Wow...

So, I'm back. We're close to finishing BusinessBVI 2008 and I think it's some of my best sustained work yet. At least as far as design goes. That said, it's consuming my life! Once it's done over the next week or so things should return to normal.
On a not so fun note, some of you may have read my Facebook or MSN statuses....SOMEBODY STOLE MY CELLPHONE last week!! They just straight walked into the department's UNLOCKED office (thanks unnamed colleague), and straight jacked my shit from my cubicle. Meanwhile, my laptop was sitting there chillin' with MY LIFE ON IT. The entire magazine, and numerous design jobs, personal photos etc. I swear, I would have shanked someone in the throat with a drinking straw if it was gone.
So everybody who may be pissed off cuz I haven't called in a minute...I'm gonna go ahead and use that as an excuse why I haven't been keeping in touch. Regardless if I haven't called you in a year. Sorry.
Anybody cop any of the good music that's come out recently? I've been spinning the new 'Ye and Com cds plus Lupe's new song 'Superstar' on the hiphop side...and been really zoning out to Nina Simone while working these late nights.
Right now though, I need to go pick up some Capriccio's...Tola folks know wassup.
Peas OUT.

"Sittin' in my Beamer, listenin to Ether" - It's Me Bitches!

At the end of the first full week of lectures, I'm doing okay. I pretty much like all my students, and I'm getting a good vibe from them as far as their state of mind and where I think the semester is going to go. They've got their first piece of writing due next week, and that's where I will really be able to determine what each person's strengths and weaknesses are. But already, this year's batch seems generally more attentive, more invested, and more interested in performing well.

That said, I am completely swamped on the design end. I'm juggling about 6 projects simultaneously. A friend of mine made the comment recently that she's always way busier than she thinks she is, and I think I will have to start subscribing to that as well. The biggest indicator of how busy I've been is that I am way behind on my invoices. So there's a bunch of income for work I've already done...just floating around. I've started getting them together to send out - so hopefully that will take care of itself in short order.

In great news though, I just got my complete penciller/inker set from Blue Line Pro and I'm geeked! I've got all my art boards, ruler kits, blue pencils, brushes...I'm about ready to start working on translating my novella I wrote for my dissertation into a graphic novel. The more time I get, the more I'll update folks on how that process is going.

One last note though, I love my 9-5, but when you can't go anywhere without being called 'Mr. Georges' or 'Teach', it makes your social life that much not harder....but awkward.

Till next time folks.....toodles.