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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
12/09/08

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Oh man, I just realised that I start my first grown up job in February. I'm really going to miss Gawker! If this is what adulthood is, can I give it back?
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
12/09/08

@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: What do Upper Class Twits do in the working world?
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
12/09/08

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Work for government departments, or so it would seem.

@Silverbackne: Why? It's when our summer ends. Which technically makes this the last summer of my youth. Which is kind of depressing when I think about it; I haven't got dick to show for the last 21 years, except for social anxiety and a massive student loan.
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DevilsAvocado
12/09/08

@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith:

Don't worry, VSSS - do what I did. Work for the man for a bit, then segue it into self-employment. Then, you can procrastinate and Gawk on your own time.
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
12/09/08

@DevilsAvocado: But therein lies my Great Problem; I don't actually know what I want to do when I grow up. Like, I did my degree because I found the subject matter fascinating, not because I thought I could make a career out of it (most people end up academics, anyway). So, like, what if being a civil servant is my career? That's kind of sad. Is it too early to be having a Life Crisis? I should have done engineering like my father wanted me to.
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miss_msry
12/09/08

@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith:

Grow up? Trustafarians know nothing of this "Grow Up."

Are you a girl or boy Viv?
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
12/09/08

@miss_msry: A girl. Oh God, I'm totally one of THOSE people at parties! You know, the kind that end up standing in the kitchen the entire night and talking about whether or not God exists, while everyone else is doing beer bongs. I always have this sneaking suspicion that the only reason boys talk to me at parties is because they think if they look interested enough in what I have to say, I'll let them touch my boobs, I dunno. I'm not cut out for this adulthood shit.
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DevilsAvocado
12/09/08

@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith:

But, you never to grow up, if to grow up means to fully commit to a single career path. Trust me. I'm 38, and remember the painful existential angst of being 20, having just finished an Arts degree, with no clear career path mapped out in front of me. So, I understand your pain.

I bounced around a bit, travelled heaps and followed my interests. Along the way, I built up experience, and worked out what I enjoyed doing. Now, as a fully-fledged adult, with a wonderful family, I've had three incredibly fulfilling careers, all of which have led me to where I am now. I am doing what I adore doing, getting paid extremely well, and I'm in a position where I can pretty much pick and choose what I do to accommodate my family life. And, I can procrastinate on Gawker whenever I choose!

Most of my peers and friends who followed the conventional 'career' path route (law/engineering/medicine/accounting etc), who are now in their late 30s/early 40s are smack-bang in the middle of hideous mid-life crises. They hate my guts (nicely!) because they think I've got it easy, and I'm so happy. They always ascribe it to 'luck'. But, in reality, it was because I took a risk way back when. It's much better to have a mid-life crisis at your age, when you have many years to sort things out and make up your mind about where you want to go.

So - word of advice from an ancient fellow traveller - enjoy your freedom, and look around. Make the most of your youth and have fun. Along the way you'll find something extraordinary. And, in the meantime, you're not committing yourself to anything that you can't get out of if it makes you miserable. The first job you take is not going to be the last. If you get used to adapting to changed circumstances, by my age you'll relish new challenges. Nothing seems impossible anymore. Nay, everything seems possible.

Good luck, and sorry for the over-share.

xDA
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
12/09/08

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It's simple. Get the poop on Vivi Nevo and his chinese girlfriend and the truth will manifest itself like a wonton rising to the surface of your chicken soup.
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BullfightsOnAcid
12/09/08

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Wang Ping. That's what happens when my wife catches me looking at another woman.

Heyooooo!
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Dave J.
12/09/08

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The way she's positioned in that photo makes it look like the cowgirl whose silhouette you see behind her has got a HUGE ass.
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gladys_kravitz
12/09/08

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If she's sleeping around I would love for it to be with one or both of her stepsons. That would be fun.
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