flying the coop

i have yet to really go into anything of a personal nature, so i will start with that thing called a job. job. job. job. job. i have a job that could also be seen as a career. now, is this the job i want to have in order to reach my career goals? what is a career? ok, i can see this could get convoluted really fast if i let it. this is all subjective depending on who you are talking to so, i will only speak of what is important & relevant to me.

i got into a debate with someone the other day about how we judge others by what they do for a living. i think it offers a lot of insight into a person, but by no means does it define who they are. i fall victim to this easy stereotype when i'm behind the bar. it's actually quite funny to see the reaction on someone's face when i tell them i work for an architectural lighting design firm while pouring them their makers mark on the rocks. i guess they expect me to say i either don't have an education or i'm in school for fashion. oh i don't know...maybe something more prissy.

for the past few weeks, i've been thinking of leaving my position with the lighting design firm. i went back to college late in the game & i guess i can be seen as behind in the race for that "career". again, this is completely subjective, but i am not where most of my peers are when it comes to handing out the business cards & reading the titles next to the names. so, do i need to run faster or be more focused? i'm not quite sure, but i do know that i am at a point where i feel as stagnant as my drain gutter water & i need a change.

a wise friend told me today, "nothing changes unless you change it". the words, "i'm giving my 2 weeks notice", is right on the tip of my tongue. even though my job is not as mundane as the above picture, we all have our own subjective state of boredom or hell.