Kids, Get a Career

My friend DJ teaches 5th grade and asked me to speak at their Career day. I offered cause I figured they would have plenty more successful careerists than me. I mean, I knew it was a good idea but I kinda suck at public speaking so I was hoping not to do it. Oh but of course that means I had to do it.

And I loved it. Turns out, talking to a group of small people is easy. And this audience appreciated my whole not-your-typical college experience. It was nice, admitting to a room full of strangers that I had no real career plan. That I went to college later and had 3 part time jobs. That I like what I do now, I like wearing jeans everyday and coming in late, but discovered it only by accident. And mostly, that things really do evolve and turn out exactly the way they are supposed to.

Oh sure, I was tempted to be really honest and say Sex Sells, so get into porn.

One of the classes even asked me for my autograph. Yes, times are tough and they were desperate for any autographs. But to be fawned over and looked up to by a room full of kids. PDA. Pretty damn amazing.