Archive for December, 2004
So this is December…
by Mr. Sid on Dec.10, 2004, under Life/Random
After the Infamous Ebay Massacre of ‘04, I luckily found some work at Rio Audio (they make some killer MP3 players). I really love the projects I’m working on, and I’ve created some kick ass stuff for my portfolio. And, working for my friend Tom is always both educational and fun (i’ve contracted with him a few times before).Christmas is just around the corner so my usual winter-bitterness has kicked in. I hate this time of year! Client payments get delayed, the days get shorter, people turn into world-class jerks everywhere. How about doing something nice for the people in your life instead of trying to do outdo eachother in buying presents? Idiots.
Speaking of crazy jackasses, some moron walked up on stage the other night and killed Dimebag Darrel and 3 fans at the last Damageplan concert. It’s rock n roll legend now being as he was killed on the anniversary of John lennon’s murder. I never liked Pantera’s lyrics, singers or their politics but Dimebag rocked. Talk about a serious guitarist! I was really looking forward to seeing where Damageplan went… new singer, and Darrel rocking with his brother Vinnie(drummer) again. Anyway the gunman is dead and that’s pretty much the end of the story.
Bad storm occurred on Tuesday. We lost power for almost 2 hours, so Kris and I had ourselves a latenight dinner picnic. Yeah picnic – we made sandwiches, ate chips and drank bottled water by flashlight.
Post-Thanksgiving Blues
by Mr. Sid on Dec.03, 2004, under Life/Random
Well, it’s certainly been a long week. Let’s just get to it. Ebay screwed me. I jumped through all the hoops to score the contract. After waiting a week and a half for my start date I received a phone call saying “sorry we ultimately couldn’t get you approved. We’ve been ordered to stop spending across the board. Have a Great Thanksgiving!” My first instinct was to yell “Go to hell!” but I kept it professional and pleasant. Welcome to my world. I guess the worst thing is they had me clear my calendar through January. Now I’m scrambling to find some new clients.
Thanksgiving itself was good, we did the usual practice of splitting time with both of our families. A bit of a health scare from Kris’s grandfather but in the end everything turned out alright.
Working on the next version of the site and a bunch of illustrations. Stay tuned…