Not afraid to say I’ve been in my jammies all day
See, it was time for a new theme. Not one of those – ugh, I need a change and I’m a girl so let’s get all whimsy kind of changes. A real, thought out, theme. And this is where you say “and this is all you came up with?”
Yes, this is it. And it’s perfect. It’s simple, clean and highlights almost all of my internet activity in one place. Sure, I went back and forth with different ideas, but I always come back to something simple and easy to read. I mean, seriously, the most important part of this site is the content, no?
But I’ve neglected for a while, and lest this turn into one of those sorry-for-not-blogging posts, sorry for not blogging. There. Done. Feel better? Have some Fresca, you’ll be fine.
What have I been up to?
Well, I cleaned about 60% of my apartment (don’t go into the bedroom). That’s my most proud accomplishment. And that’s sad, really. We’ve just ended are busy event season at work and you would think some of what I do there would give more satisfaction than say, cleaning the toilet. But more and more I’m starting to feel like a pixel pusher and not a designer. Our production team is stretched thin as it is, but we never have development time for any of our projects, relying on the sales person to get the “vision” from the client, instead of allowing us to develop what they want (and should want). More and more of my projects feel like rehashes of previous projects, clones of things that could have been better with more time and more client guidance. But I suppose in this economy a contract fulfilled is as good as a contract fulfilled well. This is a good illustration of what can and does happen.
That is until next year.
But I’m preaching to the choir. My friends and family already know my frustration and I do love where I work and the people I work with. But it just seems, that maybe, we could really be doing much, much better work. At least I know I could. For three years I’ve been trying to get time to do the company web site and we still can’t fit it into our schedule. The current site is almost 8 years old and I can’t convince anyone outside of my rant-club to understand that we need to market ourselves better. Our event department gets it, our production department gets it – how do I get sales to get it? How do I convince a sales-oriented team that it’s not about lists, followers and site visitors – it’s about creating a long lasting relationship with our customers, giving them access and products they need and listening to them, even when they’re not signing a contract. Quality, not quantity. (And no more insane clients please – all future clients must be thoroughly vetted.)
Is that all? Just work?
Mostly, and television and sleeping. But now I’ll have more time to work on side projects and do some freelancing. Couple of observations:
- Craig Ferguson is the funniest man on television
- “FlashForward” is giving me some “Heroes” vibes – I’m not ready for the break-up, but I’ll do it if I have to
- I am thoroughly enjoying the last season of “Lost” – and rewatching the previous seasons when I can.
- “V” isn’t something that should be made today. We’re supposed to be rooting for insurgents? Course, insurgents who do nothing.
- Leonard from the “Big Bang Theory” could disappear in a suspicious physics accident and it would only help the show.
- “Titan Maximum” needs to be an hour long and be on everyday.
- I freely admit to watching “Twilight” and “New Moon” and enjoying them both. May not read the books though.
And that is all. I’m looking forward to getting out and doing more with this free time. I have a couple of exciting trips coming up this year and I’ll write all about them. In the meantime, I’m going to go make dinner and shut the front door. It’s chilly.
