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I was just about to ask if there was some sort of reputable career-matcher out there (I remember going through a good one back in High School at the library, but my opinions have changed somewhat since then), and what do I find on my friends list but http://www.careercruising.com/?

Their list is below (put in Username: nycareers and Password: landmark to access it):

1. Environmental Consultant
   
2. Actuary - huh, that's one I wouldn't have thought of...
   
3. Mathematician - I almost thought about doing this, in college.
   
4. Planner - Could be interesting..
   
5. Cartographer - Is that actually a viable field anymore??
   
6. Statistician
   
7. Operations Research Analyst - a what?
   
8. Meteorologist - no thanks
   
9. Environmental Engineer
   
10. Federal Agent - this is my 'shocked' face.
    
11. GIS Specialist - Sure, possibly.
    
12. Business Systems Analyst
    
13. Logistics Specialist
    
14. Computer Programmer - Not likely, when I told it I didn't want to work insane hours...
    
15. Market Research Analyst
    
16. Community Worker - Ya think??
    
17. Researcher
    
18. Database Developer - Been there, done that, haven't been paid for it.
    
19. Scientist - could you be a BIT more specific, please???
    
20. Landscape Architect - Sure, that could be fun.
    
21. Architect
    
22. Certified Public Accountant - ??? I can't even do my own taxes...
    
23. Economist
    
24. Historian
    
25. Corporate / Commercial Lawyer - Hahahahahahaha...
    
26. Ecologist
    
27. Astronomer
    
28. Political Aide - Sure, because that's a nice steady job...
    
29. Video Game Developer - Not bloody likely, I'm much too Old Sk00l...
    
30. Quality Controller - How does one break into that field, anyway?
    
31. Web Developer
    
32. Building Inspector - Makes sense.
    
33. Public Policy Analyst - I think that'd be more of a long-term goal career...
    
34. Industrial-Organizational Psychologist - What does that even mean?
    
35. Librarian
    
36. Desktop Publisher
    
37. Computer Animator
    
38. General Contractor - Again, more specific?
    
39. Management Consultant - Heh, not likely.
    
40. Civil Engineer - Interesting, the first time I took it a lot more "* Engineering" careers came up

Bolded entries came up as "Very Good Match" for my skillset, all the rest were "Good Match". Interestingly, my skills/lack thereof didn't knock anything below "Good Match"...

Also, it didn't ask anything about expected income, and the questions about working evenings/weekends didn't seem to affect it much.

So it seems I have (had for some time) a patron.

Took "advantage" of an evening meeting tonight in the Northland to go back to City Hall afterward and get some menial crap done around my office. Clear off the desk, sift through old emails, sort notes from meetings, etc... took me until about midnight even with teh Intarwebs LiveJournal down, and I finally headed out of the building. Got in my car, and turned on the radio. On one single station, I heard in direct succession "Time" by Pink Floyd, "I Can't Drive 55" by Sammy Hagar, and "Ramblin' Man" by the Allman Brothers. Granted, the main song played between meeting and office was Tool's "Sober", which has a related if slightly skewed set of correspondences in my world.

Okay, sez I, that's a pretty good string of coincidences, or maybe this is just the sort of comforting stuff they play at 1AM. So during the long outro to the last song, I inquire of Apollo whether this is an omen or a pizza, and by the way, what does he think of this idea to switch jobs/take some time off?

( The answer? )

So yeah. Guess I'll be writing that letter requesting August off soon... and reorganizing my home altars some during that time.