Lee and I worked out an employment arrangement today. Last week he asked how many hours and at what pay rate I'd need to be able to quit Chipotle. Today I went to his office and said that I needed at bare minimum 20 hours a week at $7/hour. He said he was thinking more along the lines of $9. Hell yeah, no complaints from me.
So tonight after class, I drove over to Chipotle and gave the store manager my two weeks. And in two weeks, I'll be following my dreams %100. Photography school, and a now embarking on my career. Not just another job... an honest-to-God CAREER. Usually when somebody has an impractical dream, the advice is "Don't quit your day job, kid." But fuck it all. I quit my day job, and I'm on top of the freakin world.
Today truly was the first day of the rest of my life.
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Troy's a small town, and googling the locations I talk about brings up this blog. Tonight at my favorite watering hole, a guy I hang out with asked me if I kept a blog, and said that his mom pulled one up and said "Hey, is this your photographer friend?" Gonna hafta watch what I say on here. Troy's a small town.
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Here's then next installment of my Photoshop 2 project. This one is more in tune with the requirements, since the whole thing is made from scratch. I modeled this after the cover of mom's copy of John Grisham's "The Rainmaker"
So tonight after class, I drove over to Chipotle and gave the store manager my two weeks. And in two weeks, I'll be following my dreams %100. Photography school, and a now embarking on my career. Not just another job... an honest-to-God CAREER. Usually when somebody has an impractical dream, the advice is "Don't quit your day job, kid." But fuck it all. I quit my day job, and I'm on top of the freakin world.
Today truly was the first day of the rest of my life.
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Troy's a small town, and googling the locations I talk about brings up this blog. Tonight at my favorite watering hole, a guy I hang out with asked me if I kept a blog, and said that his mom pulled one up and said "Hey, is this your photographer friend?" Gonna hafta watch what I say on here. Troy's a small town.
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Here's then next installment of my Photoshop 2 project. This one is more in tune with the requirements, since the whole thing is made from scratch. I modeled this after the cover of mom's copy of John Grisham's "The Rainmaker"
posted by Grover at 11/02/2006 02:31:00 AM
2 Comments:
Hi Andy, long time no see, eh? :D
Hey, congratulations on making that enormous big step to your future. Following your spirit & soul are ultimately what brings happiness in life, hearing you move towards fulfillment just rocks, dude.
& lotsa famous people hail from small towns, who knows, you may put Troy on the map for all the world to see.
All my best, Andy!
Well done, Andy! I'm certain that your bravery will pay off for you. Wow, imagine, doing what you love for a living! (Almost makes me want to take the leap as well)
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