dustbeneathmyshoes

Hi Rob, I'm a big fan of Parks and Rec, and while I wasn't at all familiar with your previous work, I love your portrayal of Chris Traeger so much that I will always keep an eye out for you in any other roles. I want to tell a really quick story, and maybe by the end of it I can conjure up a half assed question.

I have had a lot of trouble at job interviews in the past. I get nervous, and making eye contact with people for more than a split second is really uncomfortable for me - just a weird quirk of mine. I had a job that was truly hellish, so I decided to poke around on craigslist.. Instant success. I know not many people will find their dream job on craigslist, but I did.

Obviously, now there's a job interview incoming, with huge stakes regarding my quality of living. I then decided that for this interview, I would channel Chris Traeger and dial the confidence and effervesence up to 11. It was a tremendous success. My now boss asked me if I was good at math, to which I replied with no hesitation "I am GREAT at math!", and that was definitely (litrally) my most on-point interview moment ever, or perhaps life moment. It may sound small to some people, but in my mind doing my best Chris Traeger impersonation got me the best job in the world, and I truly thank you for the inspiration. It's hard to believe that acting can have a positive effect on someone's life, but I'm living proof.

Here's the best question I can come up with - how did being Chris affect your mood off set? Would you go home in a better mood, or worse because you "used up" all of your positive energy? I imagine at the very least it would have been exhausting to be overwhelmingly positive all day every day.

Thanks for spending money on me, someone! I was really looking forward to making this post and even typed it out last night when I saw Rob's name in the sidebar, I'm glad some people liked it.

Thanks Rob, I'm ecstatic that you got to read that.

He's one of those people that could tell exactly what he would look like when he's 50 by the time he was 13