My Life is Rather Boring

So not much has changed in the life department. Yet, anyhow. I do have some exciting new projects I'm working on freelance-wise, which is pretty fun. I just did a book cover for a local design firm — mostly so they can see how awesome I am, partly just for fun.

Oooh and ahhh appropriately, please.

Thank you.

I know it doesn't look all that interesting to you, but I think it's pretty cool. And there's a ton of math and spatial awareness that goes with cover design — and book design! It's pretty challenging to work in a flat medium (like a computer screen) that needs to translate into three dimensions, not to mention the wrapping around a book block successfully part. And there are all kinds of requirements from the publisher and the book people on barcodes, etc. that you have to deal with without ruining the quality of the design. You have to work that darned barcode in there without it totally destroying the basis of your designs.

It's fun, I promise. I enjoy it anyhow.

I'm also starting some new logos for people. Mostly logos that they're already working on that they need translated from amateur to awesome — and paper to digital. Which, let's face it, is one of my many specialties.

In other news, I'm still enjoying the snow, but I'm enjoying my commute less and less. We're starting to look at places in town — in fact, that's one of my jobs this "weekend." I need to call the mortgage guy to see about a check to see if I would qualify to purchase a house. Aiee! I'm considering buying a house. How grown-up is that?

Our figuring — or mine at least, as boyfriend is still vague on his opinion of this plan — is that if a house payment is about the same as rent, why shouldn't I pay for a house rather than just renting one? Even if we moved out of the area, we'd be able to rent the house to make the payment.

My other job this weekend is to call the Realtor and to start looking at craigslist for houses to rent (in case the whole buying thing doesn't work out). We want to move in the spring, but the good housing is on the West side of town, and now is the time to start looking at that.

Fun stuff, huh?

Oh, and I've started running again. I've managed to find a wonderful gym that has an indoor track (!) so when there's too much snow, I can run there, and I've been cross training more and more since it's so darned cold outside. Our next half-marathon is projected to be April 3rd in Portland (sorry, Siobhan and all my San Luis Obispo friends, the wine run in Cambria isn't going to happen this year...too far to travel...).

Lovely friend and I are also going to sign up for the lottery for the Nike Women's Half. Firemen in tuxes presenting us with Tiffany's do-dads after we finish? Way better than free beer. (For those of you who don't know, the firemen and the Tiffany's is part of the Nike women's run, which is why there's a lottery to do it...it's kind of popular. Free beer is pretty standard after bigger half marathons, not sure why though.)

Anyways, that's it for now.

Ciao,
kc