Plan /b/

[friezaess]

Right. I went to the Careers Library on Friday and sat through a series of tests to see if I should be either running the country or whoring myself by the side of the road.

The result was somewhere in the middle.



The ratings next to my top 10 jobs pretty much confirm my assumptions; I'm an apathetic bastard who doesn't have a passion for anything in particular. (Fun fact: the occupation of Religious Leader was less than twenty points below Proofreader.)

At any rate it's given me some inspiration. As much as having a career terrifies me (as opposed to a job which is much less of a lifetime sentence), I really don't want to continue sitting on seek.com.au applying for data entry jobs and hoping that will somehow lead to a prosperous future. I dunno... I guess what I'm saying is that I want to make something of myself rather than sit back and accept some second-rate, dead end job, hoping that through some act of God there'll be better times ahead.

One can only pray I stay this motivated.

So here is my plan for the next few years presented to you, my dear friend, in the form of a lavishley illustrated flowchart.



I feel like I'm going back to Square One by not only returning to studying (which I swore I'd never do), but taking on a whole new field of study. For all I know this could be just another one of my doomed plans (that list is getting long). Still... it'd be nice to be driven toward something.

Comments

[rukubites.livejournal.com]

It sounds like fun. Once you've got your journalism skillz, write cynical cartoons ridiculing politicians and/or footballers and publish them for fun and profit.

Though Howard/Rudd slash might be a bit too far...

[halfeatenmoon.livejournal.com]

Why not? Everyone's loving the Bush/Blair/Howard threesome slash.

Though there are probably laws against printing actual porn in a newspaper.

[tortoises.livejournal.com]

There wasn't with the dingoes...

[friezaess.livejournal.com]

TAKE THE KNOT!!!

[tortoises.livejournal.com]

I AM CONFUSED

[friezaess.livejournal.com]

Damn that's hot.

Bush parted the Australian's pale pink cheeks to reveal a beckoning oil well. His cruise missle slammed inside the prone politician at full force as Blair took in the scenery, his Prince Albert oozing with liquid pleasure.

I came.

[friezaess.livejournal.com]

I'll do an Amanda Vanstone x Pauline Hanson just for you ;)

[friezaess.livejournal.com]

$50 will get you vagoo OR wang, not both.

Though you can always opt for a strap on if you're a tight arse.

[friezaess.livejournal.com]

Working at a newspaper in itself would be very cool, even if you're not writing for it. It'd be fun helping to decide what gets in the news :3

[iscah-rambles.livejournal.com]

Good luck! ^_^

[friezaess.livejournal.com]

Thank you ^_^ *hugs*

[friezaess.livejournal.com]

Teehee :3

Maybe I should stick to posting pro-active stuff and pr0n. ... Probably just pr0n.

[swiftylily.livejournal.com]

so much win.

your plan wins /b/ig time

[friezaess.livejournal.com]

Thanks babycakes ^_^ *noogies*

[friezaess.livejournal.com]

http://www.inllen.org.au/WordDocs/CIC%20Flyer.pdf

Good luck ^_^

[shinomatrix.livejournal.com]

I like the fact that you're taking a step, whatever step it may be. Just to get to the career's library is something noteworthy already. Don't put down every little step as something insignificant because without that first one, you're not gonna get to the next. Win or fail, it doesn't matter, the important thing here is that you're actually not eating rabbits. Yes... rabbits.

[friezaess.livejournal.com]

Rabbits? (http://i16.tinypic.com/68jfgav.jpg)

Thanks man. It looks like there's not much in the way of diplomas though, so I may have to face the daunting task of going straight to Uni. Scary @_@

[rininjapan.livejournal.com]

Aw that thing has the remote attached - that's not class! Dolphins (http://www.sexshop365.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=62_280&products_id=3406) are much better!

[rininjapan.livejournal.com]

As far as a career in writing - lol there is no such thing. >.< QUT and UQ have the best courses in Journalism and Creative Writing. If I were you, I'd do a mix of both subjects. Journalism is way stressful. Then again you can't be tempted to write pr0n (instant fail - unless you make a good article out of it.) If you need any help with uni stuff, let me know and I'll point you in some directions (Kelvin Grove QUT might be ideal for you anyway! ^_^)

[friezaess.livejournal.com]

Hah! Well I'm about as much a writer as you are an artist, so I'm screwed XD

Nah, I've not the will nor the imaginations to write books for a living. I'm good at taking notes and seeing both sides of a story though... that coupled with general paranoia and wanting to work in a newspaper for years has me looking at Journalism.

Bachelor of Arts sounds good because you can try out all sorts of things in your first year and if you enjoy them, can count that year towards a Bachelor of Journalism, Philosohpy or whatever takes your fancy. Yay for not wasting time! QUT doesn't have a great deal of stuff to choose from though... UQ has an absolute assload.

The thought of going to Uni terrifies me though... it sounds insanley intense >.>

*sends hugs*

[knightessyamika.livejournal.com]

I heard UQ was better for Journalism, so up the Saint Lucia garden path for you! ^_^

BTW With journalism, you could also be looking at writing for magazines. May or may not be your thing, but at least take a look.

Trust me - Uni is a hell of a lot less stressful than you may think. Go to class, get the shit done as fast as you can (meaning don't procrastinate - like I can really talk, though my favourite subjects had me handing in assessment 2 weeks before it was due,) and you'll be fine.

The job you're going after is going to be far more stressful than uni. At least you'll be well practised at meeting deadlines. ^_^;

One last bit of advice, and I know this may sound really harsh, but DON'T make friends. As much as I love the friends I did make in my final year of uni, as soon as I made them, my grades were slipping, I became more stressed about my work because we were always talking about it, and some other things too. *sigh* Anyway, be social OUTSIDE the uni circle.