My first job...and my first real job

First of all, let me apologize for being scarce. Come to think of it, we've all been pretty scarce. I know we've all be dealing with a lot lately, but I think we should get back on track with this blog.

I'll start.

So my first job when I graduated college was working at a convenience store. Yes, no lie. The only job qualifications were that you had to be able to count from 1-10 and understand basic English. Basic. English. I can't really tell you why I did it other than that I wanted to make some extra cash while I was acting over the summer.

Maybe I should consider those two acting gigs to be my first job? I did get paid for it...

Well anyway, I've had lots of craptastic jobs. While I was in college I was a telemarketer and an office assisant for a nearby college. Then there was convenience store hell. After I moved to the city I worked for six months for a high-end department store that shall remain nameless. It kind of made me want to slit my wrists and I still have nights when I wake up in a cold sweat from dreams that I still work there. After that I worked as a temp for six months which was good, bad, and inconsistent.

Then I decided I didn't want to be an actress anymore because not having a steady, 9-5, salaried job in a big city is bull shit. I have great admiration for the true artistic souls out there that can survive on ramen noodles and live in a cardboard box while they work on their craft. I am not one of them. I need some consistancy in my life. I also need shoes.

So now, I am happy to announce that I am, for the first time, officially employed. Beginning April 14th I will be a publicist for a Broadway and off-Broadway PR office. This is where I was interning, and I was not expecting them to make me a job offer. But they did. And I took it. And I'm freaking psyched.

So what was my first paying job after graduating college? As far as I'm concerned, this is it.

And the heavenly choirs of angels rejoiced.