Lamp Life

It is always nice to leave a job or a position on a high note. I think that most of my positions have been left with good feelings from both me and my employer. It usually has something to do with my leave being due to a relocation or an obvious career adjustment.

My design career is now on hold because of the last bit. In response to the “What Now?” post yesterday, it is now all about an unrelenting passion for the CSPA.

I feel I’ve finally reached some equilibrium in my professional life. I have a good design resume and while I am breaking from it, I don’t intend on abandoning it, I just don’t need the money as badly so I can afford to be more selective with my projects. Why not only 4 to 6 a year, as opposed to the rate of a dozen or two.

But, I’ve been given a nice, steady, part-time job in theater still and I don’t worry as much about my cintibutiin to the house. Most importantly I now have the headspace that is required to think about the CSPA, and I’m pretty jazzed about it right now.

Today was the cast and crew talkback for Song of Extinction. It is now off to run. Aside from the stuff I’ve left at the theater, the green day on December 7th and whatever strike needs to be done, I don’t have to be there any more. This is not unusual for any reason, but this was perhaps the most positive experience I’ve had as a designer since moving back to Los Angeles, excluding graduate school. This isn’t to say that other shows have been negative, but I’ve decided to take a break, decided before this show was in it’s swing, and I’m actually a bit down. But it is as much as I am excited to evolve the CSPA.

I don’t at all understand why all these greening conferences are so expensive. Should we be encouraging people to get this info? I understand fees to support the costs of the event, but hundreds of dollars? If we are waging a battle for sustainability this is war profiteering. This is no black water or halibuton, but I feel my excitement is being manupulated.