I Carry A Purse
After 4 years of injury and recovery(I broke my back in 2003, long story, I’ll fill you in later), 2007 marked my big comeback to the workplace. I’d like to say that I was cartooning fulltime, but alas, I mostly do graphic design and web stuff, and everything in between. Much like a master carpenter, I bring my own tools to work, consisting of a laptop, and all of the necessary software to complete the task at hand.
When I started, I quickly realized that the work I was expected to do, wasn’t going to get done without the proper software. Shocker, the company wasn’t willing to buy any software, and said that MS Paint was on all of the PCs. Now, any graphic artist worth his salt will tell you, MS Paint is COMPLETE CRAPOLA, and not an art program, so I decided to just bring in my own stuff. I know, I know, but I wanted the gig, ya know?
Anyway, just like any other person who carries a laptop, I have a laptop bag. There is a big difference between a laptop bag, and a purse. A laptop bag is something that many professionals in today’s world simply can’t do without, while a purse is something that women carry their makeup in. In the last few weeks, I think I may have crossed that fine line between the two.
If I was to take an inventory of my wife’s purse, I’d find makeup, her wallet, gum, aspirin, pens, a cell phone, and other similar odds & ends. Seems pretty typical, right? Well, if I was to take an inventory of my laptop bag tonight, I’d of course find a laptop, work docs, and a pen or two, but it’s the other stuff in there that makes me worry.
Upon further inspection, I find things like gum, aspirin, a camera, deodorant (because you never want to let them see you sweat), and other similar odds & ends. Essentially, I think that my once very professional laptop bag has become little more than a glorified ladies’ purse! So I started to think, and I bet that all of those stuffy business types carrying those laptop bags, and briefcases too for that matter, are really just big sissy-men carrying purses! I mean, really, what’s the difference? I gotta say tho, I can see why women lug those things around. The convenience of having everything you need right at your fingertips is unquestionable. When you see me wearing eye shadow, then you can really start to worry.
October 15th, 2007 at 10:13 pm
Bwahahahaha!!!