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Wales: Do you know if there is such a thing as a compensation counselor, who advises based on your experience, etc and the market, if a person is being underpaid?
Me: No, there is no such thing. ;-) Who would pay them? But there are web sites that calculate pay, and determine how much you are worth.

Sigh.

I live in a society in which money is on everyone's mind, and no one has enough.

Oh and Carrie Fisher got a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

ETA...

ME: Want to see Oppenheimer?
Wales: What's it about?
ME: The guy who did the atomic bomb, by Chris Nolan, stars Cillian Murphy?
Wales: No.
ME: Why?
Wales: too depressing. [This from the woman who enjoys watching CNN and political Twitter, loved TAR, and thought the Handmaid's Tale was entertaining.]
ME: See, this is our problem, we do not have the same taste in movies and stuff. [ Personally I think the movie would be fun - also Cillian Murphy!]
Wales: yes we do.
Me: I'm seeing Guardians of the Galaxy this coming weekend with moviebuddy (or at least I think I am, we've not made firm plans.)
Wales: See, there's no way in hell I'd see that.
Me: I rest my case. We don't have the same taste in movies. (She wanted to see Megan (the evil robot film) - which no. Hard pass. Wales loves horror. I love superhero flicks. We can occasionally see art flicks, but that's it. She also love White Lotus, the appeal of which is completely lost on me, while I loved Game of Thrones, which she has no patience for. She's not into fantasy at all.)

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Artist Way - pointed out three blocks that are problematic for me.

1. Fame - I'm not famous, but the internet has made it possible to share my art with people. Which is not necessarily advantageous. ( Read more... )

2. Competition - a tendency to compare progress against others. ( Read more... )

3. Also look at things we turn to - to aid in blockage. For me, it's food. I binge eat. ( Read more... )

Okay, bed time. I'm tired. I didn't sleep well last night and its making me cranky.