Ready to start a new week...

Well, the past 3 weeks have been an intense learning experience. I feel like I just went through senior year of college again (stress, intense studying, crazy emotions)!! And I'm not even close to being done learning, and I guess I really like that thought. I've always loved learning, and having something new to do with my knowledge and skills and developing creativity. I hope this week goes smoother... I'm going to develop a yoga routine to do in the morning and at lunch so I can stop getting stress headaches and stomachaches. Blarg!

This was a good weekend to go to the Hot Springs. It was fun camping out too, even though it was pretty cold. I love being under the night sky! This hot springs is a really cool place, and it was nice to just relax and have some time alone with my bf!! :D We've been together 2 years, and what crazy 2 years its been. But we've come out alright.

I've been thinking, that I need more friends to just hang out with here in Boise. I have quite a few out in Caldwell, as well as Andrew. It would be so cool to have some people around my age to go out with on weekends, or just hang out with on weeknights after work.

Oh yeah, Kelsey (my little sister that I love so much *squeeze*) got a guinea pig this weekend, and I was holding her, and she BIT me!! Owww!!! o_O It still hurts. :P

Well I'm off to Dreamland... hopefully I'll have some good ones! G'night.

What a Week!

This really has been a crazy week at work. Its like, now that I'm not "new" anymore, everyone expects me to know what I'm doing, and to never have a second in which I don't have something to do! I have a couple other projects that I'm working on, which is fun, but its also pretty tiring trying to be creative all day long. :D

This weekend I'm going to Miracle Hot Springs with Andrew for our 2 year anniversary! Wow!! I can't wait, its going to be really fun. And relaxing. Hmmm. :)

I might also get my hair cut this weekend, and I really want to dye it again. I want to be a redhead again! Hehe.

Thats all I have energy for today... seriously.... :P

Ugh(2).....

I'm starting to dislike Mondays. Very much. I don't know why, but today felt like it just dragged. I guess its because I'm tired, and had a really short attention span. So I could only do a couple listings before I'd need to get up and do something else, which mostly consisted of bugging Ryan, who was having a crazy day to begin with. At least he can go hide in the server room if he ever needs to get away from me (you have to go through one of the men's bathrooms to get there!! Eww!). :D

Melia's computer is being a pain... Macs really hate to talk to PCsif they're not networked quite right, and its so hard for us to keep it up to date compared to the PCs. Sam and Melia spent all day trying to get it in working order, and Ryan gave every spare moment he could to help. But, I'm sorry Melia, I think its gonna have to go. Rest in Peace, Mr Mac. *throws it out the window*

I guess I'll actually work on Ryan's ads tonight, and then just go to bed early. I have some cool crayons that I want to use soon, but we'll have to see. Sigh.

Music Is Good. Duh.

I have been neglecting my music collection for awhile. When I go to work, I always forget to bring my stereo face for my car, and I listen to techno at work from Digitally Imported. When I drove to Caldwell last night, I brought some of my favorite CD's with me, and all of sudden I just want to listen to as much of my music as I can. CD's in my stereo right now are: AlterBridge (great music!!), Switchfoot, Maroon5, Nelly Furtado, and yes, Hanson (they really are good now). Other music I like is: 3 Doors Down, Dido, Dirty Vegas, Nightmares on Wax, NOFX, Bad Religion, AFI, Outkast.... I like just about everything... SOME country, very limited rap and hip hop stuffs....

I'm going to go shopping at some sales today, for a couple new things for work. I like deciding what to wear to work everyday (usually I decide the night before because I'm not coherent enough in the morning). There's so many combinations of all the pants and shirts that I have.

At least I hope I have a job still. The pages I designed for the paper ended up in the wrong order... and it totally wasn't my fault, but who knows what all the agents will think and say! Eeek! Scary!

That's about it. I'm in a silly mood today... so anyone who reads this today... consider yourself pounced. ;)

Friday Again

Today was the slowest day at work I could ever imagine. I worked on some graphics for an agent and an ad for the newspaper, and that was it. I helped Melia with her computer swapping process she had to go thru today, pretty much just helping her feel less freaked out about the whole thing (she didn't want to lose all her files, or risk being behind on work next week because the computer didn't work).

I went out to lunch, but forgot my leftovers at work... and I forgot to bring in my time card to get it signed. So I'm hoping Kim (the supervisor type lady) might be at the office over the weekend. Hey, it could happen.

I'm glad its the weekend, but I don't know what I might do. I guess go out to Caldwell to visit Andrew (even though he IS very silly -> refer to comments on the post titled "sooo tired") and hang out in C-Town for an afternoon.

