before i was famous

today i acquired a temp job putting labels on videos and dvds. that was about all i knew as my dad drove me there, and i had a large fear that said videos and dvds might be porn. they had also told me not to wear loose clothing, and i somehow related that to my fear. however, to my relief, ingraham entertainment was not a porn manufacturer. i spent the whole day putting price stickers on "clifford's really big movie." after being subtlely reprimanded for saying like two sentences to another temp guy, i accepted my silent fate and kept on stickering. thus, i had lots of time to think, in particular of all the odd jobs i've done. i figure i'll post a list, so that when i'm famous, one of you can sell it to us magazine for one of their "what celebrities did before they were famous!"articles.

1. folding five garbage bags full of clean socks for $10/hr.
2. watering plants at home depot for four tortuous days
3. stickering videos and dvds
4. helping cut down trees in a poison oak infested forest for a theatre set
5. cutting out hundreds of paper paw prints for gfu registration day
6. scanning countless huge binders full of interior design slides for almost a year

so there you have it. i'm not the glamorous person i appear to be. i, in fact, am so desperate for money that i will sticker clifford movies for three days. all i really have to say is, it should have been called "clifford's big red movie" because he's clifford the big red dog! that came to me after hours of sticking and thinking the title was dumb. so at the end of the day i ask the supervisor lady if i can bring a walkman tomorrow (since you know, i only needed to speak like three times all day and it's not like it's a question-intense job or anything like that) and she said no. fine! if you want to be miserable, i guess i'll be right there with ya! nah, it's not that bad, and i am muy thankful to be making some money.

on a more serious note, i thought i'd ask all of you dedicated the life of liz blog readers about your opinion on an issue. what do you think about listening to God and getting messages from him? like trying to seek God's answer to a question like "what school should i go to?" or "should i take this job?" and how do you know when it's him talking and not yourself, satan, a radio next door, etc. ? i have some opinions on this, but i am curious to know what you all think first. so comment on this blog if you feel so inclined.

"these are the days that must happen to you." -- walt whitman