Gakked and Gakked and Gakked Again

[cadfael]

This is a problem with LJ: there is an illusion of intimacy, but in actuality we may know nothing about each other. This meme might help. If you like, ask me something (more than question if that is what comes to mind) you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Ask away.

You may also post this in your LJ and find out what people don't know about you.

Comments

Interesting Question - Long Answer

[wild-place-king.livejournal.com]

Just prior to making that decision I was a professional Jockey, riding racehorses in races at Aqueduct, Belmont, Saratoga, Hialeah Racetracks. For many reasons I wanted to leave the track (that is a whole other story) and attend college. My friends were completing their degrees and I was a high school dropout.

Since I was living in New York City and wanted to find lucrative employment, I felt that I needed a business education. So for a while I did not declare my major until I had taken a range of classes. I wanted to see what I liked.

I preferred computers but they were the old mainframes back then, not the PCs we know and love today. I liked accounting and that promised to provide the business education that I wanted. Turns out that accounting is *BORING*. Sorry M. It was too confining. However, I would not have been able to secure the position I have now without the accounting and finance background that I have since acquired.

Does that answer your question?

Re: Interesting Question - Long Answer

[tigira.livejournal.com]

It does, thank you. Hialeah, eh? I've been there. Hey, I grew up in Miami, and Dad's boss raised thoroughbreds.

I agree about accounting. That's the one part of my CPCU studies that I'm NOT looking forward to. Two more exams after this month though. Two more. Just two. I'm just glad I'm not studying for the actuarial exams.