I found out that people are actually reading this.... surprises me to say the least. I actually have to make it interesting now.... oh the pressure! :) The only things I can think of are like office gossip and stuff... but I can't get carried away because who knows might look at this! I could do an in-depth response to how stupid The Apprentice was last night, or how sad Will and Grace was. But that wouldn't be too exciting either. Sigh.

Deadline Day

At work I worked on: Finishing up those darn ads. We had a little computer trouble in the morning, and stuff just didn't work right after that. Then I started doing some projects I've been given, that will actually allow me to use my design skills. I mean, readers are challenging and I enjoy the challenge (as long as the program doesn't drive me bonkers)!

I spent my spare time: Working on some graphics for Phelix (Ryan, from work), and thinking about the projects I'm going to be doing for work. And also resting. I'm totally exhausted!

Yeah, today was crazy... I just couldn't believe how much can go wrong at the last minute. But I guess that's how the world works. I had a good lunch (Olive Garden), but it was at the office (we ordered out, I love that) and I think I ate it too fast!! :P Oh my tummy hurts.

So I'm looking forward to Friday; I'll be making different graphics and using some brain and creative power. I can bring in my books about brainstorming and stuff, and get some good ideas rolling. I'm working with Melia on one project, so that should be fun.

Yay! I'm going to go draw and be creative. What I life I lead. Teehee!

Sooo... Tired...

At work I worked on: Finishing up the reader ads, just soon enough to be told that I need to start over!! So I stayed a little late and got a head start on that for tomorrow... sigh.

I spent my spare time: Talking to some friends, looking at some new websites. I'm working on an ad for a friend's site (Ryan's, from work).

So yes. I can't believe how tired I am! It just gets worse everyday, because it never stops. I wake up, think ugh I wish I could stay in bed, and count the hours until I can go back to bed. Then I get up, and get excited to go to work because I like it a lot. But on days like this, I'm like, can I go back to bed now?! It was a long day.

Ryan is the tech support/IT guy at work. He's a real cool guy,and he's really smart! He's fixed things on my computer I had no idea where to even start. I hope to get to know him better, its cool being able to have a couple friends at work. I mean, I love Melia and Sam, the people in my dept, but talking to someone that you don't see all the time is nice. And Ryan is a nerd, about my age, so he's into gaming and websites and stuff. Sam is a nerd too... but he's kind of past the stage where he ACTS nerdy. If that makes ANY sense. I'm sure it doesn't. I am so out of it!

I'm going to go get ready for bed. Sounds great to me! Sorry I don't post much anymore. Not too much to say. I did learn how to use Illustrator again yesterday, so that applies to the whole theme of this blog. :) Teehee.

Ah, The Weekend.

What I worked on at work: There was nothing really to do yesterday, so we just cleaned up our office (including the Chai Tea I spilt everywhere!) and I worked on some templates for subdivision ads.

What I spent my free time on: I watched the end of my Inuyasha movie (good movie!!) and hung out with Andrew a little. I also took a long nap. :P

Thoughts for the Weekend: It was so nice to not have to get up and do anything today. I did go to the doctor about my finger that's been hurting for about 2 months.... and hopefully it will get better so I don't have to get surgery on it. That's a last resort type thing though.

I'm going to a party at a friend of Andrew's family's house... phew... and it should be fun. There's always good food at these things. :)

Otherwise, I hope to get some drawing done this weekend, as well as learn how to use Illustrator better so I can work on those templates I mentioned near the beginning. Tomorrow is the last day of Art in the Park, and I hope to make it to that in the morning. Fun!

I'll post again on Monday, probably!

Day 3 - Did I volunteer for this?

At work I worked on: Editing, editing, and yep, more editing. And then fighting with the computer to get it to let me layout the ads!!

What I did in my spare time today: I actually only ended up having like 4 hours of free time today, because I stayed late at work! Then I hung out at Andrew's and watched TV, then came home and watched "Inuyasha: Affections Touching Across Time" (a movie), which Andrew bought me yesterday! Gotta love him. :) And now I'm really tired, so I'm going to bed really soon.

Thoughts for the Day: Well today was deadline day and even with two people working on the newspaper ads, we were still pressed for time! That's because it was a short week... so its good I was there, for the guy I work with! He'd have been in trouble. He has so many other things to do! How did he manage without me? That's a very good question. Its no wonder he never has gotten to go out for ice cream; the office manager lady says that whenever we do a "perfect ad", she'll take us out for ice cream. I wonder what constitutes perfect. I'm pretty sure it won't be this week!! Oh well.

Tomorrow's Friday.... It'll be good to see what a more laid back day might be like. We need to concentrate on cleaning and organizing Sam's office, because important things are hiding in all the boxes!! And weirdly enough, I can't wait for next Monday to roll around so I can get started on next week's ads, and maybe actually do them right the first time, so I can make them perfect and not have to scramble at the last minute. I'm already dreaming about getting things done efficiently and well.

