The Talented Mr. Prometheus
Today is the worst day of my life….
Wait, what is this feeling. The feeling of a moment relived. Like when you see two black cats. I remember now, they call it Déjà vu aka a glitch in the Matrix.
Last week Monday at 9AM I was thinking the exact same thing as I sat at my desk starring into the abyss. I was also thinking the same thing the Monday before that, and the Monday before that also.
It is never ending. It is an infinite cycle. Kind of like a while loop that contains no breakpoint in sight (programmer jargon).
Every Monday is the worst day of my life (does this make sense?)!!!!
Well, ok no more complaining. It is time to fix things.
Question:
Why do I 9-5?
Answer:
To pay the rent…
Hmm, I guess seeing that is the only reason I work all I really need to do is find an alternate means to pay my rent. With my overflowing talents it should be as easy as pie.
So let’s think, what can I do…:
l Freelance Programming
l Online Poker
l Rob and Steal
l Chef
l Artist
Ok so lets look at the talents that I listed above.
Programming is self explanatory. It is what I do every day. I guess the only problems would be getting contracts and having the discipline to get stuff done. Starting projects is easy but finishing is pretty hard. The push to get the last 10% done is always pretty intense.
Online Poker is something I don’t talk to many people about. They probably think it is just some reckless gambling like Pachinko or slots. Well it is actually a skill game. And I just so happen to have the skillz to pay the billz.
The main problem is the volatile nature of the game. Because of short term luck, no matter how good you are you will experience patches where you lose a decent chunk of money even though you played well. Losing $500+ in less than 1 hour can, ahem, spoil your day.. I suppose I am immune to losing retarded amounts of money now but it can still be pretty stressful.
Rob and Stealing is something I would only do if my back was against the wall. I think that I would be pretty darn good at it. After all, I did learn from the best:
Cooking is something that I used to like doing, but I haven’t really done much lately. I could do some catering or work as a freelance chef for special occasions. I guess it would be easier to show you my skills rather than explain them with words:
The above dish is called, “Spaghetti with a T”. It was made using high quality spaghetti only found in the mountains of the North Pole. The bolognaise was cooked at a low temperature using the on and off method where you cook for 5 minutes and then leave it to cool for 2. The sauce contains fire tomatoes, garlic, basil and high quality mince meat.
How do you like it? It is to die for right! I am sorry if the picture made your mouth water or made you hungry 
With my food presentation skills and vast knowledge of rare cooking ingridients (North Pole spaghetti) finding a gig shouldnt be too hard, right?
Lastly is Art. Oh you never knew I drew? I actually had one of my pieces in a magazine. I was walking though Harajuku a few years back and a magazine editor asked me to draw a piece for the magazine. It was one of my finest hours.
The theme was, “Draw a childhood cartoon character“. The editor was amazed. She had never seen such a drawing that I showed her 
So, thoughts? Am I the next [Insert famous artist] or should I bury my sketchbook and never pick up a paint brush again?
So that is it. Which route would you recommend I take?
I am not too sure. The only thing I do know is. Prometheus is talented, Prometheus is tender… Prometheus is beautiful… Prometheus is a mystery.
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April 27th, 2009 at 10:38 am
hehehe, not sure it’s sarcasm but I vote for your art
April 27th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
This reminds me of the Saturday Night Live skit with Michael Jordan as a guest. It was when he was totally on top of his game. The skit was about this self-help guru who had to assist Mr. Jordan with getting his groove back (after fictionally losing it for the sake of the skit, mind you).
So, anyway, Jordan’s looking into this full-length mirror (all we can see is his reflection) and repeating “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it… people like me.”
The funniest part was that it was live and Jordan couldn’t keep a straight face. Classic.
Anyway, the online poker thing is a great way to go, but if you do it full time, your visa goes bye-bye at renewal time since you can’t use ‘pro poker player’ as a job classification in Japan, like you can in the States.
April 27th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Your art, definitely.
