Yesterday, was taken to lunch to celebrate coworker's 2 year anniversary with the company.
Today, gave a presentation to a local University about developing a youth logo. Explored all the different facets to consider: stances, personality, accessories, abstract/realistic... It was fun and there's a lot of information I can take with me to further the mark now as it grows...
This is the fun part!
11.27.2007
11.21.2007
Half Way There
Living on a prayer...
One of the benefits of working in the collegiate industry is that work flow echoes activity on campuses. People go home the day before Thanksgiving thus work slows in the office. We might get to go home early. We even get the day after Thanksgiving off!
I'm told that winter holiday time reflects much of the same activity, with our campus contacts out of the office for more than a week. Maybe I'll get a winter break too?!
Slow times = catch up times + creative down time that lets me do REAL creative work.
As for now, I'll probably use the slow time today to go home early and clean my apartment as God only knows my later hours (6pm, sometimes 7pm) working at the office kill my ability to keep up the homestead right now- a habit that will have to change.
One of the benefits of working in the collegiate industry is that work flow echoes activity on campuses. People go home the day before Thanksgiving thus work slows in the office. We might get to go home early. We even get the day after Thanksgiving off!
I'm told that winter holiday time reflects much of the same activity, with our campus contacts out of the office for more than a week. Maybe I'll get a winter break too?!
Slow times = catch up times + creative down time that lets me do REAL creative work.
As for now, I'll probably use the slow time today to go home early and clean my apartment as God only knows my later hours (6pm, sometimes 7pm) working at the office kill my ability to keep up the homestead right now- a habit that will have to change.
11.20.2007
Recovery
It's Tuesday. Everything is normal again. Where did yesterday come from and how did I possibly document it?!
I slept like a baby last night.
Paper work, returning emails and working on a youth mark for a school- that's today.
I have to develop a logo using a puppy. Damn you puppies- being all cute and/or sad looking. I have reached an obstacle. I can't make a puppy appear active without it taking over a playful and not tough persona. Can puppies be tough? No matter how I draw the eyes, they either don't fit the body language or look really sad instead of just functioning as eyes.
We needed more illustration classes at Purdue. I may have to resort to an abstract puppy. Ha!
More to come
I slept like a baby last night.
Paper work, returning emails and working on a youth mark for a school- that's today.
I have to develop a logo using a puppy. Damn you puppies- being all cute and/or sad looking. I have reached an obstacle. I can't make a puppy appear active without it taking over a playful and not tough persona. Can puppies be tough? No matter how I draw the eyes, they either don't fit the body language or look really sad instead of just functioning as eyes.
We needed more illustration classes at Purdue. I may have to resort to an abstract puppy. Ha!
More to come
11.19.2007
It might be Monday if...
(posted so others may be amused. I'm still smiling... so far ;-) )
9:00am Physical Therapist beats up my ankle. Late for work, arrive with ice bag for foot under desk
9:10am Buy coffee- I'm actually tired and it sounds good.
9:20am Realize I left my cell phone at home :-P
9:30am Get to work, Coffee still sealed
9:45am Drink half my coffee- yum--->ick
10:00am Sign for the first UPS package of the day
10:15am Realize how much work is piled up from the weekend because my superior is out of town and I'm now #1 and it all dumps on me
10:20am Remember why I don't drink coffee- yum = tummy trouble
10:30am Red Ink all over my hands setting the dumb date stamp mechanism (set it backwards only to realize it after it got ink all over itself... ink is NOT washing off and appears I am bleeding from a severe office injury)
11:25am Sign for new ink cartridge delivery (ironic?)
11:30am Cut my finger on unGodly sharp office scissors and bleed for real.... ugh!
11:40am Find a band aid
11:45am Caught up on email and have created a ridiculous to-do list
11:46am 15 new emails dumped in
12:30pm Still haven't caught up to emails- haven't eaten lunch (2 choices in the office fridge: left over turkey tetrazinni that I've been eating for days because I live on my own and it takes me that long to finish a whole dish, or eat a my cold slice of pizza from dinner last night) * finger stopped bleeding
2:00pm Meeting with the big cheese, clarify all the work I need to do, look forward to doing design work if all these emails and papers stop flooding my hands
2:24pm Still no lunch (this is not the usual scenario...)
