Here is a documentary that hits so close to home for me. I am in advertising, well, I am almost in advertising…I guess you’re considered ‘in’ when you get your first real job…or even more ‘in’ when you get laid off. Erik Proulx was a laid off copywriter. He picked himself up and started a blog about getting the pink slip (www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com) I jumped on the blogwagon early in the game and have seen it evolve and now he has turned his energy towards this movie. If any lesson can be learned I think it is this: We do a job, we are not only our job. Do what you love, whether it be full time, part time, or over time – just do it (ha). I’m a copywriter by trade, but I really love writing – it’s why I’m on Twitter, it’s why I blog, why I write shitty little short stories with no ending at night when I can’t sleep.
I can’t wait for this movie to come out and I can only hope it is released somewhere nearby so I can see it on the big screen. The recession has initially brought out a lot of anger and negativity, but when you push past that it brings out feelings of hope and passion and creativity.
