So it's been a while since my last post. Turns out that full-time freelance can be time consuming. But things are going well and I'm keeping super busy. But, with the 3-day weekend (yes they still exist for freelancers if you allow them to), I had a little time and wanted to catch everybody up on what's been going on. Here are some recent notables:
Friday, June 20th
I came back to the J H I office for the first time after a week prior to do some work on site with them. It was great to see everybody, even though I'd only been gone a week. Maya was celebrating the progress and completion of a particularly extensive website project. The company's colors are blue, so the office had the client over to party with blue martinis.
Also, Lindsay made some pretty awesome vegan chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches. Here's a pic, just to make you jealous.
Yum.
We wake up and check on the baby birds. No birds. Empty next. Momma (or Poppa?) bird is, no joke, flying around kind of freaking out. This can't be good.
We tell ourselves that even though their little baby bird eyes were barely open, maybe they decided to roll out. After all, they were overflowing in that tiny next. Plus, we heard that some birds leave the nest at only 14 days old, which was about the age of our little feathered neighbors.
Wednesday, June 25thI was working at my desk and heard some commotion to my left in the direction of the now vacated baby bird nest. I looked up and saw THIS:
Well let me just say, I'm not a big fan of snakes, so seeing this 5 footer hanging on the side of the house looking for more baby bird treats had to be taken care of immediately. So, let's just say I took care of it. That's all I'll say about that.
Coincidentally, I have a sweet new belt now too.
Saturday, June 29th
Our friends Robbie and Maria McMillan had a housewarming/birthday party at their new place and it was a ton of fun. We got to see some old acquantences and even make some new friends. We ate, drank, told jokes, had cake, recounted old stories, laughed A LOT, and a jam session even broke out.
We had a ton of fun, as evidence by the fact that we were some of the last people to leave on what was sure to be an exhausting evening and night for Robbie & Maria. Thanks guys!
Tuesday, July 1stWith encouragement from Amanda, I went ahead and made my first big business purchase for my freelance setup. I had put the order in for my new 17" MacBook Pro and a little iPod Touch for extra measure. The Touch came in a few days before the MBP, but when the 17" piece of beauty rolled in on July 1st, it was definitely Christmas in July.
Yippee!It's actually proven to be a really smart purchase, for all of the reasons I expected. I had to go into Richmond for a meeting at 10a.m on Thursday the 3rd. Before the MBP, the rest of the day would have been borderline wasted, especially considering that there was somebody in at J H I working at my old (usually vacated) workstation. But instead of twiddling my thumbs stuck in Richmond, or commuting separately and wasting massive amounts of gas, I was able to make two other client meetings, as well as set up my own workstation in J H I's library to work in between appointments. Being mobile with my files and workstation has really opened up productivity opportunities.
Saturday, July 5thNow, I'm sitting here blogging about all the little things that I haven't had a chance to recap. Nothing too exciting, I know. But, hey, I'm just a regular guy trying to do some cool design and make a little dough.
Also, we just got back from seeing Hancock in the ol' South Hill Cinema. Much to our surprise, the presentation was watchable again as everything was in focus, the picture was clear and aligned, and the sound was synced. Not to mention we thought it was a pretty good movie. There was a completely different storyline than we came in expecting. I'd say it's worth seeing.
OK, this is long and boring. Thanks for reading.
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