The career meme that's spreading like wildfire through my flist

1. Go to www.careercruising.com
2. Put in Username: nycareers - Password: landmark
3. Take the 'Career Matchmaker' questions at the upper left corner
4. Post the top 20 results (or however many, 20 seemed a good number).

1.Licensed Practical Nurse
2.Massage Therapist
3.Dental Hygienist
4.Podiatrist
5.Nurse Practitioner
6.Acupuncturist
7.Chiropractor
8.Nurse
9.Automotive Painter
10.Security Systems Technician
11.Plastic Surgeon
12.Surgeon
13.Sign Maker
14.Pet Groomer
15.Electronics Assembler
16.Esthetician
17.Hairstylist
18.Addictions Counselor
19.Mental Health Nurse
20.Naturopath


Golly, I don't even know what some of those mean! What does a dental hygienist do, vs. a dentist? And what is the difference between a Licensed Practical Nurse and a regular Nurse? What's a naturopath? Still, I guess I sort of have my calling up there.

Holy price gauging, Batman!

Yowzers. So... the wedding ring is a little large on my finger. It slides off when I wash my hands. The thing is, as a massage therapist, I'm unlikely to wear it on my hand anyway -- but I thought I'd stop by the local jeweler's to see about resizing it. They wanted $39. That sounds ridiculously high to me, given that my friend Jen, who recently had hers resized up, paid $10. But there's a difference in real estate costs between the Upper West Side (ritzier) and where she lives in Brooklyn, and I'm guessing that difference just came out to bite me. Sheesh.

In other news, I think I may have decided to go hardcore in KoL, which would cut my turns per day down to a fraction of where they are now, and, for better or for worse, thus make jobhunting a bit more focused...