1) I have a nephew who I love dearly and who looks up to me like a hero. It makes me insanely happy, especially since it's kept up even with me not being able to see him as much anymore.
2) I'm hoping to break into the game industry in the next few years. There's a few things holding me back right now, but I've been grooming my credentials since college (with the help of some of the fantastic people I've worked with) to work towards it. I know it's not necessarily a glamorous industry, but having my creations on a screen would be a dream come true for me.
3) I have no idea where I'm going to be (geographically) a year from now and it's really exciting. I think I'd be excited to live anywhere but my current city. Seriously, it's the pits.

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1) I did meteorology for a few years. I loved forecasting and observing weather, and creating weather briefings for aircraft. Unfortunately, with all the newer automated hubs, getting a job observing weather is fading away, and it's difficult to get on with the NWS.
There's still a lot of jobs for it in aerospace if you go private. My company is primarily weathermen since they still need analysts for the atmospheric models. Your old job sounds a lot like what my boss used to do before he came to work here.