Blast From the Past
I’m thinking about starting a new tradition here at moltenchocolate.com. I was reading my journal last night and just cracking up hysterically at some of the things I wrote. So, I thought I would share an excerpt or two with you, in hopes that you might find them equally entertaining…
I thought this first one would be appropriate since I’m about to start my first “real career”. **Sidenote** Jeanine is what I called my diary back then. She was sort of like an invisible friend. (For those of you that care, I’m currently back to “Dear Diary”).April 25, 1995
Dear Jeanine,
Last night my Female Parental Unit showed me this article in the Buffalo Museum and Science Center Brochure. It was an ad looking for a volunteer to go on an archaeological dig! I signed up immediately! I hope and pray that they will pick me! It would be so exciting and thrilling to actually try out what I’ve always wanted to do as a career. Plus, I would make new friends! And maybe a resource for a college thingy…
“College resource thingy?” I guess I meant reference. Oh, career evolution. Yes, it’s true: my first Dream Job was to be an archaeologist. I think this mostly had to do with my DEEP love for Indiana Jones, but I do have a real interest in unearthing history, learning the truth, investigation, and whatnot. How have your career goals evolved since 1995??
I am pretty sure back then I wanted to be a chemist. The thoughts of doing cool experiments and wearing a groovy lab coat were appealing back then. Little did we know the true LABOR of chemistry. I thought I could just mix some chemicals together and whatnot. 🙂
When I was like 7 or 8 years old I was convinced I wanted to be a book editor because I had a keen ability to find typos and gramatical errors in my Baby Sitters club books.
Holla, Baby Sitter’s Club typos!! hahaha. There’s something very sexy about white coats–whatever the profession (chemist, chef, doctor…). There surely does seem to be true LABOR in chemistry. I wonder how Mrs. Gugino is doing? I checked Mr. Crowe’s website the other day. It sure is special! I think his encouragement of our creativity is definitely part of what contributed to my being where I am today. *happy sigh* Ahh, high school.