June 14, 2006
a permanent state of stressed-out exhaustion
Started work at 9am yesterday. Quit work at 3am this morning. Getting all ready for Thomas' trip to America [He leaves tomorrow].
I know the world I love, the world I want to belong to. Seems the price of membership is a permanent state of stressed-out exhaustion. Fair enough.
Posted by hugh macleod at June 14, 2006 1:03 PM | TrackBackHugh, this cartoon's a real goody. Are you going to make it downloadable too?
Posted by: Marc at June 14, 2006 1:29 PMI have vague plans to produce some high-res versions of my older work... exactly when remains to be seen.
Posted by: hugh macleod at June 14, 2006 1:53 PMAin't that the truth Hugh!
Posted by: Paul fabretti at June 14, 2006 2:07 PMI like this card, especially the changing figures (less hair, more there).
Not to be too serious about it, but I might suggest titling it "The Three Ages of Complacency." For if the three panels depict--or even parody, the ages of "slavery," then what word would describe what African-Americans and other groups have lived through for many years?
Indenturement?
Self-enslavement?
Wage-slavery?
Awesome !!
it's troo! it's troo!
Posted by: B.L. Ochman at June 14, 2006 4:22 PMPermanent stressed out exhaustion… Yeah, I can relate.
On the other hand, as I've always said: relaxing makes me tense!
Posted by: john t unger at June 14, 2006 5:00 PMI must be doing something wrong. I'm in my 40s and still freelance. Maybe I just lack the courage to call myself "consultant."
Posted by: Neil Sagebiel at June 14, 2006 5:00 PM"permanent state of stressed-out exhaustion"
You have kids? Seriously though, great cartoon.
Posted by: hdw at June 14, 2006 6:16 PMHA! I like this one.. Although I think us young corporate slaves are trying to get out quicker.. Am 24 and have just resigned from my first big big agency... Off to the land of consultancy.. brave? stupid? who knows.. just that I don't want to die slaving over a 30 second film!! =) BTW as a nouveau planner, I really enjoyed your guide to creativity!
Posted by: Kaj at June 14, 2006 7:43 PMSo what comes after consultant?
Great work Hugh (as usual)
Posted by: Doug Dockery at June 14, 2006 8:26 PM""I know the world I love, the world I want to belong to. Seems the price of membership is a permanent state of stressed-out exhaustion. Fair enough.""
this, or a condensation, should be a cartoon.
Posted by: Nia at June 15, 2006 12:17 AMBy this timeline, after 50, one's not even acknowledged. I know folks who wouldn't argue with that interpretation.
Posted by: Abe S. at June 15, 2006 1:22 PM