Now Marrock doesn’t have to ask about taxi’s anymore. (And yeah, there are a few more on the way.)
Working from home, I often go most of the day without speaking to another human. Occasionally I’ll speak to a co-worker on the phone, or I’ll be in some phone meeting for an hour or so. But other than that, things are pretty quiet around here until my family gets home.
I don’t mind it so much (being that I am an only child) but now after doing it for 11 months, I’ve realized that a little human contact isn’t a terrible thing.
Now I try to talk to at least one person per day, no matter what. Most of my co-workers are happy to communicate via email, but they have the benefit of knowing that other humans are still out there. I don’t.
I’ve been worried that my anti-social work habits are going to make me an anti-social person; really, the opposite has happened. Now when I am in the office or around people that I know, I generally overly talkative; I think that my brain is trying to make sure I get a lot of socializing in while I have the chance.
I hear that a lot of artists (Illustrators and cartoonists especially) have quiet, alone days. I suppose that many of us are broken enough to work well this way by now. (By virtue of doing such solitary crafts.)
How do you deal with a solitary life? Or how would you deal with one?
I think for me, I simply need a chance everyday to encounter others that I know, but most of the time I’d be happy to be working quietly alone.
- Daniel
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(I dig lady cab drivers, truckers, bikers……!!!!)
What if Marrock wanted more TAXES?
If Mr. Marrock wants more taxes, then I’m in trouble I guess.
Woohoo!
A taxi and a cute driver, it’s like a two for one deal you don’t even need to pay for.
And I’m all for more taxes since you’ll all be paying them to me anyway once I take over the world, but… how much you pay will actually depend on how much money you have,, and since there will no longer, technically, be any more separate countries, off-shore banking to get around tax laws will no longer be an option.
By the way, Daniel, let me know what position you’d like in my new regime and we’ll be sure to accommodate you accordingly… there’s always room for a good minister of propaganda.
I also intend to pass a few laws of my own, like having pro athletes and teachers swap salaries, manslaughter will be taken off the books so the next time that idiot cuts you off on the highway you can just cap him, pay a small filing fee, and move on, which should also help with overpopulation and boost the economy, telemarketing will be a capital offense, all walmart properties will be seized and converted into parkland, including the family bunker in Arkansas, there will be a cap on the number of starbucks allowed in each state and on the prices they can charge for a cup of hot brown water… the list goes on and on… I shall be a benevolent dictator!
As for dealing with being alone most of the time, I post a lot of nonsense on various website comment sections and forums… and I have a blog no one reads.
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taxestaxis!Wow! Where does the line form?