And now for a short break from my futile attempts to distill everything I need to memorize for the bar onto 500 flashcards or less, in which I explain why I chose to be archived, in case there are two or three of you out there in cyberspace who actually care.
As several of you clever sleuthing types have already uncovered, once upon a time I used to be an SG. Now I am not. In the hopes of laying to rest some of the questions on the topic, here's why: I graduated from school and got a Real Job.
And that's pretty much it. There's not a lot of drama to the tale. I did have a near-miss Awkward Recognition at my externship, but bald-faced lying and a quick detour to the water fountain got me out of that one. It was enough to make me realize that continued modeling might be difficult to reconcile with continued employment, so I picked which one I'd rather lose and acted accordingly.
I'm not sure whether I will ever go back to modeling. It won't be for a year, at least. When that year is up, I'll re-evaluate the situation and decide whether I want to do it, and if I do, whether I want to do it here. On the one hand, I've got enough of an angry/idealistic feminist streak to think it's absurd that softcore art nudes should prevent someone from having a serious career. On the other, I'm realistic enough to know that at the very least I'd better prove my competence and skill at the job before opening the door to pre-judgments of that sort. And on a mutated third hand, I think we're all aware of the politics and debate that swirl up around SG from time to time. I'm not sure whether I want to dip my toes into that whirlpool again; it can have a way of sucking down unwary swimmers.
But there's at least a year before any decisions need to be made. In the meantime I regret nothing -- neither my time here nor my decision to step into the archives, whether that proves to be a temporary or permanent choice.
And, of course, I stuck around as a member because of you guys. Aww. /sappy.
As several of you clever sleuthing types have already uncovered, once upon a time I used to be an SG. Now I am not. In the hopes of laying to rest some of the questions on the topic, here's why: I graduated from school and got a Real Job.
And that's pretty much it. There's not a lot of drama to the tale. I did have a near-miss Awkward Recognition at my externship, but bald-faced lying and a quick detour to the water fountain got me out of that one. It was enough to make me realize that continued modeling might be difficult to reconcile with continued employment, so I picked which one I'd rather lose and acted accordingly.
I'm not sure whether I will ever go back to modeling. It won't be for a year, at least. When that year is up, I'll re-evaluate the situation and decide whether I want to do it, and if I do, whether I want to do it here. On the one hand, I've got enough of an angry/idealistic feminist streak to think it's absurd that softcore art nudes should prevent someone from having a serious career. On the other, I'm realistic enough to know that at the very least I'd better prove my competence and skill at the job before opening the door to pre-judgments of that sort. And on a mutated third hand, I think we're all aware of the politics and debate that swirl up around SG from time to time. I'm not sure whether I want to dip my toes into that whirlpool again; it can have a way of sucking down unwary swimmers.
But there's at least a year before any decisions need to be made. In the meantime I regret nothing -- neither my time here nor my decision to step into the archives, whether that proves to be a temporary or permanent choice.
And, of course, I stuck around as a member because of you guys. Aww. /sappy.
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rxdxt:
you make me laugh
shad:
Oh, well, yeah. I have a "job." It's sleeping that I don't have. Sleeping and friends.