I knew I would love this post based purely on the title. A "real job." Just like a "useful blog." Who defines these things? 

Since graduating, people have seen my resume and have told me that the jobs I did or the experience I gained in college was not "real experience." I didn't have a "real job" in college, even though, for example, I worked for a year helping faculty members at the college be empowered by technology. I was literally facilitating higher education through the use of modern technology, but I guess that doesn't constitute as "real experience" because, you know, I was still in college? How about the fact that I learned more valuable skills with an extracurricular program I was involved in than my internship where I moved to LA for 2 months? 

People define my experience as real or... fake? Just as people will define blogs as useful or not. There seems to be no point in creating these definitions or adhering to them, yet people continue to. I'd say a real job is one where you make money, but even that doesn't fit.

Because, as you pointed out about your writing, I feel like my very "useless" blog is a real job. Why? Because it matters and I care enough about it to continue working for my goals. 

Kristin, seriously, your topics and the way you write are both so outstanding. I admire you.