Frogspring 26: Am I too old?
You’re a graphic designer?? NO WAY! Do you actually make money off of that? I’ve taken graphic design for 3 years so far in highschool but never considered it as a career since I assumed it’d be hard getting a job.
It’s hard getting a job in a lot of careers, but you should never settle. If you are truly passionate about graphic design, and you feel that is what you were meant to do, then that is the career you should pursue. There are lots of ways to make money at it. Personally, I take the odd freelance gig here and there. It’s all I can handle due to my health situation. But if you get into web design, learn your html, your CSS, your PHP, javascript, AJAX, and maybe some Flash…you shouldn’t have too much trouble finding work. The internet is always growing, and a lot if it is ugly. So I guess what I’m saying is that if you put in the hard work, learn your shit, and follow your passion…you should be fine.
Aren’t you a bit old to be living with your mother?
Aren’t you a little short for a Stormtrooper? You probably shouldn’t make judgments like these unless you know all the facts. You might end up insulting someone! And we don’t want that. If life had gone according to plan, right now I’d be gallivanting across the country trying to make it as a stand-up comedian. But the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray. 10 years ago I got very sick. My illness got worse and worse and as it progressed I was no longer able to live on my own. Thankfully since I have the greatest parents in the world, they let me move back in and helped to take care of me. I have a pretty nice setup here. I get the whole basement to myself. It’s fixed up, has a kitchen, a bathroom with a shower, office space, a living area, and of course a bedroom. It’s pretty much an apartment under my parents’ house. So yes I am 28 and I live in my parents’ basement. But no, I’m not too old. I’m lucky.
