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I've been thinking about conviction | Andy Kong

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Nice jobs which let them stay home 3 days a week. Whenever we talk it’s their boss’s kid’s birthday. Free mangoes in the office. I watched Queen’s Gambit and started playing Lichess. I thought there would be more than this. Making just enough to eke out a life’s work that’s fun to talk about at parties. Always at a sweet 6 month gig doing exactly what they want, wide open road afterwards. I should get a job. I was thinking of going back to school. What am I doing with my life? Family people with a long lease. The days are the same, each one a joy. You catch up but nothing’s changed. Dog’s at the vet again for eating marbles. We’re rewatching House. We’re making dinner with zucchini from the weekend farmer’s market. Risking and failing, doing their work that with a smile. Independence, installations and workshops, but also grant rejections, rent increases, food stamps. I’ll be at the VR conference next month. Oh yea, I work for Nintendo at the moment. I’ve been exploring wax as a sculpt

Published October 26, 2024 I could clump my friends into four groups: Stable, unsure: pleading Nice jobs which let them stay home 3 days a week. Whenever we talk it’s their boss’s kid’s birthday. Free mangoes in the office. I watched Queen’s Gambit and started playing Lichess. I thought there would be more than this. Unstable, unsure: worried Making just enough to eke out a life’s work that’s fun to talk about at parties. Always at a sweet 6 month gig doing exactly what they want, wide open road afterwards. I should get a job. I was thinking of going back to school. What am I doing with…

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