My 10 year old describes my role as "Computer Master" (sorry guys, someone has to hold the title). To the masses, just the standard phrase "computer stuff". I cough out the acronym "ERP", and if they don't get that, I start asking what they do and pretend I'm really interested in that, 'cause I know they wouldn't do the same for me.
Chad who plays pretend a lot On 4/19/05, Robin Hilliard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I ask my 2.5 year old Amy where I work she gets this maniac grin on > her face and exclaims "WOKBOOTS!" Suppose I should get a video of it > before she becomes a teenager (effectively about 3 years old in > Australia 2005). > > At parties I usually explain that I help the people who build websites > that actually do stuff, like travel bookings. In the ensuring vaccuum > of conversation my wife chips in to explain that I belong to a bizzare > subculture that sits in front of computers all day to collect clothing > and pens with logos on them and attends "user groups" which for some > reason helps to pigeon-hole my position in society to the listeners. > > Robin > > Andrew Muller wrote: > > Haha, actually they had a good handle on the word "Macromedia" from an > > early age, Laura the 6yr old knows to say "My daddy uses Macromedia > > products" when asked what her father does, I'm now busy switching them > > from XP to MacOS. > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ > --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
