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September 02, 2003
Fitting, frittering, fraternizing...
So, as I may have mentioned, I have a job.
which frees me from the "oh god, how the fuck will I pay my bills this month" panic that had been weighing me down, lo, these past few (okay, nine) months.
so, being freed of this stress has somehow landed me the freedom to tool around town and do things other than panic like a madwoman.
like model.
you heard me. getting a job has freed me up to find yet another job. One outside my primary area of interest.
and I have to say, it's really, really refreshing to be a model.
you have no responsibilities, other than to show up, put on the clothes, and walk around a little. and sometimes, you don't even have to walk - you can just stand there. You may think "if I jut my hip out...just so...the skirt will drape in a most flattering way..." but you're not wondering "how can I improve my performance?" or "what courses will I have to take in order to keep current?"
even better: I don't have to worry about company dress codes - I just wear neutral undergarments and bring along a black brassiere (in case of a sheer black top - which happens more often than you'd think), and I'm set.
and the best: I get a break from the complications of the real world. I don't have to prove how smart I am, I don't have to be the fast, funny, clever one. I just get to be the pretty girl whose ass looks beautiful in trousers.
it's awesome.
the interview process is incredible - if they pick you, it's not like you *did* anything to be picked, it's just that you look the way they expected someone to look in their clothes.
if you're not picked, you go your merry way - there's no wondering "what did I do wrong? what skills do I need to learn so I can ace the next interview?"
what works for one figure, one stylist, one designer doesn't necessarily work for another...no harm, no foul.
it's just about how you look, nothing less, nothing more. and they can be totally honest with you about it - it's not prejudice if they say "you look great, but you're a little too young for our demographic" or "you're a little too fat to be our size 4 - do you mind if we call you next week for our plus sized line?" or "we were hoping for someone a little more . . . irish . . . would you consider using a bit of henna for us?"
I love it. why didn't I do this before?
Posted by Heather at September 2, 2003 04:56 PM
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You look very thankful in that picture.
Posted by: Glovia at September 4, 2003 07:55 AM
I'm glad it shows. I'm so grateful for the upswings in my life, I wouldn't know how to express it any other way.
Posted by: heather at September 4, 2003 02:37 PM
Darling Heather,
You know I giggle everytime I read your blog. I just think of all the funny cockamamie things I could write in here. Ahh well till next we meet my sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
John
Posted by: john overby at September 4, 2003 09:52 PM
Who knew you could even get into a full lotus! :). I suppose its not all that unusual for the ladies...
Posted by: Jared Buntain at September 8, 2003 09:34 AM
oh, you knew I was a flexible little monkey!
Posted by: heather at September 9, 2003 10:48 PM