working for the weekend
Sometimes I wish I was working for the weekend. Then at least I would get a couple days of rest.
"But you're a freelance artist! You can work from home! You make your own schedule!" people often say to me, implying that I have it so much better than someone with a "normal" job. (normal meaning an office, or retail or day job, you know what mean.) They make it seem like I can just lounge around all day in my birthday suit watching my stories or anything else daytime television has to offer. Negative! As a freelancers, not only do we do the actual work that our job entails, but we also have to handle the business side of things, which includes but is not limited to self promotion, and actually finding work! That in itself is like another job. In fact, it is another job! Ever hear of agents/managers/art dealers/accountants? Maybe I'm just tiring of the daily grind, which more often than not extends into the weekends, and usually means little to no vacation time.
Of course, the main difference, and it's a huge one, is that I actually like my "job". Despite all the pressures and stress, at the end of the day, I enjoy what I do, which is probably why I've done it so long. Were I to have a desk job in an office somewhere, I'm very sure that I would've gone off the deep end, and most likely ending up on America's Most Wanted for some heinous crime resulting in a massive loss of life. But no, I get to create stories and images. I guess it could be worse.
(/rant)
Maybe I just need a PDA to keep myself organized. I'm really tempted to get one of those little gadgets. But the price tag on my personal improvement through organzation and the ability to check email on the fly is a little too rich for my blood. Maybe I'll settle for one of these bad boys, the the hipster PDA.
It's been a busy week, working on the next BFX episode (which will be done this weekend), and cleaning up a lot old business and loose ends. I'm going to get a new Kissing Chaos update either later today, or sometime this weekend. Keep it locked!
ADC
"But you're a freelance artist! You can work from home! You make your own schedule!" people often say to me, implying that I have it so much better than someone with a "normal" job. (normal meaning an office, or retail or day job, you know what mean.) They make it seem like I can just lounge around all day in my birthday suit watching my stories or anything else daytime television has to offer. Negative! As a freelancers, not only do we do the actual work that our job entails, but we also have to handle the business side of things, which includes but is not limited to self promotion, and actually finding work! That in itself is like another job. In fact, it is another job! Ever hear of agents/managers/art dealers/accountants? Maybe I'm just tiring of the daily grind, which more often than not extends into the weekends, and usually means little to no vacation time.
Of course, the main difference, and it's a huge one, is that I actually like my "job". Despite all the pressures and stress, at the end of the day, I enjoy what I do, which is probably why I've done it so long. Were I to have a desk job in an office somewhere, I'm very sure that I would've gone off the deep end, and most likely ending up on America's Most Wanted for some heinous crime resulting in a massive loss of life. But no, I get to create stories and images. I guess it could be worse.
(/rant)
Maybe I just need a PDA to keep myself organized. I'm really tempted to get one of those little gadgets. But the price tag on my personal improvement through organzation and the ability to check email on the fly is a little too rich for my blood. Maybe I'll settle for one of these bad boys, the the hipster PDA.
It's been a busy week, working on the next BFX episode (which will be done this weekend), and cleaning up a lot old business and loose ends. I'm going to get a new Kissing Chaos update either later today, or sometime this weekend. Keep it locked!
ADC
posted by ADC at 3:26 AM
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