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10# my life's dream
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12if i could make art (music and videos) full time, forever, i would take that
13life in a heartbeat, never looking back. this has happened once in may 2025 for
14a month (an interlude between jobs). i called this **ART MONTH**, and it was the
15best month of my life. i want to do it again, for longer: **ART DECADE**. or if it was possible, **ART
16FOREVER**. the desire has been in me since age 16 or so. i don't want to work in
17the music industry, and i don't want to be contingent on my music being
18profitable. i want to make my art, the way i envision it.
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20currently, i have a stupid tech job, which i am exceptionally good at. too good
21at it maybe. my knowledge and experience was built from doing crazy things in
22school and is the reason my colleagues rely on me for accurate technical advice.
23i'm the one to attempt and succeed with large, technically intricate projects.
24because of this, i make a cozy amount of money. this is convenient because it
25costs money to be alive. so, i'm saving and investing that money however
26possible to reach the level i could "retire" and get **ART DECADE** going.
27retire is the wrong word as i'll probably only work more.
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29until then, the art here is done in my free time, elegantly balancing the time i
30spent on human connection, media consumption, and the art. i've learned so many
31times over that ruining this balance really fucks your head up.
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33my one other dream is travel. not to places. but people. i love my friends with
34all my heart, and i want to visit all of them, especially the ones that wouldn't
35ever be able to travel to me. i do this a little now, but i only get so much
36time off work. if i could go to everyone.
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38i will put in everything from my soul to make these two goals a reality.
39eventually, however long it takes.
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