friday, july 14
big brother (site)	still doing the room search thing... i'm not too stressed out yet, just bored with it. i really think i need a pimp at this stage to do the middle-man stuff. half hour long interviews pimping myself just isn't what i consider fun - i'm getting to a point where i just wanna say "look, i'm nice, i got the money and i'll stay out of your sight if needed, just gimme the goddamn room!" which isn't very smooth, i know. i'm getting real sick of having to be this presentational and informative and pleasant. arf. it would be so much easier if people were more goddamn honest about what they're looking for and instead of forced, polite chit-chat "interviews" just went to the real points: "do you do drugs? are you gunna mess the place up? do you shower? how are ya gunna pay your bills? -are- you gunna pay your bills? do you have any creepy friends? will any ex-boyfriends show up drunk banging on the door screaming about what a whore you are? will you steal from my food when i'm not home??" i can't stand how bland and professional my phone voice has become - in little over a week i've gone from having to struggle to make a call and freezing up if i have to leave a message to dialing and dialing and dialing into people's voicemails just so the machine in me can churn out the same pleasently, bland and even message: "hi there, my name is jennie and i am calling in regards to your roommate wanted ad; i am very interested so if the room is still available, please give me a call at -------. thank you!" by now i've had enough interviews and coaching from friends to know how to "perform." like a trained seal i repeat the mantra: "i don't drink; i don't smoke; i'm a vegetarian but it's okay if you eat meat; i don't have pets but i'm fine if you do; i enjoy movies, music and reading" etc etc etc. the trick, of course, is to try and be as bland and non-threateing as possible, yet just interesting enough, and to feel out what approach will work with a particular person because you don't want to scare them by being too quiet or not quiet enough. you learn to be wishy-washy and always, always cover your back: "i'm a vegetarian but i'm fine with others eating meat, i don't drink as a rule but i'm fine if others do, i don't throw parties but i'm fine if you do.." if i ever land a room in the near future, i might set up a few interviews for rooms way out of my league just to get to show up and be horrid and crude and hee-hawy, because i'm really starting to build up a lot of bad attitude and i need a damn outlet. damnit. buh. later.
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