Incensed

As mentioned in one of the strips a few weeks ago, I'd obtained a mind-numbing government job working for the 2010 Census.

http://max-n-maya.blogspot.com/2010/05/202-ultra-secret-information.html

It was nice receiving a regular paycheck (a new experience for an artist, I'll say that much) but all the forms, red tape, and just general office malaise was enough to cramp my creative spirits for a bit. So no more government paycheck.

Now I'm back to focusing on my class projects pretty much full time. How am I going to continue to pay for schooling without my government job? Simple...

Government Loan, baby.

Repetitive and Mind-numbing

Occasionally I do some freelance work on the side for a couple of reasons. (1) I get to practice having real life clientele on real life paid projects, which is great for experience and exposure, and (2) I get some extra money to spend on frivolous things like rent and tuition.

But lately, it's been such a hassle I feel my schoolwork is suffering. I stay up late into the night working on last minute changes for someone's logo and put way more time into the project than what I'm getting paid for. I need to find a side job that is just repetitive and mind-numbing. Repetitive and mind-numbing. Maybe I'll get a government job. :P

wax on, wax ... wait, too much, try this, start over

I've got this one instructor, for my Illustration class, who never lets up. He is one of the toughest teachers I've ever had, and he bugs me to no end. It seems like he is never satisfied with my work, no matter how hard I try.

Of course, in the end, I've ended up creating some of my best work in that class. So I guess he knows what he's doing. You could look at it that that's why I'm going to this school in the first place. He's an art master, and even though he's tough on me he's teaching me the way. He's like my Illustration Mr. Miyagi.

But sometimes I can't shake the feeling that I'm just paying exorbitant amounts of tuition money to have an old man ridicule my work, y'know?