Tooth Fairy
The Dutch have a saying that goes: 'Hij weet van voren niet dat hij van achteren leeft' which literally translates to, 'His front does not know that his back is alive'. Yes I know... we have some odd sayings *hehe* It means: 'He doesn't know whether he's coming or going ' in simple words: one is extremely busy... I have felt like this ever since I had the interview with the recruitment agency Friday the 22nd of February. I have been busy all week designing a print portfolio and a web portfolio both in pdf format. So I'm sorry I've neglected you out there!
I thought I could do things the easy way, which was in Photoshop, but of course I found out that the easy way never ever works. [Note to self: girl, you should know by now... tut tut!] When I had the files ready to export to pdf, it wouldn't change into that crispy pdf format, it was blurred and probably caused by a compression issue. No matter what I did, I couldn't solve the problem not even with my 18 years of experience, yes that is kind of embarrassing. So after three days of trying, I had to do it my way; the complicated way and rebuild everything in InDesign this time. Thursday afternoon it was ready and online.
Over the weekend I have been busy finishing the web design version. I'm almost done, all it takes is a few more tiny adjustments and then I can put that one online as well. Ready to be send out to potential clients by the recruitment agency. I must say my recruiter is one impressive woman, we're the same age and she's got a drive that makes your head spin! I've had to call her several times last week to discuss roles so hopefully this will bear some fruit. I might have an interview this week so I need to stay focused on important things like seeing the dentist tomorrow *hehe*
I've broken a tiny piece of my tooth over night, don't ask me how but it happened... I even woke up the moment it happened. So I immediately called this morning and arranged an appointment tomorrow to have it fixed, the dentist fixed it last year but it broke off again. And since I'm very aware of it and constantly 'playing' with it, with my tongue -which will be raw by the end of the day- I need to have it done asap. How am I gonna smile my toothpaste commercial smile during an interview if I'm too aware of a dental problem [although tiny...]?
Call it vanity... I call it 'anything to change my future for the best and get out of my current situation asap'... After all £45,- is only half the price of the cheapest Botox injection but at least my tooth won't cause any facial paralysis or a droopy lip. For those who are not aware of things: Botox is something 14 year old girls give each other for their birthday in this country... Yes twisted! But I guess that's a whole different post one day. I don't have any wrinkles and I don't look my age [so I'm told many times] but even if I would, I would embrace it and age gracefully, instead of trying to hide. Who are you fooling after all?
Yeah I can imagine the anger and frustration when you are trying to make a simplified task which you are sure you know eyes closed and then it just does not work. It happens to me when I come to transfer video footage from my DV cam to my PC. It always takes ages to setup even though I did configure the defaults. well that is the digital world and the best way around it I guess is not to give a damn and reach the objective in alternative ways. :-)
Good luck with the dentist tess.
Hi Reuben,
it takes a lot to get me angry ;)
My biggest problem is being stubborn and I am very good at annoying myself at times but at the same time I'll be laughing at myself for being silly. Humour is one of the best healers and always gets me where I need to be :)
Dentist: thank you :)
Had to reschedule, so will be going today...
Hi Tess!! Sorry to hear about your tooth :( How did the visit (today as I read you had to reschedule) to the dentist go? I hope everything was fine.
Yes, I totally understand you: busy, busy, busy lives :) It is good to unwind from time to time. I try to do it everyday after work sometimes I succeed and sometimes I don't :)
Hi Wen, dentist went fine, it didn't take long and it looks good again so I'm happy :)
Oh I still need to unwind, I don't seem to have enough hours in a day and I have a list that keeps getting longer instead of shorter ;)
I took time off last night and had a blast but I don't feel awake enough yet to have a fresh start of the day *LOL* More about that in the next post later today...
jim weet van voren niet dat hij van achteren leeft ;-)
(pardon my grammar)
Jim... don't take the piss out of my native language yeah?! Or I'll show you what wooden shoes are used for *hehe* :p
hmm. . . wooden shoes now?
More for me to think about :p
Fix me, don't wanna take the p out ;)