I have been feeling f’en ponderous today and figured I should get something about it all down for personal reflection and public consumption purposes. So what’s it all gonna mean to you when push comes to shove? Not a whole hell of a lot I suppose except for a few minutes of your time and infinite patience. Relax, let the musical fluxuations take hold and follow the bouncing train of thought.
Well, start at the top I suppose. The fates certainly conspired against me this morning as I had to try and find parking in not one, not two, but four of the North Jersey Coast’s finest train stations because there was just a severe shortage of it at my usual departure point of Red Bank. I drove from point to point getting more and more bewildered at how utterly over full the parking lots were and wondering at times if I was gonna have to drive all the way into the city or just call out due to transportation problems, both very unappetizing problems.
The rest of the day just went. Little hiccups every now and again and a slight lingering of suspicion were in the air, like some kind of gremlin resting on my shoulder. Bide your time and wait for your shot and then *BAM*, you pull your headphones out and nearly take out the computer in the process. The work itself ads no real pressure to the day; in fact this is one of your better days for actual productivity and clarity of design. Far too often you’ve been feeling the nag of consistency trying to guide your design on your main project as you write your first style guide for it. This nag should be ingrained into your work, but you’ve finally realized that the more you add to the puzzle you’re putting together the more it changes. Like rolling out dough, you have to go back over the whole mass to get all the lumps out and make it all nice and smooth.
The night has proved much more relaxing. Clearing the mind and digging through some artistic memories to find pieces I need to finish some puzzles I’m building for this beast. If there’s only one thing my short tenure at Drumbeat Digital has taught me, it’s management. The wheels are quite nicely oiled in this machine and while I do yearn to have the cowboy days reign again I’m leaving that for my future. Learn all you can for these artists and busnifiles — they are some of the best and brightest. Get healthy in the bank book. Save up for those little trips you want to try and make in the near future.
Eye on the prize Danny Boy!
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