I really don't like it when professors need to be led by the hand and assisted with things that they should know they need to get done... like moving into and out of offices.
(OK, so glad the stuff I had to deal with wasn't this bad.... wait, yeah it was worse! That's right!)
My new rule for life: Simplify; you don't need that much shit anyway. Throw it away if you don't think you will use it with in the next 6 months, especially regarding things like old bird nests and plastic grocery bags. If you forgot you had it, you probably didn't miss and and should get rid of it.
The exceptions to the rule are:
-books, they last for a long time and well, I just like them, but at least organize them into some semblance of order, if there is no order, or the books hav no relevance to what you are doing, the rule still applies;
-selected (few) early artworks that can act as a window into the past and show how far you've come, this does not mean you keep every work you ever made... they're not that good anyway;
-finally, equiptment and tools that actually cost money and will be used in the near future, this can include wheels, throwing bats, slab rollers, and speciality tools, this does not include things like plastic spoons, plastic bags (I know I mentioned them already, they need repeating), or random bits of hardware one thinks could at some point be a cool 'texture tool'; I'm sorry that doesn't cut it.
Remember, if you don't take the time to clean up your own shit, someone else, most likely a minimum wagin' college student will have to in the future.
P.S. This is not a directed rant, there is no 'singular' individual in mind while I write this, but more of a archetype. Indeed there are at least three of these individuals that I have had to deal with this past summer.
And now, lest you think I'm all blood-boiling-ready-to-beat-things, here's a happy picture:
No, they are not mine, but they make a purdy picture and they shore are inspirin'! And can you say orderly!
Ahhh... I feel better.
2 comments:
So you were the "kleen-up kid"...I can't even count the number of times I've done this coming into a new school. Disorganization is endemic, son. You were blessed (?) with organized parents who encouraged a similar lifestyle in their son. Some people are not organized; they are non-linear, random, eclectic individuals...and people like you and your parents clean up after them. The good thing is that they need us, and we need them! Life would be bland without the differences.
You crack me up, little brother!
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