If you’re one of those unemployed people who uses their free time to “be creative,” check out Age of the Cake tomorrow at Envoy Enterprises gallery, where you can help Mexican musician/artist Lazaro Valiente create his show live at the gallery and in the hours leading up to the exhibit on his Web site.

Valiente will spend the evening channeling music-makers who died or were born on July 31st; playing radio excerpts aired on previous 7/31s, and celebrating historic events with sound or music. Plus, you can pick up discount beer tix at the gallery, which can be redeemed next door at LES dive Home Sweet Home.

All the Deets:

Age of the Cake – an interactive exhibit with Mexican artist Lazaro Valiente

7/31 – 6 p.m.

Envoy Enterprises

131 Chrystie St

Like many other freelancers/work-at-homers, I sometimes (read: usually) struggle with remaining productive throughout the day. But this week, I’ve discovered what I’ve been missing all along.

The perfect workspace:

In my living room. On the couch. Wearing gym shorts. Legs crossed. Coffee table pulled in tight. Glass of water nearby. And iTunes on full blast (today’s choice: the latest Phoenix album).

Ahh….

Ugh, OK – back to work now.

UPDATE: I forgot to mention that when I get tired of working, I can just fall back onto the couch and take a little nap. Oh, and the couch sits in front of the window, so great natural light and no wasted money on the electric bill. Ten points!

Recently, in my travels across the World Wide Web, I came across a powerful organization of cast-off media moguls offering their tongue-in-cheek take on pop culture and media news: The American Society of Shitcanned Media Elites (aka ASSME, heh).

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