Today I have a pottery class where I plan on throwing more mugs, further irritating my fascia, and presenting round two of a postcard to the owner announcing the Hinckley Pottery student show. Aside from her not really liking the font, (yes, I found a person who actually DOES NOT like Helvetica Neue, Ultra Light) all is well and we’re almost ready for print.

The jobs have been pouring in lately. I have several, new clients as well as many repeat ones. Some of my new gigs are non-paying, barter-type jobs. Which is great and all. This is what I was looking for. But when you realize that one of the special yoga studios you’re creating an identity for (who is not even open yet, ready for trade), have taken up sending you emails at 10 p.m. on a Saturday where they attach someone else’s logo into the body of the email and write the following:

I really like this one!!! It is trademarked but maybe you can alter a little (maybe less oblong?) other wise I definitely could see this as a logo.

you start to bite the inside of your face off. I have given them FOUR rounds now. Each round, in my opinion, had several decent logos to choose from. Some of them, I actually LIKED (that’s unheard of coming out of my mouth regarding something I create). I have known this for quite some time, but am only now willing to put it in writing. Some clients really just want what all the other kids have. This client wore khackis in highschool.

Thinking back, it’s probably a good thing my site was down over the past couple of weeks. I could have and probably would have filled pages and pages with their strange emailed comments and suggestions. Damn Gap-wearing hippies.

So, that’s happening.

I also somehow landed an interview tomorrow morning for a job I didn’t apply for and a job I am not really looking to have. But they are a client of mine and I have to go. If they were to offer me something obscene (money-wise, of course) who knows. In the meantime, I’m ready to drop some bucks on a new portfolio case to take to meetings. Any suggestions are welcome. I rather like the loose variety (where you can handle the printed pieces) rather than sleeves (which is what I have now) but whatever works.

In other, more important news: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!