I got issues

I've been a little mopey lately. Is that a real word, "mopey"? Well...you know what I mean don't you? As my friend Mona would put it, I'm "futless" again.

Why am I futless you ask? Well...I guess this whole incident with one of my good customers is affecting me more then I wanted it. Everyone likes my work but just the one boss doesn't so now we either have to change it or they go somewhere else.

Now no matter how much I steel myself against taking these situations too personally, I think as a designer if you're not SOMEwhat personally involved with the result of your work -- then you're not putting enough into it. These projects each take a bit of me.... so someone that might come along and say "That's ugly" is akin to someone walking up to your new baby and saying "EWWW!"

You know what they say about how it takes 2 positive remarks to make up for 1 negative one? I find that's very true. I could have compliments all day but it takes just 1 negative one to ruin my day. OH well. It comes with the territory.

The thing that rubs salt in the wound is that the boss likes work from another company that has crappy work. It would be one thing to have lost a job because they were aspiring to have someone better because then I can blame myself for not having done enough. But when you lose a job to someone who sucks? BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. Those bitches better be good! Ahhhhh, that feels better.

Anyway, on to happier subjects. Check this out....I gots me a shop! http://www.cafepress.com/lowestudio Cool huh? Go ahead! It's not fake.... I'm probably going to order a shirt for myself. Isn't that pathetic? I created the store so I could buy stuff for myself. Florence joked that one day I'll have my office full of Lowe Studio memorabilia everywhere we look. Like that one scene in Spaceballs.... "We have Spaceballs the Musical!"

I make like $1 off each shirt only. Not too bad...perhaps I'll sell like 4 or 5 shirts and earn a plate lunch. I debated making a Lowe Studio thong but I didn't want to scare away the kids.