The other conculsion I came to? I need a lot more time off this whole internet thing.
Not sure how this will play out, but let’s just put it this way: I can say with assurance that the relaxation and balance I experienced over this trip wouldn’t have been possible had I been checking my email.
(I’m very proud of the heart I drew in the photo above.)
It’s a very pretty heart.
Now…
A year ago, this would have been a really good conclusion to come to - lots of the energy that lifecasting no doubt takes could have been directed towards the column or Star. However, at this point, the internet is your business. It seems like, overall, its treated you pretty enviably well. Sure, it’s snake pit of haters, but it does things like send you on free trips to sea world. So saying you’re going to take time off is like the average Joe saying “yeah, I’m going to show up to work sometimes, but only in the later afternoons or whenever I feel like it, k? And I’ll be drunk when I do it, because that works for me, and work should be about making me happy.” I did that. Now I live in a box outside Starbucks, and am typing this on a businessman’s computer while he waits in the endless restroom line.
But, despite having some money probably left over from that 100K Star gig, Julia Allison is too young for retirement. So, what happens next? Is Harvard still on the list of possibilities? Is a reality show (DON’T DO IT DON’T DO IT DON’T DO IT). Sorry. Involuntary reality show response directed towards everyone.
Here’s a thought. What if she gave up non-society altogether, and went back to old school journalism? She has a resume filled with clips and could certainly do some pieces for womens magazines. Then, after doing that for a while, she could begin doing lengthier, more investigative pieces, and gain the respect of her peers. At which point, she could write a book about her adventures in the internet and what she learned from the process. I think most people would love to see a good comeback.
Or maybe she could be a spokesmodel. If she put the same efforts she puts to promoting herself into promoting a product, she could sell the shit out of it, and it would be perfectly socially acceptable.
I mean, that’s the hard route, though. Personally, I’d take all the free trips/clothes/food products I could get, so I’d just keep going with nonsociety.
