Good day

[michrennie]

I work for a foundation that books a performing arts series at a city-owned facility. It's a cool job, the kind that inspires people to say "ooo, that sounds FUN!" And while I acknowledge that I get to do a lot of cool things - meet minor celebrities, go to swanky parties - my job has more than its fair share of stomach churning, panic-inducing,

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[avuncular_bob]

“Pay bills, make art.”

I share half of your excitement.

[avuncular_bob]

Odd coincidence... My job also entailed a rare dedication to art-making today. I'm desgnng a course that call for entertaining PowerPoints, and I'm treating every slide lke a lttle piece of art.

The amazing thng is that the day flies really quickly on days like this. When I immerse myself in creative work, I experience time n a completely different way. No pain. No boredom. No distractions. I sit at my desk all day without even needing to stop for refreshment or bladder relef.

My goal is to fill my calendar with days like this.

[avuncular_bob]

P.S. Can you tell that my keyboard has a sticky "i" key?

[beetrix]

Gee... I wonder how it got that way...

[avuncular_bob]

Okay, NOW who's being the naughty slut?!!

[alanpartlow]

I didn't want to say anything, but you're ten days late on my invoices.

[michrennie]

We're a non-profit. You're not allowed to hassle us.

[michrennie]

Oddly, spreadsheet work gives me a similar rush. I have a wonderful network of spreadsheets that I use to track my expenses, and I find it gratifying plugging in the information and seeing how it affects my overall budget. I'm not sure I can explain it, but it's not dissimilar to arranging elements on a page.

[avuncular_bob]

I think I understand about the spreadsheet work. I find tabulating grades extremely gratifying. I work so much in the realm of judgment and discernment (making comments on writing style, etc.) that it's a perverse thrill to work on something so completely objective.