OK then. I'm zonked.

I'm a Working Woman!!

At work I'm working on: Editing reader ads, making headers for the pages.

What I spent my 5 hours of "me" time on today: Drawing a really cool water lily that I hope to have ready to take to work tomorrow to hang on my wall. I did a pencil version, and a colored pencil version. I'm stuck on the background for the color version though.... plus I'm going to draw some cars here soon too.

Thoughts for the day: Well I just got done with my second day of work. I've been trying to post on here each day since Monday, but every time I go to publish it, it doesn't work. Once was because of a problem with my internet at my house, and last night it was because Blogger was being weird. So yes. Hopefully it works this time!

So far, I am absolutely loving my job. The two people I work with are wonderful, and the work is fun. Mostly just doing "reader ads" that go in the paper, and it takes awhile to enter it all in, but its just really fun for some reason. I work at a realty place, so I turn everything into abbreviations like bedroom = bdr and stuff like that, and I start to think in abbreviations. Weird, huh?

I had a good Labor Day weekend, I hung out in Hell's Canyon with Andrew. We went on the boat a little, and went swimming a little too. I love the tempurature of that water up there right now (the cleanliness of the water is questionable, but I don't like to think about that), because once you get in, its not cold at all, and I can just float there forever. I love being in the water. Anyway, on Saturday my friend Max came to HC, and brought his twin brother Lennon. It was great to finally meet him! He was a great guy, lots of fun to talk and joke around with. :) Hope I can keep in touch with him, since he lives in Washington.

Yeah, I only have 5 hours a day to do something I want to do, from 5:30 to 10:30. That might sound like a lot, but factor in dinner, cleaning up the mess I made in the morning when I was getting up, and checking email and posting and stuff. And just the fact that I'm tired and move really slow. :)

So I'm going to get going on my next drawings! I'll post again tomorrow, if I can!

I have a job!!!

I'm feeling: Very, very happy and excited.

I'm reading: The Designer's Commonsense Business Book by Barbara Ganim - good book about doing any sort of freelance work, which I am still going to do.

I'm working on: Coloring a drawing I scanned into my computer. It's going to look really cool. I also have come up with some ideas for my website, I just need to figure out how I want to go about doing it.

And now about the job. Its at a really nice realty place here in Boise, and I'm going to be helping the designer and layout designer do ads and stuff for the paper, and then help them start some other graphics and advertising type stuff. Its going to be such great experience, and I'm going to work very hard. I start at 8 on Tuesday morning. I'll have to describe how my first day of my first 8-5 job went. This really is the perfect opportunity for me. And I'm so happy, at this point, its worth it that I didn't get the job at school. I know I would have been over my head, and wouldn't have created graphics as well as I might a couple years down the road.

In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy my labor day weekend. I'm going to see Anchorman tomorrow (finally) and then head off to Hell's Canyon to hang out at Andrew's family's cabin. Hopefully its nice up there so we can swim, and Andrew can get lots of wakeboarding in. Then I'll finish up making sure I have enough clothes to wear to work to last me awhile.... and I'll prepare for work, somehow. :)

I'm off to sleep, because its been a long day.

Things are looking up!!

I'm feeling: Happy, energetic, optomistic... Many thanks to Lilli (my orthobionomist/massage therapist/energy therapist) because I slept really well last night for the first time in a long while, and I'm not all stiff and sore!

I'm reading: Haven't really looked at any of my books from the library for a couple days... but I guess I'm still looking at the Colorworks books. They are really cool... they go through each color and look at what effects they have on the designs they are used in.

I'm working on: Still trying to redo my website. Kinda stuck at the moment. I want it to be simpler, and more professional.

Why are things looking up you might ask? Well today I was talking with my mom's cousin's husband (phew) who used to be a recruiter for an employment agency or something, and he gave me a bunch of tips for making my resume better, and for doing extra well in interviews. While he was here, I got a call from a staffing agency I signed up with awhile ago, asking if I was still looking for a job. Well, yes, I am. She said that a company that I had done some ads for (as a test while they were hiring) needed someone to help the person they had hired instead of me (hehe). So I would be a "junior designer", assisting the graphic designer and do whatever "grunt work" he doesn't want to do. But the good thing is that I can learn from him, and get better. They said that my designs were a little basic, which I know they are, and that's why they didn't hire me the first time. But I will definitely get better. So my interview is tomorrow morning, and I'm really thinking I'll get this job. It would be so perfect. I hope that made sense. I can't believe this whole thing. It's so great.

So anyway. I'm going to have to scan some of my car drawings, as well as some more of my anime drawings so I can color them. I need to practice doing that.

Signing off! Goodnight! :D