I am a dancer. I don't have experience with cars (mechanic). I have a daughter.
I am an airplane mechanic. I studied for 10 years. I have a record collection. I like investing vintage albums. I got Shannon and the clams white rabbit. I collect junk cars. I fix junk cars for fun. I have a vintage car. I like to dance.
I heard that there is a new vintage record shop opening around the corner! Oh really now?! Do you know when it will open? I think it opens in a couple weeks. I walked by the store front on my way to my Daughter's dance class, and I peeked in the window. It looks like a really funky, groovy kind of place, with lots of personality. Well that does sound like fun for sure. I would love to visit it when it opens. Do you listen to records too? Oh, I used to listen to records a long time ago, and I love them, but I find them to be a bit tedious now a days. I'm so busy, I like having all my music on my phone. I do miss the days of just sitting back and listening to a whole album on vinyl. Let's go visit that record shop the day it opens. Maybe it will spark my interest in vinyl again. It looked like they are decorating the shop with all kinds of classic car stuff. I don't know anything about that kind of stuff, but that's the kind of thing you like, right? Oh for sure. I love that stuff. Man, that sounds like something I'm going to really enjoy. I can't wait. I hear you on the phone thing, it seems like everybody does that these days. I think there's something to be said for just sitting down and listening to something, instead of listening to it in the background or something. What kind of music do you dance to? Yes, listening to music today is just as go go go as everything else. How did life become so fast paced? But yes, I remember in college I would sit down a just listen to a whole album while relaxing on the couch. I miss the more simple days. I mostly dance to showtunes. I am constantly being cast in big musical shows, but I don't have much time to dance just for fun either these days. I need to get a life, geez! Haha, well, things change as we get older, don't they? I never thought I'd be an airplane mechanic when I was in school, but here I am. Life is strange that way. I always thought I'd be a car mechanic. What did you want to be growing up? I'm so glad that you got into airplane maintenance. It seems like a very in demand kind of job. I bet it gets interesting, but I'm glad you have time to fix up old cars in your free time. Good to have a solid hobby. Do you enjoy being an airplane mechanic? For me, growing up I always knew I wanted to be in performing arts. I wanted to be a singer, then an actor, but I didn't discover dance until college. I started it up, and never looked back, mostly. That's awesome. It's cool how things just come to be like that. I do enjoy being an airplane mechanic. I'm glad I get to work with my hands. If you could do it over again, do you think you'd still be a dancer? I can imagine it is nice to work with your hands. That is something I think about sometimes. Sometimes I think that being a performer is a selfish profession, and I sometimes think that I could have done something to try to improve humanity, like be a scientist, or a veterinarian, but the arts are part of the human condition, so I guess I'm doing my part. I never learned too many skills with my hands, so I'm basically useless when it comes to fixing things. I envy you that you have mechanical know-how. Think it's too late for me to learn? I should try to teach my Daughter some repair skills.  Not at all, it's never too late to learn. In fact, I'd be happy to teach both of you. You guys can come over for dinner sometime, and I'll spend a couple hours showing you how it all works. How does that sound?