Cirriculum Vitae
The list of "jobs I would have if reality had no bearing" includes being the guy who carries David Hatcher Childress's luggage. Oh, who am I kidding? I would be this guy. Screw following his footsteps. His bio at Adventures Unlimited Press reads: "Rogue adventurer and maverick archaeologist, David Hatcher Childress, takes the reader on unforgettable journeys deep into deadly jungles, windswept mountains and scorching deserts in search of lost civilizations and ancient mysteries." I picked up his Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries of Arabia and Africa recently as part of a "buy three get the fourth free" inducement at Borders and promptly lost the book on my desk.
I've been using that phrase a lot recently.
The book surfaced last night and I caught myself wishing I had the time to read it right now. Also caught myself wishing I was out there doing the physical research for a book like this too. There are, I think, eight books in this series. Man, wouldn't that be keen. It would make the phrase "curriculum vitae" actually have some resonance instead of jsut being a high-brow way of saying "resumé."