Model

The stereotypical model is abnormally thin, very tall, and pale. Well, I forgot to mention this story the other day... On Thursday, I went to the Sunrise Chinese place right there off grand and i noticed these two old white men who had on construction uniforms glance over at me. After the man @ the counter took my order, I turned around and took a seat on the bench. To myself, I thought, "hmmm. I wonder what they're thinking." I watched them get up and make their way outside to smoke a cigarette.. Then I looked at the sign on the door. "8am to 4pm" DAMN THEY CLOSE HELLA EARLY!! HAHAHAHAHA.... Finally, the man called my number. "51!?" I sprung to my feet, grabbed my purse, and made my way through the crowd of people. After paying the man, I made my way to the door. The men that were outside grabbed it for me. Before I could get in my car, one of them stopped me and said, "Has anyone ever told you that you could be a model". I reponded, "yeah, but I'm too short and i dont have the body type for that. Sorry." "I don't know who told you that, but they're wrong, young lady". I said thank you as if it didnt faze me, but my heart was smiling on the inside. Man.... I wish wat he said was true, but let's get real. Look at the models that are on t.v. They're at least an average of 6'7", and their shape has NO shape at all... Everytime I think about the modeling industry, it disgusts me almost. Until recently, the only time you would see a dark face is if they are doing a spread involving wild colors, and many times involving animal patterns and prints. Hmmm. Sometimes I wish I could break that stereotypical motif, but c'mon. It's not like I can just grove a few inches out of nowhere. It's not like the people who choose these models consider the fact that the average female is actually around 150 pounds, not 90 pounds. It's not like these 150 pound people dont buy into the magazines and adds, either. Looks like a lose/lose situation to me. I feel as though I DO have the body of a model, just not the model you see on t.v. or in the magazine right now. I work so hard on it, but I guess I just have to be proud of what I have done, u know? Ah well. This is definitely one of those dreams that I think about then shut down quickly. But one I wont give up on is being an actress. Man, I could SO see myself in movies. I think I've got that "it". Hmmm.... If I did decide to pursue that, i definitely couldn't stay here.... AGH! Me and these dreams of mine.