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Jul. 2nd, 2014
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Jul. 2nd, 2014 05:26 amI'm realizing that my career path is dead-ending. I'm not good enough for IT work, and most technical support/consumer support positions are now starting at $10/hr. I make $16/hr (and apparently the temp agency had to seriously fight for that) and am barely getting by.
It may be time to change things. While I hate communal living, that's the way things are leaning. The New Normal means living with roomies and families. I'm also realizing that since moving back from Seattle, I've made ZERO progress moving forward. I still owe the same debts I had when I moved here (I haven't forgotten you, Lissa) . I don't have any furniture that isn't Dean's in the apartment, and, in general, have been spinning my wheels to the point of burning rubber to stay where I am.
The job is killing me, but I can't quit no matter how bad they treat me at the moment. I'm going to keep looking for work in Austin, but I'm considering a move back home in San Antonio with the family. My lease is up in September, and if I can't find something equal or greater to what I have now, it may be time to throw my hands up and move back in with the parents. 40 years old, living with parents. New Normal.
San Antonio has it's pros and cons. It's a cheaper standard of living there, but less tech jobs. And while it's gotten better over the years, it's still an incredibly homophobic city to live in. Machismo is alive and well in the hispanic community.
I keep considering moving back to Seattle, but the week I spent here with Tess reminded me, that I'm a child of the Hill Country. While going back to Seattle with Crystal and Lissa, and maybe even getting back in with Nintendo, would likely be slightly better than what's happening in Austin - the severe homesickness would just return and make me miserable like I was up there for five years. Also, it would break my parents heart. And I can't do that to them again.
A crowd-funded salary is something I've thought of. "Pay me $35,000 a year, and I'll just draw comics all day." The response I've had from friends is positive...but the actual application from fans was...lacking.
It's a rock and a hard place. But I have until September to figure a way out.
It may be time to change things. While I hate communal living, that's the way things are leaning. The New Normal means living with roomies and families. I'm also realizing that since moving back from Seattle, I've made ZERO progress moving forward. I still owe the same debts I had when I moved here (I haven't forgotten you, Lissa) . I don't have any furniture that isn't Dean's in the apartment, and, in general, have been spinning my wheels to the point of burning rubber to stay where I am.
The job is killing me, but I can't quit no matter how bad they treat me at the moment. I'm going to keep looking for work in Austin, but I'm considering a move back home in San Antonio with the family. My lease is up in September, and if I can't find something equal or greater to what I have now, it may be time to throw my hands up and move back in with the parents. 40 years old, living with parents. New Normal.
San Antonio has it's pros and cons. It's a cheaper standard of living there, but less tech jobs. And while it's gotten better over the years, it's still an incredibly homophobic city to live in. Machismo is alive and well in the hispanic community.
I keep considering moving back to Seattle, but the week I spent here with Tess reminded me, that I'm a child of the Hill Country. While going back to Seattle with Crystal and Lissa, and maybe even getting back in with Nintendo, would likely be slightly better than what's happening in Austin - the severe homesickness would just return and make me miserable like I was up there for five years. Also, it would break my parents heart. And I can't do that to them again.
A crowd-funded salary is something I've thought of. "Pay me $35,000 a year, and I'll just draw comics all day." The response I've had from friends is positive...but the actual application from fans was...lacking.
It's a rock and a hard place. But I have until September to figure a way out.
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Jul. 2nd, 2014 10:06 pmHmmm...have briefly thought about crowdfunding a year's salary where for $40,000 I'd do nothing but draw a three-panel webcomic, three days a week, for a full year. But if I'm gonna do that...maybe I should finally execute that comic company plan I've been harboring for years.
Crowdfund a salary? Or Kickstarter a comic company? Suggestions?
Crowdfund a salary? Or Kickstarter a comic company? Suggestions?