Posing

As I sit in my office practicing poses for my Romance Novel book jacket cover, I contemplate the changes my life will take after my book is published.  I am really rather relieved my achievements will have come a little later in life, as I will be able to handle the stress of success so much better than some (I blame that on too much early accomplishment).  Luckily, I will be able to stay grounded thanks to my strong faith in Family and God (okay… I’ll stop trying out acceptance speeches for my “award night” fantasy).  While thinking how down-to-earth I will remain, my mind drifts to wondering what I would wear if Tom Ford and Rita Hanks asked me to dinner.  This is a problem I contemplate more than I care to admit.  It comes from once having seen the two of them having dinner together in Santa Monica.  I was stunned.  I had no idea they were friends, but of course it made sense.  Everyone knows a glamorous woman must have a fabulous gay best friend and the more beautiful/interesting /socially prominent the woman is, the better the gay friend is.  But I digress…if I’m ever to get a gay best friend, I must first figure out the outfit.  After much thought, I usually come to the conclusion there are just too many pitfalls in choosing an outfit that will be witnessed by Tom Ford and/or Rita Hanks… then I start to feel panicky that they really will invite me to dinner, and I will have to say no for lack of anything to wear…I try to focus my attention back to the task at hand (posing for book cover jacket).  I would feel bad about my wandering  attention problem, except for the article I read in the paper last week.  Apparently, it takes MUCH more neural resources when one’s mind is wandering than when one is wrestling with complex problems.  I proudly showed this article to my methodical-reasoning husband who said lovingly,  “…then you must be absolutely exhausted.”

 

Comments

[Sara Sterling]

I really don't think you should do anything until you get that outfit figured out.

[resume writing]

Wow Impressive!
Your blog is very informative. However, it is pretty hard task but your
post and experience serve and teach me how to handle and make it more
simple and manageable.
Thanks for the tips… Best regards.

[katie]

Christ, just looking at a photo of Tom Ford makes me feel all frumpy and mid-western (I'm neither). To imagine DINING with him, well, you're a stronger woman than I. The wonderful thing about GBFs, though, is that they're ALWAYS going to offer their opinions, so I suppose you could always just ask him...Still, though, it's tough to hang with a dude with the beautiful, dewy skin I should have.

And yes, as the commenter before me mentions, you "make it more simple and manageable."

[electronic cigarettes]

his glasses are the shizzy