What is your dream job? I've been thinking about this a lot lately. In High Fidelity, Rob compiles a list of his five dream jobs and, although he is reluctant to add it, he is forced by his girlfriend to admit that his current job of owning a record store is up there in the top five. I feel a little like that right now - it feels like there's a lot of stuff I'd rather be doing, but for the life of me, I couldn't name it. In fact, I can't remember a time I've ever not wanted to be a programmer - I chose my GCSEs with college in mind, and picked the college courses I needed to get into computer science. My dad first taught me to write code at around 10 or 11, I guess, on our old BBC, and I've never really stopped. The idea that I've always wanted this job, and now I'm doing it, is a little hard to process. Surely this 9-5 grind couldn't have been my dream all along? The reality is, my job's pretty damn good. Most of the time, I love it. I don't think that humans cope well with long-standing routine, and as such, we are always prone to grow tired of anything we do day in, day out - that is what makes work seem so dull sometimes. I guess the challenge is finding enough variety in your life to keep your employment interesting. So, top five, all time, desert island perfect jobs? It's hard to say, but programming is definitely in there. I think I'd like to work for myself, some day, coding something that I want to make. Writer would be up there too. Apart from that? Maybe shopkeeper; I think that running my own shop would be a rewarding job, in a weird way. DJ'ing would be fun. The fifth is tough; maybe events promotion. Tough call.