be soon before I go CRAZY!)
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
I corrupt the minds of our youth. I also write drivel.
Posted by Leto II (Member # 2659) on :
I'm a store manager by day, and a somewhat grim and gritty anti-hero who keeps the streets clear of men who would commit evil at night.
I fight crime.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
You've been reading Alan Moore lately, haven't you Leto?
Posted by m. bowles (Member # 3743) on :
I supervise five stores in a small drive in hambuger chain.
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
I take pictures of breasts.
Posted by m. bowles (Member # 3743) on :
Sounds like a dream job to me!
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
*Laughed at mental image of Frisco doing an Irish jig*
When Im not on Hatrack? I pretend that Im on Hatrack, or mentally write stories about people from hatrack, or sleep and dream about hatrack, or write songs about Hatrack....
Other than that I eat food and watch TV and read books.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
I'm a full-time student and a part-time editor. When it comes to the English language, I'm not just a student--I'm a guardian.
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
I'm a teacher, a mother, and a gardener. I'm an unofficial counselor for my friends and acquaintances. I'm a reader, a writer, and a lover of life.
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
I'm an out-of-work actress (but who isn't ) and singer, a writer, and a two-week-old soon-to-be-ex college student.
I am so auditioning for the PA Renaissance Faire!
[This message has been edited by Leonide (edited January 29, 2003).]
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
When you look this good, you don't have to "do" anything. Posted by :Locke (Member # 2255) on :
I stalk Kama, and sometimes a certain unmaker's daughter. And I try to be annoying as possible.
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Usually I'm a college student. I stay up all night writing papers and run around acting crazy all day except when I fall asleep in class.
Posted by ^Saudade^ (Member # 175) on :
I am a full time Fine Arts student, I work part time as web designer and visual artist.
I manage my army of minions of doom and terrorize normal folk during my free time.
Posted by Khavanon (Member # 929) on :
I am the arm of God. I am here to push you down.
Posted by Beca (Member # 4340) on :
I'm a full-time glorified file clerk for The Man's Cousin's Attorney. Fortunately, full-time only means eight hours out of my day, so I can spend the rest of the day figuring out what I *really* want to do with my life.
Oh, and I read, pretend that I have the storytelling capability to write a comic strip, study martial arts, and terrorize my former pseudo-frat house.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I am a flawed but lovable anti-hero.
Posted by Doug J (Member # 1323) on :
I go out of my way to be ignored by the greatest amount of people in the lest amount of time.
Posted by coil (Member # 4571) on :
Senior in college, with aspirations in the general direction of concept artwork, modelling, and animation in the video game industry. Hellooooooo pipe dream. *cough* Posted by Cassandra (Member # 4566) on :
I'm a full time high school student.
I spend most of my time stressing about college.
When I'm not doing that, I'm pounding away at the piano.
Posted by The Hatrack Muse (Member # 3526) on :
This is my job. And I couldn't ask for a better one.
Posted by Mama Squirrel (Member # 4155) on :
My title is Senior Cost Accountant, but that is very little of what I do.
I am accounting (accts payable through financials) and human resources (payroll and employee benefits). I am also part time receptionist while someone is on maternity leave. I wear many hats!
-Mama
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
I am a part time Santa, Clown, Easter Bunny and Bingo Caller. I sell Bungee Runs and Sumo Sets to high school lock ins, church fairs, and company picnics.
I've had motorized toiletts in my office, and had to interview visiting hypnotists. I use to work for a real magician, but he sold out to corporate people from Atlanta best known for their ability to play blue's music.
I have a wierd life, but I love it.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Locke... you have quite a range of ages on your stalkees.
Posted by :Locke (Member # 2255) on :
But of course.
Posted by Feyd Baron (Member # 1407) on :
Inmate at Architraz
Feyd
Posted by Geoffrey Card (Member # 1062) on :
I'm a video game designer, and I'm better than all of you Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
Geoff must have missed my job description.
Posted by porcelain girl (Member # 1080) on :
uhm, i *was* a college student a couple months ago, majoring in anthropology and minoring in dance. i am back home helping my mother organize the house and "do art" and am getting back into classes with my friend/dance teacher whose company i performed with and modern classes i substitute taught during my *other* break from school. i am preparing to possibly go on an eighteen month mission for the lds church. for the moment i am a very difficult girlfriend for a very frustrating young man. i am as of yet unemployed, though i am supposed to help a lady paint her bedroom for some quick cash. i occasionally brush my teeth, and don't eat as nearly as much icecream as i did while working my last job. isn't it interesting that in our culture one is defined by what they "do?" "who is that?...okay, but what do they DO?"
Posted by porcelain girl (Member # 1080) on :
oh, and for a while i worked on the otherside of celia's camera
for the full story on that you'd better give me lots of presents. (let's just say i was in a whole slew of "student art projects" last year.)
