Hey, there's money in this tornado!

[secondlina]

Whew. Weird week folks, weird week. I've had a though weekend, and kinda started the week on the wrong foot. I also got my management end-of-the-term works dumped on me (all for next week too) so i'm feeling the pressure yup.

But that's okay.

I tried getting back in a good mood. Today I had my internship and a class, but it was so hard for me to stay awake after the internship, I just went home. While I was home, I got quite a bit of work done, so yay. I've also got a few good news: people want to give me money for various things! MASC, the company for whom i'm interning, wants to hire me until febuary with a contract. it's only a 40 hour contract. It's to organise a french young authors and illustrators conference for febuary. Heck, i'm happy. I love working at MASC and i'm getting paid for it! I'll have to juggle a bit because I need to go back to my Tim Hortons job too... In a way I feel like I should have quit Timmies. MASC is offering me a job, and my prof offered me another to tutor students...These jobs are so much more well paid then timmies... But at the same time, I feel terrible of quitting after I asked them for a break. I ended up just taking the MASC contract since I can juggle it around my job & school. Plus, contract at MASC on top of the intership? Shines up the old resume! I guess they like me! : )

A education student also hired me to do a few pages of illustrations and character designs for a comic. This is also a pretty short (and fun) job, hence why I took it. I,m not getting into large project anymore: all they do is compress my time and stress me out. I'm not very good with stress and fast-paced go-go jobs (and yet I work in a restaurant...I,m amazed that's i'm actually good at it.)

I really want to sit down and draw some more of the Oziad comics. I left the Wicked Warlock and my namesake in a bad place... I need to draw...

Maybe i'll take a day to do it this weekend.... In between the souless management projects (urgh....)

Oh, I also finished my art for the silent auction. The visual arts graduates expo commitee is organizing a silent auction as a fundraiser for our graduation exhibit. Basically, these funds are going at the same place as my bake sale funds. I'm submitting 4 art pieces to it. A big hair drawing, a little hair drawing and these two beautiful things: a drawing of the last unicorn and inspired from the Pandora myth.

In any case, if any of you are from ottawa, come and see the auction at the Mercury lounge in the By market. it starts at 7pm (til 10pm) on wednesday the 28th of november. You don't have to buy anything. It's basically an exhibit with bidding sheets, hence the "silent" part. It's like walking in a live Ebay. So at least, come and see the art! there's a measly 3$ entrance fee, and i'll be there on friday, so you can come to meet me ^_^

here are the works too...Enjoy! (p.s. they are actually in color. My scanner did not capture the subtle hues of my aquarelle for some reason...)

-Secondlina

Comments

[dqbunny.livejournal.com]

Those are absolutely beautiful! If I lived in Ottawa, I'd definitely come bid on them.

As for Tim Horton's, there's nothing saying you have to go back to work for them. Quite frankly, they'd probably be very surprised if you did so. If you're going to be getting contract work until February at least that pays more than Tim Horton's, then go with the stuff that will actually get your foot in the door for a long-term job. The tutoring and conference planning look a hell of a lot better on a resume than cashier girl or sandwich maker.

I definitely know that you feel guilty about it, but you don't owe them anything, Isa. You've more than paid your dues to them, and you owe it to yourself to keep getting ahead in the world. If you need it, the Tim Horton's job should still be there a few months down the road. Places like that are always looking for workers. Hopefully, you won't need to do that again. *hugs*

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Well, the contract at MASC is only for 40 hours, so I can actually work there and at Timmies if I want to. Hence why I will do both, since i'll need a job after febuary. I kinda like the idea of working for the tutoring (15 bucks an hour...woo) but it involves more time, since you need to dstudy what the people you are teaching are (if only as a refresher) and that's extra work I kinda don't want. The good thing about Timmies is that it's convinient and simple. And this way, i'll still have the conference in my resume XD

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

Hey, money is always good! I agree with Meg though, you ought not go back to Tim Horton's when you have better job offers. You busted your butt long enough doing what you had to for money, now you can make money doing something more along the lines on what you want to do. Besides, do you really want to have to deal with working with the public again? It seems a lot of cranky people drink coffee... (I'm having to remind myself on these things too, since I have been tempted to poke my head in the bakery I worked at...and yet I know I'd only hate myself getting chained down again.)

Speaking of chained down, or reined in as in the case of the unicorn, dang. Those would look just perfect in their respective story books! There seems to be a theme of confinement in both, be it the girl within the box (Hope?), and the unicorn being tied to a situation she'd rather not be in. Are you feeling a bit trapped yourself, with all of the school work and such? ^_-

Anyway, good luck with the rest of this week, not to mention the next. Just take it a day at a time.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

....Argh yeah, i'll admit, though I don't dislike Tim hortons, one of my main reasons for working there is convinience...So a job in my field...I'd kinda feel stupid turning it down.

In the last unicorn, I love when the unicorn gets turned into a woman and it's almost like a prison. I was trying to illustrate that part there. The girl in the box is Hope, but she doesn't fly away, she stays in the box, representing how we often have to work hard to find hope when calamities are so easy to come by.

[cottoncandykid.livejournal.com]

Those are amazing! You're so creative and talented!

I agree with the other commenters, you don't owe Tim Hortons, they probably don't expect you to come back, and yes, better jobs like tutoring and MASC look much better on a resume. I understand the simpleness of Timmies and being able to work around it, and that is a note to consider, but couldn't you do tutoring and MASC at the same time too?

Congratulations either way! It's always good feeling knowing people think you're amazing and deserve a job!

<3 Tanners

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

ohh, flattery *^^* I blush.

Weird huh? people never hired me before. Now everyone has jobs for me.

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

Wow! Awesome drawings! Very surreal...

And I hope things get less rough for you work/school-wise.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

meh, the usual work wise. I'll live. XD

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

Well, that's good to hear!

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

I love that "Last Unicorn" drawing. It's so pretty and yet I feel so sad for the unicorn too. It really stirs the emtions a bit. Very nice. ^_~

As for Tims, I agree with Megs and Diane. I can understand you feeling gulity, but in these situations it is better to think for yourself. If there's a chance you can get a well paid job, especailly if it's something that you enjoy, you should take it. It does look better on the resume. Anyway, you should just do what makes you happy.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

I like how my drawings, that are very detailled and calculated in a way, mostly stir up feelings. Most detailled stuff stir up contemplation of "wow, how did she do that?" but mine still bring up the emotions. I'm happy about that. I believe the emotional aspect is a gift from the fairy tale genre.

...I'm not sure what would make me happy. Hence the confusion. Though i'm taking the MASC contract, no questions asked.

[kitesareevil.livejournal.com]

I keep forgetting to ask you about this, so I'll do it now. Have you ever heard of Abarat by Clive Barker? You should check it out, and if you can't find it anywhere I'll take some pictures of my copy and put them up. I say take pictures because you have to see to believe the way the book is done. :)

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Meg showed it to me! I love it! She mentionned how I should do a book in that style, also referencing how fairy tale books, and books like Alice in wonderland, got presented. Not to mention Stardust!

[kitesareevil.livejournal.com]

Oh good! She said she was going to, but I wasn't sure if she got around to it. We were talking this weekend about your idea and Abarat came to mind: fantastic art AND story! Too much writing stuff on my plate lately!