To the clickity clack of dog nails on the wood of my desk

She's dreaming. And whining. And barking. She's started doing this with her feet against the wall at home as well as the desk at work. Cute and funny while I'm working. Evil dog must die at four or five a.m.

Sorry about not writing much this week. I've been busy trying to figure out an on-line portfolio solution. Being a graphic designer, I am required by law to have a web-based portfolio so employers can check me out. I ordered this template on Monday and spent the next three days trying to tame the beast. I wanted to change all the buttons and kill the sound effects as well as other things. I mean, let's be honest, right now it wouldn't take much to change that to a porn site! The music is awful. Their on-line help is staffed by people who know very little English. 'Yes, I'm WELL aware I need to edit the FLA file. It would be nice if you could tell me HOW!' The last Flash site I worked on had a text file that was code based and easy to change. This site would require I go back to school for a year. Oh yeah, no refund either.

Wednesday night I 'activated the network'. That's what I'm calling the process of calling any friend of a friend of a friend who's recommended to me. One of my close friends here recently got engaged to a guy from the Bay area. He recommended I contact his friend, S. I did. She was fun to chat with and sent me an email the next day full of helpful links including this site. It's a great source for design job listings and has an option for creating an on-line portfolio. I'll still finish my own site, but this solution buys me time and lets me start applying for work before my site is done.

To make up for my lack of writing, here's some Friday Link Love (a la City Mama)

• Great proposal story! Plus I'm referred to in the story. I'm (in)famous!
  
• Cat mishaps. It runs a little long, but good for a chuckle
  
• On a much more disturbing note, apparently Minnesota is only "nice" and "liberal" if you're white