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
I've worked hard over the last 13 years to perfect the fine arts of both procrastination and skipping classes. As my college career winds to a close, I look back on my work and find that I am proud at the accomplishments I've made in these fields.
In my free time, I animate.
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
Vegetable farmer in an intentional community.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
I don't believe there are any anti-heroes anymore, but I agree that TomD is both flawed and lovable---so he must be something else.
I'm the first cousin once removed who thinks he is smarter and more eccentric than he actually is and recognizes this and so is grateful that he is part of an indulgent family.
Posted by Irami Osei-Frimpong (Member # 2229) on :
I'm a seventh grade English teacher. I get to talk about reading and writing all the time.
I read a lot.
I talk to my husband a lot. We like to hang out.
(No, we don't have any kids yet. I understand that that changes.)
My husband and I also lead the youth group at our church. And it turns out that we really like the kids (as friends, not just youth) so we spend a lot of time with them.
I really, really love my life, even in midwinter.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Tech Support Ninja for big technology distributor.
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
I was just scanning through old posts and I thought this was interesting enought to bring back. I am still new here and am interested in what you people do when you're not here.
I am a bookseller at Barnes & Noble and a sometimes student thinking about becoming a nurse, but we shall see.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I thought this was already covered pretty well on the other side with the thread New Members Post Here.
Pretty much can find out anything about us there.
Farmgirl (Technology Support person for large regional bank)
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
I kill threads.
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
Thanks Farmgirl. I never make it to "the other side" so, I didn't even know that thread existed. Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
The other side's thread is long enough as to be unweildy, though, and after glancing at it, I can say that I've never seen a good number of those people post on this side, which to me is the heart of the forum. Nothing wrong with having such a thread on both sides.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
I'm working as a network administrator, and have specialized in Lotus/Domino administration since about 1999 or so. Before that I was a vanilla NT admin for about a year. Before that I was learning how to be an NT admin. Before that I was doing data entry, grading papers, etc. Before that I was working as a temp at an H&R Block. Beofore that I was looking for a job in Thailand. Before that I was learning Thai in preparation for the job I had lined up in Thailand. Before that I was getting my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language. Before that I was getting my BA in Classical Antiquities.
Periodically, while doing the network admin stuff, I've taught ESL in community outreach programs.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Good point, Noemon
And the other thing wrong with both the thread on the other side and this one, is that mostly the "old-timers" and those who are most regular, didn't ever post to it -- so newbies know very little about the people who post a lot.... (Like Papa Moose, Hobbes, Lalo, dkw, etc. etc)
Unless, of course, they mention their career in their profile..
FG
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
Lowly clerical worker.
--And sm*rt *ss.
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
CSR at Domino's Pizza.
Valentine, I was curious whether Barnes & Noble hires people at 16. Do you know? I don't care what I'd have to do or not do.
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
Actually, I was hired (the first time) at 16 and then I just recently went back to them at the age of 23. Go for it but be advised it took one of my friends 13 applications to finally get hired, so don't give up if you don't get a quick response. Good luck!
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
Okay. The reason I was wondering is that they sell PA CDs and R-rated movies and some unmentionables that only people in long raincoaats would buy, and I thought there might be a law against me handling such things, since it's illegal for me to buy them 'til I'm 17/18.
The one in Prescott is pretty new, and they often have certain stations unmanned. I think I could get accepted pretty readily if I can be hired at all.
[ January 06, 2004, 01:26 PM: Message edited by: Da_Goat ]
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
I say, do it! I know selling R-rated movies is no big deal and as far as selling porno mags and copies of "High Times", it hasn't been an issue at my store. We card anyone who looks under 25 and try to keep the teenage boys away from the sex books. If you can handle that, they you're good to go!
And I hate to burst your bubble, but the people who buy "that kind of stuff" look just like everybody else....usually without the trenchcoats!
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
Listen, I've seen The Simpsons, and that's how they were depicted. And has The Simpsons ever been wrong?
Anyway, why do you only card people who look under 25? I've got a couple friends that are younger than I am and both look about thirty.
And what about Parental Advisory CDs, or does the one you work at not sell CDs?
[ January 06, 2004, 03:24 PM: Message edited by: Da_Goat ]
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
Oh, yeah, forgot about the PA cds-it's the same as with the magazines. 25 is just an age that most places use to judge on when to card. You'll notice that grocery stores use that age too when carding for alcohol. When in doubt-card. No one is really that hard up about it at my store but I'm sure it would depend on your state laws.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
I date Annie full time. Needless to say I don't like having free-time.
Hobbes Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
I still animate.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I'm a part time mom.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
Ohh, and I fight criminal ignorance by avoiding the other guys on my dorm floor. In my spare time I try to do productive things like go to school at Purdue.
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and try to keep the teenage boys away from the sex books. ![[Monkeys]](graemlins/monkeys.gif)
If you can handle that, they you're good to go!![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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