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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Well this feels different

This morning, I finished the last piece of work in front of me that had a deadline. From 10 AM on, I have been unemployed. This is the first time since 1998 that I have not had at least one contract job still waiting on my desk to be done. I'm not worried. I have money coming in and there will be other work. It's just a strange feeling. It's also an opportunity. I can use the time to focus on doing more of my own creative work.
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12 comments:

  1. darsdenApril 30, 2009 at 5:00 PM

    Wow G...sorry to hear that. Glad there will be other work. But, I am sure it is a lil unnerving to say the least.

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  2. The GrandpaApril 30, 2009 at 5:04 PM

    Thanks, Darsden. It always is a little unnerving, but it's part of the job. I've just been spoiled by having those long-term, renewable contracts that recently came to an end. But I've never been without work for long.

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  3. MartyApril 30, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    Hope this lull comes as just a bit of a breather and not a stress.

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  4. The GrandpaApril 30, 2009 at 5:27 PM

    Hey, Marty. As busy as I've been over the past three months, I can use the breather. That's for sure.

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  5. ♥ BrajaApril 30, 2009 at 5:53 PM

    interesting how that gives birth to a whole new view of what is possible to write....
    x

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  6. Tess KincaidApril 30, 2009 at 6:08 PM

    Maybe some new poetry? Thanks for your kind encouragement on mine, by the way.

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  7. The GrandpaApril 30, 2009 at 6:24 PM

    Hi, Braja. I actually got out an unfinished novel and looked at it today. (Composers have it made--they can publish unfinished symphonies. No one wants to read an unfinished novel.) But ironically, I'm most productive creatively when I have the least time because of contract work.


    Hi, Willow. I do plan to spend more time on new poetry. And no thanks needed, by the way. That was a great poem.

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  8. CloudiaApril 30, 2009 at 10:52 PM

    What will come of THIS, I wonder
    ;-)
    Aloha free man!

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  9. souporsopranoApril 30, 2009 at 11:22 PM

    I am looking forward to hearing your symphony. :)

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  10. The GrandpaMay 1, 2009 at 8:55 AM

    Aloha, Cloudia. Ah, yes. Freedom. Too often, too short. But not to be wasted.


    Thanks, Souporsoprano. It's actually an opera.

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  11. Feisty CroneMay 2, 2009 at 11:53 AM

    I'm sorry to hear about the work, but I'm glad you are getting a bit of a break. I bet you won't have a lull for long.

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  12. jmtMay 7, 2009 at 12:59 PM

    Is this a congratulatory or an apologetic moment? I am not certain if I awoke to no desk to turn to, I'd be sad....

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