Aug 24 2008
Busy with Promotional Modeling Work
It was my goal to be able to update every day, but unfortunatey LIFE HAPPENS! :)
I do a lot of promotional modeling work that has a very unpredictable schedule. I can be busy for 7 days in a row, or off work 7 days in a row. It just depends on the bookings. The past 4 days I’ve barely had time to even see myself. I have just enough time for the essentials; taking care of my pets, house work, other jobs, eating, showering, sleeping; then I throw on the uniform and rush to the location of the assignment for the day.
The places I work range from concerts, trade shows, supermarkets, clubs, bars, college campuses, and just about everywhere you can find a lot of people. Being that I’m a cosplayer I love when I’m given something interesting to wear. My favorite so far has been my Heineken Dress. It didn’t fit correctly on someone my size so I had to resew it. After that it fit great. For Linux World they dressed me up like a Dilbert cartoon. That was a lot of fun as well.
You also get to talk to new people each day and learn new things. Sometimes I get to see new places also. It’s great experience all around. It’s also nice when you build relationships with people and get goodies from the event. Concerts and trade shows are my favorite.
There are lots of perks but it’s not all hearts and roses. You can’t be afraid of people, rejection, negativity, or bad attitudes to work in this field because you will come across all kinds of people.
I’ve gotten to use my Japanese language skills a few times but I fear I’ll begin to forget it with so few people to speak with. Spanish is something I should focus more on improving.
It’s also hard work on the body. It involves a lot of standing and talking. Even smiling, as joyous as it is, hurts after a while. I’m beginning to think a significant part of my income will have to go toward massages.
All and all I enjoy it along with the other things I’m doing. In addition to modeling work, I also have other jobs to do like seamstress work, website moderation, personal assisting, etc. In addition to wearing many cosplay wigs, I ‘wear many hats’ in life.
Thank you for visiting my blog and being patient while I take on many things. I look forward to sharing with you more over the coming days!
