I just want to know who the designer is that decided to use this font. Actually, I want to know who the Art Director is. Who approved this font?! PAPYRUS?! REALLY?

In case some of you are asking yourself why I’m freaking out over this horrible font choice, I’ll let you in on why this is such an atrocity to me. Ever hear of a cute little font called Comic Sans? Yeah. You’re probably recalling the number of times you used this font in school – I remember a classmate of mine using it on a Biology report once. Well at some point, someone petitioned to put a stop to the inappropriate usage of this font, and with good reason. People were using the font for everything, including some of the most serious topics. Papyrus is the new Comic Sans. No graphic designer likes to be told to use either of these fonts – and somehow it’s a request we get from many many clients and even people that we work with (like pm’s or sales people). I remember doing a website for a law firm a few years ago and I went with Century Schoolbook for the main font. I got an email back from the client asking me to use Papyrus because it was his wife’s favorite font. Now every time I see either Papyrus or Comic Sans anywhere, I die a little inside.

So while I’m all caught up in dreams of life-after-things-work-out-between-us, I’m too preoccupied with fooling myself to realize that things will never work out because they were never that great to begin with.

And I’m a retard.

There’s something about me that I think most people who know me are aware of. There’s little that I wouldn’t do for someone I care about – Even the most casual of friends. And I come to care for people very easily; even if I’ve only known them for as little as a month. And there are a lot of people who take advantage of that quality in me without even realizing they’ve done it. I tell myself that I can’t blame them; but in reality, I should.

Anyway, I’ve been with my company for over a year now. That just seems crazy to me – it’s the longest I’ve ever held a job. I know I complain a lot about the way things are run there but I love my company and the people I work with (Well, most of them anyway).

I think my time in Orange County is coming to an end. I’m planning to move to San Francisco this year or the next. My parents want to move to Texas, and my older sister might be settling down in San Francisco, so it’s time for me to relocate too. I don’t like the idea of being too far away from family, but I think my parents and I need some time apart. San Francisco seems like a good choice for me. There are some very good opportunities up there for someone with my skill-set. And I have some friends that are up there too. I’m really bad at making new friends, honestly. I’m the kind of person that you have to get to know in order to appreciate my sarcasm and attitude, I think. I’ve got to admit that I can be off-putting to the casual observer.

I got a new 17-inch Macbook Pro, courtesy of my sister and her fiance (mostly her fiance). I’m so grateful that I have people in my family that are always there for me. I’m paying them back overtime, but still, it was very generous of them to help me out. I’ll take pictures soon.

Well, that’s my update for now. Hopefully Anisha will blog sometime soon, but I doubt it =P.

Stop trying to have conversations with me. They never work. We don’t agree on anything. The things we do agree on are usually pretty awful in nature. There’s something wrong with the way we work. We’re not good for each other, but I’m addicted and I know you are too.

So you stay on your side of the line, and I’ll stay over here on mine. And if you decide that you wanna meet in the middle every so often, just let me know. I’ll assume you’re having a good day that day and hopefully you wont do everything in your power to make me feel small and worthless.

Your’s Truly,

Christine

Here’s the coverage over United Flight 766’s story.

And all his work is coding, so I don’t know how much time that leaves me to do any graphics, so it’s just going to be boring and stressful as hell, because I freaking hate coding.

Granted, I do understand why he quit, and this is probably going to help me get my raise in the long-run. I just don’t need this stress right now. </end rant>

But part of me is happy that things turned out this way, because now I know where we stand. I know what kind of relationship I’m in right now, and yknow what? It’s fine. It’s fine if we just eat, sleep, and fuck together. It’s fine if I just have to cut myself off emotionally from him. He, in his own words, “set the tone.” At least now I know, and we can just move on being the way we are. Or not. I’m not exactly sure at this point, but I guess I’m fine either way.

I’m not ugly, I’m intelligent, and I’m great in the sack. All this convinces me that in the end, I’ll be okay. I like this guy, I do. I really care about him, and when it’s good it’s really good. But I don’t know if I can be pulled through such emotional extremes anymore. Because when it’s bad, it’s really bad. I want to continue being with him, but if things end between us, it’ll be fine too. I guess I’ve just been put through a lot this year and now I’m just letting it all go. I’m just letting it all hit me at once, because my comeback will just be that much greater.

He does have a huge dick though.

I had a real shitty day. My preliminary three month probation is over at my job, meaning I had my evaluation today. I was supposed to get a raise. I deserve a raise. I need a raise. Why didn’t get it, again? Because other people can’t do their jobs fast enough and my projects are taking too long to launch. Whether it’s stuck in development, data import, or if it’s just been managed poorly by the higher-ups, 90% of my projects are stalling. Meaning I haven’t earned my boss much profit because he hasn’t been able to bill anyone yet. Meaning I haven’t “earned” my raise – monetarily, that is. In terms of hard work, dedication to the job, and overall competence… I really think – no, I know I’ve exceeded everyones expectations.

Sigh. Bright side? I’ve been hired permanently and I get health insurance, finally. I also get put on salary and there are some other cool benefits too. I guess after getting such good feedback from my manager and peers, I started to just assume I would get that raise. When I didn’t get it, it was just a huge shock and disappointment to me.

In other news, Rick and I have been doing better the past two weeks. We had some rough patches the week before I went to Houston and the week after, but things are starting to mellow out and we’ve been spending a lot more time together.

Videos after the jump.

Seriously. I understand that people will always have questions about everything, but yknow… I don’t understand why they need to waste everyones time with questions that they could answer themselves if they just listened to what people were saying from the beginning. Especially if the information they’re looking for is in any kind of reading material that’s already been provided to them. Just fucking read it. How hard is that?

I hate it when they get the wrong idea about things because they can’t deduce simple concepts and then when you have been repeatedly trying to correct them they start getting bitchy and curt with you. Just shut the fuck up. Maybe if you had been here, you wouldn’t look so dumb.

I REALLY hate it when the same people tell you not to be so concerned with what they say and ask even though what they’re saying and asking is a stupid waste of time. Yeah I’m concerned. I’m concerned you’re on something.

I really really really hate it when people have been hired to take point on a certain task and they start coming to me with questions that they’re supposed to be a specialist in. Seriously. I asked my superior to find someone who is an expert in this area since it’s not my field and not my job to be responsible for it, and instead of being competant enough to fulfill our requests, I end up doing all the work for them. You advertised to us that you were a specialist in this area. If you can’t figure this shit out, then what the fuck are we paying you for?

End rant.

I’m going to post a video tomorrow about what my boyfriend put me through on Thursday night. It was seriously horrific.

In other news, I’ve made my deadline for this news site. Well, I will meet my deadline. I’m not done yet, but I will be tomorrow morning. I’ve been working pretty much 24/7.. I’ve barely gotten any sleep. But at least I’m getting paid for all my work soon.