Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense.
And as the fantastic Will Hoge says:
Keep on dreaming, even if it breaks your heart.
Slightly dramatic? Yes, but I just thought I needed a constant reminder of my Ellen goal. I really really really want her to give me a job. Real bad. I get a little worried sometimes because I don't want to come off as creepy. I'm not sure how to make the distinction. I mean, I would be COMPLETELY professional. I would NOT freak out every time I went to work. I might have a dance party on the way there and back every day but trust me, I would be cool as a cucumber all day, every day. Just because my dream came, I would not forget how to behave myself. My momma raised me better than that!
Also, I am so so tired of my job making me feel like crap. I want to make a change. For once in my life. I want to feel real good, wanna make a difference, wanna make it right.
Sorry, got a little inspired by "Mike" Jackson. But, my job is dragging me down and not having a car is lame. So I would love for Ellen to give me my dream job, which, in turn, would allow me to buy a car. Also, I would be a FANTABULOUS employee!
So, let's chronicle the Ellen journey, shall we? This is where it all started (blog wise), way back before I moved to LA and thought meeting Ellen was an actual possibility:
I've been reading other people's blogs and I've noticed that lots of people write about really important, deep things...and I started feeling a little stupid. But then I thought some more about it and realized my life really isn't all that important (I mean, it is to me) or deep, so I decided that I'm going to keep things simple...and somewhat shallow. So yeah, I'll continue talking about unimportant things. For instance, right now I'm watching Ellen. OOO, side note: I LOVE Ellen. I want to be on her show so bad. Actually, I just want to be her. Only not gay. Not that there is anything wrong with being gay, but I just like boys a lot. But I would love to have her life. I really want to be on a sitcom (Ellen) and also think it would be so awesome to have a talk show and make people laugh all day and be able to help people like she does. I wouldn't want to do stand up comedy though...that seems scary, so I could just skip right over that part. I'm always trying to think of ways to get on her show...suggestions would be awesome.
I talk about Ellen a lot in the blog, but you can go through the archives and see for yourself, I won't put it ALL here.
But, fast forward a few years. I move to LA. I took a bus tour of LA and the universe was all, yeah, good things are ahead for you and Ellen by putting me on THIS bus for the tour:
A sign, obvi. Also, when we showed up "Heaven is a Place on Earth" was playing. GOT IT UNIVERSE!
a. We have similar haircuts
b. We both love animals (proof: Booger, Bella & Notte, Jack & Diane)
c. Laughing is my favorite
d. I LOVE dancing. That might actually be my favorite. I could teach her some new moves! I bet she doesn't know to shag...South Carolina style!
e. I have international friends and could help with her world domination dream.
f. It would make my mom really happy (and Liz totally jealous)
g. I have excellent references (as long as she doesn't call the Greek people!)
h. I have interesting stories
i. I would do just about anything and go just about anywhere
j. I am awesome. She is awesome. We would get along great!
k. My life career goal involves helping people, she could me help you.
l. She could give Jeannie a promotion!
Then I go to the show! I only get to go into the riff raff room and was soooo sad. But still just happy I got to go at all:
Then I have 2 months to amp up the job-getting. So I started a letter writing campaign:
"I have known Miss Jacky G for _________ years/months/days [have never actually met her, but have heard good things] and I truly feel she would make a great asset to the Ellen team, in any capacity. But most especially as an Ellen ambassador to the international community. Traveling is a true passion of Jacky's, as are laughing and dancing, which are pretty consistent with the priorities of Ellen. Jacky is a huge Ellen fan and would spread the message of Ellen with true heart. As an American/Italian/Armenian/other international person, I feel as though Jacky would represent both America and Ellen proudly, and would be welcome in my country/community of ________ to spread Ellen love. If anything, you could give Jeannie a raise and let Jacky have her old job. Jacky's current job does not showcase her potential as a catalyst in a world domination movement. Thank you for your time and consideration. I love watching your show and hope to see Jacky's smiling face on there one day. Y'all are both totally _________ and I know she would represent The Ellen Show in the best way possible. Laugh. Dance. Hire Jacky.
Love from _____(your country/community)___, sign your name. :)"
A lot of people say they will/did do, but I don't have any actual statistics for who did. But a HUGE thanks to anyone that did. You are awesome.
I got to go back in May. And while I did not get a job, I did get....THE BEST DAY EVER!!!!!!:
It was awesome. I still want a job, but will be ok if this is the closest I ever get to interacting with her.
So now here I am. Still at my lame job, still dreaming even though sometimes I can't even stand to watch the show, I want to be a part of it so bad. I'm so jealous of Andy, it's not even funny. I still do watch, of course, and laugh the whole time. I'm trying to make a video, but I don't have a camera. Also, I'm pretty terrible at self-promotion so I'm trying not to be too annoying. I can't sing, rap really fast, juggle tables with my feet or anything else cool and I really only can dance after a few drinks. But I have a huge passion for helping people and laughing.
Most importantly, here is why I love Ellen: She inspires me every day to be a better person. I think life is too funny to take yourself seriously and not find the humor in all it's ridiculousness. She makes people's lives better by making them laugh. She is so hilarious, kind, generous an excellent dancer. Basically, like I said in the beginning, she embodies how I want to live my life. Laughing, dancing, and helping people. Oh, and writing books. Because she did that too and I have them all.
And even if she doesn't hire me and I don't ever get to meet her again, I would want her to know that she is the best part of my day and I literally still squeal with delight every time I watch the video of our encounter. So thanks, Ellen!
Keep up the good work and let me know if you need any references!
