Comments | thatguychuck: Waking up the freshmen. (Alternatively titled: My life is cool.)

thatguychuck

Waking up the freshmen. (Alternatively titled: My life is cool.)

Apr 14, 2008 14:43

One of my academic advisers at UofM just asked me to do a fire eating and fire breathing act during freshman orientation. She said she's sick of them being bored to death and not wanting to be there. Amusingly enough, she's dead serious. Unfortunately, I'll be in California at that point ( Read more... )

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ericthemage April 14 2008, 19:13:54 UTC

"Go to college, become a Bunsen burner!"

jellopony April 14 2008, 19:23:47 UTC

....I'm just trying to figure out where you put that on a resume? Hobby or previous employment......
;)
It was good to see you Saturday and sounds like UT3 kinda got your attention.

thatguychuck April 15 2008, 02:03:19 UTC

Actually, it's made it on my resume in the past. "Unusual fund raising efforts for breast cancer research - fire breathing." My adviser knows about it because I printed out a web page highlighting my fund raising efforts (with pictures) for my Honors application packet. I made the grade. :)

thatguychuck April 15 2008, 02:03:51 UTC

Oh yea, and UT3 was awesome. I wish I had it now. :)

zencuppa April 14 2008, 19:33:01 UTC

Umm . .How to set the world on fire?

Learn how to be hot stuff

Firing Up Freshmen Orientation, it's not what you think :-)

How to get flamed while not getting hurt *grin.*

Hmm . . .Will think some more about this (I got a degree in Advertising from MSU, we could have used a bit of fire eating too . . )

thatguychuck April 15 2008, 02:05:17 UTC

"How to set the world on fire?"

I think I like that one. I could see it now in a schedule, "How to set the world on fire - literally." It would certainly catch attention.

tarkrai April 14 2008, 19:49:29 UTC

How not to deal with management politics. (foom!)

The realities of downsizing. You're (foom!)

How to end a flame war. (foom!)

With enough hot air, you can send bad managers so high that they don't affect you...

thatguychuck April 15 2008, 02:01:23 UTC

"The realities of downsizing. You're (foom!)"

Laugh!

I like the flame war one, too. The final word in a flame war. < grin >

macaodghain April 14 2008, 21:52:17 UTC

That would have been awesome at my freshman orientation... and now I've contented myself with just impressing my friends with my firebreathing skills... it's a good party trick.