Worst COTD Ever?, continued

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Kinja'd!!! facw > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/01/2019 at 11:18

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I’m going to point out that just yesterday that metaphor was used for this piece:

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Read into that what you will...


Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > facw
10/01/2019 at 11:24

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I should have known better, but I clicked that. Why would you do that to me? I thought we were friends.


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > facw
10/01/2019 at 11:30

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Ha!

We can all agree that road trips are better than hot dogs, whole or saladified.


Kinja'd!!! facw > ttyymmnn
10/01/2019 at 11:31

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Sorry...

I’m especially confused by the fact it seems like he didn’t cook the hot dog. I mean, unlike some people in the comments, I don’t think it would help the taste, but you know, food safety is important.


Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > facw
10/01/2019 at 11:33

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Hot dogs are fully cooked.  You can eat them out of the package, kind of like a tube of bologna. 


Kinja'd!!! facw > ttyymmnn
10/01/2019 at 11:36

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hmm, I guess I didn’t realize that. Nevermind then. I still won’t be eating them right out of the package though.


Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > facw
10/01/2019 at 11:37

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I used to as a kid, but I won’t now. 


Kinja'd!!! Stef Schrader > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/01/2019 at 21:58

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I gotta admit, there were some days where we were all just like, “no comment deserves it today,” which really translates to, “we didn’t see a really good one today.” Could be busy, could be content-related, who knows.

(FWIW, I disappeared off everybody’s radar months ago, so I have no idea what led to this one. Maybe Brad just liked it? Sometimes simple is good. )


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Stef Schrader
10/01/2019 at 22:06

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Yeah, I totally get it. But sometimes there are legitimately great comments that are overlooked for a comparatively crappy one. Busy days happen, and it’s not like COTD is a priority (I was the one with the petition years ago to bring it back).

I definitely think that it just came down to Brad liking it - which is a perfectly acceptable reason . Sometimes no more words are needed.

It’s an honor regardless; this post was made purely in jest.

So w hat’s new, Stef? Good to hear from you.


Kinja'd!!! Stef Schrader > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/02/2019 at 05:46

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There’s nothing new. My life still sucks pretty badly. I still can’t find another job. Unemployment ends in November, so I’m screwed. I guess I’m the problem no one wants to deal with and/ or I do nothing of value that anyone wants to hire. I just feel alone and forgotten about, and I spend a lot of time hoping I get hit by a bus. Right now, my useless life definitely ranks somewhere way under “getting hit by a bus” in the great unordered list of things. There’s nowhere for me to go, and nothing for me to do.


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Stef Schrader
10/02/2019 at 09:27

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Dammit... very sorry to hear it. Wish I was closer so I could buy you a beer. You’re not forgotten about, and very much loved, more than you know, and your life is definitely not “useless”.

Have you checked into what jobs might be available at Harris Hill or CoTA ? Even if you start off as a part-time corner flagger or hospitality person or something, just being around the track, taking photos, talking to folks and writing about interesting people you come in contact with would be healthy for you.


Kinja'd!!! Stef Schrader > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/02/2019 at 13:45

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I really wanted to leave most weekends open, especially since going full steam ahead on parsh lemons prep is the only thing sorta keeping me going lately. I guess there’s that, but professionally, I feel dead to the world.


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Stef Schrader
10/02/2019 at 13:59

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Maybe go the Clavey route and hook with with a great, aspiring local photographer and just keep producing awesome reviews and other content and maintain the flow of your face & work out there on Instagram, Twitter, etc? https://claveyscorner.com/

There are LOTS of people out there who want to read your writing, and want you do succeed at this . 1000+ folks followed you on this platform (that’s just a few less than PG, fwiw ). This recent article had 47,000 views - https://jalopnik.com/a-former-nascar-and-tesla-engineer-built-his-own-hybrid-1833149042 You just need to get your work in front of them (maybe without much compensation in the short run) to get to where you’re headed.


Kinja'd!!! Stef Schrader > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/02/2019 at 21:50

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I can’t afford to work for free (which no one should have to do, ever) or start my own thing. I’ve got the Parshtreon’s Parshletter , but even it’s been on a little hiatus lately.

Those numbers were months ago, and I feel like I’ve fallen off the face of the earth since then . It’s just so frustrating. I need full-time employment with a stable paycheck and benefits because freelancing is too isolated and frankly, making me miserable. Just f inding decent but affordable healthcare without an employer-sponsored insurance policy is a farce that I can’t afford. But no one wants to hire me as a remote, or have me move to be a non-remote. I’m out of sight, out of mind and basically forgotten about, I guess. I guess I’m an easy problem not to have.


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Stef Schrader
10/03/2019 at 09:24

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I agree that no should work for free; I’m not talking about working for anyone, I’m talking about working for/on yourself. Building onto your portfolio of work is no different than a photographer/designer practicing their craft or another person going back for additional education. You have time, getting a website up is cheap (or free if just a blog), and the work itself will be rewarding and healthy for you.

I get the frustration. I’m very sad to hear that you’re feeling miserable... I don’t think I could handle freelancing, personally. I know it’s tough.

Those numbers may have been months ago, but the fact is there are still a ton of people who really appreciate your work and want more of it. Keeping your work in front of them is the path to get what you want.


Kinja'd!!! Stef Schrader > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/03/2019 at 14:32

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I don’t really have any shortage of places to place freelance pieces, though, is what I’m saying. And yeah, that’s what I’ve been using the parshletter for: stuff that I just want to write, when I can . I just have no motivation lately because it’s not going to get me anywhere anyway. Nothing changes. Nothing I do is noticeable or gets anyone to remember me or care.

I am the only person to have left here who can’t find another job. I’m the leftover. I’m everybody’s last choice for anything. No one wants me around. I’m not fun or interesting, or even good at what I do anymore. There’s nowhere on earth that would have me, and for good reason.


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Stef Schrader
10/03/2019 at 14:53

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Yeah, the motivation thing sucks. I’ve been there.

I remember... I care... And plenty of others do, too.

Please don’t be so hard on yourself... You know very little of that is true.

I wish my creative outlet was my “day job”, but that wasn’t meant to be for me. I definitely had the same feelings as you right after I graduated, when I was languishing, working a crap job at a sign shop. So I went another route, and now I put in my time for expenses/insurance/etc. and let design be my “passion project” on the side. Sometimes I make a little money from it. I only work I stuff I want to, and pull the plug immediately if it’s clear I have a client I can’t work well with. I’ve made peace with it (especially because I’m a dad, and at this point, providing for my kids has to take precedence over what I might prefer to do for half the day ). I can see myself returning more to it in my later years, as something of a second career.

Not saying that this is the solution for you, but what’s not going to work is staying in the doldrums you’re in now. It’s time to make a change.

Dave