Thesis Project …

Date: 2011.04.10 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 0

Thesis project … oh man, I have no idea what to focus on. All these ideas are spinning about my mind, but I’m struggling to put any of them down on the submission form.

I have to pick a company/organization to re-brand. I’m responsible for all the research and creative execution. Nothing I’m a stranger of. Unfamiliarity isn’t what I’m stuck on. I’m at a stand still on what to invest the next ten months of my life working on. I’m desperate for something interesting, something profound, something different than what my portfolio contains. Read the rest of this entry »

First course for my MFA is complete

Date: 2011.04.03 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 0

First course for my MFA is complete. I would like to say it was a breeze. I won’t lie.

Designing a logo for myself has been agonizing. Creating a video-resume was brutal. (And, no I will never post it to this site as it is. I’m simply not prepared for the big screen.) Not the technical challenges—as far as the software is concerned I’m comfy. Branding myself is a whole other story. I’ve struggled with that for years … can you tell? Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Super Bowl/Festival Release Day!

Date: 2011.02.06 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 0

Today is the official BIG festival release day. Sasquatch and Bonnaroo will both be announced later this afternoon—and I’m super excited to see if I’ll be burning a weeks worth of precious vacation time camping out, or if I’ll be merely hanging out in my old tri-state area. Read the rest of this entry »

Self Branding In The Dark

Date: 2011.01.23 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 0

Recently, a friend of mine started her own urban design business in California. Seemingly, this is the thing to do. She is not the only friend I have that has her own business—or that has established their freelance career with indie branding. I’m really behind the trend!

I miss freelancing. A lot. I miss having the creative variety that agencies and freelancers alike thrive in. For a while now I have been playing with the idea of getting back into the hustle of independent creative work. But, again I still wrestle with how to sell myself. I’m no longer just a copywriter—I’m a multiple hat wearer—yet, I fear that being a jack-of-all-trades is sleazy. Read the rest of this entry »

MY FACE HURTS! Twitter Power Can Save Me?

Date: 2011.01.16 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 0

MY FACE HURTS! There I said it—I screamed it—and, I feel instantly better. Well, I feel a little better. Nope. I feel nothing different than I felt a second ago. This sucks.

I had my wisdom tooth out on Friday. Everyone I know keeps asking, “Only one? Why not all of them?” I don’t know the answer to that. I guess the guy wants to get rich by taking them out one by one. Or, maybe he owns a rehab center too, so his master plan is to get people hooked on these swell painkillers and then ship us off to his addiction boot camp.  Or, maybe he’s a fruit loop, and just doesn’t see the point in taking out more than what’s causing the issue? I am comfortable with accepting number three. Read the rest of this entry »

Introspective Happiness

Date: 2011.01.09 | Category: Journal, Uncategorized | Response: 1

It’s a snowy, white fantasy outside the windows, and a toasty, incense swirling mid-morning inside. Better than that, it’s a Saturday.

Lots of change is happening within the office—lots. Another management change has occurred.  Although I would love to say I’m a laid back gal that can handle it as it comes, I’m having a bit of a struggle with this one. Not because I don’t support the change, or because I have issues with my new direct report aka., Lord and Master. Actually, I think that this change, and all the changes he has so far implemented, are healthy for the forward growth of our department. What I’m struggling with this time around is how to work effectively under the new vision. I’m not clear as to what is expected of me. And, I’m lost as to what my role in everything is now with the new “ownership.”   Read the rest of this entry »

Resolutions In Pajamas

Date: 2010.12.31 | Category: Journal | Response: 0

It’s New Year’s Eve. Amazingly, I’m not in the office, or busy running about the area trying to get last minute things pulled together. The holiday rush is always a crazy one! Thankfully, the craziness of dashing here and there for last minute gifts and holiday touches is over. And, so is 2010—almost.

I’m trying to pull together my resolutions before the ball drops in New York tonight. As I sit here still in pajamas, sipping on grapefruit juice, and listening to the bells and hollers from The Price Is Right on the TV in the background, I’m drawing a blank as what to stay focused on moving into the New Year. Read the rest of this entry »

My orange hutch

Date: 2010.08.22 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 4

So yesterday I woke up excited it was Saturday. Finally, I would be able to work for myself. Well, as it turned out I didn’t have any Internet. The Fios cable was lying in the street! So, what does one do without the Internet? They paint a hutch.

Or, at least that’s what I did. Read the rest of this entry »

Drama free, now isn’t that funny.

Date: 2010.08.18 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 0

I jinx myself. I knew better then to post my last entry. I thought that it would motivate me to get serious about figuring these plugins out, but instead it made me look foolish. Sigh. Sometimes I just can’t win.

I’m not going to publish anymore promises, I think I’ve learned my lesson, but I’ll take a mini leap and say I’m settling into my work chair for the evening. It’s nice in here tonight too. Which, although writing about the weather bores me to tears, it’s one of my sad excuses for avoiding long durations in this room. There’s no air in here! It’s a terribly hot summer for working under a ceiling fan. 100 degrees in the northeast is not 100 degrees out west, that’s for sure.

Well, off I go. Wishing myself luck. . .

~Amy.

Progress

Date: 2010.08.14 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 0

I’m working on images for my portfolio over the weekend. I’m trying to fix the broken plug-in on my portfolio page, and finally add more samples. It’s been two weeks since I started this project, however, I’ve had a few emergencies and haven’t had time to really dedicate to the continued progress of my creation here. This weekend (crossing my fingers) should be crisis free. If I can force myself to sit here and not wander about the streets of Media, hopefully, come Monday I’ll have more to show.

As for my short stories, well, that’s a different tale all to its self. I’m struggling to find just the way to post them. Should I illustrate? Should I just post them? Ahh, the decisions. Stay tuned.

Hugs and fun. . .

~Amy.