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    i thought i was happy until yesterday.

    on a whim i was wondering what one of my old cds was up to. he was by far the greatest creative director that i've ever worked for and it still amazes me how much i learned from him in the year and a half we worked together. i think we got along so well because i looked at him and said "jesus, that's me in 10 years" and he would look at me and think "holy shit, that was me 10 years ago". anyways, when we were working together he would constantly get his head bashed in on a daily basis from sales and clients, always be putting out fires and was constantly fighting the good fight. it was a major battle. i come to find out he and his wife moved out to sf and he started his own photography studio and is killin it. his website was awe inspiring, gripping and moving. his work was incredible and i found myself lost in it. he's already got a ton of photos up on all the stock sites and is being hired for large shoots.

    it was at that moment that i thought to myself "he's living his dream" and it instantly depressed the shit out of me. it was an epiphany of how unhappy i am with the corporate shit i'm doing. it's such a struggle and i always find myself pissed because the client and sales just don't get it and i'm always forced to dumb my work down or add a giant CTA because "i just don't know where to click" or "what about seo".

    my future goals?

    i always told myself i'd buy my dad back his 1930 ford model t bucket hot rod. he had to sell it when i was 2 because it was so loud and i'd always cry when he put me in it. i kept track of it up until about 8 years ago. if i can't buy back his i want to buy him one similar and help him restore it.

    own and maintain a vintage motorcycle. a triumph with sidecar.

    move into a larger house

    become a true acd

    be able to golf at least once a week

    run a 5k without breaking a sweat

    compete in another bodybuilding show

    shit like that.

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