Hello one and all!

I offer no excuses for my long absence from posting. Suffice to say, life happens!

Today, I would like to talk about just that…Life.  In particular, my life.  Currently, I am in job limbo, along with millions of others. I am in good company.

During the past 3 months I have been hitting the pavement giving local Graphic Designers my updated, and if you ask me, a pretty nice resume - minus actual work experience in Graphic Design field.

It’s been two(2) years since I graduated, so my skills are ‘outdated’, to put it mildly. The most commonly used software in the industry, Adobe Creative Suite, has now been upgraded to 4 now and my skills still lay in CS2! Therefore, I have decided to go back to school. I am in the process of enrolling in SFCC’s (Spokane Community College) self-paced classes of Photoshop and Illustrator for the, very soon to start, Fall ‘09 quarter (classes begin Sept. 21). They offer CS3 on the Mac computer, which is the most commonly used computer in the industry. I’ve been using the PC. This will be a stretch for me.

Also, I’ve been seriously considering further my education even more by either going for my AA or even a BA in Graphic Design, which I should’ve done when I was attending AIO (btw means Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division) back in 2005-7. <Best laid plans!>

So, as you can imagine, I’ve been relying on the Grace of God and the generosity of others for my well-being, which has been very humbling and embarrassing for me. No, I am not eligible for Unemployment nor did I ’settle’ for any mediocre job. I guess, I’ve become too set in my ways…stubborn and bullheaded, to be honest. And now that the ’season’ for Photographers to be sending in their Fall season sports photos, I may have to go back to my good ol’ stand-by job at Group Photographers. Not that I am complaining, don’t  get me wrong. I love working there, but it’s not the job I want for the rest of my life. I want to be a Graphic Designer. I went to school for two years to be one, and darn it, I WILL be one!!

That’s is all for today. I will earnestly try not to take so long to post again. Till then, take care of yourself!