Can I be Nearly as Interesting as Slang?

Trilby · 11-16-2004, 04:02 PM

Well, it's pretty obvious to me what you should be doing.

Elspode · 11-16-2004, 04:48 PM

Strangely, very little interest has ever been shown in paying me for my writing. I do receive many kind words from nice people like Cellarites. Certainly, I've made very little money at it in the real world.

I used to get paid to write for the UMKC U-News about seven years ago. My wife was then the Ad Manager and Arts and Entertainment Editor (the two most plum jobs on the staff for non-sports types, and even at that, I got to go shoot the Division I basketball home games). I was the Arts and Entertainment reviewer and Photo Editor. Now *that* little arrangement was sweet. Lots of free stuff like movies and concerts and promo items, plus a meager paycheck were ours each week. It was definitely my idea of a primo part time job. It was, in fact, much more like being paid to entertain yourself than being any real sort of work. I mean, I learned to shoot and develop black and white pictures just for fun, and there I was actually paid by the picture. Sigh.

Unfortunately, she graduated, and it all ended. I had to take at least one credit hour in order to classify as a "student" to be able to work for the paper, but I didn't even do that until I'd been at it for a few months. Even then, the class I took was a four-day local geology course that was held over two consecutive weekends, which was also big fun.

Life isn't nearly as fun or easy as it was back in those days.

Mari, no...I haven't delivered phone books, and Gods willing, I never will.

busterb · 11-16-2004, 06:19 PM

Mari. They have no dumpsters in CO?

xoxoxoBruce · 11-16-2004, 06:50 PM

No free pizza?

11-16-2004, 07:21 PM

Patrick, you should write. You should be playing music (I understand how careful a guitarist has to be of his hands). What a travesty that you should be delivering pizza's. Oh well, whoever said life was fair? But I'm mad at life on your behalf.

And no, Busterb, dumpsters are not an option in my own little story. They have this computerized route checking system and if more than three people indicate that they didn't get their phone book, you don't get paid for the entire route.

busterb · 11-16-2004, 07:53 PM

Oh well, just an idea.

Griff · 11-19-2004, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

Strangely, very little interest has ever been shown in paying me for my writing. I do receive many kind words from nice people like Cellarites. Certainly, I've made very little money at it in the real world.

Right here in this thread you've opened up a universal theme for those of us with age and responsibility. You should exploit it musically as well as writing on it further. Sometimes life hurts because it has to hurt to be significant. MAKE MUSIC OUT OF THIS! You can be funny as hell with it or more sober but your diety here use it, it's your life man you own it.

11-19-2004, 05:32 PM

You probably don't even need to go to a map emporium, Patrick. Around here many 7-11's, the grocery stores, and Walmart, among others sell a big book of local county street maps put out by MapVan (or some name like that). The thing retails for 19.95 for my area, and if you are doing ANY sort of delivery, it's worth every penny. Hint: resign yourself to middle age and score a cheap pair of readers at Walmart. Once you get over the humiliation of putting them on for the first time, you'll be amazed at how much easier they make your life - especially when it comes to map reading!

Elspode · 11-20-2004, 10:32 AM

I picked up a nice, cheap collection of maps for KC Metro that includes my delivery area. I'm going to take my magnifying glass with me tonight.

I wear glasses, Mari...they just aren't quite enough for a lot of this fine print. Drives me nuts. The worst part is that it is even difficult to read the house numbers sometimes. Takes my eyes a moment to adjust from looking inside the vehicle, to looking in front of it, to looking clear up to someone's house.

Things on me used to work better than this. I remember. I think.

11-20-2004, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

I picked up a nice, cheap collection of maps for KC Metro that includes my delivery area. I'm going to take my magnifying glass with me tonight.

I wear glasses, Mari...they just aren't quite enough for a lot of this fine print. Drives me nuts. The worst part is that it is even difficult to read the house numbers sometimes. Takes my eyes a moment to adjust from looking inside the vehicle, to looking in front of it, to looking clear up to someone's house.

Things on me used to work better than this. I remember. I think.

Took the words right out of my mouth as off thru the snow I go like Santa with an Explorer full of phonebooks for all the bad boys out there waiting for a new list of numbers to make obscene phone calls to!

11-16-2004, 04:02 PM	#1
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11-16-2004, 04:48 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Strangely, very little interest has ever been shown in paying me for my writing. I do receive many kind words from nice people like Cellarites. Certainly, I've made very little money at it in the real world. I used to get paid to write for the UMKC U-News about seven years ago. My wife was then the Ad Manager and Arts and Entertainment Editor (the two most plum jobs on the staff for non-sports types, and even at that, I got to go shoot the Division I basketball home games). I was the Arts and Entertainment reviewer and Photo Editor. Now that little arrangement was sweet. Lots of free stuff like movies and concerts and promo items, plus a meager paycheck were ours each week. It was definitely my idea of a primo part time job. It was, in fact, much more like being paid to entertain yourself than being any real sort of work. I mean, I learned to shoot and develop black and white pictures just for fun, and there I was actually paid by the picture. Sigh. Unfortunately, she graduated, and it all ended. I had to take at least one credit hour in order to classify as a "student" to be able to work for the paper, but I didn't even do that until I'd been at it for a few months. Even then, the class I took was a four-day local geology course that was held over two consecutive weekends, which was also big fun. Life isn't nearly as fun or easy as it was back in those days. Mari, no...I haven't delivered phone books, and Gods willing, I never will. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-16-2004, 06:19 PM	#3
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Mari. They have no dumpsters in CO? __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

11-16-2004, 06:50 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No free pizza? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-16-2004, 07:53 PM	#6
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Oh well, just an idea. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

11-16-2004, 07:21 PM	#5
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Patrick, you should write. You should be playing music (I understand how careful a guitarist has to be of his hands). What a travesty that you should be delivering pizza's. Oh well, whoever said life was fair? But I'm mad at life on your behalf. And no, Busterb, dumpsters are not an option in my own little story. They have this computerized route checking system and if more than three people indicate that they didn't get their phone book, you don't get paid for the entire route.

11-19-2004, 05:32 PM	#8
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	You probably don't even need to go to a map emporium, Patrick. Around here many 7-11's, the grocery stores, and Walmart, among others sell a big book of local county street maps put out by MapVan (or some name like that). The thing retails for 19.95 for my area, and if you are doing ANY sort of delivery, it's worth every penny. Hint: resign yourself to middle age and score a cheap pair of readers at Walmart. Once you get over the humiliation of putting them on for the first time, you'll be amazed at how much easier they make your life - especially when it comes to map reading!

11-20-2004, 10:32 AM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I picked up a nice, cheap collection of maps for KC Metro that includes my delivery area. I'm going to take my magnifying glass with me tonight. I wear glasses, Mari...they just aren't quite enough for a lot of this fine print. Drives me nuts. The worst part is that it is even difficult to read the house numbers sometimes. Takes my eyes a moment to adjust from looking inside the vehicle, to looking in front of it, to looking clear up to someone's house. Things on me used to work better than this. I remember. I think. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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