There are some significant changes ahead for me, so I thought I’d better get this out so people can absorb it gradually. I’ve been increasingly dissatisfied with the world of computers for a while now, what with crashing hard drives, impersonal programming languages, and flickery video screens. So I have decided to make a change of careers. I will no longer sit in front of a computer all day courting repetitive strain disorders.
Instead, I am embarking on a career as a private image consultant.
This means that I will be consulting for numerous clients — I have a large number lined up already — in various areas. I will be evaluating people’s style and wardrobes, and advising on hair, glasses, makeup, and especially clothes! I will be running seminars on how to be more outgoing and how to strike up witty conversations with strangers on subjects ranging from sports to fashion to daytime television to the latest celebrity gossip.
I’m also planning to have a sideline in interior decoration, based on the principles of homeopathic feng shui. I think that by properly balancing the energy flow in people’s dwellings, we can more easily obtain harmony with each other and with our household pets.
I think that this change of direction is going to be great! Who wants to sit around all day reading a book or playing video games, when you could be shopping for shoes!
I’m glad for you; that you’ve found your inner metrosexual. Enjoy!
AF
Does this mean we can put all the money in the computer/book line of the budget into the clothing category?
I have just been trying to imagine your clients…hm…I hope their favorite color is black.
Well that was slightly disturbing…
You’re going to have to get more manicures, or even perhaps a pedicure in order to really do this right.
If you have more money in the clothing category, I can come out and help Andrea spend it for you :-).