definitely trying to get out from under the fluorescent sun...
but let's see - grew up in South Texas - Laredo as a matter of fact (no, not Mexico-Laredo, Texas-Laredo). got my first taste of neurosis in catholic gradeschool, which was quickly cured in high school (well, at least while the drugs were being passed around).
i was one of those dreamers who thought i'd hit a fancy-ass job if i just worked my ass off at a middle-of-the-road university, but quickly discovered how hard that pavement is out there in the REAL WORLD. fortunately, i was able to keep my head above water for the duration and have been working under the cool and safe glow of fluorescent lights for about 6 years now.
mmm, i remember something the lead character said in Office Space about kids not wanting to grow up to work in a cublcle...
so anyway, like most other Americans living their quietly desperate lives, i pretty much fell into the trap of "buy buy buy" and "spend spend spend" and have ended up with a rather interesting mosaic-of-an-albatross around my neck now - if nothing else, it keeps you working.
have run into a number of friends who went down separate paths - music, drugs, government-work, unemployed, military - and i'm surprised that most are still alive (or WANT to be alive!). spend 5 minutes on myspace and you see an interesting cross-section of humanity in our happy Empire (uh, USA).
i guess, yeah, i'm now one of those "got-my-job-first-now-what?" victims.
at this juncture, i think the "now what?" actually means "get a 2nd job."
