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Where's the Rada?
10 years ago
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Thoughts of the Rada! Here's the short of it:
I got a job. I now work at a casino as an attendant, and I'm not around as much as I'd like.
Here's the long version:
For a long time I've been looking for work. Where I live there's little opportunity. Most the places around here only hire people that have connections, as small towns tend to have tight knit groups of people who know each other. As I've only been living here in upstate NY for a handful of years and spend most of it at home out in farmlands surfing the internet, I didn't have a chance to meet many people around here. As such, I've had to extend my search for work. I now work at a Casino owned by an American Indian Reservation that gives me full time hours and benefits, so yay *fweet*. Unfortunately, the commute for me is an hour long, and that's just to the parking lot. From there I have to ride one of the employee buses that cycle through the lot every five to ten minutes to get to the building. Because of that I have to make some extra time as that last bit can be unpredictable, and I don't want to show up late. Giving myself a half hour due to bus transit, my workday of 8 hours, and the commute, I spend 11 hours a day away from home.In other words, I don't have a lot of time here when you factor in sleep and such. I don't spend that time drawing unfortunately... My art lately has been in the form of pencil sketches I keep in a tiny notebook that I can keep in my pocket at work.
I'll be honest. I don't particularly like the job, but it pays. Now that I'm working though, I really want to just quit my job and work on commissions instead. I honestly feel that if I could focus on it, I could get lots of decent quality work done. I just don't know if I'd have the support for it to be a sustainable source of revenue. To be even more honest, I feel the general lack of comments I get on my works are very disheartening. I know it's just because I don't have the history many artists do, and I want to overcome that over time.
I guess to summarize, I'm sorry I'm not around to draw lately. I hope to come back soon, and I hope when I do I come back strongly.
I got a job. I now work at a casino as an attendant, and I'm not around as much as I'd like.
Here's the long version:
For a long time I've been looking for work. Where I live there's little opportunity. Most the places around here only hire people that have connections, as small towns tend to have tight knit groups of people who know each other. As I've only been living here in upstate NY for a handful of years and spend most of it at home out in farmlands surfing the internet, I didn't have a chance to meet many people around here. As such, I've had to extend my search for work. I now work at a Casino owned by an American Indian Reservation that gives me full time hours and benefits, so yay *fweet*. Unfortunately, the commute for me is an hour long, and that's just to the parking lot. From there I have to ride one of the employee buses that cycle through the lot every five to ten minutes to get to the building. Because of that I have to make some extra time as that last bit can be unpredictable, and I don't want to show up late. Giving myself a half hour due to bus transit, my workday of 8 hours, and the commute, I spend 11 hours a day away from home.In other words, I don't have a lot of time here when you factor in sleep and such. I don't spend that time drawing unfortunately... My art lately has been in the form of pencil sketches I keep in a tiny notebook that I can keep in my pocket at work.
I'll be honest. I don't particularly like the job, but it pays. Now that I'm working though, I really want to just quit my job and work on commissions instead. I honestly feel that if I could focus on it, I could get lots of decent quality work done. I just don't know if I'd have the support for it to be a sustainable source of revenue. To be even more honest, I feel the general lack of comments I get on my works are very disheartening. I know it's just because I don't have the history many artists do, and I want to overcome that over time.
I guess to summarize, I'm sorry I'm not around to draw lately. I hope to come back soon, and I hope when I do I come back strongly.
You are missed, but work life can be like that sometimes. It can take a while to find a schedule you can balance.