Oh look. The door, its open. I wonder if its safe to go out?
You know you mustn't. You promised. Something terrible will happen if you don't stick to the Deadline.
Just a cup of coffee?
Look, I could just nip out and be back in a second. Its safe out there.
Isn't it.
Oh bollocks is that the time?
Doooon't look at the liiiight!
But its so beauuuutifuuuuul.....!
AAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!
I told you something terrible would happennnnn!!!!!!!!
Don't you hate deadlines? And dead lines? Some jobs are just plain hard work. This one is not happening for me. I love the idea, I love what I could do with it, given more time and a little more space to interpret freely. But, no. Client wants it this way. Client is nervous of lines that take on a life of their own and maybe try to dance a little. Let the words be neat, and all in the right sequence. They say they don't want jargon but when I cut it all out and worked very hard to make it clear and direct, they got nervous. Now they want me to put some back in.
I read it out loud to myself. Every line is weighty, porridgy. No sting to it, no sing.
Aah well. I have to amuse myself in other ways...
9 comments:
Totally surreal!!!! Life lines, live lines and dead lines. But the last are truly the worst.
Do you know the MBTI (Myers Briggs)? Your fear of deadlines makes you a P. I wonder what your other letters are? I'm an INTP (so a P too).
Ah, pole, sista! This is really rather hilarious! Wanna type up Pam's bird book for bit??
Well, I didn't. But now I do. I'm an INFP, apparently. Thanks, I love stuff like that. What fun. And now I understand perfectly why this particular job is getting the better of me. Far too much rational problem solving gristle required. I think you'd do better at it.
Well, on we must. Thanks a lot!
oh Miranda you must have dropped in while I was replying to Ernest. Its ok, thanks, I think I'd rather be doing this one! I'm soldiering on. Just er, having a bit of fun on the side.
Oh what fun! Thanks Ernest! I'm an ENFP. Heh heh. What fabulous procrastinating material!
Stuck for an eternity in cyberspace while micromanaged by a client?? Sounds like hell to me.
GO TO THE LIGHT!
Love the comic bookish series of pics. Love your blog.
Your client is a control freak. May he/she calm down and let you do your job. For heaven's sake!
MBTI - INFJ
Thanks Reya. Actually the real problem is (isn't it so often) that they don't really know what they want. And 'the client' is a multi headed beast called the UN. Say no more.
The lesson - never show a draft too early.
I'm using it as an opportunity to be less awestruck by the whole 'deadline' thing. Hence the comic book games...
I know, I should get out more.
Wow, you're a 'protector'? very rare, apparently. Oooh I do like this new toy.
The Man says I'm a drama queen.
humph.
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