December 30, 2024 - Above: "We're not 'Barista Vampires'! We're Artisan Writer Vampires who currently happen to be working as baristas." "And Graphic Designer Vampires. Hi, I'm Cass." I laughed while watching the "Come Out and Play" episode of the final season of What We Do in the Shadows when—in a parody of the film The Warriors in which the vampire family is pursued by other bloodsucking clans—they encounter the "not Barista Vampires." It was funny...but also a little sobering, too. I was reminded of the old story about every restaurant server in Hollywood "actually being" a director/screenwriter/actor/designer who was only waiting tables until they got their big break. It seems like it's gotten to be the same way for the entire creative community these days and pursuing a career of any sort, for a whole host of reasons, can…