This show is over.
I turned in my resignation at my job yesterday, Valentine's Day (the perfect day for ending--and starting--relationships). It was a good job with cushy benefits, and it helped me get my jaw surgery done. But I'm bored, and I need more from life.
It has been over a year since I had a really good project that challenged me. Since then I have been doing maintenance work while my peers honed their skills and went on to speak at conferences and found companies. I know that if I remained in my (albeit comfortable) rut, my skills would grow dull and my portfolio slim. It's bad for my professional development, in short. I feel underpaid for what I do, overpaid for what I'm capable of. And worst of all, while I squirm and wish I could go home to work on more exciting projects all day, I know there is someone out there perfect for this position who really needs it. It doesn't seem fair.
What's more, I want to make comics again. I did what I set out to do three years ago. I got surgery (with no small amount of help from many awesome friends and readers--thank you thank you!!!). It's done. I can go home now.
The new comics site is better than ever. I just need the time to finish designing it. My goal is to launch it on my birthday, with or without fancy design. I will be re-posting all my comics in their original full-page format (not the hacked up version gURL.com needed to inflate pageviews) along with extensive commentary. Meanwhile I'm drawing a new batch of comics to commemorate the beginning of a new chapter in the Rachel the Great saga.
On March 1st I return to full time web design and user experience consulting. I'm still open to finding a job with a company, but I'm waiting for the Right One, the one I want to spend the Rest of My Life with (or at least Five Years of My Life with). I have some nice opportunities I'm exploring, too. Wish me luck! Maybe I'm crazy... or maybe this is all part of my master plan for world domination!
It has been over a year since I had a really good project that challenged me. Since then I have been doing maintenance work while my peers honed their skills and went on to speak at conferences and found companies. I know that if I remained in my (albeit comfortable) rut, my skills would grow dull and my portfolio slim. It's bad for my professional development, in short. I feel underpaid for what I do, overpaid for what I'm capable of. And worst of all, while I squirm and wish I could go home to work on more exciting projects all day, I know there is someone out there perfect for this position who really needs it. It doesn't seem fair.
What's more, I want to make comics again. I did what I set out to do three years ago. I got surgery (with no small amount of help from many awesome friends and readers--thank you thank you!!!). It's done. I can go home now.
The new comics site is better than ever. I just need the time to finish designing it. My goal is to launch it on my birthday, with or without fancy design. I will be re-posting all my comics in their original full-page format (not the hacked up version gURL.com needed to inflate pageviews) along with extensive commentary. Meanwhile I'm drawing a new batch of comics to commemorate the beginning of a new chapter in the Rachel the Great saga.
On March 1st I return to full time web design and user experience consulting. I'm still open to finding a job with a company, but I'm waiting for the Right One, the one I want to spend the Rest of My Life with (or at least Five Years of My Life with). I have some nice opportunities I'm exploring, too. Wish me luck! Maybe I'm crazy... or maybe this is all part of my master plan for world domination!