Happy Festivus — Time to Air Those Grievances
Carrying on Frank Costanza‘s prized tradition, December 23rd would not be complete if we didn’t all celebrate Festivus.
Gather your best looking aluminum pole, place it firmly in your living room standing upright and tell your family members all the ways they have disappointed you this year.
After dinner, get ready for the Feats of Strength, and prepare to battle the head of household.
In many parts of the world, the faux holiday from “Seinfeld” is celebrated in varying levels of seriousness.
It’s a Festivus for the rest of us!
Now if only there’d be a Festivus Miracle.
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December 23rd, 2009 at 12:29 pm
I’ll take my turn at the pole:
Not enough hours in the day.
Clients not knowing Gold from sludge.
Having to justify an ‘equipment charge’ when you bring $15,000 worth of gear to a day-long shoot.
Chasing the accounting departments for monies owed.
Website developers that turn your 1920×1080 Masterpiece into a 160×113 5fps LightBright.
Cats that won’t leave you alone when you really need to edit and don’t have time for rubbies.. Ok.. just one… ya.. who’s a good kitty? You are..yes.. little guy.. so cute…
Sexual advances that are not reciprocated.
Vacations that you keep putting off because work comes up unexpectedly and you really need the cash.
Always pushing that one project back another day until it become a cancer that rots your soul, with no end in sight.
Needing caller ID to screen clients.
$20 GCA & GCC bulbs for Lowel lamps.
Given a deadline and then thrown another ‘quick’ project, while still working on the original deadline.
People with the luxury of taking time off at this time of year.
Being ‘on the job’ 24/7 as a freelancer.
Having to ‘fire’ a friend. That one really sucks.
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I pass the pole to the next person.
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Instead of writing a novel, I’ll make it simple. My list of grievances:
- Life
- The Human Race
- Winnipeg
There. That about covers it.