Comments on: Why I can’t wait til I’m 30

By: themillionizer

themillionizer — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:23:06 +0000

I agree with your husband and father completely. But working in a school, there are some born teachers out there. I figured we could still be friends.

By: Brittanie

Brittanie — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:30:36 +0000

I’ve thought about that a lot too, recently. I mean, if were, say a secretary, I wouldn’t want to be defined by my job either, For a of of people (my husband and father included) work for them is just a means to an end. A way to be able to afford everything else they do and what defines them. But if I were really doing something that I loved for a living (and I’d be lucky) then I would totally hold onto that title as part of my identity. For example, I hate teaching, but a lot of people, they ARE teachers.

But it’s okay to disagree. I’ll still be friends with you.

By: themillionizer

themillionizer — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:46:09 +0000

Yeah, I figured by that one irate comment you heard a lot of opinions about it. I see your point about doing it for a living but it just doesn’t work for me. I, for example, haven’t made a film in almost two years. And I have NEVER been paid for it. But again, I think it’s passion, inspiration and striving to master something. I don’t have to make films to work on them. I have several ideas strategies always going. The way I work I just get the inspiration to do it one day and boom, there it is, even if it was an idea from a year ago. I also have grandiose ideas and delusions of granduer that I can’t be defined by my job. So I think that’s where the problem arises for me.

By: Brittanie

Brittanie — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:35:36 +0000

Yeah, I got a lot of shit for that one. I still think, as I said at the beginning of the post, that I never quite make my point when I talk about this. It’s less about being tortured and edited to shreds and more about doing it for a living, not just as a hobby.

I mean, now that I don’t work I have a pretty hard time assigning that title to myself too. It makes me feel like a sham, like a braggart and a liar.

By: themillionizer

themillionizer — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:24:11 +0000

I guess I should also add that I meant for the post to mostly be about me learning about myself and how I operate more than being in disagreement with you. That’s why I didn’t add the link, I didn’t realize I was leaving you guys hanging.

By: themillionizer

themillionizer — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:19:36 +0000

What I do I agree with part of what you say. Writing in a journal and basically mentally dribbling onto a piece of paper does not make a writer. As a filmmaker I don't consider people who make home videos of their retarded ass kids fellow filmmakers. But to me, it all boils down to passion and constantly striving for improvement. What I object to the most is the very narrow definition of what it means to be a writer. Like the only way to have any credibility is to have an editor butcher your baby or go through exceptional anguish in publishing your writing in tangible print. Peer review is important in growing in any artform, but I think it's just as valid coming from friends and family who understand your passion as it is coming from a tyrranical editor. Getting paid is not a requiremnent for credibility either. I change my mind, that's what I object to the most. There are plenty of writers who had to go through the same process you did and got paid, but are otherwise worthless. Dan Brown being a good example. So that's the offending post. Otherwise, right on.

By: token

token — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:48:54 +0000

Ah, jeez, I was gonna say the same thing! I wanna know…

By: Brittanie

Brittanie — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:31:27 +0000

Okay, so what post was it? (You can email me…)

Besides, you know, I’ve been known to change too.