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[hatman]

There was a meme going around a while back (brought to mind by a recent post from meretia) about how the problem with the internet is that we develop all these casual connections without really getting to know people as well as we might think. I didn't respond to any of the instances where I saw it posted because, ironically enough, I didn't feel like I knew the people who posted it well enough to know what to ask.

OTOH, I'm always happy to answer questions, and I would like to develop better relationships with the people on my access/friends list. So... I can't seem to find the exact wording used in the meme, but I think you get the gist. Ask me anything. As long as it doesn't violate a confidence or something, I'll answer.

Comments

[rosebee]

If you were able to work, what would be your dream job?

[hatman]

That was actually one of the questions in the last entry.

The job I was aiming for before I had to put everything on indefinite medical leave was medical equipment designer (biomechanical engineering). Insulin pumps, dialysis machines, etc.

It really is the ideal job for my personality. Mechanical design, healing, helping, in the footsteps of my father's medical career, and yet without all the messy icky medical school stuff I'd be too squeamish for.

[christina]

I usually go the other way. I care too much about people who turn out to be liars or out right fakes, and my heart gets hurt every time. It's been happening to me for years. It sucks. I get over it. The cycle repeats.
^^That's really a downer, isn't it?^^

[hatman]

Hmm. Sounds to me (from that little paragraph) like it's exactly the problem described - you care about them, but you discover that you don't know them as well as you think you did. It's a problem I've had, too, and yes, it really sucks.