Thread: Laziness vs. Greed

So, only one day into NaNoWriMo and already I'm being foiled. I made a promise to myself to spend the next 30 days writing like a demon and breaking only to work out and nibble elegantly on salad leaves- until I got a call from an old client who needs some 'emergency' work done.

I say 'emergency' because it's always an emergency with her, and secondly, I'm a scriptwriter, not a heart surgeon. I feel torn between my greed for the extra money, which will go a long way towards subsidizing impending Christmas and Birthday presents, and my inherent laziness (strongly linked to my desire to spend my free time drawing bunnies and watching 'The Office')

Does anyone else feel like that sometimes, where you're being presented a good opportunity, but half of you kind of goes, 'uh, really? I have to get up to take it?'

Well, the same thing just happened to me. I work full time, but an old client asked me to do something for him on the side and he's willing to pay a lot of money for it. In this economy, I say, get while the gettin's good. I don't see that as "greed." My writing will probably take a back seat, but those are the breaks.

For me laziness is always the winner over greed

LOL, well I did it- still managed to carve out a few quality 'Jim and Pam' hours (they are so cute)- and the work is still streaming in. I agree with you, JosephB, you gotta take it while you can get it. The end of the year is nigh, so it's the last, sleepless push to 2012