April 27th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
@billywest
I just tried to youtube search Jordan Saturday Night live but came up blank. Must have been more than 10 years ago I guess hehe.
The title and last words of the post comes from a Mat Damon film called the Talented Mr Rippley btw
Sucks there are no Poker visas in Japan. Guess before it runs out I will have to find work for a visa or get married or something silly like that LOL.
@Jamaipanese & @lina
I am glad you like my art. If you have paypal you might be interested in some of my pieces that I have for sale.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
You’re surely a promising artist
April 28th, 2009 at 1:04 am
Poker is definitely the way to go. Visa problems? Get hitched. End of visa problem. Start of new problems, but hey, who ever said life was easy?
BTW, Our Man never commented on the weiner pic because, well, he couldn’t think of anything, hence offering it to his loyal reader(s).
Carry on.
April 28th, 2009 at 9:10 am
@Nino
Would you like to invest in me? I am planning on opening an art gallery!
@our man in abiko
Getting hitched is a start of new problems huh? Would you care to elaborate sir
April 28th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Oh, none really. What I meant was for every door that opens, one shuts behind you, so choose your doors wisely. Something like that anyway.
April 28th, 2009 at 10:55 am
That spaghetti is making my mouth water!
And I really admire that because, ironically, if I had to earn a living cooking, I would starve.
Love your blog!
:^) Anna
April 28th, 2009 at 11:32 am
@ourmaninabiko
I see. When the time comes I will pick my door wisely. I have a lucky coin that I use for important desicions. Tails never fails
@Anna Lefler
Yeah I am sorry about that. That is why I was a bit hesitant of uploading it, didnt wanna make people feel hungry or inferior of my superb cooking skillz.
Glad you like the blog, means a lot hehe.
April 28th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
I’d invest 300 yen for a bowl of your spaghetti, how does that sound? ^^
April 28th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
well, I would’ve chosen chef as your profession, but your penchant for rare cooking ingredients scares me. Think of the carbon footprint, man!
April 28th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
@Nino
… lol nevermind
@lina
Scares you? I thought that would be my main selling point hehe
April 28th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
by the fact that it sure as hell won’t cost 300 yen.
April 28th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
i think it’s called “mondayitis” & i’m almost certain everyone experiences it
i do sometimes too
i work monday - friday 9-5 & trust me it gets monotonous, so i feel your pain
but hopefully with my 5 year career plan i’ll be changing the mold & moving up with less days at work
maybe you need a change also
(poker stars :):):) )
ha we are offically blog friends
& GTA
go for what makes you the most happy
May 1st, 2009 at 9:07 am
@lina
lol
@chloe
Mondayitis huh? that is a good one. I will add it to my slang vocab
Nice to see you have a plan. I think I really need to get me one of those. Oh you play on poker stars? What sort of games do you play?
May 1st, 2009 at 5:34 pm
“Prometheus is talented, Prometheus is tender… Prometheus is beautiful…”
AHA! How wonderful to meet another narcissist!
May 1st, 2009 at 5:37 pm
LOL hehe. I was just messing around with a famous line out of a film called the talented mr rippley. At the end one of the dudes is like “Tom is talented, Tom is tender, Tom is beautiful” etc etc
I wasnt being serious
May 1st, 2009 at 5:52 pm
@Prometheus
Michael is wonderful, Michael is amazing, Michael is beautiful, Michael loves himself, Michael is a metrosexual, Michael is a bit of a slut.
I, am serious
May 1st, 2009 at 6:00 pm
@Michael Flux
ZOMG Kettle calling the tea pot black hehe. Ok screw it. From this point onwards I mean it!!!
May 1st, 2009 at 6:25 pm
@Prometheus
Thats the spirit!
May 7th, 2009 at 1:18 am
your spaghetti makes me want to ruin my diet XD i had to scroll by really fast, but it kinda imprinted a bit on my mind. argh.
May 7th, 2009 at 10:49 am
@kitiara13
I am so sorry… I hope I dont mess up your diet. NEVER GIVE UP!!!