Donna has tagged me for a meme that is making the rounds of the blogosphere these days. (Note: turns out this meme originated a year ago with the excellent Marla Swoffer.)
Here’s how it works. If tagged, you pick out five occupations from the list below and finish the sentence on each. You can add more occupations of your own if you like.
If I could be a scientist I would . . .
If I could be a farmer I would . . .
If I could be a musician I would . . .
If I could be a doctor I would . . .
If I could be a painter I would . . .
If I could be a gardener I would . . .
If I could be a missionary I would . . .
If I could be a chef I would . . .
If I could be an architect I would . . .
If I could be a linguist I would . . .
If I could be a psychologist I would . . .
If I could be a librarian I would . . .
If I could be an athlete I would . . .
If I could be a lawyer I would . . .
If I could be an innkeeper I would . . .
If I could be a professor I would . . .
If I could be a writer I would . . .
If I could be a llama-rider I would . . .
If I could be a bonnie pirate I would . . . (what the heck’s a “bonnie pirate” I wonder?)
If I could be a service member I would . . .
If I could be a photographer I would . . .
If I could be a philanthropist I would . . .
If I could be a rap artist I would . . .
If I could be a child actor I would . . .
If I could be a secret agent I would . . .
If I could be a comedian/comedienne I would . . .
If I could be a priest I would . . .
If I could be a radio announcer I would . . .
If I could be a phlebotomist I would . . .
If I could be a pet store owner I would . . .
If I could be a computer programmer I would . . .
If I could be a police officer I would . . .
If I could be a politician I would . . .
If I could be a mom I would . . .
If I could be an underwater basket weaver I would . . .
If I could be a reality tv host I would . . .
If I could be a forensic pathologist I would . . .
If I could be a key grip on the next Star Wars film I would . . .
If I could be a fairy god parent I would . . .
If I could be a cast member on “Smallville” I would . . .
If I could be an Airbus pilot I would . . .
If I could be U2’s equipment manager I would . . .
If I could be a computer nerd I would . . .
Man, this is hard . . .
OK, here goes:
If I could be a phlebotomist I would practice phlebotomy to the best of my ability.
If I could be a linguist I would learn Greek and Hebrew, and would also translate Homer’s The Odyssey from ancient Greek into English just like C.S. Lewis did when he was a kid.
If I could be a key grip on the next Star Wars film I’d beg George Lucas to swallow his pride and let Peter Jackson direct the film.
If I could be a writer I’d write a redemptive novel that inspired people to seek redemption.
If I could be a computer nerd I’d . . . hey, wait a minute, I am a computer nerd!
Those I have decided to tag:
1. Andy at GodVerbs.
2. Eric at The Fireant Gazette – Update: Eric has already done this meme, so the lovely and talented Molly has graciously taken up the challenge.
3. And the elusive, ethereal (and possibly mythological) Blo over at The Thinklings.
Been there, done that. Sorry.
Interesting to note that this generation of the meme sprang forth from the loins of my blog, in the misty past, as I was the one who added “Secret Agent” and “Comedian/Comedienne” (every the politically correct blogger)…
I can’t believe you’re not memorizing every post from the Gazette, Bill! 😉
D’OH! [add echo effect to the “D’oh” to give it more gravity]
“Sprang forth from the loins of my blog”?
Your blog has loins? Ewww
What, yours doesn’t? Ewwww
Not that I know of
(And I sure as heck am not going to check!)
I’m in! I’ll do this while waiting for my wifey to finish her final tonight!
Thanks, Bill!
Hey you were gonna tag me!
Oops – sorry Molly
Since Eric’s already done it, I tag YOU 🙂
Tehe, thanks dad!
Why, thank you Bill! 🙂 …I still can’t get over all the “occupations” that have been added to my original list. Much like the game of telephone, grown-up style, which seems to be just as silly.