2006-11-02
say you created toy monkeys.
not a very popular industry, but still, you got by.
other toy monkey makers exist, but few exceptional ones.
it can be a very difficult job to keep
especially when making a living from.
since making toy monkeys is can be thought of as glmaourous,
there are others that do it just for fun.
some are quite good too.
some are not.
say you have a client that really likes your manner of monkey making.
would it be smart to introduce your client to another monkey maker?
that would mean possible loss of income and that would not be good.
your monkey maker friend would then pass on this information to other monkey makers and then pretty soon your nice client is now working with others.
self-sacrifice = self-castration.
not too good.
say you dont think, and yet, still introduce the other monkey maker to another client.
(perhaps your monkeys aren't quite their style)
of course, the other monkey client is interested in the new monkey makers abilities and so hires them on which is nice and makes you look good.
it's nice to give a good reference once in a while.
but say the other monkey maker fails in their part of the bargain.
now you look like an idiot and the client directly tells you so.
in email even.
"thank you for the referral, if only the model maker was as good as she sounded on e-paper. i guess we will never know because she ... " (insert any number of bad business practices here). "Next time maybe we wont actually have faith in your abilities to suggest other monkey makers for our business".
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no one better email me again asking for photographers, work, and money opportunities.
$ gigs, £ gigs, € gigs, TFP gigs.
none. *
*a few exceptions, but this goes across the board
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not a very popular industry, but still, you got by.
other toy monkey makers exist, but few exceptional ones.
it can be a very difficult job to keep
especially when making a living from.
since making toy monkeys is can be thought of as glmaourous,
there are others that do it just for fun.
some are quite good too.
some are not.
say you have a client that really likes your manner of monkey making.
would it be smart to introduce your client to another monkey maker?
that would mean possible loss of income and that would not be good.
your monkey maker friend would then pass on this information to other monkey makers and then pretty soon your nice client is now working with others.
self-sacrifice = self-castration.
not too good.
say you dont think, and yet, still introduce the other monkey maker to another client.
(perhaps your monkeys aren't quite their style)
of course, the other monkey client is interested in the new monkey makers abilities and so hires them on which is nice and makes you look good.
it's nice to give a good reference once in a while.
but say the other monkey maker fails in their part of the bargain.
now you look like an idiot and the client directly tells you so.
in email even.
"thank you for the referral, if only the model maker was as good as she sounded on e-paper. i guess we will never know because she ... " (insert any number of bad business practices here). "Next time maybe we wont actually have faith in your abilities to suggest other monkey makers for our business".
--------------
no one better email me again asking for photographers, work, and money opportunities.
$ gigs, £ gigs, € gigs, TFP gigs.
none. *
*a few exceptions, but this goes across the board
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cold day today
worked all day
did 3 almost hour long video sets
got boobs tortured
got head tortured
got feet tortured (ok, so i rigged em myself)
got head tortured and disfigurred
got waxed a lot
owie owie owie
and the ground was soooooooooo cold
tomorrow one more video and more more bondage
getting stuffed with stew and chili and yummy food meanwhile.
rawr!
mtv europe awards are on so tv time.
well, almost over.
then bed!
found a map
here is where Tim is...

aie!
worked all day
did 3 almost hour long video sets
got boobs tortured
got head tortured
got feet tortured (ok, so i rigged em myself)
got head tortured and disfigurred
got waxed a lot
owie owie owie
and the ground was soooooooooo cold
tomorrow one more video and more more bondage
getting stuffed with stew and chili and yummy food meanwhile.
rawr!
mtv europe awards are on so tv time.
well, almost over.
then bed!
found a map
here is where Tim is...
aie!
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