Roads Not Taken, Part III (Plus Bonus Eli Anecdote!)

Well, as my friend Lara N. so helpfully pointed out in the comments to last night's entry on roads not taken, "why be an officiant when you can run the whole damn thing?". She's got a great point. Another road not taken that I was seriously considering for awhile was being a wedding planner. I had a little taste of this helping out with some friends' weddings, and frankly, I was pretty damn good at it. (Again, those people/networking skillz and fabulous attention to detail would come in quite handy for a profession like this.) The main difference between the officiant and the planner is the amount of time invested in each wedding (planners are obviously way more involved, whereas the officiant has maybe a meeting or two beforehand, and then a few hours at most on the day itself), and the onstage vs. behind the scenes difference between the two. (I admit I do sort of like the performance aspect of being the officiant.) Anyway, I like weddings and I like planning things and I like working with people so....yeah. It'd be a pretty good alternate path for me too. And a fun little entrepreneurial biz. But again, not so much secure or lucrative at first, and probably not so easy to set up with small kids. Although I definitely would still consider it in years to come.

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And now something completely different, your amusing Eli anecdote for the day (somewhat paraphrased as I can't remember the exact wording):

Eli (prancing about naked in front of the mirror wearing only his pirate hat, hook, sword and eyepatch): I look good naked with pirate stuff!

Josh: You've got a great future in entertainment ahead of you, kid.

Me: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

(It's only funny 'cos it's true....)