2:25pm Co-worker comes in "off" her vacation to get stuff done, wants me to help- design, when will I get to work on thee?
3:00pm Print out paper madly to get it done in time to help co-worker.
3:10pm Answer the phone, and 2 other lines light up- this NEVER happens!
3:18pm I eat, quickly, out of necessity. Still waiting on coworker.
3:45pm Break for the bathroom only to walk in and see a man sitting on the floor. Surprise! The communications closet is located IN the women's restroom in a separate door. Weird, huh?! So I closed him in the closet, freshened up, and opened his little door again. Next time, I'm just going to come back later.
4:00pm Co-worker finishes printing items and leaves, letting me know I have a 5-reem stack of paper to sort, stuff into flat envelopes, label, and mail. Hooray for 4pm
(work...work...work...)
5:25pm Hammer out some artwork for signage requested earlier in the day (*what is the creative process and why should I spend time on it :-(.... )
6:00pm Phone call from the fiance, too busy to talk long.
6:30pm Walk out the door with so much to do tomorrow.
9:00am Physical Therapist beats up my ankle. Late for work, arrive with ice bag for foot under desk
9:10am Buy coffee- I'm actually tired and it sounds good.
9:20am Realize I left my cell phone at home :-P
9:30am Get to work, Coffee still sealed
9:45am Drink half my coffee- yum--->ick
10:00am Sign for the first UPS package of the day
10:15am Realize how much work is piled up from the weekend because my superior is out of town and I'm now #1 and it all dumps on me
10:20am Remember why I don't drink coffee- yum = tummy trouble
10:30am Red Ink all over my hands setting the dumb date stamp mechanism (set it backwards only to realize it after it got ink all over itself... ink is NOT washing off and appears I am bleeding from a severe office injury)
11:25am Sign for new ink cartridge delivery (ironic?)
11:30am Cut my finger on unGodly sharp office scissors and bleed for real.... ugh!
11:40am Find a band aid
11:45am Caught up on email and have created a ridiculous to-do list
11:46am 15 new emails dumped in
12:30pm Still haven't caught up to emails- haven't eaten lunch (2 choices in the office fridge: left over turkey tetrazinni that I've been eating for days because I live on my own and it takes me that long to finish a whole dish, or eat a my cold slice of pizza from dinner last night) * finger stopped bleeding
2:00pm Meeting with the big cheese, clarify all the work I need to do, look forward to doing design work if all these emails and papers stop flooding my hands
2:24pm Still no lunch (this is not the usual scenario...)
2:25pm Co-worker comes in "off" her vacation to get stuff done, wants me to help- design, when will I get to work on thee?
3:00pm Print out paper madly to get it done in time to help co-worker.
3:10pm Answer the phone, and 2 other lines light up- this NEVER happens!
3:18pm I eat, quickly, out of necessity. Still waiting on coworker.
3:45pm Break for the bathroom only to walk in and see a man sitting on the floor. Surprise! The communications closet is located IN the women's restroom in a separate door. Weird, huh?! So I closed him in the closet, freshened up, and opened his little door again. Next time, I'm just going to come back later.
4:00pm Co-worker finishes printing items and leaves, letting me know I have a 5-reem stack of paper to sort, stuff into flat envelopes, label, and mail. Hooray for 4pm
(work...work...work...)
5:25pm Hammer out some artwork for signage requested earlier in the day (*what is the creative process and why should I spend time on it :-(.... )
6:00pm Phone call from the fiance, too busy to talk long.
6:30pm Walk out the door with so much to do tomorrow.
11.05.2007
I tried to fight it...
but somehow, subconsiously, I decided Blue and White were the appropriate sweater colors for the day after the Colts lost to the Patriots. I've put effort into avoiding taking on the appearance of a Colts fan and I go and wear this?! Ugh, I'm disgusted with myself.
Oh well! At least I'm warm. Onward to making a Monday a FUNday.
Oh well! At least I'm warm. Onward to making a Monday a FUNday.
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