Today

Woke up late and got a slow start. need to make some munnies!!!! Getting down on some projects later today.

And so on

Another day another non dollar... this seriously needs to change. Keepin at it though. and attempt after attempt slowly guessing that i'm getting closer to obtaining what i seek. I mean its just the laws of probability that im toying with now send out a million applications and resumes.....one....one has to come back right?

Since no one reads this shit i love to pretend that im talking to someone, anyone, but im my best listener. well at least so far. Its great not to have to talk out loud to hear yourself and blabbing on about who-cares-what no wonder no one listens.
Well im just trying to be better about putting down my thoughts and also trying to keep up and not let my blog just disappear and get let by the wayside. I am trying to keep something besides the lack of funding constant in my life.

goddamn you delicious pumpkin ale! why are you so amazing!
I am fat enough without you poking your beautiful face around and seductively tempting me to drink!!!
I need to workout...
i mean seriously workout.
i keep telling myself but then i just find things like having to make money occupy my time and im not even successful at that.

these should all be different posts but im just rambling off the top of the dome here going in any direction that my mind will take me....
Fuck...



well earlier today i sent out a resume to an office in coral gables and received a reply back 11 min after saying that they really like my email and I should think about doing copy writing and they checked out my illustrations on my portfolio site and they liked them too. I was trying to get away from my previous style of writing to these people because while it was courteous and well versed it lack feeling and substance. It was boring... well at least to me anyway. So, i spruced it up a bit and here is what i said, word for word:
Good Afternoon,
After carefully scanning craiglist for jobs. I came across your post and was immediately intrigued by the position stated in the ad.
I am a freelance digital artist/graphic designer that has been looking for a good home to place my talents.
I see that this position may have an opportunity to transform to a permanent one for the right person, and my creative eye has
been in the metaphorical freelance orphanage for too long. Will you adopt my talents?
Ok i'm just playing around there. I have attached my resume for your review. Please feel free to check it out at your convenience.
Also, for some samples of my work please visit the following site.
http://www.coroflot.com/theegamma/portfolio
Many thanks for your attention, and hope to be hearing from you soon.



Kind Regards,
Jerry Morris

to which was replied.
Lou Lozada to me

show details 12:57 PM (6 hours ago)

Nice email.

And nice illustration work. You should consider writing copy also. Nice conceptual email you wrote.

Lou Lozada
Creative Director

I was like sweet! it worked! someone responded to honesty and me being me.
then the crickets came
and no word back after i sent the following:
Thank you for your kind words, and even more for your prompt response.
I grew quite tired of the same old dreary email standard and decided that it was better to
just be myself. If people don't like it, or don't respond well to it. Then, in all honesty, I probably
would not be very happy in a place like that for long. Business is business and I know when I need to be
professional, but among my peers and comrades I need to be able to be myself. That is how any artist
works best. If you'd like to schedule an interview with me, I would love to meet with you and discuss our
possible future endeavors. I am available today at anytime.



Regards,
Jerry Morris

is it just me or does that suck???
not to get a response i mean.

So

the Days drag on and no one cares as usual.
i wish that i didnt care either.
but....well....fuck it.
Im listening to Sharon Jones right now, and those funky beats are helping me by.
nothing like a little funkyness to make a day better.
So i recently joined a website called DesignCrowd.com its pretty cool. You basically have a bunch of designers competing with their talents to make logos, flyers, banners, icons, and whatnot. I've been on there for about two weeks now and I have been trying to put my efforts towards the ones i feel most compatible with, thus far no luck whatsoever, just this morning two of my designs were rejected, i thought that i was a shoe in for this contest, designing a logo for an Australian dive group. they liked this creature called a Weedy Sea Dragon

When i saw this pic not only did i think that this is quite an awesome animal but...damn i got this! so after a bit of brainstorming and thowin some paint around in illustrator. I came up with this:

they were going for a modernish bomber logo like on the old school planes. So this was my take. but i guess that they didnt feel the same way. damn... really thought i had that one.