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Hi
all,
Before I get to the newsletter proper, I just wanted to
mention a couple of things.
1. I will no longer be including quotes at the tops of
newsletters. It's just something that took more time
than it should have and I'm not sure added much value.
Plus, I was always paranoid that I'd end up citing someone
really awful.
2. I'm, unfortunately, in the midst of a rough patch
with my epilepsy and not quite sure what that will end up
looking like. I really want to start writing "The
Advocate" but the brain fog is a real issue. I'm also
behind on responding to emails which I'm sorry for. I'm
trying to find a new doctor since my last one quit practicing
so hopefully things will be better soon.
3. My proofing abilities are not where I'd like them to
be so you may see more typos and things like "purple" used in
place of "purpose." (Something that actually happened at
work... yay.)
4. My memory is not great right now. So if in the
weeks going forward I repeat things I've already done
(including the list below) then, well, I guess it might be fun
to compare and contrast and see how my responses have
changed? :-)
Anyway, I hope you're all doing well!
God bless,
Jenni
Top Ten
Jobs I Wish Andrew Had Worked
So because tomorrow is Labor Day here in
the U.S., I wanted to consider some jobs I wish Andrew had
been given. Here we go...
10. Cake baker and decorator. I dunno. I
just think it woulda been really cute to see Andrew get
really into decorating cakes and being really exacting about
it.
9. A Kindergarten or pre-school
teacher. I know Andrew was a teacher in multiple
episodes but I woulda loved to have seen him working with
really little kids, singing children's songs, reading story
books, teaching the alphabet, etc. It woulda been so
cute!
8. Glassblower. Okay, no real reason here beyond
the fact that I think it's very cool to watch a glassblower
work.
7. Librarian. Yes, I know there's not a
stereotypical librarian look but Andrew looking bookish
woulda been really cute. And I would have loved to
have seen more of him talking about literature and helping
people find books suited to them, answering questions, etc.
6. Halloween store employee. Yes, I'm being
mean. But the comedic opportunities woulda been
great. Plus, there coulda been a scene of him kinda
reckoning with how Halloween, like so many things, has both
negative and positive aspects. Like, sure, he might
have gotten into arguments with older kids trying to be
terrifying. But I woulda loved to have seen him
getting lectured by little kids who just wanted to wear
their Disney costumes and eat Gummy Bears.
5. Park ranger. Okay, admittedly, I just wanted
to see Andrew in jeans and flannel more often and that seems
to fit. But I also really loved when he'd talk about
natural beauty. So an episode of him wandering around
a park and talking about trees and wildlife? Yes,
please.
4. An eating disorder counselor. Okay, so I
don't actually care about whether Andrew filled this role or
not. But I would have liked to have seen TBAA tackle
eating disorders... so long as they did so with input from
actual professionals.
3. A debunker... but a nice one. I'm not talking
about the snarky ones. But, as I've mentioned before,
I spent a good chunk of my college years studying the
history of Spiritualism. And I have this image of
Andrew debunking a fraudulent medium but then having this
beautiful conversation with them and the grieving person
about how God is real and Heaven is real. And it can
hurt so, so badly to not be able to talk to those we've
loved who have passed on. But they're still
there. They're still loving us. And the time
will come when we can talk to them again, hug them again...
not through trickery... but in ways more real than anything
we can imagine.
2. An
author. I'm not quite sure how that would have worked
because when would he have found the time and how would he
be publishing? Would he use a nom de plume? But,
regardless, I would have loved to have seen Andrew
writing. Just the glimpses it woulda given into how
his mind works alone woulda been neat. But then also
to see him in cozy clothes, sipping tea, and getting his
thoughts out... I woulda loved it.
1. A singer. Any sort of
singer. Broadway. Pop star. Wedding
singer. I don't care. I just would really have
liked to have heard his singing voice. It woulda been
fun.
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