Re: JUST LOVE THE FREAK LIFE STYLE

LC wrote:
Curt James schrieb:

You really are a teacher, aren't you.

Where's my question mark? I demand a question mark!

It was meant as a statement.

D'OH! My mistake.

Sorry, I'm not actually married to the comma, more like
living in sin, but if I don't include it it gets jealous and
makes my life a living hell.

:o)

[...]

re teacher, journalist, proofreader

Call me crazy but I'd do any of those things if I could. I
took four years of art in high school and a year of private
lessons, I love to write, I'm going back to school asap and
dabbling around with an English degree to pass the time. As
for proofreader, what's not to love? The big desk, the big
red pen, nirvana.

Not that you asked, of course, but re those jobs...

It took me about two years taking classes in the evening to earn my
certification as an art teacher. I earned that in '99, but had the BA
in art that I earned in '92 to build on. Teaching is incredible.
Incredibly stressful at times, but also incredibly fun. The best job
anyone could have and, I believe, one of the most important jobs a
person can pursue.

Right out of high school, I worked in a factory and then enlisted in
the U.S. Navy. My ASVAB was an 88 (I blew an entire math section as I
misread the directions. Duuuh.) and (probably because the recruiter got
a bonus for enlisting Nuke candidates) my recruiter encouraged me to
enlist in their nuclear engineering program. I knew I was not a science
or math type, so after reviewing the list of possible careers, I chose
journalist. I believe the career field or rating was collapsed along
with some others into a media rating, but at the time it was a 10-week
certification in print journalism. I also was selected to a 12-week
certification in broadcast journalism. And they had a two-week cert for
something called SITE technicians - Shipboard Information - Training &
Education - basically, they taught you how to operate a VCR (heady
stuff in 1983) and a film projector. We used carts to play TV programs
like Star Trek, Dukes of Hazzard, etc. for the crew at sea.

Hnh. Journalist, apparently, is still a career field in the Navy:
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlistedjob1/a/jo.htm

I'm not sure how proofreaders fare these days, but in '99 it was sweet.
The desk was of standard size, I worked more with pencil than red pen,
but absolutely agreed on the overall nirvananess.

(Izzat all spelt right?)

Dunnoe. Haven't gawt mah specks on.

You can use mine if you're nearsighted.

If so you're forgiven because I know if teachers don't correct
spelling they are severely frowned upon, and in that profession
severely frowned upon individuals sometimes don't survive.

Oh, talk about ruthless, unforgiving, and brutal. And that's just the
kindergartners! ;o)

So I've read. :) I'm currently reading "Teacher Man" by
Frank McCourt. Loved "Angela's Ashes" and "'Tis".
Catch those?

I suppose it's like saying you've never seen Titanic (I haven't) or
Forrest Gump (I have), but, no, I've never read those. I know McCourt's
very popular, but I've never even browsed one of his books. Will have
to correct that one day.

[...]

Some consider Google evil you know. Rebuttal?

Would you expect anything less?

In (not so) short, Google is a useful tool. The colorful logo appeals
to my eyes. The information and its ease of acquisition appeals to my
thirst for quick access to all things online. Even the name offers a
nostalgic tug, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz was nicknamed "Sparky"
after Barney Google's horse "Sparkplug." Besides that trivia, I just
like the name.

Just LOOK at all this stuff: http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/

I have the Google toolbar at my fingertips. If I want to verify a
spelling or a word, I'll type in "word, definition" and Google
immediately offers links to various Web sites - http://www.answers.com,
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/, etc.

Google rocks. Don't believe me? Just ask Capt. Google. ;o)

Wiki is another, www.urbandictionary.com another...

What're your favorite places to visit online?

re generosity and giving

Maybe she's got a Paypal account somewhere. It's
very trendy to have your own virtual beggar's cup and
wish list these days.

Yes, you see those a lot on IAM. And, have I recommended that
destination to you?

You're familiar with http://www.bmezine.com/, iirc, well, Shannon
Larratt's created an equally impressive online locale in IAM. If you
haven't already, I encourage you to visit http://iam.bmezine.com/.

An old interview, but still might be of interest:
http://www.artpolitic.org/Interviews_Shannon_Larratt.bodymod-interview.0.html


And some Capt. Google image trivia! It initially appeared as this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/curt_james/iam/haiku-man.jpg

It was created by an IAM friend and fellow haiku fan, Sporko. I loved
it and he graciously said I could do anything I wanted to with the
image, so I tweaked it a bit when Kavin started using that as my
nickname. I suspect Kav doesn't offer Capt. Google as a compliment
(perceptive, eh?) but I love it. Of course, I'm no captain, no, just
another loyal Google disciple. ;o)

re my interpretation of humor

I was aiming for smartass but see I missed.

It happens. Trust me, I know!

Thanks again for the welcome.

Again, you're welcome.

--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/

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