is thinkin' that he needs to clean his office to be more productive

is going to bed before 2am tonight!

because everyone needs a gucci icon pac ... http://ping.fm/yA4OL

WOW! I think I went all day yesterday without updating my status ... and now it's 6:06am and I'm headed to bed for a few hours. Need Sleep!

Is finally finishing up a few projects today !!!

it's an icky Sunday ... but True Blood later tonight so that's a good thing. Now to finish up some of these projects!

can't believe it's friday night already ... where did this week go!

Latest BitchBlog is up ... OMG ...it's SO Wrong. http://bitchblog.us

If you're bored tomorrow ... September 12 from 2 – 4PM at West Mesquite High School for the 2009 Recycling Fashion Show! The cost is FREE!

is going to watch some mindless television (i'm sure there some teen angst to torture mathew with) and then back to the grindstone

is proud of http://bitchblog.us/ ... she's doing a great job for her first ever blog. Check her out and follow her!

well today was definitely productive ... of course I'm no where close to going to bed.

Just a few little things ...

Okay ... so I'm totally swamped (which is great in this economy and even better for a freelancer just starting out).  But ... I thought I'd give you a few places to check out online until I have time to post something more substantial:

• http://bitchblog.us - Suburban Jewish Mom ranting about the day to day of everyday life... gotta love it.
• http://coloritpurple.com - a friends' online boutique that just started up. (even if i didn't get to do the logo)
• http://conceptfeedback.com - great place to get feedback on designs from designers ... so glad I found this.
• http://applesforfred.com - Diane Shapley-Box Children's Author/Illustrator
• http://dfwactorsgiveback.org - Non-profit organization of DFW Actors ... they are making a holiday cd.  Check it out.

There's a few links that should keep you busy for the next 30 minutes or so. 

-m-

http://michaelalbee.com had TONS of visitors yesterday ... hmmm ... what what I did differently.

back to the drawing board ... (literally) have some drawings that I have to finish up tonight.

has decided that he must dedicate at least 1.5 hours 3 days a week to bringing in new business... Do facebook postings count?

wow! ping.fm went down for a bit today!

happy labor day ... hope you are all takin' it easy.

has a brainache ... must lay down for a bit

http://ping.fm/5RDHM ... great organization, great people, and now a site to go along with their greatness ... just finished (Kinda).

I'm pretty darn amazed right now ... lots going on and hopefully it will keep going!

my latest blog ... http://ping.fm/3yRMp

List of sites I visit multiple times a day ...

So I work from home and find myself looking for inspiration online quite often... I mean there are only so many times you can go for a walk in the blazing heat of a Texas summer.

So here's 10 to get you started:


http://smashingmagazine.com
http://facebook.com - (never know what my friends are saying that will inspire me)
http://deviantart.com
http://conceptfeedback.com
http://psd.tutsplus.com/
http://ilovetypography.com
http://justcreativedesign.com/
http://www.logosauce.com
http://cameronmoll.com/
http://logofaves.com/

-m-

Thanks

Just wanted to say thanks to Kristie and Michael Chad for becoming my very first followers!  hehe ... it's amazing what  little begging will do.

Basically, I will be posting rantings of my crazed life of freelance here.  What I'm working on and how i'm getting it done. 

Eventually should turn out to be a good list of design information.

-m-

is being very productive for 3 hours of sleep!

finds it ironic that I'm sitting here watching Top Chef and I'm eating left over tacos from Jack in the Crack

someone humor me and follow me on my blog (i'm actually trying to write something everyday) http://ping.fm/XtGV9

Sleep is overrated!

So it's now 5:40 am and I've been working on the http://applesforfred.com web site all day.  But I think it's to a point that I can step away from it for a while.

What did I learn doing this site:

A few little javascript functions - used typeface.js for the first time on this site.  Nice font replacement javascript ... took less than 2 minutes to figure it out and have it live.

Also worked in a few behaviors on the landing page to spruce it up a bit and add a little movement.

check it out!

I'm heading to bed now.

-m-

okay ... got 1 logo done ('ish) ... put a ton more info on a web site ... doodled up a character sketch (which still needs work) ... got 2 ftp account set up ... blah blah blah ... been productive

is going to complete at least 2 projects today ... I'm 1/2 way on soooo many ... that finishing 2 is going to happen!