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GSRIDER · 08-08-2003, 11:08 AM

Hello... my name is GSRIDER

So here I am, sitting in my cube. I've been a graphic designer for roughly 10 years. Laying out magazines and newspapers. Designing ads and doing promo work for people. It's a cush job. Music, internet, social, food, conversation.... so why do I want to throw it away.

After much deliberation I have decided to go back to school eeer actually go to school would be more apt... I have no college under my belt as is.. I'm just good with computers and have a good eye.

And the career I am going in for is so far away from what I do now that I think I may have lost my mind.

I'm trading in my cube to work on peoples furnaces and air conditioners. To get out from the mundane cirle of cube life and sweat and eat dirt.

This is partly money driven. With everybody and their mothers owning computers and quick design programs the value of my job has decreased. And since my job is highly driven by ad sales and ad sales being down cause everybody is broke, it always feels like I could get canned anyday and join the legion of other un employeed arteests.

But thats just one change.

I have always lived in the city. I live in the city now.. a cool part of town. 100 year old house with tons of charecter. So what do I do. I'm moving out to the country. I want an acre of land minimum. I realized awhile back that I'm not very social.. I don't go out unless my band is playing so why do I live in the entertainment hub of my city?

This isn't a midlife crisis either. I just want and need change.

Has anybody else made huge unexpected changes in their life. No regrets.

08-08-2003, 11:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
GSRIDER spurt king Location: Out of my mind	Major life changes Hello... my name is GSRIDER So here I am, sitting in my cube. I've been a graphic designer for roughly 10 years. Laying out magazines and newspapers. Designing ads and doing promo work for people. It's a cush job. Music, internet, social, food, conversation.... so why do I want to throw it away. After much deliberation I have decided to go back to school eeer actually go to school would be more apt... I have no college under my belt as is.. I'm just good with computers and have a good eye. And the career I am going in for is so far away from what I do now that I think I may have lost my mind. I'm trading in my cube to work on peoples furnaces and air conditioners. To get out from the mundane cirle of cube life and sweat and eat dirt. This is partly money driven. With everybody and their mothers owning computers and quick design programs the value of my job has decreased. And since my job is highly driven by ad sales and ad sales being down cause everybody is broke, it always feels like I could get canned anyday and join the legion of other un employeed arteests. But thats just one change. I have always lived in the city. I live in the city now.. a cool part of town. 100 year old house with tons of charecter. So what do I do. I'm moving out to the country. I want an acre of land minimum. I realized awhile back that I'm not very social.. I don't go out unless my band is playing so why do I live in the entertainment hub of my city? This isn't a midlife crisis either. I just want and need change. Has anybody else made huge unexpected changes in their life. No regrets. __________________ No signature at this time.