Welcome
to the improbable fifth issue of Pop Boffin. Proceed quietly
and no one will get hurt. I can’t believe how fast the months go by
and I barely get any respite between issues. I mean, like I gotta have
some time to d o
some things to write about, don’t I? I’ve been a bit of a lazy ass since
issue 4, so forgive me. Issue four is almost sold out! OK, so I gave
a lot away for free but it’s always nice to free up some storage space.
It’s awesome, so order a back issue already by emailing popboffin@canada.com.
Sam is still gainfully employed. Go visit him at Zulu Records. I am *between careers*, or possibly working for no pay, or potentially a bum or maybe I’m this close to a breakthrough. Who can say? I spent the month after the last zine looking for a new apartment and getting ready to move. We found the most awesome two bedroom flat in a heritage house from around 1904. It’s super bright and breezy and has an amazing view of the city and the mountains. And this is my second apartment with an opera singing neighbor. Cool! The only down side is that some of the people in the house, not naming any names, are loud sons of bitches. Hopefully I’ll survive. Then I got selected for jury duty. Read all about it on page 16. It sucked. Then we went on a road trip to San Francisco which happens to be documented on page 17. Now I don’t have any excuses and I’m still not getting anything done. But my brain is working overtime. Just what are these secret projects? Well I pretty much know that I’d rather not have a full time job working for the man. I could survive part time. But I’d rather work independently or start my own business. I’ve always wanted to start a small press so if you have any manuscripts (no poetry) feel free to contact me. If all goes well I will soon be publishing zinester/filmmaker Bill Brown’s book with illustrations by the talented and friendly Brad Yung. I’m also trying to write articles for other publications but they always come out sounding like Pop Boffin. You can look up a few trifles I’ve written at www.slackerbonding.com. If you aren’t bored to death yet then welcome to the careers issue. There are many ways to read this zine. You can read the articles in their order in the table of contents or you can read them randomly. If you were reading in print you could try using the crossword puzzle. You can choose to read the zine by career. Take the career aptitude test to find out which careers (and articles) are best suited to your needs. Each article is also linked to a practitioner of said profession. Of course you can enjoy the zine any way you want Who’s going to tell you otherwise? Just don’t come complaining to me when it goes horribly wrong. So dudes, have a good time and be careful out there. Sometimes I wonder why I don’t do something which will actually make money but I gotta be me. xoxo Lara |
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