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remaining calm: the list for day job survival

having a new job for the past few weeks has forced me to learn that i don't do so well with many people coming at me simultaneously with requests marked "urgent." i have had to learn survival. and for those of us creative types used to trying so hard to tune into the flow of life and all that business, it is hard to be in an environment where that is not the best plan of attack.

still: about three weeks in, i am coming up with some strategies. what follows is my "survival tips list for those who need to have day jobs."

pockets of joy and a great live show.

sometimes live music can save your life. there is a new band on the l.a. circuit, and if you missed their first show at hotel cafe this past saturday, you should cry yourself to sleep for at least a week. edward sharpe and the magnetic zeroes managed to erase a week of art auctions, stress and crying on the floor with a single song. they will play again soon. don't miss them.
above, front man, edward sharpe, a.k.a. alex ebert of the also fabulous ima robot rocks out at house of blues.

image: pinkbelt via flickr.

shaking things up is good

it has been a long week. it turns out that starting a new job is pretty exhausting. especially when your first week is six days long! i could barely drag myself out of bed yesterday (sunday) my first day off from work since i was hit with a nasty migraine. after sleeping the whole day and spending the evening with tim, watching the l word as per usual, i discovered that the next logical thing to do at 3am is to start rearranging the furniture. here's why i recommend it:

thank god.

if, despite all your best effort and time with fabulous friends and family, valentine's day still made you feel like you'd end up seeing this sign, don't worry. it's almost over.

 
thank you, krista kahl, for another totally perfect image. see literature life for the one from yesterday.

and please, go and see music and lyrics. see it with friends. i did and it was definitely the  high point of my day.  i can't wait to watch it in pajamas. we are thinking of having a whole party just for hugh grant movies watched in pajamas. fabulous. i can't wait!

thanks for the tip, kate: here's another weird guy online

this online guy is a little more my style than mr. this will totally make your day guy from earlier this week. my friend kate was kind enough to send me a link to a guy who is auctioning his (allegedly non-sexual) services for thirty days. there is one bid in for $1,000.00, but you can buy him now for $29,999 i think.

this might be the wave of the future. check him out if you want to bid.

in other news, i have finished:
books: 5
pages: 1665
avg per day: 40

and am moving along. the current book is not really suiting my mood and i have been cheating again with mccall smith.

also- i have gotten a job as i hinted that i hoped to the other day. i will start work at galerie michael in beverly hills next week. very exciting- i get to hang out with picasso, miro, and rembrandt all day.

come visit!

on rituals, day jobs and not selling your soul

i have been to three interviews for jobs in the past week, gone through the end of a major breakup, and come down with a cold. many apologies for the silence. but i am back, dealing with a new challenge for the creative person: when you and your boyfriend break up and he moves out and you have to pay full rent, is it possible to find a job that is still exciting for the creative person? my answer, after the last week of conversations, is yes. finding a great job seems to be like finding a great partner: you need to wait it out -if you can- until you find the one that suits your strengths.

and what about taking on a full-time job? can this be supportive to an artist. i think it can be, too. here's why...

william carlos williams says it's cool to have a day job. image: wikipedia