#Randombling: That Nerdy Chick
Randombling: A 5 minute long unedited random stream of consciousness produced by a nerd for nerds.
#nowplaying: DMB - Crash into me (Live 1999)
WOW. WOW. WOW. Eventually I will shut up about this, but lemme just let all of this sink in ... thank you TNTML. This has literally been the most amazingest, amazing, amazing birthday ever - and the party hasn't even started! SHESH!!!
Dude, so I totally just got off the phone with one of my old cellular accounts, and I'm super stoked that he and I are going to be working together in 2011. See, back pre TNTML, I used to sell activations for an indirect master agent. It was a baller job! I got to talk tech, teach non-nerdy peeps how to not only use cellular devices but how to upsell their features, garner new business from other master agents ... dude, I kicked so much ass at that job it's not even funny. I totally pulled a George Costanza too and left being the top rep. So baller ... haha alrite ego, calm down ... but for reals - I know my shit, and I know how to make these things relateable to people. I get geek speak, but more importantly I can explain it in layman's terms.
I just can't even begin to tell you how creepy it is though watching all of these bread crumbs lead to this amazing.amazing.amazing. trail. Taking a job in cellular when I was hustling trying to act in LA made no sense, but I knew it at least sounded fun and sure as shit beat waitressing. It was just incredibly hard for any of my accounts to actually listen to me at first. I had no problem signing new accounts, and showing up and even doing side by side selling for activations ... just constantly doing whatever it took to get the job done, but respect I had to earn.
Either way, this account and I reconnected on twitter, and I was so stoked. All BS aside, I just really dug this dude. He knew his shit and called me out a couple times asking what I was doing in this job and not going for something bigger in the tech world. Funny, I thought I would have to sacrifice my general girly-ness for being in tech since circa 2006, tech chicks were not universally hot. Nerdy was far from being sexy, and working in tech would have meant sacrificing another big part of myself.
So yeah, when I say this is the GREATEST TIME TO BE ALIIVVVEEEE know that I mean it from the depths of my everything. Life is CRAZY abundant when you decide to show up for it, and 1 and 1 might not equal 2 right way, but trust that if you focus on what you're doing, and the bigger picture as a whole - you will get the job done.
All my love and all my heart. Thanks for being in my life. xoxo #NerdsUnite
and PS. If you're in LA come to my birthday party tonight!!
Dillons. Hollywood and Vine. 7pm!!
and if we're meeting for the first time from Twitter, not to be douchey but can you tell me your twitter handle?? I love love loovveee meeting you guys, but its super awkward when you say, "hey it's me Jon!" I have a horrible time recalling you unless I hear a twitter handle. Not trying to sound too cool for school, but I don't process faces as fast as I do twitter handles. SEEEE YOU TONIGHT!!