What do you do professionally? Or want to/studying to do?
Me I am currently working on a framing crew framing houses as my full time job. I also do some work as a freelance programmer. Mainly Web Development, but from time to time I dabble in other projects. I have my A+ cert, my MCSE (microsoft certified system eng.), my N+, and my CCNA (cisco certified network admin).. I got all my certs between the age of 15-18 and then really kinda burnt myself out on computer hardware.
I worked as a network administrator for a national shipping company for 2 years after high school. Since then I've been mainly working construction along with my freelance programming services I offer to local businesses. Roofed for a year with my uncle who was 67 years old. We were the entire team. The experienced old roofer with 40 years under his belt and me the guy who hauled shingles up the ladder until i developed a knack for it myself. Roofing really is pretty nice work. I plan to do it again with him this summer for a month or two maybe. Depending on the storms he gets up there.
I've worked on oil rigs as a floor hand for short periods usually just a hitch or two at a time. I don't really care for the work, but the pays nice. Well it was anyways most of the drilling companies around here have closed doors and filed bankruptcy. Also worked as a hotshot for around 8 months hauling Well Logging cabins to rig locations for a mud logging company. Really wasn't bad work. I mean I would work anywhere from 8-24+ hours a day depending on the weather and how busy we were. More or less though on a 10 hour work day 6-8 hours of that is spent driving to and from location. Once you got there you just had to rig up/down and leave again to another location or the yard.
I'm working on getting my degree in mechanical engineering. I have applied to MIT twice and been rejected twice. I would really like to go to MIT, but they accept something like 30 students a year. I'd like to join the Marines, but they don't want me. Which is why i'm currently working on waivers to allow me to join. I was suppose to ship out in January, but due to some waivers I needed I was discharged from the DEP. I have been working on getting that taken care of since.
Now... what I'd really like to do. Kind of a dream job.. something you would think of when a child.. I was watching Mythbusters earlier today the one where they test Youtube myths. Well in this one lego myth they went to Legoland. I guess Legoland has a lead engineer that's sole purpose is to design masterpieces of legos. Jaime and Adam from Mythbusters have a pretty kick *** job as well.
I've done some work in a mechanic shop. Dad owned a mechanic shop growing up.. I've Built 2 cars from the frame up so far. a 1997 S10 with a 5.3l EFI, and a 1937 Plymouth 3 window coupe with a 327 chevy. Really not something I would ever consider doing for a living. It's a nice place to go and relax and work at my own pace.. but more than that and I wouldn't enjoy it. More or less the same goes with computer work to me. Which is why I freelance. I hate deadlines.
Well.. I covered a lot (a lot=too much.. i know) of areas that should spark some conversations. I'd like to hear what you guys do or enjoy doing.. Sorry I wrote so much, but I type really fast and usually ramble on quite often.
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