mine ** while still in high school, i was doing a community profile guide for a local newspaper. 50 pages, about half of it ads, 1/4 text and 1/4 photos. four color cover. the timeline as contracted was four months. i start working on it and about two weeks later my cell rings while watching my cousin play in a #@!$ little league game. dipshit editor, with his colonel sanders with pneuomonia voice, "ugh... we need that guide on friday". it's tuesday. me, "well... that's going to be kinda' hard s…

No me---my girlfriend--and not web design--tech support--but still a tale from the One Eyed Traveller in the World of the Blind. My girlfriend works tech support for the university here. As such, she gets barraged by stupid calls constantly. Caller: I need to request a different IP address.GF: What seems to be the problem with the old one? Is it not working?Caller: No, no---I just don't like it. And this from a professor of philosophy...…

Just today, after doing a very basic poster as a favor for a cause to which I'm sympathetic: C: I like it, but can you make that more horizontally centered {pointing to a horizontal rule which runs full bleed} M: No. C: Why? Some days I wonder if my life would be easier if I weren't a pacifist... :: One more because I'm stressed and need to vent. Client is a local outfitter and I was doing a 11x17 ad flyer that was to be inserted in an advertising circular. The client wanted to have a picture of…

> Jeremy,> We love you and your work.> Spend no more time on [the homepage].> Just do exactly what we say and this will all be over." Yes Jeremy. Just go along with us and the pain will be over soon. Now cough.…