You know the ones. The folks that have every certification, were offered lucrative job after prestigious job, can pepper in a fake accent or two, and finish your stories for you adding just a tinge of how they had that exact same experience you are taking about but somehow it was just a little bit better when they did it. The odd thing is that these very talented, yeah dare I say savant-like even, people are always telling these stories barefoot, while smoking a cigarette in cotton elastic-banded pants with a hole in them before they go work the night shift somewhere so they can afford the room they are renting.
Now I've had lots of jobs too. Some of them involved celebrities. But I don't go around telling people that (unless it's funny). I feel a sense of embarrassment that I missed my shot. That I got so close and here I am blogging to an average of 114 people a day. Shame on me. But I know that sitting around a fire boasting never got me any closer.
Now on the flip side bank account zeros do not always correlate with talent. I get that. But name dropping, bragging and brushes with fame certainly seem to have a negative impact. This amazes me too. That there are not more job openings for a chef/actor/water safety instructor/caterer/movie star. Weird right? You would think that I would have to rent from them. Anyway I gotta run. I have to hire a masseuse/babysitter/photographer/life coach/house cleaner. Does anybody have a tenant with this much talent?
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Michelle Tomko's comedy is a fervent blend of tomboy sensibilities courtesy of the older brothers she grew up with in the Midwest and the barrage of perimenopausal chaos the East Coast world has heaped upon her. She pulls her humor from everyday observations and classic stories of family, travel, pets, and adversity. With razor-sharp crowd work and improvisational skills to the rock-solid timing of a veteran performer, Michelle’s act is not to be missed!