Friday. The sixth day of the week. The last day before the weekend. Assuming that you’re one of those folks who somehow has a Monday to Friday work week. Thank you for reading. Feel free to share/forward this newsletter to anyone you think would enjoy it.

These Days …

There is a moment in every workday when I have the thought – This is weird. How did I get here?

I mean, I know how I got the job as a mail carrier. I applied. There was a procedure to follow and I followed it and got hired.

It’s just … weird. I put on a uniform. I sort mail and organize mail and parcels at a station with a few dozen other folks who wear similar uniforms. I drive a truck with the controls on the right side of the vehicle. I deliver propaganda and advertising and magazines and catalogs and personal notes and other printed materials to a series of metal boxes. I deliver parcels into those metal boxes if the parcels are small. If the parcels are large I deliver them to the front door of the address on the label. I pick up outgoing mail and parcels and carry them back to my station for distribution and delivery elsewhere. I do this five days a week.

In 21st Century America this isn’t really that odd. I’ve had jobs that required wearing a uniform. Lots of folks have such jobs. And delivering stuff is a booming industry these days.

As a kid I thought being a mail carrier would be a cool job. I just didn’t aspire to work as a mail carrier. There were times in the past when I might have applied for the job but USPS wasn’t hiring.

I think the reason this feels weird is that having the job seems like a random event. Nine years ago I applied for a lot of different jobs. This is the one that had a process that kept me engaged. None of the other businesses had a process. None of them responded. All of those businesses are now hiring. As is the Post Office. If I were looking for work today would the results be the same?

The thought only lasts a few moments and then I go back to thinking of what I want to draw next or trying not to think about the lastest earworm that’s dancing in my head. I know I will have the thought tomorrow.

Mugshots

Today’s process GIF is of fish. None of the fish depicted here are actual species. At least as far as I know.  I might have accidentally drawn a real fish. Or maybe one or two will be inspired to evolve based on this illustration.

This design is available:
On mugs in my Zazzle store.
On schtuff in my Redbubble store.

The Weather Report

Below is another concept/promo image for Kaiju Weather, my (still gestating) graphic novel featuring giant monsters. It’s available on schtuff in my Redbubble store.

Today is the first day of my Long Weekend when my rotating days off synergize to give me three days off in a row. I plan to celebrate by taking a nap.

May you be getting all the rest you need and all the joy you want.

See you in seven!