Entries from July 2008 ↓

Also known as Social Media Experts or everyone who uses Twitter to talk at length about Twitter

Dear Birmingham.

In response to your recent plans to demolish the Flapper: I do not want any more fucking shops or luxury apartments or restaurant. Seriously, how many H&M’s or Nando’s’ do you need within a mile radius? Please, just go away and leave our entertainment venues alone!

He is a genius! And here’s why:

I’ve been in the freelancing game for about 7 months now and one of the major problems I’ve found is in managing my time effectively. It’s so easy to just do nothing all day and frantically rush around trying to do too much in the evening. This is why I’m attempting to map out how each day could be spent. So far it looks a little like this:

09:00 - Do some digital artwork
11:30 - Check e-mails, blogs, twitter etc
12:00 - lunch
13:00 - Do some traditional artwork
15:30 - Read magazines and blogs - 4Talent, Computer Arts etc
16:30 - End of the day!

I know that I haven’t allowed much time for checking and responding to e-mails, but I don’t get many (yet!), so that’s more than enough time.

Am I being overly optimistic with my time allowances?

Bran Van 3000, originally uploaded by Susan Moss.

Bran Van 3000, who are my all-time favourite band, were playing together for the first time in many many years in Montreal on July 1st. I have to see them before I die, liek srsly! Here’s a video for y’all: