Let's talk about The Day Job, shall we?
Aka, "The Real Job", "The Grind", "The 9-to-5", or -- my personal favorite -- "Dante's 10th Circle of Hell", our day jobs take up a humungous chunk out of our lives. Time that could be spent, oh I don't know... Blitzing, perhaps?
If truth be told, most of us find something we like about our jobs. Thanks to amazingly fun co-workers, most days I have a crazy-great time. Tim likes being out on the road and seeing the sights through that great, big windshield. But when those nice, little, "must-have" jobs take time away from what we are truly passionate about, it's sometimes hard to appreciate them.
Take this evening, for instance. Maestro Tim and I were just about to leave for an artist's reception at the local gallery, when his on-call phone went off. On-call isn't a normal gig, but this weekend is an exception. So, off he went to freeze his very tired, "I just want to relax" self, while I went to the gallery. Alone. Briefly. Sooooo not a fun Friday. Okay, say it with me: "AAAAAAAAGH! " Ya, pretty much. Obviously, the day job seriously cramped our Photoblitzing lifestyle tonight. It may rear its intrusive dragon's head into the rest of the weekend also. Sucks. And yet...
...and yet, it does mean Tim will get a little O.T., which means he can: develop a few more prints...gas up the Pathfinder for more adventures...fill up the coffee canister for extra energy...and maybe even sock a little away for that DSLR. (Since no Lottery-winning "Patrons of the Blitz" have stepped forward with Nikons for Tim and Lisa, we may have to resort to desperate measures, such as O.T.) So, even though this weekend's Blitzing activities may be interrupted by the job, there will be an upside to it. Besides, it's not like we can't Blitz at all. We just have to make the two activities work side-by-side. Which brings me to Summer Pierre.
Summer has written a great book called, "The Artist in the Office". It is amazing. You'll look at your creative, Blitzing self and your relationship with your job in a whole new way after checking it out. I love the design, the writing, the drawings, everything about it. Get the book, take it to work with you, make it your friend. It'll be the cool co-worker who encourages you to have some fun, while still doing what you need to do. In the meantime, check out Summer's blog here.
And don't work too hard. Hasta later, Blitzers!
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