2 weeks past, and so much to talk about!
Ok, so a couple weeks have passed since my last blog. To be honest, I just didn't have a whole bunch of stuff to write about. The diet's progressing steadily along, this upcoming weekend Angela and I have our wedding shower, and I just got a side job designing. But I'll get to that a little later. Let's start off with last weekend.
It started off with a neat little trip to Wollaston Beach. Angela and I had some freak staring at us on the highway, then only to get off of the highway, and on the sideroads where it got even wierder. We're waiting at a red light, when we hear wild, crazy honking of a horn. So we look back and see this car just cruising past people quickly on our right. So I pull over a little to let her by. She comes to a complete stop, looks in at us, and starts taking:
"Hey, did you take your driving test in Quincy too?! I knew it! You guys are a cute couple."
Then Angela and I blew the F out of squaresville asap. It was a wierd way to start off the day to say the least.
Also, during the week last week, I was coming into work, wearing my Red Sox t-shirt. Not an odd occurance as none of my old 'work type shirts' (collared) fit me anymore, and I'm not buying a lot of clothes in the middle of my diet, that's just dumb. So I walk in, and I notice an older lady walking past. As I walk through the door, she says "Ohh, looks like we have a problem." I immediately thought "Shit...my flies down." But nope, it turns out she was wearing a Yankees tshirt, and was talking about my Sox tshirt. She then followed it up by saying "Papelbon? Really?" and I quickly replied with "3rd place? Seriously?" She giggled, and I felt like an alpha male. Good way to start off the day. Of course if the Yankees should ever disappoint Sox fans again as they have in the past, she's gonna be the first one I take down on my killing rampage.
Ok, so the big news of the week. I've been keeping in contact with some of the people I used to work with. There's this guy Steve Papageorge who I worked with at Boulanger & Assc. (ad company) about 3 years back. Well, he and I were chit chatting, and I mentioned how I'd like to get some spec work for some extra dough. He says he knows "just the guy". A gentleman named Darren Craig (www.theuprisingintl.com) Apparently, we have the same sense of humor, and a similar design style. So I get another IM from Steve telling me to call him. I call Darren, and he says to send over a folder with what I've been doing. So I do.
I come to find out this guy works with all sorts of legit bands. Foo Fighters, Beastie Boys, AFI, Skynard, etc. Which give me insta-wood, thinking of the possibilities. But this time I try not to get my hopes up, as best I can.
I come into work yesterday, and decided that I'd email Darren, because I hadn't heard from him since I sent him my file of crap. Well, right before lunch, he sends me this email...
Rich,
Thanks for the follow-up.
i did review your work and i really like the thinking behind it. cool stuff.
would you like to take a crack at some spec tshirt designs for the band PANIC AT THE DISCO?
the only direction they have given us is a few links (below) of artist who's styles they like
so use these styles as an inspiration.
I need these by the end of the week if possible.
-Darren
I seriously almost shit. So for the past, about 24 hours straight, I've been doing nothing but the tshirt stuff, and honestly I won't be done til I go to sleep Friday night.
I couldn't be happier.
On the diet front, I'm officially a 42. Official. My pants are gigantic, my clothes are gigantic, and soon I'll have a picture of before/after in my Patriots jersey. THAT, my friends is comedy. So sorry about not doing a blog the past couple weeks, didn't have much to work with. But now I do! See you freaks next weeks. (did that cuz it rhymes, see? do ya?)
And honestly, I might just get a new blog. This "monthly limit" thing is just another example of the man, trying to hold me down.
It started off with a neat little trip to Wollaston Beach. Angela and I had some freak staring at us on the highway, then only to get off of the highway, and on the sideroads where it got even wierder. We're waiting at a red light, when we hear wild, crazy honking of a horn. So we look back and see this car just cruising past people quickly on our right. So I pull over a little to let her by. She comes to a complete stop, looks in at us, and starts taking:
"Hey, did you take your driving test in Quincy too?! I knew it! You guys are a cute couple."
Then Angela and I blew the F out of squaresville asap. It was a wierd way to start off the day to say the least.
Also, during the week last week, I was coming into work, wearing my Red Sox t-shirt. Not an odd occurance as none of my old 'work type shirts' (collared) fit me anymore, and I'm not buying a lot of clothes in the middle of my diet, that's just dumb. So I walk in, and I notice an older lady walking past. As I walk through the door, she says "Ohh, looks like we have a problem." I immediately thought "Shit...my flies down." But nope, it turns out she was wearing a Yankees tshirt, and was talking about my Sox tshirt. She then followed it up by saying "Papelbon? Really?" and I quickly replied with "3rd place? Seriously?" She giggled, and I felt like an alpha male. Good way to start off the day. Of course if the Yankees should ever disappoint Sox fans again as they have in the past, she's gonna be the first one I take down on my killing rampage.
Ok, so the big news of the week. I've been keeping in contact with some of the people I used to work with. There's this guy Steve Papageorge who I worked with at Boulanger & Assc. (ad company) about 3 years back. Well, he and I were chit chatting, and I mentioned how I'd like to get some spec work for some extra dough. He says he knows "just the guy". A gentleman named Darren Craig (www.theuprisingintl.com) Apparently, we have the same sense of humor, and a similar design style. So I get another IM from Steve telling me to call him. I call Darren, and he says to send over a folder with what I've been doing. So I do.
I come to find out this guy works with all sorts of legit bands. Foo Fighters, Beastie Boys, AFI, Skynard, etc. Which give me insta-wood, thinking of the possibilities. But this time I try not to get my hopes up, as best I can.
I come into work yesterday, and decided that I'd email Darren, because I hadn't heard from him since I sent him my file of crap. Well, right before lunch, he sends me this email...
Rich,
Thanks for the follow-up.
i did review your work and i really like the thinking behind it. cool stuff.
would you like to take a crack at some spec tshirt designs for the band PANIC AT THE DISCO?
the only direction they have given us is a few links (below) of artist who's styles they like
so use these styles as an inspiration.
I need these by the end of the week if possible.
-Darren
I seriously almost shit. So for the past, about 24 hours straight, I've been doing nothing but the tshirt stuff, and honestly I won't be done til I go to sleep Friday night.
I couldn't be happier.
On the diet front, I'm officially a 42. Official. My pants are gigantic, my clothes are gigantic, and soon I'll have a picture of before/after in my Patriots jersey. THAT, my friends is comedy. So sorry about not doing a blog the past couple weeks, didn't have much to work with. But now I do! See you freaks next weeks. (did that cuz it rhymes, see? do ya?)
And honestly, I might just get a new blog. This "monthly limit" thing is just another example of the man, trying to hold me down.
