Introduction
Welcome to my blog! Welcome, but don’t get your hopes up. I probably won’t post a whole lot and I’m only starting this thing because I want to complain about my job.
I’m a geek, I mean Wizard. I’ve already announced my intent to complain, but I probably shouldn’t. The pay is OK, not great or even really good (I graduated in the economic slump) but I get by and even save a bit. The hours are good, I guess. There’ normally anyway, 8 to 5.
What I actually do is the part that sucks. I’m an “operator” which means I cast the same spell over and over again. In my particular case it’s a spell called, to use the name it was invented with: Strange Movement. To use the new name “Quantum Alignment.” Basically it changes a room temperature fluid into a Bose-Einstein condensate which causes the molecules to love through a piece of equipment more regularly. This, in turn, allows for a regular self assembly of elements on a nano-scale. I cast the spell on the new raw materials going into a spinning wheel which makes carbon nano-tubes.
So why did I decide to get into _this_ line of work? I didn’t exactly. I was always good in my magic classes but I decided to go into Advertising. I thought I’d get into a field called “direct presentation”. Basically, street sales people, marketing conventions, special events, and store displays. All of the stuff uses a lot of magic to get attention and impress. Because of that I decided to minor in magic. Kind of give me a leg up on getting into the filed.
Only I get to college and realize all of my add Profs were basically recovering drunks. Not that they were bad professors that’s just what the field does to you. They warned us about long hours, job stress, and the inevitability of being fired. I didn’t look forward to that, so I switched around my majors and fell into magic.
Beyond the job I guess I am a nice, and normal, enough guy. I’m not posting a picture of myself (because I’m not a good enough prize to show off on the Internet) but physically I’m about 6 feet tall, skinny, red hair (that goes everywhere), pale skin, and freckles. I’d say people like me after they get to know me, but I’m never going to win high office based on the first impression I give.
I come from New Mexico. You might be surprised to learn this, but a place with a giant beaming sun on its flag isn’t really the greatest for pale skinned people. Perhaps that’s why I decided to go to college in Indiana and eventually ended up working in Seattle. When I’m not working (which is as often as I can manage) I enjoy running, video games, books , mystic school martial arts, and generally loafing about.
I’m looking forward to getting to know all of you, and all of you getting to know me. In fact, I’d like to give you all a GREAT BIG HUG right now! Just kidding, just kidding, I kid because I love. Because I love and because I’m not exactly sure how to end this post. OK, going now, talk to you all later.
I’m a geek, I mean Wizard. I’ve already announced my intent to complain, but I probably shouldn’t. The pay is OK, not great or even really good (I graduated in the economic slump) but I get by and even save a bit. The hours are good, I guess. There’ normally anyway, 8 to 5.
What I actually do is the part that sucks. I’m an “operator” which means I cast the same spell over and over again. In my particular case it’s a spell called, to use the name it was invented with: Strange Movement. To use the new name “Quantum Alignment.” Basically it changes a room temperature fluid into a Bose-Einstein condensate which causes the molecules to love through a piece of equipment more regularly. This, in turn, allows for a regular self assembly of elements on a nano-scale. I cast the spell on the new raw materials going into a spinning wheel which makes carbon nano-tubes.
So why did I decide to get into _this_ line of work? I didn’t exactly. I was always good in my magic classes but I decided to go into Advertising. I thought I’d get into a field called “direct presentation”. Basically, street sales people, marketing conventions, special events, and store displays. All of the stuff uses a lot of magic to get attention and impress. Because of that I decided to minor in magic. Kind of give me a leg up on getting into the filed.
Only I get to college and realize all of my add Profs were basically recovering drunks. Not that they were bad professors that’s just what the field does to you. They warned us about long hours, job stress, and the inevitability of being fired. I didn’t look forward to that, so I switched around my majors and fell into magic.
Beyond the job I guess I am a nice, and normal, enough guy. I’m not posting a picture of myself (because I’m not a good enough prize to show off on the Internet) but physically I’m about 6 feet tall, skinny, red hair (that goes everywhere), pale skin, and freckles. I’d say people like me after they get to know me, but I’m never going to win high office based on the first impression I give.
I come from New Mexico. You might be surprised to learn this, but a place with a giant beaming sun on its flag isn’t really the greatest for pale skinned people. Perhaps that’s why I decided to go to college in Indiana and eventually ended up working in Seattle. When I’m not working (which is as often as I can manage) I enjoy running, video games, books , mystic school martial arts, and generally loafing about.
I’m looking forward to getting to know all of you, and all of you getting to know me. In fact, I’d like to give you all a GREAT BIG HUG right now! Just kidding, just kidding, I kid because I love. Because I love and because I’m not exactly sure how to end this post. OK, going now, talk to you all later.
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