... but sometimes don't you just wish you could forget?
(for your sake, I hope you don't agree)
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
A Taxidermist walks into a bar...
Okay-- so I'm at my last day of my internship (for this Disney TV show being filmed in the ATX) and the Taxidermy Man calls again. Who is this man, you ask? Good question. The Taxidermy man is Alex, and he's obsessed with one of our set designers. We needed a stuffed fish for an episode and she picked one up at a local Taxidermy place (apparently they exist in abudance around here, yet I have never seen a single shop in all my Texas wandering). I push papers around and answer phones when we're not filming so I get his calls-- and he calls a lot. Our set designer is just so pretty he felt he had to use the production company's number to try and woo her. She has a boyfriend and is not interested in being wooed by Taxidermy Man, so I basically put him on hold for half a minute while I fiddle around on the computer then pick the phone back up and tell him something like "Oh I can't find her" or "We're rolling and she's busy". Then I pretend to take down his number and hang up. It's been a month--the man is stubborn and clueless. It got me wondering how he would woo her, though? "You look purty enough to stuff and hang on my wall." "I'd like to stuff you like I stuff my animals!" And so on. Creepy. This probably tops my stalking situations, but those stories are for another time as I must go.
Great, what now?
My last semester at school: The feeling is pure joy as I am close to being out of this crazy schedule forever. But once I graduate... what do I do?
I've narrowed my options down to three, but I'm having a really tough time picking one. I realize every senior gets to this point, and knowing myself, I'll be 50 and still trying to figure it out. Maybe an option four I've never before considered will pop up too in the coming months. Ah, confusion.
Option 1: Stay right where I am: Nanny and After School Care Director.
Pros: More than enough money to live off of for right now; The father offered me a job within his company when Tess gets too old for a nanny; I can keep working with children which is gratifying to the "soul" (I put that in quotes because I just mean that inner sense of well-being and joy it gives) because that's just who I am; The family I nanny for is pleasant to work for; I love the children; they are constantly helping me out with my health costs which is super loving of them and gives me some sense of security; I get to stay in Austin
Cons: Catholic school bureaucracy; not really interested in real estate investment (the dad's company); no mobility in job status; some days I get tired of playing mommy and feel 43 rather than 23 years of age; feeling that my degree is somewhat being wasted or that i'm not living up to my potential; I can only do these jobs for a few more years and then they expire (kids, after all, do grow up)
Option 2: Work in the Entertainment Biz
Pros: I've worked hard for four and a half long years to get a degree toward this; It could mean a lot of travel opporunities; I've always wanted to do this; I love being around creativity and energy-- it's good for the "soul"
Cons: Sucky and expensive health coverage or no coverage; long hours and crazy schedule not good for my health problems; job-to-job instead of steady pay; no guarantee of moving up to better jobs; may not be cut-throat (or okay with dishonesty) enough to succeed (don't "got what it takes")
Option 3: Peace Corps or other Humanitarian work
Pros: Will completely fufill my "soul"; It means a lot of travel; Exposure to other cultures; Average health care coverage; Inspiring and fulfilling experiences unique to helping people
Cons: May not be near modern medical facility; Away from my friends and family with possibly minimal means of contact; Just enough money to live off of which makes my medical costs higher
I realise this is a decision I must make on my own. But the only advice I've gotten so far has been pretty good "Worse-case scenario you'll work whatever job comes to you, be it in your major or retail, and you get to stay in Austin with all your friends in a city you love-- how bad is that?"
True that. :P
I've narrowed my options down to three, but I'm having a really tough time picking one. I realize every senior gets to this point, and knowing myself, I'll be 50 and still trying to figure it out. Maybe an option four I've never before considered will pop up too in the coming months. Ah, confusion.
Option 1: Stay right where I am: Nanny and After School Care Director.
Pros: More than enough money to live off of for right now; The father offered me a job within his company when Tess gets too old for a nanny; I can keep working with children which is gratifying to the "soul" (I put that in quotes because I just mean that inner sense of well-being and joy it gives) because that's just who I am; The family I nanny for is pleasant to work for; I love the children; they are constantly helping me out with my health costs which is super loving of them and gives me some sense of security; I get to stay in Austin
Cons: Catholic school bureaucracy; not really interested in real estate investment (the dad's company); no mobility in job status; some days I get tired of playing mommy and feel 43 rather than 23 years of age; feeling that my degree is somewhat being wasted or that i'm not living up to my potential; I can only do these jobs for a few more years and then they expire (kids, after all, do grow up)
Option 2: Work in the Entertainment Biz
Pros: I've worked hard for four and a half long years to get a degree toward this; It could mean a lot of travel opporunities; I've always wanted to do this; I love being around creativity and energy-- it's good for the "soul"
Cons: Sucky and expensive health coverage or no coverage; long hours and crazy schedule not good for my health problems; job-to-job instead of steady pay; no guarantee of moving up to better jobs; may not be cut-throat (or okay with dishonesty) enough to succeed (don't "got what it takes")
Option 3: Peace Corps or other Humanitarian work
Pros: Will completely fufill my "soul"; It means a lot of travel; Exposure to other cultures; Average health care coverage; Inspiring and fulfilling experiences unique to helping people
Cons: May not be near modern medical facility; Away from my friends and family with possibly minimal means of contact; Just enough money to live off of which makes my medical costs higher
I realise this is a decision I must make on my own. But the only advice I've gotten so far has been pretty good "Worse-case scenario you'll work whatever job comes to you, be it in your major or retail, and you get to stay in Austin with all your friends in a city you love-- how bad is that?"
True that. :P
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