Wednesday, July 17, 2013

5 years on the day job

I just realized I will be hitting my 5th year anniversary with my team on my day job this September. And 12 total years at Microsoft with all the departments I've worked in.

I've done a lot to get to where I am these days. Sacrificed a lot as well. No regrets and I am definitely happy with my day job. It's still hard to explain to people why I don't have a whole bunch of artwork done. But, honestly, I'm finding myself pushing for further knowledge and training with the technical systems I work with. In order to do that, I have to start dedicating more time and mental capacity to the day job, and not to the artwork.

What does this mean for my continued delay for MockTales and everything I would like to do with my art? I honestly don't know at this point. But the day job pays the bills, pays for my three kids and has a pretty good health care program. In a day and age where everyone's complaining about how they're going to maintain a living week to week, I think it's obvious where my focus is and why I don't really have the motivation to push beyond what I'm able to get done in the meantime with my artwork.

When people jokingly and condescendingly ask where my comic book is and what's taking so long... is it any wonder I want to tell people to kiss my ass?