Shannen Rossmiller

How did I get here? I've got such a strange job, you know? I never imagined I'd be a podcaster. For one, I failed English class at least twice in college, so there's no way I'd ever be a writer. So I thought, sometimes I like to step back every now and then and just wonder, what crazy life events happened to me to put me in this place I'm in right now? Let's look at 9-11, for example.

How did I get here? I've got such a strange job, you know? I never imagined I'd be a podcaster. For one, I failed English class at least twice in college, so there's no way I'd ever be a writer. So I thought, sometimes I like to step back every now and then and just wonder, what crazy life events happened to me to put me in this place I'm in right now? Let's look at 9-11, for example.

On 9-11, I woke up early and took a shower and I walked over to my grandma's house. She was going to drive me to go see the FBI. The thing is, the FBI had a job fair type event and was recruiting people who were into computers. I was into computers. I wasn't exactly thrilled about working for the FBI, but... It could be a great adventure. Maybe I could be a spy or something. All right, yeah, cool.

On 9-11, I woke up early and took a shower and I walked over to my grandma's house. She was going to drive me to go see the FBI. The thing is, the FBI had a job fair type event and was recruiting people who were into computers. I was into computers. I wasn't exactly thrilled about working for the FBI, but... It could be a great adventure. Maybe I could be a spy or something. All right, yeah, cool.

Screw it. Let's go. Let's go apply and see what happens. Come on, Grandma. Wake up. Let's go meet with the FBI and see if they'll hire me. But while I was waiting for her to get ready, I turned on the TV, and the world was changing in front of my eyes. We were watching the TV and live in front of us, we saw a plane crash into a building in New York City.

Screw it. Let's go. Let's go apply and see what happens. Come on, Grandma. Wake up. Let's go meet with the FBI and see if they'll hire me. But while I was waiting for her to get ready, I turned on the TV, and the world was changing in front of my eyes. We were watching the TV and live in front of us, we saw a plane crash into a building in New York City.

never seen anything like that on live TV before. This was wild. We were stunned by the events, but we still hopped in the car and drove to this job fair event. And when we got there, the FBI wasn't there. The job fair was a total dud. The FBI never even took my resume to look at it later, and I never tried to apply to work there again. I don't blame them for not showing up. That was a crazy day.

never seen anything like that on live TV before. This was wild. We were stunned by the events, but we still hopped in the car and drove to this job fair event. And when we got there, the FBI wasn't there. The job fair was a total dud. The FBI never even took my resume to look at it later, and I never tried to apply to work there again. I don't blame them for not showing up. That was a crazy day.

But it does make me wonder about an alternate universe. One where I became a fed and I listened to, I don't know, your podcast instead of you listening to mine.

But it does make me wonder about an alternate universe. One where I became a fed and I listened to, I don't know, your podcast instead of you listening to mine.

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