Wow, was I feeling down today. That interview on Monday, rather than leaving me feeling up, has had the opposite effect. And as I said in a comic back in November, I was preparing to work, full time with Plow[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for April, 2017
I’m very appreciative to my good friend Jeff for writing this. Like I said, I’m not sure if it’ll do any good, but I guess I’ll eventually find out. Couldn’t hurt, right? I wanted to link you to Jeff’s website[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As we spoke during the interview, everything he brought up, mainly designing packaging for boys toys, is something I’ve done EXTENSIVELY throughout my career. This position would also include working with licensors, and I’ve worked with nearly every child entertainment[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I first discovered that it was a bird and not my phone, I was fascinated how close it’s song was to my phone ring. But fascination quickly turned to dread. Is this bird (or birds) going to hang around[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not kidding, the original “Trainspotting” is in my personal Top 50 favorite movies of all time. And when it comes to sequels, after seeing one, you usually think, that was great, it was an extension of the first film or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The company I interviewed with last Tuesday, for a possible freelance job, Model Rectifier Corporation’s biggest market are electronic trains and all that goes with that hobby. That’s why I went in this direction with the Interview Thank You card.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m glad I’ve started running again. Not only does it feel good and will (hopefully) get me in shape, but it allows me the time to think. My run today allowed me to put a lot of thought into these[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m really intrigued with this Toy Company opportunity. When I saw the job posting for it last week, instead of going through the normal procedures, that I’ve done dozens of times, and simply filling out an application, I opted for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I believe this interview went really well. They make a lot of electronic train, and craft sets and need packaging, design and support artwork. I have a feeling that I could be getting work from them in the near future.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, another long commute may be on my horizon. First there was the crazy 5 week freelance job with Spirit Halloween last spring that was a 160 mile round trip commute every day, then my 5 month contract job with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…