Career Fair!

When you are 4, you want to be a firefighter, doctor, or policeman. When you are 8 you wanna be a vet, rockstar, or pro athlete. When you're 15 you wanna be a college student studying education, business, zoology or drinking. Then you turn 17 and start applying to colleges. Some people wanna be dental hygienists or x-ray techs because they'll make a lot of money and not have to go to school or get good grades for very long. Some people decide to be drug dealers. Some people decide they want to go to a 4 (or 5) year college to graduate and make a lot of money. But doing what? Eh, you're 17, what do you know about the world let alone yourself? Personally, I'm 20, and I still use the phrase "when I grow up I'm gonna..." a lot. Probably too much.

For all of you who just paid $40,000/yr to get a degree, here are the top 10 most satisfying careers according to one study. I hope yours is here....

1. Clergy (87% satisfied and happy)
2. Physical Therapist (78% satisfied and happy)
3. Criminal Investigators and Special Agents (77.5% satisfied and happy)
4. Vet Technologists and Technicians (72.9% satisfied and happy)
***^who knew there were technologists and technicians??
5. Teachers (69% satisfied and happy)
6. Education Administrators (68% satisfied and happy)
7. Psychologists (almost 67% satisfied and happy)
8. Engineers (66.8% satisfied and happy)
***^no, they don't say what kind of engineers
9. Security and Financial Services Salespersons (65% satisfied)
***^this list is becoming less believable all the time
10. Office Supervisors (60% satisfied)

So THESE are the people that are most satisfied in life. Somehow, I think this study is a little off-kilter. What about firefighters, volunteers, Mr. Rogers, presidents of countries....aren't they happy? It's funny how civilization forces people do to different careers that they may not be happy doing, but will get paid lots to do.


In other news, stop making fun of Sarah Palin. Seriously. She's mad! I guess that just means she'll have to keep talking to the media. We should at least lay off so we don't have to hear about her anymore! However, I think she is trying to get a bid to run for president in 2012. I've read many political analyst that say she is positioning herself for candidacy.

Also, be careful with Facebook. They've started catching people for crimes! In New Zealand, a burglar was arrested because someone found his picture on facebook and identified him to police. An Australian couple has just gotten served on facebook. I wonder how that shows up in the News Feed....

Mr. Stickupmyars just wrote on Nancy's wall:
"Hey Nancy, you've been SERVED!."
Nancy just wrote on Mr. Stickupmyars's wall:
"You are the crappiest lawyer EVER."


One more list you should know is the "most ticketed" list. People that drive Hummer SUVs were 4.36 more likely to get some kind of driving ticket that the average person. Also on the most ticketed list are drivers of Subaru Outback, Audi A4, Toyota Camry, Toyota Matrix, Toyota Solara, Scion tC, xB, and xA, and Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG and CLK63 AMG.

The least ticketed are Chevy Tahoes, Chevy Suburbans, mini-vans, Buicks, and pickup trucks. So basically, be an old person and drive a Buick OR drive something that guzzles gas.

Happy f-ing Thursday.