Surrealism 101

I have received a request for a working definition of surrealism. And since this blog currently has 3 readers I can accommodate the current flow of reader requests.

I think most people know that surrealism has something to do with Salvador Dali and/or Rene Magritte. Technically, it was an aesthetic movement in painting and literature that was concerned with portraying images of the subconscious and/or dream states.

My interactions with recruiters and hiring managers as well as my daily life has taken on this characteristic of odd juxtaposed images that don't make sense together yet they are conveying the truth of my existence.

For example, my checking account balance is under ten dollars, I have a stack of unpaid bills, I am not quite sure how I am going to pay my rent, and yet I am driving an Audi Quattro, up a hill, to a beautiful house where I am living for the next six weeks. It is like a dream state. It feels entirely natural, like this is how my life should be.

None of it is mine. In fact I am being paid to oversee it all. This requires very little on my part for what I get in return. I can lull myself from the anxiety of my life, temporarily. But I am also perplexed by how entitled I feel to a life like this and how far I am from that.

How do I make the transition from beautiful house sitter to beautiful house owner?

David Byrne said it best "My God, how did I get here?"