| Posted 10:40pm, Sunday, November 16, 2003 ARGH. I've been busy lately designing a CD booklet and jewel case for a Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist. One of his comic strips was turned into a musical and I'm doing the soundtrack CD. He's friend of a friend, so I agreed to do it for free. I thought it'd be a couple of months, tops. I've been working on it for the last year and it's starting to wear thin. You know when you do a favor for someone, then it turns into a big hassle? This is one of those times. If it was just designing and laying out the thing, it wouldn't be such a big deal. Problem is, I'm also coloring the illustrations. I enjoy bringing the drawings to life with color, but 25 fucking illustrations? To be fair to the writer/artist, a lot of the blame goes to me. I can't say no... even when I'm doing it for free. For example, tonight, the artist called me during dinner and asked if he were interrupting. Looking at the clock, I could see it was past midnight where he was, so I told him it was fine. Except it wasn't fine. My dinner got cold as he told me he had further changes to the design. On a Sunday night. For a layout he needed first thing in the morning. Nice guys finish last.
TV round-up: Once again, I am held rapt by a new season of "24." "Survivor" has me under it's spell once again. And I am the last person in America to be fascinated by "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy."
Sorry about the lack of updates as of late. I've been hit with a couple of medical problems. The spectre of high blood pressure which looms around my family has struck me. And I'm overweight, so that doesn't help. A quick crash Atkins diet and I'm down 12 pounds in two weeks so far. But my doctor also found a little abnormal liver function, so I've got to get an ultra-sound in the morning. Stay tuned.
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