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Oh man, Subbes, you're making me feel even guiltier. It's quite true though, and I'm deeply happy that I live in the Netherlands, where you can be a the dude and have that work out. I mean, it's not all sunshine, but part-time is doable if you live frugally. And living frugally is something I've got down pat. I've calculated I could cut down a third of my income and perceive no noticeable difference. Half if I make some moderate changes to my lifestyle.

 

Twig, could you please, while you're still in SF, locate the Thumbs offices, wait for them to record, then kick in the door and deliver some extreme mayhem Eric Andre style?

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Yes! Use a spy-grade listening device to determine the precise best moment to storm the building, dressed as Big Bird. Wear a GoPro and livestream the whole thing.

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Oh man, Subbes, you're making me feel even guiltier. It's quite true though, and I'm deeply happy that I live in the Netherlands, where you can be a the dude and have that work out. I mean, it's not all sunshine, but part-time is doable if you live frugally. And living frugally is something I've got down pat. I've calculated I could cut down a third of my income and perceive no noticeable difference. Half if I make some moderate changes to my lifestyle.

 

Twig, could you please, while you're still in SF, locate the Thumbs offices, wait for them to record, then kick in the door and deliver some extreme mayhem Eric Andre style?

 

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Common Cine. We've talked about this. Where the hell do you find all of these random videos anyway?

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These are things I think I can do.

 

Do you think you can go to sleep?  Because it's almost 2:30 in the morning and you'll be good for nothing tomorrow, young man.

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Wise words. To be frank, that has been my plan so far. In the immediate future I'd like to work one day less in the office and write instead. I think that'd be a great first step. Part-time work would be an ideal way to have a steady income, enough to subsist on, yet have more than enough time to write. I'm not sure if my current company would accept that, though. A lot hinges on being connected to what's going on, which is really hard if you're only there 2 or 3 days. I think in practice I'd start drifting away from the rest, which is a concern readily on their minds.

 

But well, baby steps. By no means will I up and quite, that would be the height of irresponsibility and also, lack of respect.

Pretty much each of my friends works 4 days and we all are very happy with it. They spend their extra day on creative stuff mostly, for me it's my day alone with the children.

A personal day is a wonderful thing to have.

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Common Cine. We've talked about this. Where the hell do you find all of these random videos anyway?

 

That video was in reference to Rodi's reference to Eric Andre, since the clip is from The Eric Andre Show (He's the dude with the fro).

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it is weekend, all I can do is dread the Monday. Why do I work, and why do I live? I feel like the most jaded and ungrateful a-hole. I've got a unique and excellent job, but it's not good enough. The most rational thing to do, which I will probably and unflinchingly do, is to wait out the time and gradually transition from salaried life to the writing life as the latter builds up through whatever means. It's just such a sad thing that as those years tick by, I'll be anxious and furious every day.

 

Ah, writing is a tough one. If you're juggling it with a job, easy to half-kill yourself staying up until stupid o'clock since tweaking words is incredibly addictive. I have no idea how any commercial writers get anything up to the standard they want in the time they have.

 

A gradual transition sound sensible though; it's hard getting work and a reputation a a writer. If it helps, I often ask the same questions in an existential sense: Am I going to be happy running games events forever? Probably not. Entertaining people is fine, but I'd like to tackle something more important one day.

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Also probably good to not make your life all about your work, whether it be your dream job or not. Cutting back sounds like an inevitable requirement for pursuing your writing, but don't let it be at the cost of literally everything else that makes being young fun — socialising, finding love, all that jazz. One day you'll be too old to do that stuff and have nothing but writing to keep you busy!

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I quite enjoy my job, but i still have to make copious notes on a friday, because i simply won't remember what i was doing the week before come monday morning. Bringing my work home with my has not been an issue since finishing my phd.

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The plus side of working in a call center, even though I don't particularly like the work, is that I really couldn't take my work home with me if I tried.

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My job has a lot of down-time and the majority of my job is just maintaining an alert state, so that's where I do the majority of my personal writing.

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Are you a night porter or somesuch? That very nicely lines up with being able to write a lot, I'd think.

 

Nachimir, I manage to handle my time quite well when writing. I do love the pull of word-tweaking, that's pretty much a given, but I know when to call it quits for the day. I value my sleep too much!

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I have a contract job to show up to some marketing firm to do flash banners for a few days. I'm so nervous and anxious and I can't sleep. It's nearly 5 AM and I have to be there by 10 AM. Sheesh. I can't get it out of my mind that I'm going to screw up by either taking too long (which is my weakest spot) or not having enough knowledge of what to do technically (should they suddenly ask me for heavy coding, which they should have no impression I could do since I already said up front). Now I'm doing it on no sleep. I guess I just want to do well because it pays insanely well hourly and there's a possibility the company might ask me back for more work.

 

In the mean time I have been taking tests to be a mailman. It would be super strange for me if I got that job, but it pays well hourly. Just hope it's not crazy long hours should everything work out.

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If you were a mailman then you'd be up at 5AM anyway, right? It's a sign.

 

Become a mailman and then work afternoons as a highly paid freelancer.

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I work at a rural, residential trash-site. I sit in a cabin and watch people to make sure they know where to put things (they usually do), aren't dumping anything illegal (which people attempt daily), and I help the physically incapable folk.

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man you guys get really nervous about stuff... Just chill and take it as it comes :)

 

Also, I love my job, and I get to listen to podcasts and music all day while I create/edit AutoCAD drawings. And I get to come on here at lunch!

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My job (archaeologist) used to be awesome; Dig old stuff up, marvel at it a little bit then finish work and go to the pub. Problem is that after a good few years (to many to think about) I have managed to get promoted enough times to where I hardly do any digging any more and instead have to worry about budgets, consequences, producing results on time and other shit. Fair enough I get paid a little bit more but its really not worth it for the crap that comes with it....

 

So do something about it you say!

 

I did! I applied, and got accepted, for a masters degree. Unfortunately now I have half a year to stick out at this job till it begins and my boss is blatantly dumping all the crap jobs on me because I'm leaving. Here's the kicker; Rather than fill me with happiness and peace the light at the end of the tunnel has unleashed my inner hatred of my current work and all but erased the low tolerance I had to the majority of idiots that I work with.

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Oh cool, I don't think I've ever heard from a real archaeologist before, being more of a movie job to me. Can you elaborate on everything you used to do at the lower rung? Did you travel to many parts of the world and meet all sorts of cultures in search of great finds?

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How often, to the nearest dozen or so times, did you have to punch out a Nazi?

 

But seriously dude it sounds like maybe talk to your boss's boss and maybe work something out?

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I tell ya back in the day punching out Nazis was a common occurrence.  Now I have to nag someone to do it and take all the blame when they fail to knock them out first time. I can't even remember the last time I quipped about someone not having a ticket 

 

You're right that I should try to work something out, problem is that my bosses boss is all for me doing the difficult projects lol. Maybe having a word with my boss would help though, even if it just lets me know I've said my peace.

 

I've said the word boss to many times now and it sounds weird!

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