Michael S. Pascua The Life of a Freelancer

The Tie

I had a conversation with my sister this weekend. She gave me a funny story. Her husband was often pestered for looking for work, but he did some computer programming as an occupation. That meant he was often home working on his computer. One day he decided to go around the house in a nice shirt and pants. Somehow this quelled the pestering from the parents.

Of course I misunderstood this story. Today after my morning walk, I showered and wore my normal clothes. I decided to put on a tie. Now this wasn’t for my parents sake, it actually was for myself. I figured, “If I put this tie on, I’ll be at work.”

I’m not sure if this technique was actually that effective though. I did get one or two post/articles, but I was still as distracted and unfocused as ever. My mother storming in wanting me to print out documents for her didn’t help.

Clearly, I’m typing this post with the tie on. Maybe it’s the tie. I randomly picked what I call my “New Paltz” tie. Granted I could have called it my Mets, Knicks, or Syracuse Orange tie. I’m not the hugest believer in feng shui and the like, but maybe it’s the bad energy coming from the tie. Or maybe where my desk is located. Maybe this is an excuse for me to get a laptop.