getting there

I applied for a couple of travel related positions today. Thus far into the job hunt, travel is the only thing that actually gets me excited. I know I may eventually have to apply for positions that aren't exactly exhilarating. Which reminds me of a quote from hypocrite in a pouffy white dress (a wonderful book I just read by Susan Jane Gilman):

When the editor of Aluminum Siding Times asked me, "So, what entices you about aluminum siding?" I had to resist the urge to reply that it seemed like a topic you could write about regardless of how much recreational medication you happened to be taking.

That could totally be me someday. Someday soon. For now, at least, I'm still on a quest to find a job I could honestly see myself liking (sober), even just a little bit. I know I wasn't exactly jumping for joy when I interviewed for my student position -- I remember contemplating changing my funky hoop earrings into more conservative ones for the interview, but then I thought, Screw it! They're going to have to see me as I am! (Oh, such a monumental act of rebellion). They hired me anyway, for some reason, and we had a great four years together.

My point is (I believe I was trying to make a point here...), I don't have a problem applying for something I'm not pee-your-pants-excited about, if I think I could work my way up to something I'd be pee-your-pants-excited about. Nonetheless, thinking that far into the future does kinda make my head want to spin off into outer space.