'I have always wanted to be an airline captain... ever since I was six.'Guess I should go back to enjoying being a student, not having goals in sight, not feeling the need to do well. Go back to doing things where there's pleasure in doing them.
'Ah, and before that?'
'I wanted to be an aeroplane. [...] What did you want to be?'
'Oh, various things at different times. I studied medicine at a university.'
'You wanted to be a doctor?'
'Well, I wanted to be a medical student. They seem to have the most fun. I'm not sure I ever wanted to be a doctor—glamorous, but gloopy.'
12 July 2011
Have the most fun
I've been listening to old episodes of Cabin Pressure. Here's a dialogue:
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My one and only niece turns eight today and as part of her gift, I wrote her a riddle: An 8-Line Riddle for Your 8th I have no feet, I ha...
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I'm making a Steve Jobs Zuckerberg billionaire tech people move. I'll stop worrying about the facade (the way they don't worry ...
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Jack Tells Jill Kill your thoughts up the hill, see the empty skies, saltwater. Drown in rapture at the crown, sing new songs of ever-afte...
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The Cup An object that cannot speak is spoken for by the collector. Each night before sleep he wipes the glass shelf that keeps the old c...
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If my parents died, I would be stressed out by the inconveniences. Another part of me would feel relief. But a stronger thought I have is th...
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My seven-year old niece has just learned to play Truth or Dare, which is a cool way of knowing what goes on in her mind. She's been tau...
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I want to say something. Share all the happiness I'm feeling. But somehow it feels too intimate. Or maybe you won't be interested. A...
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Instead of resolutions, my friend Althea and I come up with a theme for the incoming year. It was her who introduced the concept to me arou...
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Everyday view from the kitchen window You read your horoscope and think it can apply to literally anyone in the world. Then you go deeper ...
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I guess in every story there are three main points of consideration: character, event, and how the former engages with the latter. Various p...