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Today has been a good day.
I got offered a part-time position (20 hours a week) at the place that I interviewed for last week. We're moving to the next step to nail down the details.
I got tapped by an old friend to do a freelance interview. Compensation is minimal but it's for a prestigious outlet, one that I would love to continue to serve as a reporter. The phoner is next Monday, interview due Thursday morning, akin to the schedule I used to abide by for screeners for KFM.
I also got asked to provide some photos for that iMort consulting job so their artist can create a team avatar for me.
I was pretty glum this morning - it was grey out and I had those major covid blues. But things have turned around. Tonight we're celebrating with some take-out.
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I [heart] good news.
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Yay.
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yeah, i so needed a win.
looks like i've got some work to do now.
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A friend from the martial world reached out to me about teaching a zoom class on weapons for a $100 honorarium. I replied to get more details.
Alas...freelancing...
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With an actual lance, maybe
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Albertson? He's not a martial artist.
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(06-01-2020, 02:18 PM)Greg Wrote: Albertson? He's not a martial artist.
Then how the heck did he get in DOOM? He fenced a little, didn't he? That counts.
I've always loved the term 'freelancer' from its ronin-like origins. And I'm pretty good with a lance...that is if you call a guandao a lance.
The interview went okay. I confess I was unusually nervous about it, mostly because of the change in tech. I keep forgetting how many tools I leave behind with TC. I need to freshen up my arsenal.
Stacy has been enabling my image shift. She's searching new attire (sorely needed) and has me set up for a trim.
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Clothes maketh the DM. You’ll be amazed how much getting a change of costume and a trim can do for your mood. Glad the interview went “okay” for you, so probably actually went very well by industry standards. Guando totally count as a lance if you are freelancing.
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damn. i did work for three different companies today. sucked up my entire morning. and i have more to do tonight. plus there's the afternoon haircut.
alas, freelancing.
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I picked up a gig to produce 3 hour-long webinars for the national governing body of Wushu, the USAWKF. It's a contentious org, one that TC officially broke ties with due to their shenanigans, but the offer came through one of the new young turks of the org, someone who is a personal trusted friend. It's a simple gig for me actually - the topics are weapons. It feels a little weird tho - like being the ronin hired by the rival shogunate. Freelance life.
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So...
I was scheduled for a meeting with Imort at 3 but it got cancelled at the very last minute. Just before it got cancelled, I got a call from the potential part-time position that I've been offered. We had planned an online meeting next Wednesday, but they wanted to know if I was available now, which I wasn't because I was waiting for the Imort call to happen. Now both meetings have been postponed to Friday and I'm sitting here with a fresh cup of tea, feeling annoyed.
Alas, Freelance life...
Imort has been announced. I'm consulting for a comic by Immortal Studios. The first issue is called The Adept. I know y'all probably get plenty of spam already, but I'll be grateful if you sign up for their Kickstarter notifications here.
![[Image: 33ccfde1b99515194768dea5771a7e23_origina...14c68aa100]](https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/029/333/145/33ccfde1b99515194768dea5771a7e23_original.jpg?ixlib=rb-2.1.0&crop=faces&w=1024&h=576&fit=crop&v=1591212904&auto=format&frame=1&q=92&s=a6f871b6ca4fc149331eae14c68aa100)
Ordinarily I wouldn't commit to a Kickstarter, but they've already made good on their first compensation check for me, and that check is in the bank, so I'll stick with them until the checks stop coming.
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And done.
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Thanks! It's been a rather fun job actually. The pay is decent for the time spent. I only wish they had more hours for me...
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Money is good.
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