Wanted(?)

"In desperation I actually applied to KMart and Target. I'm vasty overqualified for both. Neither one even called me back."
-Pam from The Office

I'll start off straight. I've been leading a cushy life--I'm not used to getting turned down. First when I was 6, shopping with grandma, then as an endearingly nerdy elementary kid getting to skip parts of class with a select group of kids as "self managers" (it took me years to give that title a critical look...) where we would help change the marquee or set out traffic cones or whatever. Then, as a still nerdy (but not endearingly so) adolescent, when my parents were way lenient on the curfew. Then finally, applying for jobs throughout college to earn a little extra.
The dirty truth is, I'm just not used at all to hearing the word, "no."
Which has sadly left me unprepared for the sweeping no's across the board since coming back from AmeriCorps and trying to find a seasonal job to get me until January, when I'm packing up for Colorado. You would be surprised (no, you wouldn't probably) at the number of businesses who aren't interested in hiring and training someone who they will lose in a few months.

BUT hope srpings eternal, and I actually have found several possibilities in the daily scanning of the classifieds...and who knew they could be so diverse??

*I could be making $100-1000 a night! The only necessary qualifications are that I'm female and over 18! A breeze! It said to apply in person at 330 Washington Street...what could go wrong? (haha San Angeloans y'all already know)

*I could be a surrogate mother...it says "the rewards are more than financial." Hah, I bet. A bigger appetite, maybe. And some beautiful mornings in the meantime. I have to be between 21 and 43 years old with a healthy pregnancy history...does that mean I have to actually have a history, and it's healthy? Is never having been pregnant a risk to their investment? I guess I'll scratch that one for now...

*Movie extra! Now we're talking. Standing kind of in the background of a shot with Chris Pine and Kate Hudson, PLUS $150-300 a day? This is almost too good to be true...although I have to call for exact hiring locations, which I think is cheating since it's in the San Angelo classifieds.

*Mystery shoppers! YES. I was always drawn to the allure of being mysterious and doing something for the greater good (albeit of all consumers, not world peace) while getting paid. unless I have to sneakily buy boring stuff, like detergent. Do they pay me back?

*Taxi driver. Hmmm, do I have to be surly or really quiet?? And listen to talk radio or bad music?? This could be a risky move...

*Photo model. Although it says I have to pose nude outdoors for some of the pics, and quite frankly it's a bit too chilly for that now.

The search goes on...and the possibilities are endless. Much love.