Clandestine Collectors

Once again that part of my brain that apparently gets to decide what I write about has hijacked that part of my brain that says “you already have a blog post written that you TOLD people you were going to post today (and for the last few days…sorry about that) why don’t you just post THAT?”

I don’t know why this keeps happening…I had just opened my browser to make this post (well, not THIS post, but rather the one about how your parents lied to you) when I said “hmmm…I guess I will just check my e-mail really quick”

BOY was that a mistake…

First of all I was once again bummed out about the 124,223 unread e-mails I have to respond to but probably never will.

Then, I saw a new e-mail from school (usually I check those lest they say something such as “you be getting a new scholarship so we have lots of dollars to give you back” (which I might add is probably never going to happen, but a girl can dream right?)

Anyway, the e-mail was about a new job interview that was going to be conducted on campus. It was from the CIA looking for (and I do not kid at all) “a collector of clandestine information”…REALLY?

I didn't want to write about this but how could I not? I have made a conscious effort in recent weeks to wean my brain off of brain crack so this is apparently what happens when you just put ideas out there as they come to you (or, it could be brain crack withdrawal symptoms and I am really going -more?- crazy, both of which are equally likely options)

Calling these people “spies” is now politically incorrect. Even a seemingly innocuous term such as “agent.” is not politically correct enough anymore. What has this world come to that spies are now called collectors of clandestine information? I want to be a SPY, not a collector of clandestine information thanks.

What other ridiculous job titles have you heard in an attempt to make it politically correct? Bonus points (in a game where points are not recorded and for all intensive purposes mean nothing) if it makes an otherwise awesome job seem less awesome.

Also, I would just like to add that I should get some sort of brevity prize today as this is the shortest post I have written thus far.