A discussion forum vaguely associated with the webcomic Templar, Arizona.
...you respond to an ad by Bluewater Productions (turn your volume off) in spite of their reputation and even though they send you back the same form letter (with the same typo) as when you responded last year you actually consider taking the gig.
(feel free to post your own tales of desperation here- run-on sentences optional)
mioche
Member
... you start beseeching friends on twitter to give you copyediting work. Because it's as likely to be effective as anything else you're doing.
You start actively cultivating that guy who invited you to his shack full of jars of dead spiders and yelled at you about Jews and women (whores) until four in the morning because he got you a $200 gig once.
Hell, he's not even my worst client anymore.
When you go to work maintaining the computers for a "massage therapy school" in order to pay rent.
When you go to work maintaining the computers for a "massage therapy school" in order to pay rent.
Oh damn that's extremely close to my very worst client. Bitch stiffed me on payments, too, hope you got her signature on paper somewhere.
Furious Sterling
Member
When you apply to work at a Wal-Mart, even though you think they're absolute evil, and are disappointed when they never call you back.
... You realize you're rapidly approaching the sixth year in a job that you swore to yourself that you would quit after three months on staff. When you check your email daily to see if you have a new purchase order from a client that will never hire you again. When you are reviewing jobs presented from your former school that you are vastly under qualified for. When you think about taking a second job at a Wal-anything store.
... when you take on a shitty retail job (temp, thankfully).
Also when you start considering early marriage as a way out of all current problems.
... when you take on a shitty retail job (temp, thankfully).
Also when you start considering early marriage as a way out of all current problems.
Don't do it! You live in terror for the rest of your... OH GOD SHE'S WAKING UP! SEND THE POLICE!
Oh damn that's extremely close to my very worst client. Bitch stiffed me on payments, too, hope you got her signature on paper somewhere.
This was something like seven years ago, and they were on-time with the paychecks, they were just unbelievable assholes. One day my supervisor walked into my office to tell me that the owner had bought a piece of "bulk email" software and that I needed to set up a server for it, and I put on my coat and left. The guy ran after me into the parking lot and we had a loud exciting argument.
For the full story, in exciting chapters, look up "Where Evil Sysadmins Go When They Die" on Google Groups.
Hahaha
I'm actually pretty buzzed because I just got a regular employer who gives me challenging photo work and creative license, so I'm willing to overlook that they just issued me business cards with a picture of some drunk college kids wearing underwear and rabbit ears.
...when you check the balance of your checking account, look at how far you are between contract art jobs, and start considering "You know who has a lot of expendable income? Furries."
I have absolutely no qualms about drawing furry porn for moneys.
My children need wine.
For me, this level of desperation is always indicated by a nagging desire to move back to Taiwan where people will literally pass you in the street and offer you teaching work. So far I have always managed to pull back from this brink.
...when you still have too much pride to draw tiger dicks, but consider other outlets of smut as viable income. Almost.
maecrab
Member
...when you seriously consider moving into the garage— ceiling leak, no insulation, >20 degree temperatures and all— so you can rent out your bedroom and not have to take a second part-time job to pay rent.
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